Picking (DD 685) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ltig. D. A. Meyer finds it necessary at times in his duties as First Lieutenant to instruct seamen in the correct way to flemish a line. To him falls the re- sponsibility for running the deck force in its iob of paint and scrape, scrape and paint. Ens. H. L. Bryant, Main Propulsion Assistant, until relieving as Engineering Officer while in Japan, doubles in harness as Of- ficer of the Deck during carrier operations. Under his direction, the engineers furnish the steam and elec- trical power required to carry out the ship's func- tions. ' ' L I Ltig. E. C. Bacon made the cruise with us until our Task Force 77 duties were completed. He was released to inactive duty and flown back from Ja- pan. As ASW officer, he was responsible for organ- ization of the third divi- sion. Ens. H. J. V. Snyder, Damage Control Assistant, reported to the PICKING as his first duty from NROTC. He has a collat- eral duty of R Division officer. ,f f K, Ltig. C. A. Leventhal, Communications Officer, administers flag-h o i st practice during a stay in port, The signal gang must be kept on their toes to meet the demands of vis- ual signalling required by a Flagship. Q f x ' 3, : .ygm-f .. Ens. J. L. Briggs inspects the Second Division com- partment,as part of his duties as Second Division Officer. He also acts as Legal Officer for problems encountered by the crew of a legal nature.

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Ltig. L. M. Levenson re- lieved as Gunnery Officer shortly before we left for Korea. An NROTC gradu- ate, the PlCKlNG is his first commissioned duty. To him fell the task of organ- izing and training effective Condition lll watch teams for our months of steaming under wartime conditions. Ltig. R. C. Kerwath is the man who controls the purse strings, here check- ing his records after hold- ing payday in the mess hall. As Supply Officer, he administers those services which make shipboard liv- ing more comfortable as well as the necessary items of chow and pay. Ltig. Updegraph, Navi- gator, shown checking the calibration on his sextant, lost mony hours of sleep while operating in ques- tionable waters off Korean shores. He is also an NROTC graduate serving On the PICKING as first commissioned duty. He took over as Operations Officer shortly after arriv- ing in Boston.

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Ens. T. R. Taddei, also came aboard shortly be- fore leaving as a new OCS graduate. He took over as ASW Officer while in the Far East area. ,ey ,za , X AU N0 1 E M W N f f W' .X vw QA, 4x20 get-fff 4 NH , Q . W, . WCW. ' A Sig, Q5 J .Wash S W4 Y Q7 f is iii 7 ' f 1 We - y 5 f f K f s X4 I ms pull Ens. D. J. Ammermon re- ported aboard iust before the Korean truce was signed, after having iust received his commission from the Naval Academy. Ens. L. W. Rehemeyer reported 'aboard the day before we left, a transfer , from NAS PENSACOLA. His iob is Electronics Of- ficer. Ens. R. O, Yahn checks the FOX SKEDS in his iob as Assistant CommunicaTor. I Shisko ca aboard by hughlme dur mg TF 77 Operations. As CIC Officer, he is shown instructing the CIC crew in methods or air plotting. Ens. G. B. Reid, First Di- vision Officer shows his leading Boatswains Mate what needs to be done with the anchor chain.