Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1966 volume:

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A pictorial saga of the men and events which I Pl Y r, A Q , USS LYNDE MC CORMICK QDD-83 is named f Admiral Lynde Dupuy MC CORMICK. U.S Navor a graduate of U,S. Naval Academy, class of 19135, Admiral Mc coaivuck had a varied and distin- guished career. He commanded the destroyer KENNEDYg was qualified in submarines, and durin World War II served as Admiral NlMlTZ'S Wag Plans Officer and as Commander Battleship Divi- sion Three, After the war he served successively as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Acting Chief of Naval Operations, Commanderin Chief, U,S, Alantic Fleet, Supreme Allied Cgmmander, Alantic fNAT0y. and President of the U.S. Naval War College: Admiral MC CORMICK died on active duty in August 1956 while serving in the latter billet LYNDE MC CORMICK is the first ship in the. U.S. Navy to bear this name, LYNDE MC CORMICK was built on the Great Lakes at Bay City, Michigan, by Defoe Ship- building Company. Her keel was laid on April 4, 1958, and she was launched on July 28, 1959. She was commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, on June 3, 1961, being sponsored by Mrs. Lynde D. MC CORMICK, widow of the distinguished officer for whom the ship is named, LYNDE MC CORMICK arrived in her home- port of San Diego, California, on September 16, 1961, after a trip from Boston via the Panama Canal. She deployed on November 19, 1962, for her first tour of duty with the U.,S. Seventh Fleet, returning to San Diego on June 15, 1963. Her second deployment to WESTPAC began on August 5, 1964, and lasted until February 6, 1965. It was during her third WESTPAC Cruise from March 1, 1966, through August26, 1966,hoWever,that LYNDE MC CORMICK really proved herself under actual combat conditions. LYNDE Mc CORMlCK's operations during this cruise in support of the Vietnam situa- tion Were intensive, continuing and varied. She was assigned to duties as Naval Gun- fire Support Ship to provide assistance to U.S. and Vietnamese ground forces, and as missile air defense escort ship for our fast attack carriers HANCOCK, CONSTELLATION, KITTY HAWK, and RANGER, participating in the rescue of their downed pilots. In addition, she handled the double duties of TOMCAT and surface surveillance co- ordinator while on station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Again, on short notice and without benefit of the usual twelve days of exten- sive indoctrination, LYNDE MC CORMICK was assigned Search and Rescue fSARl duties 'off the coast of Vietnam, performing most creditably. F T n i .T l . ll of if il: Q. in ei. if ip- iii. iii, llcf. duiief :e Ct lull 0 ithfilf gxitii NHC A i qsill ' r uflmni JACK W. BOLLER COMMANDER U.S. NAVY Commanding Officer USS LYNDE MC CORMICKUDDG-SJ I6 September 1964 - 2I April I966 On April 21, 1966, at the U,S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, CDR John A. McCOOK, USN, relieved CDR Jack W. BOLLER, USN, as Commanding Officer, USS LYNDE MC CORMICK fDDG-87. A RECEPTION WAS HELD ON THE FORECASTLE FOL- LOWING THE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY x CDR BOLLER received his commission from the Naval ROTC Program at the University of Southern California in October 1945. He served on the destroyers WILLIAM C. COLE, FRED' T. BERRY, WALKERg was an instructor at the Fleet Sonar School, Key Westg and attended Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, before he was assigned as Commanding Officer of USS FORCE QMSO-4455. CDR BOLLER was selected for the Nuclear Propulsion Program in July 1957, later serving as Project Officer for USS TRITON QSSN-5863. Then in August 1960 he was assigned as Navigator for the USS LONG BEACH QCGN-93, after which he attended the Armed Forces Staff College. Prior to his command of LYNDE MC CORMICK, he was the Executive Officer of the USS WORDEN fDLG-189, He is presently ser- ving as a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D,C. COMMAND! G OFFICER JOHN A. MCCOOK COMMANDER U.S. NAVY CDR MCCOOK received his commission from the U,,S. Naval Academy with the class of 1948-A, Early in his career he served on the destroyers PURDY, MACOMB, and WILLIAM C, LAWE, the cruiser ATLANTA, the last battleship USS WISCONSIN, and the minesweepers GULL and CURLEW, commanding the latter during the Korean Conflict. After three years of graduate study, including two years at the U,,S. Naval Post-Graduate Engineering School at Monterey, California, he was assigned to the Bureau of Weapons in the Navy's POLARIS Special Projects Office. CDR MCCOOK subsequently commissioned the USS MacDONOUGH as Executive Of- ficer, where he was, prior to completing a full tour, assigned as the first Weapons Officer of the USS ALBANY, the first conventionally powered all guided missile cruiser. From the ALBANY he went to his last assignment before assuming com- mand of LYNDE MC CORMICK, as the Executive and Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Surface Missile Sys- tems Project Office in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. THE CO AND XO ON THE BRIDGE - THE NERVE CENTER OF THE SHIP ,, . X ,4 fyff , f QMWA, ,, WWA ' ,, EXECUTIVE OFFICER VIRGIL C HODGES LIEUTENANT U S NAVY LT HODGES enlisted in the Navy in July 1946 He soon made rate as an ETM3 after which he went to Sub School in New London He served on the submarines BLACKFIN PERCH, RONQUIL 'and the submarine tender SPERRY before becoming involved in the development of the REGULUS I missile system. As an ET1 he was the guided missile technician on the REGULUSI equipped USS TUNNY, one of the first guided missile submarines. In 1956 he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer. In March 1957 he went to Officers Candidate School in the Navy's lntergration Program. Upon commissioning, he served on the cruiser USS HELENA and as Weapons Officer on the destroyer USS PICKING, Prior to as- suming temporary duties as Executive Officer, LT HODGES served as LYNDE MC CORMICK's Weapons Officer. 1 ? . i i T 1 A ' XX!! T CCMDESDIV I72 DAVID P. WYNKOCJP ROBERT H. ROBESCN, Jr. CAPTAIN U.S. NAVY COMMANDER U.S. NAVY L to R: SD1 REYES, LTJG DQBOER, LT FISHER, LT TELATNIK QMCD, RM1 GATHMAN, YN2 UDD Not Pictured LT ECKLES qcucy 'Q E N'-,Q an I 1 'NX A s Wie Q r X, til? If it f yi' , ' if 7 LYNDE MC CORMICK is a unit of Des- troyer Squadron Seventeen and she is the flagship ofthe C omm ander, Des- troyer Division One Hundred Seventy Two. As such, throughtout our cruise we enjoyed the services of Dr. TELATNIK, the division doctor, and Chaplain ECKLES, the division chaplain. All hands assembledon the ASROC deck as CDR ROBESON relieved CAPT WYNKOOP as COMDESDIV 172 on 28 July 1966 while the ship was on YANKEE Station CHAPPY, WAS IT THIS ROUGH ON YANKEE STATION? OUR MAN IN WHITE RETURNS . -X - ,,, .,.- f 1, 1 w H J , ,. 'SHIP S STqATI,ST1lQS e e , f Length Overall , 'e i ' Extferrfe Beam A ee A' , e Vuee Ijispleeemenfe A Chohiiillerhenrevle 1 1 e , Efii e' , W e Z2ofoffic e?fs4 .,:L, .,l'JK'l.'. A guns enmnes g12 00 p0QHFi 3 I UNDERWAY! JUNE JUNE . JULY JULY . JULY . JULY , AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS MARCH MARC H MARCH MARCH MARCH 1 MARCH 1966 - 26 AUGUST 1966 , . . DEPART SAN DIEGO ,, . ARRIVE PEARL HARBOR , ...... UNDERWAY . . ........ ARRIVE MIDWAYISLAND . . .OROSSED INTERNATIONAL DATELINE MARCH . ..... ...... A RRIVE YOKOSUKA MARCH , .......... UNDERWAY MARCH , , , ARRIVE SASEBO FOR UPKEEP MARCH . . . UNDERWAY FOR GUNFIRE SUPPORT APRIL . . . . ARRIVE SUBIC BAY FOR UPKEEP APRIL . . . UNDERW AY FOR YANKEE STATION MAY , . ARRIVE HONG KONG FOR LIBERTY . . . UNDERWAY FOR YANKEE STATION . . ARRIVE SUBIC BAY FOR UPKEEP 5 JUNE .... UNDERWAY FOR YANKEE STATION ARRIVEV SUBIC BAY FOR UPKEEP UNDERW AY FOR YANKEE STATION . . . .... . . . ARRIVE SUBIC BAY UNDERW AY FOR YANKEE ST ATION . . . . . . . . . ARRIVE SUBIC BAY ..............UNDERWAY ARRIVE YOKOSUKA FOR LIBERTY . UNDERWAY FOR SAN DIEGO . . ARRIVE SAN DIEGO MOORED' TH Q I '51 sf' I Q 'W 1 ,, 73 .Xin ., I!!! lst row L to R: LT A.T. DAVIS, LT J.K. WILSON, LT V.C. HODGES, CDR J.A. MCOOOK, LT L.H. PETERSON CSOD, LT RM. DOWNING, LT J.M. CRIBLEY and row L to R: LTJG R.D. HEIMOVIC, LTJG J.P. MAYER, III, LTJG R.c-.T. WELSH, ENS EB. SIBOLD, LTJG R.E, HILL, ENS R.O. BARLOW qscp, LTJG W.P. JOHNS, LTJG T.T. OKASINSKI, ENS S.S. HART, ENS A.W. FAHY, LTJG R.O. WEEALD not pictured: LT F.B. SMITH, Jr., LT R.D. GRAY, III, LT L.M. RISING, and LTJG J.J. OEHLER The wardroom remained alert and ener- getic throughout the cruise despite the fact that 36 hours of their 24 hour days were Spent On watch, at GQ, at briefings, at lectures , on watch, at training meetings, preparing PERT charts and training pro- grams, and, Oh ye S, occasionally Working with their divisions. Even the incredible Mr, Mossbacld' Set anew record for hours spent out of the rack. During the cruise Mr. Gray left for Destroyer Schoolg Mr. Rising completed his tour OI' dutyg and Mr. Oehler departed Ca year latej for Supply school. Mr. Hart and Mr. Sibold arrived for duty late in the cruise. MEN OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY 11 1 CONNING THE SHIP INTO STATION GEE VIRG, THAT'S GREAT OFFICERS CALL HUH? LOVE THAT SNIPE TALK AN APPRENHENSIVE LOOKING MR. MAYER THE MONEY MAN C OM MUNIC ATING WAITING ANTIC IPATING A BREAK FOR ACEY DUCEY THE BEARD IN FULL DRESS THAT'S RIGHT, BOB - YOU LOST! RELAXING IN THE WARDROOM UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL TOPSIDE? SO YOU WANT SPECIAL LIBERTY? ON THE JOB WHY DID IHAVE TO MISS HONG KONG? WHY? PCC, CAN YOU HANDLE RD3? GET ME OUT OF THIS BOX 1 if 5 A It ' : i. Q t wi , X J 1St row L to R: BTC HILTZ, MMCS QUIGLEY, ETCM LAWSON, SPCM HAWKINS, BTCS BUTLER, FTCS STEELE FTC MARTIN 2nd row L to R: ICC AYRES, GMGC MAURER, FTC DECKER, MMC REID, RDC PARKER, GMGC NANCE STC SHAW, EMC STEPHENS, RMC CLINTON, SKC GRABARSKI Not pictured: PCC BURNS, YNC BUEGEL, RMCS SEARS The Chiefs survived the long days at sea just like the old salts they are, but on the beach it was a different story. Fortunately we didn't spend that much time in port, although we were in long enough to see Chief Sears and Chief Buegel off to stateside shore duty. Chief Maurer returned from school in time to sample the San Miguel, but not before he Put his hard hat on. Oh Well, they didn't need an excuse to have another party, THE CHIEFS ENTERTAIN THE 'BRASS V W 1 OLD MAN AND THE SEA NEWSMAN CHET CLINTON BOOT CHIEF STEPHENS AT MAST IT TAKES HAIR TO BE A CHIEF THE OLD NAVY THIS LAUNDRY LIST IS TOUGH TO FIGURE OUT , .K AWAII OUR FIRST PORT OF CALL A GRACEFUL LEISURELY LIFE Clear skies, warm days, and beauti- ful beaches made our brief Hawaiian visit an enjoyable event. WAIKIKI BEACH WAHINES sURF'S UP x I r Diamond Head, Hawaiiis greatest landmark. ALOHA N UI Thousands pay homage to the men lost on the U.S.S. Arizona. The S.S. Lurline - - some people have to pay. Statue of Kamehameha, the great Hawaiian king. YOU LIKE THAT, HUH? ,,,, W Q af., I WW fa! bww, f W, ,,, ,, 414, 7 sw Wfff ,, , WW ' WMM! W Qtliffgml ,ph W , A-., ,,,,, ,JWW A 4 , 1: fl Q n' f , A LJ, YN, SMILE GIRLS, YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA BUSY DAY AT THE BEACH ask! '-Q'-3 HEY LOOK3 A REAL LIVE SURFER! YA'LL COME .-A.-. .L-O.. . .H .-A EM CLUB CHIEFS' CLUB OFFICERS' CLUB 53, ba Wi OLONGAPO AWAITS Subio Bay was our home away from home, Olongapo, the city of mystery and intrigue outside the gate, provided many hours of rest and relaxation, OLONGAPO AND SAN MIGUEL JUST GO TGGETHER awify7?fYs2afttt ,W-rw I K 2 U 4 I f 5 1 1 I F I 1 i F ll i w i is ff 1, Some of us enjoyed local culture in colorful Philippine musical. the philippine Top photo: Great originality is used in painting local taxicabs. Bottom photo: Where there's life, there's San Miguel. Typical rural scene near Subic - Filipino farmer i and smiling daughter, Water buffalo and rice field. X' iiil' 'S ig, .1523 Z ., 'V ,A 1 no Sf: 12. ,,.i'-'Jn .4 THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BUYING SOUVENIRS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY GETTING A ROOM....AND THEN A COOL SAN MIGUEL X Qs X 2 f, X U 4 ,, During several of our visits to Subio Bay tours were arranged to Manila and Pasegen Falls. A day's tour of the highlights of Manila was followed by a colorful night on the town. The next day found the group canoeing upstream through Pasegen National Forest to a magnificent View of the falls and a refreshing swim in the oool waters. A COCKFIGHT ZW' ALMA 1' Q1 Xi..--' X A 42 CAPTAIN BOLLER CHECKS OUT THE BUYS THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF A-33 Wfffnf A REAL WARM WELCOME A snow Capped Mount Fuji greeted us upon our arrival in Japan as we steamed toward Yokosuka, our first and last port of call in WESTPAC. ,bait MY SON THE TOURIST 4 1 x 4 y I W 1 REQ?-' A MONUMENT TO MADAME BUTTERFLY Yr 1 THE 1 28 JAPANESE MR. CLEAN SASEBO - NAGASAKI A five day upkeep period in Sasebo afforded an opportunity for a trip to the city of Nag- asaki, Nagasaki was the site ofthe nuclear explosion that ended World War II, This interesting tour included a visit to ground zero and several of the buildings that had survived the blast. The tour guide, a sur- vivor of the bomb, presented an interesting aooount of what had happened. A WOMAN OF NAGASAKI GIRLS IN A GARDEN 4 ., Q- ff W A X' 1 YQKCDSU KA STREET SCENES S Thirty-seven days at sea was ended by a wonderful visit to Hong Kong, The fabulous nightlife and the famous Hong Kong tailors were all that we had ex- A BUMBOAT IN HONG KONG HARBOR twig! y pected. This cosmopolitan city is truly the Pearl of the Orient, The plush Hong Kong Hilton,Where many of us enjoyed the comforts of home, and the beautiful Tiger Balm Gardens were in marked contrast to the rooftops of the Wanohai District and the hillside dwellings. Hon Kong - The earl of the Orient! Central district of Hong Kong as seen from The Peak. Top photo: i'Tl1e Sea Palacef' floating restaurant. Bottom photo: Refugees from Red China prefer to live as 'cSquat- ters here rather than behind the Bamboo Curtain. Many Hong Kong gals reminded us of our sisters at home. ! N -'ry X f fs-f x , t J if 5 5: ,A if S ' V' X f ,HK-7 4 I, E xx 'Wk Q M ,,, Nkuif SZ K3 11 -H Scenes of the Hong Kong nightlife, Fenwick Pier was our gateway to the crowded streets of Hong Kong. as LT F. B. SMITH Jr., USN CPERATIONS OFFICER LT SMITH received his commission from the NROTC Unit at Vanderbilt University in June 1961. His first assignment was to the USS LOFBERT QDD-7595 followed by a tour as Chief Engineer on board the USS LAWS IDD-5581, Prior to reporting aboard LYNDE MC CORMICK, LT SMITH served as CIC Officer on board USS SEMMES IDDG-183. PERATICDNS C D VISION 1ST ROW L to R R SINOHUI P SCHOEPPE J. SCOTT, J. WHITE, CHIEF CLINTON, LTJG HILL, J.BROOME, B.BENTLEY, T RODERGUIZ W LUBER 2nd row L 'COR P. DESILETS, A. SHOESTRING, B. TUPPER, J. KELLEY, C. SACO, R. GREER, R LUTZ 3rd row L to R J CHELINI, J HENDRIX, J. ELROD, A. AMUNDSEN, T. ADKINS fnoi: pictured: CHIEF SEARS? From radio Central to the signal bridge, the business of OC divisionis oornrnuni- YE OLDE BURN BARREL cations. Thousands of mes- sages were handled during the cruise including world news, sports, and personal messages, EITHER SEAGULLS OR SNIPES GOING UP? SV WS ,I f, , , , TEA TIME IN THE TONKIN THE BULLET'S IN BACKWARDS? MESSAGE? WHAT MESSAGE? COME ON DOWN BROOME HERE'S YOUR CONTACT TOGETHER BY A SHOESTRING x E DIVISIO lst row L to R R GALLEGOS, P. MORRISON, D. BROWN, T. HUIE, LTJG WELSH, CHIEF LAWSON W SULLIVAN D BROWN C FARRELL J MOONEY 2nd row L to R: R. BEEKMAN, E. COX, S. KETTNER P MUELLER J LAWYER R LONG A ROBERTS Cnot pictured: J. STAFFORD, K. LOUGHD OE division with its ECM watch, its bogey tote, its AC plot, and its ECR watch, has been known on occasion to find its way from its pit to its malfunctioning elec- tronics equipment to administer the proper loving care which puts it once again in proper operating condition. Q13 F-R2 QC 1 365 DAYS 5L12.'78XY NEGATIVE ECM CONTACTS X Xxx y y NwXwW SL ,,,,, X DEMOCRACY WHAT? TOMORROW'S OUR TURN THE LIBERTY UNIFORM IS WHO'S SKATING? Swmwf X I , Mzyvwiaf fsv , SAN MIGUEL '? WHERE! DON'T SWEAT IT! lSt row L to R: D. FRIES, K. WEST, A GAGNON, J. FORDHAM, CHIEF PARKER, LT Cthen LTJGD CRIBLEY, C. NORTON, W. DIMOND, J. EVERTS, B, MADDEN 2nd I'0W L to R: R. PISCITELLI, R.WARD, P. FERMIER, C. PATE, J. MANGES, W. HENDERSON, D. LUHRING, F. MIRANDA, L. GESS, D. PARKS, R. FARKAS 3I'd I'OW L. to R: H. FULTON, G. SCHNEIDER, H. MCCOY The radarrnan is an important man in the combat readiness of his ship. An enemy can be engaged only after he has been detected, and your ships' ability to detect an airborne or surface enemy depends on the alertness and skill of her radarmen. RADARMAN'S BIBLE, CHAP- TER 1 VERSE 1 THOMAS D. KAT 1 P 1 gif' '- -Yi CALLING CAPTAIN JUPITER STILL GOING STRONG HEY CHIEF, WHA'I1'S A BOGEY? h9 4 MANGO HAVING FUN MARK HIM, SLIM SURPRISE GET PICK BACK UP HERE THE BRIGHTER SIDE NOPE, NO HOLES IN THESE EYELIDS V BRUSHA, BRUSHA, BRUSHA ,, f, Q A YOU MEAN THE SINK'S SECURED TOO? E GI EERI G LT. J. K. WILSON, USN CHIEF ENGINEER LT WILSON, agraduate of Georgia Tech, received his commission from OCSin May 1961, His first assignment was with the Fifth Naval District Intelligence Office, after which he served on board the USS JONAS INGRAM CDD-9387. Prior to re- porting aboard LYNDE MC CORMICK, LT WILSON attended Destroyer School. THE CONSOLE BOARD - HEART OF THE FIREROOM A A M 5,5 1 lv H ' x l .I Va 5 xl' J' 93 i 3 BT'S HARD AT WORK H A I'M A BT, NOT A wax ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT SOUNDING? ?i P ! K , s N K 1 i N DIV SIGN - b y 3 l7 fiQ'fSf S: , wi 1 A ,, I VET' lst L to R A HUDGINS B SMITH D MAES CHIEF HILTZ LT RISING, LTJG OKASINSKI, CHIEF BUTLER, T. BRISCOE C REED W SCHUETZ 2nd row Lto R J HENSON J LIESEN J. DRISCOLE, D. O'NEAL, R. BUCKRIES, R, PASCHAL, D MEDLEY R MAYFIELD T LEAGUE V CHRISTENSON, D COWAN, T. LUBNIEWSKI 3I'd row L to R: D. KEMPER, A HIPPLER A BRADBURY, L MANNING, B BROWN, J HUGHES, B. CHIERO The B gang is composed of BTs and fire- men who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's high pressure steam generating machinery. This includes the ship's boilers, feed pumps, and deaer- ating feed tanks. Since the source of heat necessary for converting water to steam is provided by the boilers, the B gang has the distinction of working in some of the warmest places on the ship. BTS NEAR THE END OF A HARD DAY OUR COMPARTMENT WON'T BE PAPPY ,f W vb DIVISIO - lst I'0W L to R: R. MCNAIR, M. MEDHUS, R. DURRAN, CHIEF QUIGLEY, LT RISING, LTJG OKASINSKI, CHIEF HAWKINS, J. COLVIN, L. ABRIAM, W. MITCHELL 2nd POW L to R: E. BENSON, R. SHANNON, J. O'NElL, R. PAWLUK, T. LYNCH, C. BONNER, T. ROMERO, J. MEYER, B. CARPENTER 3rd I'OW L to R: D. GARLAND, A. WHITELEY, J, MANN, K. ARMSTRONG, R. ABBOTT, K. KITCHELL, D. HOLST The M gang is composed of MMs and firemen who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's main engines, the distilling plant, and other auxiliary mach- inery. The M gang ensures that the steam generated by the ship's boilers is properly utilized in the enginerooms, thereby providing the ship with propulsion, electricity, and fresh water. PUMPS, VALVES, GAUGES - GAD! V J 'i 2:3 HN1... lst row L to R: J. WHITE, D. BURGETT, L. MILLER, D. SEVIGNY, CHIEF REID, LTJG HEIIVIOVICS, W. HAMMACK, R. VANGASBECK, E. CARDENIS, J. SUTER 2nd rowL to R: J. HARGIS, T. HUELSMAN, D. SMITH, F. WILLIAMS, D. BRYANT, K. SCHOCH, D. CROW, V. MOULDER 3rd row L to R: J. FOX, B. MERTZ, G. HARSHAW, R. GREEN Not pictured: F. HOBBS, R. ANDERSON WE'LL COOL IT, BOSS! The Super Snipes from R Division kept the lights burning, reefers reefing, lathes turning, and the fire mains flowing. YOU name it, we fixed it. Remember: the Commodore's airconditioner,thewind screen gambit, 9000 light bulbs,DCdrills, oil spills, motorcycles, the Shakes- spearian debacle? We were a diverse crowd with many skillsg both ashore and afloat. But we did our share to keep LYNDE MC CORMICK moving by a1w21yS following the motto - the impOSSiblG We can do now, the miracles take a little longer. WHAT DEADLY SHIPMATE? R DIVISIO lst row L to R: W. HARDING, CHIEF STEPHENS, LTJG HEIMOVICS, J. HALL 2nd POW L to R: F. FROMM, R.DOBLER, R. HACKWORTH, D. FOHL, L. RODGERS NO'c pictured: W. COOKSEY, J. WELCH lst I'OW L to R: B. DAVENPORT, R. SMITH, CHIEF AYRES, LTJG HEIMOVICS F. RODMAN, W. ARMSTRONG 2nd row Lfo R: J. COTTENWARE, J. CURLESS R. VON OLENHAUSEN, W. COLE, R. PRICE I CAN MAKE IT! YOUR PHONE DOESN'T WORK? UP FROM HIS DOMAIN BELOW DECKS OO 5 IT'S HERE SOMEWHERE 4 1 2 3 YOU WANT A SQUIRT? r 1 v 1 i P I N HEY STRIKERS, MY FINGER'S STUCK!' WEAPONS LT R. M. DOWNING, USN WEAPONS OFFICER LT DOWNING received his commission as a Limited Duty Officer in July 1961 while serving on board the USS CARTER HALL fLSD-31 as a Chief Fire Control Technician, After completing a General Orientation Course at OCS he served for three years as the FT A School Training Director at Great Lakes Prior to assuming his temporary duties as Weapons Officer on board LYNDE MC CORMICK he served as Fire Control Officer st D VISION ist row L to R: M. HALL, M. GRAMES, ENS FAHY, K. DIXON, K. LARSON, R. SELPH znd row L to R: M. WORSHAM, G. CARSON, G. ABSTON, P. EMERSON, T. KELLY, J. MCNAMARA, D. STOGSDILL, C. UNCLEBACH, W. PIERCE ard row L to R: J. EMERICH, P. PARKER, R. HARDIN, J. STAFFORD, P. DRUMM, K. PURDY, P. ERVIN, R. MCGILL, G. PAYE 4th row L to R: S. MCMICKLE, K. HIAKO, S. BEEBE, R. MATA, P. JOHNSON, S, HIGHSMITH, J. KREIL, D. ELWELL, S. MOORE Not pictured: J. DOMKA, D. CORAM, D. CRIPE, J. JOHNSON, R. WALKER, C. HOOPER, D. SWEENY, J. SEBER First Division turned to throughout the oruise keeping the main deck squared away, tying turksheads, standing long hours of bridge watch followed by even longer hours of plane guarding, rigging for UNREPS, wiping up oil left by an occasional oiler or a careless snipe, and painting, painting, painting. J W BMI John D, DOMKA, USN, Division LPO ' in ,W ' 2 - if f 45 .ff 53,0 ,. . .. .:, ,V ,MW Uf,l!.W! X, ,W if . .2 ,, ff -A I Qf f? , QN X? il. 3 . A. , X7 ' ' ' ' ' ,,!Mr,,, w,::4:m.,' J Z 'f'1,z,fW4 154 f M Qf2W 'Zf . X ,Wc+,.a31 Q ki ss AWK ,W f - 4-ww w f fx A Ist DIVISKD TURNS T 1 X0 . K ,HW IV I s I o lst row L to R: A. HILYER, R. VEVERKA, K. KEENAN, R. MYERS, CHIEF SHAW, LT DAVIS, J. GROGAN, J. KILPATRICK, D. KNOLES, G. HANSEN 2nd row Lto R: A. PENA, K. FOALE, R. SATHER, R. BARBER, L. SWOR, D. HOSKINS, C. POPER Not pictured: CHIEF MAURER, S. PERRY ARMOR PLATING THE ASROC AS Division is responsible for the operatiOH and maintenance of the ship's sophisticated anti-submarine w arfar e we aponry and detection equipment. Her main ASW battery is the ASROC which consists of eight r o c ke t assisted torpeodes and d e pth charges. Twin torpedo launchers each car- rying three torpedoes round out the ASW battery. A highly complex sonar and a very advanced underwater fire control system make the ship a threat to any pOtGI1'Cia1 enemy submarine. ...A KEVIN CARRYING OUT OUR PRIMARY MISSION A GANG QF GUNNERS LEARNING THE GUITAR SO THATS A TURKSHEAD YUP, SURE DOES! RUNNING THE ATTACK SONAR CONTACT BEARING. . . A ' l z W -. fm G DIV ISION if 1 2 5 fit. sg? I Wg, A ' as lst row L to R: P, TEGEL, F, HEWETT, D. HALE, J. KINER, CHIEF NANCE, LTJG WEFALD, J. UPDYKE, R. WARRING, I N, HOWARD, G, THOMAS 2nd I'0W L to R: R. LOVE, M, PHILLIPS, M. MCHATTON, N. GOULD, J. FORD, E. HOLIEK, R. PYLES, V. HOFFMAN Not pictured: J. HILL THE CONTROL END G Division is anintergrated division of fire control technicians and gunners mates whose attention to detail and rapid trouble shooting has made the 5 !54s and the MK 68 GFCS the ship's main bat- tery - the number ONE ICHI BON system in all places, at all times, under any conditions. THE BUSINESS END F REPAINTING AFTER GUNFIRE SUPPORT YA, I'M IN CHARGE OUR OWN PISTOL RANGE YOU TURN THIS CRANK J HAVE GUN - WILL TRAVEL THE FINEST BEARD IN THE WEST THE ATLAS TWINS i ' 5 .f ,V ia W, A Rf Q' aim, ,, - . 4 Q-4A X A A 5' S SJW, X 2 E M w NZ4 7 X4 X gs L .rv 2 2142 - AZ M52 M KW lst row Lto R: D. JOHNSON, M. ALEXANDER, CHIEF STEELE, LT DOWNING, LTJG MAYER, CHIEF DECKER, H. HANNAH, If J. DiANTONIO 2nd rowLtoR:R. LAWRENCE, L. JEFFREY, A. HINSON, J. WENSTROM, R. BECK, T. ERDAHL, R. ZUECH Not pictured: CHIEF MARTIN . E, w,. T DIVISIC 1 I Eikffw 1 gg f , W , W ' ,. ,,,, . I f I- f f y 1? - I ,am f y 5 5 . uf I iv US? W f ff I, ff X ' . XJ XY 4 , W ,f I 5 ff I If . X, 47. fx I lst row L to R: J. TINNEY, R. WARE, CHIEF STEELE, LT DOWNING, LTJG MAYER, CHIEF DECKER, C. BUNDERMAN, J. GAULDEN 2nd row L to R:E. NORDENSON, J. ERICKSON, J. RICHARDSON, W. CEREBIEJ, D. THOMPSON, J. SPILKER, N. ZENTNER, A. JOHNSON, D. COLEY Not pictured: J. LUTHY T DIVISIGN - the men who put the G in DDG , ff? . . N 3 J f ,.-4-4 ...Q I ' !,,v' fm...- 'f,.i,' ' .1 , nA I 'iv WHAT A LIFE! HEY - IT SAYS HERE. . . SHOOT TOMORROW - CASREPT TODAY! X . . .THEN THIS RELAY . . . DA LIFER DON'T GO AWAY MAD THE MADNESS OF THE 39 UPPLY LT L H PETERSON qscy usN suPPLv OFFICER LT PETERSON a graduate of Montana State College reoelved h1s oomm1ss1on from OCS 1n October 1960 Followmg com pletlon of Supply School he served on board the USS MORTON CDD 9489 as D1sburs1ng Off1oer Pr1or to reportlng aboard LYNDE MC CORMICK LT PETERSON served wlth the Navy Area Aud1tOff1oe 1n San Francnsoo J , , sa.. O Q , 1 9 . . .. , - I 9 I CASRE PT ALREADY? HAPPY HARPER CHEF TYSON CAUGHT IN THE ACT COMING THROUGH THE MESS LINE S DIVISIO 4 H . lst row L to R: C. ALBERTSON, E, PALMARES, J. O'BRIEN, CHIEF GRABARSKI, ENS BARLOW, J. THOMPSON, J. HARPER T. BRADLEY, J. SMITH, J. BUTTERICK 2nd I'0W L to R: J. DIX, T. BENJAMIN, D. ABBOTT, L. BARILLAS, D. LANE R ABBOTT, R. SUMMERS, K. ENLOW, R. MILLS, J. SEARS Not pictured: D. BENITEZ The storekeepers, ship's servicemen, and STRIKING STORES BELOW disbursing clerks in this half of S Division took care of us during the cruise by getting the parts we needed, doing our laundry, cutting our hair, selling us soap, cigarettes, gedunk , razor blades, etc., and best of all by paying us. - - wwf' PRESSING SURE IS DEPRESSING PAYDAY COMING UP IT'S ABOUT MY SHORT LEFT LEG ONLY 2 DAYS BEHIND DIX'S CLIP JOINT fn M W X WE DON'T HAVE IT S DIVISIO WW: ? z L I H V : mx ' L95 U . 1st row L to R: D. CECIL, W. NATINO, E. COREY, CHIEF GRABARSKI, ENS BARLOW, D. JOHNSON, J. COLDWELL, F. BRENNER, B. TYSON, R. SAYOC 2nd row L to R: J. JOHNSON, J. WRIGHT, R. CORDOVA, F. CRUZ, F. BENITEZ, J. WATTS, J. EARWOOD, M. SHEAFER, J, MURCH 3rd row L to R: G. NORDBERG, R. WALKER, R, FARNER, T. SCOTT, 3. MITCHELL, W. GORDON, D. JEFFRIES, E. WELDON Not pictured: H. PALALAY, S. DE GUZMAN, P. MAHOLTZ, R. EBB LET'S SEE - 5000 EGGS. . . . The cooks, messeooks, and stewards in ihis half of S Division really did a great Job of keeping us well fed by serving high quality food and keeping the messdeoks Squared away, while the stewards did an gugstanding job of keeping the officers Weil G . THE MAKI GS OF A WELL FED HIP ' w ff'weX'W- , ffmsb, 7 il?-'I W ', ffifg ' K min! A, , f 'Ak f lf: 5 224131 l t? Slfb f-gn , ,,,, .- 1, 6 , X' 4,13 :Zvi N VIGATI LT. W. P. JOHNS, USN NAVIGATOR LT JOHNS received his commission from .the NROTC Unit at UCLA. His first ship was the USS WALKE QDD-7235 on which he served as Gunnery Officer. Prior to as- suming duties as Navigator and Personnel Officer on board LYNDE MC CORMICK he served as Gunnery Assistant. A ps eydfgt 1 PE PLE EVENTS . I X il is. a i I T lst row L to R: E. MICIANO, CHIEF BURNS, LTJG JOHNS, CHIEF BUEGEL, J. CALHOUN, W. HATFIELD 2nd row L to R: J. JACKSON, M, BENAVIDEZ, S. SERFOSS, R. STEVENSON, D. COLLIS, W. KURTZ, G. FISHER, J. EMERSON Not Pictured: L. WEBB, J. JOHNSON, W. COVERT N Division is the Smallest and most diversified diViSi0H on the ship. In fact it's an entire department Whose many jobs in WESTPAC included keeping track of us and the J ship, as Well as fixing our Wounds and delivering our mail. Paperwork, charts, needles, letters, stamps, flxes' L records - all carefully handled by the men of N Division. r 1 4 STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT . . . HEY, WHERE'S THE NIGHT? HERE'S ONE FROM - - NORTH DAKOTA?!? WE AGREE THEN, WE'RE HERE DOC CALHOUN PLEASE DOC GOODBYE GUYS HEY MEL, HOW DO YOU SPELL YOEMAN? ff if ALL EYES WATCH THE BEACH GU FIRE UPPORT LYNDE MC CORMICK fires her first shots ever at an actual enemy as We begin our gunfire support mission. GOOD HEAVE, BOATS! A X f 9 , f I V V - ty! f Q V Our first mission in WESTPAC was to provide gunfire support for American and ,South Vietnamese forces in the IV Corps of South Vietnam. The conditions forced us to operate in extremely shal- low water at maximum gun range so that we literally had to pick our way in so we could get as close to the beach as possible. .ra 'wi ,- A VISIT FROM A COAST GUARD PATROL CRAFT .L ,Ji-Q2 The S ev e r al successful days of shore bombard- ment that we had made the whole cruise seem much more meaningful as Shoot- ing by day andrepairing casualties at night brought out a magnificent degree of cooperation and teamwork, A BLISTERED BARREL ON MT 51 MARKS A SUCCESS FUL DAY AH MUSIC TO MY EARSV NOT ANOTHER CASUALTYVY 9 WAITING FOR THE NEXT TARGET E NTE RT AINMENT AL ONGSIDE THE APPROACH TO UNREP DECK ACTIVITY ON THE OILER REP Our gas stationfat sea was a six inch hose, our shopping basket was apallet of stores, and our delivery boy was a helicopter as we spent many days at sea. UNREPS from an oiler and re- plenishments from reefer andstores ships every several days with an occas- ional VERTREP required the teamwork and effort of all hands. RECEIVING STORES AFT li A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE ',,..,......,,,, . llPlllllr f THE HIGHLINE - AN EXCITING RIDE I MEN READY ON THE INHAUL A FAST EFFICIENT VERTREP AND A SMOOTH UNREP COMPLETION V T... A X. A FLIGHT DECK DURING LAUNCH AND RECOVERY CARRIER CPS R The center of our activity on YANKEE Station was the carrier task force, We acted as plane guard and missile defense ' escort ship for the carriers KITTY HAWK, HANCOCK, CONSTELLATION, and RAN- GER as they launched air strikes against targets in North Vietnam on an around- the-clock basis. I' ' f f .'. ' 'P' ' i 'kc-, Z ' f 3 : -jx' ',:t R 'I xr NYALQX ,C yd' ,:' ' 2 . :V E , -5.3 ay sms! 5 L1 ff I Q Q Wi if, fy MUN, ' VA sas XXX Ns is 'T' V. vv ' ma , ' 4 HANCOCK DISPLAYS ITS MIG AIRDALE SQUADRON INSIGNIA ww' - g I I 0 r, A NP ld' I . 13 Ns , W. -uw' ' . . il 1 , Q ' f 0 P I CRUSADER HSPADH 1 WILLY FUDD 4 I Every other day or so we would chase a Bird Farm around YANKEE Station as we stayed in its wake acting as rescue - W destroyer, At regular intervals the car- qsw t ' 'N tx Cf vi oils rier would turn into the -wind to launch new strikes and recover returning air- craft. The sound of a jet screaming over- head and the intense activity of the launch and recovery was a powerful sight that made us feel close to the Vietnam Con- flict. PLANE GU RD Long hours spent at plane guard detail seemed worth- while as we rescued this happy bombardierf navigator from an A-6 that had crashed moments r before. A RUSSIAN TRAWLER ! x ' ' an V5 'b ,X Z I. 1. lawns,- '41 A HELO HOVERS OVER THE FANTAIL HELD DET IL When we were with aearrier we received a helo almost daily which brought us mail and Stars and Stripes newspapers and which picked up our outgoing mail and passengers. HELO -DAY ROUTINE THE BRIDGE During Sea Detail, GQ, UNREP, plane guard and during long hours of station keeping or independent steaming the bridge was the center of all our activities. The Captain was always on the bridge or never far from it as he ran the ship from it. The rnost exper- ienced shiphandlers stood demanding watches as Officer of the Deck, each one of them doing his job exceedingly well. I . 'g 44 '1 l: ma. al ' ,T El' fs H? ERN ON GET TOGETHER AN AFT o s B R-B- , A break in our many days at sea during ji May came as We took an afternoon off EI while steaming in the Gulf of Tonkin, i S The entertainment was strictly our own and the food was pre-barbeouedfout it was V lx A CROWD BEGINS TO GATHER TO WATCH OUR OWN 5' TONKINTALENTSHOW AS COLDWELL SETS UP : FOR CHOW a sunny and lazy afternoon, so We all relaxed and enjoyed ourselves. LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION GET ME MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. . . . ,L fm, CHAPP Y EC KLES OUR M.C. 1 I I 1 1 l w 3 l 76 1 Ll v A Skeet shooting contest started things off as the Wardroorn out shot RDivision after which SHANNON and FROMM played afew Country-Western songs for us. R Divi- sion's great Romeo and Juliet skit was followed by the beard judging contest with top honors going to SAYOC, RODMAN, and HALE, The grand finale came as the Ward- room quartet sang YOU ARE MY SUN- SHlNE and LET ME CALL YOU SWEET- HEART , bringing down the house with their rousing version of lN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIMEH. fi A 4 f M , , f 4 Wi Mf , ,,4, 72 7 v , , f, Wwxffwif , ff f ff xi if hX 'Mit f Mu ' W , , K 1 2 , M, ,, ,ww X. N X 1 X W vw' Q W x sw MW if Z S ,, ,ff . f wk V ' , X227 , f l ff W X PE PLE WORKI G A D RELAXI G Mm X .., xx I QKAQJ- ,ix X X X1 X X X X 4 2 7 ,. K W... -M, QWN 'mxgwvygw W WK 5 Q' Q . ' my X QW A fS QWN ' ,, f 6 ,x ,X . X eco QI' ,A x , X , X X f Q fx f, . . E f , 1 Xs -pa 7 lf gif GETTING SOME FRESH AIR TARZAN ABOUT TO SWING? 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