Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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:4 'n': ' A wx ':1 'fM : L '5'1 'nG ':' 1 A 'L 'A ' ' ' ' ' TL f ' , ..,...,, ..,,, ,. ..... ,...,.,.,,,,,,, , The Radarmanis an important mani in the combat readiness of our ship. An enemy can be engaged only after he is detected, and our own ship's ability to detect an air- borne or surface enemy depends upon the skill and alertness of the men in the combat information center. A few of the many jobs performed by these men are: Aircraft control, Antisubmarine Warfare, Torpedo.Qcontrol, Small FRONT ROW QL to Rh: B. C. Layton, R. D. Stenhoff, G. L. Buck, J. E. Pamblanco, J. L. York, J. R. Saia, J. G. Horacek. BACK ROW: Chief J. M. Smith, J. M. Kojali, J. L. Gaddy, R. L. Smith, R. T. Losch, S. F Yonke, W. C. Bloor, M. R. Fisher, R. M. Conn, LTJG W. P. Link. craft control, and a skill used during this deployment, gunfire support of shore based troops. I can't do that, Chief. iam-:u l ' l'm a petty officer! I It

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, x Q . pf: , . 'if FRONT ROW QL to RJ: A. S. Ragat, R. W. Winslow, G. A. Smith, W. H. Mann, E. E. Aubertin, L. E. Claphan. BACK ROW: Chief C. P. Kemmer, R. L. Peterson, A. T. Rota, E. H. Johnson, S. D. Whittenburg, D. E. Wallick, W. D. Logan, T. R. Jaegle, Ens. W. W. Posenecker. OI Division There are three rates in OI Division: The electronics technicians, the corpsmen, and the radarmen. The part the electronics technician plays aboard ship is a many- fold one.. He maintains, repairs and calibrates all the electronic devices pertaining to the eyes and ears of the ship. The eyes being it's radar and associated equipment, which enables us to operate and see what surrounds us 65 .Q 1 OO U45 T ...mo Rakim CHIEF, ur Qouto BE me nec sa NO.l ore. mms, 9 regardless of visability and weather conditions. RU.. I QV THE. WQZXS Z.. NO. L 5 MZE. The ears are it's numerous complex com- munications equipment, which insures our ability to receive and send messages at any given moment. To accomplish this an ET undergoes an extensive training school where the fundamentals of electronic , theory and its application is taught. But this is only the beginning. Many more months foften during liberty hoursy is spent learning and maintaining the vast interlaced network Of equipment We have. The electronic technician is an integral part of the complex SLOXMN.. . . organization of the ship working 'together for the common purpose of keeping this ship a READY, ALERT, FIGHTING VESSEL. The function of the corpsman on the NICHOLAS is two fold. That isg one, the health of the crew as a day by day affair, two, preserving, during battle, the lives of the men of the NICHOLAS to the best of his ability.

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, ,,f ff Here comes the Chief. Look busy. ,M You'1'e coloring outside the lines, Walliok. M, , 4 vi, , 2 That'11 keep you from sucking your thumb