James Kyes (DD 787) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1964 volume:

A ' EMmm 140° lTOKYOi4 655 ' 5 +i7l- 67i O 9fi3 f30° f40° 150° (-10) 3o° n H 160° 140° CHICHI JIMA 150° 160 ' 1 115 IWO JIMA H H f20° 140° 120 150° GUAM 160 uss JAMES L KYES DD787 WESTPAC CRUISE 1963 1964 We dedicate this Cruise Book to the family of the late Commander James E. Kyes for whom the ship was named. Mrs. Kyes and family visited the ship during its stay in Seattle, Washington, last year. From left to right are David M. Kyes, son of the late Commander ; Mrs. David M. Kyes ; Mrs. James E. Kyes, widow of Commander Kyes ; Commander G. D. Quinn, Jr., Commanding OfHcer of the KYES ; and Roy Boundreau, a friend of the Kyes family. USS JAMES E. KYES. built by Todd Pacific Shipyard of Seattle. Washington, launched there on l August 1945, commissioned on 8 February 194H, was named for Commander .lames Ellsworth Kyes, USN, who received the Navy Cross with the following citation : For extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the USS 1,1 .. K ' during action against a con- centrated force of hostile enemy submarines in the North .Atlantic. .As Commander Kyes boldly maneuvered to close range on foiu ' of the hostile pack, the enemy struck, mortally wounding the LEARY with three torpedo hits and causing her to start sinking rapidly. After giving the order to abandon ship. Commander Kyes cooly and courageously made a personal inspection in order to assure himself that none of his men remained aboard. Pre|)aring to abandon shi|) and observing one of his crew whose lite jacket was torn and Liseles , Conun.uider KYES gallantly removed his own, gave it to the man and calmly wui over the side. Ili heroic conduct and fearless spirit of self-sacrifice in a time of grave peril were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. During her third West-Pac cruise the Korean Police Action broke out and the ship was immediately ordered to Korean waters where she operated with Task Force 77. Further deployments to Korean waters during the conflict had the KYES operating with fast carrier task forces, anti-submarine forces, and blockading the coast of Korea. After the cease fire in Korea, the KYES returned to Long Beach, her home port since August, 1952. On 16 April 1962, the KYES assumed an In commission on reserve status and commenced a Mark I FRAM. The appearance of the ship, from the main deck up, was completely altered. She was outfitted with ASROC (Anti-Submarine Rocket) and DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helocopter) thus giving her long range ASW capability. She completed FRAM on 18 January 1963. On 28 April 1963, the KYES became the flagship of the renowned DESRON 23. The Little Beavers. Thus brings us to our 13th voyage across the Realm of the Golden Dragon, and into the magic land of the Far East. Although hearts yearn for the loved ones back home, part at least of the loneliness is lost to these enchanting lands. CAPTAIN C. R. DWYER COMUESRON 23 Captain Dwyer is a Class of 1938 jjradnalc ol the Naval Acaclcinw I Ic saw baitlfship and cruiser duty prior to attending Submarine Scho(jl. During World War II he served in submarine SA ' R ' and coiiiinanded submarine PUFFER. Later he commanded submarine REQUIN, destroyer R( )( )KS. lie has servi ' d a loiu- ot duly as Commander Destroyer Division ' A2. Captain Dwyer holds a Master ' s Degree in Business Administration from Ceorge Washinglon University, and has attended the Canadian National Defense College. 1 le has been awarded the Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Commendation Medal and Army Presidential I ' nii Citation. Before coming to the KYES he was the Assistant Director of the Development Planning Division in the oflice of the Chief of Naval Operations. Captain Dwyer is married to the former Katherine O ' Toole. The Dwyers have a son, John, and two daughters, Katherine and Margart ' t. COMMANDER G. D. QUINN JR. Commanding Officer LCDR B. MYATT JR. Executive Officer DEPARTMENT BOSSES LTJG TP:RRY CAVEN Operations LTJG PETE GODINE— Pay master JUNIOR LTJG HOWARD GONDIXG ASW LTJG AL DESSAYER CIC LTJG JACK PAPPAS DASH LTJG COURT IcKEE L- ■ 1st Lieutenant LTJG BILL FULTON Gunnery LTJG DA ' E BERSTELX DC A BOSSES LTJG DICK MONTJOY Communications ENS ROGER BEAUCHAINE Assistant CIC ENS KEITH ROBINSON WD Division ENS TOM REEMELIN MPA ENS DAVE VETTER Electronic ' s ENS EUGENE BETTENCOURT Administrator LCDR X. P. JACKSON OPS— Gunnery— ASW LCDR C. H. LOHR Engineering — Mate rial DESRON 23 STAFF OFFICERS LT V. A. BUCK OPS— Gunnery -ASW LT C. W. WILKKRSOX Engineering — Material LCDR L. D. DOYLE Chaplain LT F. W. SASSANL N Doctor PORTS OF CALL THE SURFERS DELIGHT OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME A TORII WITH WET FEET (KURE) THE BEST THING YOU EVER SAW FOR LOADING STORES ...KOBE SASEBO NIGHT SPOTS -MOSTLY WITH THIRSTY GIRLS WHO ORDERED A WATER TAXI?... HONG KONG DEPARTURE On our day of departure, with a tear in our eye and an emptiness in our heart which can never be forgotten or lost to the wind, we bid our loved ones a temporary but painful fare- well. A few parting words even some tears. And the Band played on. THE FIRST STOP The first of the big time spenders The surfers. r m- The old swimming hole S H PP B| M Grab vour surboards men How do I get down? You can always tell a happy motorcycle rider by the bugs in his teeth JAPAN JAPAN A country of great beauty, architecture, and cultiu ' e all blended together with splaches of vivid colors. JAPAN is a picture to be hung in the memory of each who visit this land. As the day fades to night, the old blends with the new You buv me drink . . . Neh ? When I say your chit ' s cancelled . . . it ' s cancelled A road sign maybe ? I like you to meet my girl friend . . . okay ETs to the top of the mast The root leak Where do I sign up ? Hey fellas this place sells pizzc The familv outhouse. If you think I ' m Knmt; to vM that, you ' re crazy I ; lliilj rljiiMii II I Just a cottage for two. ' ' j :MM4MkM W M 7 m fW ■•■«e tfetiiatr g ; ... and no other shop carries this hne of high class junk. After a daj ' of work, we went ashore to the pleasures of the beach. Some bought rare old treasures, some a cool bottle of beer, while others enjoyed the night spots or the games of skill. There are many small shops selling a variety of interesting merchandise Radio City Rockettes-san Do you call a pair of green socks a prize ' ;. - ' The beautiful Mount Fuji One for the money, two for the show Liberty, but no boats AND THEN TO HONG KONG And we broiia ht lots of money fe CD r-v ' (f ' n ,( ' - 4:.- ' - - 2l mr m : I ' m next on the big eyes What do you mean Hong Kong Are you sure this is the bowHng alley ? And my name is Suzy Wong A room with a view Hey, this orange has SUN KIST marked on it. No ! No ! This means stop ! Your right, it is the biggest piano keyboard I have ever seen Now a three-hand working party lay out on the pier to handle stores. Just the shoe buddy, just the shoe. OK This is 37 Queen ' s Road, where is my tailor shop ? No we ' re not open for rentals yet In the home stretch, it ' s street car No. 54 in the lead i - - and you say you want to meet all our sisters. Look Mom, no cavities OF HONG KONG is my good conduct medal ! He ' s surrounded. Now what . ' ' He ' s mv striker OPEN HOUSE KOBE And there were more and nK)re and more . . . - - but I couldn ' t possibly sell it for only ¥ 3000 Did it come in Kit form ? But sir, she ' s authorized Keep this under your hat, but we just ran out of refreshments They want to adopt me CHRISTMAS IN It ' s only mv third time through the line. T ? I ' m the ghost oi Christmas past ORPHAN DAY Which way is the Benjc Can I trade this in for a Yo-yo ? How come he has more icecream than I do ? Because they are trying to get me to sign up, that ' s why Vice Admiral Hayward, COMASWFORPAC, (center) views Mid-Pac OPS Commodore Simmons, Commodore Hong Kong, arriving VIPs TOUR KYES M i ' tT Vtti ' rwfr ir r wwti ' ■ You realize, old boy, you could have bought it for less in Hong Kong. r - '  ■ i MORE VIPs v,J.-.: A And then Admiral Price you just push this Uttle button right here. Admiral Uozumi : We would make you an Admiral if you come fly it in our Navy. 1 But Admiral Ashworth, we don ' t have a catapult on the KYES STILL MORE VIPs 1 hope it wasn ' t a rough crossing, Admiral Bush - - but not half as funny look- ing as that hat you ' re wearing ' But Admiral Moore, we like to think ol it as the first line of defense oi the Seventh Fleet. OUR FLYING FRIENDS FROM THE HORNET Mail Call No! No! Not in the ocean! Put nie down ! LIFE ON THE BRIDGE IZ00 TOsiTlOU SIR: 3 MILES AVoRTH O NEU ORLEAS 5 Follow the Leader And just who does have the conn ? What ' s that Helo doing on your forecastle Who in the world is Tasty Pop Fly It ain ' t no big thing It says Santa will be late this year U-E-A-R MOM UNREPS BUT NEVER ON SUNDAY It ' s a good thing it ' s not rough Our turn next The POD savs HoHdav Routine 7 JkiXTi What no green stamps? il Sir don ' t vou think 10 It is a bit close I don ' t think the Captain is going to Hke the idea of us sending the bridge across. Coming Uommg Oh well that onlv makes three we ' ve lost. What .• ' Two hundred cases of Brussels sprouts ? Tell the bridge to move one foot forward. I think I got Tokyo Rose. Sir, isn ' t this a lot of rar lor just one copy of Playboy. THE SNIPES The gruesome twosome I think we may have a oil leak Don ' t look at me like that The smoking lamp is out ' . Jl 9 V Q« No! Thai ' s the- (X switch. A We ' ll show any movie you want - ■ we have one on board and it ' s being shown in the wardroom.  v i •• 1  m • ir- J-Pi ' • ' s« ' 1 k£ ■ ' Not bad ior home brow What ? No sugar ? Thev know we can ' t do 55 Kts on two boilers -Tj p ppl r III f ' - ' ' r ' m H Bjil l fiS !■ K ' 1 f.Jpg Mpn ■p . J0.J0 5 -J 1 ™ f . If V s ' ' ' Jr . ' f i m Pt ' Jj H Tomorrow we ' ll get organized You ' ll never believe what we got from supply this time Main Control - - Bridge MAIN CONTROL - BRIDGE Who ' s got the Old Maid? Hey, the coffee ' s running low What do you mean, black smoke CHIEF ENGINEER My boiler just went out. (lot a match? I ' ll just close the valve and see what hapjjens WEAPONS m jg ;JI i : ■I Hn 1 i !■ HHB|HH J JH|:: -jS tf KKi Kamikazi deck tehnician ' ell that takes care of the Snipes Come on down Boats, all is forgiven . u v let ' s see, right over left first, or was it the other way ? My feet hurt, that ' s why I sat down To think I finished first in my highschool class Okay which one of you guys put a lemon-aid stand on the fantail ? How about getting my shoes next No you can not store potatoes in there The well dressed Xavv man Mom said there would be davs like this i t  V The guy with the short handle doesn ' t play. Okav ? yuiet, artist at work Change my rate to Boatswain ' s mate That alcohol is for pomsee not for pleasure Mv buddy ?r OPS and it says ' First you plug it in- I got my Yo-yo caught in the typewriter I think we lost vour leave clul owe HUNDRED. irrr yo5 e p W T Z EA J S Ii? SERVICES 4 ■ SUPPLY Macv ' s Yes sir, you get shots too. Light trim and manicure please V been framed -i-4- 8 CHOW TIME So what if we did buy it at the Gedunk Dear Mom, there ' s no more on the whole ship i ' lfpciring chow They insist on pork chops the first day underway But we always put the gravy on your ice cream Sorry, we ' re on strike When I say stay out of the pantry, I mean slay out of the pantry TIME i low ai ' f we going to explain to the Captain wo lost the anchor And then Boats said to me No. I will not take vour dutv week-end J We begged them to stop pumping OUT 9 It ' s OK. Just a couple of snipes overcome by fresh air It ' s a book on how to survive in the uc?ci I ' ve heard of rat guards, but this is ridiculous Yes sir. the men are turning to on the Focs ' le Lost in a world of his own I ' m switching my rate to musician That ' s S 3,874,63o.27 you owe me What do you mean the machine is out of beer NIGHT LIFE The performers The appreciative Audience Going Going Gone You smile at he camera, I ' ll watch the girls Noodles anvone Ugh I Fire Water Cam-pye want mv ven back Hev on with the floor show Lost in a world of his own I ' m switching my rate to musician • - That ' s $3,874,635.27 you owe me What do you mean the machine is out of beer NIGHT LIFE The performers The appreciative Audience Going Going Gone You smile at he camera, I ' ll watch the girls Noodles anyone Ugh ! F ire Water Cani-pye want iiiv yen hack Hey on with the lloor show Look fellows pure silk Mortimer Snerd, Edger Bergen, and Charlie McCarthy Honest, he ' s ov r 20 Nominees for Miss Rheingold-ran God bless ye Merrv Gentlemen And me with no overnight STAFF C( )M1)FSR( ). TWFXi Y Tl IKFF Back row (L to R) : Capt C. R. Dwyer, LT W. A. Buck, LcJr. N. P. Jackson, LT C. A. Wilkepsn. Front row : Meyers, R. J., Corpuz, L., Smith, D. W., Lorenzo, B, M. Hart, J. B. ? 5S • CFIIEFS Back row (L to R) : Thomas, M. J., Chavez, . Zeigler, J. W., Hill, T. F. Front row: Bowdon Jones, R. L. I.., Howell, J. B., McMahon. R. P.. Smith, H. L. D. F.. Smith, R. L., Amiott. V. F., Potter, R. M., WA DIVISION Back row (L to R) : Blair, J. D., Franklin, J. E., Maciel, B. L., Smith, K. L., Dunn, W. J., Atkins, L. A., Cramer, R. C, Madison, J. R., Mehaffey, J. E., Christianson, N. J., Mortenson, R. L., Van Vliet, L. F. Front row : Dorn, C. A.. Lizotte, R. F., Carter, C. R., Rushlowe, P. A. jiL L :m.: f 9 WD DIVISION Back row (L to R) : Ruble, W., Green, L., Bond, J., Meidinger, G., Reitz, L., Hancock, L., Smith, G., Hoiner, T., Sterling, F., Koehler, R., Coins, L., Wakefield, A,. Holstein, J., Easter, D., W., Adley, M., Carter, W., Wiggins, J. Front row : Green, E., Jones, O., Medearis, G., D ' Entremont, R., Scott, W., Bush, G., Smith, L.. Grass, L. WG DR ' ISIOX Back row, (L t R) : Clark. K. C. Smith. L. H.. Stafford, G. R.. Williams. D. L.. Smith. F. A., Kimbrell, B. G.. Perino, J. J.. Kenny. J. A.. Harkins, J. J., Goss, N. T., Jones, R. L. Front row Bradley, A. C, Ethridge, H. E., Hilkert, I. G., Dreibholz. Webb. D. J. VH 1)1 ISU)N Back row (L to R) ; Courlway. R. K., ( Icinnu i. R. A.. Kuester. R. M.. Front row : Hatchetl, D. R.. Randolph, B. D., Jones, D. K., LTJG I ' appas. UC DIMSIOX Back row, (L to R) : Wilson, Thompson, Barker. Mann, Jordan. Allender, Luck, McGhee, Harding. Middle row : Bowden, Wayman, Siddons, Moore, Minor, Tustin. Front row : LTjg Montjoy, Hamilton, Cooper, Cirincioni, Smith. 01 DIVISION Back row (L to R) : Howell, [RDC, Slaten, Roeger, Salters, Hayes, Lile, Davis, Harper Smith. Front row : Towns, Yarnold, Kidd, Beeskaw. OK 1)I ' IS1(). Back row: McMahon, K. P., Vandyke, D., Keuschle, P. B., Moore, J. K., Farmer, R. C, Hill, T L., Ens Vetter. Front row Volker, K. J., York, R. W., Spooner, N, A. M DIVISION Back row (L lo R) Ru sel, H. G., Schneider, P. H., McCaffrey, R., Freauff, R. W., Sandoval. C. M., Middle row Zt-i lev. .1, W. Sullivan, G. F., Roof, R. D., Plawman, R. J., Front row: Sorgea, F. D., Richards, M. R., Fcrre, L, I).. McPhic. .1. K., Thomas, H. .1. , % ' B DIVISION Back row (L to R) : Foreman. I. L., Lemons. M. R.. Buresh, D. F., Clark, J. Middle row : Gaskill, B. E., Adams, M. D., Choy, D. K., Castellano, A., Swain, R. L., Amidon, R. L. First row : Potter, R. M., BTC, Lidgett, L. L., Groves. R. L., Schumert. O. D.. Arrington, W. L.. Conway, P. J. f%,f f ffl r?i; - % ' . - Mlf R DIVISION Back row (L to R) Healy, J. T., Livingood, R. M., Burke, R, P., Brame, G. L., Ward. P. T., Eberle, D. S., Sanderson, S. V., Marshall, J. R., Cisney, D. O., Seamone, D. M., Newson, S. A., Roberts, J. E., Hallman, G. H., Shelton, E. C, Bosh, L. C, Cargile, B. R., LTJG Berstein. Front row: Nacua, D. B., Neeley, R. L., Thomson, L. A., Thurston, D. L., Mize, P. A., Schreader, L. J., Amiott, W. F., EMCA. S DIVISION Back row (L to R) : Sewell, J. R., Pope, R. F., Serna, E. A., Baughman, G. W., Thomas, J. L. Middle row : LTjg Godine, Wells, E. E., Forskey, W., Abueg, V., Mussy, R. I., Waggener, N. D., Front row Avila, V., Young, W. E,, Santos, J. R. Young, A., McGowan, J. A., Marranan, M. R. mp:ss cooks Back row (L to R) : Ilalley, M. L., Mccoy, R. !.., Hussy, E. F.. N ' iteck. J. R.. Williams, R. B. Front row : Kerr, M. F., Pruitl, A. E., Jatkson. J. H., Peterson, W. C. SAYONARA STAFF ENS. E.C. BETTENCOURT, JR. THOMSON J. A. IC2 (SS) SMITH L.C. BMSN CLARK R.C. FTGSN MILLER BMSN WIGGINS J. SN VANDYKE D. SN CARTOONS : FOX W. E. RD.S [ 65 « 140° jTOKYOlj ' i. 671 o 963 f30° 140° CHICHI JIMA [40° 150° (-10) [30° 150° I- iLn Ivj u- 160° 160° 1 i I 115 IWO JIMA t20° 140° +20 150° GUAM 160