Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front row, left to right: Williford, T. E., Hunter, M. VV., Cox, D., Vvoodruff J. R Sweatt, V. G., Roberts, G. B., Rieger, T. L, Burkhart, R. L., Orr, E. M., Owen, H. Wing, A. M. . Second row, left to right: Moon, L. WY, Deuel, VV. L., Buchols, R. L., Ledger, R. I., LTJG C. D., Nelson, LTJG VV. VV. Mayer, LTJG P. V. Steifan, ENS E. J. Smith, LTJG M. L. Slankard, LTJG R. V ' an Deweghe, ENS C. D. Cioss, ENS G. L. Carlson, McLemore, O. C., Meeks, J. L., Normand, M. N. Third ,-row, left to right: Shytles, S. N., Cass, D. G., Minikus, L. VV., Johnson, L. E. Gorman,rE. F., Diamonduras, NV. A., Flowers, R. E., Peacher, J. E., Gingerich, J. R. Kii1g,tT.'F., Buttery, J. M., Harmon, B. G., Smith, H. J., Morton, R. L., Carrier, D. D., Brake, D. S., Fultz, R. E., Bowcutt, J. W. A r ! Men not in picture: Barras, C. L., LTJG F , Haag, J. E., Scruggs, R. D., Smith, H. L.' . E. Brooks, Greco, A. V., Gustafson, H. W. K DIVISION K Division is made up of radarmen radarmen strikers and one veom Th , . , p an. e rating specialty of radarman came into being during VVorld War II, when radar equip- ment Was first installed in ships. A competent radarman is a versatile individual. Among other duties he Watches a radar sco e l t p , p o s contacts, determines the ship's position by radar navigation when near land, Works maneuvering board problems, and operates voice radio circuits. He perform these duties in Combat Information Center. The function of the officers and men on Watch in CIC is to collect information ffrom such sources as the radar equipment radio circuits operation o d , , r ersh and dis- play, evaluate, and disseminate that information to those who can use the information. CIC personnel Work to assist the officer-of-the-deck or the Captain to maneuver the ship, to assist the gunnery department to find and hit the target, to help keep the em- barked admiral informed of the tactical siuation, and to exchange information with the CIC's of other ships in company. Eight oflicers Work With the 40 enlisted men in this Division: LTJG M. L. Slankard LTJG W. W. Mayer LTJG P. V. Steffan LTJG R. T. Olsen LTJG C. D. Nelson ENS E. J. Smith LTJG R. Van Deweghe 'ENS L, R. Cross

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Front row, left to right: Ginochio, G. M., DeFilippi, R. J., Sommerfield, J. R. Schlosser, F. L., LTJG A. K. Salfell, CHRELE E. L. Angle, Orner, B., Scholl, F. G. Dodge, G. D., Fryer, R. B., Maihofer, R. F. Second row, left to right: Franke, B. J., Klingemann, D. R., Govednik, J. F. Dearden, L. C., Costello, D. G., Bishop, XV. G., Brey, G. H., Gay, R. L., Bohn, T. F. Roux, C. L. Men not in picture: Davis, D. M., Foder, XV. T DIVISION The modern navy is one of the principal users of electronics equipment. The LOS ANGELES uses electronics equipment for communications fradiol, navigation floranj, detecting the presence of other ships and aircraft fradarj, and for assistance in identifying friendly aircraft KIFFJ. Equipment installed in the LOS ANGELES is Worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but itwould be of no value if it were in- operative. The Electronics Technicians of the T Division are the men responsible for the maintenance of all the installed electronics equipment, except the fire-control radars. The are the m h ' ' ' ' ' ' y en W o iespond piomptly, intelligently and eneigetically, When someone says, The air search radar doesn't work. Fix it! Then the ET must test various components of the equipment, to discover Why it doesn't Work, and then repair it. The Work calls for intelligence, training, patience, and ingenuity. Nearly all of the Electronics Technicians on board are graduates of a nine or ten month ET school. , The Navy accepts as candidates for the school only those men who earned exceptionally high marks on the classification tests that are given every recruit. Division Officer LTJG A. K. Saffell and CHRELE E. L. Angle supervise the 21 men in T Division. 1 1 7 2