Intrepid (CVS 11) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 340 of the 1968 volume:

' «-. r Jj? 5 SUZ1E WONG BAR MGMCUft INTREPID (CVS-I I) 1943 _ 1968 CAPTAIN V.F.KELLEY CAPTAIN W. F.SALLADA Commanding Officer Executive Officer 1968 Cruise book Staff • CDR Quinn B. Morrison • LTJG Duncan L. McDonald CHAIRMAN EDITOR • LTJG Phillip Vollrath • JOSN Peter Schuddekopf PAO CO-EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR • YN3 J. W. Berry • SK3 D. W. Silva ART EDITOR PRODUCTION CHIEF • LT Alex Rucker ARTIST • LTJG Tom Scott BUSINESS MANAGER • WO Leo Marshall PHOTO EDITOR 7 th Anniversary Celebration Congratulations on the 25th anniver- sary of first commission 16 August 1943. From first action in the Mar- shall Islands to present day operations off Vietnam, INTREPID ' s officers and men have demonstrated a high degree of skill and achievement and have contributed significantly to the readiness of the fleet. Best wishes for continued success. T. H. MOORER, Admiral, USN August 16 1968 Best wishes on reaching a most significant milestone. INTREPID ' s accomplishments as part of the Navy ' s might have been most vital in main- taining our freedom and that of our allies. VADM C. T. BOOTH, ComNavAirLant Captain VRKelley Captain Vincent F. Kelley was born April 21, 1918 in Waterloo, Iowa. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University in 1939. After joining the Navy in September 1941, Captain Kelley entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program at Pensacola and was commissioned an Ensign in August 1942. After serving at various air stations, Lieutenant Kelley served with Fighter Squadron 32 aboard the CABOT, his first of nine aircraft carriers, in 1945. Subsequent duty included Fighter Squadrons 14, 98 and 19A embarked in the BOXER. He served with the Navy ' s first operational jet (FJ-1 Fury) squadron, VF-51 on the PRINCETON and then moved on to the VALLEY FORGE. In 1950 he was serving with VF-31 on board the LEYTE off Korea, part- icipating in aerial combat against MIG jets. After shore duty as chief test pilot and pro- duction superintendent at McDonnel Aircraft Corp., Lieutenant Commander Kelley attended General Line School in Monterey, whereupon completion, he be- came assistant air boss of the HANCOCK for recommissioning and Project Steam. He was ex- ecutive officer of VF-113 in the ESSEX, then re- turned to the HANCOCK as commanding officer of VF-143 in 1956 as a commander. Additional stateside duty was with Air Force Fighter Weapons School and ATU-223. He formed ATU-222 introducing FllF aircraft into the training command. Following completion of Air War College at Maxwell AFB, he commanded VF -124 Pacific Crusader Replacement Squadron. Coincidentally, he was re- lieved in that tour by Captain William McVey, his predecessor on INTREPID. In 1962 Commander Kelley served as operations officer of the MIDWAY. On the MIDWAY he fleeted up to executive officer and was promoted to captain. After National War College, a master ' s degree at George Washington University and Chief, National Policy Division at the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Captain Kelley served as commanding officer of the MONTICELLO (LSD-35) in 1966-67. He then went to Saigon with Military Assistance Command Vietnam as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, where he was awarded the Legion of Merit and Vietnam Honor Medal. He also holds the Air and Navy Commendation Medals, the Presidential and Navy Unit Citations, plus numerous campaign awards. Captain W.J.McVey Captain William J. McVey was relieved as Commanding Officer of INTREPID by Captain V. F. Kelley in June of 1968. Captain McVey is now with the staff of Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. He was born in Lambert, Mississippi on July 18, 1920. After attending Mississippi State Univer- sity for one year, Captain McVey entered the U. S. Naval Academy, where he was graduated in 1943. He first served aboard the USS CAPERTON (DD-650) as CIC and Gunnery Officer, participating in the WWII campaigns in the Central and Western Pacific. In 1945 he was designated a Naval Aviator. His first assignment as an aviator was with Flight Squadron 172 on USS RANDOLPH (CV-15), during which time he was promoted to Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant, Captain McVey flew 116 combat missions in Korea, was awarded the Air Medal on five occasions and received a letter of commend- ation from Commander Seventh Fleet. During the Korean conflict, he operated from the carriers BOXER and KEARSARGE. Subsequent tours of duty included Air Operations Officer for Commander, Naval Forces Far East and Flag Secretary for Commander, Naval Forces Korea. As a commander in 1957, he commanded Fighter Squadron 91. In 1961, he served as Com- manding Officer for Fighter Squadron 124. In 1963, Commander McVey was promoted to Captain. He joined the staff of Commander, Carrier Division Two and later received orders as Commanding Officer, USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2). He assumed com- mand of INTREPID in June of 1967 during its second deployment to Vietnam. Captain W. Wright Captain Whitney Wright assumed acting command of INTREPID, replacing hospitalized Captain Vincent F. Kelley, November 22, 1968. Captain Kelley resumed command December 18, 1968. Captain Wright came to the Fighting I from duties as Chief of Staff for Commander, Carrier Division Two. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he previously was Assistant Deputy for Current Operations with Commander in Chief, Pacific. Captain Wright received his wings and was commissioned an Ensign in November, 1939. He spent 36 months in the South Pacific during World War II, mostly with Patrol Bombing Squadron 104, which he commanded during ihe last year of the war. Later commands included VPB-197, VC-8, USS ALLAGASH (A097J and USS MID.. Y (CVA 41). He has also served on the staffs oi the Chief of Naval Air Training, Heavy Attack W One, the Strategic Air Command, the Supreme A Hied Com- mand, Europe, and the office of the Depi Chief of Naval Operations. He is a graduate of the General Line S nil and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His awards include the Navy Cross, Legion of Mein with Combat V ' - ' and Gold Star, Dinstinguished Flying Cross with three Gold Stars, three Air Medals, the Purple Heart and two Presidential Unit Citations. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Captain William F. Sallada, anativeof Cincinnati, Ohio, assumed his duties as Executive Officer of INTREPID in October 1968. A Naval aviator, he served as Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron 174, the Atlantic Coast Corsair Replacement Squadron, flying A7A Corsair II ' s, prior to his assignment to INTREPID. Captain Sallada, whose father and brother are both Navymen, was commissioned in June 1948 upon graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy and won his aviator ' s wings in December 1949. Subsequent assignments sent him to the Mediterranean and on a Korean combat cruise flying the F4U Corsair. In 1959-1962, Captain Sallada attended the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, where he received Bachelor and Master ' s degrees in Aeronautical Engineering. Attack Squadron 86 was his next assignment, first as Executive Officer and then as Commanding Officer during a Vietnam deployment in 1965, flying the A4E Skyhawk. A tour as Attack Training Officer on the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, followed. Captain Sallada ' s awards include the Distin- guished Flying Cross, Air Medals, Navy Commend- ation Medals and Navy Unit Commendations. His campaign and service medals include Korean Service United Nations Service, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam), Vietnam Service Medal, RVN Campaign Medal and Occupation Medal (Europe and Asia) with clasps. Captain W. F. Sallada Commander T.D.Brown Commander Thomas D. Brown, the first pilot ever to shoot down a Regulus II missile with an air-to-air missile assumed his duties as Executive Officer of INTREPID in July 1967. He was formerly the ship ' s Weapons Officer. Originally from Port Washington, Long Island, New York, Commander Brown is a graduate of the Citadel and has attended the Armed Forces Staff College. He was commissioned an Ensign on January 1, 1944 and was designated a Naval aviator. He served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II and again on Formosa in 1958. During his stint on Formosa, Commander Brown was Executive Officer of the U. S. Air Force ' s 83rd Fighter Squadron. Before reporting to INTREPID in October 1966, Commander Brown was Commanding Officer of Composite Squadron Ten. His missile-downing achievement came in 1962 at the Naval Missile Center at Point Magu, California. He was flying an F4 Phantom when he earned the distinction. Among Commander Brown ' s service decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross, Joint Services Commendation Medal, the Bronze Star, the Air Force Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commend- ation, a Navy Unit Citation and the U. S. Air Force Citation. In May 1968 he was awarded the Vietnam Distinguished Service Medal. Navigation CDR Harold F. Knudsen Communication s LCDR Leonard G. Sheets Detached November 1968 LCDR Harold B. Johnston, Jr. Reported November 1968 HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS Engineering CDR Jerry A. Dickman Operations CDR Dean E. Webster Detached July 1968 CDR John E. Marshall Reported July 1968 Supply CDR Quinn B. Morrison ■ MSUk,, Weapons CDR Charles D. Brown Air CDR Kennard R. Hamilton AIMD LCDR Jimmie D. Oyler ' s 1 i S II ? 1 I Medical CDR James E. Hamilton Denta CDR William A. Grimsley, J f THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in commending USS INTREPID (CVS-11) AND ATTACK CARRIER AIR WING TEN for service as set forth in the following CITATION: For exceptionally meritorious service from 12 June to 8 December 1967 while participating in combat operations in Southeast Asia in support of United States national policy. As a unit of Task Force SEVENTY- SEVEN ' , USS INTREPID and embarked Attack Carrier Air Wing TEN launched numerous major strikes on significant military targets in North Vietnam, and inflicted extensive damage to these important and strategic targets. INTREPID and her embarked air wing continuously overcame determined enemy defenses and adverse weather conditions to project aggressive, effective naval air power against the enemy. She accomplished all assigned tasks expeditiously and contributed substanti- ally to United States combat air efforts in Southeast Asia. By their di splay of exceptional professionalism, enthusiasm, determination, and unstinting devotion to duty, the officers and men of USS INTREPID and Attack Carrier Air Wing TEN upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. All personnel attached to USSINTREPID(CVS-ll), or to her embarked air wing, a) serving on board this vessel during the period designated above, or any part therec are hereby authorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. Secretary of the Navy Captains Of Intrepid T. L. SPRAGUE August 1943 W. D. SAMPLE April 1944 G. E. SHORT February 1945 J. F. BOLGER May 1944 ■ ™Fni 1943 - 1967 % am • i L m S • V R. E. BLICK January 1946 A. A. GIESSER November 1946 H. G. SANCHEZ April 1946 B. B. C. LOVETT February 1952 M g s i jp i 3 -rftlB ! ' Vrmii J W. T. EASON May 1954 G. L. KOHR May 1955 P. P. BLACKBURN, Jr. August 1955 F.MASSEY September 1956 J. H. KUHL October 1957 P. MASTERSON October 1958 E. C. OUTLAW September 1959 C. S. MINTER September 1960 J. L. ABBOT, Jr. May 1961 R. J. MORGAN June 1962 J. G. LAWRENCE April 1963 J. G. SMITH April 1964 G. MACRI May 1965 J. W. FAIR July 1966 INTREPID, The fourth ship of the fleet to bear the name, has been an aircraft carrier for twenty-five years. Her first designation, CV-11, betrays the fact that she is of World War II vintage; she made her presence felt in the Pacific then as she has today, during three con- secutive deployments to Viet Nam. INTREPID is now designated as a CVS, but her anti- submarine role had been overshadowed by her recent status as a special attack carrier. Whatever her role or function, INTREPID has always met the challenge: Carrying out combat strikes against the Japanese in WW II, while constantly facing and suffering retaliation from the Kamikaze forces; resting quietly in the dormant shelter of the shipyard; being resurrected and remodeled to meet modern needs; going patiently through the training paces of a peacetime Navy; and again meeting the challenge in the Pacific, checking Communist aggression in S. E. Asia. She is the Oldest and the Best, a title earned by a quarter century of effort by many commanding officers and countless number of men who have served her well. In the age of sophisticated, super-attack carriers, INTREPID remains proud and ever-willing to turn her screws, launch her aircraft, and shelter her men. Her sponsor, Mrs. John H. Hoover, could not have made a more fitting statement when she visited INTREPID: Success in Battle And Good Luck -ft 4S Many men have died serving our country and sailors have died while serving on INTREPID and while flying from her decks. We salute these brave men and pray that they have not died in vain. We, the living, must never forget their sacrifice and the dedication with which they fought. But INTREPID lives on. In 1967 she deployed for a second time to Southeast Asia and again Carrier Air Wing TEN took to the skies over Vietnam. And in June of 1968, with Carrier Air Wing TEN embarked, she steamed out of Norfolk for yet another Southeast Asia deployment — the only Atlantic Fleet carrier to have served three consecutive tours in this critical area. But the success of INTREPID lies not on her awards or battle stars, but in her men, the thousands of sailors and marines who have fought and lived and sweated and cursed and slept in INTREPID these past 25 years. This is a real story. INTREPID is a proud lady... a lady who refuses to die. And all the world knows of her and her achievements, for she is called The Fighting I. The First Intrepid USS INTREPID (CVS-11) is the fourth ship of the fleet to bear the name. The first INTREPID was built in France in 1798 for Napoleon ' s Egyptian expedition. She was subsequently sold to Tripoli, where she served as MASTICO. The ketch of 64 tons had a complement of 70 officers and men. ENTERPRISE, commanded by LT. Stephen Decatur, captured MASTICO in Dec. 1803, as she was sailing from Tripoli. He took her into the U. S. Navy and renamed her INTREPID. LT. Decatur and INTREPID were ordered to accompany SIREN to Tripoli where they would attempt to destroy the captured U. S. frigate PHILADELPHIA. INTREPID and SIREN sailed Feb- ruary 2, and arrived off Tripoli five days later. Weather delayed the operation until the 16th. On the night of the 16th, INTREPID slipped quietly into Tripoli ' s harbor and pulled alongside PHILADELPHIA. Decatur led 60 of his men to the deck of the frigate and after a brief struggle, set it afire. She then made her escape. INTREPID next served as a hospital ship. Later she rejoined the squadron off Tripoli where she was fitted out as a floating volcano. She was to be sent into the harbor and blown up in the midst of the corsair fleet close under the walls of Tripoli. Lt. Somers assumed command with a crew of 11 volunteers. INTREPID entered the harbor; and shortly after- wards the concussion of a violent explosion rocked the American squadron. Commodore Preble later concluded that Tripoline defenders must have boarded the ship prompting her valiant men to blow her up, giving their lives, to prevent the ship ' s cargo from being taken. The Second I j The second INTREPID was launched by the Boston Navy yard March 5, 1874, and com- missioned July 31st. Comman- der Augustus P. Cook, USN, was commanding officer. INTREPID was 170 feet, 3 inches long, and was armed with four 24 pounder howit- zers. The experimental steam torpedo ram departed Boston August 3, and finally arrived at the New York Navy Yard September 1st. The following two months were torpedo trials along Altantic Coast. Sh commissioned Oct recommissioned fo time, and d August of 1882. lecommissic repid votda to e North ivas(| de- er 30th, i| short d again )1 And The Third The third INTREPID was launched by Mare Island Navy Yard October 8, 1904 under the sponsorship of Miss Helen de Young. Commissioned August 16, 1907, Commander Capehart took command. The overall length was 211 feet, 7 inches, and she had a complement of 16 officers and 120 men. She served as the receiving ship for the Yerba Buena Training Station, San Francisco, and served as receiving ship at Mare Island Navy Yard. She was decommissioned October 15. She was recommissioned in 1915 for use as a barracks for the men of submarines F-l through F-4 of the Pacific Fleet. In 1920 she again became a receiving ship for Mare Island Navy Yard. She was again decommissioned August 30, 1921 and sold. She was struck from the Navy List May 8, 1946. M _ ♦ The Fighting I... Six days before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, the keel of USS INTREPID (CV-11) was laid in a concrete graving dock at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Va. Seventeen months later, a $44 million air- craft carrier the length of three football fields, stood ready for her initial plunge. Mrs. John Howard Hoover, wife of Vice Admiral Hoover, and members of christening cermony. A sudsy smash rewards her third try. Is Born INTREPID ' s official sponsor was Mrs. John Hoover, wife of Vice Admiral Hoover. Aboard a small barge, which sized up like a matchbox along- side the colossal carrier hull, Mrs. Hoover swung twice but failed to break the traditional champagne bottle. A sudsy smash rewarded her third try. Tugs soon began the slow task of towing INTREPID to a fitting-out berth. When commissioned the air- craft carrier had an overall length of 872 feet; and extreme beam of 147 feet, 6 inches; a full load displacement of 36, 380 tons; and accommodations for 360 officers and 3,008 men. The ship was armed with twelve, 5- inch 38-caliber guns and seven- teen quadruple40mm anti-aircraft mounts. The ship had two hy- draulic catapults located forward. The ship ' s four engines and eight boiler drove the ship at a trial speed of 32.7 knots. V . And The New Intrepid Is Ready For Service PROUD IOMENTS The First Launch The First Recovery -: • • -•- The First Liberty THE WAR YEARS INTREPID training in the Caribbean, 1943. After training in the Caribbean, INTREPID departed Norfolk Dec. 3, 1943, for San Francisco. Going through the Panama Canal, INTREPID struck part of the bank and was temporarily grounded. Temporary re- pairs were made, and she resumed her course to San Francisco, and then to Hawaii. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on Jan. 10, and prepared for the invasion of the Marshall Islands, the next objective in the Navy ' s mighty island-hopping campaign. Passing through the Panama Canal Dec. 9, 1943. JS - INTREPID sortied from Pearl Harbor, with carriers CABOT and ESSEX, 16 Jan., to raid islands at the northeastern corner of Kwajalein Atoll 29 Jan. 1944, and pressed the attack until the last opposition had vanished 2 February. The raids des- troyed all the 83 Japanese planes based on Roi and Namur before the first landings were made on adjacent islets. ifsnsMsnfiMBsifBMBniBis That morning IN- TREPID v s planes strafed Ennuebing Is- land until ten minutes before the first marines reached the beaches. The islet controlling the North Pass into Kwajalein Lagoon was secured half an hour later. Next INTREPID headed for Truk, the Japanese base in the center of Micronesia. In almost two days of continuous attacks, two destroyers and 200,000 tons of mer- chant sh ipping were destroyed. iuf? ' ' The Action Continues A USN SB2C coming in for a landing off the coast of the Philippines. November 1944. ATTACK ! I INTREPID ' s planes were striking at Truk Island in the Carolines the night of Feb. 16, when Japanese tor- pedo planes appeared. One torpedo blasted into the ship ' s starboard side aft, killing five men. The rudder be- came jammed to the left. The ship ' s skipper was able to keep the ship balanced and on a comparatively con- trolled course for several days, as he headed away from the scene. A make- shift sail made of anything available was attached to the forecastle, and this served to ease the strain on the screws. With all the aircraft moved forward and all possible cargo weight moved aft, to put the stern low in the water, wind resistance was created. INTREPID swung about, swayed momentarily and grudgingly h eld course. The ship arrived at Oahu, Pearl Harbor Feburary 24. Said Captain Sprague of the trip: No enemy sub could have figured out her (INTREPID ' s) zigzag plan. As a matter of fact, there was no plan. The pattern was created as we went along, and no one knew for sure how long she ' d keep on anything like a straight course. 68,000 ton, 18 inch gun, Japan- ese battle ship Ya m a t o under attack. After temporary repairs, INTREPID departed for two months of operations out of Pearl Harbor. Then, in August, she headed to the Marshall Is- lands. INTREPID ' s planes struck Japanese positions in the Palaus on Sept. 7 and 8. The next day she steamed west toward the southern Philippines to strike airfields on Mindanao 9 and 10 September. After strikes on bases in the Visayan Sea 12 through 14 September, she returned to Palaus to support marines in their opposition from hillside caves on Peleliu. As the struggle for the island settled down, INTREPID struck throughout the Philippines, also pounding Okinawa and Formosa to neutralize Japanese air threats to Leyte. Japan ' s Navy, desperately striving to hold the Philippines, was converging on Leyte Gulf from three directions. On Oct. 24 INTREPID planes spotted Admiral Kurita ' s flagship, YAMATO. Two hours later, planes from INTREPID and CABOT began a day-long attack on Center Force. By sunset, YAMATO was damaged and her sister ship MUSASHI had been sunk. That night, the THIRD Fleet raced north to intercept Japan ' s Northern Force spotted off the tip of Luzon. INTREPID and SAN JACINTO scored many direct hits. The THIRD Fleet was reinforced and sent Japan ' s Center Force fleeing back to Japan. A burning Kamikaze hit one of the car- rier ' s port gun tubs killing ten men, but INTREP ID continued to hit fields and ships in the Philippines. Yamato ' s sister, Musashi, trying to avoid U. S. bombers. She was eventually sunk. Shortly after noon on, 25 Nov., a large force of Japanese planes struck back at the carriers. In five minutes two Kamikazes crashed into the carrier killing six officers and 59 enlisted men. In less than two hours, the last of INTREPID ' s blazes was ex- tinguished. 26 November 1944 Hellcat (t) clears field for INTREPID gunners on remaining Kamikaze. MT urn - in liMfil % The approach of unidentified aircraft discovered at 19 miles from the formation, constituted the incentive for manning GQ stations at 1215. As pilots from the carrier HANCOCK intercepted and shot down one Zeke, INTREPID turned into the wind and began launching her planes. A major disaster occured when a Zeke heading for the ship crashed onto the flight deck. The bomb it was carrying pierced the flight deck and exploded. Ready room 4 was completely demolished as was the adjoining compartment containing 32 men. All were killed instantly. Immediately after the crash and the following explosion, flame and smoke engulfed the flight deck. Next, Admiral Bogan ordered hard right hand turns for the task group. These turns allowed the water and flaming gasoline in the hangar bay and on the flight deck to spill over the port side, away from critical systems in the island structure. The air attack was still in full swing however, and INTREPID ' s star- board batteries opened up on an enemy plane over the battleship NEW JERSEY. The plane went into a spin and crashed into the water. A minute later another Zeke passed overhead as 40mm batteries opened up on it. Two more Zekes dived at INTREPID, but both were destroyed — one before it hit the ship and one as it crashed onto the flight deck. No more planes came within range again, and INTREPID ceased fire. A $ The hangar deck was a holocaust. The combined fires from both crashes created a huge pall of smoke which was continually added to from the planes burning on the hangar deck and from the smoldering ready rooms above. The smoke was so thick that one could not see ahead of himself. All the while, ammunition was exploding on the deck, and in the inky blackness and choking smoke one could not tell from which direction the firing was coming from. It is believed 12 planes were on fire at one time. Repair parties performed heroically in extinguishing fires and rescuing personnel from confined spaces. It is noted that during the entire attack officers and men continued to man their battle stations until they became completely engulfed in fire and smoke. Even then, in some cases, men left only when ordered to abandon them. Typical of such action was that of the communications personnel. The men of Radio III continued to man their station in spite of smoke which necessitated personnel lying on the deck with wet clothes over their faces. A burial service is held for the men of INTREPID killed in action April 16, 1945. Co f F t and Accent ul- ..:■! ' ■ ■ tn r„, . .  foe, ,. . J ■•  Toe, , , ' .int. ' ■•■ ' - am, J , r ' ' ' , ; ' . • Pot  ,„ ' .• ' ' wr f v, ' r.n, ■ k.JJfl, Again: 18 March 1945 While the strike was successful, and INTREPID planes destroyed 35 Japanese planes on the ground, the Japanese were busily conducting their own strike on INTREPID ' s Task Group. It began at 0800 when a Frances approached the formation. It headed toward INTREPID, but at the last minute directed its aim to YORKTOWN. just ahead. When the plane got to the point midway between INTREPID and YORKTOWN. both ships opened up with heavy 5 inch fire, bringing the plane down about 3,000 yards off IN- TREPID ' s port bow. Six minutes after the firs t attack had begun, a brand new. gleaming Betty entered the formation on INTREPID ' s starboard quarter, flying parallel to her course. The plane flew through the line of ships and headed directly for the Fighting I . INTREPID ' s guns opened up on her. For a few seconds it appeared as though no hits were being made, then, finally, the Betty began to stream smoke and flame as the guns continued to rake her from stem to stern. Finally, the after 5 inch battery got a direct hit which shot off her tail. The plane upended and splashed 50-100 feet off the ship at the forward boat crane. Geysers of water accom- panied the explosion of its bombs. Minor fires began in Hangar Bay P , but were quickly extinguished. No injury was incurred by INTREPID personnel as a direct result of the crash, however one seaman was killed by an explosion on the fantail. And Again 16 April 1945 On April 16, 1945. INTREPID launched a large strike against Kokubu, and at 1330, before its return CIC reported radar contact with enemy aircraft The Japanese had launched a massive air attack against our fleet, composed of 165 Kamikazes and a large number of conventional dive-bombers and torpedo planes. Five of these planes selected IN- TREPID ' s formation as their target. The fiwl plane, a Tony , made a 20 degree glide bombing run from dead ahead at 5,000 yards. She was fired upon and at 1,500 yards the plane started to burn. She crashed off INTREPID ' s bow. The MCOnd plane, passing aft from starboard to port, was downed by the combined fire of several ships. At 1335, the fourth and fifth attackers approached from dead astern. Under attack one plane caught fire at 1.000 yards and crashed close aboard the starboard side. The other could not be stopped in time, and for the fourth time in fourteen months a Kamikaze, hit and trailing smoke, plunged into INTREPID l Might deck in the vicinity of elevator - 3 The force of the impact was great. iin- plant i i ■ k i • and p. iii n! r 1 1  - fuaaltfi •■!•■ forced through thl llitfbi dtok Ni ' bomb i ' bml been r: rrylnj exploded in thfl hangai biy, and Immediately iM-rio-miim ' : K ' [ : iin«- iii - Phi I inii ' mi in .1 in null i- : in that ihort lima, nowi n in planes hnd been 1 i m .ijr f l no badly tlMl ib ' -y had tO bl 1, ' ,11 ' l.rili van imoklnn, Iwo .ekes np[ie«ired nn Hi ' - ittrboard qoartai attempting to debvei the soup di hi i rhi in i • bomb dropped misted by ■ erde, ind the second wun eloee to port INTREPID gunners got Ihfl flrel plane rod claimed :i nn the ■■•■■ ond Raped i to the Hinbi di made Immtdiataly io thai three houi ITREP10 was able lo i i hai planai a-. .1 reeull ol lha attack, eighl enlieted mm killad, ' in ' - wn md ' i inded INTREPID whs hi iiri i ' ii in i iiiihi foi tempoi m i epali i i ■ bcid nn in A|ini MM • m iin ' :in|i beaded i i U lit hi Upon i, i arrival Apiii . ' ' i Di, .1 •-..: noted thai INTREPID naadad mora than temporary rapain Admiral Nimitz wu  ' iddlllonal dll flcull , and lubaequentl llM.i ' iii lo i ■ 1 1 1 Unrtmi foi onwnrd routing lo Hunters Polnl I 4 But Soon She Was Made Ready Again And She Again Rejoined The Fleet k INTREPID left Ulithi on May 4 and made Pearl Harbor on the 11th. To INTREPID sailors, the route was all too familiar. A brief period spent at Pearl Harbor shipping aboard cargo and passengers, the departure on May 14, the cruise home, and finally the glad sight of the Golden Gate Bridge on May 19. At NAS, Alameda, Air Group TEN was detached for temporary shore duty while INTREPID went into drydock. Hunter ' s Point personnel had their ship to work on again, and they spared no effort in getting the Fighting I ready in time to keep her date in Tokio. With Captain Short still in command, INTREPID embarked Air Group TEN and stood out for Pearl Harbor on June 29, 1945. She arrived July 5. For the rest of the month INTREPID trained in preparation forher return to the final stages of the war. Finally, on July 30, in company with the destroyers COTTON and ROSS, as Task Unit 12.5.5., she departed Pearl Harbor for Eniwetok. Intrepids Pilots Were Always Ready In the course of this transit, INTREPID launched an attack on bypassed, but still Japanese controlled, Wake Island. One by one Air Group 10 pilots went snarling into the wind, chasing each other to the rendezvous point, as they executed a combat mission for the last time. On August 6, Task Unit 12. 5.5 was anchored at Eniwetok. The fires from the first atomic bomb still raged in Hiroshima, and a second was due to fall on Nagasaki three days later. By this time Admiral Halsey ' s Third Fleet planes had finished their Month of Fire raids on the Japanese home islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, the Pot- sdam Ultimatum had been issued and Soviet Russia had ( rendered its eleventh hour decision to march against the Japanese in Manchuria. Japan was on its knees. They Did Their Job With Impressive Results jfqs rH S ' SC VMS S ' «C sfig M fC i J? ' S iC 1 V ' %S. S . i v 4i v tfi i v ' l- fS. S ■ 39 9„SS W P -S9 y«s A 4e re VIS 18 IMC tf SS 4S- S v iC E ? .,« %.. j? Ai4e SPSS ST  , ' ■£. ■ £. sr s; ' Jftft i v «S  «  i«IS flfi ye fig ' Aids sr«ie . ss J ■v S ' ;  I6 l® al. 8 IMS S 4S 5T 4C SMC ■.■ JWS fie § s v e v. «5 ja 2 r rt: - - £ y HaCTf3fMi{i: m . fW ? l — S ' SSi j-  ' £ ? , $? ? „5S .. ■. . ■ ' ■ ■! 1 . • i 1 li. ■ ' ii« 9 ..« Jf 5ft  g y (fi  '  ? .«■ | mm i v A S «C sj,, 1 - A. • ,. ? ? i ? l On August 15, 1945, the long awaited cease offensive operations message came to INTREPID at Eniwetok. A job remained to be done, however, that of occupying the territory that was still in the hands of the Japanese. INTREPID with the carrier CABOT and the destroyers BLACK, BULLARD, DUCAN, and CHAUNCEY, joined Task Force 72. Their mission: to provide support against hostile air and surface action and for amphibious operations of the Third Amphibious Corps, as directed. As INTREPID was launching its planes for a show of strength over Korea and Northern China on Sunday, Sept. 2, 1945, the Japanese Foreign Minister signed the formal surrender documents for the Japanese aboard the battleship MISSOURI. After flying show of strength missions and covering different landings, INTREPID set her course for the long, final voyage home. On 15 December, Air Wing TEN departed. She had lost 88 aircraft and 15 personnel this past voyage. • S ' - S, 5 1 t 1 ; 1 % r s 1 S -.. % 1 ? 1 s 1 i rs is is rs is is is is is S ? rs is rs is is is is is rs rs -is is is rs is is is is is is is is is is is is rs is is is is is 1 2 :§: IS IS IS ISIS IS IS IS IS IS IS ts is IS IS IS IS IS IS is is is cn.is-is rs is rs r % tsisisistsrsisisisisisii cs is is is rs is rs is is is is is is is tS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS ISIS IS : ; iEr  a «JB  j iw Bi ' 5JJiJiSfi  JiBi By the end of W. W. II, INTREPID and INTREPID ' s gunners were credited with des- troying 13 enemy planes and assisting in the destruction of five others. INTREPID ' s air groups shot down 160 enemy planes and des- troyed 86 more on the ground, sank 11 ships, damaged 41 and probably sank two more. INTREPID ' s island structure carries six battle ribbons for action in the Pacific Theater: China Service, Asiatic-Pacific, American, World War II Victory, Navy Occupational Service and National Defense Service. The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon carries a silver star, representing five battle actions. To Sleep ... Although INTREPID was officially an active unit of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, activity was greatly reduced during the months following the war. Where log entries of preceeding years carried accounts of con- flict and human courage, probably the most exciting entry of the immediate post-war era was: Received aboard for general mess. ..93 pounds of cabbage and 115 pounds of green peppers. This somewhat comical entry revealed the uneventful experience of INTREPID at this time. INTREPID ' s first commanding officer during the mothball period was Captain H. G. Sanchez who relieved Captain Black April 11, 1946. Captain Sanchez assumed command following a five-month term as Executive Officer. By November 4 he had been relieved by Commander A. A. Giesser, who, with eight other officers and a handful of enlisted men, prepared INTREPID for complete de-activation. With her guns and machinery weather- proofed and rust proofed, the carrier ' s status was changed March 22, 1947, to out of commission in reserve. Five years later, INTREPID was interrupted from her sleep in San Francisco for transfer to the East Coast. Sent Out of Mothballs INTREPID had been recommissioned at San Francisco Feb. 9, 1952, and had made her way to Norfolk, where she was again decommissioned — this time in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She was converted to a modern attack aircraft carrier, and was reclassified CVA-11 and recom- missioned in reserve. She became the first carrier in history to launch air- craft with American-built steam catapults 13 October 1954. Two days later she went into full commission as a unit of the Atlantic Fleet. And Departs For Norfolk Naval Base It was 1430 hours on June 18, 1954, at Portsmouth, Va., when USS INTREPID (CVA-11) was officially re ' commissioned in reserve by RADM I. N. Kiland, USN. Ac- companying the new skipper, Capt. W. T. Easton was the ship ' s sponsor, Mrs. J. H. Hoover. First Planes To Test Intrepids New Steam Cats In the months that followed, INTREPID ' s newly selected crew busily prepared her for sea duty. On Sept. 16, she moved to her permanent homeport at the Naval Op- erating Base, Norfolk, Va. By October 15 she had relinquished her reserve status to become an active unit of the Atlantic Fleet. F7U-3M passes island structure. Feb. 1956 AJ prior to launch. Feb- ruary 1955. AD-5 being launched on first day of operations. Oct. 14. 1954. F2H-2P Phantom During the waning months of ' 54 INTREPID ' s in-port periods were as busy as the sea experience. An active ath- letic program was developed, and sported a winning basket- ball team. By the end of her first calendar year in Airlant, INTREPID had become accus- tomed to the temperamental At- lantic. Before settling down for the holiday season she had ac- cumulated over 1000 post war landings on her straight deck. The 1000th was recorded on Dec. 5, 1954 by LTJG Avery of VF-22. INTREPID departed on a shakedown cruise on Jan. 9, 1955. She then became the home of Air Wing 4. The Spring of ' 55 saw the ship assigned as flagship for Carrier Division 6 — RADM C. E. Ekstrom. Leaving Mayport in May, 1955, Fighting I looked for- ward to a six-month Mediterran- ean cruise. The sailors of INTREPID visited such places as Italy, the .Alps, Gibraltar, Munich, Ger- many, Spain, Greece, France, and Turkey. The Fighting I steamed the entire length of the Med on her second half of the cruise. Highlights of the trip were Rome, Cadiz, Munich, Pisa, Leg- horn, and Florence. LTJG R. F. Davis carved his name in history when he made the 5,000th landing since recommissiqning. CVW-4 Salutes Fighting! Upon Debarkation AnA « ' — - — — «- -U — VllM.Tr . • tt i ati«U---tftf INTREPID glides past the Statue of Liberty. Intrepid Receives New Flight Deck INTREPID entered the New York Shipyard September 29 for a seven month modernization period. During this time, she was presented the Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award for fiscal 1956. By the end of 1957, after much work, the ship boasted a new, reinforced angle deck and a new mirror landing system. INTREPID was moved from Brooklyn, N. Y., to Bayonne, N. J., where her modernization period was completed. The Fight- ing I then left for a refresher training period at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She Departs Ready To Meet Any Assignment INTREPID was underway in early September for her first visit to Northern Europe. As part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ' s Operation Strikeback, she was tested for her fighting efficiency. After participation in the test program, she moved to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard January 22, 1958, for some needed repairs and minor face-lifting. The ship served as a school for Naval Reserve Officer trainees when it took a two-month European cruise. Ports visited were Naples, Athens, Barcelona and Palma. IN- TREPID was relieved in August 1959, and headed back to Norfolk, Va. where she underwent a four month regular overhaul at the shipyard. Taking to the sea, INTREPID earned the Commander, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet Battle Efficiency E for fiscal year 1960. INTREPID set sail for a 7V2 month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, in which she was tested for combat readiness and built good will. She then made her way back to Norfolk. USS INTREPID a island of Corfu ground. anchor with in the back- After spending February, March and April 1961, in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, she was ordered to New York where she put on a demonstration of naval air power for guests from the Armed Forces Staff College. Following the assassination of Generalissimo Trujillo of the Do- minican Republic, the ship was sent to the Caribbean. For the next several months, INTREPID was involved in fleet and NATO exercises. She received the 1961 Admiral Flatley Award for Naval Aviation Safety in Attack Carrier Operations. In 1961, she was re- classified CVS-11. After a short time in the yard, INTREPID was again ready for carrier qualifica- tions. While at Naples, Italy, the men spell out Merry Christmas in Italian. Her next at-sea period proved to be quite an historic event. The eyes and ears of the world turned toward the INTREPID. She was chosen to operate as the primary recovery ship for the mission of astronaut Scott Carpenter and his Project Mercury spacecraft in late May 1962. Although the spacecraft splashed down 250 miles away from the nearest surface recovery vessel, INTREPID ' s pilots were on their way within ten minutes. Upon arriving at the scene, they found Carpenter calmly sitting in a raft. Aerial view of INTREPID, Helo No. 61, on deck, is carrying Scott Carpenter. Midshipman Cruise Captain R. J. Morgan relieved Captain Abbot as Commanding Officer on June 14. Two hundred and nine midshipmen from 15 colleges boarded INTREPID June 26 for a month of intensified at-sea training. INTREPID left Norfolk July 6, and headed for Quebec City, Canada. During the steaming period, the crew engaged in drills to increase the battle efficiency. INTREPID reached Quebec July 20, and after seven days of Canadian hospitality, left for Norfolk. They arrived August 5. The Astronauts Intrepid Has A Date Early in the next year, INTREPID began preparations for a vital role in NASA ' s first manned Gemini flight. On March 23, 1965, LCDR John W. Young and Major Virgil I. Grissom in Molly Brown, splashed down some 50 miles from INTREPID. A Navy helicopter lifted the astronauts from the spacecraft and flew them back to IN- TREPID for medical examinations and de- briefings. Later, INTREPID retrieved Molly Brown and returned the spaceship and men to Cape Kennedy. Crew guides the Gemini cap- sule into a trailer as it is lowered to the deck by a crane. Astronauts are welcomed aboard INTREPID after being picked up by Navy helicopter. INTREPID had taken up position March 19, 1965, 800 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy, Fla. and 165 miles north of the Dominican Republic. The helicopter that picked up the astronauts took 74 minutes to complete its job. ..longer than was planned. The spacecraft had splashed down some 60 miles from INTREPID ' s position. RADM White introduces Gus and John to the crew. Astronaut Grissom tries his skill at steering a 40,000 ton aircraft carrier. Young and Grissom pose with the Molly Brown after their three orbit flight. While in drydock the carrier was honored July 27 by the visit of her type com- mander, VADM C. T. Booth. INTREPID moved to Bay- onne, N. J. , where work con- tinued from September to Oct- ober. The like-new carrier re- turned to Norfolk October 16. In a ceremony October 19, the carrier was awarded two coveted fleet awards — the Battle Efficiency E , and the ASW Excellence A , given for her proficiency in anti-sub- marine warfare. The E was won for the second straight year as the out- standing CVS-type carrier in the Atlantic. INTREPID steamed from Norfolk to the New York Naval Shipyard and a six- month, $10 million fleet modernization overhaul. The date: April 9, 1965. Stopping at Earle, N. J., she set a fleet record April 11 for the fastest ammuni- tion off-loading (724 tons) in 12 hours. In Brooklyn, Captain Macri relieved Cap- tain Smith. Th e carrier ' s 90,000 all-time arrested landing on deck was made Nov. 2 during a seven- day operation in the Virginia Capes. After two weeks in home- port Norfolk, INTREPID set out again, this time for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and a five week refresher training course. The cruise was highlighted by intense general quarters and emergency drills. Thanksgiving was spent in Kings- ton, Jamaica. During the stay, visits to the carrier included The Ambassador to Jamaica, VADM Booth, and RADM Bulkeley. An open house was also held. The 42,000-ton Fighting I returned home Dec. 20 to begin five weeks of restricted avail- ability at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. INTREPID and ENTERPRISE at Pearl Harbor. 1944. (top) The USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) passes Fighting I near Ulithi. 1944. (bottom) Intrepid Aircraft Through The Years A Navy AB2C comes in for a landing off the coast of the Philippines. Nov. 1944. Among the first jet aircraft to use the ship ' s flight deck were theF2H-2P Phantoms. A-4 Skyhawk prepares to launch for a mission over North Viet- nam. 1966. ,-  B WJk 4m SP%B| 1 1 . •T F7U-3 Cutlass launching off flight deck. F8U-1 Crusader preparing to be launched. Aerial view of an A4 being launched from INTREPID. F3H-2N bolts the runway for another try at landing. 1957. S2-F Tracker Top: AD-6; Middle: F2H-4 Banshee; Bottom; F9F Underway Replenishments Over the Years i Easter Christmas: 1944 , 1967 Christmas decorations last year were seen on the Flag bridge, in CIC, the forward auxiliary room and many other places. Entertainers Love Intrepid Dick Powell entertains crew at Ulithi in April 1945; while Sue Thompson and the Wild Affair sing in 1966. Joe Di- Maggio visited INTREPID in 1967, during a USO tour. Miss America ana at s Happening Ba j, What las if, Miss America 1967 Pat and Cash perform onboard in August 1968. Six Penny Opera sings during ship ' s stop in Yokosuka, Japan. 1967. Doing the dog-paddle. SA ' jwt ' 1 WtV Bm K. flj 1966: INTREPID departed Norfolk April 4 to the waters where, two decades earlier, she had gained glory in battle. She stopped off in Naples for two days before traveling through the Suez Canal April 22. Fin- al ly, INTREPID entered the South China Sea, where she was slated to operate as a special attack carrier. After a brief stay at Subic Bay, Re- public of the Philippines, she made her way for Dixie Station off the shores of South Vietnam. While in Subic, the carrier was visited by many officers from the Thai- land Armed Forces Staff College. INTREPID launched her first strikes against Viet Cong concentrations and activities May 15. Operating as an in-country support carrier in the south for 59 days, the Fighting I gave such outstanding support to the ground troops that she drew the personal praise of General William Westmoreland, commander of all U. S. forces in Vietnam. Air Wing TEN flew nearly 5,000 attack sorties, and amassed a total of 12,540 hours in the air over South Vietnam. At the end of the second line period, she became part of the team of Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin. She was to spend the last days of this line period and two other line periods on Yankee Station. The Vietnam Campaign Begins In 41 operating days on station, CVW- 10 flew 2,595 attack sorties and dropped 3,704 tons of ordnance on target. Four hund- red twenty-three barges were sunk and nearly 550 others damaged. Transportation centers and waterborne traffic were hit particularly hard. INTREPID bombs destroyed seventy trucks and 141 railroad cars. Her pilots knocked out 82 bridges and damaged 200 others. Often involved in search-and-res cue operations, INTREPID ' s Spads became the victors on one of these occasions. They became involved in a dogfight with Russian-built MIG21s and killed one in the process. In picture left, Capt. John Fair congratulates LTJG Tom Patton, left, and LTJG Jim Wiley on their victory. Top: Capt. Macri leads four U. S. Con- gressmen on tour of INTREPID. Center: Admiral Roy L. Johnson, Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, and Vice Admiral John J. Hyland, COMSEVEN- THFLT, tour ship with Capt. Macri on June 25, 1966, when INTREPID was in Yokuska, Japan. Bottom: Paul Nitze, Sec- retary of the Navy, visits. Several times during the de- ployment, INTREPID played host to important people. July 8 found four U. S. Congressmen touring the ship. Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze came aboard July 14; and Brigadier General Kucheman, USAF, was aboard August 2. Vice Admiral Hyland visited IN- TREPID twice; Admiral Johnson came aboard once; and Vice Ad- miral Booth awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Crosses to sev- eral pilots of VA-165. Between combat periods the men of INTREPID spread the good will of the American people over the Far East. Her band played concerts in the Philippines and in Japan, and crewmembers donated blood in Hong Kong and Japan. During her last stay in Subic Bay, INTREPID ' s Commanding Of- ficer laid the corner stone for the new wing on the Barrio Baretto School, built with the help of INTREPID manpower and money. The Western Pacific deployment of 1966 also yielded certain INTREPID ' firsts. ' ' The 100,000 arrested landing was made September 6. The deck division underwent 158replenish- .-.hout any accidents or lost cargoes. G division, along with coordinate ordnance dmsians ruilt and delivered an - e of over 125 tons per day in handling a total of 10,391 tons of ordnance during the deployment. INTREPID s communications gang had a perfect September 10. No message- lost. USO Shows Don Defore visits INTREPID on a handshake tour; and entert- ainers from South Vietnam dance to oriental music. One of the members of Stateside Capers sings on the flight deck; and a Vietnamese dance is well received by the men. Change of Command 4 Uf ' JL £ ' i Several cere- monies were held on INTRE- PID during her deployment. Ch- ange of com- mand cerem- onies were held twice during the cruise. The first took place June 23 when Cdr. K. A. Burrows re- lieved Cdr. T. F. Hayward as Commander, CVW-10. Cap- tain John W. Fair relieved Captain Macri as Com- manding Officer of INTREPID July 15. Crossing The Equator 1966 INTREPID began her long voyage home Oct. 15. Two days after leaving Subic Bay, she was host to Davey Jones and his royalparty. When INTREPID crossed the equator at 1 p.m. Oct. 27, 2,800 pollywogs were initiated. Several dignitaries from the United Arab Republic arrived Nov. 7. They toured the ship and stayed aboard during the tran- sit of the Suez Canal the following day. f ' INTREPID arrived in Mayport, Fla., November 21 for a five-hour stay. The men and planes of CVW-10 were off-loaded. A storm slowed the Fighting ' T ' in her journey up the coast to Norfolk, but at exactly 2 p. m. November 23 the first line sailed to Pier 12 at the Norfolk Naval Station. A crowd estimated to be 2,500 turned out to greet the Fighting I as she returned home after eight months of combat operations. Representative Porter Hardy; Admiral T. H. Moorer, Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet; and Vice Admiral C. T. Booth, Commander, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, were among the many dignitaries who gathered to welcome INTREPID. Saying Goodbye, For Another Vietnam Deployment ' The Fighting I entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Ports- mouth, Nov. 30 for an overhaul. After three months in the yards, she took a few short four-day exercises in preparations for the upcoming operational readiness inspection. INTREPID left Norfolk April 6 for the ORI, held off the coast of Florida. The operational read- in ess inspection period ended April 26 when INTREPID returned to Norfolk ' s Pier 12. Just prior to her departure for the ORI the ship was awarded the Battle Efficiency E for fiscal year 1966. This E was INTREPID ' s third in three years. The Fighting I left Norfolk May 11 for its second deployment to Vietnam. Enroute to the South- east Asian hotspot, INTREPID passed the Rock of Gibraltar and steamed across the Mediterranean Sea on her way to Subic Bay. INTREPID was delayed for several days in the eastern Med while the Israeli-Arab situation heightened. She finally passed through the Suez Canal June 1 — the last American warship to transit the canal before the outbreak of the war. Egyptian warships and aircraft escorted INTREPID through the Suez Canal and Red Sea. The Fighting I arrived on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam June 21 and began a highly successful combat tour. In a ceremony on the flight deck June 26, Captain William J. McVey relieved Captain John W. Fair as Commanding Officer. While on the line, INTREPID ' s Air Wing TEN pilots destroyed some of the most sign- ificant targets yet hit in North Vietnam. The pilots ' efforts were concentrated against military and supply targets all the way from the Demilitarrzed Zone (DMZ) to near the border of Red China. Our pilots bombed bridges, military warehouses, industrial complexes, railroad lines, high- ways and military installations. Among the key targets hit by our pilots were the Ben Thuy and Hon Gai thermal power plants, the Ben Ven Nham army barracks and SAM storage area, the Port Wallut naval base near Red China and Haiphong ' s vital Kien An MIG base. The pilots quickly earned a nickname: Bridge Busters. They knocked out four or five major bridges fanning out from Haiphong and a bypass bridge built to substitute for a major bridge that had previously been destroyed. Air Wing TEN ' s four attack squadrons delivered more than 10,000,000 pounds of ordnance against North Vietnam during the ship ' s 104 days on Yankee Station, The Air Wing flew over 9,000 missions and logged 17,400 hours of flying time. Hundreds of enemy supply boats and dozens of railroad cars were destroyed or damaged. h i I l i - j. I t — l 95S3 The Enemy Made It Rough At Times AUGUST 1967: For Naval Aviation Safety Intrepid Receives Admiral Flatley Award - ' What ' s Happenings And Miss America Visited.. Anxious crowds await the INTREPID as she backs into Norfolk after he second deploy- ment to WestPac. INTREPID Begins Yard Period in Portsmouth Portsmouth And Repairs Long Hours of Work ... 11411111 1 Marines and sailors listen to in- structions concerning their assigned tasks. Lance Corporal Corley ' s Slide for Life proves disastrous. ' . ; f . W It was cold, and the howling winds sent a light layer of snow skimming across the streets; but there was a hot time inside the Virginia Beach Civic Center, as INTREPIDmen and their families met for the annual ship ' s party in Febru- ary. There were dancing girls (and later on in the evening dancing men), unlimited music and food, food, food anddrink, drink drink... It was a good Welcome Home after an- other long deployment. Ships Party Administrative 1968 RADM R. J. Stroh inspects crew of USS INTREPID during the ship ' s annual Administrative Inspection in Norfolk in April 1968. I  GITMO Early in the year, INTREPID left Virginia to participate in two weeks of readiness exercises. This shakedown cruise demanded maximum participation from everyone to quickly and efficiently solve the problems presented by the inspectors. The drills included man over- board, abandon ship, fire drills, and last but certainly not least, battle stations. During the cruise, the daily work of the ship continued but one could always feel the tenseness that accompained the surprise drills, especially late at night. Jacksonville: The Preparation Leaving for the Line, Again for The Third Time Around .. Change of Command In a setting that was a complete opposite of last year, Captain J. McVey turned over the helm of INTREPID to Captian Vin- cent F. Kelley, June 22. This year ' s cermony took place in the calm and peaceful at- mosphere of Rio de Janeiro— a complete turnabout from last year ' s ceremony on the flight deck while the ship was on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam. Captain McVey delivers his final farewell speech to the crew. Captain V. F. Kelley assumes command of the Fighting I The winners of a boxing smoker held while enroute to Yankee Station show their trophies as they pose with Captain V. F. Kelley, Commanding Officer. Ryals (1), 3 A Div., and Gardner (r) of the Marine Detachment take part in a boxing smoker aboard INTREPID. In a wild, imitation wrestling match LTJG John Banks is hoisted into the air by Ron Belany. Yankee Station... again... for the third time around. INTREPID entered the combat zone this year at 11 p. m. on July 23. Her mission, as in the past, was to provide air strikes to help cut enemy supply lines to the south. The days were long, and flight deck activity was always at a feverish pitch... the constant hour and a half cycles of launches and recoveries. ..briefs and debriefs. ..the daily unreps for fuel, stores and bombs. ..the relief of a standown... All the work seemed to be for one moment — the time of launch: Good Morning, gentlemen. In 15 seconds the time will be 45. Stand by ...mark. Flight deck temperature 83 degrees.... Helmets on, goggles on7 sleeves rolled down. Stand by to start jets... And so it was, as INTREPID ' s bow cut through the quiet Tonkin Gulf waters until it met the wind needed for the launch. When the bombing halt went into effect, INTREPID swung south, but the work was just as heavy, as the pilots flew support missions in the south. The six months on the line were busy, but they passed quickly... And INTREPID passed from the scene homeward bound, for the third time, leaving in her anxious wake a stream of attaboys and well dones....for hers was a job very well done. Return To Yankee Station 1968 tf A 50-ft. barge can be seen in a river crossing 37 miles southeast of Vinh on September 15, 1968. The barge was being used as a ferry for North Vietnamese war materials to replace a bridge which had been destroyed in an earlier strike. Bombs from A-4 Skyhawks of Air Wing TEN can be seen ex- ploding on a 50-foot barge in a river crossing 37 miles south- southeast of Vinh during a strike on that target flown 15 Sept. 68. The barge, used as a ferry for war materials, was totally des- troyed by the Air Wing TEN pilots during the strike. This is all that remains of a 50-ft ferry after it had been sunk by bombs from A-4 Skyhawks from INTREPID pilots during a strike on the ferry on September 16, 1968. The MIG Killer The date: September 19, 1968. The place: Yankee Station. Lt. Tony Nargi, flying an F-8 Cru- sader jet, this morning downed a MIG-21. Nargi and his wingman, Lt. Alex Rucker, were flying on station a short distance from the North Vietnamese coast when they were instructed to intercept a flight of MIGS. A short time later, over North Vietnam, Nargi saw the first MIG. I think he saw me about the same time. Nargi fired his missile at the MIG, scoring a direct hit. The MIG exploded, and the pilot was seen ejecting from his air- craft. LT. Tony Nargi in conference with Capt. Kelley, Cdr. Brown, and Gary Crosby and Bob Dor- nan of a USO Handshake tour. J- f Bl «— 111 jp vr . tvKI 1 Cf I Hf ■ V ■ If Kj, f Vice Admiral CT. Booth Visits The Commander, Naval Air Atlantic, talks to a boilertender in one of the ship ' s firerooms. Now over here, Admiral, we have. Another boilertender is con- fronted by VADM Booth. Captain Kelley autographs the guest book at the Orani Barrio School. Operation Handclasp Students at the Orani Barrio School listed as the men of INTREPID ' s Helmsmen band perform. Amid the cheers of theaudience, Captain Kelley leads TheHelms- men. Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chief of N aval Op erat ions, watches men loading bombs. The Chief of Naval Operations watches Cdr. Hamilton direct flight deck action. Admiral Moorer talks with a crewmember on flight deck. Captain Kelley begins the 25th anniversary celebration by cut- ting the 1400-pound cake. thanksgiving dinner uss intrepitf M. r j,fl5w ' fc ' Vvy fi ' x1 % jgr =N ■•• •_ Captain Whitney Wright, Chief of Staff, Commander Carrier Division TWO, proceeds down the crew ' s messline during Thanksgiving meal. Commander Quinn Morrison, the carrier ' s Supply Officer, trys the shrimp cocktail in the general mess. A scene frequently seen during our stay on Yankee Station.... Unreps and Vert reps -£ 4 During a vertrep a helo carrying goods from another supply ship is directed where to place its precious cargo. Softball 1968 Although short in-port periods prevented a complete schedule of games, INTREPID ' s softball team, shown here with Captain Kelley, compiled a respectable 2-1 season in the WestPac Con- ference. The softballers, 4-1 while in Norfolk, split a double- header in Hong Kong against the South China Association and defeated the destroyer MADDOX, 9-2, in Subic Bay, P. L CS2 Rudolph carves one of the many turkeys devoured by hun- gry INTREPIDmen during the Christmas dinner. The feast begins. To say that Christmas at sea is the same as Christmas at home would be a lie... but the men of INTREPID certainly tried to make the best of the situation. Decorations reminiscent of past Christmas es lined the bulkheads and hung from the overheads. Many families sent their sailors artificial trees, which were dis- played throughout the ship and abundantly decorated with whatever was on hand. A big Christmas dinner brightened the spirits and ex- panded the belts of many a sailor. Needless to say, everyone ' s thoughts were on their loved ones at home during this merry holiday season. CDR. J. E. Thompson, CHC, and SN K. Yates ready INTREPID ' s Nativity Scene for use during the Christmas season spent by INTREPIDmen in the Tonkin Gulf. The Officer ' s Wardroom shows that special Christmas Touch, featuring an artificial tree, an artificial fireplace, an artificial wreath somehow creating a genuine spirit of home, many miles away. A beaming Captain Kelley shows his approval of the crew ' s Christ- mas dinner as he moves down the mess line on Christmas day. The mess decks came through, as always, with a magnificent effort that contented every stomach on the ship. This holiday season... with all its rejoicing and good cheer... is also a time for thoughts and reminences of home, family, and the spiritual values which have a singular meaning to each of us. Although Christmas 1968 closes a year of profound international difficulty and national challenge, the season also heralds a new year of individual promise. Much has been asked of you who have served this year in the Navy and Marine Corps of our country. You have given more than was asked. So, too, have your families and loved ones. They have borne the anxieties of separation and lone- liness. Many of you, at this moment, serve far away from the presence of families and the security of your homes. This absence is not pleasant... for the Christmas season is that special time of year when families and friends cherish the pleasures of being together. Were it not necessary, this in- dividual sacrifice would not be asked of you and your families. But it is necessary, the United States in the remotest reach of the globe. ..afloat or ashore... represents your commitment to ensure that your family, your home your country, and your heritage will not suffer from the hostile incursions of any enemy. I am proud, as a Navy man and your Chief of Naval Operations, toshare with you. ..this common commitment. By it, hopefully our actions can some- time soon be translated into mankind ' s most noble desire for real peace on earth and good will toward men. May your Christmas be blessed by spiritual and material reward and your new year be one of great happiness and inner satisfaction. ADMIRAL Thomas H. Naval Operations. MOORER, USN, Chief of Admiral John S. McCain, Com- mander in Chief Pacific, walks down the flight deck with Captain Kelley on Christmas Day in the Tonkin Gulf. Admiral McCain spoke to the crew, wishing then well on Christmas and com- mending them on a job well done. Color film, in addition to its amazing chemical characteristics, has the ability to add magic to whatever it sees. It skirts some of the objectivity recorded by black and white film... It makes a port look more beautiful, agoodbye more dramatic, a ceremony more impressive, a man ' s work more glamorous. INTREPID ' s 25 year history has mainly been reproduced in grey, but it remains just as meaningful. The kaleidoscope of color paints 1968 as a colorful one for the Fighting I ... A plane resting quietly in the night, splashed by the red lights of the flight deck. ..a churning of white foam cutting the quiet blue of the sea. ..an eruption of neon speckling the evening skyline of a foreign port... but most of all, a colorful aid to a beautiful memory. Color It . A Rest To Prepare.. - And Begin Again . .. To Say Goodbye ■hmMHI Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas .. 9 .. And Happy New Year Underway Again... ..As The Routine Settles In Enroute...A Shellback Shellacking ' T ' ■  , ££ «« ... As The Royal Party Meets At Lat. 00° , Long. 40°W . . . To Remove ...The Polly wog Scourge June 22,1968 I Relieve You The Ports The Philippin Japan M fe 4$ { ' H v - To The South, Nagasaki IG .. n. CHHU FLI1T CLUi MTU NMT naniii -i.i. • And Of Course. .. HONG KONG A New % - - . 3dtS?j mm . _ , The Historic Melting Pot Of SINGAPORE Si lT i_f3 f £ jfp S fi ' ! The Work K i il III il 1 if ' iU i BBM fca 1 ' B Ml8B ' IlD p s w .JEMK SSSB y t , SP _. ' ' •• — ! te The Almost- Daily Unrep .... ' So The Work May Continue A Break: To Let Off Steam ' The Welcome Sight of Pat... And Cash A Visit.. Naval Operations, Arriving 1 J r r A Remembrance... j Administrative Dept. The POD. . What record? . . SEN- TINEL anyone? . . . Mail-Call! . . . This is the XO, I want to see you right away! The Admin. Office keeps the ball rolling with its Shore Patrol assignments . . . the Personnel Office handles enlisted service jackets while the Captain ' s Office holds the officer ' s records . . . Legal keeps you out of trouble and Training tries to educate you. The Post Office brings you word from home, while Public Affairs keeps you and the folks at home informed and entertained. The 3-M Office checks maintenance records, the Print Shop prints . . . the Library relaxes you and the Chap- lain ' s Office gives you spiritual soli- tude . . .and the Master-At-Arms keeps the peace. Admin Office Admin Office: Row 1 (seated] B. G. Windom, W. J. Brown. Row 2: J. B. Altman, W. L. Livesay, H. B. Williams, R. F. Petroski, F. J. Nagy. Officd Personnel Office: (L to R) M. R. Horton, D. D. Green, J. C. Malossini, L. K. Akana, D. C. Shelton, W. Skadsberg, J. M. Vargo, J. Baer, J. M. Buchholz, J. B. Cartee, T. A. Carper, W. J. Cooper, R. J. L ' Heureux, D. R. Barron, R. D. Passmore. Chaplains 6c Library Staff Post Office: Row 1 (seated) J. G. Devlin, K. E. Sauvage. Row 2: J. S. Duvall, D. T. Dixon, S. R. Moore, R. J. Fleece, J. H. Hasty, L. P. Keckeis. 3- M Office Chaplains and Library Staff: (L to R) P. F. Bradley, J. E. Thompson, K. G. Yates, R. B. Lipe. 3-M Office: (L to R) W. M. Thorp, C. C. Crawford, D.E.Enders, W. F. Stone. Legal Office Legal Office: (Ltci A. D. Fletcher, J. )! wards, J. H. deBc- blanc. Public Affairs Office Public Affairs Office: (front) P. K. Vollrath, W. S. Cross. Rear: P. R. Schuddekopf, J. W. Munford, H.T.Wiley. Training Office Print Shop Training Office: (L to R) W. N. Morris, T. M. Crawford, K. J. Loomis, E. J. B. Huntoon. Print Shop: (L to R) D. C. Van- derschaegen, E. J. Patterson, W. M. Holloway, G. D. Hull, C. E. Gross. Master At Arms Ca pterins Office Master-at-Arms: (kneeling) R. J. Aker, G. M. Langland, J. Davis, J. D. Jordan, R. A. Hrouda, J.M. Burdis. (Standing) S. Powell, T. G. Gibson, H. S, Hawley, B. Allen, J. A. Ashfield, W. E. Strehlow, H. H. Ipock. Captain ' s Office: (1 to r) J. W. Berry, R. E. St. Laurent, C. F. Elliot, F. T. Meuchel. f M mS m MMW °- s s a. x o o s l I  J I b ■■ • ' f k_ Taking things apart and putting them back together again appears to be the main function of the Aircraft Intermediate Main- tenance Department. The AIMD-men can be found in and below the hangar bays re- pairing jet engines, fixing gun pods, and per- forming all of the many technical skills re- quired in the intermediate maintenance of the attack carrier ' s sophisticated jets. Vice-Admiral C. T. BOOTH, Commander, Naval Air Force. U. S. Atlantic Fleet, congratulated all officers and men of AIMD on Atlantic Fleet Carriers in August for their untiring efforts during the phase-in period. {AIMD was only recently formed.) AIMD AIMD Officers and Chiefs: W. F. Ried, D. H. Harvey, J. D. Oyler. Row 2: R. W. Hilton, J. V. Kahn, J. D. Mason. AIMD AZ ' s: M. F. Powers, R. E. Green, M. C. Baca, S. J. Cun- ningham, J. C. Logan, J. W.Wil- liams. AIMD Work Center: Row 1: J.Randall, D.Hauber, D. Olson, J. McCullough, R. Nock, G. Myers, R. Puszczewicz, H. Paradise, D. Bitler, C. Campbell, J. Hannigan, M. Stary, G. Pelfrey, j! Hedden, J. Baggett. Row 2: H. Landry, J. Bushey, R. Lane, J. Belcas, W. Suits, I. Hunter B. Osborne, J. F. Dougherty, A. Stevens, C. Sims, R. Myers, P. Weidlich, J. Nappier, J. Hamilton AIMD Work Center: Kneeling: S. C. Alessandro, M. D. Stary, J. B. Wentz. Row 1; S. R. Hoell- man, G. E. Olmsted, R. D. Row- land. Row 2: L. H. Bartholomew, R. K. Myers, A. D. Sanders, J. E. Stanton, Z. L. Vernon. Standing: W. W. Nichols, K. P. Jones. Sitting: C. W. Camp- bell, C. K. Bryson. Ordnance: Row 1: D. P. Bartos, D. D. Heter, F. W. Peterson, K. J. Seib, T. L. Duggan, J. H. Burton, H. T. Danley, T. L. Preston, J. R. Wolfe. Row 2: T. C. Warrender, C. E. Clark, D. W. Hammonds, G. M. Pow- less, B. F. Woodard, J. M. O ' Daniel, C. C. Triche, R. A. Franker; Standing: J. Wallace, D. H. Harvey. Row 3: G. W. Peeler, R. A. Williams, E. S. Tasker, C. R. Turner, F. A. Turnbull, A. R. Anderson. Row 4: M. D. Pence, J. N. Howard, K. R. Beauford, C. D. Nebeker, J. D. Garland, G . M. Nielsen, J. R. Thoren, S. P. O ' Donoghue, R. L. Coy.R.A. Belany, C. D. Smith, K. N.Lass, Row 5: R. L. Baker. Air Department Because she is an air- craft carrier, INTRE- PID boasts an Air De- partment. INTREPID ' s Air Department is made up of 330 enthus- iastic crewmen who comprise five of the ship ' s divisions. These men push the aircraft around the flight deck, launch the birds and bring them home again, and give them fuel be- tween launches. V-l watches and controls the aircraft on INTRE- PID ' s massive 898-foot flight deck, V-2 suffers from the heat and ex- periences the danger of launching and re- covering the birds , V-3, not exposed to the elements, moves the birds around the hangar bays and makes sure they are secure at all times, and V-4 picks up the dangerous job of handling avia- tion fuel and fueling the thirsty birds. Crash and Salvage Crew. Row 1: J. G. Reese, D. L. Britt, L. P. Hicks, R. M. Saltzgaber, B. E. Roemmelt, N. W. Ireland, R. C. Hunter. Row 2: N. G. Schurig, R. E. Gogan, D. Bongo, W. Mc- Lain, C. J. Buchanan. Fly-One. Row 1: B. G. Holding, C. L. Bryant, J. R. Clark, R. W. Lude, S. P. Sikes, J. M. Nocks, G. T. Sauv- ie. Row 2: L. Griffin, K. J. O ' Blenes, C. H. Harrley, G. M. Jones, K. J. Kolakowsky, G. E. Fox, C. J. Sonn- tag, F. D. Kenneroy, J. H. Johnson, Row 3: R. F. Johnson, R. F. Ross, D. A. Ware, R. H. Larson, K. P. Sulli- van, D. F. Elwell. trm. M N T  W ll« % Fly Three. Row 1: M. R. Atcheson, W. J. Minton, D. A. Northing- ton, J. H. Lawrence, D. McGray, G. A. Simmons, E. Sanders, L. L. Labossiere, F. H. Sherwood, Row 2: T. J. Wenk, L. C. An- drews, R. E. Lane, A. F. Soos, D. D. Henn, L. C. Smetana, W. J. Pollard. Fly Two. Seated: R. B. M ullan ey, J. Prince, L. F. Signa, P. M. Ham, B. A. Palas, W. J. Carroll, R.L. Clark. Standing: R. W. Bresee, W. J. Manning, C. A. Rhe- den, K. P. Denys, M. L. Regenold, R. W. Eilitz, R. Boumann, J. A. Richter, D. R. Medley, J. L. Hun- stad, M. G. Martin, F. P. Baker, A. R. White, W. L. Darby, D. L. Jones. V-2 V-2 Arresting Gear Men. Row 1: R. D. Shaw, F. H. Markeh, B. C. Moon, T. C. Jones, J. D. Talbert, R. J. Buerki. Row 2: R. Stephenson, J. Biggieri, R. E. Dungan, R. H. Snell, B. C. Lambert. Row 3: J. P. Hoover, R. L. Doyon, T. L. Johnson, D. C. Jewell, R. A. Parker. V-2 Arresting Gear Men. Row 1: E. F. Sonson, E. L. Sampson, D. J. Banks, L. H. Cobler, B. L. Spencer, R. Travitz. Row 2: J. A. Smith, W. R. Loveday, W. B. Ruis, M. R. Sanderson, R. F. Williams. Row 3: S. C. Gautreaux, W. C. Daniels, J. F. Harwedel, G. L. Ronken, R. W. Donegan. ' .« Kl. s® $ V F Port Catapult Crew. Row 1: D. Powers, T. R. Berkey, B. Jessee, S. B. Broxon, T. B. Pedersen, F. A. Sarchia- pone, W. O. Crane, D. R. Hardiman, W. M. Kancht. Row 2: P. R. Wales, R. O. Poirier, D. M. Graham, J. M. Stokes, G. R. Morgan, T. H. Crews, M. J. Froberg, R. F. Cornett, J. E. Hills, E. J. Roberts. K. C. Przychochi, I. J. Ross. Row 3: E. D. Barnes, W. H. Mooney, W. E. Harrison. G. L. Patrick, O. R. Beaman, J. J. Zlobinski, R. W. Hasche. Starboard Catapult Crew. Row 1: L. E. Thomas, R. B. Bryant. H. E. Frizzel, J. T. Smith, H. A. Keyser, R. L. Storm. Row 2: C. H. Mikesich. R. E. Johnson, J. L. Mounts, W. G. Marple, W. P. Dixon, I. J. Spalo, C. R. Pate, R. P. Hardison, S. Ahoi, H. E. McCormick, L. E. Phelps, J. M. Freeman. V-3, Bay 2. Row 1: D. E. Leidig, L. E. Avoy, W. D. Butler, P. C. Saleet, M. J. Turner, R. S. Ever- son, C. J. Shafer. Row 2: K. W. Walk- er, G. K. Cattren, G. L. Hill, R. E. Miller, C. R. Gard, P. A. Teper, R. W. Garton, M. E. Chlebinski, J. Sharkey, D. Deem, R. E. Day, R. Parks. V-3, Bay 1: Row 1: L. L. Jackson, T. A. Irle, L.G. Higley.D.T.Ploof, H. Luebbert. Row 2: G. H. Tootle, A. E. Allen, G. R. Carrel, J. E. Nix, D. M. McClure. Row 3: J. P. Franco, E. L. Cot- ton, J. E. Stetson, W.F. Harrison, J. F. DiNenna. . 1 - f ' % 12 - 1 1 ' I 1 C ' fl IT ft t r ' 12 y i i ff r i Or ■ i rA H V-3, Bay 3. Row 1: K. C. Chun, C. M. Rhudy, G. E. Ray, J. P. Hilton, J. C. Freeman, W. L. Beaird, J. A. Rosin, A. E. Doty. Row 2: J. R. Sorge, G. R. Heilman, R. C. Paes, C. D. Tur- ner, G. L. Walker, R. R. Blain, R. Cox, H. L. Wallace, R. Johansen, D. W. Hatton, Row 3: L. Carringer, L. W. Ja- cobsen, D. R. Fohner, S. D. Reed, J. J.Massie, J. E. Hanssen. I ; V-4 - i A ' SL ■ .- : : : : i - -: : : - i ■ _: - - I ::— . . D.DneL. ] C. PsimiE. V. C. !■ k Tank -k iw i ; 7 y jpn°- H 1L CB Atlas Tower (L to R): K. R Hamilton, R. R Barto, R. A.Wi gent, J. P. Pet ros. Flight Deck Control Flight Deck Control: (L to Rl G. A. Ait- cheson, G. A. Mor- itz, R. H.Dillingham, J. H. Kenny, R. D. Hill, D. J. Taggart. Air Admin Air Admin. Row 1: A. A. Myers, R. W. Bresee, J. P. Petros, R. R. Barto. Row 2: J. S. Boyd, M. W. Touchet, H.E. Ennis, P. J. Mouchet, J. J. Farrington, J. B. Johnston, V. L. Fos- ter. ■ i -— 2. V HC-2 Officers. (L to R) R. L. Bennett, R. P. Blumm, CM. Reddington, W. F. Stiles, J. D. Barry, F. E. Sum- rail, D. L. Mathews, J. A. Hickey, S. S. Hoxie. HC-2 Enlisted. Row 1: G. Shafer, D.Seacchi, R. McGuire. Row 2: M. Davis, R. Angel, W. Lorentzen, O. Lalley, J. Thoen, C.Wilson, R. Laird, E. P. Kilfara, J. Vanderheiden, A. R. Storniolo. Row 3: P. V. Skow, N. O. Estrada, G. D. Yandell, E. E. Tennant, R. Lee, T. J. Provenzano, C. J. Panissidi. Row 4: D. R. Bolton, J. L. Stanford, F. D. Mawn, K. W. Walrath, J. L. Christopher, R. F. Bull, W. Wiggins, A. F. Volk, M. C. Stanchak, J. Alcala, S. Chapman, D. Bulloch, J. Betts, S. B. Turner, J. J. Francesconi, D. W. Collins, J. Frost, W. L. Colegrove. HC-2 MAIN COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AREA o «i oxtrt m root to «•• « 0€LI «T Communications ... A giving, or giving and receiving, of information. (page 296 Web- ster ' s New World Dictionary). The Commu- nications Department is the facet of ship- board organization that prevents us from becoming a wandering island ... it is our eyes and ears, telling us what is happening back home, what is ahead, where we must go, and where others have gone before us. The simple waving of flags, blinking of lights, and writing of messages are the fastest ways to communicate; they are all used on IN- TREPID. Communications Comm. Officers: Row 1: K. Turke, D. Peisner, W. Rucker. Row 2: D. T. Wemyss, R. Hewitt, L. G. Sheets, D. Mc- Donald, D. Johnston, C. King, J. Voorhees. i M H-02fW V- ' V CR Division: Seated: D. McKeel, B. Hardesty, C. Moline, G. Sorenson, J. Luckenbach. Stand- ing: J. Johnson, T. Mor- rison, C. Buesking, T. Holladay, K. T. Totten. zrs CR Division CR Division: Row 1: J. Nicklas, G. Greenough, L. Grasso, C. Hillen, L. Thomas, R. W. Amyotte, J. E. Van Meter, K. J. Mayes, R. C. Biggs, M. L. Cannaday, W. K. Angell. Row 2: R. M. Ursery, C. E. Hoy, C. Pierce, E. J. Cullen, F. Pitzer, J. E. Spells, D. Lapinski, M. E. Sparks, L. Holscher, L. V. Zaraza, M. E. Deitschel, R. Pfullmann, D. F. Butner, F. J. Dubee. Row 3: W. A. Poston, R. W. Kemner, W. C. Metcalfe, D. Cirulli, J. J. Bainbridge, D. Finlay, B. Blume, W. R. Fantom. CS Division CS Division: (L to R) A. Perry, J. Voor- hees, J. Cannon, J. Cahill, D. Williams, A. Berry, F. Miller, J. Brock, G. Brown, D.Buhrow, G. A. Buttice, M. V. Zarrello, J. I. Kellam, H. D. Connelly. Grinding . . . digging . . . drilling . . . these are all activi- ties which can be found in INTREPID ' s Dental Department. Molars, impacted tooth, fillings, are all familiar words to the crewman who must visit the Dentist. INTREPID ' s Dental Office features new modern chairs, a feature which permits the subject to relax in comfort. Dental facilities include surgery capability, x-rays, and a denture laboratory. During spare moments, the finest plaque discs in the Fleet are produced in the Dental Lab. Dental Dental Dept. Row 1: L. V. Owens, C. E. Hall, J. T. Clark, Row 2: R. J. Melzer, W. P. Nichols, C. W. Ligon. Dental Officers: M. P. Haines, W. A. Grimsley, W. T. Coggeshall. Engineering Department lr O Engineering Officers. Row 1: J. G. Bell, C. A. Coyle, J. A. Dick- man, R. D. Williams, J. M. Kolek. Row 2: H. J. Fees, R.G.Walker, R. E. Sherry, W. C. Gaskins, W. C. Gregory, R. J. Kerwick, J. B. Miller, A. D. Pelletier. Every ship has an Engineering Department, and INTREPID is no different. Commonly known as the snipe, the average engineer always ventures into the hot depths of the ship to provide our heating, lighting, ventila- tion, and fresh water. He encounters practi- cally the same maintenance problems that the average homeowner would encounter, plus much more. When another department has a big repair job that requires expert advice, several of the five hundred men from Engin- eering are called in. Even more weight is added to the shoulders of the Engineer when he is given the job of controlling and watching anything aboard which may cause damage to the ship or her personnel. Engineering Office Yeomen. W. C. Barnes, H. R. Chappell, E. E.Ruthland, P. R. Ezzell. A Division Machine Shop Machine Shop. Row 1: M. W. Blessing, L. D. Mummert. Row 2: C. T. Guth, P. J. Verville, J. R. Peters, L. W. Bowker, C. L. Reynolds, D. H. Knick, R. W. Wilson, C. S. Real. Air Conditioning Shop Air Conditioning Shop. Row 1: T. H. Luttrell, G. W. Truitt, H. Garner, J. L. Dodd. Row 2: J. C. Neuman, C. H. Manniiry, J. W. Ryan, C. M. Wladyka. Row 3: R. M. Ratcliff, D. M. Ratcliff, J. E. Stevens, C. J. Guittar, D. E. Angel. lydraulics Gang. Row 1: P. A. olino, D. L. Harvey, R.L.Drin- lin, R. L. Santo. Row 2: R. rlughes, K. L. Helmers, T. L. Jonkowski, A. S. Knish, W. M. 3rown. Hydraulics Gang Diesel Crew Diesel Crew. Row 1: J. P. Daig- neault, R. P. Metcalf. Row 2: H. F. Stouffer, T. J. Sharkey, S. J. Kohnke, L. Orlick, F. J. Hunter, G. L. Watson. °2 N 2 Men 02N2 Men. Row 1: R. L. Spencer, R. M. Vokich, R. H.Williams, R. D. Hagen, D. D. Barth, N. A. Hayden. Row 2: J. A. Field, H. C. Allen, J. R. Benoit, M. C. Turner, W. H. Johnson, J. J. Cogan, S. M. Meredith, T. A. Hynd, H. R. Godfrey, R. G. Naylor, J. Mar- shall, D. A. Ahlers, L. L. Kirchner. Steam Heat. Row 1: R. D. Finch, W. R. Ses- soms, R. C. Warren, G. E. Guillmette, W. L. Brick. Row 2: J. G. Stokes, K. O. Fitch, J. V. Jessop, J. H. Scott, R. M. McMillan, T. L. Knapp, J. M. Morelli, J. F. Pegg. Steam Heat Men No. 1 Fireroom Gang. Row 1: G. A. Powers, T. W. Schreiber, R. R. Sierra, M. J. Smaglinski, R. W. Vosburg. Row 2: E. J. McCue, D. E. Hayes, J. W. Hill, L. R. Bowman, P. L. Gogola, A.Tarallo, L. D. MacDonald. Row 3: F. Williams, R. L. Severs, C. F. Myers, C. G. Herndon, E. R. Grissom, J. L. Stone, M. W. Levatino. Row 4: R. D. Thorn, R. L. Vanover, J. W. Galeard, S. D. Bourne, D. R. Pugh, J. L. Clark, J. Wilson. B Division No. I Fireroom Gang No. 2 Fireroom Gang 2. Fireroom Gang. Rowl: M. . Seeley, K. L. Hemmer, C. J. Zib. Row2: W. B R. J. Coakley, S. T. Hyweman, E. H. Garner, Row 3: R. R. Scruton, G. S. Anthony, G Knox, R. H. Scheblo, D. Hancock. Row 4: C. Rocco, D. C. Peacock. Valish, L. R. Nunn, E. Stauffer, E. L. Bowling, M. G. Thilmony. E. McArdle, S. E. Pullon, F. F. E. D. Baker, S. R. Dowland, E. No. 3 Fireroom No. 3 Fireroom Gang. Row 1: A. R. Fernhout, W. M. Carter, T. W. Burgett, R. McDonald, G. T. Helley, S. Carroll, R. W. Boynton, D. R. Rauh, W. Arnold. Row 2: H. D. Gerber, G. Garcia, E. E. Leckliter, D. L. King, R. L. Williams, W. Mulhern. Row 3: J. A. Cincotta, F. Kittrel, J. H.Boone, S. L. Blanchette. Row 4: W. M. Fuller, J. W. Chapman, A. W. Poole, D. H. Chen, C. A. Esperman. No.4 Fireroom Gang No. 4 Fireroom Gang. Row 1: L. A. Thibault, B. E. Norman, P. L. Neuling, R. E. Stevens, R. J. Holl, J. D. Watson. Row 2: B. K. Elkins, D. K. Merath, I. H. Perkins, M. K. York, D. R. Smith, G. L. Partin, W. Everard. No. 4 Fireroom Gang. Row 1: D. T. Williams, L. H. Fry, L. B. Cairns, C. G. Freeman. Row 2: R. E. Wier, D. Kammerer, R. H. Collins, L. M. Moten. Boiler Repair. S. Rizzo, J. B. Garner, A. W. Benson, A. Del- Casale, T. Howell. ON 6c Water Shack Gang Oil Water Shack Gang. Row 1: W. M McGahan, L. G. Perez, C. M. Rhoades, L. E. Hyche. Row 2: E. P. Garcia, H. L. Green- wood, A. J. Flynn, R. R. Buckley. Row 3: E. J. McDonnell, E. F. Fowler, R. L. Cove, J. A. Piester. Row 4: R. J. Kubicki, J. J. Beach, T. B. Gibson. E Division. Kow 1: J. Banks, D. Gorski. Row 2: C. Patterson, R. Mitchell, R. Thurlow, R. War- dell, G. Hindle, K. Bryant, T. Geiger, J. McManus. Row 3: R. Herrmann, E. O ' Connor, J. Tenorio, R. Locke, R. L. Metcalf, E. W. Bragg, C. Stoothoff. E Division E Division. Row 1: D. E. Kitchen, J. M. Rod- riguez, M. R. Williams, J. J. O ' Hearn, R. Elliott, J. P. Carpenter, R. D. Yoachum, M. E. Howes. Row 2: G. R. O ' Shields, R. Casalicchio, C. P. Shannon, D. A. Collins, D. A. Velton, T. E. Malakin, D. E. Zimlich, R. M. Arnold, R. J. Kaffer, R. J. Pekkala. Row 3: R. L. Fowler, M. Mullins, A. E. Starck, W. T. Fraser, R. M. Jones, J. D. Farone, D. R. Eells, G. H. Turcotte, A. R. Hendrickson. E Division. Row 1: J. A. Gatti, H. E. Fischer, T. R. Kolsem, J. Banks, D. W. Hawks. Row 2: J. H. Eaton, A. W. Schoening, T. M. Hargreaves, D. M. Alberino, N. A. Meek, R. J. Elling, M. E. Howes, D. D. Keene, B. R. Stepnick. Row 3: L. G. Rice, D. A. Sadler, S. Z. Prince, V. Kicklighter, R. J. Christie, J. O ' Hearn, R. Flem- ming, M. L. Smith, W. H. Dark. Crew of M Division. Row 1: D. M. Christensen, W. Lucero, B. W. Free, H. R. Porter. Row 2: D. G. Papa, T. Couch, D. G. Yancy, S. W. Foltz. M Division After Engine c Generator Gang After Engine Room Genera- tor Gang. Row 1: R.J. Hunt, J. M. Clements, J.T.Costel- lo, J. B. Tarrant, J. Mclntyre, W. A. Sievers, R. L. Hoover, Row 2: M. H. Bernu, M. R. Guerra, T. W. Streeter, T. L. Jones, R. E. Riddle, J. A. Kline, W. C. Tanner, K. F. Lambeth, G. L. Fergerson. Forward Engine c Generator Gang Forward Engine and Generator Gang. Row 1: D. L. Baldwin, D. E. Bell, J. M. Weaver, T. W. Streeter, P. Lang, Row 2: D. L. Dean, J. J. Haugstadter, D. A. Johnson, W. B. Comer, ]. W. Hollobaugh.D. K. Farmer, J. W. Vince, G. A. Gochanour, C. D. Vest. Evaporator Gang Evaporator Gang. Row 1: W. A. Phipps, J. Swartz, M. R. Chan- ton, C. G. Bolton. Row 2: H. A. Putallay, D. M. Reeg, M. W. Whitemore, M. S. Zurawinski, J. A. Redford, P. B. Henney, E. R. Proudfoot. Evaporator Gang. Row 1: T. L. Ayers, C. Cantrell, W.E. Aitken, M. Blanton. Row 2: J. O. Vines, L. A. Myers, M. M. Worn, D. L. Dean. Row 3: R. J. Post, T. J. Cahill, J. A. Cosnell, E. C. Jackson. Row 4: B. D. Jones, R. F. Kern, R. G. Page, L. A. Flint, F. E. Kennedy. : ' $ R Division  =•4 Shipfitters Shipfitters. Row 1: W. Hays, B. Green, T. Jack, A. Heipler, F. Boyd, R. Houston, D. Kindred, J. J.Debow. Row 2: M. Carter, R. Steele, L. T. Wammack, S. Talluto, T. I. Moore, N.J. Grecco, W. Kessinger, R. Alden, G. C. Wolke, C. Fortin, R. Fecteau, D. Hill, N. Rhame. Damage Control Shop: Row 1: O. D. Baliff, J. A. Libera, J. Sumner, J. E. West. Row 2: L. M. Blackburn, H. A. Austin, A. A. Cannizzaro, V. Alford. Row 3: H. D. Garrett, D. J. Far- rell.G. P. Kiernan, W. P.Guern- sey. Row 4: R. W. Werla, Z. E. Brandt, S. R. Walker, C. E. Glass, G. D. Sikora, T. E. Harris. Damage Control FT Carpenters Shop Carpenter Shop: (1 to r) J. W. Moyer, J. M. Payne, R. C. Berg- lund, R. D. White, J. S. Tanner. 1 to R: J. E. Hamilton, Z. A. Brown, D. P. Fisher, A. L. Williams(patient), K. A. Marshall Scientific experts on mind and body... the task of keeping the crew healthy and advising the Commanding Officer of the hy- giene and sanitary conditions around the ship. ..a staff of Pro ' s equipped to handle effectively any forseeable emergency sit- uation... such is the Medical De- partment. Facilities include those of a regular hospital.... a 48 bed ward, an operating room, a treat- ment room, pharmacy, clinical laboratory, and an X-ray unit., all give the average seafarer a feeling of well-being. Always Open, Never Closed. Top Berth Forward: R. E. Crews; Top Berth Rear: R. L. Riendeau; Bottom Berth Rear: S. L. Morris. M. E. Kees gives a throat cul- ture, while H. J. Hoffman pre- pares to give an injection. Medical Department Corpsmen: L to R: Row 1: T. Tautalatasi, W. L. Miller. G. Godin, M. Hem- mer. Row 2: R. Riendeau, D.C. Thomas, T. R. Long, N.W. Par- ish, R.B. Church M.A. Kees. Row 3: S.L. Morris, T.L. Pritt. M.J. Robinson, W.K. Glover, H. J. Hoffman, R. S. O ' Brion, C. E. Alberti. Row 4: J. J. McAdams, G. P. Bowman. W ■ } 1 ■ 1 g ml 1 -- iffi W T IWL B fc y i ■ ss P Navigation: Row 1: R. Timber- lake, T. C. Phillips; Row 2: R. F. Blanton.E. M. Hewitt, M. E. Chase, B. D. Reno, J. W. McKinney, B. A. Cortez, R, A. Gullickson, C. C. Chadwick, W. D. Howard, D. A. Tietz; Row 3: D. H. Heberlig, R. Moorrees, C. J. Foley, D. F. Boyce, M. G. Crutchfield, G. W. Stone, R. W. Gaskin; Row 4: M. J. Larkin, J. R. Green, T. J. VandeWater. The primary job of the Nav- igation Department is to guide the ship through the water safely. Calculations are made 24-hours a day to insure that the ship is operating in safe waters. The Quartermasters can be found be- hind the helm, on the Bridge, and in the Charthouse. They are the men with the driver ' s licenses trained experts at avoiding traffic jams. It is these Quartermasters who use the stars of the Heavens to guide their ship peacefully through the seas. Operations Dept. Operations Yeomen: Row 1: J. Ciresi, E. Ulrich, D. Clark, R. J. Minard; Row 2: D. Spielman, R. Herdter, L. Price, D. Magee, R. E. Smith, G. Zace. Strike Operations: (Left to right) W. G. Martin, M. C. Monroe, W. K. Sullivan, T. E. Davis, R. D. Kaulback, L. R. Harvey. OA Division: Kneeling: L. Letner, D. Buxton, J. Digwood. Standing: P. DeRose, G. Boswell, W. Eck- man, T. Koors, G. Capley, P. H. Gatje. O A Division The Operations Department can be compared to the brain of a computer. Collecting, evaluating, and disseminating the combat and operational information that is picked up on the mess decks is no easy job. At the top of the list is Flag Plot, where the scheduling of ship ' s evolutions, such as refuling, air ops, and rearming takes place. CIC mon- itors surface and air contacts and suggests changes of course, speed, and direction to the com- manding officer. Strike Ops plans and monitors the daily operations of the air wing, while AIO briefs the pilots and attempts to de- termine what they did. Meteoro- logy forecasts the weather, Air Operations schedules all flights on and off the ship, while CATCC monitors the approach of air- craft and Sonar checks for lurk- ing submarines. Last but not least, the Photo Lab develops pretty prints for AIO, Photo Inter- pretation, and PAO. O A Division: Row 1: R. C. Marquez, J. W. Risen, P. Collins Row 2: P. New- kirk, R. Rose, P. Moore, D. Hoo- per, J. Frost. OC Division OC Division: Standing: R. Mc- Cullough, T. Fletcher, R.G.Hen- derson. Seated: A. Dulaney, D. A. Meyer. Air Operations Ops Officers: (L to R): R. D. French, J. E. Marshall. F. J. Merrill. CATCC 2 CATCC: Seated: B. Haden, J. Holland, J. Lodge, G. Garner. Standing: J. Fitzgerald, S. Bisesl, D. Curry, T. Schreyer. CATCC: Seated: C. Crawley, T. Jones. Standing: W. R. Wardlaw, M. Thompson, W. Gilbert, R. Doucette, N. Parker, G. Ross, J. Niemiec. OE Division: R. D. Tweed, C. J. Skjod, D. G. Nielsen. O E Division Comm Gang; Row 1: S. A. Rou- ska, R. C. Carlson, D. E. Hall. Row 2: C. T. Young, E. R. Brock, T. W. Graham, T. W. Reed, J. P. Heffernon. Row 3: D. C. Orderkick, C. E. Green- halgh, D. A. Metzger, R. C. Rector, H. H. Phillips, D. E. McDaniel. Row 4: D. G. Robin- son, F. W. Von Holt, R. E. Clemens, H. L. ■ Brown, J. R. Baca, P. M. Culligan, R. S. Kleinhans. Radar Gang: Row 1: D. D. Wilson, J. T. Mach, J. Martonik, K. C. March. Row 2: A. N. Roe, D. P. Madera, L. J. Williamson, D. R. Cole, P. A. Camp, T. Gaskell. Row 3 F. J. Mire, D. W. Link, L. W. Bryan, J. L. Butcher, R. S. Blust.W.O.Krue- ger, R. D. Hardy. O I Division CIC Officers. Row 1: R. W. Mays, J. D. Holt, H. E. Moyle, W. J. Culbertson, L. D. Tread- way. Row 2: R. D. Brickhouse, C. V. McBurney, J. B. Whitley, R. A. Peden. 01 Division: D. R. Weller, R. R. Baker, J. Knowles, W. B. Smith, J. C. Reeves, J. K. Owen, K. H. Cupp, J. A. B. Black, V. D. Wil- liams, J. T. Carlson. Row 2: D. L. Camp, S. T. Gordon, J. B. Diehi, F. T. Nelson, M. J. Reagan, J. L. Arnold, J. M. Day, W. T. Pierson, R. T. Johnson. R. L. Wickwire. Row 3: N. S. Conant, R. A. Sloan, J. A. Sharpee, T. J. Foote, R. H. Fritzler, A. E. Simpson, C. W. Brown, B. W. Shaw, C. D. Farmer. Sonar. Row 1: E. T. Mickelsen. T. A. B. Black. J. T. Knowles. Row 2: B. W. Shaw, C. D. Farmer, J. K. Owen. Row 3: D. D. Marturano, R. E. Hart, D. R. Weller, R. G. Stewart. Row 4: R. W. Mays, G. R. Shoemake, K. L. Arnold. OI Division. Rowl: D. E. Howard, J. H. Brooks, M. R. Oriego, G. M. Hoyt, A. W. Sears, M. G. Taylor, J. D. Mitchell, J. E. Braden, T. G. Juntenen,H. J. Rodriguez, G. P. Bair. Row 2: J. M. Poko, R. D. O ' Reilly, D.-R. McPeek, B. W. Noss, T. A. Wallace, D. J. Shoemaker, D. D. Marturan, P. J. Srevens, J. E. Stephens. Row 3: J. A. Mierzejewski, D. McCoskey, J. H. Tole, J. C. Nuttall, K. L. Arnold, J. C. Bernhardt, R. R. Myers, G. J. Earls, J. C. Kusman. AIO: seated: S. D. Johnstone, S. D. Hottinger, A. W. Brown, W. L. Garrison, P. S. Coakley, P. N. Trivelas, W. G.Ashworth. Standing: G. N. Vickery, G. D. Mizener, R. E. Hulsizer, N. E. Harned, T. E. Ragan, D. C. Spindle, J. C. Francis. Air Intelligence Office AIO Officers: G. C. Leland, P. J. Haughey, J. D. Epstein. Photo Lab: Row l: R. L. Ezzell, D. M. Shapiro, L. R. Marshall, K. H. Hills, M. C. Womble, K. Shrader, M. W. Christ. Row 2: J. J. Brennan, J. Bowers, J. A. Tilley, D. B. Philput, J. W. White, T. H. McClain, H. E. Boesch, G. M. Hamilton, R. I. Tice, E. R. Accampo, }. A. Stout. O P Division Supply L to R: P. Smith, J. Harmon, W. Lynn, J. Grude, T. Scott, Q . Morrison, R. Parrott, R. Hebert, D. Rost. Supply... onboard INTREPID supply means many things— things like nourishment in the form of three large meals a day. Supply means snacks, like the ones sold at the ship ' s soda fountain. Supply means clean sheets, clean uniforms and clean galleys. From the operation of these galleys to the ship ' s stores, barberships, tailor and cobbler shops... from the laundry service to the Wardroom stewards to the ship ' s mess cooks... supply is an ever-present happening aboard INTREPID. Supply is divided into seven major divisions. Storekeepers and Aviation Storekeepers keep the ball rolling in S-l. S-2 is the home of the Commissarymen - the cooks , the bakers , and the ice-cream makers. A large division, the S-2M division, is comprised of the Mess Cooks who keep the galleys in immaculate condition. Another large division, S-3, controls the walk-in-store , the clothing and luxury stores, the vending machines, the laundry, the soda fountain, and the barberships, tailor shop and the cobbler shop. S-4, or Disbursing, pays out the money, S-5 provides stewards for the Wardroom, and S-7 is comprised of the intellectuals — the Data Processing Technicians. Receipt and Requisition Control: seated: G. F. Erb, R. D. O ' Brian, J. M. Clark. Standing: J. D. Harmon, W. J. Lynn, K. S. Kates. Material Control: Row 1: A .C. Sablan, R. K. Bee, W. E. Hulse, F. Thomas. Row 2: C. W. Hersey, E. E. Hoen, T. L. Costello, M. J. Hol- lowood, B -J. Sheets, H. L. Rosema. Receiving cage: C. L. Painter, H. C. Turnip, J. G. Paul. S-l Division . . The Front Office: W. J. Lynn, M. J. Hollowood, L. R. Elliott, R. Parrott. Supply Response Group: Seated at right: V. T. Paris, M. S. Jackson, C. Rucker. Seated at left: E. B. Gruta, W. B. Knowles, J. Dorsey, L. P. Bell, E. Parker, S. C. Salgado, M. W. Grogan. Back row: W. H. Carter, R. Parrott, W. R. Adams, J. D. Glass, D. H. Wineinger, C. K. Bryson, T. A. Hardman. Stock Control Accounting: R. E. Sheaffer, J. D. Harmon, L. A. Denniston, P. R. Spafford. Row 2: M. A. Delson, R. A. Moline, W. E. Arnold, J. T. Wilkins. Row 3: H. M. Goulart, J. F. Smarrella, J. D. Wright, J. M. Urganus. Aviation Storeroom Gang: W. N. Houdek, J. A. Wooten, J. R. Davis, H. C. Daughtry. Row 2: C. E. Williams, D. W. Wick, D T. Miller, J. P. Hoffman, B. D. Arrington, R. A. Neuman. Row 3: D. P. Sikorski, W. L. Ringle, G. S. Berry. • Row 1: L to R: G. A. Rosenfeld, A. A. Zutell, R. R. Blevans. Row 2: L to R: R. L. Young, L. H. Taylor, D. W. Silcox, J. W. Dewey. Row 3: L to R: E. F. Paterson, E. H. Eck, G. V. Rudolph. Row 4: L to R: S. L. Ray, E. F. Susen, H. F. Stoneking, A. J. McMenomy, D. A. French, C. F. Renaud. S-2 Division Row 1: L to R: S. C. Baker, J. M. Lodi, R. L. Deal, W. L. Lafayette, J. ]. Hughes. Row 2: L to R: E. A. Errickson, L. D. Blackburn, A. B. Mumford, W. D. Little, N. R. Lodi. Row 3: L to R: D. A. Denoncour, A. J. Duplessis, J. Nagy, T. A. Niedenthal, C. E. Miller, T. V. Tagert, R. L. Greenslade. Row 4: L to R: H. F. Christianson. Row 5: L to R D. W. Godfery, E. F. Hughey, J. R. Boback. Row 6: L to R: T. C. Munger, R. M. Faberski, E. A. Hennig, H. W. Whidden, F. E. Dotterwick, R. E. Taylor, J. R. Oslanzi, R. J. Stafford. L to R: R. W. Dunlap, D. A. French, L. R. Harrison, J. E. Grude S-2M Division _ ' ; i ' i } ii Ti pr Mess Cooks: T. N. Tworek, A. Petronzi, D. R. Moffat, H. J. Glass. S. H. Wagenhoffer. R. L. Bisson, W. E. Malteson, C J. Wall. Row 2: W. E. Kermashek, S. J. Larsen, A. R. Mc- Phail, J. W. Tipton, R. A. Stull, R.L. Stephenson, R. J. Kennedy, L. E. Fueischmann. Row 3: L. Eddie, J. M. Hill, J. H. Toft, L. D. Wilson, D. R. Pearce, D. R. Lawson, D. G. Huddleston, G. Sander, C. A. Shaw. Row 4: G. Prove, C. A. Jones, M A. Robertson, W. A. Colanti, D. B. Lesperance, F. K. Kermashek, 1. R. Barrett, T. L. Hilt. Mess Cooks: Row 1: D. R. Whiteside, S. C. Miller, R. L. Wilkes, J. E. Whigham, D. W. Swiger, T. W. Forbes, M. T. Wells. Row 2: J. R. Hall, D. G. Lane, D. A. Hardin, R. C. Wallace, R. S. Hichs, P. E. Ellison, H. P. Dupont, J. C. Beavers. Row 3: W. H. Richey, J. E. Mobbs, C. L. Sheets, C. F. Gibson, R. E. Macguire, Z. H. Swetnam,.L. G. Wilson, C. D. Markey, P. S. Cohen. Row 4: J. R. Lehmkuhler, C. H. Post, J. C. Knudsen, T. J. Boyden, W. E. Fenton, D. P. Waddell, E. F. McDerby. Mess Cooks: Row 1: G. M. Henry, P. P. Martinek, W. E. Qualter, B. J. Edwards, D. Quails, G. M. Grey, A. J. Kubala, M. T. Shadburn, J. E. Zbikowski. Row 2: L. P. Reid, R. Harton, L. C. Valentine, D. E. Andrus, C. R. Picks, M. R. McClure, C. L. Yeager, J. Marcinkevich. Row 3: J. A. Cincotta, E. Lee, J. D. Dawkins, C. H. Post, D. W. Mattson, R. E. Marrs, C. B. Crockett, T. J. Boyden. Row 4: D. L. Edenfield, C. Nedder- meyer, A. Hughes, L. Short, S. Summa. Officer ' s BarberShop 4 m j— v ITS S-3 Di v isi I on L to R: J. Baldwin, and R. Hernandez. Customer: C. Sandler. y m Sales Office L to R: C. Elliott, L. Guza, P. Fracasso, T. Scott, Bela Lug- osi, K. Lessard, L. Wooten, R. Hancharik. 1st m + Sales Staff Seated L to R: T. Scott, A. Knowles, R. Hebert, L. Guza. Standing L to R: D. Wright, M. Prichett, J. Baldwin, J. Kopchik, J. Banes, T. Fittro, J. Patterson, J. Menzer. Lto R: T. Nolan, K. Davenport, F. Gesser, W. Fra- ser (customer), J. Green. Crew ' s Barber Shop Laundry Crew L lo R (Seated): T. Niblet, J. Harmon, R. Hoch, J. Chandler, R. Shipley. L to R (Standing): E. Banks, M. Welch, N. Schoffner, D. Epps, R. Harris, M. Arnett. • S-4 Disbursing L to R: C. J. Lawson, L. K. Moran, L. J. McCrann, J. O. Lampitoc, K. J. Chamberlin, G. L. McDonald, P. A. Cerio, R. D. Erb, A. L. Dubay, D. L. Rost. Wardroom nfifiSS ikss nvboi T L SCOTT il. «k | ws«w «xntgni saom j I «M«UBn- sawH aap awrj j Mm umr . |S I satufrwr Far Table L: U. V. Oasin, R. P. Ramirez, S. C. Cezar, F. R. Rafael, P. M. Nocon, A. S. Tolentino, R. M. Ramos, R. B. Cosca (End of table). Far Table R: B. G. Decena, E. C. Marcial, B. R. Domingo. Near Table LtoR:R. O. Luarca, E. S. Bolus. Officers and Chiefs L to R: R. J. Hebert, J. P. Parrish, R. L. Morris. S-5 Division ■ Shuffling Cards: G. D. Walker. Front Row Across L to R: C. B. Stites, D. A. Doty, D. W. Cale, J. W. Hambel (Wrapped in Data Sheets). L of Computer: R. P. Johnston, D. A. Kirsch. P. F. Smith. R of Computer: J. B. Barr. L. D. Bushee, R. R. Hong, D. A. Strock. In Huddle Behind Computer L to R: L. M. Nordquist, D. E. Robinson, J. J. Nelson. S-7 Division Weapons The Weapons Department includes the gunners, the deck force, the aviation ordnance crew, and the Marine Detachment. The men of the deck force go out into the scorching sun and salt spray every day to keep the exterior of the ship, and certain interior areas, in prizewinning condition. The main job of the deck force at sea is the never-ending job of replenishment: taking on food, bombs, and fuel. The ordnance crew runs about the hangar bay and flight deck lugging thousand pound bombs to and from the bomb elevators. The gunners practice on the guns— and protect us from attack, while the Marine Detachment lugs ordnance, mans guns, and provides for the security of the ship. The personnel in Weapons love a little sweat, they perform more than an honest days work, and their accomplishments are extraordinary. 1st Division: Row 1: J. L. Lilly, G. U. Urquiza, H. A. Watson, R. A. Vah, R. K. Curbello, E. A. Reeds, S. S. Woodman, D. A. Shulenski, P. J. Bowden. Row2: L. N. Robbins, R. H. Wales, J. R. Pascarell, E. W. Marose, A. L. Spencer, M. F. Markus, E. C. Lombardi, C. M. Mackey, J. M. Remmert, G. Murphy. Row 3: J. Dickey, R. Dagenhart, D. E. Honneycutt, T. Rogers, R. K. Eagle, R. Hildebrandt, D, L. Honeycutt, R. J. Daniel, B. A. Meloe, A. Cantu, H. Daley, P. R. Osborn, R. St. George. I st Division 1A Division: Row 1: M. E. Brown. T. W. Jacks, A. V. Colicci, J. F. Sanders, S. B. Fuller, E. Richmond, R. St. George. Row 2: C. W. Fee- back, H. A. Feuer- stein, N. C. Draugh, H. L. Ross, J. D. Steadman, J. Riem, W. G. Nelson, J. R. Small. Row 3: W. E. Klug, P. R. Searles, W. H. Mercer, H. S. Raleigh, K.D.Smith, D. L. Patton, W. M. Donovan. I-A Division 2nd Division Second Division: Row 1: J. P. Goodrum, B. L. Johnson, J. H. Stark, R. P. Cheney, J. C. Kna- benshue. Row 2: D. M. Cabral, G. E. Wendt, J. L. Ray, G. D. Peterson, R. W. Kiley. Row 3: C. H. Rogers, J. L. Klinglesmith, B. Lazarowicz, L. E. Wagner, E. R. Boms. mjt R eC r nd Rrnn V L. iSi °S : R T „ l! fnP u Larson ' D - E ' ° lson ' E ' Henderson, B C. Brooks. Row 2: S. F. Warbus, T. V. Buzzard, J. F. Lone T T McCuen A. V. Edwards, R. E. Williams. Row 3: F E Allvn n ' f Furmanski. D. T. Guastella, W. N. Ramey, L. L. Spangler ' ' mWGA 3-A Division iBor jw Row 1: J. R. Benns, W. J. Campbell, J. H. Caswell, R. W. Glasscock, R. H. Relyes. Row 2: J. McCaudlen, E. S. Staring, R. W. Voltz, W. G. Rouse, L. J. Lipinski. Row 3: D. L.James, E. G. Shelton, G. F. Fincham, A. J. Uranick, J. R. Neese. Rowl: R. L. Bishop, J. S. Taylor, R. E. Esquilin, M. A. Romero, S. Griswell. Row 2: K. R. Walker, R. A. Gales, R. T. Marroguin, J. D. Gross, W. V. Carter, J. H. Caswell. Row 3: E. E. Borus, R. F. Briscoe, M.S. Garza, M. J. Summers, S. R. Washburn, R. Jolley, G. L. Thomas. Division Kneeling L to R: J. J. Velasquez, J. A. Nelms, T. S. Luna, F. Dollak, L. N. Gillette, G. P. Souder. Standing L to R: R. G. Staves, E. C. Zagle, R. D. Montgomery, E. L. Kagey, P. W. Holloway,. D. A. Davis, K. F. Thomas, J. C. vlcCauley, H. L. Longmire, H. J. Gray, D. D. JVildes, R. S. Adolph, R. H. Urich, R. N. ,Dunn. ' $■£ . Jj I Clockwise from center: R. R. Brewster, P. C. Langley, D. L. Johnson, D. B. Mills, T. L. Gates, S. F. Kimble, J. E. Hogan E. C. Norris, O. J. Carr, G. L. Gates, W. M. McMullen, S. W. Riddle, D. J. Beckwith, R. L. Arp, S. A. Allen. 2xazz£ i 5lNTR E p lb W Division. Row 1: M. R. Krasley, J. A. Grif- fin, M. E. Haddaway, C. A. Sandler. Row 2: L. C.Tueller, R.J. Scire, J. T. Bilello.D.E. Berry, R. R. Mazson, J, M. Francis. Row 3: W. R. Dillon, P. L. Evans, J. M. Famed, B. A. Gross, B. H. Parker, G. D. Wilkins, W. E. Adams. J. J. Dean. 5th Division G Division. (L to R) M. L. Tay lor, R. J. Hawes, P. G. Cowan G. W. Fruit, R. J. Dobbs, H L. Gordon, R. L. Bauer, G Lamoureux. G Division 1. Row 1: R. C. Christman, F. L. Morris, J. G. Robbins, R. L. Adams, M. D. Braverman, M. T. Jenkins, F. D. Blank, M. J. Downing, E. D. Felix. Row 2: R. L. Bauer, R. J. Hawes, L. A. Redden, E. A. Perrotta, T. W. Nevitt, Y K. Shipley, I. R. Caldwell, R. L. Clinding, L. A. VanAuken, W. Ujczak, H. L. Gordon. Row 3: J. C. Smith, J. M. Jenson, J. A. Urdahl, D. L. Wentz, R. W. Roberts, S. F. Jurczak, S. N. Clifton, J. Storey, J. B. Fitzgerald, W. S. Babbitt. G Division G Division 3. Row 1: C. W. Franklin, G. Monteleone, M. L. Limoges, R. P. Collette, J. C. Williams, J. D. Ducan, D. W. Murphy, W. L. Rodgers, P. E. Skinner, F. R. Hutchins. Row 2: S. L. Pitzer, F. Juliano, G. G. Gaston, C. T. Sellers, B. E. Tudor, B. R. Cabbiness, W. J.Lloyd.J. W. Gill, N. W. Anderson, M. L. Taylor, G. J. Lamoureux. Row 3: M. G. Schwartz, C. P. Davis, T. C. Cullum, S. L. Gauris, R. M. Durrance, L. D. Gaston, D. J. Montecalvo, P. Kaonohi. G Division 2. Row 1: E. R. Hogan, R. L. Cook, J. A. Coontz, J. L, Fiddler, R. J. Hurley, T. D. Cantrell, L. C. Edgerly, A. L. Norris, S. Napoli, J. S. Glodowski, E. R. Hemphill. Row 2: R. J. Dobbs, P. S. Ostrom, D. A, Poots, S. L. Williams, G. W. Peeler, G. J. Friel, D. L. Breer, M. A. Wheeler, G. R. Peterson, W. Blair, P. G. Cowan. Row 3: R. L. Murphy, B. B. Gist, J W. Brinley, J. L. May, G. W. Fruit, R. T. Burgess, P. J. Rock, V. L. Pruitt, E. E. Marcantel, S. C. Glodowski. EOD Team EOD Team. (Lto R) M. L. Tay- lor. P. G. Cowan, E. R. Hemp- hill. Division Fox Division. Row 1: J. W. Walsh, D. D. Rose, G. H. Labbe, K. H. Hausman, A. J. Zappavigna, E. J. Wainwright, R. Martin. Row 2: H. Wilson, T. C. Jackson, P. A. Cronin, R. C. Neel, E. L. Johnson, R. L. Lumley, O. P. Peklo. Row 3: P. J. Goliver, D. K. Smith, F. G. Bowen, R. L. Tittelbaugh, M. A. Slovinski, J. C. Perry, D. A. Frank, J. B. elites, R. W. Loelker. Row 4: R. J. Kocsis, E. J. McKeever, C. E. Kocsis, R. D. Senften, P. A. Petz, T. R. Hale, G. C. Stowers, D. C. Campagna. MARDET. Kneeling: W. L. Lachapelle, L. Corley, A. H. Roberts, C. Simmons, J. E. Snyder, W. R. Stalnaker, P. M. Caffey, W. L. Garner, N. F. Mathews, W. G. Lesperance, J. H. Dickey, R. G. Bliss, D. M. Prescott, H. J. Semper, T. Smith, R. P. Heffner, C. G. Boulware, R. A. Marshall, J. L. Walden, R. E. Jones, J. P. Thomas, J. W. Davis. Standing: S. D. Woodmansee, A. O. Saunders, R. T. Jenkins, R. Kuchinsky, B. W. Moore, J. W. Alessi, R. L. Carter, H. G. Sutherland, J. A. Buckman, R. E. Jones, C. E. Mahan, D. M. Dicke, T. E. Rogers, R. A. Steele, T. Smith, T. J. Guerrero, D. L. Griffin, R. W. Malcolm, G. W. Wheeler, J. Jamison, R, B. Lynch, D. S. Greene, J. L. Knight, R. Shaw. Marine Detachment Th TEH 4° Bet. Ua -y 2 S ad n S3n fod f n ° n 3 3 . W ar , ' he M °ad ril n hal L a ot e d. th, hard, the Un dr ed . e °Ple. A . n,n ety_ f . f 4 £ V 4-6n Par t of „ seZ 6 - ire, c otn the Js ' °ned ea cort. PP., raft in -63 Q. c om 4 4£ 3e ' o6 : m 3 3. en ' a s ' o n e c(r ( oafc only Wm for Spa ds Vy - n is ' ' s ' he f o ' r J942 ■2V ' an. . ? orlcj £PID Th % , ■ ■ 1 Cdr. E. H . Brooks. Commanding Officer VA - 36 CAG-IO Cdr. J. A. Chalbeck.CAG LCDR. R.L.Reynolds. Officer- in-Charge VAQ- 33 Cdr. W.E.Ramsey. Commanding Officer VA-66 Cdr. W. L. Clarke. Jr. . Commanding Officer VA-106 The Champagne Air Wing LCDR.RD. Smith. Officer- in-Charge VFP-63 LCDR. C.W.Gibson. Officer-in-Charge VAW-I2I U «WWfc. LCDR. W.K.Rhodes. Officer-in-Charge V F- 1 1 1 CAG Staff: L to R: Row 1: B. D. Cornett, D. J. Taggart, R. E. Lester, N. A. Bell. Row 2: R. S. Capati, C. W. Daniel, W. L. Suydam, R. L. Woolf, D. R. Anderson. VA-36 Officers. Row 1: D. E. Moylan, J. Millar, K. H. Morse, T. E. Harding, W. C. Nix, E. H. Brooks, W. E. Underdown, R. E. Kuehn, J. H. Condit, R. F. Beacham, C. A. Roach. Row 2: B. S. Hall, L. F. Lightner.R. T. Holden, B. D. Keller, J. R. Reid, L. A. White, C. E. Williams, C. W. Leuffen, T. R. Mitchell, W. J. Difilippo, J. A. Cook, G. J. Leygraff, K. A. Olsen, S. K. Harper, P. N. Halverson, M. J. Wilkes, A. C. Rucker. VA36 Ops and Admin. Rowl: K. G. King, J. L. Kay, K. J. Larruso, J. C. Sebold, J. W. Brunett. Row 2: L. H. Bitler, J. L. Smith, R. J. Bertino, R. H. Noble, H. F. Michaels, G. R. Johnson, T. H. Bennett, D. J. Farrell, J. J. Ordoyne, R. H. Mason, D. R. Anthony, D. C. Hersey. Weapons Crew. Row 1: S. K. Harper, T. G. Sapp, W. A. Deal, M. F. Coody, C. B. Hardin, P. W. Mayer, K. L. Smith, S. P.Rucker. Row 2: J. L. Dewitsky, C. E. Bowers, J. W. Myers, G. B. Guittar, R. R. Dancho, R. M. Klien, R. L. Himley, J. W. Morgan. Row 3: D. V. Braden, K. E. Conaway, T. Z. Turant, R. L. Bowles, W. L. Sewell, L. W. Bailey, L. R Page, S. J. Kubelka. Maintenance Admin. Row 1: R. A. Formby, R. L. Nolasco, L. C. James W M. Bleakley H. B. Miller, A. M. McLaughlin, J. Sierra. Row 2: J. C Poston ' J. L. Lawell, G. T. Byrd, G. E. Daniels, T. D. Beasley, C. J. Osborn T b ' Mitchell. ' Plane Captains. Row 1: W. A. Russell, E. C. Hancock D E Tower, W. A. Kornek, W. F. Helzer. Row 2: K. J. West, V DeZago, J. V. Lacerra, R. A. Selman. Row 3: J. M. Farthing R. Swartz, D. W. Terrio, L. C. Knott. Row 4: C. E. Slaughter ' D. E Bennett, L. C. Davis, J. W. Sumner, A. L. Barrett E R Hughes, R. Bornemann, P. R. Peters. Avionics Crew. Row 1: J. H. Burton, R. D. Crawford, ], J. Fesniak, D. R. Hardman, S. K. Harper, ]. E. Scheuerman, H. T, Danley, O. W, Lazenby. Row 2: O. M. Turner, D. H. Jones, J. J, Grata, S. C. Reese, C. G. Saxton, H. E. Thoerner, G. W. Kuhn, F. W. Petersen. Row 3: G. W. King, R. B. King, S. P. O ' Donoghue, R. E. Hal- ler, G. R. Keys, P. L. Fretz, J. E. Sadlik, A. L. Broshears, J. G. Sellars. A C Division. Row 1: J. H. Barfield, P. N. Halverson, M. J. Wilkes, W. J. DiFilippo. Row 2: W. }. Leahy, W. ]. Vinson, R. R. Boudreault. T. M. Black, -M. E. Nelms, E. L. Beswick W. A. Kaukola, A. L. Schrock. Row 3: D. R. Smith, J. Son- drini, L. R. Johnston, J. L. DeLaughter, C. H. Vellenoweth, W. E. Pierce, E. A. Ross, I. A. Horejs. Row 4: C. A. Herron, M. E. Flynn, H. R. Crawford, D. L. Hoffman, D. R. Boerger, M. L. Grimm, J. C. Whitehead, V. J. White, D. W. Bolin, S. J. Cordrey, R. B. Clark, H. D, Parrish, J, R. Harrison. VA-66 Officers. Row 1: J. D. Rasmussen, C. W. delPizzo, S. A. Picciuolo, J. L. Stringer. Row 2: J. E. Craig, J. E. Sullivan, H. A. Laxton. Row 3: R. C. Snvder, W. J. Donaldson. Row 4: W. M. Tyrie, E. J. Broms, R. K. Miller. Row 5: W. E. Ramsey, E. L. Lewis, J. G. Stuck- ey, B. E. Thielen, H. R. Bruce, J. R. Watkins, P. B. Weiss, W. F. Hicks, W. H. Lifsey, E. T. Moore, D. W. Baggett. Row 6: R. D. Wiegenstein, A. J. Kar- paitis, M. J. Wilson, W. E. Ril- ey, K. G. Hespe, D. A. Iverson. VA-66 AV Weps Crew. Row 1: A. C. Newell, R. O. Winn, J. Bode, D. C. McCarthy, F. L. Robertson, D. A. Pearl, W. M. Tyrie. Row 2: J. L. McDaniel, M. T. Allen, T. M. Driscoll, A. T. Eagleman, L. M. Larson, P. J. McKibbage, M. M. Sullivan, A. D. Hostetler. Row 3: R. B. Martyn, D. F. Berg, D. R. Cowel, L. L. Graphman, J. S. Adams, G. G. Kincade, J. A. Billings. VA-66 Admin. Row 1: R. C. Synder, D. K. Mors, R. L. Hanks. Row 2: J. L. Portogallo, P. E. Parrott, L. E. H o lb r ook . Row 3: w. E. Buse, J.P.Pockl, J. J. Loonsfoot. Row 4: S. N. Susin. 1st LT and Ops. Row 1: J. E. Craig, R.W.Maur- er, W. S. Donald- son. Row 2: R. S. Myers, J. A. Bian- chi, T. J. Konop- ka. Row 3: F. A. Walsh, R. J. Mc- Coy, L. T. Jones, Row 4: G.E. Work- man, L. C. Shin- del. D. L. Cepluch. VA-66 AV Weps Crew. Row 1: M. J. Wilson, G. L. Shade, G. R. Cannell, C. E. Clark, W. F. Williams. Row 2: W. P. McGinnis, L. J. Klapperich, E. J. Hartman, B. B. Yerner, P. K. Mesick, D. B. Gilbert, P. L. Paolillo. Row 3: R. L. Craft, J. A. Turley. B. L. Waldruff, D. W. Holmes, J. R. Pelham, R. L. Smith, J. C. Anderson, J. D. Gras- meyer . VA-66 Line. Row 1: G. W. Maule, H. L. Kirkland, A. A. Applebee, J. B. Quick, E. S. Salas, R. W. Bueisberg, E. N. Pendleton, R. T. Epps. Row 2: J. P. Pollack, J. E. Thompson, R. L. Petty, F. Fruci, A. A. Allikas, M. E. Sherwood, S. C. Whitt, W. L. Grant, J. E. Ivy, R. L. Stevens, M. A. Corder, T. Clark, R. G. Wiegenstein. Row 3: B. H. English, D. B. Dangler, L. O. Elmore, W. L. Fisher, G. T. Gagnon, D. H. Newlove, L. R. Henry. Row 4: J. H. Baker, D. L. Epps, G. H. Dosh, W. H. Whitener, G. C. Schneider, S. H. Caylor. Maintenance Staff. Row 1: S. D. Conwell, W. W. Thompson, N. T. Blake, W. J. Dunn. Row 2: D. K. McLemors, D. L. Glad- den, R. L. Funk, R. E. Rodgers, R. C. Ready, R. A. John, G. L. Smith, R. H. Sessler. Row 3: S. A. Picciuolo, H. R. Bruce, E. T. Moore. D. A. Iverson. A C and Power Division. Row 1: R. K. Miller, G. E. Dodge, L. A. Rhoten, P. H. Jackson, M. G. Foley, J. R. Attarian, J. H. Warren, C. J. Kloster, S. J. Cull. Row 2: M. E. Timmons, J. A. McCorkle, R. Miller, G. G. Hayter, B. R. Taylor, R. E. Kolb, H. H. Bevis, J. G. Bishop, V. C. McLeod, L. R. Shondel, W. H. Lifsey, D. W. Baggett. Row 3: R. E. Lang, B. F. Mitchell, W. H. Elverd, W. ]. Erskine, J. T. Wheeler, ]. L, Goodwin, J. V. Davis, R. J. Sheedy. Row 4: M. R. Gilbert, R. J. Palmieri, W. T. Riggs. wwwik V. vv H ■Vi h L [■ 1 J 1.1 ■h . ■■■( fl W M 1 Li r fi ■ •: v |B M M B ff VA 106 VA-106 Squadron Officers. Row 1: J. R. Sexton, G. E. Gause, J. R. Sieglinger. Row 2: R. B. Browning, M. D. Beach, B. G. Gunter, R. M. Wilson, S. C. Zwick. Row 3: B. E. Hendricks, W. H. Dill, W. L. Clarke, J. H. Harns, W. H. Breckner, R. C. Gibson. VA-106 Squadron Officers. Row 1: J. E. Carpenter, M. W. Davis, J. P. Byrnes, B. N. Jeffers. Row 2: A. C. Biniasz, G. E. Connolly, K. A. McMillen, J. W. Wilcox, M. E. Bartholomew. Row 3: D. F. Callahan, J. W. Warner, J. A. Padgett, P. M. Feran, H. C. Bowles, R. R. Pratt. £1 CjJ A ' JtA VA-106 Op er a t ions Personnel: Row 1: J. W. Hunter, W. C. Foust, P. M. Connolly, J. B. McGeever. Row 2: G. E. Gause, S. C. Zwick, J. R. Sieglinger. Row 3: B. N. Jeffers, M. W. Davis, W. J. Breckner. Admin Ops. Row 1: D. W. O ' Quain, H. G. Malone, J. W. Wilcox, A. C. Biniasz. Row 2: J. E. Carpenter, N. B. Benfield, L. W. Jewell, E. E. Kwapnioski, H. C. Bowles. Row 3: J. S. Warner, B. W. Nowlin, J. L. Roberts, D. F. Callahan. VA— 106 Line Crew. Rowl: H. Clark, R. L. Keleher, J. P. Byrnes, L. E. Cogley, J. A. Richardson. Row 2: W. J. Mil- ler, J. H. Mahoney, R. H. Harp, J. M. Bailey, E. F. Hoffman, G. L. Rust, J. E. Eastmade. Row 3: L. J. Waggoner, M. J. Dathe, R. P. Milton, P. A. Gui- liani. VA— 106 Line Crew. Rowl: L. D. Lucisano, D. Rivera, A. J. Barclay, T. R. Rogers. Row2: M. L. Morton, C. M. Dalbert, T. A. Brock, W. P. Roach, R. J. Kolernak, V. Pellicci. Row 3: L. E. D. Vessell, E. J. Os- borne, E. Thompson, F.D.Sher- man. ]. E. Cook, R. W. Meese, D. A. Taylor, E. L. Kaletch. AV Weps Crew 2. Row 1: R.G. Mullinaz, R. C. Loewen, R. N. Benham, J. E. Walden, A. E. Huuki. Row 2: R. C. Gibson, W. G. Ward, B. E. Pic- cininn, F. Bourie, E. S. Tasker, G. J. Jansheski, D. A. Marier. Row 4: S. T. Woods-Smith, F. R. Hardy, T. V. McGinn, B. C. Baker, L. W. Rodgers, J. D. Mertens, R. D. Newby. Row 5: L. E. Tarrell, R. L. Coy, D. J. Woodall, J. P. Kelly, M. V. Bray, A. L. Boggess. AV Weps Crew l. Row 1: C. A. Kost, J. M. Bellott, G. D. Lotz, R. L. Monlezun, J. R. Edens. Row 2: R. M. Wilson, C. M. Sullivan, R. E. Staley, P.H. Murphy, R. L. Nether- ton, V. K. Crane, R. C. Holloway, J. R. Ed- wards, J. M. Eccleston. Row 3: R. W. Barrett, R. L. Seale, D.E.Clark, T. L. McGahey, E. W. Handke. Row 4: M. P. Brinn, J. D. Little, J. A. Bradley, J. C. Mor- gan, A. E. Micheel, B. W. Peebles, C. M. Hard. Row 5: A. K. Moore, D. E. Gage, J. Ezelle, D. D. Heter, J. C. Whitten, J. H. Car- lson, W. R. Willingham. Maintenance, Admin and Supply. Row 1: E. W. Rogenski, F. Murphy, T. C. Soehlman, D. M. Lunday. Row 2: R. J. Torrez, W. E. Hulse, J. A. Elzholz, W. B. Knowles, G. E. Connolly. Row 3: C. D. Sanford, J. G. Kelco, R. J. Mankiewicz, W. H. Carter, R. D. Hale, J. A. Padgett. 1 st Lt. Office. Row 1: E. C. Marcial, R. Stinson, J. D. Hight, E. E. Rivera, W. D. Richards. Row 2: J. B. Macpherson, E. L. Yancey, R. J. Bashan, R. E. Maguire, M. Groff, G. L. McHugh. Row 3: E. A. Agnello, L. T. McAuley, R. H. Sutton, A. Hughes, J. A. C rdarelli, W. O. Grubb, J. G. Chester, J. A. Whitfield, H. C. Bowles. .Mk A C Division. Row 1: D. M. Frankovis, A. L. Buffington, R. R. Artwohl, C. L. Hetrick. Row 2: W. A. Burns, G. J. O ' Con- nell, J. H. Badmington, W. E. Heiling, B. D. Beaver, J. M. Price. Row 3: C. G. Mudling, C. H. Henderson, J. D. Cook, W. D. Bell, R. B. Pittman, P. M. Feran. A C Division. Rowl: J. J. Pitz Patrick, B. C. Hagelgans, T. W. Kimsey, J. L. Ross, P. M. Feran, W. V. Demczyk, S. R. Arbaster, B. L. Holtzman. Row 2: J. F. Keney, E. E. Beattie, T. L. Cramer, J. L. Romanne, R. C, Mason, E. D. Rose, B. R. Min- ish. Row 3: W. A. Burns, H. S. Hawley, H. D. Thompson, M. J. Hake, E. Morales, K. D. Williams, W. I. Rawlins, E. T. Allen, J. L. Effinger. P 1 ft . W4 VF-III VF-lll Squadron Officers. Row 1: F. L. Corah, C. W. Orlob, R. H. Wenzel, A. C. Rucker. Row 2: W. ' J. Smith, J. C. Thomp- son, W. K. Rhodes, A. J. Nargi, J. F. Satrapa. VF-111 Enlisted. G. L. Bommel, L. Fitch, D. W. Withrow, J. T. Schumaker, H. W. Stark, R. S. Greenwood, W. H. Allen, C. T. Gooden, D. M. Vice. Row 2: J. R. Burrough, B. Holt, W. T. Carney, H. K. Price, D. J. Morecraft, W. B. Miller, D. R. Rodgers, R. R. Danforth, F. W. Danjou, C. L. Barnard. Row 3: T. D. Swanson, D. A. Idacavage, E. G. Spreckelmeyer, K. L. Bo- ersma, K. L. Yahne, R. A. Hil- gert, C. J. Mullinax, D. L. Bo- yle, L. R. Acker, R. A. Wiley. VF-111 Enlisted. Rowl: T. H. Gibson, D. W. Smith, W. Davis, H. Montilla, M. W. Brown- ing, D. P. Bartos, D. A. Bergman, R. Ploeckel- mann. Row2: J. W. Humes, D. A. Phillips, D. R. Cranston, J. F. McKinney, E. H. Powell, W. L. Hilton, J. P. Dail, D. W. Parker, T. A. Zaiger. Row 3: F. A. Cimo, J. D. Freeman, W. T. Murphy, J. K. Berg, R. L. Long, T. L. Stanton, M. L. Gardner. VFP-63 VFP-63 Officers and Enlisted. W. G. Teed, P. L. Van Vleck, P. D. Smith, D. D. Loehr, F. F. Pfluger, G. B. Gray, J. J. Czekanski. Row 2: F. D. Curtis, E. B. Gruta, E. J. Marquardt. C. T. Cook, G. E. Woods, J. G. Harwood, R. W. Landemeier, H. G. Otting. Row 3: D. G. Nelson, J. G. Tutor, T. C. VanWey, D. A. Beauman, J. J. Schultz, C. Rucker, R. L. Graves, R. D. Carroll, D. S. Petrimoulk, C. I. Sheppard, Row 4: R. G. Lang, W. H. Hugus, H. E. Dunn, R. E. Poole, M. J. Garvey, M. J. Caldwell, K. A. Countryman, W. W. Leornard, R. Mak- owski, J. F. Knight, M. R. Brands. Row 5: J. L. Yahne, J. E. Higgins, P. E. Howard, J. W. Hobbs, D. R. Wiederhoeft, M. E. Baker, M, R. Poirier, M. G. Stroud, M. E. Haw- thorne, N. F. Spinney, A. J. Gilliam. V AW- 121 VAW-121 Officers. Row 1: R. W. Sargeant, C. W. Gibson. Row 2: H.J. Scarb orough, R. W. Harris, J. D. Jones. Row 3: F. M. Wiedlandt, M. S. Evans, J. C. Rea. Row 4: W. F. Rossley, H. C. Fortenberry, M. J. Healy. Row 5: J. M. Connolly, C. L. Patter- son, W. H. Criswell, J. W.Williams. VAW-121 Enlisted. Row 1: R. P. Ethridge. Row 2: H. C. Braune, T. M. Arnold, J. B. Arnold. Row 3: F. E. Venable, M. P. Schmidt. Row 4: T. G. Williams, A. W. Redmond. VAW-121 Enlisted. Row 1: S. W. Ells, T. W. Blizzard. Row 2: R. Crews, J. L. Schumann, D. M. Allen. Row 3: W. M. Brannon, R. C. Richards, G.T. Odeneal. Row 4: A. W. Storts, F. D. Dupree, T. S. Hohnson. Row 5: J. M. Resch, R. K. O ' Neil, T. J. Rhodes, M. H. Gentry, M. Lehm. VAW-121 Enlisted. Row 1: R. D. Conrand, K. D. Haynes. Row 2: J. D. Nealev, C. D. Roberts, D. R. Brannon. Row 3: K. D. Williams, C. F. Goodman, J. F. Motvka. Row 4: D. E. Roddy, H. L. Williams, G. C. Taglieri. Row 5: R. H. Barclay. P. R. Dion, P. E. Williams, J. W. Durham, R. D. Clearwater. VAQ-33 VAQ-33 Officers and Enlisted. Rowl: H. W. Harmon, J. W. Frazier, E. J. Etchells, T. M. Johnston, H. -P. Kehoe, V. H. Stewart, N. F. Bowden, T. J. Bedford, E. E. Watts, T. C. Kay- lor. Row 2: R. L. Rey- nolds, J. H. Pleasant, P. K. Karg, W. L. Ever- U. Williams, L.D.Ewing, D. Williams, L. D. Ewing, L. P. Bird, K. R. Cover, W. F. Bear- inger, R. M. Vanderlin- den, D f. Poplawski, N. V. Emerson. [D , IWW H VAG-33 Enlisted. Row 1: V. L. Schauer, R. S. Burns, G. T. Southworth, T. W. Stevens, W. G. Fuller, F. Ahumafa, D. F. Fieldhouse. Row 2: A. H. Cooper, T. V. Stanley, J. W. Layton, J. F. Weindorfer, J. A. Schmidt, M. D. Niedorfer, E. Sulinski, L. E. Mathiews, B. J. Baker. Row 3: P. Gregor, J. A. Davis, C. A. D. Neitzel, T. L. Duggan, S. Kinnear, A. H. Hunter, T. J. West, J. O. Glenn. The Long Journey Home The time finally arrived, as we knew it would, when the end of our eight-month cruise was in sight. Six months had been spent on the line in operations off Vietnam-, and the other two months— born of long, anxious days- were spent in transit. The trip home, a 17,000 mile journey, was planned with stops in Sydney, Australia and Welling- ton, New Zealand. Our new route home around South America gave INTREPID another first— a global cruise. We travelled around the fabled Cape Horn and hooked up with a Chilean oiler for a long refueling. We stopped in Rio, again, and Norfolk seemed to loom larger over the horizon. The prospect of home seemed to erase the separation by our long months afloat, but we would never forget. Ports of Co Rio de Janiero, Brazil Subic Bay, Philippine Is. Sasebo, Japan Hong Kong, B. C. C. Singapore Sydney, Australia Wellington, New Zealand ' ; I |n of -iiiMt I Mil I | I D TRfWELS. THE c . SYDNEY : The Friendliest Port ! 1 u 10179 .Bl - ' .1 1 p frfaH W c r vV.y Pi 3 k i S Ji WELLINGTON: A Quiet Reflection Of The Past THE MESS DECKS: One of our Rumors Is Missing... The flying rumours gathr ' d as they roll ' d. Scarce any tale was sooner heard than told; ml all who told it added something new, And all who heard it made enlargements too. Alexander Pope. Temple of Fame Good Evening, Men M Flash!!!!! That high-pitched expletive screamed through the passageways of INTREPID every night as Father Paul F. Bradley took INTREPIDites through the paces of the daily news over the ship ' s general announcing system. Commander Bradley, the ship ' s Catholic Chaplain, handled the news with a professional flair and touch of humor that had everyone smiling. It was a healthy boost, a needed break, to hear from the home- front and the ever-familiar Good Evening Men, and God Bless. WINT: The Sounds of Home . .. Disk Jockeys: Left: J. J. Dougherty lib 1 (J. J. the DJ); D. D. Wilson (Cousin | Willie); R. L. Ezzell (Cowboy Dick); H. Turner (Rappin ' Harry). And All The News That Fits WINT Newsmen: R. Hanna, J. B. Banks Morale Men : The Movie Crew Movie Crew: Left: J. A. Gatti, R. V. Piacentini, D. D. Keene; J. E. Wade, J. B. Banks. MUSIC MASTERS: The Helmsmen Back home they were known as ComNavAirLant Unit Band No. 194, but aboard INTREPID they were the Helmsmen, a talented and rollicking group of soul stompers who carried a mean axe and a professional sound. Whether presenting a concert, entertaining during a replenishment, or just playing dinner music in the mess decks, the Helmsmen really put out, under the expert guidance of their mentor, MUC Dave Oliver. Sitting on the foc ' sle from left to right, they are: Rowl: D. Oliver, J. Rowe, G. Welsch, S. Eyler, K. Clark and J. Marston. Row 2: L. Geis, T. Roussin, J. Kent, F. Tandy, F. Zugelder, J. Tirey and B. Hocke. Row 3: A. Garcia, C. Preston, R. Michel, J. Buchhofer, V. Inzerillo. qjwoBi3 In M LCDR David F. Callahan, Jr., VA-106 LT Robert W. Harris, VAW-121 ABEAN Bobby Lee Spencer, V-2 mifiHtttg in arfton LT Edward J. Broms, VA LT Kenneth K. Knabb, VA-106 1968 Cruisebook Staff Recording the 25 years of INTREPID ' s life as well as presenting the 1968 cruise required many long hours be- yond the normal working day on a fighting ship. The men who made it possible, and enjoyed every minute of it, are, in the foreground, SK3 D. W. Silva, production chief; YN3 J. W. Berry, artist and layout editor. In the second row, from the left.LTJG D. L. McDonald, editor; CDR Q. B. Morrison, cruise book chairman; LTJG T. L. Scott, business manager; WO L. R. Marshall, Photo editor; JOSN P. R. Schuddekopf, associate editor; and LTJG P. K. Vol- lrath, co-editor and public affairs officer. Not pictured is Lt Alex Rucker, whose talented art work contributed heavily to the book. A special thanks is given here to the ship ' s Special Services, Photo Lab and Liskey Litho- graph of Norfolk. The cruise book staff would also like to thank the photo contest participants, some of whose work appears in the color section of the book. There are easier things to do than produce a 25th anniversary cruise book during a Vietnam deployment, but it was done... with pleasure. spft : M