John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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ffgfg -Lgsdijigja A -- A L1--A A ! ROW L R : SUGRUE, JONES, OLSON, FLEMING, USELTON, SKINNER, CSHASTAIlNf, MAJTHEWS 2nd ROW: JOHNSON, KOCH, F ALCONER, CHANDLER, R6AU, LOUCKS, SWAN, MONROE, NIXION, OROSZ, ELLISON, PARKER 3rd R W. CARRINGER, YOUNG, BOYD, CHRISOPE, LAMBERT, SCHOMAKER, SUPPES, HOPKINS, HARVEY. Under the direction of our numero uno, LTJG KAY, and his spirited assistant, LTJG BROWN, Combat Infor- mation Center guided the ship across the broad Pacific from pineapple fields to cherry blossoms. Exhaustion from a heavy Operating schedule couldn't hold this division from its duties on the beach. The merchanli dise in the Navy Exchange slowly filled available empty space as OI Division personnel made purchase as of sue items as tape recorders, record players, silk, chop sticks, etc. , d In his fatherly, short-timers fashion, OLSON introduced SKINNER to WESTPAC. SUGRUE was at last unite with his true love. Old aquaintances were struck up anew while foundations were laid for return cruises. Along with the liberty came the work. After thousands of hours of cleaning time, LOUCKS brought the Compartment to a 4.0 condition. The team of FLEMING and FALCONER scrubbed and painted the head to the amazement of the crew who saw the 'Q secured sign disappear for the first time since the yards. HOPKINS and his tile-laying crew tigrned thel passageway in to a strip of buffed, red tile., NIXON and his boys conducted a POMSEE program to keep t e gear c ean. , Chief PARKER, and CI-IRISOPE were ordered to other activities. An undermanned division suffered much from their departure. SCI-IOMAKER was gone for a while, but only temporarily, in Hong Kong. CI-IASTAIN had a delayed ent' rance and Chief WEBB joined us for the cruise. LTJG BEGLEY, cracking his whip and knocking his teeth drove the Ets to kee the ear combat ready Inspifed by their domineering leader, LINDBERG and HARVEY wofk endlessly keeping cdammunztications equipment Opefating' ELLISON took the night shift to provide 'round the clock repairs should they be necessary. Of course, YOUNG knows when the 8 is radiating and if it isnft, Why. SWAN, demonstrating his knowledge from many months of sch00lf readjusted the dials of radar sets after certain personnel had fixed them. . 3531? guild to makle the supreme sacrifice of leaving the division temporarily to serve the crew in non-rate Capacitles' U ' ' ' assume tactica command of the mess decks whl OROSZ t d h ll . . Our heartfelt thanks go to CARRINGER and PARKER wht? managed Stfialgffff tlile riiailstbuaildyfrom the helos On Uma' The news from home often lightened the mental strain imposed by heavy operational schedules Chief JOHNSON and MATTHEWS, the powers that be, ramrodded the radar gang into a .team and maintained if at peak performance. At sea and in port they made sure the RD's toeed the line. IHC08111'f0 dld 'fhCY travel, RAU, KQCH, and BOYD, innocence abroad enjoying the local sights and food. LAMBERT walshan ambassador of lngood wgllbas Ifiie strove to understand the problems of the local people - k e rumor is true t at in u ic a JONES fi 11 H11 ' ' . F We veriication one has only to ask SUPPSES who olviisgfvedathye lfied so fun tiqat he Couldn t eat another drop or q , P nome h bl . tegglligifs Eyfgsfodfigolggicijligggfi1gipgIi1AgiDL15i1R, fgliqnd Igieanigiigful tllifieie lieqtrferagfgfiiud thaiasofin appeared oi? mosttfaiio' . a e mi -wa c f . . . - ie - This then is OI Division Ever watchful ever re ed Gam e or many people who recewed Inspiration rom nd . ' . Hyto bt ' ' - ' tl eyesa the ears of the ship at sea and faithfully guided her safely ciiJJniJo:i't.any Sltuatlonl They have mamtamed le

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