Oriskany (CV 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER G. MACRI Air Ofiicer LMOST every officer and man in the 0riskany's Air Department looked like an athlete, particu- larly during flight operations. They had to be. ln respotting, they pushed many tons of airplanes around both hangar and flight decks. They carried 100-pound bombs and rockets around as if they were handling cartons of cigarettes. Catapult and arresting gear men ran like J im Thorpe while planes roared off or landed. Gasoline crews swung up and around wings and fuse- lages as if in gymnasiums. Maintenance and repair men could have substituted for weight lifters and contortionists. Under CDR Maori as Air Officer, assisted by LCDR Bowen, the Department earned many HWell donesf' More than 10,000 aircraft were launched and landed during the first year after commissioning of the ship September 25, 1950. V-1 Division, headed by LCDR Imholte, handled respotting and securing aircraft on flight deck in the heat of Mediterranean suns. Every man in the division picked up a tanned face. They also worked nights, as did other Air divisions, while many a time there were sound sleepers in compartments assigned to other departments. The duties of V-2 Division, directed by LT. Mc- Cullough, called for maintenance and repair of air- craft. Emergency calls often had them expertly buzz- LT. COMMANDER J. R. BOWEN Assistant Air Officer ing around engines and frames at all hours day and night. Before any plane could fly, V-3 Division, led by LT Chapter, had to pull out hose and gas up. The call, uSmoking lamp is out throughout the ship while gassing aircraftfi became a serious problem to CVGIY' one who felt the need of a cigarette. It seemed the smoking lamp was out more than it was lit. Under LT Packard, assisted by LTJG Trapp, V-4 Division, which launched and retrieved aircraft dur- ing flight operations, worked with experimental equip- ment. Some men in other departments went through the entire cruise without ever learning just what the new equipment was. The Catapult Crew was espe- cially proud of their equipment because it was the first of its type to be installed and used aboard carriers. At first, equipment failed repeatedly. But hard work paid off eventually as bugs were worked out. The Arresting Gear Crew was equally proud Of their record of more than 10,000 arrested landingS in less than one year. A Smallest division in the Air Department, handling spotting and securing of planes on the Hangar Deck, was V-5. Led by LT Forcier and his assistant, LT Dee, it helped the Department to earn many 'dwell QQUCSY all the way from the Air Boss to ComCarDiV ix. , W ....

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V-l Division , FRONT ROW, Lett to Right: W. E. Meador, T. C. Goolsby, O. C. Anderson, R. A. Ja- cobson, Ch. Bosn. McCormick, LCDR K. F. lmholte, T. Wilson, R. Schopf, T. Kubik, E. Nolan .... SECOND ROW: W. H. Menzel, A. W. Spade, W. Ketchum, J. Eagle, D. Woodrum, J. Dobis, D. Knudsen, R. H. Smith, A. Good, R. Carroll .... TOP ROW: B. E. Bisholt, C. F. Munns, R. Mc- Gonagle, J. W. Martin, D. E. Sagan, P. D. Hoppkins, G. Ackray, K. Caldwell, F. E. Rick, R. Clem. V if 'f- F . , f i f 5 133 viii . V f , , FRONT ROW, Lett to Right: F. L. Williams, M. J. Kliener, J. P. Kaltenback, E. T. lannotti, H. C. Smith, J. J. Zmetra, J. C. Piriano, J. E. Brown, R. S. Phelps, D. O. Enslen .... SECOND ROW: J. F. Greeves, W. I.. Tooher, D. H. Stansbury, W. J. Roemelen, R. R. Boldt, E. G. Davis, J. A Larkin, L. J. Broccoli, I. G. Beitz, R. E Wright .... TOP ROW: J. E. Paquette, C. M. Green, W. R. Freeman, J. A. Delue, N. H. Friend, G. H. Hammontree, B. L. Simms, S. I. Gerber, H. M. Traver, P. M. Evans. S f FRONT ROW, Left to Right: R. Conrad, A. R. Crandall, R. Bromley, H. L. Souther- land, A. W. Chesna, W. B. Starrett, J. B. Cronin, J. Sheppard, F. E. Roth, R. Trego. . . . SECOND ROW: D. Teresinski, R. Cahill, J. Barkley, M. H. Schmitz, J. Mc- Cooey, D. G. Whittall, G. Dosemagen, R. Fleckinger, C. Sullenberger, R. P. Golder- man .... TOP ROW: D. Swain, G. Bar- douche, E. Owisany, E. O. Enslen, L. E. Sodemann, J. Blackburn, E. Van Der Brocke, J. Ullrich, G. D. Sanders, E. E. Rickord. R1 .N ilu WWW T HM 64 fipgfx P 'X 'Q ,W: W 1 'K :'f fs 'W vs , 7w'rQ .-'agvggwv' ' 1