John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1960 volume:

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MC CAIN CDL-35 22- 4- I 5- 2I - 28- 4.. n I2- 28 NOV 22- 4- 6- 9 I0-I I I5-I 7 26- 6- I 7- SEPT SEPT SEPT OCT OCT OCT OCT NOV NOV NOV DEC DEC DEC JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN FEB FEB FEB DEPARTED PEARL HARBOR GUAM SUBIC BAY SUBIC BAY SINGAPORE CALCUTTA RANGOON SINGAPORE CROSSED EQUATOR SUBIC BAY HONG KONG BUCKNER BAY SASEBO SUBIC BAY CEBU CITY, CEBU, P.I. SUBIC BAY KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG NAHA, OKINAWA SASEBO YOKOSUKA ARRIVE PEARL HARBOR X, -. ..,. , xi :J K -u., .Ql- ,V ff x 4' 2.. , ' . 'n- 1' WESTPAC CRUISE OF THE U. S. S. JOHN S. MC CAIN C Lm3D September 1959-February 1963 e we 4 Commander Louis L. Meier, lr., U.S.N. Commanding Officer Captain of the frigate USS John S. McCain is Commander Louis Leonard Meier, Jr., USN. who as- sumed command on January 7, 1959. Before this assignment, Commander Meier served for three years as Special Assistant and Aide to the Honorable Thomas S. Gates while Mr. Gates was Under Secretary of the Navy and later, Secretary of the Navy. A 1942 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Commander Meier first served aboard the battleship, USS Maryland. Later he had duty on the cruiser, USS Birmingham. While aboard the Birming- ham, he participated in the Pacific raids of 1943 and operations in the Mariannas, Western Carolines, Leyte, lwo Jima and Okinawa. From 1946 to 1948, he was executive officer of the destroyers, USS Soley and USS Vogelsgang. Following duty at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington and at the White House as an aide, he assumed command of the minesweeper USS Gherardi. The Captain served as senior aide to the Com- mander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1953 to 1955 before reporting to the office of the Under Secretary of the Navy. Commander Meier lives in Honolulu, Hawaii with his wife, the former Eleanora Tomicelli of Naples, Italy and their three daughters, Renee Marie, 4, Eleanor Sharon, 3, and Catherine Frances, 2. lieutenant Commander lames H. Doyle, lr., U.S.N. Lieutenant Commander James Henry Doyle, Jr., USN ioined MC CAIN as executive officer in July l959. During the two preceding years he served in the International Law Division of the office of the Judge Advocate General. Graduating from the United States Naval Acade- my in June l9-46, Commander Doyle spent one year aboard the cruiser USS Chicago followed by three years aboard the destroyer USS John W. Thomason. From i950 to i953 he was attached to the office of the Judge Advocate General. During this time he attended post graduate law school at George Wash- ington University in Washington. Returning to sea, the Commander spent one year aboard the minesweeper USS Bulwark after her com- missioning. Leaving the Bulwark in l954, he spent the next three years as commanding officer of the minesweepers USS Ruff and USS Redstart. Commander Doyle and his wife Jeannette have three children, Kathleen Jeannette, lO, James Henry lll, 7, and Anne Jeannette, 3. The Doyles make their home in Pearl City, Hawaii. V 'f 'K C'-X f AfC'w'f ' VW7 'N K 'ff 'fk 'xf fZ'N j Tj' ,f V 'Q I xX-,7 X? , 4 :fi va X K x .L , 's55fi-f.- X il x V: ' l fw x , x kits- 'V , xx 5 5x X - Sdx :Zyl hylh' 1, I 3.5 J. S 1. I, .W K 17 1-Q1 I 1 ki If 1 A V ' ws , N 2 CLSKJ Ly 1.5 d4,,ffxQ.-,,,, ,f .Lg 7 ci, J,,7,,3Qy' 1 A CwA!MXUgMr-M X CHQXKME ' WX' w'f'd-- vnf ',f sX'5fAT XM 'Tx' fwhi V3 V f-K4 U 7 33 gg 5 ffhg mf , K . Q--M. FA. A , -Qu-+ ',' I -pw . Volume se january ' 1960 1' Number 1 Y I sf? '-li i W il r I tl 1 ' X' i W 3 -lf i 'iQ..e..,,:-' -f , SS John S. MCCQAIIL DL- By LAWRENCE J. RHOADES, JOZ, USN housands watched the sleek, grey ship as she cut her way up the Hooghly River last October to berth at Calcutta, a port city of five million people with the largest natural harbor in northeast India. This was the first time in five years that an American naval vessel had called at the capital' of XYest Bengal. It was also the hrst time that a mod- ern frigate. like Jolm S. .lIfCGli7I, had visited India, where in conjunction with a .five-day good will tour, she was to deliver 555,000 worth of antibiotics and other medicines for victims of the recent floods in that area. Doc- tor N. jungawalla, Director of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, ac- cepted the shipment, presented on behalf of the United States by the Commanding OHL cer of John S. AlrCaz'n 'Lto strengthen the IN TIIE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN, JOHN S. McCAlN REPRESENTED ALL AMERICANS During rect-nt good will visits to Calcutta, Rangoon, and Singapore, the officers and men of the frigate were able to visit t-lmraeteristic examples of Far Eastern culture, such as the Buddhaslirine Shwedagon in Rangoon falwucj, to entettain thousands of visitors, including a number of bright-eyed Burmese Boy Scouts Cbnttom, oppositej, and, most important, to bring medicines and food for flood victims in Vilfst Bengal. Miss Maya Banerjee, West Bengal De uty Minister of Relief Cbelowl, helps distribute fruit juices and rice donated by the ship's company to tliie stricken people from the area south of Calcutta. bonds of friendship, understanding, and good will between the free peoples of two great nations. 1 The frigate and her crew also conducted other activities to promote friendship between lndia. and the United States. Among- these were a charity ball at Calcuttals Great East- ern Hotel. organized by the ships crew to raise additional funds for flood relief. football, and basketball gatncs with local Indian tennis, and be-mtl Concerts in the city. Music for the charity ball and the concerts was pro- vided by the seventeen-piece band of the U. S. Seventh Fleefs Destroyer Flotilla ONE. Proceeds, approximately 55I,000, were do- nated to the X'Vest Bengal Flood Relief Com- mittee. The crew also donated 3,500 pounds of foodstuffs from the galley. Prior to the ship's departure from Calcutta on 26 Qcto- ber, the Hlest Bengal government arranged for an Indian cultural program of 'music, dancing, and drama to be presented aboard ARY PLANNING STRATEGY FOR AN OPERATION IN THE PACIFIC, DECEMBER 194.4 Vice Admiral john S. McCain lleftj discusses the next Philippines-area employment of Task Force 138 with Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander Third Fleet. The scene is Admiral llalsey's stateroom in his flagship. for the benefit of the oihcers and the men. J olm S. fWcCain was also the first American warship to visit Burma in four years when she docked at Rangoon on 29 October for a four- day visit. During her stay, mutual friendships developed between the 'crew and the Burmese people. Over 46,000 persons turned out to hear the seven public concerts presented by the Destroyer Flotilla ONE band. Huge crowds also gathered to seegthe basketball, softball, and volleyball contests that the shi p's company played with local teams. Over 10,000 Burmese also visited the frigate when she opened her gangway to the general public before her departure on 1 November. i Jnlm S. .M'cCaz'n repeated her two previous performances, but on a smaller scale, when she pulled into Singapore on 4 November for a three-day stay. During her visit the frigate again opened her gangway to visiting groups and played local teams in a number of ath- letic events. In. Singapore, 'Nw Free Press, an English language newspaper, summed up the success of J olm S. i1'If:C'nz'n's cruise, praising her as truly a ship of good willsand citing the excellent attitude and behavior of the crew. Further laurels came from Commander, U. S. Seventh Fleet. econd ship of the rMz'tschcr-class, John S. .McCain was built by the Bath lron VVorks and commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 12 October 1953. She is 493 feet in length, with a fifty-loot beam. and a full load displacement of 4,400 tons, Originally designated a destroyer, she was re-rated a de- stroyer leader while building in 1951 and again rehrated as a frigate on 1 january 1955.0 The world's largest ships of their type, the five Jlhtsrlwr-class frigatcs in the U. S. Navy are larger than some ships rated as light cruisers in other navies. 5 Authorized and ordered in 1948, John S. .ll fCCOZ'77 was built at a cost of S529,500,000, exclusive of armament. She was designed specifically as a long range fleet type for both administrative and antisubmarine duties. Carrying the latest surface, underwater, and anti-aircraft weapons and newly developed electronic devices for hunter-killer missions she uses homing rorpedoes and forward thrown antifsubmarine rockets as well as iilfeapon Alfa and depth charges. Her de- fensive armament consists ol' two 5-inch guns which are fully automatic-loading, rapid fire, radar-controlled and new 3-inch 70 caliber rnountings installed in 195768 to replace her 5 - 19601 former 5-inch 50-caliber be noted that her advanced system makes her an ehicient fiagship. Lightweight propelling machinery capable of developing 80,000 horsepower plus ad- vanced engineering features not previously in- stalled in fighting ships give her sea speeds over 35 knots. Her generators could meet the needs of a city of 50,000 people, and her re- frigeration and air conditioning equipment has the cooling capacity of a plant making 100,000 pounds of ice per day. Living condi- tions for her sixteen oliicers and 322 men were given particular attention in the design of the ship. There is air conditioning in all living spaces and large, vastly improved berthing and messing facilities. fter spending her first three years operating from East Coast ports with the Atlantic Fleet, John S. MtrCain reported to the Pacific Fleet in late 1956. During her cruise from Norfolk to San Diego, the frigate passed through the Panama Canal and made a good will tour to Peru. In 1957 she participated in the celebration of the Battle of the Coral Sea while on a cruise to Australia. While operating out of San Diego as her home port, she was flagship of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 21. In january 1958 she was transferred to Pearl Harbor and became flagship of Commander, Destroyer Flotilla Five. During her second cruise to the Far East in September 1958, the frigate engaged in patrol and convoy escort, duty in the For- rnosan Straits, while Quemoy was under fire of the Communist mainland guns, and aided the people of Koniya on Amami O Shima, japan, when that city was ravaged by tire. Having completed her Indian Ocean cruise, J olm S. rlr'cCain is now en route to her home 'Ir XQXXQN X Nh X1 QNX XXXQXQ XEQSQQSX X XXX, XR k X x X A X ig? -XX.-X X X .QR X XA. XXX X X X X X X ,XQK .X' X XX X X X X X .X X..X , X Ss XiX XX XXX X X X. X QNX X1XX?i.NXX X - X XX X TS X2 XXX ig k X X X . . L wir 1 -.4 Mc CAIN AS SHE I-UUKED AT CUMMISSIUNING as w fm was September 8, i959 is a day all hands will re- member for a long time. We may not remember the date but we will certainly remember what took place. Early in the morning the engineers began their prepa- rations for getting underway. Lighting off the boilers, putting the generators on the line, starting the gyros -only a few of the many things necessary before the ship can get underway. As the sun rose in the East on a warm clear day flike almost all days in Pearl Harbor-the officers and men of the crew began to return from overnight liberty. This day was not much different from a day nearly eighteen years ago when disaster struck in this same harbor. No disaster would occur today, but still it was a sad day for many. The McCain was departing for WestPac, and we were leaving our wives and sweethearts for six months. Soon the pier was crowded with wives, sweet- hearts, children and friends who had come to wish us goodby. lt was a colorful group in spite of their sadnessfthe men in their sparkling whites with leis piled around their neck, and the well-wishers in color- ful costumes suggesting native dress. Much too soon the hour arrived, and there was only time for a quick goodby kiss before boarding. The McCain backed smartly out of her berth to the strains of Anchors Aweigh and turned her bow towards the West. As we steamed out of the channel, leis were thrown over the side and began floating back towards land. We would return to our Paradise of the Pacific. Once we were underway there was no time for sadness or refiection upon our memories. Training was the key word and the crew had to be brought to a peak of operating efficiency prior to our arrival in WestPac. Flight operations were conducted daily by the Midway, and the smallboys held their own training separately. On the McCain all departments were holding drills, drills and more drills until we could perform many of them with our eyes closed. After stopping briefly in Guam for fuel we were underway again. Engineering troubles delayed us for a few hours, but soon we were operating at peak efficiency again. Disaster struck the Midway when one of her pilots went down in an AD, l2O miles east of the Philippines. The Task Group searched all night in vain and regret- fully resumed operations the next morning. We arrived on schedule in Subic Bay to commence six months of operations with the Seventh Fleetfthe world's mightiest naval force. Our training showed its effects and would pay large dividends in the long months to come. We were ready. swam 2,42 Our first WESTPAC port was Subic Bay, P.I., which became known as our homeport away from home. We came into Subic tive times and spent a total of sixteen days in port. This gave us ample time to taste the mild joys of Olongapo- sun- splashed playground of the idle rich. More SCCHIC Olongapo More Scemc Olongapo Cont Most Scenic Olongapo ..-sw ' wxsw I ,Q ' 'F -,f ' ww ,P f , Miuu- 1, - v -:Ziff . 'Al ' f .'fJ'35- 1 1' Q ,ffiby 1? I , ff ' 3' f K1 , ,, ., .L N I ef fyfaf 3' . I ,I N ,W N' 4 r f Where the ld Meets the Older lg---x tis? 2 V257 l H154 5 4 w 1 ,Q ... N fi Bf........ 1. , .M Home Port-Main Street Taxi, J oe ? FZGZPZZ 70 ?Z0?.!Z 34 ur 'lx' i' 25,4 .u F2 5'1 . Wa 5 1 'Q n K:-L ,-4167177 KH AD Fw .px No United States warship had journeyed up the Hooghly River to Calcutta, India, for eight years when the MC CAIN began her trek early in the morning on 21 October 1959. The trip up the 125 mile river was a thrilling experience in itself as the Hooghly is one of the most difficult of all rivers to traverse owing to the extreme tides and heavy silting caused by the fall monsoons. The MC CAIN arrived at her mooring buoys at five in the afternoon after the eight hour trip up the river and began the extremely difficult task of mooring. During the fall monsoons, the Hooghly River has an eight knot tide which requires the use of heavy chains both fore and aft when I , mooring. All of us were impressed with the important mission which faced us. . . it was within our power to strike a strong blow for fhe Western cause in one of the most powerful nations in the Far East. The reception of the crewmen from the MC CAIN was at once both friendly and cordial. The initially fine impression which each man made upon all with whom he came in contact proved to be the single most important factor in the success of the visit. Many of the men established fine lasting friendships with members of the Calcutta community. Because the ship was tied up at buoys located over one hundred yards from the landing, these personal relationships were of added importance as only a limited number of people could actually visit the ship. One of the first acts of good will carried out by the MC CAIN was the presentation of S5000 worth of anti-biotics to the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health which were to be used for the relief of victims of recent floods in West Bengal, lndia. Later in the visit, the men of the MC CAIN personally distributed over 3500 pounds of food to flood victims in nearby villages. The Indian people were most appreciative of each of these demonstrations of good will and understanding. The orphan party given by the MC CAIN for a group of sixty orphans from a local home was a most successful affair. The children loved the cartoons, the ice cream and cake and candy, the presents given to them, and the sailors by whom they were entertained. Many of us will long remember our cute, polite, and enthusiastic guests. The highlight of the visit to Calcutta for most of the men on the MC CAIN was the Charity Ball for the Relief of West Bengal Flood Victims which was held at the Great Eastern Hotel. Over l300 people attended the ball and contributed over ?'pl000 toward the Flood Relief Program. The DESFLOT ONE Band was never in better form as they played from eight until three. The MC CAIN men escorted young ladies from the Anglo-Indian community to the dance. All of those who attended the dance hated to see it end. There was little doubt in anyone's mind that the entire evening had been a resounding success and that it had contributed greatly to American prestige in lndia. As the ship prepared for its departure early on the morning of October 26th, everyone could look back on the visit and take pride in the fact that he had played a major role in materially strengthening Indo-American friendship. In addition he had an opportunity to visit one of the most unique ports in the entire world and to become acquainted with the people of India. The visit had been a continuing series of interesting people to people events and although we were all suffering from a lack of sleep, there were not many of us who wanted to leave. f f The most Welcome Gift-Food It will never outsell Chevvy V I kgs: f , 1 Qs' ' wx ,, The saints mqrch rshore . .. an we W wi 45 gi? X f,,, a Y Y X7 x Q -ws 9 Some Swing . . S Others Sway X 2 ti X 5 K Q is Xi t S X Having a Ball First of the visitors l f - , ,g - A-ss ant, V Q First of the Autograph Hunters MC CAIN presents drugs for Hood victims HMM N 2,-mgaave s ' 4. E .xx A . .N , -gifs. . . 'N .Fx , FS E Q l 'ffm '.. Q -- .Y 'K fill' , Q A 13' 'sig S x xx Pg... , S. A ,-.sm,l , . ...N X The first sight we met was the shallow lrrawady, mud and grass huts and many with golden spires here and there along The people thickened along the way as we the city and each waved his friendly g magnificant golden spire of the Buddhist pagoda, long forewarned us of approach. The city itself was a telling people, and obvious improvement was in The activity included pouring of concrete, of buildings and laying of mozaic The people were taking strong steps pride and dignity showed in their work at a time when this could be app The military government had moved burban housing, cleared the streets of the domestic animals, and the beauty of the city to show through. Man himself displayed those differences we ex- pected to encounter in any strange land, the bright colored sarong-like skirt worn by both men and women and the women smoking cigars were the most obvious of these. Some of the customs seemed awkward, as the necessity for removing both our shoes and socks before entering a pagoda, being always careful not to touch a person's head, and remembering to keep our head beneath that of the revered Pongyis, those many orange robed Buddhist priests who went con- stantly about the streets with their brass alms bowl in hand. ln iust the short time it took to walk across the street to the Strand Hotel, settle in a lounge chair and partake of a bit of refreshment, we found that a kyat buys a good cup of coffee, a cool beer or an attractive souvenir just as a dollar or rupee and that the Burmese are fine, interesting and people, just as are so many others the world a Here too, we entertained many visitors and had an orphans' party. Perhaps the value of these activi- ties was seen on taking our leave. There were many more faces lining the banks and handkerchiefs waving than there had been iust five short days before. The new friends we acquired were most generousi 50 many homes opened their doors to us that we could not possibly fill them all. This was indeed a pleGSGf1T stop. Rangoon's Peace Pagoda lm: 'kewl .aw fff, fy A' I W 45- Mm- Wwmm f fi-nr.. Chinlhe guards the entrance to Schwedagon Pagoda swf sm fs :QP ,x 5 i hu +...'M Dining Out 1 -rf www' qv- WV 'iff '. Q ff? I f f, ,Y 'M ' ,W ,mg fig 5 ,W X WX WM y f f M f X MM 1, ff' WJ fww ff ,f Z1 fff 1 s W 2 f, ,i guyz -'Vw' wp f ' X ,Q '4 ,c my WZ f fm, W X WU!!! WM, X an VH 1 fff, my f W, ,Q ,, , w, 4, W, M, V- W, fm' WW 04f,, A59 , 0 'f fm, ,,f,,..fm,f.f.. L+' Y W ,, M! W, 12, x g fy A, , 'f Q QR I Mx- , ,ff A. f ww Dining In 4 ff w, 3.93 Sf! K V, , ,ff if' ZZ? 0 Entrance to Schwedagon Pago da ' , QS' 3 . .,. :- I N SAS N WH 9 i' Q We played sports ..whi1e the band played concerts Q, if 'I Q E if --Y,-V, - .,11.,.g-:iii-7 , , - ir 1 ' ,fa .e ' ' fl ff 1 i - ff-N'-M. V a.,-,-ew., e --.. ' e , -we 1 5 V 1 X 1' i T -. ATV. . .. ,MH ' I -f. 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We also took a group of Singapore Sea Cadets and local citizens on a coastal cruise. Then all too soon it was time to bid farewell to the lndian Ocean and reioin the fleet for operations. ECE f CJROHNX HCQCAIH SS EUQSJOHN S IIIICCAIH I I I I I E C CI I 2958195303 2 2 SUCCESSFUL CCUUWILL VISITS T0 CALCUIIA RANGOON AND S HCIIPCHE HAVE BEEN IIIICSIS CHAIIEYIIIC. CAPTAIN IIIIEIEH AND THE SHIPS S S CIZLIZIPANY UE IIIICCAIIII CAN TAKE CGREA5' PRIDE IN THE OUTSTANDING ECLINIHIIIUIIQCNISICWIIRU CENHANCING IIIIICERICAH RELATIONS WITH CUUUIHIES SSS SISSIIIICCAINS. ,MYSCSECQNCRAIULA'ICHS AND vIIEI.IUoNE SvICE ADNIIRAL SSC. S . I I SISS I I ISII I S - I I L SI f' M ,,., - ,,,,, IIII , E V I 77175 20145 AW ZW607l2f-1162771577 702 0212 2277 1-me 25221425 0212 2557 77577, ,, 6527! The last of the MC CAlN's good will missions during this cruise was also the most enthusiastically received. The people of Cebu, the small island in the central Philippines to which the MC CAIN travelled for a three day visit from the 6th to the 9th of January, welcomed the men of the MC CAIN with an enthusiasm unmatched in any other port. At the conclusion of the visit, many of the men on the MC CAIN felt that Cebu had been the most enjoyable port they had visited. The arrival of the MC CAIN on January 6th took the city of Cebu, second largest port in all of the Philippines, completely by storm. Although news of the good will visit had been released only one day prior to the arrival, several thousand people lined the waterfront and the MC CAIN's pier as the ship rendered a national salute and proceeded to her berth. LTJG LeSieur, who had been sent to Cebu a day earlier to make advance arrangements for the visit, met the ship in the channel and briefed the crew on the events scheduled for the visit. Liberty was granted to all hands not in the duty section as soon as the ship received her briefing from the Philippine liaison officers. During this liberty and all ensuing ones, the MC CAIN men made a fine im- pression upon their Philippine hosts. Within three hours after the ship's arrival, the softball team had met a group of Cebu All-Stars in a game held at one 'of the local stadiums. The game attracted a crowd of over l,500 spectators, many of them children. The MC CAIN players were cheered wildly and were be- sieged by autograph seekers. Although they lost 4-3, the MC CAIN team made a tremendous hit and many friends. Two hours after the softball game, the basket- ball team played a group of College All-Stars from a local university before a packed house at the univer- sity's gym. The MC CAIN lost again but made another smash hit with the crowd. The players will long re- member the enthusiastic cheering they received during the game. The following morning the ship was opened for general visiting. The size of the crowds shocked every- one. By nine o'clock, more than 5,000 people were waiting outside the gates to visit the ship. Extra police If N had to be called in to control the crowds. During the entire period of visiting the five hundred foot long pier was literally jammed with people trying to board the MC CAIN for a brief tour. MC CAIN men were overwhelmed by autograph seekers both on the ship and on the pier. This scene was typical of all those times during which general visiting was held both on the 7th and 8th. The athletic events continued to meet with the same enthusiasm and large crowds which marked the opening day's contests. MC CAIN teams played more softball, more basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, and volleyball. It is estimated that over l5,000 people attended the athletic events in which the MC CAIN teams participated during the visit. The number of formal receptions was held to a minimum during the visit but many of the ranking offi- cials both in the local government and in the Philippine Army were received on board for formal dinners. Informal get-togethers between members of the local American community and members of the crew were a source of enjoyment to those who received invitations. Many fine friendships developed from these and other meetings, resulting in further demonstrations of hospi- tality by both local citizens and the men on board. One of the highlights of the visit for a number of the MC CAIN men was the orphan party given on board for sixty children from three local orphanages. One half hour of the party was broadcast on a local radio station. The radio station provided several people who performed for the children. The MC CAIN singing group also ioined in the fun and was well received. After the radio broadcast, a cartoon was shown which was followed immediately by abundant portions of cake, ice cream, and candy for each child. It was at this time that the MC CAIN hosts got to know the children. All agreed that these children were probably the cutest, most polite, and most intelligent children they had ever met. After the children had finished eating, each one was given individual presents . . . rubber balls, coloring sets, doll cutouts, stockings full of candy and games, magic slates . . . each child was most appreciative of the gifts. As the groups left, they sang local school songs which were a thrill to hear because of their fine musical ability. Their hosts on the MC CAIN hated to see them leave. They would long remember these fine children. The final big event during the visit was the ship's party given for the enioyment of the crew and one hundred and fifty young Philippine ladies. Band music was supplied by the Third Army Band. Everyone had a terrific time at the party which featured dancing, beer, food, and fine company. Everyone was sorry to see the evening come to an end and many expressed the feeling that the MC CAIN visit was iust too short . Saturday morning, the 9th, the MC CAIN hosted a group of eighty men who took a short cruise around the island of MACTAN, witnessed a demonstration firing of the Rocket Launcher, and were treated to maneuvers at high speeds. After the men were transported to the beach in our personnel boats, we left for operations with the Task Group to the north once again. It can be safely stated that all of us had a wonderful time in Cebu and that we would welcome a return visit at any time. It will be hard to forget the large crowds which gathered wherever a MC CAIN man happened to be and how the people did everything they could to make us feel welcome. Similarly, the people of Cebu will long remember the friendliness of the MC CAIN men, their good manners and interest in the people, their willingness to donate blood to the local Red Cross unit, their ability as guides when giving tours of the ship, and their readiness to demonstrate the fact that Americans want very much to show their friendship and respect for the Philippine people. 07752 20275 07 ef-ffl wa ng za we Hong Kong, or Fragrant Harbor in the literal translation, is one of the favorite stops of any WestPac deployment. From the minute the ship turns into the harbor one feels that this is truly the Orient, with its own sights and smells and sounds, and its characteristic mixture of the old and the new, things Oriental and things Western. From the ship it's just a short trip in the ubiquitous Walla wallas to Fenwick Pier and Servicemen's Guides, and then iust a step to the Display Room and the beginning of the shopping and tailoring. Once done with the shopping it's time to sightsee -Victoria Peak, Tiger Balm Gardens, Repulse Bay, Aberdeen, Kowloon and the New Territories, and, of course, Hong Kong after dark. A port without equals, the story of Hong Kong is a story in color, as we see on the following pages. f .,,,. -W 'SDF 5 ,- 4.,,f5.,,- ,. 52 Ae 'sfiamf lcv ,iw .1 ,A , . QM fw -RF 3 5 X , ff :uf X ',Q3x'5' 3 S.. . , , J Q A -f' ff 455:-as , .h , t , L I 3 Q--.?,4. 57:7 NYM, D f . , I F -'31,5tJ.-.!f5,x jf, R si ' R .f , X kv J, - 1q.zf 'N 5 Y f . X, .W ' - X X, ' f 1 If v YV-Tr., 4. 1 354255, 5 'fa 'H ey. fl il , t T,1.Q:isL ' k ' . . was 3 , 5?5?LM a V 9 :ZSHSSV .2 ww' .wad 23 . 2414? ri Q 4' 1' 'K FF As git 553 ' 1 . Jw ir A wr v I' f . AA. - 1 n I , -M fn ,jf x . Q 3 4 -W-1L,Qvf3'f' Q, vw-w1+'w+16 fsg:5mTfl' ' . ,' f b 'fx , Rf,-wwf. Q 5l.J1K- .. ,Y 2-sf .7 fl 2' -n. 1: I 1. - q . , ,. A QT' V :E ff X. . ' . , are ix Nf i Y. 'sf' , , gg Y 6 , ' -- - - , .. - , 4 .Q AN' fi A k ,, all Mama' ff- I..-,. l , aj it f was tgxvyx :, Q Q, f ' .if -4 4'1',f an -.,:,'.5,' -.J Q. .653 v ,g X 1.1 'Ke 1 44:95, .F .-.4 .,.,,r 5,-am.. 414 ,. ,., K Apex' 6- ,. 4 A- V .fa ,,f-Q . ..-my ' -. Q YE , fn, ,A -., K e I i N ! I I E 5 1 i I -w I 1 Nia! ....,... -1 P 'x 4' K' 1 5-.iQq'Qm 1 -K 151, -1. 4 f- ,ww .1 52:2 4, 3355 Ji ff-H9715 77174 l MC CAIN moored in Kaohsiung four times while serving her tour on Formosa Patrol. Opinions differed on the merits ofthe city as a liberty port, however, all agreed that Kaohsiung has a flavor land odorl all its own. The sailors' friend . . as The mosquito fleet Man of leisure 1960 Model You call We haul al l ? 3-mat Candidates for MC CAIN Scholarship with Welfare and Recreation Committee NAKAMURA being congratulated by selection committee azmfm,-if The highlight of our visits to Okinawa was the presentation of the MC CAIN Scholarship. Several units of the United States Armed Forces serving in the Far East have initiated programs of education for deserving Oriental students. The MC CAlN's Good Will trip to Southeast Asia demonstrated to all of her men the essential worth of such programs. Only by educating the Oriental people in our way of life can we demonstrate our fundamental desire to be free and to ensure the freedom of all who seek it. VVHh thk factin nnnd,the shkfs VVeHare and Reueanon Com- mittee proposed that a scholarship be established for a deserving Okinawa student. The idea was presented to the crew and was wholeheartedly accepted. Early in December when the ship made a two day stop in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, the Welfare and Recreation Committee contacted several educational leaders in Okinawa and presented its plan to them. lt was met with sincere appreciation and with a pledge to do everything possible to ensure the successful selec- tion of a deserving student. The Committee laid down several criteria for the selection of the student: lil that he be male l2l that he be a truly deserving student Q31 that he have no means other than this scholarship of continuing his education on the college level and Ml that he plan to use his talents forthe betterment of his people. In turn, the MC CAIN Good Will Scholarship Fund would guarantee the student a four year edu- cation at the University of Hawaii, based upon successful pursuil of his studies and upon yearly renewal of the scholarship by the MC CAIN Scholarship Committee. This scholarship would cover the cost of tuition, books, room and board, clothing allow- ance, and transportation. The Welfare and Recreation Committee spearheaded a drive during the month of December to raise sufficient funds fo scholarship. The drive was most successful and the total amount raised was over 31200. This was approximately 54.00 per man- Plans were also made for further fund raising campaigns the year to ensure the continuance of the program. The Com- mittee also continued making plans for the actual selection 0 r this during f the student upon the ship's return to Okinawa on the 25th and 26th of January. The selection of the scholarship recipient proved to be Q very difficult iob. COMFLEACTS Ryukyus had selected six students with the assistance of Mr. Lloyd Evans, Director of the Educational Department of the U.S. Civilian Administration of the Ryukyus, all of whom were outstanding candidates. After two days of intensive study of each student's scholastic achievements and personal background, the committee selected Hoshin Nakamura. Hoshin is nineteen years old and will graduate from Chinen High School in March of this year. His major at the University of Hawaii will be English. When he returns to Okinawa, he plans to become a teacher and establish a library in his village. lt is Nakamura's hope that we lOkinawansl can introduce our culture and many aspects of Okinawa to American people. Hoshin has lived with his family in the same grass roof home since l947. His brother earned enough money to send him to high school. During a considerable period of his life, Hoshin has lived solely on sweet potatoes, not being able to afford rice. Hoshin appears very sincere and friendly and impressed the selection board with his potential. There seems to be little doubt that Hoshin will pursue his studies successfully and that the people of Okinawa will benefit from his further education. In July of this year, Hoshin will be flown to Hawaii where he will be entered in an English orientation class designed spe- cifically to give foreign students at the University of Hawaii an opportunity to increase their understanding of the language before their formal classes begin. During the summer, arrange- ments will be made for Hoshin's room and board with the as- sistance of the Okinawans in Hawaii Group. By presenting this Good Will Scholarship to an Okinawan Student, the men of the MC CAIN have once again demonstrated their individual interest in President Eisenhower's People to People Program. Special mention should be made of those men on the Welfare and Recreation Committe who were leaders in the establishment of this scholarship: Hicks, MMl, Gingras, GMl, Poplawski, BM2, Moline, FT3, Swann, MMl, Slater, SHL2, Bowen, YN3, Dorn, RD3, and the Project Officer, LTJG LeSieur. lt is the hope of the committee that this scholarship will be a continuing source of pride to the men of the MC CAIN. l i L SUMMERFORD, RD2 makes Scholarship presentation to recipient, Hoshin NAKAMURA Y NAKAMURA thanks McCain crew for Scholarship L We 'f .NIN EW A cccc 'ga jg WH - -X fy. ,.,, ,. .. ,M N- - fri' S S5750 Our first visit to Sasebo brought us to Japan for Christmas and for a very dry drydocking. After six short days we set sail again, not to return until February. A second visit of two weeks allowed us to catch up on liberty and all those last minute purchases. Had we not been heading for home, it would have been even more diffi- cult to say Sayonara to Sasebo and Japan. National pastlme Tourist ww-nf J' L' 4 ' l ' , i ,, , Z , .QF Y 'sy QP, I af. 4-1' sff1 g f'-ef, ?,I'r ' , , , --as as b ', 'i' I' ,., n . V , ,, f 1 ,-f. u Q 1 JE., nf ' ,LH ,ll ,A 7 ,nl ,, fifl-iff I Fi 'f 1 :1, .1 li :un H ,- :xf N9 Q.. li X' .xi x N Q 5 f 41.4 -.. N--s.., , A fwi , X 9 ,W x x A -wr y N X .wx A Q .mer fx X ,, X x NW ,U 5 1 x NX W Jlw f W f E Z xNXX X vw ix QS XFN , QS , x X X I Y - ezassvw we 2221,-f vm The celebrations and festivities connected with crossing the equator are unmatched in the world of the seaman in color, in ceremony, in importance, and in downright rambunctiousness. One may be a Golden Dragon or a Bluenose or any one of a dozen different eminent things, but if one is not a trusty SHELLBACK, well-one just happens to remain a lowly, dirty, slimy pollywog . .. I lt was right after Singapore that we intruded into the realmi of Neptunus Rex, and the hilarity and unruly conduct on the part of the POLLYWOGS were quickly changed to supreme respect and obeisance with the arrival of Davey Jones, the Royal Sheriff and his Deputies, and finally, the Royal Court. With substantial reminders from astern, the POLLYWOGS were herded with little difficulty to the fantail and into the presence of the Royal Court and the Royal Family. From there it was simply a matter of passing the Law Court, admiring the Royal Baby, bowing to Neptune and the Royal Family, visiting the Royal Dentist, and last but not least, enioying the refreshment of a Royal Baptism. Starting with an overwhelming majority of POLLYWOGS, the McCain had an entirely successful intiation ceremony,.registering 100 Z TRUSTY SHELLBACKS by the end of the afternoon. Mitch keeps 'em in line The parade of the Pollywogs The Royal Court 2 :-I iqq-uf I ii X 21 391 i F as ,E E 9 6, F 1 Getting ahead , , ....,,,..-,,. ,,,X W... MN, .Ww...N-r- w 1 t Y i I A visit to the Royal Dentist heavy seas, we arrived to find the 4482 ton SHINWA MARU WA MARU I HAVE SPRUNG A LEAK GAINING RAPIDLY MY 1IO0Z 26 124-25 EAST ON COURSE 208 6 X DESIRE YOU PROCEED ASSIST AT BEST SPEED Minutes after receiving this message, MC CAIN was detached operations with the KEARSARGE and headed for the disabled vessel. After a rough six hour run through high winds and Iof Osaka, Japanl down by the head with a cracked hull and 'a flooded number one hold as a result of striking a huge log. Attempts to rig a high line and to float a pump across to the stricken ship were thwarted by 20 foot waves and 45 mph winds. The same heavy weather combined with the clogging of the freighter's pumps by her cargo of iron ore forced the crew of 41 to abandon its ship at 0859 despite all efforts to save her. The entire crew of the Shinwa Maru took to one lifeboat. f ter a hazardous passage in the lifeboat and maneuvering by he MC CAIN, the boat and crew were brought alongside. The 5 degree rolling of MC CAIN made the use of ladders impossible. II 41 Japanese boarded MC CAIN by iumping and being caught by MC CAIN sailors as the ship rolled and the lifeboat came longside. W We brought the survivors to Naha, Okinawa and arrived to nd ourselves and our rescue mission front page news. Of the CUNY accounts of the rescue published, however, the tersest, yet erhaps the most dramatic, is found in the ship's log for the of January. NITED STATES SHIP JOHN S. MC CAIN IDL-3l I SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 1960 2535755 0? 77475 5777270 771,-4271 20-24 Steaming as before. 2005 cfc 055 by turn movement. 2105 detached from formation to proceed at best speed to a position of 26N 124.75E to render aid to a ship in distress identified as the SHINWA MARU. cfc 320, cfs 23 knots. 2300 cfc 310. J.N. DARBY, LTJG, USN UNITED STATES SHIP JOHN S. MCCAIN IDL-31 SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 1960 00-04 Steaming independently to render assistance to the Japanese merchant ship SHINWA MARU. Present course is 315 speed 23 knots. 0135 clc to 285. 0233 cfs to 25 knots, clc to 290. 0245 clc to 205. 0304 clc to 310. 0311 cfc to 320. 0336 cfc to 310. Captain assumed the conn. 0343 Maneuvering at various courses at 25 knots while approaching distress ship. K.W. BARNES, LTJG, USN 04- 08 Steaming as before. 0404 cfs to 20 knots, cfc to 330. 0405 cfs to 10 knots. Approaching ship to our port side. 0411 cfc to 215, cfs to 5 knots. Approaching ship to our starboard side. 0413 cfs to 7knots. 0417 Stopped all engines. 0418 cfs to 4 knots. 0419 Stopped all engines. 0418 cfs to 4 knots. 0419 cfs to 7knots. 0420 cfs to 10 knots. 0423 Stopped all engines, cfc to 200. 0427 Maneuvering on various courses at various speeds standing by the distress ship's port quarter at a range of 1,000 yards while rigging high line. 0429 Distressed ship identified as SHINWA MARU with a total crew of 41 men on board. 0443 SHINWA MARU reports her flashing light is inoperative and requests all messages be sent by radio. 0450 Ship lying off our starboard quarter at 3 miles identified as SS SHIMANE MARU. 0457 SS SHINWA MARU reports her origi- nal destination was Moii but that she is now repairs. 0500 SHINWA MARU reports 1151 hold is 0503 Second ship lying off our starboard beam is HAISHATT. 0504 Continued to maintain station 1,000 yards on port quarter of the distressed ship. High line transfer appears possible because of difficulty in steering both the SS SHINWA and this ship. 0525 Officer of the deck. assumed the conn. Captain assumed the conn. 0711 Officer of the' deck assumed conn. 0718 Closing SS SHINWA MARU to a range! off500 in preparation for attempt to transfer a P-500 by lifeboat. 210720 Captain assumed the conn. 0722 Maneuvering on various' courses at various speeds to close SHINWA MARU to a range' of approxi- mately 100 to 150 yards to fire a line throwing gun. 0747 SHlN-' WA MARU is the only ship other than this one in the area. D.H. LE SIEUR, LTJG, USN' 08-12 Maneuvering as before. 0815 Shotline over to SHINWA MARU. 0819 Shot line parted. Maneuvering to close SHINWA MARU for another attempt to get shotline over. 0831 Shotline over and messenger of 2 manila being payed out for transfer of P-500 gear. 0835 Life raft for transfer of P-500 in the water. 0836 Life raft punctured and capsized in heavy seas. 0839 Life raft broken loose at 250 1o'N, 1240 WE. 0843 Recovered line ffem SHINWA MARU. 0859 SHINWA MARU is abandoning ship, maneuvering to pick survivors. 0932 Secured line to life boat ,C proceeding to bring its along side. 0940 Line to life boat parted , maneuvering to come? close aboard , port side to, of life boat. 0947 Life boat alon side, proceeding to take on survivors. 0955 All survivors on board, 41 in all, no iniuries. 1000 Secured the special sea detail , set regular underway watch. Maneuvering at various courses and speed, to make final search of the area. 1047 cfc to 074, cfs to 20 knots. MJ. HURLEY, ENS, usN 52 ? 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Maneuvering to ioin the DD's and carrier To take station five in a circular barrier. With conditions of YOKE and Readiness FOUR We sit in the trough and the rain does pour, Turning all generators less old BRAVO One HARRIET turns our way to add to the fun. The KEARSARGE is guide at his spot in the middle As we go about this Hucking riddle. COMCARDIV FIFTEEN has tactical charge, He's SOPA and riding the old KEARSARGE. Division 72 less the USS HANSON, Plus T72 and MC CAIN are a danc'in. The screen is a round one on circle number three, And station keeping's tough in a number nine sea. Steaming ALFA Boilers, one and two, With Task Group 70.4 we are sailing the blue. l2 knots are rung up on the EOT, Our base course 235 in the South China Sea. At 0045 we were on station and ready When new course 250 was signaled to steady. Since leaving Pearl Harbor on 8 September We've come a long way and have much to remember We're proud of our ship and the iob that we do So best wishes, smooth sailing and Happy New Year to you J.N. DARBY LTJG USN , new zz,-zzs 7 ss,-ff 25 3715 WVS 717715 W 7 --f...,,, .f 4 ....---' ,Ai 'c 4. Q f af!! Manning the rail .Q Our Champs WLOS h ' ,X l . fb 'H Ki : Q -V 'mn A 1 cgi 4 E! R GQ, fb O J'531'f J xg! LA: sluisew- 5 O The men of First Division have played a vital role during the cruise of the MC CAIN. Much of the credit for the consistently out- standing appearance ot the ship can go to the Boatswain's mates, who logged a fantatic number of hours with paint buckets. When not painting, the boatswain's clean and polish brightwork, stand watches, run boats, issue cleaning gear and paint, pipe the side, refuel under- way, moor to buoys and generally keep things shipshape . To the men who performed so well under the able direction of Chief Jeffreys and Frankwich-WELL DONE. fFront row left to rightb: Debina, F.G., Wilson, L.D., Rodriquez, J., Morgan, F.T., Vandiver, H.L., Benters NK., Duenas, V.L., Brown, GR., Jamero, M., Sconci, W.F., Dunkeson, R.P., Nerveza, J., Olivarez, L. Falkner, M.S., Cook, P.F., Ray, R.T., Medina, F., Howe, K.C. CBack rowbz Jeffreys, R.L., Moody, C.J. Saldivar, B., Miller, K.J., Romaine, L.K., Poplawski, J.S., Clark, C.M., Bass, R.L., Shoemaker, R.A., Bridges CR., Biffle, RA., Frankwich, V.A., ENS M.J. Hurley N' 1 X S X SN X A ,Y X .- ly If ff SW .A x fi N The perpetual talker The Second Division gunner's mates, having completed successful competitive gunnery year in which Mount earned a hash mark, Mount 31 gained its second hash and Mount 32 earned its E , set out for their second tour of WestPac within a year in a high state of readiness and with a high degree of confidence in their ability to meet any challenge. When the ship left Pearl Harbor none of them realized the tremendous amount of travel the MC CAIN would do to places not normally visited by Navy ships. However, this was to prove to be a once in a lifetime cruise. All of the Second Division men will hold individual memories of Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, the Equator Crossing, Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Sasebo, the Formosa Patrol, the Shinwa Maru rescue, Cebu, and the many exciting oper- ations at sea. When we look back upon the experiences and friendships of this cruise, we will undoubtedly remember . . . GINGRAS' perpetual golf swing, Shotgun CON- NELL's terrific iob as boss of the two after mounts and his MAA work, How about a light? EDWARDS who took care of both his mount and our Red seaman, MC GUIRE who took care of our educational needs and all of our training records, WORLEY who savored the noodles stuffed with rice and longed for his chipmunks at home, BERRY who had a bad year while only making second class, earning pro pay, winning a S500 motor scooter, and gett- ing a transfer to shore duty, MATHIS who argued land never lostl and proved to be old reliable in every emergency, EASTERLING who kept us informed on life in Pearl while staying close at hand during his daughter's convalescence, ANDERS who kept an eye on the first class lounge, Baby Guns MESTRICH and Flaps PRITCHARD who both made third class and assumed new responsibilities, MC LEAN who continued to do a fine iob as MAA, and Kneeling left to rightbz LTJG D.H. Le Sieur, Osterberg, l'l.H., Gingras, F.A., Anders, .l.W. CFront rowiz Woodrow, ,l.C., Crook, B.G., Hopper, J,T.L., Houser, W.L., Mestrich, R.A., Bojarski, A. fBack rowjz Squiers, B.W., Guerin, G.A., Robbins, J.C., Easterling, B.V., Onstad, L.A., Edwards, W.F., Mc Dermott, P.F., Connell, J.E. the Chief who inspired us all with his leadership and will- ingness to see a iob through to its successful completion. The strikers were not without memories either. ROBBINS, after his return from 5 f54 school proved to be a highly talented striker, the MC CAlN's answer to Wilt Chamberlin, PHILLIPS, made a fine record on the basketball courts during our good will contests in various countries Ialthoughhe did admit that he was camera shy and that he didn't like his female admirers to rush himl, Ole Number 65 MC DERMOTT dazzled us all with his athletic prowess Iparticu- larly his slides into third in the Subic softball gamel while keeping up his constant talk in the nightly movies and keeping a lively correspondence going with his I3 year old love in Singapore, BOJARSKI who threatened a jump to every Russian freighter we saw and was a potential interpreter in four foreign languages, JOHNSON who was second only to MAC in the chatter department while improving his vocabulary in preparation for his return to the street corner and his eagerly sought swap to any ship in 253 , HOPPER who continued to be BERRY's number one man on the Rocket Launcher, ONSTAD who understudied PHIL in basketball while waiting eagerly for June when the cat from Crystal North Dakota would again see his college love , Woody WOODROW who X Adding a hash mark maintained the torpedo room's record of Outstanding for all inspections lin spite of the fact that the room more often resembled a bike shop or storeroom than a torpedo. rooml, CARMICHAEL whose wife had a baby boy while he was in WestPac, SQUIERS and CROOK who shared the mesi cooking duties and did a bangup iob in the torpedo room, and GUERIN who proved his worth as a gun striker and told us all how they did it on other ships. Second Division played a leading role in the ship's in- tensive good will effort during this year's WESTPAC cruise. Their fine conduct and their genuine interest in people, of other countries helped to make the People to People Program as successful as it was. The outstanding appearance of all Second Division spaces, and most particularly the mounts, made a tremendous impression on our many guests. The fine leadership and willingness to share equally in all divisional work made possible the high degree of spifll within the division during the entire cruise. Each member of the division can take pride in the fact that he played an important role in both the defense of the United States and the entire free world and in the successful promotion of the President's People to People Program. ANDERS polnts the way W Cannon Cocker Pollywog Nx ,FQ -1- 5,1129 X f M X fw , ,M fwf f Z 7 , ,AW W . is 5 Z , ' 2101 Z 7 W Z y I 57 , X? ff! WM HONCHO Meetlng of the mlnds ij! During the entire cruise, whether goodwilling, patrol- ing or rendering assistance to those in distress, a small group of men has been quietly and effectively performing its iob of keeping the MC CAIN fully prepared to defend her nation's interests in WESTPAC. The group: Fox Division, the men: Fire Control Technicians and Sonarmen. Fortu- nately, we were not forced to use the firecontrol and ASW systems for the purpose for which they were designed. Nonetheless in the shoots and Hukking the MC CAIN showed the results of the excellent maintenance and oper- ation of these systems by Fox Division. Along with the work was also the lighter side, under the leadership and technical supervision of Chief TRACEY, the midnight cons casualty raid in Buckner went off with- out a flaw. MOLINE and HELMS, the baggy eyed night owls, spent many sleepless nights with their ol' friend the MK25, while slugger MOYER was busy with the Christmas tree watch down in forward plot. Last but far from least were the sonarmen and their day or night-hell or high water BT drops, interrupted only by positive evaluations on seaweed, porpoise and other formidable denizens of the deep. To those who will leave us in Pearl Harbor, Godspeed. The unity within the Division promises to make future cruises even more rewarding. flfneeling left to rightjz Tracey, V.C., Mathews, D.M. flfront rowjz Mercer, W.J., Jennings, W.H., Tonner RC.- Dreyfus, L.J., Lingo, C.E., Chandler, C.A., Musson, G.L., Wilborn, W.D. CBack rowj: Rifenour L.E., Clark, J.A., Pilkenton, J..I., Kydd, G.E., Wilson, OJ., Peters, R.L., Moline, D.R. 3.11-we Y, Under Control ! x-, , ..e. .X X x xg,,Q ,k Ice Cream P-:w w ' -:-.sux-'- f ' r I W M x ' W. iw W Z W W ,. Nh K - , -,kit 52 - m f QV' J 9' 5 A - Z M 5 f? few Q, 6 h ,L .3 O Q o Si' X 'Q ff M. av., Q -.4 V if X ' ' X' hlwn A XS ' ., . iw' 6 dig Q 1 'K - J Q 5 QQ do U!! .zmoa W X -,W Ljffug H4 9 ,.. AW r W N Q - Q . , .,-,- A . , :Fri I ' :ip Q , H- i 1' ....2 - gpfyx' . 5 K 1 N X Q V O f SJ 97? . H - - V K l ' Q O I. Z W 0 . xg' Q ...fu A . -'Q i 6, Q V- A Q N a, . -. I I , .I 911 R' sumti? I i A S The cruise has been a normal one for OC, that is, normal in the respect that we met only with the routine emergencies. The usual amount of paper was turned out in the ship's office, radio central, signal bridge and the chart house-probably something approaching being equal to the gross tonnage of the ship. Oriental hours com- menced in the usual tradition of WESTPAC at the time we departed Subic on the first leg of our goodwill tour. While the rest of the crew was taking up People to peopling , the communications center heard some new procedures on the circuit, the signalmen procured some unfamiliar colors, the quartermasters charted strange waters, ..,, . ,Z J1- .Q ,-1 and the ship's office put much wear on the efiqueffgg y protocol manuals. Many new crows were seen, with of ALNAV Russell's not to be overlooked. Chief Garringer traded in his white hats for khakies and a necktie. Chief Watson couIdn't overcome the urge to travel, and got our of his warm hospital bed just in time to make the Indian Ocean trip. Mitchell and company took the people to people program to heart and became honorary fathers for a week to a small lad in Calcutta. ln this same city, one of our more illustrious members from Brooklyn saw Q Ce Oh W for the first time, believed by him to be a most unusual animal. Chief LaMar, along with his staff of Taylor Clzront row left to rightlz Gray, C., Williams G.S., Bowen, M.M., Herrington, C.S., Mitchell, C.E., Eyrish, R.G., Davis, R.l-l., LTJG D.R. Larson CBack rowlz Williams, C.V., Keiner, J.P., Clifford, F.K., Mortenson, R.P.K., Vanderford, C.D., Dupree, W.L., Horn, F.B., Stevenson, R.l., Lamar, R.D. long hours reproducing the story of this our goodwill iourney. Eyrish continued to play of the scholar while the rest of us crossed The all hope for the opportunity to escort him on iourney at a later date. Back in Subic, it was that we had a potential swimming great in our Two of our more distinguished members, Gray and became Marlborough Men in Hong Kong. squeezed dollars out of our tight little fists to give division 1002 participation in the Okinawan scholar- ship fund. Mickle had a tough battle with a speed key 'to bolster our Zulu twenty score, a return bout is to be scheduled. T.P.K. Mortensen seems to have relatives to visit in the strangest places! Herrington grew a fine mous- tache, but was edged out in that department by Chief Williams, who grew two of them. Lamphier has been kept busy collecting for Western Union, and Avera has carried the mail, to give us the most important of our communications. lncidently, an impartial survey has shown that the best way to obtain quicker mail service and larger volume of mail is to get someone to write to you! Among new faces in the crowd were Clifford, who has taken over a specialty in brightwork around the pilot house, and a new Williams, who has finally succeeded in getting into the radio gang. Mueller couldn't seem to complete the last leg of our iourney without a trip to the hospital-is it possible that nurses are more interesting than ships? As we neared the iourney's end rumors were heard that Horn and Knapper had given passing thought to join- ing the civilians-ghastly group! lt is estimated that we have traveled some 47,000 miles at sea since leaving Pearl Oh 8 September. Forbes and Czerwinski have written the Sl0ry of those miles, but Stevenson, Steele and Dupree claim, that between them, they walked each of those miles while routing the message board. No messages have been lost, and far more compliments were received than blasts l099ed, in all, a very good cruise. The return home is a h0PPY one, but many pleasant memories of interesting lands, people and event have been stored up-Fknown only lo US who have actually experienced them. X E .15 st- . ' xg!! Q sl, it . i N . 1 y Q-. i....,,, .nf ...x, X ., .Q lv -f Boot Chief .Nw X-Q, X x Showing togetherness Flying Hawaiian Ol Division had an extremely successful cruise this year -with many credits in their record-boxing champs , bowling champs, second in the raffle-ticket buying, first in the Cebu blood-letting , and without a single case of fingers in the pencil sharpener at Sonar Attack team! This gang was led by the two chiefs-Kennick and Boot Foley, with Barney Summerford taking over as Leading PO after Foley graduated. Jurgens led the ET's, followed by all-night Williams lcomplete with pro-payl. This year we had the luxury of having more seamen than second class llast year's situationl, and we had a grand time squaring them away. Besides having the only redstriped battle lantern glasses on the ship, we had the notable Slugger Burgess and salty Squeaks White to keep us loose, with L.K. White as the division's P.L.O. lPermanent Latrine Orderlyl. H.O. lthe Professorl Ray led the student element, while Bob lmailmanl Dorn led the how can l waste my time today and western-reading section. Jurgens 'font ,OW left fg right ns JM oveless White LR hock PW unro TN Dorn RT Lenz U: ' j: E ...L 2 .1 --2 5 , - -1 M , --2 , --5 T, CE' Walker R.A., LTJG K.W. Barnes. CBack FOWD: ENS R.D. Wells, Foley, R.P.g Summerford, B.H., Q U, I 1 J , , ,, D , . . Jr., 9 , A.K., Q , J. ., , r-LE., Bur ess Gray RW Kennlck .IE MD Johnson LR Gerle FD ueboay CE Len es Jur ens H Cramer was elected librarian and took care of the OI Division lanother firstl library, while Walker ran the pinochle tour- nament and LK White organized the bowling ladder. Walk- er, as OinC of RDTS also had the collateral duty of Cargo Petty Officer, and superintended hiding all the division's contraband under the deck plates. Kennick and Foley kept their stuff up in the bunk room mostly, with Foley dutifully taking orders from Pearl and Kennick laying the ground- work for a trip across country at little or no expense. . . lwho'd you say those pearlys were for, Chief 31. lOdds have it that another bachelor will bite the dust in the not- so-distant futurel. Hard worklng ET s V Where are we ? The work of Ol does doesn't vary too much, although the work load varied considerably between operations- minimum during the people-to-people phase and maximums- panicus during the ASW. The ET's usually manage to keep busy on their gear-Williams, Gerle, Null, and Cramer lthe dealer-missed half of the cruise by administrative delays l working on communications l but we are on Bravo cir CUITS l Gnd Jurgens Gray and Starbuck working the radar angles Dueboay took care of the supply problems providing the all Important liaison between the work and the SOUFCS of Supply The RDs always managed to keep the lid on In combat despite the exlgencles of the inevitable with the chiefs leading the way, followed by Walker, Summerford Munro, Johnson, and Dorn, all ably assisted by Kirikos, l Wildcat this is Soapsuds, GET HOT l, Williams, Ray, Lentz, the Whites l Little and Squeaky J, Lenges and Shock. The group, in studying the requirements for the new CIC, have summed up this cruise by recommending bigger and better DRT's . . . Other divisional work went well, too-polishing our starboard side, burnishing the Ol passageaway, and chasing the ever-present rust in our port-side belowdecks outhouse. The Leaders SPS-1A, with manual drive We also managed to tile our compartment with OC doing their side, and we then went on and provided the motiva- tion and much of the labor in redoing the crew's lounge. Our plans for the summer are being worked up now -it looks pretty good for getting leave and schools this year because they are going to tear up CIC and Radar. We'll lose quite a few of our group, too, after we get back, but we have a lot of pleasant memories to share of this cruise together, wherever we may go. Fidel and Comrade i The troops Ship, HELL Who me ? Learning a trade GUS But we can't be 12 miles from Kansas City! Professor RAY Have you evah stopped to considah the work it IS everybody happy takes to decide how to waste a WHOLEDAY AX 'pg O s o 1 -1. 1 Q 'fx 5 ' 1 IIE 1 4 I X X i n 1 . 2-1' N, Q .--A I fl . I 0 - X . V G '. -. . X f' 1 f ,, N YH i 'f . h K ,gffl 2 G '. Zl, gt 1 Q My I .2, flgllgil X MM5Q4f'f Q J f. J U' H ff- QQ, ..... , 1--vi' W, Q Q HAFE O To Q M456 A 1o V G Lffif M Division has 77 personnel including two Chiefs and seven First Their iobs are operating the ship's main propulsion plant which of two firerooms, each having two forced-circulation boilers under l275 pounds steam pressure, and two engine rooms which contain the main engines and two 500 KW. generators each. The ship has steamed 40,000 miles during this cruise, and Mr. Cobern's snipes deserve a well done for their efficiency under all types of con- ditions. . Yogi Reach mothers both firerooms, while Deacon Miller frets, 'worries and mumbles over the engine rooms. EscallierlWetbackl had charge of Intl fireroom, but his English wasn't the best, so it had to be turned over to Sam Triplett. Fats Osbone has Q2 fireroom, and he and his boys have done an outstanding iob in keeping Q2 steaming. Many mornings at sunrise they have seen crawling out of 112. Andy has been a big help to him since coming aboard: more lounge time! Poppy Crowell has gl engineroom, which by the way, is Ole Ernie's pride and icy . Muscles Swann has Q2 engineroom, and his wrestling matches with the dumping valve are about over. Good thing, he's down to 85 pounds! Old Folks Silk has to take leave, stock numbers have him talking to himself. High Pockets May and Willie Moore are holding down the fort pretty well until liberty is announced in P.H. Faith, Gibbons, Fitzgerald, Kelly, Watt, Burton and Katschman are doing fine iobs except when we are at sea or in port. All of our snipes deserve a favorable mention, but there isn't room CFront row left to rightj: Musgrove, C.D., GOQQOUSI R'D'7 Welle' L.L., Larsson, J.D. CBock rowlz Miller, D-K.: Sklnneff KR-I l-Unfllngf W.A., Vrem, P.S., Johnson, L.R. so to all short timers, Smooth Sailing , and to the long timers, PRAY . FORWARD ENGINEROOM The forward engineroom is Main Control for all engineering spaces, and is known by all hands aboard ship that it had to drag after engineroom over thousands of miles of water, so all personnel assigned are naturally outstanding petty officers, machinist's mates, and sailors. They include L.A. Crowell in charge, R.T. May, E.L. Watt, A.W. Burton, R.D. Eaves, K.R. Skinner, P.S. Vrem, W.A. Lanning, L.R. Johnson, C.D. Musgrove, J.D. Larsson, and L.L. Werre. These men are qualified for operation and maintenance of main engines, generators, pumps, and all valves and piping. AFTER ENGINEROOM The after engineroom gang consisting of Swann in charge with ll hard working MM's such as Lover Moore, Ski Miskovich, Red Shannon, Shaky Witt, Shorty Morrison, Tank Sprinkles, Spook Silk, Sleepy Nelson, Moose Krohn, Charlie Micek, and Red Oden. These men stand watches on throttles, pumps, and generators taking gage readings, oil samples, and maintaining as- sociated logs. The after engineroom is secondary control, but not second in steaming hours. Q ,. flzronl row left to rightjz Miller, DK., Swann, C.E., Nelson, J.E., Crumbo, R.A., lvlorrisson, W.P., Powell, J.T.g Shannon, J.C. fBack rowla LT E.L. Cobern, Krohn, RR., Witt, C.P., Sprinkles, CW., Mrazek, R.E., Oden, R.P. FORWARD FIREROOM The forward fireroom is built around a cast of people similar to that of the theatrical world, with the exception of one thing: our directors and producers make more money than our actors! Arthur Escallier is the leading director. He's been doing an out- standing iob, considering all the troubles we've had, due to the fact that these boilers are experimental. l think l'm safe in saying we've tried our damned-best and worked our damned-hardest under the care- ful guidance of leery characters like Beauford Gibbons, who have made it possible to steam: a ship isn't worth a damn unless it can steam! Along with associate producer George Ears Faith and assistant producer Ed Bully Clark, we've always been able to patch up these steam generators no matter how large the task. All of this would never have been possible without the conscientious help of our young actors. We ourselves in the cast know them well and never will they or their services be forgotten. AFTER FIREROOM This is the tale of the after fireroom consisting of two boilers, qs. sociated temperamental machinery, and, of course, men, boys and gold bricks who number about 23. Of course we can't name all of them, so we will name the important ones. Kelly, Fitzgerald, and Katschman. Last and least there are Osborne and Anderson. Well, that's all of the gold bricks , and everything else is so worn out that we dare not even talk about it. Nevertheless, there is no doubt in anyone's mind that we have worked the hardest, done the best, and drank the most. i fFront row left to rightjz Rodriquez, J.W., Barnes, W.L., Faith, G.W., Gibbons, CM., Zanner, B.M., Dowse, DJ., Wager, G.L., Woods, T.B.: Gow, J.W. fBack rowb. Reach, W.D., Romine, R.M., Munsen, D.L., Pierson, B.W., Taylor, W.R., Orton, J.E., Babbitt, CJ., Friesen, W.L., Clark, ED., Hart, G.L., Glass, K.L. is -m, Wiz? iiwlifil T.. ff The Engineering Department under the leadership of Lt. Ernest lThe Shoel Cobern claims to be one of the most efficient departments on the ship. This cruise has substantially supported this claim. Under the skilltull eye of Mr. Cobern the ship succeeded in operating in hazardous areas little traveled by U.S. Warships. The Hooghly River, in particular, was the cause for many emergency bells. There were numerous problems encountered concerning properly distilled and chlorinated water. Furthermore, nobody knew for certain where we would get our fuel oil nor if it would be of suitable grade. Finally, there were always one or more pieces of vital machinery out of commission due to lack of spare parts because of the unique and complex nature of the plant. Nevertheless, whether there were moans or groans, the plant pushed us across 40,000 miles of sea to carry out our missions. This portion of the book is dedicated to Mr. Cobern and the men who kept the ship steaming. Cfzronf ,OW left fo rightbz Reach, W.D., Diaz, C.P., Martin, DS., Mardis, B.H., Wright, M.L., Davis, l-l.H., G . GE Spice J, Qsborne RJ QBack rowjz LT E.l.. Cobern, Anderson, U.L.G., Parnell, T.R., aines, ..7 , -I I Johnson, R.A., Crim, E-W-7 Kmschmonf C .E., Putnam, P.W., Kelly, D.H., Cox, S.R. S , M , X X rw , ,jo 53 W 92 X X, I X ,If X f ,W3,,N! 1 , Q W Vi, .ww ,. fox? ..xQ Look what 34 knots d1d for thls feed pump A13 ease men Q X. S N Blowing tubes More steam Taut Watch The Boss and Plank owner W W' f, f . -wpxxn we, Xe ,X A ' w , X ?:4fa5Q X gms Q 7' x xy Xfggxsi M fm I fi I XM ERA N A A syn X, . yin. e mx Ky x Q ,V X: X N wf 1 , in f V fi, 2 ff .Q . '2 f Y f ff X. N, x A X-' 1' +1 ' ' ffa' - X 5 5 :X M4 dwg gfyffgtyf, QM KQV ,gg , QS X jif6'1-9 .. - V. W ..., me X'-' fe Relaxing 7 5, QQ ,Xif, 0ur Leaders Big wheel Party time Tunnel to heaven Fireroom trio UNSAT! TRIPLETT and KELLY bo0zing ' it up An essential component of the Engineering Department is the R Division. Repair Division consisting of R, A, and E Gangs, headed by Chiefs Art Feller, Floyd Rogers, and Charlie Rolen respectively, has added to the overall efficiency of the ship during our WestPac Cruise. Repairs performed by the shipfitters and damage con- trol men of R gang have been many and varied. Bob Williams, Ron Dougan and Jack Josey are experts at sheet metal, welding and damage control work respectively. As a team they and the men who work with them cannot be beaten. Likewise, A gang consists of outstanding men such as Bob Hicks, Steve Fargo, and Guy McDonald to keep the auxiliary machinery in perfect running condition. E gang boasts of such excellent men as Dave Hammond, Ray Edwards and Norm Hayes. Not to be forgotten are the many electricians and interior-communications men who have handled emergency situations in an orderly manner and with clear minds. As Sea Going Ambassadors the men of Romeo Division have conducted themselves as true gentleman, al- though the name Romeo has influenced a few ashore and although a few l.C. men have at times preferred to celebrate their good-will aboard rather than ashore. CF t row left to rightj- Rogers, F., Hicks, RN., Dorhout, W.G., Reynolds, D.P., Munsen, L.J., Elliott, ron - W.G.. FQ,-mer, L,R,, Pelletier, J.A., Chung. S.H.M. CBack rowlz ENS D.J.H. Wallace, LT E.L. Cobern, Hammond, D.C., Woods, -l Shipley, D.K., Tabor, W.E. .E., Wolford, HJ., Keuhl, K.H., Hayes, Nfl., Williams, R.E., Moore, B.M., On the job training Hard Workers X. S Young and old salts The magic touch Happy hour X N OT X fffif ff' A .N I T E xx f sg XT 5 Movie can l Goodwillers 1 ww i S - .fs .x E x K xx. K Q 9 Mwmshinen at work Liberty hounds It s a hard life a ' a X H . N ,- . , xx 1 K :X ,W U M 5 X L X X A ix xg he K X x wr :. XX K V7 ri X QB ki 5 0 x age X I -. , A , x X-roxy S x - we A ef e XY ,fi w .SM S . ff af k O ki 'W Fa M- g x X X 2 w NSS , '- - : . .- M X r , xg Qf wxxfis . ENN Will 5 if : ,., Snr W X. X XJ ' J, 'B' A 1 -' f A .N New sr, ,,,, X , I xX.X f lr X .fx , Z U X S .N.N , ,wa . , r. L, YF? , , xi X' X . - , in e . X A X L - ,, , X rig N X sg. X Ag, X , E gy r 5 rwwkg X .b.. n,1.L,1g QS ,V X rig . ,X ' X ' r ,X r X 1, 4 . SW r e ww -N ,H xkx Z r w.. ,fx , -Xe S Shop repairs PAPASAN with boys 7 f X we Fr' W, S Let's have a part Y True love Taking a break Lovers Restricted ! Slttln on top of the world Rowdy tourists The gangs all here if .wwf ' MW rfswfcifz W X. , ff f EQ wk I 11 igaii ' -QQ-'i i-is X , , ' Vw The Supply Department may best be thought of as the Service Department. No less than six different rates com- prise the S Division, SK's, SH's, CS's, SD's, HM's and DK's. The Storekeepers from the nucleus of the ship's replenish- ment team. They are responsible for the ordering, receiving, stowage, issuing and accounting for all stores and repair parts. ln addition, they maintain 22 storerooms in A-l condition. The Commissary men are responsible for putting chow on the line, seven days a week, which in a year's times comes to over 42,000 meals being eaten by the men of the McCain. ln addition they are responsible for the stowage and maintenance of 9 provision storerooms. The Ship's Servicemen operate the ship's laundry around the clock to keep the men of the McCain looking sharp. The barbershop and ship's store also come under the Ship's Servicemen. The Steward group is responsible for the preparation and service of food in the wardroom, and between meals must maintain all the spaces designated as Officer's Country. The Disbursing Clerks maintains all the pay records aboard ship, compute all the travel allow- ance, handles over 530,000 a month but never have any money of their own. The Hospital Corpsmen pass out APC's and anxiously await the next mass innoculation. Whenever business is a little slow he is usually his own best customer. Whenever S Division can't find anything else to do they give the deck apes a handiin handling lines. --- ' fFront row left to rightpz Griffin, R.L., Hudnell, W.C., LTJG R.J. Marshall, Romero, R.P., LT R.M. Galvez fSecond rowfz Fuerte, J.T., Sungalon, D.B., Maglabe, J.F., Natividad, L.R., Mullen, L.L., Manaloto, D.R., Rod riquez, H. Qnl Jr.. Sloferl R,M, QThird rowbz Manfanona, M.A., Chafin, M.W., Morris, K.R., Reynolds, WR, Brown C.K.. Afkinsl R,W,, McBride, W.J. Jr., Greco, G.W. CBack rowjz McPherson CBeartracksD IM- Ladrido l.fnD, Federis, A.L., Taglinao, G.M., Kahantigue, G.S., Ballestteros, Nlnj, Parales, F.M., Cruz A.D., O'Brien, T.D., lcenhour, E.N., Caldwell, J.E., Sims, J.E. - f ' iv - 5 X V ..NxMwWf'-wwx , , M if lvl-ff--.wwf-........,. f . x xx ,A . V, . N Ny Q X X XX . a Y M g E115 Is there a doctor in the house ? Not so squared away if Q11 r , WL ' ' I N., f The bell P.I. Boys His own best customer 1 Dough-Head at work What happened to the working party ? Smithy's hash house W Q! 79 S Division squared away 0??7652'S 6 ZZW72Z f- z What, me Worry ? Money bags ICHI BAN Guncocker Frosty Speedy Super Snipe 1 K -X 'lc x X ORDO on the town SHARP a I 4 tt Caught in the act George discovers the Orient W X SX X Q X X XX .X X X Q5 xg tafgazer - X .- Q X X S S X X Sf XV Y REX X ,X X 5 NN X X s X f ii S 6 5 Snow job UD for air K 71205 xx.. xx X Q SEX E x XQ- 025 KZZDUS f x,,, Xmxxx X, .... E N N E E N N ' E - K N E B E x ' X ' f E X NN B Ni ffgiffikif E ' ' N ' 1 ' ' ' E EN EW 'W . 'N ,4 G4 xx.' Nxk W QL 'N 7 fxwvif ' X5 iw' 1, N f' if f .1:- I-4 E . K X fy, .f E Z xii m I , SEQ QJVTSW ,:s CZ,gfisiZ, f N NACHINON SEND CCTNGRATUNIQATINONW M X I N f X--- , aw BEST WISHES TO NUMBER ONE BOYSAN OFN MCSPEIN AND E E f ,E f f E f - W CVE Q. gli WXZWX fx 7:1ffX4! NSW 'ARD T0 RETURN-E x Y 6 . E E .x xl El Ek.L ,I 7 by .S ffl ?xxQ 7, 'Q - E QQ N f E ' NS: 'Q XY Ex 'X 'C QQ 2 NE Q- V fx A ff E 1 , ' Ef L X XX Z EE, X 1 N EE., 4, wk X xi E WL 0,13 . , f ' N NNNEE Q E E E E 'E 'f E N 1 OUTSTANDING NANNEN IN wN1cH You ENCANNIEIE N E A I x - E . 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We have on the go constantly. Our longest period in any was the nine days we spent in Sasebo prior to to Pearl Harbor. With all this in mind, it is to imagine the demands placed upon the cruise. One day each man must be a showing strange people in strange lands Americans are like, the next he must be ready was 7:22,-fer at a moment's notice to defend the freedom of millions of people-with his life if necessary. On still another day he might be rendering aid to someone in distress on the high seas, participating in the ticklish iob of refueling at sea or undergoing a rigorous inspection to determine our battle efficiency. These operations were demanding, but they gave us a feeling of satis- faction no other life could. While moored alongside the tender Aiax the Chief of Staff of COMSERVRONTHREE was overheard to remark, The MC CAIN sure has a 'can-do' attitude . Can-do we can and Can-do we did. We have accepted the challenge and met our responsibilities with outstanding performance in all phases. We have every right to be proud of our ship, shipmates and the Navy. We did our iob. ezmsz waz S7 7? ICHI BAN HONCHOS BOB HELMREICH JIM WALLACE FUKU HONCHOS GERALD AVERA MAC BOWEN MALCOLM CHAFIN GERRY GRECO MIKE HURLEY DON LE SIEUR .IERRY LOVELESS LARRY MUNSEN CHARLES VANDERFORD BOB WELLS Working with Mr. Masayoshi Seike and Mr. Masao Shinohara and the StaFf of the Daito Art Printing Company has been a pleasure. Their assistance and advice have been invaluable. DAITO ART PRINTING CO., LTD. 19, 2-chome, Shintomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Tel. Tokyo: Q551j 3228 0211, 1009, 1712, 0202 'jj SAGE iffw N 3 Q, M-1.:,,f-3.5-Lf.-if O O Quemoy BMW 3 CALCUTTA ,Ay N4M41C2-B,4y5Q Q 'L HONG KONG- C5yjffN,4,W4. A f j RESCUE OF c J CQ? ,Q'40f7'5fUN0 b ,A 334 SHINWARISZVRL QQANGOON U 1'E9f?rfE2gi4 X 3x I. x w - ' 21 f if X 3 A XZ L9 VXA' ' XV ' W 1 M ' ffql ff' gf , 5 if Suefc BA Q 4 X Digg? SXNGAPORE , , Q N f 4 ' QQBUPI 1 ECZUA TOR ,.:QWf fff 0 , ' ' gym A 5' fggfg, X 11111 5 w f li cfwsseo EQuAr0R DATE 7 NOV 1959 L A97 GUAM EQ UA TDR PEARL HAREOAQ f 1'-FOMEJ y !-1 A E f A 0,5 QI 3 O O I 'ADJ ' 'Z 043 - O U S S IUHN S MU CAIN CDI. 35 22- 4.. I5- 21- 28- 4- 12- 28 NOV 22- 4.. 6- 9 I0-I 1 T5- 26- 5- 17- SEPT SEPT SEPT OCT OCT OCT OCT NOV NOV NOV DEC DEC DEC JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN FEB FEB FEB DEPARTED PEARL HARBOR GUAM SUBIC BAY SUBIC BAY SINGAPORE CALCUTTA RANGOON SINGAPORE CROSSED EQUATOR SUBIC BAY HONG KONG BUCKNER BAY sAsEBO SUBIC BAY CEBU CITY, cEBu, P.I. SUBIC 'BAY KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG NAHA, OKINAWA SASEBO YOKOSUKA ARRIVE PEARL HARBOR