Lansing (DER 388) - Naval Cruise Book

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A. J. Squared Away is a good description of BAILEY, BM2 (left) and GANAL, MRS (right) for they were recently selected to receive the LANSING Sailor of the (Quarter Award. Putting on the Crow ! New Pett Officcis, OSBORNE, EN3 (top), ESMON. SK3 (left) and SHUTTER, BM3 (right), reccn their new Crows , Promotion Certificates and congratulations from the Captain - proving that study and hard work does pay off! 55

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AWARDS ACHIEVEMENTS COURTNEY, PNl, shown above being congratulated by the Captain on being selected for promotion to Ensign under the Navy Limited Duty Officer Program - a sword will be a part of his new uniform ! BROWN, ETR2 and HOWD, RD2 shown prior to their departure from LANSING - recent selectees ' under the Nav ' NESEP Program, they wUl study at a college of their choice before being commissioned as Ensigns. 54

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SPORTS SOME BIGGER - NONE BETTER. . . For the first time in the history of DESTROYER FLOTILLA FIVE, one ship, the USS LANSING, won both the COMMODORE ' S CUP for athletic excellence and the FLOTILLA OLYMPIC FIELD DAY TROPHY in the same year. The LANSING, one of the smallest ships in the squadron, competed against twenty-three other Pearl Harbor destroyers, to become the first ship of its size to win the coveted trophies. To list some of our achievements, we placed first in softball, basketball, pistol shoot- ing, and the 1964 FLOTILLA Olympic Field Day, while taking second in bowling, volleyball, and swimming. The Field Day was won by almost double the points of the closest competi- tor. In the final standings , the LANSING athletes had totaled 322 points compared to 179 points to the second place ship. Since we operated at sea for over half the year, it took double effort on each member ' s part to squeeze a years competition into about five months. The teams overcame this handicap by playing several double headers in softball, football, and basketball, and even one exhausting softball triple header to complete their competitive schedule. Thanks goes to Captain SHULTZ , who took an active interest in all sports; to the var- ious team members, who devoted their time and abilities; and to the rest of the crew, who was backing the teams the entire season. B-lf ■■ ■SJp ' ill H BP !ii ■■ ■ mI VaJ l 2S»B i3 ™ ' ' • ' l H IgjgQ lyl SOFTBALL TEAM Front row (left to right)- Pauley, R. V. , Brewer, C. E. Nelson, R. L. ; Back row (left to right)- Terry, J. G. , Holland, J. L. , Stafford, W. D. , Gilmore, K. D. , Watters, C. W.