Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1952 volume:

I if In Reply U. S. S. MANCHESTER (CL 83) Re er To % Fleet Post Office File No. San Francisco, California 20 May 1952 Proa: Coanandlng Officer To: ODR FAMILIES While this book aay serre as a record of our operations and our daily life during the second cruise of the U.S.S. MANCHESTER in the Korean combat zone, its pages cannot express that inspiration which our families contributed to whatever success we may have achieved. Certain- ly our physical needs and those of our ship, our madieal services and our spiritual requirements have been supplied in ample abundance I7 our supporting forces. It remained for youy however, through yotir thoughts for our welfare y your cheerful letters, and your prayers for our safety to provide that imf ailing source of strength upon which we drew for added determination and meaningful purpose in all our efforts. As we turn homeward with anticipation of happy reunions, the out look for a stable peace in a troubled world is a somber one. The con- flict now Joined may well continue for several years. However long the road to victory may be, we can be sure that it will be shortened if Americans may somehow give inspiration to other people as you have given to us. a ' ' UDHENCE H. FROST Pacific Diary II USS MANCHESTER 1951-1952 Prasae rescue: January 1951 Keelung, Formosa; November 1950 YESTERDAY... A SHIP ' S PAST is important and a history marked with brilUance makes possible a pride whieh the outsider recognizes when he hears a sailor refer to his ship as she . But if that element is missing, so the brilliance of the present will be missing. The day-before- yesterdays recalled here, and the yesterdays in the following pages, show how one ship has survived a whole gamut between fortune and misfortune; iirmly establishing the pride and devotion of her crew — an essential to any fighting ship. Hong Kong: Aoi viuIh 1 950 Siege of Wonsan: i! Hi!. .Mf «b !«♦ ■ ' f m • (- WB m . ▼ b ' -.- .. JH B ■ , g H 1 1 r y Jt - flHil W es Coast Korea: September 1950 Song j in - Chongjin Task Force 77 Kansong-Kosong STATESIDE: June-October 1951 There was a short period of 4) months between combat cruises which we spent inter- mittently in the United States. Although American life was somewhat foreign to Manchester men, we managed to enjoy ourselves . . . uproariously. HBf If tlUPSSf ' uLiA fl-J H M jr tKfYm L E JH jT f l B lHp ' nBHi l ■ F ' ' Igntl pSr ■mH ' ' ' iB H h 1 r | s.. ' M M B IhL. k 1 u ■■■ l ii k r 1 Bi h BEGINNING THE FUTURE... WHAT GKEATKK TRIBUTE could a captain ask than to take away with him the deep admira- tion of his entire crew? This was our tribute to Captain Lewis S. Parks. On July 12, 1951 Captain Laurence H. Frost, be- came captain of the Manchester. Thus began a new chapter in Manchester history. The arrival of Rear Admiral Earl E. Stone, Com- mander Cruiser Division One, meant the begin- ning of a flagship ' s usual glittering activities. Dur- ing her months in the states, the Manchester felt herself changing, as many of the old faces de- parted, and new ones took their places. And per- haps she felt the struggle of intensified training and testing pressed upon her to condition the new crew for their combat zone future, which was ap- proaching rapidly. uss . MANCHESTER VISIT! nC ' HOURS ' SNtura.Mf 1 p.m. t. ' 4 p.m. •Suixa-xq 10 .vm. to 4 p.m. Admiring friends flocked aboard up to the last moments. AT 1010, 5 NOVEMBER 1951, THE U. S. S. MANCHESTER PASSED LONG BEACH SEA BUOY, STEAMING FOR PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, T. H. As the United States disappeared behind us our thoughts turned to our future in the Far East. At Panmunjom, Korea, armistice negotiators were considering a 30-day demarcation line. PEARL On a sunny tropical morning in November Manchester men came to Pearl Harbor. We had two weeks and two days to see the night and day splendor of Waikiki ... to motor to the other side of Oahu . . . and to drink beer and kick up some sand on Mimitz Beach. Each of us knew the Manchester soon would be in the Yellow Sea where the water was cold and the wind very unfriendly. Ours was to live and breathe the Hawaiian essence of every minute, every day. 26 November, and our two weeks and two days were spent. At Paninunjom the heated truce talks continued. The ver) next day, 27 November, the 30-dav provisional demarcation line would become efl ' ec- tive. But a common agreement for a cease-lire armistice could not be ar- ranged. And the truce talks became hotter. THERE WAS ONE FUTURE FOR THE MEN OF THE MANCHESTER: ASSIGN- MENT TO THE KOREAN COMBAT ZONE. Some of us wondered, )X hat is this Korea — wlicrc did it come from and where is it going? And some of us wondered, lias it changed since last timeii ' the FAR EAST Tangoon, the Simon Bolivar of Korea, establishe his primitive people in the land he named Chosui Land of the Morning Freshness. KOREA 2500 Years before the birth of Christ, Mongolian people miprated from China and Manchuria and founded the nation of Korea. They had moved to a mountainous peninsula, the size of hnfiland, bounded on three sides by water: the Yellow Sea on the western coast, the Sea of Japan on the Eastern coast, and the Korea Channel on the southern tip. Populated with about 28,400,000 pe )[)Ie, Korea, in the 15th Centur , had a renaissance. Silver, g tl l, ( ' [)per, zi nr, iron and lead, hard coal, and tungsten were brought uj) from the earth. Artists were turning out literary works, taxes were made unilorm throughout the land, schools were pro- vided, and precision tools were matle available. Korean craftsmanship was a rich prize for China and Japan. The Koreans fought the aggressive Chinese and Japanese armies which marched the length and width of the tin na- tion but the battle was a loss for the Koreans. Japan an l China drained Korea of the progress the had produced with their hands and their minds. In 1853, Commodore Perry sailed his diplomatic cruise and Korea was opened to world trafle. In 1904. following the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese occupied Korea, ruled the land, and again reaped the values of their next l M)r neighbor. In 1945, Ja[)anese troops surrendered to the United States and Russia — Russian occ-upation forces above the 38th parallel, the United States below the 38th. Shortly after the Japanese surrender. Russian and I nited States forces withdrew from the war-exhausted nation. Open conflict followed. The North and the South were fighting a civil war. The North rolled across the 38th with lire-power and man-power. The North woidd soon be aided b (Com- munist China, and American soldiers, sailors, and marines would be aiding South Korea in the LInited Nations fight for Korea. Vt hat was once culture, industr), and good living, now became something formless and cold — anis in a difTicnIt anthill. Korea is divided. Toda), with armies crisscrossing the land, industr) is small, transportation is slow, and the lacilities of other modern nations are not available. The Korean stand- ard of living is without automobiles and washing machines and precision tools. It is a basic life with basic instruments, ' lodax Koreans must utilize muscle and initiative. Agriculture and (ishing leatl the nation as a means for living. Fishing is done from the traditional sampan. Farming is done on terraced mountain slopes utilizing each available inch for the national staple. ri -e. Implements of both professions are primitive. Oxen remain as a means for transportation of farm products, and often, the human back is the vehicle. Sampans are propelled by sculling with strong arms and strong legs, for these craft are not built for motors and if they were, where are the motorsV In Korea, as in Japan, and, even as one time in the United States, the woman is in the background. The Korean housewife raises children, cooks food, maintains the house- hold, and performs heavy work, sucli as carrying water and working in the fields. She walks behind the master of the house, but the [)ride of her j rol ' ession can be seen in her shining bowls and the relati e clean- liness of her dirt floors. 0M. ' • J K i L, ■ ■•IM-- «ff , The children of Korea are the same as any other children. They hke to smile and consider the world a good thing, even with a war in their backyard. But they have a definite serious side. They are little men and little women and soon they must play the role of the grownup in this war ravaged land. They are faced with disease. The rate of deaths among them is high while the chances of survival through childhood are low. But, in spite of hunger, poverty, and a war, they stand erect, proud, and it is seldom that a child can be seen crying. War is costly. War demands planning, men to do the planning, and eourage to accomplish the plan. War saps strength from the warrior. A ROK Marine stands on a cold and lonel hill hy his tent. His purpose; keeping alive, seeing that his countrymen and counlr staN alive. War takes human life and where it does not take it often marks. JVounds are common but the strangeness and fear which comes to wounded men will never be common. The war in Korea is blood and disillusion, a blanket covering the deepest wounds. TODAY, 1952 Korea is fighting with her small weapons and her small men. Soon the boys will be men and the boys will carry the fight the men have fought. They are being aided by the free nations of the world to maintain their stabilit) as a nation, but, even without the aid, the determination is there to fight for the freedom which is elemental to all men and all women. For this reason the United Nations has elected to defend South Korea from the northern aggressors. The Manchester, as a representative to insure a lasting peace, was sent to the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, Wonsan Harbor, Songjin, Pusan ... to help drive away the enemy and to reassure the ally.  «5 iN-i-icn: ifcii- A By H KORE AN ORPHANS come aboard Manchester for dinner Christmas, 1951. While anchored at Pusan, Korea, Christinas, 1951. we invited orphans to eonie aboard and share our food. No one on the Manchester knew exacti) wh) or how these children were orphans — we could only look into their faces for an answer. There we saw the pinched remnants of fear and want. For a few hours we trie l to fill the unfortunate citizens with roasted turkey, whipped potatoes and hrown gravy, asparagus tips, hot rolls and hutter. ice Teani and pumpkin pie. We gave them sacks of hard candy and sent them away with a pari of our (Christmas cheer. They left with us a deeper understanding of the meaning of (Christmas. WEST COAST OF KOREA DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER MANCHESTER WAS FLAGSHIP OF REAR ADMIRAL DYER, COMMANDER TASK FORCE 95. West coast islaiuls hecamo a major issue in the peace talks at Paiinmnjoin. ' I ' lie defense of our stratejiic outposts near Mi{: Mle now was para- mount. ' Ilie island of Taeilo had alread) fallen to till- eiieni) when C. ' l ' V )5. in Manchester, rushed to the west coast of Korea to assist the Lnited kin{;doni ami Uepuhlic of Korea forces in c-oordi- nating the defense of the island garrisons. The islands of Chodo, Sokto, Paenyong Do became frequent shelters for Manchester as we met, conferred, and planned with officers and men of other navies. We brought supplies, maps, news, and new jokes to the barren outposts. FM: ISLAND COMMANDER CHODO TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 THANK LT. BAYLESS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENT X ALSO THANKS FOR COFFEE POT. ■ Ufe; . W UNITED NATIONS SHIPS OPERATE IN YELLOW SEA OFF WEST COAST OF KOREA. A panorama of Naval ships crisscrossed the island sector, each with its individual task. The flagship, Manchester, was a center for unified planning of British, Dutch, and American navies. Our piloting detail continually maneuvered Manchester through swift currents and heavy minefields in the island area. We saw the Republic of Korea Navy. Their ships were small and their ability to cope with the situation was limited. Our purpose, and the purpose of the British, was clearer in our minds. The west coast islands were the British sector of respon- sibiUty and they were there to augment the ROK Navy with modern naval warfare; Manchester was there to add strength where strength was needed. Lr SMALL BOAT OPS Full moon, with its twenty-fet-t surging tides, meant possibility of North Korean invasion of the islands. ' i he enemy eould float down the coastal estuaries with the hipli tides, stage a landing, or the) might have attempted the old pirate trick of clind)ing ahoard the Manchester and other ships. e transferred volunteers to the I .SS Bass who sent out small lioats to patrol the area. I ' lqui[)| ed with small arms and short wave radio, these men were prepared to engage the enemy and report any (lonununisi movements to the ships. On one instance there was a nip-an l-luck race between a Navy craft anil a North Korean sampan. The (lommies were hightailing up the coastline | ursued h red h )l American rifle lire. Auarc of danger of amhush the iNa boat was ordered to turn back. Admiral Scott -MoncreiJ of the Royal Navy aboard the Manchester for conference. On the alert, U.N. craft patrol ihroufihout the darkness as well as daylight. We shared in the work of the Royal Navy. Combining our forces, we participated in day and night bombardment of the coastline, and our lookouts and security patrols were constantly alert. One night our lookouts reported someone digging on the beach . Approximately a week later, during the evening meal, enemy (ire straddled the Manchester and British ships in company. The counter-battery fire obviously meant the Commies had brought guns down to the beach and entrenched them where our lookouts had reported the digging . Immediately we went to Gen- eral Quarters and in a mere matter of minutes the enemy guns were smothered with rapid fire salvoes from Manchester guns. In the Sea of Japan, off the Eastern Coast of Korea, Manchester operated with the Valley Forge, Antietam, Philippine Sea. Boxer, Princeton, and Kssex. The now famous Navy Panther Jets became a familiar sight to us. FAST CARRIER TASK FORCE 77 Our job: to provide the primary defensive bulwark of the carrier formation. The carriers launched and recovered their planes, and the orbit of destrovers on the horizon screened for enemy submarines, while the Man -hcster steamed in the center of the formation with her eyes and ears alerted. If air or surface attai-k should come we would supervise the defense. Our Combat Information Outer continuall) watched with her radars: Pilot House wheeled us through the changes of formation and course; the (ire rooms kept the boilers producing the steam so necessary to drive us into the wind while the carriers launched an l recovered their planes during air-ops ; the radio room with radio and teletypewriter circuits, supplied the Task Force with last-minute press from home. Tension among the crew eased off whenever we were with 77 . Gun watches were given a chance for a little more sleep after round-the-clock bombardment on the bombline. We had a chance to go topside and breathe fresh air, for our job had become one of vigilance, rather than drudgery. WORK The work of the Manchester began when she was commissioned 29 October 1946, and since that lime she has done odd-jobs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Japan. During the winter of 1951-1952, the Manchester was called for another type of work. FM: I ROK CORPS TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 REQUEST IF AVAILABLE YOU REPORT TO FIRST MARDIV FOR WORK 0700 TOMORROW. FM: I ROK CORPS TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 REFERENCE MY LAST X BELIEVE ALL WORK YOU CAN DO IN THIS AREA OF GREAT IMPORTANCE X YOU ARE CLEARED FOR TARGETS HERE X REQUEST ANY INTERESTING RESULTS AS THEY OCCUR. FM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: I ROK CORPS INFO: FIRST MARINE DIVISION REFERENCE YOUR LAST AFFIRMATIVE MANCHESTER WILL REPORT TO FIRST MARDIV FOR WORK TOMORROW. On the bombline Manchester was called for close fire support of the ground forces. Neither the UN nor the enemy armies were making major movements. Influenced by the stalemate at Panmunjom, the war was limited to buffer action with scattered patrols and light contacts being made on the shell- and blood-scarred Korean hills. Although our ground forces did not advance, it was imperative they hold their ground from the Communist soldiers entrenched and awaiting, just over the hill . It was Man ' s work to see that this was done. PROBLEM PROPOSAL AND COUNTER-PROPOSAL is presented by army liaison team aboard Manchester by minds of specialists — gunners, communicators, intel- via helicopter. ligence men. The cruiser Manchester performed a whole array of jobs in the Korean waters. No one could say one job was more important than the one we did yesterday or the one we would do tomorrow, for each bit of work had its individual importance. Our gunfire, supporting the US ground forces, was precision planned, con- trolled, and executed. With only a narrow strip of no man ' s land sepa- rating adversaries, it was our work to move in close to the beach and lay our explosives on the enemy before he knew how or where death was coming from. The success of our work depended basically on teamwork. Each man, from Captain to the Seaman Apprentice, had to know where to go and what to do without being told. We were playing for keeps. This was work — not a driU. PLANNING and final analysis of methods is confirmed . . . each small detail is considered. DECISION AND DIRECTION is spoken by Captain Frost: Manchester will gd to work for ground forces. . A BATTLE The twiste l, snow-covered Korean terrain ap- peared innocently enough from the air. But under- neath, down in the caves and ravines, was no innocence. Knemy and ally were fighting more than each other. They were lighting the sweeping winds that blew from the Sea of Jajtan, the freez- ing cold, and the fear. r ' ' - j m t • r w. GROUND Our air and ground spotters looked upon these scenes, calculated their observations, and directed our point of fire to bear on the carefully concealed Communist installations. On the other side of the ridge our ground forces were hidden too — waiting for results of our work. ' -M r LIAISON LIAISON OF PLANNING completed, helicopter returns ground com- manders to their units. Handshake of common forces seals all said around wardroom conference table. Without the combined efforts of all the United Nations team no successful work was possible. There was neither time nor place for bickering prejudices between services, for one job had to be intel- ligently accomplished by Army, Air Force, and Navy. OFFICERS Oh M ANCHKSTHIi ttihr opiuirtuniiy i„ „l,srnr work of other members of United Nations team. They see variety of equipment, encampments, and situations. (OMMANDING GENERAL of Republic of Korea army oc- cupies tent in left foreground. (Note rock-lined paths and shrubbery at entrance to tent.) WEATHER Weather can be a deadly weapon if its power is not recognized. Daily weather reports were collected and forecasts were accurately predicted, because the Navy who refuses to heed the possibilities of weather may all too late discover it to be the instrument of his defeat. The most carefully planned work can be foiled by snow, ice. and heavy seas. For these reasons the Manchester knew in advance whether work could be done on a particular day at a specified time. Weather had to work for us. DAWN All planning and waiting now was replaced with keen anticipation as our forward turrets pushed out a smudge of black cloud. The men on the Manchester could not see the havoc they were creating in the Communist ranks, on their supply roads and railroads. But each man knew from past Manchester work we were on target, and soon reports would be relayed from the radio listing in detail North Korean death and destruction. HIGH ALOFT IN AIR DEFENSE FORWARD, sky is scanned by trainrd eyes Jor possible enemy bogies ' who might disrupt our work. COORDINATION PLonim; rooms heia)H DECKS record ship ' s position (IS she muneuvers in target area. Note vital inter-communication gear always in hand. COMB A T INFORM A TION CENTER receives and records up to the minute data. A glance at the status board reveals overall situation. Success of our work was the result of coordinated efforts by e ach member of the ship ' s team. Each department, division, and station had its own mission to execute. The combination of many small tasks in some remote corner, down on some plat- form deck, behind some closed hatch — produced the overall effect . . . the punch which made the Manchester far more than just a name in the Korean war. MECHANICAL COM- PUTORS fed with moun- tains of minute data from other stations, noiv generate orders which train big guns on target. Daylight and darkness lost their usual signilioance as we continued our performance night and day. Daylight afforded added advantage by permitting us to pluck our targets visually. Our helicopter was sent, with a spotter to hover over the Korean hills and report back effects of our firing . . . Last one got the warehouse shed, 25 yards right will smother it all . . . During the day we could see the smoke of our explosives rising on the beach. 1 _.l BY DAY BY NIGHT When darkness fell, radar-eyes became our nighttime guide to the target area. The night harassing missions often made our sleep restless as the big Manchester guns fired, recoiled, and fired again and again. The agile monster of a ship knew one recourse ... a fighting ship manned with fighting men must give ever) thing. There was no time clock. The Manchester never stopped working until a job was done. OPERATION WORK CO MPLETED — RESULTS: FROM: I ROK CORPS TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 THE COMMANDING GENERAL SENDS HIS DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR YOUR GUNFIRE SUPPORT AND THE EXCELLENCE ON WHICH IT WAS CARRIED OUT WHILE ON THE BOMBLINE X YESTERDAY ' S RESULTS WERE THE BEST NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT THE GENERAL HAS EVER SEEN WHILE HE HAS BEEN IN COMMAND X ONCE AGAIN HE SENDS HIS DEEPEST APPRECIATION AND REGRETS THAT YOU HAVE TO LEAVE X A WELL DONE FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER NAVAL GUN LIAISON OFFICER 1 ROK CORPS FROM: 1ST MARINE DIVISION NAVAL GUN LIAISON OFFICER TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 YOU HAVE DONE OUTSTANDING FIRING TODAY X THIS IS THE FINEST FIRING WE HAVE HAD IN MANY MONTHS X IF YOU ONLY HAD 16 INCH WE COULD ALL GO HOME VERY SHORTLY X THANKS FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: 1ST MARINE DIVISION NAVAL GUN LIAISON OFFICER THANK YOU VERY MUCH X WE CAN BEAT THEM DOWN WITH THE LiniE ONES AS LONG AS YOU SPOT FOR US LOGISTICS The replenishment groups whi h followed the task foree — bringing us food, supplies, ammo, and fuel — unfold a whole gallant tale of their own in Paeilir diar . The note appearing in the Flan-of-the-I)a the evening before a day of replenishment gave rise to both glad anti sad feelings among the rrew. Sad because the rendezvous with the replenishment foree at dawn would mean ail hands turn to to earry ammo and fresh provisions below to the magazines and bins from which we would draw the energy material for our work in the days that followed. Glad because the house- falls also brought anxiously awaiteil mail and packages from our families, and new officers and men to share our work load. ' I ' he highlines also spelled the departure of our more fortunate fellows whose cruise had come to an early end. This was our contact with the world we knew at home. FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: DUNCAN DDR-874 DO YOU DESIRE TO DRINK TODAY FROM: DUNCAN DDR-874 TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 AFFIRMATIVE X WILL MAKE YOUR STARBOARD QUARTER AT 1600 FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: REDSTART AM-378 APACHE HAS MAIL AND PASSENGERS FOR MANCHESTER X IF YOU CONTACT HIM REQUEST THAT HE SEND THEM TO BOMBLINE FIRST CHANCE FROM: COMMANDER TASK FORCE 95 TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 MOVIE OFFICER X REQUEST YOU SEND MOVIE OPERATOR TO USS JASON TO PICKUP SHOW BOAT AND PAINTING THE SKY WITH SUNSHINE WHICH ARE BEING HELD FOR RADM DYER X FLAG LT FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: CHEMUNG AO-30 REQUIRE FOL FRESH PROVISIONS 4 JAN X ALL ITEMS IN POUNDS BEEF DRIED SLICED 300 CARROTS 1000 HAM TINNED 1000 LETTUCE 1000 SALAMI 300 TOMATOES 1000 BOLOGNA 300 BRUSSEL SPROUTS 200 HAM SMOKED 1000 BROCCOLI 200 BACON SMOKED 1000 PEACHES 400 FRANKFURTERS 1000 STRAWBERRIES 400 FISH 500 SPARERIBS 500 BUTTER 1000 CHEESE AMERICAN 400 CHEESE CHEDDAR 400 YEAST FRESH 200 FROM: VIRGO AKA-20 TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 HOW MANY EGGS DO YOU DESIRE FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: VIRGO AKA-20 1800 DOZEN EGGS ALL HANDS AFT TO HANDLE AMMUNITION HELICOPTER A workhorse of the Korean Vt ar, the Manc-hester helicopter was one of hundreds of flitting-winged aircraft assigned to perforin varied tasks, ranging from spotting enemy targets to rescuing downe l pilots. Here is her story. Transfer of personnel was one of the many jobs of our helo. The Secretary of the INavy, admirals, and captains received transportation via our windmill , as we virtually established a taxi service between the ships at sea. FLIGHT QUARTERS — Personnel concerned man all Flight Quarter stations. The helicopter detachment aboard the Manchester was called to stations at any and all hours of the day. ) ho would the windmill bring back this time? The men on the Manchester fantail watched the helo make her approach . . . they ran with wooden chocks to keep her from sliding oil the deck and into the sea . . . (hx ' tors and corpsmen were waiting with stretcher and friendl) medical aid. The Man- chester windmill had successfully brought back another injured man, and n4)w he would receive medical care. After recovery the man would be returned to his ship or station — via helicopter. An air force captain, picked up by Manchester helicopter from water off Chodo Island, is warmed by Manchester blanket, soon will be in warm Manchester bed. On a cold February day a squadron of planes roared away from the carrier Valley Forge and streaked across Korea to burst their fury on the Communist bridges and high- ways which had been assigned as their targets. One of the planes caught enemy fire and crashed. The remainder of the formation covered the crumbled mass of steel on the ground while the pilot, ' bleeding and suffering from a broken leg, crawled out into the deep snow. A call for help was flashed back to the Manchester, and in a matter of minutes Lt. Ed Moore and Lt. Kenneth Henry were climbing into the Manchester helicopter. Soon they were making their descent to the injured pilot. But this was not a lucky day. A down-draft caused the rotor of the Manchester helo to crash against a rock, leaving the aircraft useless. Lt. Moore and Lt. Henry escaped uninjured and made their way to the downe d pilot. Now the Communist ground troops, poised in the area, had three targets instead of one, and they slowly began to encircle the three Americans. Another call for help was flashed out and an Air Force helo came in to attempt the rescue. There was only room for two passengers — there were three men on the ground. Lt. Moore and Lt. Henry refused to leave the pilot for it was impossible to move him to the place the new helicopter had landed because of his broken leg. They waved the helicopter away after its pilot had begged them to save themselves. The two Manchester men chose to stay. Darkness came, and the American formation of planes withdrew from the area. Unmolested now, except for the small arms Lt. Moore and Lt. Henry carried, the (Com- munist troops began drawing tight the circle they had formed. The next day, back on the Manchester, the following words were passed over the ship ' s public address . . . The search for Lt. Moore and Lt. Henry has been discontinued . . . blood was observed trailing to a house at the edge of the woods . . . Lt. Moore and Lt. Henry are ' onsidered in the hands of the enemy. The silence which followed the Bosun Mate ' s words was heavy. This had been the reward for attempting the res -ue of another man ' s life. But, perhaps, each ofliccr and crew member on the Manchester felt a deep and warm pride for two brave men who sacrificed themselves on a cold mean- ingless day in Korea. FROM: VALLEY FORGE CV-45 TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 APPRECIATE GREATLY YOUR ATTEMPT TO RESCUE OUR PILOT X REGRET THAT IT ENDED IN DISASTER FOR YOUR HELO AND ITS VALIANT CREW FROM: MANCHESTER CL-83 TO: VALLEY FORGE CV-45 WE SHARE YOUR DEEPEST REGRET UPON THE LOSS OF THREE VALIANT OFFICERS X IN ADDITION WE FEEL KEENLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FAILURE OF A MISSION WHICH SEEMED SO PROMISING AND WHICH TO US IN THE MANCHESTER APPEARED BOTH TIMELY AND WELL COORDINATED BY ALL CONCERNED ir,Mm jm - They break the sky- in pieces blue . . . Men and blades across the night. The new Manchester helicopter arrived, and assumed the role played by the former wind- mill. We began anew the taxi-service, spotting, and rescue of downed American pilots. Many times it was a thankless job, but each of us realized how completely important and essential our helicopter detachment was to the lighting power of the Manchester. SPECIAL MISSIONS Besides our duties with Fast Carrier Task Kor.e 77. and o.ir duties supporting the front line troops on the bonihline. we were often ordered to hirddog along the Kast Coast of K..rea, niovnig uilo the harhors, disrupting vital Communist troop and supply points. We hit eities as far north as Chongjin, 130 miles from the Russian submarine base at Vladivostok: we hit the enem at kojo and Songjin; and we returned to our home away from home — Wonsan Harbor. WONSAN, KOJO. SONG J IN, C HONG J IN, HUNGNAM, KOSONG... Names on a map jumped olive when ever the Monchester v ent gunstriking. Ours was a surprise appearance to the Communists; we came into Wonsan silently, cautiously, stalking each shore installation. Foe saw foe, and enemy shells nipped at the length of the Manchester as she wove in a large unhurried circle around Wonsan harbor. We fired back. We buried them in Manchester steel. m Gunstrikes caused tension to fall on every man in every part of the Man- chester. The tension was natural. We knew of the destroyer that was sprinkled 12 times while moving at 22 knots; we remembered the New Jersey and other ships which caught enemy fire from the concealed Com- munist emplacements. We remembered, too, how we had been straddled on both the East and Vi est Coast of Korea. On two tours of duty in Korean waters the Manchester had never been hit. Would the averages of mines and air bursts catch up with our ship ' . ' ' MANCHESTER GUNSTRIKES WROUGHT HAVOC ON STRATEGIC COMMUNIST KEYPOINTS . . . Results of firing 22-3 Feb.: 1065 North Korean troops wounded 510 North Korean troops killed 13 Heavy machine guns destroyed 8 AA guns and Artillery pieces destroyed 2 Air-raid shelter caves destroyed 2 Light machine guns destroyed 4 Trucks destroyed or damaged 2 Jeeps destroyed or damaged ANOTHER TYPE OF MISSION FELL TO THE MANCHESTER . . . Among many high ranking officers oi both the Army and the Navy who rode our ship to their point of destination, was the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dan Kimball. Via our helicopter, the Secretary came to inspect our readiness, and ride across the Japan Sea with us to Sasebo. X hile aboard the Manchester, our distinguished guest saw us both at work and at play. The Secretary was present at ou - Happy Hour , given in the general mess, and during the day he made informal tours throughout the ship. Another truly prominent VIP had been aboard the Manchester — had seen her men — had known our cruiser, first-hand . The little iron bridge on the edge of Truman Bay, soon familiar to shi|)s returning from the war zone, comes into sight, and the special sea details run out mooring lines to the Ja|)anese men who work in the Naval Ship Yards. The Manchester is again in the Far Kastern port of Y Okosuka. JAPAN 1 The siiiell of Japan is in llic air and the cxcilcmcnl of this ancient foreign land awaits us. Smart sailors get awa earl) . . . Iihert expires al midnighl. i FROM: COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES TO: MANCHESTER CL-83 FLTACTS YOKOSUKA EXTENDS TO YOU AND TO YOUR OFFICERS AND MEN A HEARTY WELCOME WHO CARES IF LIBERTY EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT? Last look at our floating home before hitting the beach ' ' Local trains afford efficient and inexpensive transportation fur the sailor-tourist. American sa ' lors in Japan roamed the city and the country- side in the land that olCered midtiple opportunities to spend just the kind of liberty they wanted for just a few slips of yen. Souvenirs, swimming; mountain climbing and skiing; Japan offered a completely different liberty each time the Manchester returned from the Korean coast. Liberty calls were cherished. The men of the Manchester knew Japan always had the welcome mat out. . . . ulsii entcrlainmenl. ENLISTED MEN ' S CLUB, haven for men who appreciate free movies, cold beer (a mixed drinks bar for those who are twentv and one), sandwiches, and a plare to trade mihlar) currency into )en at a fair rate of exchange. A tliird-lloor room is available for ships parties. The Manchester sj)onsored one for her crew everv time she came to Y okosuka. The Manchester sponsored parties always ran three successive nights, thus enahhng all crew members to attend. And they usuall) did. It meant free beer, refreshments and a floor show composed of local talent. ' I ' hese combined to give us all a moment or two of recreation sorely needed after a month at sea. ♦ A L ' ??: K ' W ' .4 V ►H . • ii. . :- ' w. miu -• « Scenic views like litis one al Japanese nwunlnin rest camps pushed Korean Jighling far from sailor ' s minds. R and R means rest and recreation Names were drawn from hats and Man- chester sailors went on rest leave. They rode trains far into the land to stay at special hotels operated by the military. Room and board was a dollar a day. And they slept in soft beds and breakfast was brought into their rooms every morning. There was ice skating, skiing, mountain climbing, — no uniform of the day, no bosun ' s pipe — sulphur baths, an hour in the barber ' s chair, dancing in the ball- room, stateside drinks, and hospitality. f fts I Mrs. Malllwu li. HiHfittav visits the Mutulii-strr. JAPAN the NATION The occupation has been managed and operated by the United States effectively and efficiently for the past six years. It was drawn to a successful conclusion this year with the signing of the U.S.-Japanese Peace Treat) in San Francisco. The American and his occupation of this land has left its im] ression on Japan and the Japanese. Manchester men roamed and ranged tliroughout the length and breadth of the countr) , creating lasting good will ever where. Japan once a singular, even isolationist power in the Far East, is now mixing with the western world. Once a former enemy, she ti)da shares ecpial footing within the brotherhood of nations. JAPAN THE BEAUTIFUL Boats b the sea and mountains standing with caps of snow. Pine trees in winter, ' herr) blossoms in spring and summer, Japan boasts a versatile beaut) ranging from the Riviera of Japan on the edge of Shikoku Island to Mt. Fujiyama in Southern Honshu, liice paddies are scenes of unforgettable labor in mud and water. The neatl) slacked piles of dried rice re- veal a pride in the [)eople to present the work of their hands. JAPANESE INDUS ' IIO is once again producing to maintain an export -import economic stability. Tokvo is a liiglil) indiistriali eil city; textiles are tiirnetl out in Nago a: K oto manufactur -s i-licm- icals and ceramics; and Yokohama is tlie principal seaport from which Japanese commerce, via merchant ships, is carried to distant points on the globe. A JAPANESE VERSION OF PUNCH AND JUDY is pre- sented to children on their way home from school. Children may be heard humming or whistling bits of Carmen, or La Tra- viata, or Madam Butterfly, for opera is a favorite pastime in Japan. JAPANESE WOMEN are petite, their families are large, their houses crowded, just as the entire nation is crowded. The women are solemn by custom, and a display of emotions in public is considered improper. THE TRAVELING MAN departs from Japan headed for the open seas and the Western World. Sailors are always excited when their ship sails home, but each one knows the land disappearing on the horizon never will he seen again for the first time. Some of us learned enemies could he friends. Some of us realized peace is with the people, the every -day average man and woman. And some discovered the nature of war — they discovered all the blood and snow and ugly mountains. For many men on the Manchester it was the first time for Ginza Street, first time for the Sea of Japan, first time for Wonsan Harbor and the Yellow Sea. But each of us takes something home. Some of us take home a souvenir of Oriental silk ... all of us take back the memory of life in the Far East. FROM: CINCPAC FLEET TO: MANCHESTER THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF U S PACIFIC FLEET CONGRATULATES USS MANCHESTER ON SPLENDID PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DURING HER SECOND TOUR IN THE FAR EAST X DURING HER MANY MONTHS IN THAT AREA SHE HAS ESTABLISHED AN INVALUABLE RECORD X WELL DONE ARTHUR W. RADFORD FROM: TO: COMNAVFE MANCHESTER DURING HER SECOND TOUR OF DUTY WITH THE UNITED NATIONS NAVAL FORCES IN KOREAN WATERS MANCHESTER HAS AGAIN BEEN A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN AS HER GUNS HAVE REPEATEDLY SCORED HEAVY BLOWS ON THE ENEMY X WELL DONE AND GOD SPEED ON YOUR HOMEWARD VOYAGE VICE ADMIRAL C. T. JOY FROM: COM 7TH FLEET TO: MANCHESTER COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET TAKES PLEASURE IN COMMENDING OFFICERS AND MEN OF MANCHESTER FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING TOUR OF DUTY WITH UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN FAR EAST X A HEARTY WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS X GOOD LUCK AND A PLEASANT VOYAGE HOME VICE ADMIRAL BRISCOE 1 . h ' ■ fk.- 4i Men of the Manchester OUR CAPTAIN CAPTAIN LAURENCE H. FROST Captain Frost took coinniand of the Mamhester on July 12, 1951, at Long Beacli relieving Captain Lewis S. Parks. AND EXEC CAPTAIN WILLIAM C. HUGHES USNR Captain Hughes was the Manchester ' s executive officer from February 28, 1951 to March 1, 1952. Shortly before leaving the Manchester he was promoted from Commander to his present rank. COMMANDER JOHN HARLLEE Commander Uarllee relieved Captain Hughes as our execu- tive officer on March 1, 1952. GUNNERY DEPARTMENT GUNNERY OFFICERS LCDR. J. E. Rawls LCDR. P. C. Gardner Lt. T. S. Bayless Lt. J. II. ROBERTSO Lt. C. a. Mitchell Lt. J. G. Chrysler, Jr. Lt. p. W. Kelley Lt. R. T. Ware Lt. F. K. Brenner FIRST DIVISION Gene R. Armstrong Benjamine B. Alred Vernon D. Barkman Ray T. Barrett Richard V. Brown J F P. Burchfield Joseph PL Caillouet IjEOnard L. Chermack Thomas M. Chermack Henry Dabkowski Lawrence E. Deaver Gelbert F. Deese Tommy J. DeRosier Charles C. Dougherty Richard ],. Eltringham Gerald L. Fights Gerald D. Garvin Lt. J. F. Wilson Lt. W. J. Harrision Lt. JG. W. p. Rands Lt. JG. W. H. Ellis Lt. JG. W. H. Atkin 1st Lt. F. S. Wood Ens. a. H. Nehrling Ens. H. G. Swift Frank Gonzalez Leslie A. Grussenmeyer Robert K. Harenberg, Jr. James E. Hancock William T. Haynes, Jr. Alvin Henderson Frederick D. Hoard Donald G. Horn Henry E. Horton Stanley B. Jakubowicz Ronald L. Kohl Robert E. Letson, Jr. Henry Long, Jr. Jack E. Matson George J. Maute Pat McLaughlin Ens. R. R. Jefferson Ens. R. P. Oliver Ens. J. E. Breedlove, Jr. Ens. p. L. Armstrong, Jr. Ens. J. H. Lovell, Jr. Ens. M. C. Hansen, Jr. Ens. J. E. Lacy Ens. H. E. Ruggles, II Don J. Milam Harold E. Miller Omer E. Nash Lester R. Neal James A. Nelson Vance A. Nordaker Harold H. Olson Walter J. Ostrowsky John K. Price Richard Rapson Russell W. Rauch Edgar T. Rivers Harold D. Schaum Thomas E. Siegroth Don a. Striegel Donald T. Strom Ens. P. W. Hellhig Ens. G. a. M alloy Ens. M. a. Berman Ens. R. F. Jacobs Ens. W. M. Fowler 2nd Lt. M. a. Moore Ch. Bosn. L. J. Seymour Ch. Gun. E. Bone Ch. Gun. N. Adams, Jr. Stanley T. Swartz George P. Tamburello Claiborne M. Turner Jimmy M. Turner Alma J. Twitchell John C. Vennemeyer Donald O. Venske Orval E. Watts William L. Webb John E. Weiler Gerald W. AX hitaker Donald J Williams James L. Willoughby William M. Winkelhausen Richard D. Yakel Harvard L. Yancey Franklin H. Young SECOND DIVISION Robert M. Andoe Ralph R. Beck Robert G. Bills William J. Boesendahl Clarence E. Browning, Jr. Gene L. Burrows Billy R. Cain Joe Castillo Bert M. Clayton William C. Clements Eddie R. Collins Walter E. Courter Robert E. Cox David L. Cross l Ewis J. Devore Robert M. Drahl Mervin C Dubree FOURTH DIVISION I ' ilten B Anfinsen, Jr. James E. Army Billy W. Bacon Tommy G. Bakkley John E. Bennett Carole E. Bishop James L. Boyd Leslie A. Boyd James E. Bradshaw James D. Brannon Charles R. Bridges Jerry T. Broker Charles F. Burdette Teddy R. Byrd Lynn Cherry Homer M. Christy Henry A. Durick Gene G. Eingle CoNNAL R. Evans Donald Figg Ralph M. Finch Patrick H. Flanagan Samuel Flener James D. Gibson Cecil W. Gould John R. Grisak Joseph C. Gurkin l ESTER D. HaYNIE Donald J. Henrichs Raymond E. Henrichs Joseph W. Kuhn Henry Lanosa Robert W. Lebo Alva Cobb Elmore B. Coons Robert D. Crites I UGENE Davis Donald VI . Doe Glenn R. Elkins Louis H. Finck Kenneth H. Fish WiNDEL R. Floyd w illiam c. fournier James M. Fuller James A. Goodman Louis R. Hansen Richard L. Hartwell, Jr. Norman R. Hawkes Donald R. Hertel James C. Luttrell Ralph L. Marsh Billy R. Martin G W Mathis, Jr. John B. McCraven Brown A. McDowell Willie G. Middleton Donald E. Moore Clarence Muth Victor C. Myers William D. Nash Milton Opah Robert Orach George W. Oxton Richard D. Page Clarence E. Pancake Clarence E. Parker Henry W. Hesleitner Robert E. Hobson JiMMIE J. Inman Alfred R. Johnson Floyd L. Kelso Billie j. King Roger A. Leavitt Benjamin Leonard Garry R. Lewis Ismael Lugo Melvin T. McCandless Thomas C. McConnel Clifton S. McDonald Oliver W. McDonald, Jr. Kenneth O. Mick Harley F. Mooke Haskel L. Partridge Johnie a. Price Walter E. Reddell JiMMiE B. Robinson Roy D. Routh George R. Sharp Orville E. Sims Alvin G. Snyder, Jr. Bobby L. Southerland William T. Stover Norman D. Swanson Columbus Tinsley Ruben P. Wallace Edward L. Walrath Hubert L. Wilkerson Samuel E. Wilkeson Kent D. Moreland Bernard T. Niemiera Henry A. Owens John T. Patterson Elton E. Pierce Curtis A. Potter Donald Raty Warren A. Ritchie Samuel R. Rodela Carmelo C. Sanchez Howard L. Sasser Billy E. Scott Bobby M. Sexton Louis J. Stosik William Vt alker Fay Washum, Jr. FIFTH DIVISION Lee O. Barton Stanley B. Binmx Charles E. Black James R. Blackwell Howard D. Burnam Marvin J. Byrd Charles E. Campbell Samuel F. Carlisle Donald E. Carmichael Paul L. Carter, Jr. Marion C. Chadwick John W. Despain, Jr. Howard L. Douglass Edmond D. Drane Richard A. Ehrhardt Cecil G. Gaither Bobby E. Garrison Frederick Gelsi Norman H. Georcina Gary M. Glandt George E. Goff Virgil G. Gkibble Victor Guirlando Johnny V. Hart Norman J. Hess Billy R. Holi.oway Alfred H. Hughes Franklin D. Jackson Donald P. Knoff Robert P. Layman Edgar C. Lindsey William A. Liscombk Paul J. Looney Dan R. Lowe Temple O. Lynch James L. Lyon Edwin S. Marler Homer S. VL rshall. Jh. ii.FORD S. McGuATn Hak ey IL Middi.eton VllLLi M E. Mobehly David K. Mohgw Joseph R. Muhimiv Leo E. Nyberg, Jr. Paul C. Ort Daniel C. Pieper Austin C. Powell Charles L. I ' rice James T. Rawlings Everett F. Riessbeck Robert C. Riley (hi ri.es IL Ro(;ers Kenneth Vi . Rolf 1 RTi |{. Rypins John L Sciiuetz I ' aui. p. Sewitsky Peter P. Sewitsky Robert I,. Shelby Robert J. Sullivan Rowi.D E. Swan (;eor ;e E. Taylor Raymond E. Wesch J B Young SIXTH DIVISION Willard Aines Jimmie a. Allen Donald W. Bycock Gerald M. Barringer Joe E. Beaver Delbert E. Blanchard George D. Boyd Fred G. Davis Kenneth R. Dean George M. Dillon. Jr. Charles L. Engen Donald L. Fleming Jerold J. Frank Calvin J. Frierson Robert D. Grabau Richard L. Gray William R. Harris DuRis Hill Francis Himmel Jackie L. Hoots James C. Humphries William L. Jennings Calvin N. Johnson James D. Kincaid Ellion W. Knight Adam Krzwicki Paul ]L I, aw son Richard Maddox James H. McHride John D. McCarthy Charles D. McWii.liams Gerald ( . Norton David Olemeda Afton D Olsen Leonard Vt ' . Parker Harold E. Paul Clarence W. Pennin(;ton BeRNARR I ' .. PiNGEL Ed vhi) F. R El. I. man Billy F. Rice Jerry E. Ricroft Lawrence E. Sc:hmii)T Ia ' «;e e H. Sh ub Norman Albert Sii.va Irmnc; IL Simpson Benson G. Sizemohe C L Tilley Jesus M. Trevino Salvador I). Vasquez lv Ri. L. Vo(;t L RRV W ADS MOUTH M vn IN ( ' ,. i:i)i)i.E SEVENTH DIVISION Vi iLLiAM F. Beard Earl A. Bright Robert G. Buckley Wayne R. Byerly Anthony L. Chiaffala Augustus D. Colville James L. Copeland Joel D. Crabtree Richard J. Criswell I ESLiE F. Edinboro Charles M Edwards Max ) . Edwards Daniel J. Fulfer, Jr. John H. A. Galason George B. Gallagher William D. Gifford, Jr. Ralph J. Greer Steve R. (Ireer James A. Griffin Lindley D. G rover George R. Hale JUDDSON L. HeFLIN Frederick L. II inkle Albert M. Hoixje Myron D. Hoover Alfred L. Houchin Marvin D. Ireland Robert L. Jenkins Charles II. Lawrence William A. Lusk Wallace L. Martin Vernon E. Marti wzzi Robert R. Mewbourn Felix L. Miller Marvin E. Mintle ' I IOMVS . Moore Thomxs C. Moik; n W iLi.i M J. Peiikxn Reginald II. Porter Paul E. Rvti.iff John I). Reed. Jr. ' I ' lioMxs E. Reili.y Phillip N. Simpson Freemont N. Stansbi ry. Jr. i.i Es II. Stewart W II.LI M M. TrMltllliM N Robert W i th n sm John II. ickersii i EIGHTH DIVISION Americo L. Ambrosi, Jr. George A. Anderson Glen A. Apland Ronald D. Arndt Patrick R. Ash Donald M. Austin Orland R. Baker Gale L. Barchus LvLE H. Bronsema Rex M. Brown John E. Carwile James B. Chaffin Howell B. Cheetham, Jr. Jimmie D. Cox James R. Croley William P. DePaoli Richard F. Gaykomski William A. ( eryk Thomas i . Hannon Ronald D. Hanson Jack B. Harp Rowi.D M. Harp DwiD L. II MiPEH Don vi.i) L. IIicnsh w Harry Norton Hari.vn Vi . Hummel Lee O. La Plant Rich vrd C. I vrtin Darmin I;. P )i.l rd N ' alentino Ramirez Raymond C. Reynolds J MEs . Scraper I.ARRV I,. SlI.I.IVAN Samuel R. Spaiir Raymond E. Stevenson Eu(;ene M. Smenson M HK !.. Thompson G V I.ON I.. Ml TING V DIVISION Charles D. Dever George R. Fyfee Thomas N. Jackson Norman J. Karel Harold D. King Gerald F. Lapp RuEi.L E. Martin James B. M.attis Virgil D. McCord Bobby II. M( I) mei. Aaron E. Ridd Gerald D. Rissell M vht Thornton. Jr. Joseph B. issxge I.I.OYI) E. ZlMC F DIVISION Mack Allein Merlin N. Abler Kenneth L. Arniger Charles R. Babcock John C. Bagby Thomas J. Bates Frederick E. Bauer Harold E. Berry Merlin J. Blackwell Harry Boswell Charles F. Brown Donald C. Buchanan Albert S. Burrows Carl E. Campbell Edward L. Campbell Paul W. Chapman Leonard R. Clayton Marvin G. Comstock Hugo Cretarola Richard E. Dalmas FIRST DIVISION Gilbert A. Davenport Daniel T. Davis Harry S. Davis, Jr. Eugene L. Delfosse Robert M. Downing Harold E. Ellsesser BiLLiE J. Emerson John M. Evans Anthony G. Freihoff, Jr. Francis E. Fumich A. Gaglione Oleen C. Garn Paul E. Giroux James H. Grant, Jr. Mervin R. Hall DuANE E. Hammar John W. Hanson, Jr. Max E. Hayes Robert E. Herz Everette J. Hobson Robert K. Hudson Jerome P. Hueber Bernard H. Huseth William R. Jones Harold F. Krekel Hoot O. Lowrimore Michael Maczuzak Robert M. Maddox LuciAN R. Malone Tommie G. Manus Bernard R. Martin Cleo H. Mattox James J. McCarthy Kenneth R. McElhaney Don H. McFarland Doyle C. McQuaig Claude E. Messina David B. Meurer Carl J. MonsEn Rayfield E. Moses Robert J. Nice John R. O ' Neil Benhamin L. Owre Thomas G. Parker Raymond L. Pederson, Jr. Clarence L. Peterson Kenneth C. Reid Leland D. Rentfrow Raymond D. Robinson H R Sanders, Jr. Bobby G. Simons Leonard E. Smith Eugene H. Tipton Robert E. Walker James E. Walls Fred A. Watts Joseph G Ybarra Bruce C. Young ,, tf tf ' ftl ' ffii-t:? SECOND DIVISION 4 . . FOURTH DIVISION iiifii ' j -i - ' ' M ♦ • l; 1 W ' J ' ' w - i- - = - - ' iT FIFTH DIVISION SIXTH DIVISION tmt% V V SEVENTH DIVISION EIGHTH DIVISION f V%f :: ?!!i - V DIVISION F DIVISION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ENGINEERBNG OFFICERS LCDR. J. E. McCabe LCDR. F. G. Smith, Jr. I.T. F. G. Blevins Lr. H. . Nicholson, Jr. A DIVISION Vern J. Aaker BiLLiE L. Beinefield Ralph ¥. Bosworth Loren E. Christensein Bill Coffey William P. Culshaw Ronald G. Eaton Dennis M. Elder B DIVISION Walter O. Allen, Jr. Hansford D. Andoe James D. Babb Joseph A. Baldino Robert H. Beyers Howard H. Bonham Howard I. Braman Donald K. Buckner Charles E. Clark Felton J. Cox William H. Cox Mario P. D ' Aoata Billy B. Deaton JOSETH JN. DeIGNAULT Hallard K. Dejong Jack B. Dodd Robert M. Donald, Jr. Vernon C. Dull Charles K. Essary Wilfred Feist Joseph F. Ficere Forest I . F inck Harold K. Fishek E DIVISION GiRAKD BlALAS Sidney Bock Richard W. Borst KE ETH C. Boyd, Jr. Joseph Broda RoRi;nT . Brooks iKkv . (Jheek James C. Cokley John I}. Colly Robert M. Conatser JOSIOPH (kMMIN(;s M DIVISION Billy G. Abernathy Charles Z. Anderson, Jr. Luther E. Anderson William E. Bradley Robert M. Catts Gerald L. Clark Howard W. Delancey Charles F. Dixon Glenn R. Drew Andrew S. Duckworth OsKco Ed ahds, Jr. Lt. D. E. Snowden Et. JG. D. R. Wright Lt. JG. E. G. Breaux Pearl O. Fi.egge Warren R. Harper Victor H. Henshaw Charles D. Jackson Arthur G. Jakl Karl J. Kerzel Leroy E. Kimler Charles F. Klem Leo R. Founier Henry H. Fowler Ivan T. Frederick F arl a. Geyer Billy S. Gibson Leon A. Gilbert Claude H. Gilliam, Jr. William Goehrig • Edward Goheen John W. Gorman Harold L. Greer John F. G rover Charles J. Pistorius George M. Harrington Teddy E. Hart IjESter E. Henderson Paul E. Horton Francis J. Havasse RosEL B. Hunter Wallace H. Johnson Herbert D. Knox Floyd E. Kohlhase Charles Kosinski Chester J. Delaney Donald A. Denton Donald R. Gricen Raymond A. Greene Jack W . Hamil Jerry J. IIankins Claud D. Hayes James I . Heilman Frank !•]. Helfenberger VtlLLIAM L. HOHN Paris D. Foster Robert B. Fulton Ro(;er L. Godwin Albert V. Grove iLLiAM S. Hart Melvin L. Jackson Dale C. Jensen David H. Kitts Joseph P. D. Langlois Russell E. Lane, Jr. Ens. G. N. Williams Ens. E. L. Cobern Ch. Mach. H. D. Godwin Ray INelson John A. Pshak Lowell E. Ritter Clemo G Rudd Charles B. Ryder David F. Schrieb Robert L. Sharp Danton V. Sprague Jack E. Lowry James W. Lowry Robert H. Lubken Victor R. McCluske E L McCoy Merle W. Meyer Charles R. Murphy Theodore A. INielsen Edward L. Owens Donald R. Packer Richard ' J Peterson Robert L. Phelan Harry Phillips Paul A. Phillips Andy Popp, Jr. William E. Powell Kenneth D. Raines Carl Roberts Riley Vk . Rocjers Lawrence D. Sabin Reuben W. Schmitz James W. Sheley Ronald J. Sell Fenton W. Hoover, Jr. Donald W. Horn Donald R. Horrell i ' ldon p. isaacsen Robert M. Ke rns Dale E. Kleen Louis C. Km ;ht Ricn RD H. Lemay OHM N Vk . McKlNI.EV l ' DDIE G. IMOORE Anthony L. Lwezzo Jlo KD L. Miner James R. Mitchell, Jr. James A. ICHOLS Arnold C. Olson JiMMiE F. Peacock Russell A. Peterson Vernon D. Peterson Manuel M. Quinones Robert L. Reimer Ch. Elec. S. W. Christopher. Jk. Ch. Carp. A. A. Luokanen Ch. Mach. W. E. OConnell Jack O. Straubingek Walter A. Taylor Kenneth L. Thomas Wilson M. alls Johnnie D. West James E. Wildman Donald E. Willcut Robert T. Shirley Morton A. Simerson. Jr. William E. Simpson George J Smith Anthony Souza William M. Steen David P. Steward Raymond R. Stout Geor(;e H. Sturla Harold M. Sykes James P. ' 1 ' insley Raymond ' 1 ' . Triplett Francis I- . Truesdell, Jr. Clinton A. Twombly Walter C. Vitt Russell I]. Wells Rodger G. Wentworth Ronald E. eston Edward . heeler Carlton 1L Uilhelm Jack H. U olfe Richard 1L Zimmerman Willi M E. Morris John T. Quayle Ckow.e F. Rickers Royal . Roberts DxiOMN L. Scii deri;r Cll Rl.i:s . SlN(;LErERRY bxrnett solotoff Joseph D. Stanforth Seh sti n ' I ' urco kouickt w . w haley U VRIUN F. RKYNfH.DS ( ENE E. Ro(;ers Donald E. Ruff (iUY A. Sands Robert R. Schnider Carl I;. Shafer James L. Shoe James H. Shows Clarence Smith Carl R. X ells John A. Vt yatt R DIVISION Herbert M. Ames Norman E. Anderson William R. Austin Roger L. Bkckman F ' ugene p. Beuard Arthur II. Belliveau Frank Iv Bleythinc; Donald L. Blount Thomas L. Chandler Richard W. Gorman Charles A. Devirgilio Dewey R. Foutch Chester J. Gilliam Hilton R. Gotcher Francis R. Gularte Jack T. Hays Gerald L. Malinak O C McManus Bruce H. Mock James D. Morlan Larry R. Ostrom Joseph H. Pitts Charlie G. Ray, Jr. Cecil G. Sargent, Jr. Jack C. Saunderson Richard F. Schuckmann Gus Vi . Smith George H. Smock, Jr. Robert L. Snyder Ocus II. Tallant Raymond K. Todd Raymond I-. U ' eaver David R. W ilkins James H. W ki(;iit A DIVISION B DIVISION •f.-f.f,.f ,f..vf rt-ri: |, E DIVISION - . n 9 X .y.Tt ¥ T -V f f f , If M DIVISION .ip,V R DIVISION AVIGATION AND OPERATIONS , , DEPARTMENT ' NAVIGATION AND OPERATIONS OFFICERS CDR. E. C. Miller LCDR. G. Gemmill Lt. W. E. DlNKINS Lt. G. Birdt Lt. JG. H. E. Cochran Lt. JG. J. Beckett, Jr. Lt. JG. W. M. SCHAEFER Lt. JG. C. H. Brown Lt. JG. N. E. Davis Lt. JG. T. R. Kent Lt. JG. J. E. Balter Ens. J. R. Klippstein Ens. a. C. F onberg Ens. J. F. Straubel Ens. G. W. Patterson. Ill Ens. T. E. Snowe Ens. J. J. ScHMiTT Ens. p. F. Pramann Ens. R. N. Whistler, Jr. Ens. R. L. Hartmeyer Ens. p. B. McCormick Rele. J. W. Hill CR DIVISION Joseph E. Alder David L. Asire Keith L. Baxter William E. Bullock Darrell M. Carmen Robert Carrico Robert W. Casey Paul V. Catanach Philip H. Chase, Jr. Raymond A. Christian MiTCHEL J. COKER Robert J. Connors LeRoy M. DeHan David B. Dick Glenn T. Edwards Richard J Fairbanks Anthony R. Farraye Robert E. Gillis James L. Greene, Jr. James A. Halverson Thomas A. Handlon Arnold R. Hoogheem Richard M. Johnson Stephen R. Lanzit Paul E. Loney William A. McIlvain John P. McNamara William C. Merritt James C. Morphis Richard A. Nelson Ira F. Quick Thomas S. Rathbun Herbert B. Steele John F. Steinhauser Thomas O. Surer Charles R. Swann Marion F. Thompson Maurice A. Tremblay Arthur E. Von Schmidt Richard E. Weaber Harold J. W est CS DIVISION James I. Adams Freddie E. Anderson Lawrence A. Bark, Jr. Oliver W. Barber, Jr. Edward J. Brandreth, Jr. Jack Cozad Thomas E. Craine Trulyn G. Dillon David C. Erickson Edward J. Freed Joseph W. Gibson Marvin P. Grisson Elmer J. Holloway, Jr. Don K. Holt JoRRiL D. Huckleberry Raymond J. Leahy Dan L Long William A. Marquez Robert C. Marx John A. McCoy Donald E. McLennan Robert W. Miller Roger A. Nichols Billie L. Parker Garland L. Richardson Edward C. Riley William D. Roberts Glenn F. Sweet Donald R. Thompson John H. Varley Ernest A. Vigil K DIVISION Ralph A. Bannigan Neal V. Boyd Jolly R. Brown Royce N. Campbell William K. Cotton Donald L. Downs LeRoy J. Duncan Richard C. Erickson Roderick L. Greengrass Kenneth W. Irwin Thomas R. James Billie J. Jones George R. Kaufman Vaughn W. Kendrick Ronald H. Knowles Clyde I. Langham James M. Lawson Carl H. Malmquist Frank T. Malone Philip W. Moore Lawrence R. Pfleger Irving F. Reynolds Robert E. Robins StaInford p. Sheirer Glen R. Stilwill Guy W . Ueckert Terrance R. Wade Robert V. Whaley Kenneth C. VI ' ilkinson Clarence L. Wilson William J. Wittmann Thomas Flowers Patrick A. L ra Robert K. Lee Charles L. Skinner Eugene D. Vaughan James L. Willingham T DIVISION Gerald D. Allen Ernest A. Amarillas Walter J. Augustine Robert K. Batchelder Gordon R. Cooper David N. Corner Frank L. Deane Bobbie J. Dorton James R. Etherton William G. Gabel Marr R. Grounds Darl p. Hanlon Darrel B. Kelsey Dean L. Lewis Kenneth E. Lyon Royce L. May James A. Moody Howard F. Osburn Walter H. K. Strube James W. Thrower Dale F. Weishaupt William D. Thomasson Roy O. Wellington. Jr. Eugene D. Wuktz L DIVISION John W. Abraham, Jr. Edwin C. Albright Franklin D Allen Matthew J. Baron William H. Brett Nolan W. Buckner, Jr. Robert W. Crates Eugene C. Dehner Wayne J. Elison Kenneth G. Ellis Frank P. Emery Daniel H. Fettig Charles C Fitzgerald Walter K. Fleming James J. Foley Charles D. Gilmore, Jr. Gordon E. Hueter Harry N. Huffar Francis H. Hutinett James H. Jackson RoscoE Jones Willis E. Lautzenhiser George J. Martinez Leonel J. Medeiros, Jr. Merritt L. Minney Jack E. Murdock Jeffie M. Nuckolls Raymond J. Robinson Ralph W. Stilwill Joseph N. Schnoebelen Edward F. Sweeney Bearl L. West Willard H. Yakel CR DIVISION . 1.. r ' V.. cs DIVISION 4 r 1 1 r f t 1 ' ? «|. ' 4i 1 1 4 ' f: _ • f ' • k :! K DIVISION V- V - T DIVISION 1. '  J ' ' f : -f : -1 ? 1 ■ f f 1 ' - ' 11 v Ml W B i ym BFafe BB K3 i u .g ' ■« • V. ' , ' f- L DIVISION SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SUPPLY OFFICERS LCDR. C. A. Weske Lt. a. J. Thurner Lt. JG. J. M. Harris Lt. JG. F. W. Lewis Ch. Pclk. R. L Poole Ch. Pclk. J. F. Glower S-1 DIVISION Dean E. Bretthauer Frederick E Brown James H. Caves Maurice C. Davis Frazee Fontenot Harry Getchell John A. Getchell George F. Giles Orville C. Grady John W. Guertler William T. Harton Jack L. Ingwerson Albert B. Ivie John C. Kearney George C. Kercheval Ronald L. Langlais Kenneth R. Lawrence Thomas R. Merry Raymond H. Moore Richard M. Nelson Floyd W. Osborne Anthony E. Patric k David N. Payne Salvator Polito John L. Shubeck Freeman B. Smith Richard L. Taylor Donald J. Uhl Richard M. Wagner Clair H. Zeller S-2 DIVISION Bernard B. Adams Donald E. Albertson Herbert J. Blood Ireneo Brazil Herman Brandenburg John J. Bulko Francisco C. Cepeda Gerald R. Cervelli Jesus R. Chaco Robert A. Clark Richard J. Colvin Lewis Davis Teofilio D. Deloyla Richard M. DiCristofaro Charles E. Dixon Bobbie J. Dykes Carnie L. English Alfred R. Ferguson Robert L Fernandez Eduardo Florida Cloyce p. Gideon Andrew Goldwire Elwood Harkins Edward A. J. Harris Jack B. Harris Cager E. Haynes Vicente T. Herrera Augustus C. Jinenez Clarence L. Joyner Pelagio S. Layoso Alfredo Legaspi Nicolas London Robert E. Mason Bert Mattingly, Jr. Donald K. Mequish Marshall R. Mitchell Henry P. Mock Jose Mose Silas V. Pecktol Samuel Pollock RizAL Ramos Allen L. Reissener Louis Ruggeri, Jr. Gerald E. Singleton Joseph H. Spalding Howard C. Spivey Richard F. Stewart Earl E. Tankersley Theodore Taylor Demetrio Vallar Otis G. Wharton Don E. Wise Charles Wolsey S-3 DIVISION Harold J. Amberson CONRADO BaCTAD James B. Curran Pasquale J. Ferrese Jack R. Giles William A. Giltz Nathaniel Gray, Jr. Jim L. Griffin John S. Jones Wyman a. Lee Albert M. Manlet Marcus Matteoli Charles A. McClure Otis V Mer«y William R. Miles Michael E. Murray Howard S. Nichols Robert L. Pacatte James L Parker James A. Perry Joseph R. Pyles Robert R. Ruscitto Gene L Tyler John R. Williamson Keith Wolcott Richard H. Woodman Henry R. Wright John R. Yust S-1 DIVISION ft fit If If S-2 DIVISION S-3 DIVISION -V -i « Y:wT ' ?f '  «l. ' y ' i MESS COOKS EDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS tiifi MtriiTi mrilr .. .jj lL j ; . MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS CDR. W. V. Felcyn LCDR. E. V. Heffernan Lt. JG. F. R. Raynak H AND D DIVISIONS Catello Amato David J. Bergen Leonard B. Lacy Edward H. Lee William E. McKinney, Jr. George D. Moore Ramon N. Moritz Homer W. Rollins Hubert L. Scoggins James M. Vause David F. Viera Edward W. Zimmerman ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS CDK. D. J. KosKEY I.T. H. I.. Paynk SciK. R. Vt . IJahtlktt EX DIVISION Bkunard D. Anderson Donald J. Angel Thomas Baker Vernon L. Barker Otis R. Butrick Robert II. Childress Dennis A. Chuchian Bobby G. Clay Gary M. Cowles Robert V. Crossler Norman E. Emerson Billy S. Gokorth Bill J. Gollaher William Groznkr Lenus C. Heintz Robert V. Hermes JuDSON P. Hodges Clarence E. Husle Robert I,. Joiinsov Gary J. I abby Bobby L. Eayton Hi ' (;o I,e(;ros Thomas D. I.ennon Robert E. Maier Arthur E. Nelson James O. Pollard John S. Ql ' iroga P LL H. Rehs (]hari.ks I,. Rkinker Jackie R. liicii I-AMRENCE X . Rl DICK Bernard . Swderson WooDROw Stxtton Eugene B. Stri :kland W VHKEN K. TlNNELL AS YOU WERE A- III CO-EDITORS ENS. JOHN F. STRAUBLE — ENS. HOWARD E. RUGGLES II LAYOUT GARY J. LABBY COPY DAVID B. DICK TECHNICAL LAYOUT ROBERT V. CROSSLER RESEARCH ADVISOR ENS. THEODORE E. SNOWE PHOTOGRAPHERS — HUGO LEGROS, ROBERT LAYTON, WARREN TUNNELL BUSINESS MANAGER ENS. JAMES J. 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