Intrepid (CVS 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q.. ---W ' FD n.. iw- ,VA T ' 5. in -c+g7 ':' X,-inufbs ,.,,. A, .., I, ss Y Q. io january, baving reporfed To RADM AE. lVlonTgomery, ander Task Group 58.2, for duTy, INTREPID sef sail from e Harbor aT lildd. 'PEPCE mission during Qperafion l:linTlock was To con- :Tr strikes againsT Tbe islands of lQoi and Namur before and g 'ne invasion as well as provide air cover for Tlfie Task f, f, C' -old ,,,-,,-,,-ig, ii' - Wsffimis Hisroiw or uiiirsp smres NA- ff L ,- ,,.. -I Y , ,.-,-,-X ,Jf-L4 .1 Y '- ere f- Tfe sfrike alxifays comes as a surprise. Men W, -M fm A 'T cc fri f -r, ei Qflufff do soon? ,lf-ff X ,- ,f-, f X as darecfed. 'ne Trainin , Trials, racfices and maneuvers bad always Q D I , d in signT ----- Tbe realify of war. -l'lTe clear, brigbf -Q... ' ' W A sk X ,M lvl I8 Jon IQ44. wbo adiusf aircraff radios for Tbe lasf Time, mecbanics wbo ready plane engines on wbicb pilofsl lives will depend, cooks and bakers vvbo sTand before Tbe mammofb ranges and ovens preparing a manls meal for men wbo will do a man's job. Tbese Toilers are mosTly Too bappily occupied To Tbink absTracTly. And Tbere are Tlwe slumbering bundreds wbo embrace sleep grafefully as a plriys- ical need and a menfal release. Two lwours before sunrise a bugler climbs Tl'ie island ladder and asks Tbe officer of Tbe deck: i'lQeveille on Time, sir7,' On Time,'l is Tbe reply. He keys o few Trial nofes, pusbes down a swifcb and poinTs Tbe bell of Tbe bugle aT a micropbone. A sTri- denT call pierces Tbe sbip, and is followed by a boaTsvvain's maTe's imperafive lQeveille, l?eveillel All bandsl Up all bunkslu Below decks, liglTTs flasb on in sTaTerooms and comparfmenfs. Men bring minds slowly inTo focus wbile sTumbling inTo cloTlTeS. flirougb Tlwe liead of one sailor runs crazilv and insisTenTly Tbe v i.i' ords of a song, fl1ere's gonna be a greaf dayfi Anofber curses soffly, unable To find bis sboes. A Tbird, enTering baffle for Tbe firsT Time, spins bis brain viiifb Tl'ie wisb Tbaf Time would do some of Tbe fugifing Tbe ancienTs Talked abouT. Someone cbuckles barsbly and says, 'fleezl lbis is Tbe day we geT Tl'ie big clwo 'Tfif ll' A big clsio i,i'. T iT is. ln Tbe v i,fi ardroom and general mess Tbe carrier sailors siT before plaTes lweaped bigb wiTb Tbick sfeaks, fried eggs, fried pofafoes, buffer-dippelToasT, all To be wasbed down wiTlT black coffee. College men nark back To breakfasT before a big game, ,imlien Tlwey aTe a similar meal and felT iusf sucb mixed iiniol inn s. 'lvlicfre is a subile difference in aTTiTude befweeri a carrierls fiiiirlrfg iiur im nriul Tbnse of oflier wfcir'sliips, ln a cruiser or desfroyer, iii icyi iiflis mn si,ii' pa Tsii si l ililiiQil,li ii COSl,ii1ll'x', in a carrier every sfrike fliig lviiiiris fl.-iriili T-ci S.i:rii'iie9xvi'iGw ffvervoiwc ieoliies lliai some of 'lifiw iiriifs ii? five T iinliiici 'ilieir lw-T iiinfil. llwerv are curious, fur- iiff riliiiii if lif iii ilil-li? lcv iiilili-. flliwri, Top, iii Tliu lliiffoii Tliere ii Elf iiiifiiiiiig ilifil, il Tliv iwiioiii 'si, irlliiijlw, Tliifs sliip will be Tlie giiii iiiiil Till llif iiiily 'liiiizirl

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PACIFIC FLEET Admirol Clwesler W. Nirriilz, or Peorl Horbor FIFTH FLEET Vice Adrriirol Royrriond A. Spurorice in USS INDIANA TASK FORCE SS, FAST CARRIER TASK FORC POLIS E Reor Admirol Morc A. Nlifclier TASK GROUP 58.2, CARRIER TASK GROUP 2 'Reor Admirol A.E. Nlorirgomery A CV 9 ESSEX Air Group 9 LCDR P.H. Torrey VB-9 I F6F-3, 34 SBD-S VF-9 35 FOF-3 VT-9 I5 TBF-I, QTBF-IC, QTBIVI-IC CV II INTRERIO Air Group 6 LCDR lrigerslew VB-6 36 SBD-5 VF-6 37 F6F-3 VT-6 7Tl3F-I, 7TBF-IC, STBIVI-IC CVL 28 CADOT Air Group 31 LCDR R.A. WINSTON VF-3I 211 F6F-3 VT-3l 8 TBM-IC, I TBF-IC BATTLESHI PS CAPT R.A. Ofsrie LCDR A.T. Decker LCDR H.N. Houck LCDR DM, Wliire CAPT T.L. Sprogue LCDR lrigerslew LCDR H.W. Horrisori LCDR W.G. Priverre CA PT IVI.F. Sclwoeflel LCDR Wirisfori LT E.E. Wood SOUTH DAKOTA, CAPT A.E. Smirli IBATDIV 9, RADNI E..W. Horisori on boordlg ALABAMA, CAPT F.D. Kirrloridg NORTH CAROLINA, CAPT F.P. Tlworrios CRUISER Ligrir cruiser SAN DIEGO, CAPT LJ. Hudson IWITII Corrirriorider Screen, RADIVI L.J. Wilrse, ori boordI pEsrRoYERs oWEN,cpi12 RW. wood COESRON 52, cAPr GR, c ooper, on boordlg MILLER, CDR T.H. Kobey, THE SULLIVANS, CDR K. IVI. Ge-riTry, STEPHAN POTTER, CDR C.H. Criclwlorig HICKOK, CDR W.IVI. Svveelserg HUNT, 'CDR H.A. Krioerrzerg LEWIS HANCOCK, CDR C.H. Lymorig STERETT, LC Blouiri, STACK, LCDR R.E. Wlrieeler OR FJ. TASK GROUP 58.1, CARRIER TASK GROUP I TASK QQQUP 533, QAIQIQIEQ TASK Qpgup 3 Reor Adrriirol .loliri W. Reeves RADM PQ, Slqermqm CARRIERS CARRIERS ENTERPRISE, YORKTOWN, BELLEALI WOOD BUNKER HILL, MONTEREY, COWRENS BATTLESHIRS i3ATTI-Egiqipg WASHINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, INDIANA IQ Y CRUISER. CRUISERS OAKLAND WICHITA DESTROYERS OESTROYERS ioEsiQoN 50, cAPr Sherman IQ. cigru px. eRoNsoN, corrEN, IZARD, CHARRFTTE, comrirre, BELL, i3uiQNs. BR-xprlomw ooRTcH, GATLINO, HEALY, cooswELL, Imsoiv ioo, imowm, cowpiwwr, WILSQN CDR C.E.CIwIIIimgworrl1I CAPERTON, INOFRSOL, KNAPP 26 ,k 3... sw, If or V is I 4 ,--4'1!Y A 1 S

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TT ii-TT-T i-IT llfll TT-TT, TTT-TTT, TTT 'TTT WT fifliiifi-il, TTTT'-fiiifi 'W' T IIVT-T9 TThTTsT ThrTiTiTTih The riiiilva vii veil-QTTI TiPlUi'E 'e'- TTWTT-T Ulf '1lil'l '- J T - ' ', X-, TT uni. perclieil on The porT side TTT The lliglii clecls. bull horn. Trim --ifw lf are ready, 'T .fN, 'haT TQTT The riders? GaThereT,l iii The ready-roofiis iuvi under The TlighT deck, piloTs lisTen To lasT minuTe briehngs Trorii inTelligence oTTicers and squadron commariders---where The enemy is, hoTw he musT be meT. ln coyeralls, helmeTs, parachuTe har- nesses, gun belTs and liTe iackeTs i.iTiTh or-:ygen Tubes, These Tly- ing sailors are no longer The young men who boarded The carrier in The STaTes. No lA.' T They are aparT, The ulTimaTe link beT,w'een The ciTizen aT home and The enemy. OT u fiif haT use is This gianT TloaT- ing aircraTT haTchery iT They, The piloTs, do noT deliyer The leThal goods? Like The wardroom, The ready-room aTmosphere is charged wiTh concealed emoTion. v f lii l f lfiT ,,r1g, T,r ,'. ,M rl, , H,,?,!, I ,..f,,T. . ili': T :4l,'1!'T ' ' T' . , .JJ . , fffii iii liT':. .i l Tf' T I - l , ,, Y . l'l'l'Z'l,'f' ff' Til T -Tl I T. 1 T T ' ,TH Txiiffr iiiI1 'T ', Tf'i T ' slriciiik fli1'l lrf TT 'TW3' L iii 11T'i lYfi'lTilr7'l li' ffri 'T - 'r-T-fs ffi'T l. ifif z rff T ' ' . . ,, .. I. . . . N ,X Ter hurl pl +TTwTl?g1TT.1cTgeflf if f' ':i f ,. , . T. f. fT.! M , Tlarries Tll'f5'iHfi'liT'gQ il-'ff T.rQTT'-1 T n seTTle dTQ,Txf:'T To r?r,,T'T:T'T'i',i r.TT.,wT:Tg1 T 'l ,- -4 -s l ,X '-v. MTC T305 Qifl TTTJVTJT, 'Y T , ,Haig ,ra VT 6 geTs lasT minuTe oriefing before sorikges 5' Q4 :ng ' n The Tlag bridge The Admiral glances aT The laTesT dis- readiness To be oTT. The Tlighf-deck ofiicer glances paTches, Turns To his Tlag lieuTenanT and QNGS On order. Dyer The deck, sees all clear, and ak uoTh :rings 's voice radio The signal rasps ouT Tor a Turn inTo The wind To launch Brakes released, The plane Truiidfes for gc' aircraTT. E:T4ecuTe The signally' The carrier heels heavily as The unTil The Tail liTTs, Then, iusT snorf QT Tiie Ls e rudder Turns hard over. Un The yardarm The red and uyhiTe lzox The deck. The TirsT plane sTeers a course s 1 Tlag aT The dip, meaning ThaT TlighT operaTions are imminenT, running lighTs glo T,'. ing. Qnce cies of T' 'Q' TluTTers TranTically as The speed TO windward makes a wind down an appoinTed area av T.Tf aiTiTTg iTs T'ef7a'.es. The deck like a small gale. When The ship is sTeady on her new On The carrier a:ToTher plane ' Tiweiixers course, word goes To The sigrialmari, Two-block l:ox'l, and The TlighT-deck oTTicer 'UQLXTTS hw s Tlag soars To The yard. This is The signal To commence launch- hum da.-.TTT The i.i. ood. One aT' T T ing, and The capTain heads his ship handsomely so ThaT The :wind rilT'TTT, Tiglnfvrs Tirsf, To'TTr'-.Tc l T Q l is slighTly on The porT bow, The besT angle Tor Take-oTT. The grossly laden TTwr1TT1lTT ll .. The mosT imporTanT man in The ship is now The TlighT-dock TTT- Troiii Tar ah. PTT-'Te iTlili :XF .TT c ' Ticer, sTanding abreasT The island sTrucTur6 holding aloTT a hliick- ine hawaii' TWT JR. -X' irwTvTxc's T and-'ffhiTe checkered Tlag. hlis assisTanTs, The TlighT-diifclfz chinT TlTw..wiiTls, sT:.iTTlT. worms ui and The Taxi signalman, gesTiculaTe To The piloTs of The leafliiifi -lw l-., '.f. how i' i i.is -V Ti' TTQTTTTQV Dlf1T'lf9S ---- l'T E'GdSl'TCililT'iQ, TTOdi'llr'IQ, T-TCllTTTlTllTl iirifl TiTrTuQl-Qiiiiiriii, lfi fTiTT'l yTr.iTT' im ci T T These signals The piloT obeys in bringing his iTlunTTi llllm The fhT:T's Tiyorf' .url x X Tfflke-CTTT spoT. The TlighT-floclf oTTicer Thriisis his lvlii Tiriii TTTTTT-xTirTl 'eil ii-Ti T:rT'T lwlllv T. T and Twirls him Tiflrifil rflpifllyg The rTilTTT rTTi'-Tlwfv lii'- TlirT'TTflTT hir TTTr- iv- i.'i. ' . T TTTT. ls 'l!ClV l, i'f'Tf,,iVl12j The erifiiiie To fl i3Ti+'r'TTiii ii' i i,I'T 'L'iT'l4T. Thr- iTl.TTTTT -,T,,y,TT.-y ,T,,T f'TT.Ti'-feicf TpiriTl '3TrT.iiiiu TTT iles lTrTilfT-fl wh f i -lu. 'TTTTlTlT-wil: The lliTilTT- T TTll .Tw NTT T1li-'ffllf TTTTTT1'-'r r,TTTiiiT'- Ti' Thi-A iTilT T, .T .-' liTT T TTT1lT iTTl'1, TiiTl1T Ti?9iiTi lTi. T lu mi. 'T TTT T T livi Y' 28