Lofberg (DD 759) - Naval Cruise Book

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FORCES MAHIANASL With building interest in the days ahead, we gg055R0ADSorr5fpAf1fK departed Guam on 20 April 5 r L FIRST BORN OF THE CRUISE -Kimberly Francis BURN: 20 April 1966 Francis, BT3, was the first man to receive notice that his wife had given birth to a baby after LOFBERG got underway for WestPac.

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Versitile OC Division is composed of SM, RM, QM, PN, YN, HM, and PC ratings. The radiomen are the jack of all trades in the communications business responsible for manning radiotelephone circuits, copy- ing fleet broadcasts on teletype equipment and operating radio telegraph. Our signalmen, the SKIVVY WAVERS, share the communications job and occupy a unique position of trust in providing rapid, secure, and effective communications using flag hoists, semaphore and signal lights. The quartermasters serve as an assistant to the OOD and navigator, plotting the ship's position and course, Most often seen keeping their log or taking ranges and bearings. QM's also procure and correct hydrographic charts and are responsible for knowledge of honors and ceremonies, rules of the road and maintaining correct navigational time aboard ship. The personnelmen and yeomen assist the executive officer in determining personnel requirements, career counceling and advancement as well as handling a considerable amount of reports, records, and pieces of correspondence. The basic responsibility of caring for the sick and injured lies with the hospital corpsman. Keeping health and dental records, being responsible for the general sanitation and hability of the ship, and the enforcing of the ship's immunization program also fall on the shoulders of Doc , The postal clerk preforms most of the mail ser- vices one might expect from a home town post office. Among these services are selling postal money orders, handling inquiries, complaints, and claims assisting with special mail services and dispatching incoming mail which so directly contributes to the moral of all hands. V