Monongahela (AO 178) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1996 volume:

U.K. iV ' llanm vcr r . ,;,,. . ,,, Aiiistcrdtfrn GERMANY Bnvscls. l( .Bonn • ' ' ' P ' e BfeLGIUMj) Irankfuri ' Prague North Atlantic Ocean PORTUGAL RUSSIA LIBYA DEDICATION Setting sail for the Mediterranean Sea in August, the crew of MONON- GAHELA answered every bell, met every commitment, delivered more fuel, ammunition and stores than many thought possible. Upon return to the United States in February, we looked back and reflected on what we had accom- plished. The crew of MONONGAHELA made everything possible and this Cruise Book is dedicated to the men and women of the USS MONOGAHELA. The World ' s Finest Crew proudly serving on the World ' s f ' inest Oiler. ' JkfV THE FIRST MONONGAHELA: Birth of the Tradition The first Navy vessel to bear the name of the ri er that winds its way through Pennsylvania and West Virginia took to the high seas in 1863. The barkentine-rigged screw sloop of war earned a reputation in violent action during the Civil War. She served for a time as the flagship of Admiral David G. Farragut and made travels as far-reaching as the Orient. In May 1904. MONONGAHELA set sail for Guantanaino Bay, Cuba, where she was to serve as stores ship. It was to be her final resting place. On March 17, 1908, she was gutted by a terrific fire. The heat was so intense, her cannon barrels began to droop. One of these drooping cannon barrels stands today on the naval base as a monument to this 19th Century workhorse. THE SECOND MONONGAHELA: Child of War In the opening months of World War II, the cotumercial tanker ELKAY was acquired from the Maritime Commission by the Navy. She was commissioned in Norfolk July 3 1 , 1 942 as USS MONONGAHELA ( AO 42 ) and quickly assigned to the war-torn Pacific. MONONGA- HELA participated in assaults on Guadalcanal, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines. Iwo Jima and Okinawa as well as many other places that the war in the Pacific spread. MONONGAHELA sailors returned home with stories of how their proud ship narrowly avoided destruction dunng the kamikaze air attacks at Kerama Retto. The veteran ship won 10 Battle Stars in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre as part of the life-giving supply line of oil, dry cargo and ammunition. In 1951, MONONGAHELA was assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service, supplying United Nations Forces in the Far East during the Korean Conflict until the day she was finally transferred to the Atlantic Fleet in 1 953. She .served with distinction on extended operations in the Mediterranean and on the East Coast until she was decommissioned. The second of the MONONGAHELAS was retired for good on February 1 . 1 969. Today ihe USS MONONGAHELA stands ever ready to support the ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Since being commis- sioned in 1 98 1 . this MONONGAHELA has traveled to many parts of the world including: the Mediterranean Sea. the Indian Ocean, the North Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. In December ! 99 1 . she completed an elc en month ■•jumboization in Avondale Shipyard New Orleans. Louisiana and returned to the fleet as a greatly impro ed Fleet Oiler capable of deli ering not onlv fuel, but also ammunition and supplies. SYMBOLISM OF THE SHIFTS CREST The dark blue of shield is symbolic of the seas of the world. The colors blue and gray allude to the Civil War service of the first USS MONONGAHELA. including participation in the Battle of Mobile Bay. The gold compass rose refers to the high degree of seamanship and navigational skill required in the transfer of fuels at sea. The light blue and white roundel at the center signifies fresh water (in reference to the MONONGAHELA River) and the three bars indicates the number of ships of that name which ha e served this country. The Indian ' s head is an allusion to the Indian origin of the ship ' s name and to the motto. The stars on the head dress denote the ten battle honors earned by the second USS MONONGAHELA ( AO-42) for World War II service in the Pacific Theater. The Korean symbol with ribbons signifies service in the Korean Confiict. Commanding COMMANDER Frank J. Greco April I, 1994 - January 10, 1996 ommander Francis John Greco was bom in Youngstown, Ohio. He is a 1977 graduate of the U.S. Naval Acad- emy, and was designated a Surface Warfare Officer in March 1979. His initial sea duty assignment was as the Damage Control Assistant on board USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS 4). Following this overseas tour he attended the Surface Warfare Officer Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island. A member of the commissioning crew for USS STARK (FFG 3 1 ), he served as Chief Engineer from October 1982 to July 1985. From May 1990 to October 1 99 1 . he served as Executive Officer of USS SEATTLE (AOE3). Ashore, he served as Material Officer for De- stroyer Squadron Eight, in the AOE 6 Class shipbuild- ing program office (PMS 383) at Naval Sea Systems Command and as an instructor in the Naval Architec- ture, Ocean andMarine Engineering Department of the United States Naval Academy. Commander Greco was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1989. His personal decorations include the Meritori- ous Service Medal with Gold Star, the Naval Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars, and the Naval Achievement Medal. Commander Greco is married to the former Dorothy Scarborough of Pasadena, Maryland. They have three children: Sean. Shannon, and Jameson. Officers commander Steven E. Lehr April 1. 1994 - January 10, 1996 CommanderStc enE.Lehr. anativeofMassapequa. N.Y.. graduated from the Universit ol North Florida in 1977 w ilh a Bachelor of Arts degree. Following commissioning in 1987 through Officer Candi- date School. Commander Lehr ' s initial assignment was aboard USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449 1 as EngineerOfTicer. His follow-on seaduty was aboard USS FORRESTALlCV- 59) as Electrical Officer. Subsequent Department Head sea tours included EngineerOfficeraboard USS VOCE ( FF- 1 ()47 ) and EngineerOfficeraboard USS SEATTLE ( AOE-3 ). Following his Department Head tours. Com- mander Lehr was assigned as Commanding Officer. USS LEADER (MSO-490). Commander Lehr ' s shore duty assignments in- clude the Naval Post Graduate School where he earned a Master ' s Degree in Financial Management: OPN AV Staff as Surface Mine Countermeasures Requirements Officer (N852C); and National War College where he earned a Master ' s degree in National Security Affairs. Commander Lehr ' s military awards include the Bronze Star with Combat V , Meritorious Sen ice Medal with one gold star. Navy and Marine Corps Achieve- ment Medal with two gold stars and various unit awards. He is married to the former Lee Anne Schroedcr of Jacksonville. Rorida. They have twochildren, Eli .i and Matthew. rflS BPI . Executive Officer lieutenant commander Karen M. Krause December 1995 - May 1996 Li CDR Kuren M. Krause was born in Weston, MA. 13 May 59. She attended the college of the Holy Cross on a NROTC scholarship and graduated in May 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. LCDR Krause ' s first assignment was USS C ANOPUS ( AS 43 ) where she served as Assistant First Lieutenant and Electrical Officer. Subsequent sea tours have included duty as First Lieu- tenant and Chief Engineer aboard USS SAMUEL ( AD 41). She served as the Executive Officer aboard USS MONONG AHEL A { AO 1 78 ) from December 1995 to May 1996. LCDR Krause s first shore tour came inl985whenshe was assigned as an Officer In Charge (OIC) at Yard Patrol Craft Squadron Ten in Newport, RL She earned a Masters Degree at the Naval War College in Newport, RI and has also attended the Armed Forces Staff College. After her tour as an Emergency Action Officer at US ACOM. she earned the Joint Specialist Officer Designa- tion. LCDR Krause ' s decorations include the Defense Meritorious Ser- vice Award, the Meritorious Service Award, the Navy Commendation Medal, The Navy Achievement Medal and various campaign awards. She is married to Dale E. Krause of Great Falls. MT. They have a daughter. Amanda, born in 1993. The family resides in Chesapeake. VA. Command Master Chief mmcm(sw) Mark Butler August 1995 - Present Master C ' liicl Hullor is born iii I ' oitsinoLilh. Vir- ;jmia on February 18. 1958. The son of Master Chief Boilernian and Mrs. John J. Butler, he grew up at various Naval Bases tliroughoiit the L ' nited .Stales. He .spent his high school years in Ashe ille. North Carolina and graduated from T.C. Roberson High School in May 1976. In August 1976 he enlisted in the Navy and received basic training at Recruit Training Center, Orlando. Florida followed by Ma- chinist Mate A school at Naval Training Center. Great Lakes. Illinois. He then attended Naval Nuclear Power School in Or- lando, Florida and Nuclear Power Operator training in Idaho Falls. Idaho. During his initial sea tour on board USS Fiilerprise (CVN 65) he served as engine room supervisor and as Leading Petty Officer of a machinery room. Aftenvards, he was assigned to the USS FULTON (AS 1 1 ) as Leading Petty Officer of the Ra- diological Controls Division and was advanced to Chief Petty Officer. He was then selected for the Enlisted Education Ad- vancement Program and attended Thames Val- ley State Technical College for two years where he earned an Associate of Science in Me- chanical Engineering Technology. In August 1986 he reported on board USSENTERPRISE(CVN65)forasecondtour. While there he ser ed as Leading Chief Petty Officer of Machinery Di ision. Repair Divi- sion and as the Reactor Training Division Of- ficer. During his six year tour the ENTERPRISE deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean in support of Operation Praying Man lis and the escorting of retlaggedKuwati tank- ers. During this same six year tour he vsas advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer and to Master Chief Petty Officer. In August 1 992. Master Chief Butler was assigned to the Surface Warfare Officers School Command at Newport, Rhode Island as an engineering instructor. During this tour he com- pleted his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Regents College in Albany. New York. In Mas 1 994 he w as selected as the Command Master Chief for Surface Warlaic Olliccrs School Command. One year later he received orders to attend the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport. Rhode Island. After gradu- ation, he report- ed to USS MONO- GAHELA(A0178) in August 1995 as the Command Mas- ter Chief Master Chief Butler is authorized to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist insignia, the Na y and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and other unit and campaign awards. He is married to the former Genene Ballew of Asheville. North Carolina. They reside in Vir- ginia Beach. Virginia s ith their two sons. Adrian and Dean. Suez Transit ih M CPO Change of Command 14 Agusta Bay, Sicily 10 January 1996 15 Engineering Department %P9 Boiler Machinists Technician Mate i LT Kenneth Frack LT Joseph Connors Engineering Officer Electrician ' s Main Propulsion Ass. Mate o Engineman | ST Interior Communications Electrician ENS Charles Carl V Damage Control Ass. m f Bl Hull Machinery Technician Repairman 16 THE SNIPE ' S LAMENT Now cad; of us froyy iivne to time h s cjazed upon the sea, and ntiiched the ynicjhty) n arsh}})s leaz ma port to keep t is country) free. And Kno.st of us haz ' c read a hook, or heard a iust ) tale ahout the men who sa ' A these ships, throuah { a tn nQ, w nb, and h ii But there ' s a place within each ship, that stories nez ' er teach and there ' s a special breed of men that lei)ends nez er reach- It ' s down below the waterime., it t a es a liz ' inQ toll, a hot metallk liz in0 h ll that sailors call t(7e hole. It houses eM iwci run o ueayn, that make the screw ' s go round, a place of fire, noise, anb heat t¥}at heats y)OHr spirits down. where hoiiers like a yeiiish h yt, with blood of an r steam, are armoreb gods without remorse, who MMt y)our ei er p dream. The threats from the fire roar anJd are like a uziin0 doubt, ti t an minute ste m would escape and rub vk)m out. whose twromes, fi e tortMred som{s alone and lost in Hell. are ordered from somewhere above, they) answer ever tf bell. The men who keep the fires lit, and make the en0ines run, are strangers to the world of ii t, and rarely) see the sun. The ofTUt no time for man or God, no tolerance of fear. Tl ir respect pay}s no liuin thinQ a tribute or a tear. For there ' s not much that man can do, t at these men v aijen ' t done, beneath the decks deep m the hole, to make the en mes run. And every hour of every) d m tif keep their wauh tm Heff, for if the fires ez ' er fail their ship ' s a useless sheiL when shws converge to figh a war, upon the angry sea, the men below just grimly svnile at wh xt their fate mi be. They ' re locked in oeiow like men foredoomed, who hear no battle cry, it ' s well assumied that ' they ' re hit, the vnen below will die, For ez ' eryday ' s a war down there, when theaau es ail read red, si x (7MHdred ])ounds of Ideated ste an can f lyou mighty dead. ?eople. as a general rule, dont hear a dying soul, so little is heard about the fJlace ti; sarlors call t(;e Hofe . BMt, I can talk about the place, and try to niake you see the hopeless life of vnen down there, cause one of thevn is me. l ' z e seen sweat soaked hero ' s fight in superheated air, to l eep t(;eir ship aliz ' e and right, though no one mom ' s they ' re there. And, thus they ' ll fight for ages on, till warships sail no more, amid the boilers mighty heat, and the twroiMes hellish roar. So when you see a warship leaznng port to meet a warlike foe, reynember [ intl 7 if you can, t(7e ynen yx ' ho siiil below. 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