Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1968 volume:

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There followed a war record of con- tinuous action, including the downing of seven enemy aircraft plus two possible kills. By the end of the war she had earned sixteen battle stars on the Asi- atic Pacific Area Service Ribbon. . . . and Today An aggressor nation of today is capable of launching guided missiles from submarines. Defending against such an attack becomes increasingly important and more difficult as enemy submarines become more nu- merous. To combat this threat to national security, the Navy is placing more empha- sis on anti-submarine warfare. The most effective method thus far devised involves the use of aircraft carriers, aircraft, and destroyers. l l This ship's primary mission is the destruc tion of enemy submarines. To accomplish this mission she is equipped with modern anti-submarine weapons and destruction de vices, including facilities for operating DASH CDrone Anti-submarine Helocopterl and variable-depth sonar. The NICHOLAS, OLDEST AND FASTEST in the fleet, is ready today for tomorrow's challenge. l l e 2 2 1 l Commandin Officer CDR J M Henson, a native of Corona, California, graduated from the U S Naval Academy In l953 He served on the USS ALGOL CAKA 54D the USS CHOPPERCSS 342D and the USS EPPERSON CDD 7l9l prior to assignment to Operations Division of the Staff of Commander I C O O U C o u 9 Wu, , I - I Q I O I O 2, '-,l,z'.:f,f. - lixyi . . . . 0 in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He next served as XO of the USS . DURANT CDER-389D and CO of the USS REAPER CMSO-467l. Following a two year tour of duty in the Officer Distribution Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, CDR Henson attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School where he was awarded the Master of Science De- gree with specialty in Financial Management. He took command of the NICHOLAS on 3 August l967. ln the future this cruisebook will serve to recall for all of us both the names and Faces of many fine ship- mates. lt's been an excellent cruise inwhich we have performed a wide variety of missions under combat conditions. Formal awards and commendations have been recommended for some whose achievements and devotion to duty have been particularly out- standing. Only slightly less deserv- ingare many others whose steady and reliable competence has been essential to the performance of our mission. Like a chain, a ship is only as strong as the weakest link, and l'm grateful to each of you for the individual contributions yOU have made. ...-at Executive fficer LCDR R.C. Doyle enlisted in the 1 i Navy in 1946 and was commission- in-gh ed in I955 following OCS augmen- I tation. He served on the USS PHILIP KDD-4981 the USS TOLEDO CCA- y I ,f I33I, witll the Naval Communica- L . I as tions Station, Japan, on the Cruiser Destroyer FLOTILLA NINE STAFF, and in the Office of the Defense Communications Agency. LCDR Doyle was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal fol- lowing his tour with the Defense Communication Agency. He report- ed to the NICHOLAS in October I967. CHIEF ENGINEER LT D R Starrltt, USN Formerly gunnery officer on the USS TRUCKEE CAO I47I and graduate of Destroyer School OPERATIONS OFFICER LT W H Malor, USN Formerly Chlef Engmeer and dlvuslon offlcer on Destroyers and graduate of .Destroyer School OPERATIONS OFFICER LT A D Fox, USN Formerly CIC officer on the USS HOLLISTER fDD788l graduate of Destroyer School, and Weapons Officer on the NICHOLAS WEAPONS OFFICER LT R M Norys, USN Formerly communication officer on the USS SOMERS IDD947l and grad uate of Destroyer School X 3 U in X , .,., , W, inf ' Back Row CL to RD: LTjg W.J. Fritschner--DCA, LTjg E,W. Polson--lst LT, LTjg G,E, Erickson --Comm, LTjg S,S, MacVea.n--MPA, LTjg J,I, Kurtz--Electrical, LTjg R,M, Roberson--ASW, LTjg J,T, Barnowe--Nav, LTjg J,G, Bailey--GunsfDash. Front Row: LTjg W.B. Sutton--Supply, LTjg W,C, Brooks--CIC, WO1 V,A. Rand, Ens W,A, Murphy--lst LT, Ens M,C, Brooks--EMO, LTjg R,W, Edsall--Ship's Secretary. fficers9 Countr Midn T, L, Hostetter Midn R, W. Hartman The Chiefs CL to RJ: EMC M.E, Carroll, MMC V.G. Mobarry, SPCM V.A. Rand, BTCS G-P- Pounds CL to RJ: HMC R, E, Son, STC J, A, Ramber, QMC T, G, Shuebrook, GMGC E, R, Steven- son, YNC T, B, Shea, RDC J, M, Smith The newly initiated join d tight Fraternity of specialists, each with the knowledge and ex- perience necessary to guide, trcnin, and back- up his division. 8 x fn. ,f ' 'WW wg, ' M, J v il' W'-vp ISI NS To1rRow CL to RJ: P,D, Sullivan, L,R. Ransom, R.A. Neal, J,L, Oates. Middle Row: T. Simmonds, T. Breedlove, J,W, Newma.n. Bottom Row: W.H, Bert, W,J. Watts, L,G Trim. Fir t Division Top Row CL to RD: L,K, Faber, R.P Rice, P,O. Rohrbach, E,L, Nelson. Middle Row: L,C, Fields, R.W. Roberts, T.R. Bredehoeft, J .E, Lawrence. Bottom Row: S,E, Baptist, B,J, Prince, P,J, Bahr. .5-we J all I QUWW First Dlvlslon personnel, known Famlllarly to others as Deck Apes, are the most dl verslfled aboard ship ln a neverendmgflght against rust and corrosion, they are on twenty Four hour call to handle problems of this sort and any other which other divisions may throw upon them. By the more envious divisions they are sometimes thought of as uncouth and illiterate. First Division thinks this is a gross iniustice and disclaims all such comment with vigor. Top Row CL to RJ W J Agee, B Parisi, R R Kooser, G R Lowe Middle Row R A Renta, J W R J Mmter, G R Laymance Snidow 'Under the direction of Fearless leader Wllllam H Bert, BMI Flrst Dlvlslon supplies all the elements of deck seaman ship For bridge watch standing, boat han dlmg, moormg, anchoring, underway replenishment, helo transfer, and hull maintenance. This range of activity ex- plains the high level of experience other divisions expect in their requests For First Division personnel. Deck Apes are constantly training in their work. The ex- perience will always be there. . J 1 as W l l we ' it f WW W 2 . rf ,, J J it ' ' . . . . . .. , l . ,.., H ' . I M - y Q I Dunbar, J ,A, Warren. Bottom Row: W M , W If I ll, I 0. 0 . I 0 Q D.A. K J .54-vt 'I lil l ' A Q1 I I . . , I C U I Top Row CL to RD R L Kmght J A Johnson R,M, Slmdberg, W,A, Shaw. Bottom Row: R R J ohle V R V111arrea1 R M Hamm1tt M G, Daniels. - Second Division Gunnery is their iob. Gunners Mates and Fire Control Technicians prepare, main- tain, and operate all the equipment necesv sary for a shoot. And shoot they did. On this cruise H00 rounds were expended in nine days of gun-line action in the off- shore waters of Viet Nam. Shore bombard- ment was a small part of this year's de- ployment, however. For nearly two months Second Division personnel stood ready by their gear while the ship steamed North SAR watching for suspicious North Viet- namese activity. Gunners exercised the mounts, while FT's ran T-checks between the computer, stable element, mounts, and director. Speaking of the director, the old Iron Lady did some mighty Fine tracking with her radar. lt's important to be alert and set. Chalk ulp another great year For Second Division. iwwr-Wy - 'W' mm vi nw, Y wif' 751 s, , N ,, , Zi if- I W' 1 I Q 35 W 5 f 4 . N' Tm f 4 ' f lv ww , 1 3 V, ,N ,UM 1 --ff f wvgw w, ' , 'mfg' ' GILES X f' W L iff, A 'V V .,. Top Row CL to RJ: D,W, Dahl, P.J. Putzer, G,S, Flanders, D.R, Crowe, C,E, Hauger Bottom Row: J.S, Sheltz, P,J. Donigan, W,C, Muir. If if mokes some 'rype of loud noise, if it turns, if if rolls, if if nu'ro'res or splrols, by damn i'r belongs to Second Division! Top Row CL to RJ: L,F, Dodds, C,L, Koon, S,P, Almo, G,G, Hedlund. Middle Row: J.B Godbey, D.A, Johnson, D,C, Squire, J.Z. Butterfield. Bottom Row: R,L, Waite, J,E, Ganser, D,L, Fuller, N,C, Osborn. AS Division AlI stations, Sonar. We have a ,contact . . . Torpedomen man the deck tubes while so- narmen track and classify their contact. The ship sets General Quarters, and once again she is in her favored enviornment. The NICHOLAS is designed for iust this, anti-submarine warfare. Sonarfs PING is heard across the bridge as the ship is ma- neuvered into attack position with information From UB Plot. Behind this sudden action is a long nerve-wracking watch-- months of listening and waiting. Since submarines are an ever increasing threat to the secu- rity of the United States, ASW operations are constantly un- derway. NICHOLAS maintain- ed her vigil while steaming the waters off Viet Nam and took time out from plane- guard and SAR missions to exercise her capability. Oh, there was helping in the gun mounts and wrestling with air-dropped exercise torpe- does. Hey, aft For another BT drop! All in a day's work, man, all in a day's work. CL to RD L F Huffman J G Gagner, G.P. Verdi DASH lDrone Anti-Submarine Helicopterl is a weapons system capable of high-probabil- ity kill in an ASW environment. Working with men in AS and OI Divisions the DASH crew is capable of administering a short-notice launch and attack mission day or night. Car'- rying two torpedoes one drone can remain on station For an hour at speeds to 80 knots and ranges to 45 miles. Ship-to-ship trans- ter and remote vector control extends own ship 's contact range, thus utilizing the Full capability of the unmanned helocopter. Surf veilance and harassment are secondary functions of DASH. Division personnel, including the ship's only aviation ratings, are responsible for the maintenance and readiness of one mil- lion dollars worth of ship and air-borne equipment. DASH men also take charge of manned helo in-Flight refueling, a task called For during Search-And-Rescue and ASW assignments. cmd War Bird In the hanger it's Little Bird I Big Verd . . . If necessary, ready to Fight Fire with fire . ,, f, zmf ww Top Row CL to RD: K. Buckley, D,J, Hill, W,G, Franklin, A,E, Siter. Middle Row: R,L, Poser, G, Jensen, G. Bush, Bottom Row: T,C, Abrams, L,D, Benedict, A.J. Houghland. B Division Getting ready--ORI--sorry about that--54 superheater--one day late--Aloha--trans- it--Midway and Guam--pounding--what's Yankee Station?--standby For 27 knots-- faster--standby for i0--Kaohsiung--mail? ---casrept--53 boiler--trisodium--Gomp- ers--fuel oil--boil it out again--'isn't Franklin married yet?--new MPA--break him in--Black Cat--evil ,spirits--37 days --mai l--underway--watch your auxi lliary --black out of one--smoking lamp is out- -phantoms--O longapo--Aloha Cbari--the gate--go in pairs--Charlie Brown--NSAR --what's PIRAZ?--Reeves--Bonnie 81 Clyde--expect to steam at lO knots throughout the night land dayl--Firesides --gnrep--line up the whistle--break away -- 3 again--showers--no showers--PMS --MDC--water--more feed--you're drag- ging steam--transit--Okinawa--Yoko-- yard birds--comshaw--superheater header --liberty--when the work is done--cold iron--set safeties--lift--seat--pop--sim- mer--600 hours already--roll those tubes --watersides-- punch tubes--new CMAA--our own chief-- tough S.P.--mast--hydro to 95l--sat--un- sat--light Fires--special sea and anchor detail--Subic--Davis--East End--53 again --Yankee team--if you think we're smok- ing, look at the Connie--29 knots--4knots --ASW--secure superheaters--midwatches --blow tubes--you're smoking black again- -unrep--one hand For the ship--Hong Kong- -muster all restricted men--RAR--Suzie Wong--stay out of trouble--9:00 liberty, sometimes--only Five days--shift boilers-- secure main--light Fires--standby to an- swer all bells--NSAR again--the buoy--lO knots--more water this'time--iunks--noth- Ing else--unrep--one hand For yourself-- only I5 days--what are we doing here?-- Qun line--Vung Tau--they don't shoot back --anchor--bang--l200-rounds--how many hooches did we hit--anchor again--head for home--52 stack--only two days in Subic --who cares--we'll make it--last transit-- homeward bound--Aloha! ? fy! ,1 Top Row CL to RD: J.N. Davis C,J, Tittlebach, N,G. Baake, J.W, Trantam. MIDDLE ROW: W.O, Mallory, J .T. Shook, M,G, Smith. Bottom Row: R,A. Blake, R,D, Herndon, W, Theriot. Top Row CL to RD: D.P. Gardner, S.J. Balbach, R,C, Lester. Middle Row: G,M. Morrison, E,J-, Hunger, L,G, Southworth. Bottom Row: R,D, Fliss, M,J, Curton, K,A, Miller. if f Top Row CL to RJ: M,G, Moore, S,R, Thomas, K,W. Manning, M,K, Weaver, T.J Wincek. Middle Row: G,C. Sampson, A,K, Mueller, H,J, W11shusen, W,E, Dugan Bottom Row: E,J, Darsey, D,L, Bishop, J.S. Price. Division The Devil contracted the Navy For a new piece of hell, T He named it the Engine Room and he named it well. Said the Devil, We need to populate this maze of steam pipes. We'll make 'em hot, sweaty, and greasy, and we'll call 'em snipes, They don't have to be smart, l'd prefer them dumb, l'll teach them to live on hard work and rot-gut rum. Four on, eight off, with too little sleep to catch, Thinking about the next port, the next iob or watch. But after their hitches are through, they know damned well, They'll sure go to heaven, For there is no greater hell. T Top Row CL to RD: L,A, Pemble, W,J, Dunn, P,A, Braxton. Middle Row: P.A, Garder, W,C, Bartosh, T,L. Jack. Bottom Row: M.R Wolfe, D,D, Hemsworth, M,F. Flot. QL to RJ: S,G, Morlan, D,W, Negel, S,E, Robards. . W y , 7 Z f Z f r I I Top Row CL to RD MW Boyden R L Brumck W Beu J K Stewart M1ddle Row T B Meronek BJ Kelly MD Taylor GG Glann Bottom Row L G Palmer R M Ruddell J E Ballard R Dlvlslon The Can Do, Handle Anything Gang' What did you say? A weld 'ob is needed on Mount . ' , I.. you If 2 ' ' .. ,-- :-- 1-' ' l ' jon ' I I I ' 0 . f Q 0 0 9 , , - on 0' ' 0 V' Q o 0 52 Vent ducts need to be made A drain llne is clogged. A pipe needs repair. Call the Shipfitters. We all remember our days on SAR, espe- cially the two weeks of continuous Damage Control exercises. 0800 became an auto- matic General Quarters. Finally, the com- petitive exercises and our greatly improved performance. ls that the motor whalelooat with its oars out? Call the boys. Check that motor each day, and when things slow down get the air conditioner in After Officers' goingagain. Call R Division For lights. Call them for internal communications. Call them when the gyro or NC-2 sparks. Yes, call them For any damn thing, and you'll get action. Top Row CL to RD: R,K, Wong, L,A, Frisbey, S.C, Winstead. Middle Row: R,L, Alves, R.I. Kehano, L,L, Horsford. Bottom Row: D,E, Nelson, J,P, Shultz. Top Row CL to RD: P.W, Schoonmaker, W,J Crolick, M,E, Turner. Bottom Row: A,A, Puig, O,L, Ballard, D,G, DePinto. fig Top Row CL to RJ R M Jensen R F Curry W R Guilmette C D Mitten Middle Fowler ED Querido O M Magpayo PP From Excellent on the Annual Supply lnspec tlon where can a hard worklng dlvlslon go lnto another year of shlp supply and servlce readiness, that's where Thlngs aren't any Row: N.D, Abulenlciaf, Conde,.J Bird,son'g,.R,J, Meyerl. Roftom Row: R,H. Q n o Q 0 0 ' . - 0 0 0 1 1? easter on deployment with normal supply channelsconfused by the strange lingo of Foreign ports and afloat replenishment. Nev- ertheless, the iob was done and done well Potatoes and Pr: 2 parts rumbled down the llne Into hands of those needing them And service was good, come two section or four section watch The shlp s store sold film, wash rags, and llfesavers whale one barber after another broke the crew ln on the Finer aspects of a rolling cut Laundry was processed regularly, helping keep all hands as Fresh as possible In 990! humndaty weather The mess cooks and bakers peel ed and caked thenr way unto all stomachs Pay was VERY GOOD Top Row CL to RD: L,B, Whiteman, T,P, Farrell, W,H, Downing, J,L, Pascua. Bottom Row: D,R, Morelos, S,S, Berger, D,E, Reed. In every nook ond cronny men of sup- ply ply their respective trades J .pg ,WWW . wma' e Wm, g l,...,. Top Row CL toRJ P A Steele D R Mensik T Machida J D Proctor Middle Row UC DIVISIOH To reach targetszat the llmlts of her gun range NICHOLAS steamed Into the four fath om curve Critical navigation was called for and produced by the Quarter masters Com munlcatlons with spotting aircraft required on their toes attention from the Radlomen, already heavily loaded wlth Important West Pac traffic. Tactical signals were sent and received in flashing light, demanding sharp watch-standing from the Signalmen. A steady flow of administrative materials identified T,L. Berry, L.Cg.Rubp', R,L, Iieliy.. Bottom how: L,A, Fzlbelaf, A,E, Jackson. ' o o o hours team. Timely delivery of mail made the difference. OC Division performed! lt's Sigs! from the OOD, Radio, Combat, check RHS 75 The sextant for stars, Mensik, not the stadimeterf' lf Anderson says so it must be true. lt's roughing out smooths and East End Steele. lt's these things OC will remember and be remem- bered by on this cruise. Ship's Office personnel as the after-working- Top Row CL to RJ: G,A, Roby, M.F Doss, R,D, McCabe, J,E, Keil. Middle Row: B.D, Kunsman, J.R, Villalobos, G,N, Varnell, D,J, Welser. Bottom Row: C.D. Routh, R,M, Anderson, R,G. Bashford. Wf Xxx f A W si? , f Ad , . ,f X y fx as 4 ,- f-N K , Q sg, 1 , X J- , be Rf, ,A we R '- - - 1, n Q' X ?' 5 , Sai ' if we--1 N Top Row CL to Rb: F,S, Brockmeyer, S,F, Yonke, R,T, Losch, W.C. Bloor, L.K. Hunsberger, O,R, Day, Middle Row: J.E, Pamblanco, M,R, Fischer, W,L, Sexton, L,T, Hall. Bottom Row: J.L. Gaddy, B,C, Layton, T. Fuentas. OI Division BANG. Many if's can be raised during a cruise. lf it hadn't been for Doc and his inoculations the crew could not have made it back healthy and strong for suffered with sore armsl. If it hadn't been for the ET's the radars could not have picked up Migs flying off-shore in the Tonkin Gulf for spilled oil down the mastl. lf it hadn't been for the radarmen ques- tionable contacts and emissions could not have been identified for confused in passing to the bridge JA talkerl. There certainly were no question if's concerning perform- ance and readiness. Ol Division saw the action from the action center. The combat team ad- vised the bridge on gunfire, SAR and plane-quard activities, replenishmen in-flight refueling, and navigation. Wow! tl -uw.. ..-if Top Row CL to RD: W,H. Mann, L,W, Smith, D,J, Kintner, P,P, Boudrot, J ,P. Jackson. Bottom Row: G,A, Smith, E,T, Poturalski, R,L, Peter J,C, Shambow. SOI1 February February rulse Journal Underway From Pearl Harbor for WestPacp independent steaming Antenna on Mount 5I torn off in heavy weatherp mail-buoy watch set February February February February I March 3 March 4 March I2 March I5 March I7 April 20 April 2I April 23 April 26 April Arrive Midway Island with Gooney Bird escort Depart Midway after refuelingp cross international date line Arrive Guamp depart Guam after refueling Arrive Subic Bay, Philippinesp First Foreign liberty Depart Subic Bay For the gun line Arrive Da Nang, South Viet Namp with 25 rounds destroy Five sampans, three buildings, one bunker, damage three sampans, two buildings Depart Da Nangp ioin USS ENTERPRISE CCVACNI 65I on Yankee Station Observe and report crash of A-6 Intruderp recover wreckage of samep depart Yankee Station Arrive Kaohsiung, Taiwan For R-81-R Hold three-week mail call: I4OO pounds in 64 bags Depart Kaohsiung after driving away evil spirits with fire crackers Arrive Yankee Stationp reioin ENTERPRISE Leave ENTERPRISEp ioin USS KITTY HAWK CCVA 631 Depart Yankee Station 28 April 4 May 6 May 4 -une 5 -une 9 -une l2 -une 20 June 24 -une 26 -une 28 -une 6 -u y 8 -u y 9 -u y i3 -u y l5 -u y 31 -u y 2 August ll August i3 August l6 August 20 August 26 August 29 August Arrive Subic Bay for type training Depart Subic Bay Arrive North SAR7 closest ship to Hanoi Celebrate 26th birthday Depart North SAR Arrive Okinawap depart Okinawa after refueling Arrive Yokosuka, Japan Depart Yokosuka with USS CONSTELLATION CCVA 645 Arrive Subic Bay Depart Subic Bay with CONSTELLATION Arrive Depart on Yankee Station Yankee Station Arrive Hong Kong for R-84 R Ens Murphy takes big step Depart Hong Kong Arrive North SAR Depart North SAR Arrive Vung Tau, mouth of the Saigon Riverp anchor for shore bombardment Up anchor! Head for home after ten days of steady shooting Arrive Subic Bayp pick up two weeks mail Depart Subic Bay with squadron Arrive Guamp depart Guam after refueling Cross international date linep arrive Midwayp depart Midway after refueling PAPA HOTEL! Home after 45,000 milesp 2.5 million gallons of fuel oilp 2.6 million gallons of fresh watery l2l2 rounds fired in combat Underway, Pearl f Midway Guam 1 A peso, a ieepney, and time Australian and Canadian Friends Drydock in a drydock in a drydock in a dry dock. . . ubic, Philippines i E x i Kaoh iun Croft of all sizes in the bustling port Taiwan . , X X17 YW QWF7 ' f, f' W A 1 J yisixfmlfl ff , , , , , f 2 'ff X ,f .wmv a X 49.411 , ,ff , , , f ,,, , ,X , f X .W - f, f XZCIKIFR 22,9 ,Q .X ff! V I My ' Www fi 'W f- QQXX MW, Www ,,..X.X1' W 1 s , I fam Eff, ' M 12? 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Erickson, USNR ,- ., F Q i ,A . , wg, M, Not to be outdone by disburs- ing, Doc stands at the end of payline handing out medicine Ong Kon l ' l 3 Undenialoly, the Pearl ofthe Orient l Tiger Pagoda standing over ' l the unusual Tigerbaum Gardens of plaster relief Kowloon and mainland China l l l l Hong Kong is a British island colony neighboring on Com- munist China. Colonial prop- erties actually extend ashore to include the Kowloon and New Territories districts. Floating iunk villages slowly being replaced by modern low-rent apartments mark a shift in the Fares ofthe resi- dents as this busy port con- tinues to grow. Plane uard Excltement and travesty all In a day on Yankee Station .AAR 1 orth SAR Long hours, long days os Shotgun For missile ships, waiting . . . 1 Uncierway 1 I The approach r ! r I Careful iudgemenf E 1 H fr Standby For shotline F Quit - - L 12: M f ' a I J 1 A 4 ,-, J 48 A Replenishment ' 4 W ,,,,,n ,, ,- x V,', 4 2 lm I f ,izgx - 1 , 4 Z4 4 ASN 4 gf Vertre I xxx , X Hey! Fresh powdered eggs ight nrep B nme and l d .-f- A174 7, ,xxxk . . 0 fs any me ' A couple yonks on thot refueling hose should get those blades going ogoln Bert carefully splns the XO os he rlses Into the Joltlng Cor pet For cu moglccul mystery tour ot SAR common Pnplng ex Ops Boss Mr Molor up, up, ond owoy to the new horizons ofthe Atlontlc Ocean XsfX 'wi hi 2 7 'L ,.. X X 13,6 H f f f ww fy: ....f,,,f W ff- V- ,L 'f' ,,,,,,,-M kr., ,,..-f,,.v-'H-r ' wry, ,,,,,,,w', 53 NICHOLAS men certainly had the goods: promotions and re- enlistments. Shipping over pays handsomely, especially in the tax-Free zone. 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Layton, pg. 27, upper right and pg. 29, bottom, ETN3 D.J. Kintner, pg. 9, middle row right, pg. I7, bottom, and pg.57, bottom right, FN R.C. Lester, PQ. 9, middle row left. . ART RM3 BQA. Smith, cover, endsheets, and pg. 59 cartoon. PUBLICATION Mr. Glenn B. Miller, Walsworth Publishing Representative. LTig .l.G. Bailey, Editor I I I cf M s T nu f 1 1 nip ex e, Q K 321 ff e ,LQ 1,3 W .,-gui! Y We 5 W1 W X ' ' 'm mm e ff WM xi -f--if One hand For The ship and one hand For yourself! I. 1 1 I IL 11 1? N 3 1 1 K 1 1 3 Y 1 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 Y 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 I 1 F 1 1 OFFICERS Cdr. J.M, Henson Lcdr. R.C, Doyle Lt. W.H. Major Lt. D,R, Starritt Lt. A,D,- Fox Ltjg W,J. Fritschner Ltjg J.G. Bailey Ltjg. J.T, Barnowe Ltjg. J.I. Kurtz Ltjg. S.S, MacVean cPo's Carroll, M,E., EMC Mobarry, V,G,, MMC Pounds, G,P,, BTCS Ramber, J.A., STC Rand, V,A,, SPCM Shea, T,B,, YNC FIRST DIVISION Agee, W.J., SN Almaguer, G,L,, SA Bahr, P.J., SN Baptist, S,E., SN Bert, W.H., BM1 Bredehoeft, T,P., SN Breedlove, T,, SN Causey, D,R,, BMSN Chance, F,D,, SN Dunbar, J.W., SN Faber, L,K,, SA Fields, L.C,, BMSN Hester, R.J., SN Kooser, R,R., SN Lawrence, J.E., SN Laymance, G.R,, SN Leija, H.J,, SA Lewis, B.J., BM3 Lowe, G,R., SN Minter, R.J., SN SECOND DIVISION Corby, R,c,, GMG3 Crowe, D,R,, FTG2 hipas Roster Corona, California Pearl City, Hawaii Waianae, Hawaii Crystal Lake, Illinois Gary, Indiana San Francisco, California San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington Grafton, Wisconsin Hohokus, New Jersey Butte, Montana Charleston, South Carolina Pearl City, Hawaii Kaneohe, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Hartford, Connecticut Hendersonville, Tennessee Salina s, California Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gardena, California Harmony, Pennsylvania Emmetsburg, Iowa Shreveport, Louisiana San Marcos, Texas Hamburg, Arkansas Camden, Arkansas Tulsa, Oklahoma Stockton, california Chula Vista, California Williamstown, Kansas Decatur, Georgia Lynwood, California Rutherford, California Sacramento, California Hooks, Texas Concord, California Clarkston, Michigan Vancouver, Washington Dahl, D.W., FTG3 Daniels, M,G,, GMG2 Davis, R,C,, FTG3 Donigan, P.J., FTG3 Fitch, C.D., FTG2 Flanders, G.S,, FTG1 Hammitt, R.M., GMGSN Hauger, C,E,, FTGSN Johle, R.R., GMG3 Johnson, J.A,, SN Kern, J,S,, GMG3 Ltjg. E,W, Polson Austin, Texas Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Great Falls, Montana Albuquerque, New Mexico Saginaw, Michigan Freeport, Maine Lake Villa, Illinois Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Brooklyn, New York Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mitchell, Indiana Ltjg. W,B Sutton Alliance, Ohio Ltjg. G.E, Erickson San Diego, California Ens. W,C Brooks Honolulu, Hawaii Ens. R,M, Roberson Ashville, North Carolina Ens. R,W, Edsall Shepherdstown, West Virginia Ens. W,A Murphy Irvington, New York Ens. Brooks Wilton, Connecticut M.C. Midn. R,W. Hartman Midn. T.L, Hostetter Shuebrook, T,G., QMC Son, R,E,, HMC Smith, J,M,, RDC Stevenson, E.R,, GMGC Wrenn, T,M., SKC Moore, E,L., SN Neal, R,A,, SA Nelson, E,L., BM3 Newman, J,W,, SN Oates, J.L,, BMSN Parisi, B., SN Peterson, C.B., SN Prince, B.J., SN Ransom, L,R,, SN Renta, R,A,, SA Rice, R,P,, BMSN Roberts, R.W,, SN Rohrbach, P,O., SN Simmonds, T,, SN Snidow, D,A,, SN Sullivan, P.D,, SA Trim, L,G., SA Warren, J.A,, BMSN Watts, W.J., BMSN Knight, R.L., GMG3 MacMaster, R.H., FTG3 Muir, W,C,, FTG3 Phillips, W,E,, SN Pufzer, P.J., FTG2 Quirk, G.J., FTG3 Raab, J.E., GMG2 Russell, R,D,, FTGSN Scheltz, J ,S,, FTG3 Shaw, W.A., SN Slmdberg, R.M., GMG3 Villarreal, V,R,, SN WQSIIGT, R.J., GMG3 Rochester, New York Charleston, South Carolina Washington, D,C, San Diego, California Springfield, Illinois Bakersfield, California San Diego, California Lakeville, Indiana Lawrence, Indiana San Francisco, California West Palm Beach, Florida Dallas, Texas Morristow, New Jersey Mountain View, California Chino, California Mesa, Arizona Bronx, New York Morenci, Arizona Decatur, Illinois Waialua, Hawaii Battle Creek, Michigan Pembroke, Virginia Imperial Beach, California Haworth, Oklahoma Prattville, Michigan Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Denver, Colorado Somerville, New Jersey Alexandria, Virginia Vincentown, New Jersey Appleton, Wisconsin White Plains, New York Renton, Washington Alva, Oklahoma Jersey City, New Jersey Uniontown, Pennsylvania Guerneville, California San Antonio, Texas Beaverton, Michigan AS DIVISION Almo, S.P., SN Butterfield, J ,Z., TM3 Caron, D,L., STG3 Dodds, L,F., STG3 Fox, H,E., STG2 Fuller, D.L,, STG3 Ganser, J.E., STG3 Godbey, J .B., STGSN Hedlund, G,G,, STG3 DASH DIVISION Coble, D.D,, ETR3 Gagner, J.G,, ENFN Huffman, L,F,, AT3 B DIVISION Abrams, T,C,, BTFN Baake, N,G., BT1 Balbach, S.J., FN Benedict, L,D,, FA Blake, R,A.,- BT3 Brown, J.E., BT3 Buckley, K., BT2 Bush, G., ,BT3 Curton, M.J., BT2 Davis, J,N,, BT2 Fliss, R.D., BT3 Franklin, W,G,, BT2 Gardner, D,P,, BT1 Herndon, R,D,, BTFN Hill, D,J,, BT1 Houghland, A,J,, FN M DIVISION Bartosh, W.O., FN Bishop, D,L,, MMFN Braxton, P,A,, MM3 Credle, J.A., MM2 Darsey, E.J,, FN Dugan, W,E,, MM2 Dunn, W,J,, MMI Dwyer, R,S,, FA Flot, M,F,, MM3 Garder, P,A,, MM3 Hemsworth, D.D,, FA Jack, T,L,, FN Manning, K,W,, MM3 Moore, M.G., MM3 Bremerton, Washington Springfield, Oregon Richmond, California Brownwood, Texas Willamina, Oregon Lakewood, California La Puente, California Honolulu, Hawaii San Bernardino, California Bakersfield, California Niagara Falls, New York Madera, California Shickley, Nebraska Hammond Lake, Indiana Saginaw, Michigan Healdton, Oklahoma Dewitt, Iowa Monona, Iowa Whittier, California New Orleans, Louisiana Little Rock, Arkansas Okmulgee, Oklahoma Hamburg, New York Los Angeles, California San Diego., California Macon, Missouri Pearl City, Hawaii Aurora, Illinois Toledo, Iowa Arabi, Louisiana P hiladelphia, P ennsylvania Hilo, Hawaii New Orleans, Louisiana Enterprise, Oregon Olive Branch, Mississippi Kenner, Louisiana Greeley, Colorado Ogden, Utah Anoka, Minnesota Eugene, Oregon Richland, Iowa Honolulu, Hawaii R DIVISION Alves, R,L,, SN Ballard, J.E., FN Ballard, O,L,, EN3 Beu, W,, EM3 Boyden, M,W., EM2 Brunick, R,L,, EM2 Crolick, W,J,, EN3 Depinto, D.G,, FN Johnson, D,A,, SN Koon, C,L,, STG3 Mizell, W,T,, STG2 Osborn, N.C,, STG2 Rogers, H.R., SN Sinnett, R,L,, STG3 Squire, D.C., SN Waite, R,L,, TM2 Krisman, M,J,, ETR2 Verdi, G,P,, ADR3 Hunger, E,J., BT3 Jensen, G., FA Kickery, C,D,, FN Lester, R.C., FN Mallory, W.O., BT2 Miller, K,A,, BT3 Morrison, G,M., BT2 Poser, R,L,, BT3 Shook, J,T,, BTFN Siter, A,E,, BT2 Smith, M,G., BT3 Southworth, L,G., FN Theriot, W,, FA Tittlebach, C,J,, BT2 Trantam, J,W,, BT2 Woirol, F,A,, BT1 Morlan, S,G,, MMFN Mueller, A.K,, MM3 Mlmtz, R,B,, MM3 Nagel, D.W., MM2 Pemble, L,A,, FN Price, J.S,, FA Reynolds, J .W,, MM3 Robards, S,E,, MM3 Sampson, G,C,, MM3 Thomas, S.R,, FN Weaver, M,K., FA Wilshusen, H.J,, MM3 Wincek, T,J,, FA Wolfe, M,R,, MM3 Frisbey, L,A., SF3 Fulbright, J .J ., IC2 fG1a.nn, G,G,, IC3 Atwater, California Valentine, Nebraska Jamaica, New ,York Palo Alto, California Ionia, Michigan San Diego, California Cayuga, New York Denver, Colorado Ottumwa, Iowa Rexburg, Idaho Valdosta, Georgia Dayton, Ohio Tampa, Florida Ketchekan, Alaska Marietta, New York West Palm Beach, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Buffalo, New York Aurora, Illinois Albert Lea, Minnesota Belchertown, Massachusetts Norfolk, Virginia Tribune, Kansas Chandler, Arizona White Haven, Pennsylvania Little Falls, Minnesota Knoxville, Tennessee Honolulu, Hawaii Bellville, Ohio Westminster, California Summit, Mississippi Honolulu, Hawaii Bel Air, Maryland Honolulu, Hawaii Bell, California Aiea, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Ewa Beach, Hawaii Mercer, Wisconsin Byras, Louisiana Elizabethton, Tennessee Anaheim, California Spearfish, South Dakota Springfield, Illinois Plainview, Texas Fresno, California Minneapolis, Minnesota Pinole, California Brighton, Michigan Hoxie, Arkansas Syracuse, New York Horsford, L,L,, SF2 East Wareham, Massachusetts Kehano, R,I,, FN Kelly, B.J., ICFN Meronek, T,B,, IC3 Meyers, R,E,, MM2 Haiku, Maui, Hawaii Cranston, Rhode Isla.nd Stevens Point, Wisconsin Caney, Kansas Nelson, D,E,, DC3 Palmer, L,G,, FN Peau, F., ENFN Puig, A,A., MMl Ruddell, R.lvl., lcz sohoonmaker, P.w,, Mlvlz Shultz, J.P,, SFP3 OC DIVISION Anderson, R.M., PN3 Ball, 'G,A,, QM3 Bashford, R.G., RM2 Berry, T.L., SN Burton, J,P., RM1 Costa, M.J., PC3 Doss, M,F., SN Fabela, L.A,, SM2, Gresens, R,G., SM2 Hagblom, R.A,, SM3 Hurd, T,W., RM2 Jackson, A,,E,, SM3 Keil, J ,E,, SN Kelly, R,L,, SM3 Kunsman, B,D., RM3 Machida, T., SN OI DIVISION Bloor, w.c , RD3 Boudrot, P.P , ETNSN Brockmeyer, F.S Day, o R , RD3 Fischer, M.,R , RD3 Foley, 'l',, SN Fuentas, T., RD2 Gadoly, .T.L., R133 Hall, L,'l'., RDSA Hunsberger, L,K,, RD Jackson, J .P,, ETRSN Kintner, D,J,, ETN3 Layton, B.C,, RD2 Logan, w,D,, ETR2 Adamson, R.D,, HN ., SN SN SUP P LY Abrenica, N.M,,. SD3 Abulencia, N,D,, TN Alfonso, LS., TN Berger, S.S,, SK3 Birdsong, J .O,, SN Fair Oaks, California Lafayette, Louisiana Fagasa, American Samoa San Antonio, Texas Atkins, Arkansas Honolulu, Hawaii Porterville, California Austin, Texas Clifton, New Jersey Virginia Beach, Virginia Tacoma, Washington Pearl City, Hawaii Oakland, California Pomono, California Ogdenburg, New Jersey Rochester, New York Forest Grove, Oregon Cambria, California Hayti, Missouri Sacramento, California Memphis, Tennessee Superior, Wisconsin San Gabriel, California Dewey, Oklahoma Morrisville, Pennsylvania Hickham Field, Hawaii Amarillo, Texas LaMargue, Texas Anaheim, California Chicago, Illinois Kitterage, Colorado Bevard, North Carolina Lincoln, Nebraska Quakertown, Pennsylvania Danville, Pennsylvania Cedaredge, Colorado Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukie, Oregon Cavite, Philippines Villasis, Philippines Paranaque, Philippines Brooklyn, New York Batesville, Mississippi Clark, L., CS3 Coito, H.P., CS3 Conde, E,D,,,--SD2 Curry, R,F., SN Downing, W,H,, SN Escudero, F.,,TN Farrell, T,P., Fowler, R,H,, SH1 Guilmette, W,R,, SH3 Spade, H,W,, SFM3 Stewart, J,K,, EM3 Taylor, M.D., EM3 Turner, M,E,, MR1 Winstead, S,C., DC2 Wongl Relief ,DCFN McCabe, R.D., RM2 Mensik, D.R., QM3 Olszewski, T,S., YN2 Proctor, J ,D,, SM1 Roby, G.A., RM3 Rosa, K.R., SM2 Routh, C,D., RM3 RUDP, L.C., QM2 Smith, B,A,, RM3 Steele, P.A., SN Stelting, C,E,, QM2 Varnell, G,N., SN Villalobos, J .R,, SN Weiss, E., PC3 Welser, D,J., RM3 Losch, R,T,, RD3 Mann, W.H,, ET,l Pamblanco, J ,E,, RDSN Peterson, R,L,, ETN2 Poturalski, E,T,, ETN3 Saia, J.R., RD2 Sexton, W.L., SA Shambow, J,C,, ETNSN Smith, G,A,, ETN3 Smith, L,W,, ETN3 Stenhoff, R,D., RD2 Whittenburg S.D, ETR2 9 Yonke, S.F., RD3, Yorke, J.L,, RD2 Hartman, A.V., CS3 Hill, W., CS1 Jensen, R.M,,- SN Lat, R,G., CS2 Magpayo, O,M., DKI Meyer, R.J., SN Miller, L,E,, CS2 Mitten, C,D., SH2 Morelos, D,R., SN Pascua, J,L,, SKI Querido, E,D,, SD2 Ranjo, F,V,, TN Reed, D,E,, SN Whiteman, L,B., SK3 Midland, Pennsylvania Honolulu, Hawaii Rosario, Philippines Naples, Florida Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Balanga, Philippines Sayre, Pennsylvania Walton, Oregon Fall River, Massachusetts Stillwell, Oklahoma Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Clio, Michigan Honolulu, Hawaii Greenway, Arkansas San Francisco, California Bronx, New York Sacramento, California Mattydale, New York South Bend, Indiana New Brighton, Minnesota Hilo, Hawaii St. Joseph, Missouri Arabi, Louisiana Freedom, Pennsylvania Niagara Falls, New York Corn, Oklahoma Bristow, Oklahoma Pasadena, Texas Stamford, Connecticut Ansonia, Connecticut San Gabriel, California Apex, North Carolina Lakewood, Ohio Salt Lake City, Utah Baltimore, Maryland Trenton, New Jersey Montgomery, Alabama Portland, Oregon Hialeah, Florida Charlotte, North Carolina Minneapolis, Minnesota San Leandro, California Kankakee, Illinois Covington, Louisiana Bellville, Texas Honolulu, Hawaii Sacramento, California P Kailua, Hawaii Compton, California Sheboyan, Wisconsin Grand Valley, Colorado Fontana, California Santa Barbara, California Honolulu, Hawaii Urdaneta, Philippines Pasoquin, Philippines Thornton, Colorado McKeesport, Pennsylvania WAlSWORTH Marceline, Mo., U.S.A ! .f P 1 1 W 3 f 1. 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