Oriskany (CV 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Division BACK ROW: chuboudy, FN: Edwards, FN: Murray, FN: Scott, FA: Chalfa, FN: Cain, FN: McCorkle, FN .... SECOND ROW: Normington, FN: Wagner, FN: Stewart, FN: Holt, FN: Wells, FN: Hazen, FN: Black, MM2: . . . SEATED: McGovern, MM'l: Halstead, MM'l: Chabot, CHMACH: Campbell, LCDR: Wiggins, MM1: Dreon, MM1: Murphey, s FN: Ferguson, - ,., X ,X 5541 i f l ' A f , Q f X X , 5 , F ' Mi - y ' - 1,71 , 5 .x I 3 ,J , , if, 1 ff, as . X ,Qian rj JH : 3 fp A C X ' ' sq, X X X ,F ff' ! A ' f -, Q f. 9 Pfankuch, FA. Moore, LTJG: MM1 . u 41 . Xfsfd iQ-1 45? I A ...e-....,.e...,k i A , Q 4 Ls N ,f Q ,Q X ,W f 'Q KS MQQQQ I swf, 6 Zskwws' fi ' Sz X2 XX 4X NXZSWW X-v www-X' f 'F WN? 4 f XV AA Z 6 fs aw ,N A vfw-s m SD A - 51 1, 1 ,, i V fy A 1 ,xl I 'W X X mf 1, Xe 3-N Q fx 4454 vt, 1? , , ,fs-, 4 J' X f X Y 23 .N A V 5 ,YN . Q4 .. 15 fa- X -g,,R,,,,, X ,Xa x 5 s n N I K 'ff ,, 5:73 ' lk K 'If .- 4 s' 55,12 f gwff Q , , , If Mi' ' Q' fnhf 1 7 , WMO QA' .. MX, Q X Z Ni. ' , M, SS asm X05 ff , 4 , NMXQX, 5, X X XXXX mx, X! 7 1 ,QC f iii 5 X M, X 'MX sa f 1 f Sys-QQSZSQ2 X: f Y 4 X f M Q sv f X X X f 4 f f X l 'S 1 -f s , ww Q' X X., -f 5372.4 x 1 - 6,16 X N: X7 1 f ' A , , X 4' K ', W f f V BACK ROW: Floro, FN: Duncan, MM2: Barwick, FN: Robertson, FN: Blake, EN3: Hixson, MM2: Lutz, FA: Acuff, MM3 .... SECOND ROW: Cuddie, FN: Hurme, FN: Peters, MM3: Cinqmars, MM3: Norwood, FN: Gannon, FN: Koval, MM2: Serra, FN. . . . SEATED: Bowron, EN1: Townsend, MM1: Oelkers, MMC: Kaukas, MMC: Cunditf, MMC: Petty, MMC: Gerstman, MRC: Paul, MM1.

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LCDR L. L. LINDSTROM Main Propulsion Assistant Far below flight deck, but ab- solutely essential, the Engineer- 1 ing Department, under CDR Kermode, kept the ship operating LCDR J. M. CAMPBELL . efficiently, even when no flight Damage Control Assistant operations were scheduled. Offi- cers and men of the Department worked longer hours and were called on almost as many emer- gencies as anyone aboard. Standard gag in the lower levels ran like this: a man would say he was going topside to get a little sunshine. Official response was, i'Sunlight? Whatis that? While the ship functioned smoothly it was easy to forget the work-horses below. But when lights failed, or the motion picture show fluttered, or water- hours were imposed, the Black Gangii was blamed. In addition to CDR Kermode, responsibility fell to LCDR Campbell, LCDR Heider, LCDR Mitchell, LCDR Lindstrom, and LTS Hommel, Keller, and Becker. If a scuttlebutt ran hot or dry, A Division got the call. They also kept the three gigantic airplane elevators in repair, saw to it that compressed air was available throughout the ship, that pilots' ready rooms stayed comfort- able, that the main refrigeration plant preserved tons of food, and that ice cream units kept sailors supplied with frosted goodies. LTJG Moore, Jr. had charge of A Division. He was assisted by LTJG Mathis and CHMACH Chabot. Chief Cundiff supervised the furnishing of compressed air for guns, catapults, pneumatic tools, and airplane tires. Chief Huff watched over air conditioning and refrigeration. Chief Oelkers ran airplane elevator machinery, anchor windlass, and steering gear. Laundry and galleys got their heat through Chief Gerstman. Small boat engines were kept humming by Chief lmbert's enginemen. In the machine shop Chief Kaukas supervised the making of new parts for any machine or equipment on the ship. B Division, under LTJC Merritt, assisted by ENS Frizzell and CHMACH Bateman, furnished superheated steam to drive the ship at full power. Two big sets of evaporators produced 80,000 gallons of water to slake the thirst of men and machines. Most of the men of B Division operated boilers in charge of Chiefs Norman, Perry, Krieter, Dundore. Chief Rouse supervised the evaporator gang. Oil King, responsible for handling both oil and fresh water, was Sherrod, BT1. CDR H. D. KERMODE Engineer Officer P LCDR W. B. MITCHELL Electrical Officer LT Keller ran Electrical Divi- sion. Under him, from Chief Electrician Goodwin on down, the division maintained all the shipis LT. W. F. WADEWITZ electrical circuits, standing u . Electronics Repair Otlicer watches on distribution switch- board, IC switchboards and gyro compasses. Sometimes, special men had to be called in to work in limited spaces. The divisionis mascot, iilsittleii Tittle, was known as the only man in the Navy who could stand upright in a horizontal wireway, tieing a Western Union splice while eating a gedunk. Thanks to Engineering Department PR men, who occasionally got top- side, the rest of the crew learned that the Oriskany was powered not by jet propulsion, but with steam turbines. M Divisionis Machinistis Mates and Firemen ran the main engines, generators, and related auxiliary machinery. The men had to keep joe pots steaming all the time during their round- the-clock watches. Headed by LT Hommel, M Division operated this machinery under the watchful eye of CHMACH Myers. He himself was a past master at the use of baling wire and an exponent of the Get a bigger hammerii school. Chief Arch had charge of after engine tanks and Chief Bennett of the forward engine Siberian Salt Mineii room. One of the boys, Don Struble WHS ofiicially designated as shipis watch repairman. The Carpenter St10P, metal Sh0p, repair units, and fire fighting equipment fell under R Division. Its men worked under direction of LT Becker, HS- sisted by ENS Ricker and CHCARP Engle. Raucous laughter heard from Siem to Stern WHS HIWHYS traceable to R Division where Alaways carried on his operations. The Primal? duty of ER Division was repair and maintenance of radi0, radar, sonar, and electronic aids to navigation, Sometimes 3 nlember of this division had i0 be 3 Steeptejack to service antennas as much as 180 feet above the water line. LT Wfadewitz ran the show as Electronics Repair Ottilief, while LTJG Barley was Division Officer and ENS Abraham, his -i'O' CHRELE Bernot, who Painted with oils, and fiddled, was Division Station Officer. Outstanding personalities included Red Beene, Who liked motorcyclesg Bill O'Quinn, a softball playerg and Husome, wll0 built remote-control boats..

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B Division BACK ROW, Left to Right: C. L. Smith, BT2: D. F. Cooper, FN: W. Schuppler, FN: A. Savola, BT3: G. E. Romine, MM3: C. R. Terrell, FN: V. lachini, MM3: G. W. Hoff- man, FN .... n-ms: BACK, Left to Right: R. W. Scott, BT1: J. H. Thomas, MM3: T. E. Kelly, FA: R. G. Sasse, MM1: J. Regan, FN: R. W. Erft, FN: W. R. Melcher, BT1: R. Laughlin, FN .... TWO BACK, Left to Right: R. Weidinger, BT3: R. C. Wood, FN: R. E. Crossley, BT3: K. R. Jack- son, FA: J. Hunt, FN: N. L. Levasseur, FN: G. E. Haskett, FN: H. Henderson, MM1. . . . FIRST ROW, Left to Right: W. E. Bragassa, FN: W. C. Fisher, FN: R. Kan- dalec, FA: A. R. Valliere, FN. 1 , 427 a? fm , , ,W yi: My M VW 1 1 if Zi, 4 ,W Q, , 9 ,f ,, V, H-'X 5 ,, XM X, ,4 4 if 7 v 5 4 -a Z , f. 'f :gy if BACK ROW, Left to Right: M. C. Krippner, FN: M. R. Lovly, BTI: J. R. Burch, FN: R. R. Dechene, FN: A. U. Deschamp, FA: R. L. Dixon, FN: M. C. Silva, FN: M. R. Williams, BT'l .... THREE BACK, Left to Right: H. W. Dundore, BTC: T. B. Rushing, FN: D. G. Quigel, BT3: P. E. Batson, BT3: J. A. Havey, BT2: R. E. Frantum, BT2: S. B. Harned, FN: C. R. Grown, FN: F. R. Losee, BT3: L. P. Norman, BTC .... TWO BACK, Left to Right: G. E. Snyder, BT2: A. F. Master, FN: W. P. Delany, BT3: J. A. Platt, BT2: J. Trahey, BT1: D. P. Gardner, FN: S. P. Duda, BT2: C. F. Outlaw, BT2. . . . FIRST ROW, Left to Right: G. Vander- leest, FA: E. C. Stoner, BT3: G. E. Haskett, FN: G. E. Hull, FA: A. S. Butler, BT2: B. Bounds, FN: L. S. Williams, FN: A. R. Valliere, FN. A: M6 Q X Q BACK ROW, Left to Right: G. D. Collins, FA: G. Armstrong, FN: J. Grittis, FN: J. T. Abbott, BT2: R. Weathersby, FN: A. Hin- ninger, FN: M. O. Vosberg, FN: L. R. Pouliot, FN .... THREE BACK, Left to Right: D. E. DeGrasse, BT2: G. A. Haller, FN: C. P. Dietrich, FN: W. Rauen, FN: R. F. Voitik, FN: A. Ballestrini, FN: B. Burnett, BT2: D. Gatchell, BT3 .... TWO BACK, Left to Right: M. D. Graves, BT2: F. Devencent, FN: S. A. Riggs, FN: J. J. Parker, BTC: G. C. Perry, BTC: L. P. Bideli, FN: E. E. Boocher, FN: E. H. Cooper, FN. . . . FIRST ROW, Left to right: L. J. Fal- coner, BT2: A. Swallow, FN: F. J. Gurney, BT3: G. E. Haskett, FN: R. F. McKenzie, FN: G. Byington, FN: F. O. Greenwood, FN: L. E. Barber, FN.