Isherwood (DD 520) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DIVISION The Radarmen and the Electronics Technicians are the men of Operations Division who provide the nerves of the ship. fn fact they ore the nerves of the ship. Like the Engineers, they too must sometimes stand long, arduous watches at sea, and like the Engineers they do not grumble. During the long hours on watch, the Radarmen guard their illuminated scopes with the patience of Job, forever searching the sky and sea for pianos and ships. It is the service of these men that is most needed at night or in fog and storm, and at these crucial times they are the eyes of the ship. The Radarmen however, are only as good as their equipment, and it is the job of the ET ' s to see that this equipment is in good shape. How many times while on the cruise were the ET ' s broken out of their racks, and how many times did they fail to repair the equipment? The answer to the former, many; the answer to the latter, hardly ever. Then of course, there is another laurel that may be added to their collection, for it was this division that ran away with the honors at Commo- dore ' s Inspection. In spite of the twenty hour day, this division has shown itself to be top notch in all phases of performance. . ! FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Hcllinqsworlh, Goldman, Blackburn. loosl. Icnkin:;, Alarcr n, SECOND ROW: Seyfried. Hill, LTJG Balch. Jevoict, Miller, Haqncr. REAR: Boll. Bolleau, Lambert. Hoins Ht fRies TAILS we TURN IT off ' ( (L

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REPAIR DIVISION Whenever the fuses blew, the heads were fouled up, some welding needed to be done, or the scullery overflowed, the men of R Division were there. What these men did not have in stock, they improvised, and it is to ingenuity and all ' round efficiency that we pay praise. All through the dura- tion of the cruise these men completed the tasks set before them with the greatest sagacity, even though most of them were short timers. Naturally we are happy for their return to civilian life, but it is regrettable to lose such good men. Whatever the emergency, and there were plenty of them, the men of R Division were always on the job, forever turning to. To the Enginemen, the Electricians, Damage Controlmen, and the Shipfitters goes a hearty Well Done. FRONT ROW. Lelt to Right: Benevides, Lowsun, Freeman 1 I ' X, Iqnasiak, Rovira. Daley, Palmer, Bezilla. SECOND ROW: Julian, Nielsen, Bayes, Colosi, Davies, Baughman, ENC. Ens. Seifert. Mallon, FPC, LTJG Sowa. Farrar, EMC. Turner, Rose. REAR ROW: Jansen, Martens, Bulloch, Mor qan. Sliker, Backe, Ashby, Esplor. U)WAT DID THE SW PF1TTE1K THIMK OF VOUB SUG tSTiON, MR.. SOWA?

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COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Pellelier, Gieenwood, Sncllien. DowIukj, Duih. Fopow, Siinlield, RMl , Ens. Sleiqerwold, Nihem. Huml REAR HOW: The ComiiiuiHcatioiis Division is comprised of the Radio- men and the Telemen. Besides their official job of sending, re- ceiving, and routing messages, the Radiomen also provided that extra service of Press, which accurately covered the news from home. They are the men responsible for the straight scoop, and all messages whether sent to or originating from the ship pass through their capable hands. Thus, while the Operations Division may be referred to as the eyes of the ship, so the Radiomen may be called the ears of the ship. Working hand in glove with the Radiomen are the Telemen. It is their job to see that all teletype gear is in good working order, plus the additional responsibility of getting that all im- portant item. Mail, to the crew. Whether the message is a routine weather report or a coded communique, these men are always ready to assemble and route the information. T ftD»ontN 13