Lycoming (APA 155) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1945 volume:

IN OUR WAKE U.S.S. LYCOMING (APA 155) Lt.(jg) D. D. Janson Business Manager N. R. Thurston, SMlc Photography and Layout Ec. C. Grosskopf, MoMM2c W. M. Neibart, PhM3c S. J. Williams. Y3c During her first year our ship has sailed in seven Pacific seas and carried troops in all of them. She has ranged the West Coast of the States, made the small towns of Astoria and Port Townsend big names in our lives, taken us to memorable liberties in Seattle, ' Frisco, Long Beach and San Diego. She has moved across the ocean to old Hawaii, to Eniwetok ' s blue lagoon, Ulithi ' s picturesque Mogmog, Kossal Roads off enemy-held Babelthaup, the battle-scarred coast of Leyte, muddy Tacolban, native Abuyog. She has carried fighting men to action at Okinawa, withdrawn unscathed, steamed on to Guam, Pearl Harbor, the States. Hardly pausing, she has retraced her course westward, this time to battered Manila, across the equator to New Guinea, back to the Philippines, back a third of the way around the world to our home port. Ours was a busy ship, covering 50,000 nautical miles within the year. Here is the story in pictures of our first year aboard the Lycoming, a year that taught us to speak a salty brogue, made us plank ou iters, golden dragons, lusty shellbacks, and left many memories IN OUR WAKE. gJ liif c]M ]ii er Captain Coleman of Union, S. C, came to the LYCOMING from the USS MOBJACK (AGP 7), his last command. Since his gradu ation from the Naval Academy in 1927, he has spent sixteen years in active sea duty. He is a qualified naval aviator in heavier-than-air craft. He lives in San Diego. CAPTAIN DAVID BUNCOMBE COLEMAN, USN Cxec Commander Dillon joined the merchant marine in 1929 and has been going to sea continuously ever since. His experiences include time in sail on the Atlantic coast and in Chesapeake Bay. Before coming to the LYCOMING he was skipper of the USS RIO GRANDE (AOG 3) . He was born in St. Louis, raised in Washington, D. C, and lives in Riverdale, N. Y. LIEUT. -COMNDR. DANIEL DILLON, JR., USNR eac r of oar 7 Lt.-Comndr. B. W. Johnson Seachmaster Lt. T. F. Costello Soat Group Commauder Lt. H. B. Brockwell Communications Lt. F. M. Harper Sr. Medical Officer «SUM I«M Lt. H. M. Patterson Lt. W. H. Mdntyre Lt.(jg) G. A. Couture Lt. Robert B. ¥ox Lt.(jg) N. J. Cummings ■■ -.( Lieutenant Gunnery Officer Sari gal or Chief Engineer .S„ , - .V Officer Lt. John D. Breish Chaplain t « ' ' I ' wt( f l T I .f. Front Row: Arrcdondo. Sic; Kuhlman. Cox; Oiivas. Sic; Northern. Cox; Mowery. Sic; Cortese, Sic; Hopton. Sic; Saenz, S2c. Second Row: Chambers, Sic; Brewer. H.. Cox; Welch. Sic; Clemons. Cox; Brewer. D.. Cox; Butts, Sic; O ' Brion. Cox; Coe. Sic; Ortii. Cox: Lt.(jg) Trcgoe. division officer; Ens. Emerson. Third Rov: Below. S2c; Cosby. Sic; Bonfii;lin. S2c; Miller. Cox; Padon. S2c: Ajctcll. Sic; Boren, S2c; Willcms. Cox; Sandoval, Sic; Ttran. C2c; Ens. Damschen; Ens, Anderson. Fourth Row: Horvatin, S2c; Butcher, Sic: Brncm, Sic; Morrow. S2c; O ' Neal. BMlc; Sit:, S2c; Brallcy. S2c; Brooks, S2c; Del Dcbbin. Sic; Sake, S2c; Moran. CBM; Ens. Dupuis. Top Row: Baboian. S2c: Bookah. Sic. Bincgar. Sle; Petti. S2c; Wiclcham, S2c; Engic, Cox: Bourland. Sic; Belleville. BM2c. Front Row; Almoras. S2c; Gray, BM2c: Tbomlinson Lawrence. BMlc; Cavasos, Sic. Second Row: Tomli c; Callaway, S2c; Boornazian, Cox; Chadwtck, Sli Gar( , Sic: Sic; Heis , Sic; We Cox; Minter, Sic; Lt.(ig) Sweeney, division officer. Third Row: Russell. Sic; Gercn, Si Bocttger. Sic; Rhinchart. Cox; Crabtrce. Sic; Brown. Sic; Hasse. Sic; Albritton. Cox Cbristensen, Cox; Ens. Burg; Ens. Broadbent. Fourth Row: Holliday, Cox; Branden berger. Sic; Wilson. Sic; Clark. S2c; CalUtrom. Sic; Watson. Sic; Peterson. Sic; Berg , Sic; Mitchell. _Slc;_Mackey BM2c; Hulsjcer. Cox; Ens. Montgomery. Top Row Chai , Sic; White. S2c; Creech, Sic; Cordlc. Cox; Briggs. Cox; Ban. Sic; Cohen. Sl Derge. Sic; Parker, Cox. 2ND DIV. 3RD DIV. sic; Welch. F. [c: Kamud;i. Sic; , BM2c; Blue. S: H.iriill. BM2C-. Beason. Sic; Ens. Gillihnd. . S nuwski. Sic; Kruckcnbere. BMlc; Barenlhin. Sic; Glase. ;. . Su. Ena. Engcl; Ens. Duffcy. Fourth Row; Hugo, Cox: V ic. Sic; Davidson. Sic; Trcadaway. Sic; McAbicr. Cox; . r Tup Row: Hcndrick. S2c: Horton. Sic; Masscneill. Sic: Van SIvkc, Cox. F.OMT Row: Dulchohn.MoMMlc; Farry. MoMM3c; Barbcau, MoMMJc; Lus.MoMMlc Maulsby. CMlc; Slcwart. MoMMJc; Grosskopt. MoMMZc. Second Row: Gardnei MoMMic; Coolcy. MoMMJc: D ' Amico. MoMM2c; Merkling. MoMM)c; DcLuccc MoMM2c: Curio. MoMM2c: Andraki. MoMM3c; McWilliams. MoMMSc: Winfre, MoMMJc. Third Row: Armslrong. MoMMJc; Frye. MoMMlc; Babcock. MoMMl. MoMMJc: Dunn. MoMMJc; Dugai CMoMM; Ens. Hcrmstad. division officer. MoMMJc: Fine. MoMM2c: Salvo. MoMMJc Starr, MoMMJc: Janoscak, MoMMJc. MoMMJc: Grant. MoMMJc IP Row: Gibbons, CM2c; Waltcna Padgett, MoMMJc; Lester, MoMM2 BE DIV. S DIV. Front Row: Barrcra. SSM(L)i :; Monill. SCSc; Damon. S Winters. SC2c; Lyon. SSM(L)5c; Land. SSMlB)5c. Seco! Michelson. SC2c; Browning. Sic; Hopple. SU; Butler. SI Ion. SSM(L)3c: Voight. SKlc; Boyd. Sic; Barron. Sic; Bo O ' Dea. SK2c: Deeg Clerk D(xon. divis:oi Bkr2c: Ortolf. BkrJi Sic; RiJdlc. CCS. . SKJc; Bordc- SKSc; Scheldt. Ledford. SClc; Leak. SKic; Olsen. SK2c; Bro -n. CMJc; Farlow. CSK; Wright. CCS; Pay s. StMlc; Manley. StMlc; Lawrence. StMlc; Phelps. StM2c. Second Row: Haines StV; Jones. StMlc; Jewell. Ck5c; Williams. StMlc; House. StMlc; Hunter. St3c; Teame r. Ckic. Third Row: Lt.ljg) Kolp; Tolentino. St2c; Lee. Ck2c; McGown. St2c; Broi  nlee. Stic; Harris. StSc; Evans. Ck3c; Tugadc. CkIc; Pav Clerk Dixon, division office . Tor- Row: Dabbs. StM2c; Harvey. StMlc; Landry. StMlc; How- ard. StM2c; Grahant StMlc; Uwis. StMlc; Kennedy. StMr.c; Flims. Ckic. S DIV. I ' ' .11 Froist Row: D.ivis, R W , RMK-. |,.hn,Mn, SMic. Ci, G. C. MaMZc, , Ch.rrnr, RM.c, Burlc. .„i, „.-. i,m;c. -um. Yic. Tithc. RMic. :Y; Cameron. CSM. Top Row: SM3c; Lord, RUli: Dav.s. . Fkont Ro : Chnmhcrla.n, RJM]i RdM.lci Mann. SlclQMI: Frccmi Second Row: Bl.icli. CQM; Dcm S2clRdM): Fowler. RdMJc: Ens. Nelson. RdMic: Weaver. RJMic; Ciarfella. AerMJe; Biere. Sic; Slal. A DIV. Front Row; Woitanik. Flc; Williams, Ylc: Ens. Parschalk. division officer: Warner. Flc; Williams. Flc; Hovcn. MMjc. Secono Row; Brclt, MoMM2c; Duke, MM2c; Lcrback. MM!c; Ballcw, MoMMU: Plummet. MMic; Bastm, Flc. Top Row W.nn Flc Iriine Flc; Glass, MMlc; Markham. Flc; Bourn, MMic. FnoNT Row: Vedder. CEM; Byrd. EMJc; Warholic. EM2e; Fair. EMSc; Elect Litil, page, division officer. Second Row: Bodrae. F2c: Pcplow, EMlc; Gwydcr. EMlc: Be: Itam. EMjc: Kollct. EM2c; StaulTer. EM2c. Top Row: Ruggien. EM.5c; Urouhail, EM2. McGavran. EMjc; Hclfcrl. EM:c; Long, EMjc. A K2).- ( AA E DIV. K- t Wl a« -v. B DIV. F«o T Row: Rictard, Blc; Gcrbcr. CWT; Lt. Peck, division officer; Hancock. W Tlc; Johnson. WTlc. Second Row: Kasarian. WTJc; Cormack. WTJc; Copple. WT2c; Con ' rad. WTJc; Todlowski. WT2c. Top Row: Brady. WTSc; Sumptcr. Flc; Davis. Flc; Bnyd. Flc; Addington. Flc. Front Row; LovcII. MMIc; Wentjel. Flc; Mach. Underwood, division officer; Asbcll. CMM; Vasalko. MM2c; Humphries. MMIc. Sbcond Row: Tellefsen. MM2c; Larson. MM2c; Lintz. MMIc; Eckerr. MMJc: McTheny. MMIc. Top Row: Swcarengin. Flc; Cooncy. MM2c; Staroba. MM2c; Griffin, MMIc. M ' DIV. n. GM2c; Luschcr. Slc(FC); Happcl. GMlc; Cmier. CGM; Lt.(]g) Millard. Row; Graham. GMJc; Telle!. Slc(GM); Watts. Slc(GM); HoUingcr. FC2c. CMIc; Kremer. GM2e. Top Row: Wilson. SIc(GM); Doar, GM2c; Rivera. M); Olmstcad. CM!c; Adair. Slc(GMl. ■0 DIV. R ' DIV. i £ Second Row: Oja. CBM; Branecrs. Sic; Bauman. SF2c; Howard. SFlc; Branstetter. S2c; Birch. SF2c; Allen. COM. Thihd Row; Clark. Sic: Brown. CM C; Kling. G. R.. SFic; Stuckey. Mlc; Parry. CMlc; W ilson. Yic; Heald. SF3c. Top Row: Thoreson. Sic; Rapp. Sic; Rider. CM2c; Hill. BM2c; Kling. H. C Sic. H DIV. oA. HAlc: Bunnell. HAlc, II Tn,. Row: Irwin. HAlc; Schi. PhMlc; Ncihail. PhMic; Pat.. liM-ic; Colson. PhMlc; Wanck, PhM;c; li Second Row: Lt. M.rchill; Mikulcn- ■I.MJc; Schmali, PhMlc. Lt, Mclntytc. i:ct, PhMic; Mcrickel. PhMlc; K.itipf. BM2c; Mcllor, BMlc; Au Bustitio, BM2c; Kahoun. BMlc; and Oja. CBM. Plasma, please Even Ginger Da ' y Jones comes aboard Royal assistance Well, shut my mouth Point No Point, Puget Sound Southern style Laundry daze W . ■( 11 § f e - r if Joe time Where ' s my relief? Ahead two-thirds Water bo) ' Old salt TQM office Farewell to arms IH i fl iiiM lii H ' ' A fe BM ' V K H £ BI b A H B Two-dollar mutual Signal bridge admiral s i .• ' ' | HKr Tii ' ' ' i B Homework Bulb snatchers Oven fresh In residential Abuyog Fisherman ' s Wharf, Tacloban ' ,iim ' Leyte languor Evening s Home again Scratch one mine Standing by Shallow water grave Sole survivor, an ageless tree Pearl of the Orient, 1945 •. . i ' Commence firing ! . Shell of a city i -, aiB ■■■■■■,■■ ir-; r ' Let go the starboarJ anclior Sometimes a sailor dreams Framed in a davit Fuzzy-wuzzie Overboard Taylor Beacli, New Guinea