Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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Table Of Contents Captain's Remarks .... Commanding Officers . . . Change Of Command . . . Executive Officer ...... Cruise Highlights . ComDesRon 33 ...... Crossing The Line . . Weapons Department . . . Fox Division ........ GM Division . . AS Division . . . First Division .......... Engineering Department . . R Division ........... E Division ........... M Division ......... '. . Operations Department . . . Ol Division .......... ON Division . . OC Division . . OE Division ....... Supply Department . . . Supply Division . . . Shipboard Life . . Liberty Call .... Smoker .............. More Crossing The Line . . Homecoming ......... Staff ........ fi hi Page ..6 ..7 ..8 ..9 ..1O ..11 ..17 ..18 ..22 ..25 ..28 ..33 ..34 ..37 ..4O ..45 ..46 ..50 ..53 ..57 ..6O ..61 ..66 ..71 ..75 ..77 ..78 ..80 .. - ..,.. -....- ..,,. V . t- -Q..-P--1--f.-, ,. .,.-.. f--- .... ..,-. , - V-ds... ,':-.tJ. - .-.E 1. .. ... ..g:.::.g.1:'WT '--'-'.-,-.,..1.:-4-.z.nra.:3..iI mm ,P ..1 ... . 1 ',1:.f3g, -4er4E,',.,.,,.,......:,.:t,. 5731,--f W.,-.,,.f..- ff: .,-,...-.,..c.,.... ,a-.,--..,.-..,..sE-.,::1- :.:.':fHSv-'+v-1s-1-'--ww1'B '4- F .... . - Mgt, ,. -31. V Z...-. .. ef .... J.. EE 4 :..-f,- DLS., 14.--:je ,..,,-. H ,7,,,-,,,.,,..4s. ,mi N- -... ei. .-ln. .Qt.,, ' . wleftiigigiiil' IT ?f1f?T1'5fif1112L 172--i1'H'ff'1f I 'fiSi'ftf 'f t'-1 -e If t L'il'a f' 3

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