Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW, LefT To RighT: C, F. Caesar, RMNC, ENS J. W. WinTer, LTJG J. L, DeVicToria, ENS L. L, Leape, SECOND ROW: L, E. BengsTon, M. B. Emond, E. Wood, R, F. Swenson, R. L. FerreI, P. J. Rosenblum, THIRD ROW: F. E. FenneII, J, R. Ryan, R, D, Makowskl, J. E, SaIIey, J, Novosol, FOURTH ROW: K. W, EberharT, L, C. Mollohan, B. W, Johnson, C, E, Lawson, E. G, Brandle. ' OTR COMMUNICATION responsiI:niIiTies ,exTend,Trom The handIing oT Iarge guanTiTies oT operaTionaI and adminisTraTive messages To The proper hand- Iing OT personal mail. The nucIeus oT This acTiviTy is Tound in The O-R Division, headed by LieuTenanT Commander L. J. IvIaTT,e. The radiomen and TeIemen OT The communica- Tions secTion TransmiT and receive messages via radio-Telegraph, radio-TeIephone, and radiO-TeIe- DIVISION Type. A compIeTe IcnowIeoIge OT all Types oT radio and TeIeType equipmenT is required To ensure The proper manning oT all required radio circuiTs. The record oT The LEYTE CommunicaTions De- parTmenT is unexceII.ed Tor TasT, eTTicienT, and reIi- abIe radio c:omrnunicaTions, The CommunicaTions DeparTrnenT mighT well be caIIed The nervous sysTem oT navaI operaTions.

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FRONT ROW, LeTT To RighT: J, E. Fo iej D, H I if SECOND ROW- E JA?H.+ENi4AGXV. Johnson, Jr., ENS e. lJ. iauzensiilyi ii.ilS8i siaffofd, THIRDTROVITT ifIyi.ii'iTaiEiiiSHlT'viTf vliifgiiagugl Ie. . FOSS. R- D. IVlICk6Y. C. H. CaroThers FOURTH ROW: J. A, Johnson, P, Dimucci, T. J, McCracken, M, J, Allen, R. D. Douglas, S, D. Morris. GTS Tl-IE SIGNAL DEPARTMENT, commonly called The O-S Division, is sTiII anOTher phas.e OT The Complex business OT cOmmunicaTiOns. The men OT This division comprise The eyes OT The ship, The Signal Division works in close cOOrdinaTiOn wiTh The piIOT house, keeping il' inTOrmed as TO The whereabOuTs OT nearby ships and lOOIcing Tor OTher perTinenT Occurrences, DIVISION IT is Through This division ThaT many OT The ship's messages are TransmiTTed and received. UTiIizing all visual Types OT cOmmunicaTiOn Trom hand sig- nals TO Tlashing IighTs, These men perTOrm an in- valuable service during Times when OTher means OT cOmmunicaTiOn are nOT pracTicabIe. The LEYTE quarTermasTer signalmen have earned a high pc- siTiOn OT r.especT Trom oTher ships in The TIeeT.