Ponchatoula (AO 148) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1970 volume:

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Fuel is transferred through hoses between the ships despite the danger of possible collision caused by two moving objects being in such close proximity. What makes an unrep worth the risk is the extension in opera- tional range of a man-of-war that otherwise would have had to stay clo se to a land base. Thus a fighting ship can sail beyond its normal cruising limit if there is a fleet oiler available. During World War Il the Japanese referred to the fleet oiler and her ability to deliver oil to a fleet at sea as a secret weapon . Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander- in-Chief of the Pacific Area, said the fleet oil- ers are one of the principal...weapons contrib- uting to the successful termination of this war . The war increased the use of unreps to main- tain a wide-ranging fighting fleet far from land support bases and close to enemy shores. To help the c a r r i e r s, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers on the battle line, oilers would come from support bases, refuel ships, and steam back for more oil. With the post-war period and the coming of the cold war Navy designers laid plans for a newer, faster class of oiler. They were built to carry 180,000 barrels of fuel, would weigh nearly 40,000 tons, and would be able to steam for prolonged periods of time at over 20 knots. These were the Neosho class oiler. The last and newest was commissioned on January 12, 1956. She has performed in the far reaches of the Western Pacific. That ship's name: Ponchatoula. Ponchatoula was named after the Poncha- toula River which flows through Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Upon commissioning at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Ponchatoula sailed via the Panama Canal for her homeport of Long Beach, California. Her first deployment began in September of 1956, the highlight of whichwas the rescue of the Panamanian merchant ship SS Venus. In early 1958, her homeport shifted to Pearl Harbor, she again deployed to Westpac to support forces engaged in the Quemoy Crisis. By early 1962 Ponchatoula was in support of nineteen nuclear tests which took place off Christmas Island. Later that same year she won ServPac's Battle Efficiency E , During 1964 and 1965 the ship pumped to the Seventh Fleet operating in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. The ship set a new Pacific Fleet record in an eight month deploy- ment in 1967, when she brought 516 ships along- side, 477 of which were refueled. Over 50 mil- lion barrels of fuel and many tons of freight were transferred to combatant ships operating far from their bases. Another new record of volume of petroleum products delivered was established in the June 1968 deployment as she pumped over 74 million barrels of fuel through her replenishment hoses. Since the beginning of the Manned Space Program in 1961, Ponchatoula has provided ..,.,,,,,,, '5:,:,.:, his-.Lv..:.....--.-ua:----zz., 3 ---.----.....,,.-5:- ,,, .U 3 I , . .. -..,g--H. ..l....-... 2H2..:,--- :vw nu f- . ,g ifflii. -- ' ':.i.: 1: -- .... -::mumib.,.,... ..: :.::E:.i:i!.l.::::..:.-::r,..'.'-ffef.. . H, A ,......- .. - support to recovery forces and has also served as secondary recovery vessel. For her part in refueling recovery forces of the Apollo sp ac e flights, Ponchatoula recently was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation. Following her 1969 deployment to Westpac, Ponchatoula underwent an extensive overhaul period. Her engineering plant had been refur- bished and refueling capabilities increased be- fore she again put to sea for training. Then, just as her many new men were becoming familiar with refueling ships, she was struck by the USS Point Defiance. Ponchatoula r eturne d to dry dock to repair her damage, but not before her crew, working around the clock, mucked her fuel tanks, cleaning them in record time. She had little more than a month remaining before another deployment. Shipyard workers replaced torn and twisted metal with new steel. Barely two w e e k s after the c o 1 l i s i o n, Ponchatoula steamed out of Pearl for her first day of re- fresher training. Another two weeks of training and a quick outfitting would take place before Ponchatoula cast off her mooring lines and steamed down the channel for Westpac and the Orient. Her job was the same as always: pump black oil and provide other essential services to a fleet at sea. For others to be where the ac- tion is, it was of first importance that Poncha- toula be there to give 'em a drink ! The Ponchatoula plaque was designed shortly after commissioning the ship by plank-owners on board. It is a symbolic repre- sentation of what the ship stands for and of the ideals she fosters. The meaning intended for the several parts of the emblem are as follows: 15 The white chevron pointing upward through the center is symbolic of the higher ideals to which the ship aspire s. 25 The sky blue field through which it points is symbolic of the heav- ens which contains the guides of these ideals. 35 The stars and moon are guides- -for safe navigation on each cruise and for Ponchatoula's success as a commissioned naval vessel. 45 The symbol for the planet Venus in the upper left- hand corner is a reminder of Ponchatou1a's first extraordinary accomplishment, saving the Panamanian ship Venus and a notice that she stands ready to perform even the most exacting missions. 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Upon gradua- tion from Dartmouth College in 1947, Captain Kojm served in the naval transport USS President Jackson and the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt prior to attending Sub- marine School. Subsequent duty in submarines has included tours in USS Requin, USS Cobbler and on the Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron Six. Following postgraduate studies at Boston Uni- versity in 1956, where he was awarded a Mas- ters of Science degree in Public Relations, he reported to the Staff of Commander Submarine Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. He then served as Executive Officer in USS Bergall and'USS Threadfin. In August 1960, he was assigned to the Command and Staff Course at the U. S. Na- val War College. Following this, in 1961, he re- ported as Commanding Officer USS Sea Poacher. In 1963, he returned to the Staff of Commander Submarine Forces, U. S. Atlantic Fleet as Assistant Plans Officer and Public Af- fairs Officer. He was then assigned to the Na- val War College, Naval Warfare Course. Upon graduation in 1966, he was assigned as Chief Staff Officer on the Staff of Commander Subma- rine Squadron Four. In 1967 he was assigned as Commander Submarine Squadron One at Pearl Harbor. Captain Kojm assumed command of Ponchatoula in November 1968. He has since reported to Washington D. C. as Director of Na- val Liaison to the United States Senate. Captain T. F. Dedman entered the Navy from his native city of Los Angeles California, in December of 1943. After duty with the NROTC program at the Universities of Kansas and Colorado, Captain Dedman entered the U. S. Naval Academy, and was commissioned an En- sign in June of 1947. A tour as CIC Officer aboard the USS Oak- land was followed by duty with the Seventh Fleet Staff in Tsingtao, China. Captain Dedman then entered flight training in early 1949, and was designated a naval aviator in October 1950. After furthur training in carrier all- weather fl ying in F6F aircraft at Key We st Florida, Captain Dedman reported to Attack Squadron 35 at Sanford, Florida. While on this assignment, he flew the AD Skyraider aircraft, and participated in several deployments with Air Group 3 embarked in USS Leyte to both the Mediterranean and Pacific areas, as well as a round-the-world cr ui se aboard USS Tarawa. Captain Dedman attended the U. S. Naval Post- graduate School at Monterey, California for two years, and in June 1957, completed a third year at Princeton University, where he was awarded a Masters Degree in Engineering. Captain Dedman returned to Sanford, Flor- ida in 1957, and entered the Heavy Attack pro- gram, flying the Douglas A3B Skywarrior air- craft in HATRON 5 and HATRON 3, and deploy- ing to the Mediterranean aboard the attack car- rier Forrestal as an element of Carrier Air- wing 10. After graduating from the Naval War Col- lege in June 1961, Captain Dedman reported to the Bureau of Naval Weapons, where he served in the Attack Design Branch as project officer for the RA5C Vigilante aircraft. Captain De dm an reported to Whidbey Is- land, Washington in June 1963 for refresher training in A3B aircraft, and in November 1963 joined HATRON 10 as Operations Officer. After later serving as Executive Officer, Captain Dedman assumed command of HATRON 10 in August 1964 while aboard USS Constellation in the Tonkin Gulf, where the squadron partici- pated in reconnaissance operations over Laos and Vietnam, and in support operations during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. After completing the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in June 1966, Captain Ded- man served as Executive Officer of the USS Pickaway, an amphibious troop transport oper- ating in support of III MAF in Vietnam. Captain Dedman reported to Ponchatoula from duty in Washington where he served as Assistant Deputy Director of Navy Program Planning, and later as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Opera- tions. Commander Wehling entered the Navy in March of 1953, upon graduation from St. Proco- pious College in Illinois. He enter e d Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an En- sign in November. A tour as Electronic Warfare Officer aboard USS Hancock was followed by a tour as Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer with the lst Bat- talion, 5th Marines and later the Regimental Headquarters, lst Marines at Camp Pendelton, California. Connnander Wehling then attended CIC School prior to an assignment as CIC Officer! Assistant Missile Flight Tr acking Officer abo ar d USS Nortonsound. He participated in Project Argus, which provided information con- cerning the VanAllen radiation belt that sur- rounds the earth, information vital for manned space flight. In 1959, Commander Wehling joined USS James C. Owens as Operations Officer, then on duty in the Mediterranean. His next tour as Officer-in-Charge of the Electronic Warfare School in Newport Rhode Island was followed by an assignment as Staff Navigator, Carrier Division Four, aboard the USS Forrestal. After a series of special schools at Key West Florida, Commander Wehlin g assumed command of the U.S. Naval Facility, Grand Turk West Indies, an oceanographic research station. His next assignment as Executive Officer on the USS Austin was cut short by a sudden modification of orders to assume duties as Chief Staff Officer of the Coastal Surveillance Force, the highly successful Market Time operation along the coast of South Vietnam. After seven months in country, Commander Wehling moved to the Headquarters, U.S. Mili- tary Assistance Command Vietnam in Saigon. For meritorious service while serving in Viet- nam, Commander Wehling was awarded the Bronze Star. Prior to reporting to Ponchatoula, Com- mander Wehling spent six months as Executive Of f i c e r of the USS Tanner before decommis- sioning her in Bremerton Washington. officers call CAMPBELL, William H., LT, Nashville, Tenn. CLEANEAY, Charles A., LTJG, Kirkwood, Mo. CARL, Peter W., LTJG, Lloyd Neck, Himtington, N.Y. CROWE, Lucious B., LT, Franklinton, La. EDRINGTON, Frank R., LT, Castro Valley, Cal. GAVIN, Donald E., CW02, Biloxi, Miss. HOWARD, Stephen L., LT, Shenandoah, Iowa KEELER, Robert W., LT, Los Angeles, Cal. KERR, Richard A., LTJG, Hyattsville, Md. KINSFATHER, John O., LTJG, Los Angeles, Cal. LANGLOIS, Paul A., LTJG, Springfield, Mass. LEE, Gregory H., LTJG, Honolulu, Ha. LOFGREN, Christopher R., LTJG, Peoria, Ill. MILLER, Dean F., CW02, Belle Plains, Iowa ROSENSTEIN, Jay B., LTJG, Brooklyn, N.Y. SCHOOLEY, Robert A., LT, Springfield, Va. ZINDT, William A., LTJG, Tacoma, Wash. Above, LTJG Rosenstein, LT Schooley Below, LT Keeler Above, LT Campbell , Below, LT Crowe, LTJG Cleaneay, LT Howard, LT Edrington Below? LT Ed1'1Il8t0I1, LT-TGCa1'1 4 Q 'MNMA ',+. ...,... . , all hands to quarters . .. Ist division Left to right Qsittingjg Gutierrez, Hoopes, Kneeland, Robbins Booth, Christie, Kozloski, Brandes, Keil, Christensen, Katavitch, Platt, Finley, Urli, Pyszkowski, Ferguson, Pend- rey, Battle, Schlicting. fstandingbg Marshall, Brann, Hazel- wood, Baack, Schoenbeck, Worm, Stoneman, Butch, Har- rington. BAACK, Dale L., BM3, Tracy, Minn. BATTLE, Orrin M., SN, Metairie, La. BOOTH, Alan L., SN, Long Beach, Cal. BRANDES, Dale E., BM2, Bunceton, Mo. BRANN, Delbert F., SN, South China, Ma. BUTCH, Joseph R., SN, Niagara Falls, N.Y. CHRISTENSEN, Steven C., SN, Holdrege, Neb. CHRISTIE, John D., SA, Lynwood, Cal. DEZUTTER, Camiel R., BMCS, Honolulu, Ha. FERGUSON, William G., SN, East Ely, Nev. FINLEY, James S., BM3, Hazlewood, Mo. GINDLING, Michael P., SN, Batesville, Ind. GUTIERREZ, John M., SN, Wichita, Kan. HARRINGTON, Stanley R., BM1, Homer, Alaska HAZELWOOD, David M., SN, Salina, Kan. HOOPES, Randal L., SA, Chester, Pa. KATAVITCH, William D., SA, Newark, Cal. KEIL, Kevin M., SN, Springfiled, Minn. KNEELAND, William E., SN, South Saint Paul, KOZLOSKI, William F., SN, Suamico, Wisc. MAMMEN, Lesley F., BMC, Council Bluffs, Iowa MARSHALL, Grant M., BM3 Tucson, Ariz. NAVIN, James M., SN, North Syracuse, N.Y. PAPPAS, J. P., SN, Salt Lake City, Utah PENDREY, Patrick H., SN, North Palm Beach, Fla. PLATT, Merlin L., SN, Davenport, Iowa POLLARD, Jerry E., SA, Yonkers, N.Y. PYSZKOWSKI, Ralph S., SN. Williamson, W. Va. ROBBINS, Daniel M., BM2, Nashville, Tenn. RODRIGUEZ, A., SN, Bakersfield, Cal. SCHLICHTING, Thomas, SN, Davenport, Iowa SCHOENBECK, James G., SN, Cleveland, Ohio STONEMAN, George G., SN, Inglewood, Cal. URLI, James W., SN, Lake Worth, Fla. WELSH, Thomas W., SN, Manistee, Mich. WORM, Richard G., BM3, Cologne, Minn. Minn 2nd division BAILEY, William J., BMC, Honolulu, Ha. BARKMAN, Joseph G., BM3 Stillwater, N.Y. BROWN, Doyle M., BM3, Long Island, N.Y. COLLINS, Harold D., SN, Des Moines, Iowa DADY, Larry L., SN, Kansas City, Mo. ' DUCOSIN, Donald P., SN, Pepeekeo, Ha. DUGGAN, Daniel, SN, Astoria, N.Y. DUNBAR, Paul L., SN, Xenia, Ohio DUNKLAU, Alan B., SN, Omaha, Neb. FEASEL, James L., SN, Tiffin, Ohio FERGUSON, Moses P., BMI, Pearl City, Ha. GOODMAN, Ronald L. B., BM3, Davenport, Iowa GRAVES, Roger, SN, Racine, Wisc. HANKINS, Edward E., SN, Pickton, Tex. HARVEY, Richard J., SN, Parma, Id. HESTON, Meril C., BM3, Prophetstown, Ill. HUTTON, James D., SN, Fulton, Ind. Left to right Ksittingjg Heston, Barkman, Wright D., Harvey Ducosin, Aday, Phillips R., Reaser, Duggan, Miko, Schaidt Hankins, Igo, Raney, Brown, McNamara, Stewart Qstandingjg Bailey, Newcomb, Johnson, Louden, Wright R. Goodman, Collins, Graves, Stark. IGO, Harvey L., SA, Salinas, Cal. LAWRENCE, Harry A., SN, Leavittsburg, Ohio LOUDEN, Patrick W., SN, West Palm Beach, Fla. MCNAMARA, Michael J., SN, Collingdale, Pa. MIKO, Robert J., SN. Lambertville, Mich. NEWCOMB, William S., SN, Standish, Mich. PHILLIPS, Andy L., BM3, Nashville, Tenn. PHILLIPS, Roy G., SN. Nashville, Tenn. POTTS, Solomon J., SN, Hauula, Ha. ' RANEY, James A., SN, Springfield, Mo. REASER, Gregory K., SN, Topeka, Kan. SCHAIDT, Daniel N., SN, Norwalk, Cal. STARK, Harry E., BM3, Honolulu, Ha. STEWART, Robert G., BM2, Winston-Salem, N.C. TANKSLEY, Howard L., SA, Georgetown, Tex. WRIGHT, Demiis E., SN, Perrinton, Mich. WRIGHT, Randall L., SN, Kokomo, Ind. ?Z7.1.?..,. . , 57- R - Q- ,,,?,-T., iw.. ., TF T ., operatlo ns Left to rlght Slavens KI'aSZeWSk1 Left to Flght F'-11k9I'S01'1 Tehan Left to rlght Wynn Sch1rk Left to rightg Langlois, Westerholm, Lee. 3 Left to rlght Otto Dayley Young Rogensk1 N 4, Left to rightg Sheinfeld, Sant, Julin. ' Rivas Left to right, Perry, Riippa, Kozlovski. oc division DAYLEY, Carl N., RM3, Burley, Id. FULKERSON, John R., SM2, Fern Creek, Ky. JOHNSON, Milton L., RM2, Cambridge, Ill. JULIN, Eric C., RM3, Bedford, Mass. KOZLOVSKI, Randy F., RM3, Sugarland, Texas KRASZEWSKI, Thomas, SM3, Jersey City, N.J. OTTO, Nicholas R., RMSN, Topeka, Kan. PERRY, Burton T., RMSN, Baldwin Park, Cal. RIIPPA, James M., RMSN, South Richfield, Minn. RIVAS, Merced G., RMC, Waipahu, Ha. ROGENSKI, Kenneth R., RM2, Fort Lauderdale, SANT, Dane J ., RMSN, Alderwood Manor, Wash. SCHIRK, Jerry H., RMI, Long Beach, Cal. SHEINFELD, Daniel G., RM3, San Francisco, Cal. SKIDMORE,John H., RMI, Pearland, Texas SLAVENS, John M., SM3, Sheboygan, Wisc. TEHAN, Jon D., SMI, Palmyra, Wisc. WYNN, Michael, RMSN, Cincinnati, Ohio YOUNG, James L., RM3, San Antonio, Texas Fla. oi division BORGSTEDE, Scott R., ETR2, Ann Arbor, Mich CAMACHO, Anthony R., RD3, Oakland, Cal. CONJAR, Louis C., RD3, Baltimore, Md. COOK, Gregory J ., ETN3, Billings, Mont. CREE, Michael D., ETN3, Cassopolis, Mich. FABER, Robert P., RDSN, Cherry Hill, N.J. FULTON, John P., RD2, Towaco, N.J. GOLDMAN, Kenneth R., RD3, Portland, Ore. HUMPHREY, Jerry L., RDSN, Omaha, Neb. LOEWE, Roger L., ETR2, Des' Plaines, Ill. POWER, Charles F., RDI, Arlington, Mass. SPRINGER, Stanley R., ETl, Endwell, N.Y. WEARNE, Grant L., RD3, Bloomfield, Neb. WESTERHOLM, John E., YN3, Wadsworth, Ohio WHITE, Robert J ., RD3, Port Byron, N.Y. . ... . , --- 1 - -... ., . ,...,,: ggi.: - L , ., ,, - 5 - - - ., f w,,::1:-1:5 f 0 , - ' '-5'F5?-,-3q517'3- I-- IT, .twf ' ,. 'S-gr -are-,:.?:I2 1!' ' :. '-- -5 ' Left to right, Borgsrede, Cree. Left to right: Springer, Cook. M 1 L ' ' VU N Il!! I N PII D b : la' Z. -f'55f-I--.'::. F 35-17 -ri - -f-':Z:',' 'f - ' r:'35fSE':b:' H -- MIK: '.::',:?i' .. ffff X 5 , Q 1 UU ' K X -. '4 'h ' 5r.5,gf'w ve n pf F ,Q ,g,g,1-p vu! .y ,.... X W XX ,.. , 1 X I f J W , . mm, Left to Tight? White, Humphrey. Left to right, Conjar, Goldman Left to right, Wearne, Fulton, Faber, Power, Comacho. W ' ' ' ' ' , ,.,...T1!!'2 'l l1l'v ---1...-.....-.. ' 1 --. ......., .-..'..... . , 3-.-...... ..-v-41.n:::1n:rmgg:L-:::-F::::....-:u..Npu . . , 1 navig ations JONES, Phillip H., 'QM2, Hopkins, S.C. COFRIN, William G., QM3, Williamstown, Mass. MUFFLEY, Max S., SN, Jerome,Id. 1 . , LEDET, Michael A., QM2, Marysville, Wash ANCELL, Steven L., QM3, Bayfield, Colo NOWAK, Glenn P., QM3, St. Louis, Mo. iith Ren' ff5:E:5'fF'rf? rt mn. f nl.. H., IP' :sian-..'l !:.'F !.. ' 2-'K L ' V '- repair Left to right, Co o k, Taubert, Ri c k, Arnold, R ag s d al e, Messina, Rogers, White, Norton. ARNOLD, Kevin A., SF3, Santa Clara, Cal. CHAVARRIA, John J., FN, South Lake Tahoe, Cal. COOK, Allen B., DC1, Denver, Colo. FERNANDEZ, Richard L., DC2, Bellflower, Cal. , JONES, Ronald R., DCFN, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. MESSINA, Thomas O., SF2, Roselle, N.J. NORTON, Jerry E., SFI, Charlotte, N.C. RAGSDALE, James W., SF3, Milton, Wash. RICE, Robert, FN, Inglewood, Cal. ROGERS, Edward B., SF3, Fresno, Cal. SANO, Ray H., SFI, Plentywood, Mont. TAUBERT Victor W FN St Paul Minn . WHITE Woody R SF3 Roseland La 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 7 7 ' ' ' f' - D- ' f 'N '--0 -+4-v-'Mun f1'1 :1'!:1P'':1v'-tv1'f-:vf---:-:--:ev--..-.-,.,,... .... .. .f.--f ---Q--....,........,.... . .-. .,.. H -f -A . . .. .. - - 4 .1 -.-...-,rllgar .2M:1x:111Csxyiwi.i4,-.Lai-:Z2Z'.:. 711- . ' 'XLR-I4I:'::1:..T:' a gang Left to right fsittinglg Holder, Dunn, Christiansen. fstand- ingli Harris, Thompson, Brown, Childs, Shark, lmhoff Bray, Leas, Leeman, Fillinger, Zulfer, Llarenas, Savage Goodrich. BELL, George C., FN, Amarillo, Tex. BRAY, James E., MM3, Hernando, Miss. BROWN, Arthur R., FN, Twin Falls, Id. CHILDS, Dennis W., MM3, Welch, Minn. CHRISTIANSEN, Donald C., MM1, Pearl City, Ha. DUNN, Bobby G., MMC, Ewa, Ha. FILLINGER, Wayne D., MM2, Powell, Wyo. GOODRICH, George H., ENFN, Manistee, Mich. HARRIS, James A., MM3, Eldorado, Ark. HOLDER, Billy B., ENl, Memphis, Tenn. HOLLEY, Thomas C., MRI, Honolulu, Ha. IMHOFF, Lawrence S., MM2, Framingham, Mass. LEAS, Thomas C., MM3, Milwaukee, Wisc. LEEMAN, Gene H., MR3, West Corina, Cal. LLARENAS, Angel P., FN, Agana, Guam RAGSDALE, Richard A., FN, Milton, Wash. SAVAGE, David A., FN, Rapid City, S.D. SHARK, Thomas L., EN2, Honolulu, Ha. THOMPSON, Wayne, G., FN, Bruno, Minn. ZULFER, Gary L., FN, Omaha, Neb. m division 1 -if-J. w...,..,.aif2. enzxaai-1:--153,,,.3,,,5g,,,Eig,EgEEi5gg3,gL,,liZi 'ish' Rgfignf i i I 1 Left to right Qsittingbg Rounds, Scott. Cstandingjg Bach, Ste- vens, Seyle, Hawkins, Page, Norton, Johnson, Rome, Lie- berg, Rogers, Isaac, Parish, Dunn. BACH, Ronald D., FN, Bay City, Wisc. I DUNN, Carl M., FN, Atchinson, Kan. ELSTON, Kenneth L., FN, Troy, Mo. FOSDICK, James, MM2, Twin Lakes, Wisc. HAWKINS, Phillip J., FN, Los Angeles, Cal. . HENSON, Jerry A., FN, Earl, N. C. ISAAC, Clifford L., FN, Tamacroso, Alaska JOHNSON, Reynold W., FN, Colfax, Wisc. LIEBERG, Allen 'D., MM2, Wallingford, Conn. MARTIN, John G., MM3, Mt. Pulaski, Ill. ' NORTON, Phillip H., MM2, Hamilton, Ohio f PAGE, Douglas H., FN, Huntington, Tex.1 PARISH Paul F YNSN Canton Ill PRINKEY James C MMFN Connellsv1lle RIOUX Raymond L YNSN Chula V1sta Cal ROGERS Stephen R MM3 Aiea Ha ROME RonaldW MM2 Baltimore Md ROUNDS Leonard R MMI Honolulu Ha SAWYER Glenn R MM2 Honolulu Ha SCOTT DHV1d A MMCM Honolulu Ha SEYLE Marion D FN Charleston S C STEVENS Jack L MM3 Lynchburg Va 1 ' 1 1 1 - , ., , , Pa. 1 - 1 1 - 1 - . 1 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 - 4 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 -1 1 1 ' ' ' 5 ' A' - - - -' is '- 1-ff' A -'f'-f-ff--f:-e-f------ , 4--un - ff - 1-V' .1 --':-1v-:-f-f-:-:--:-:f--f--A-1--1..- -.,,:ff-----5-ff----,ff-Kfe:-5, 1 2:1 nnniuiif-1 ' T 'F 1?'-I'-ramad: ' : ' i-iQ2:'-:T -. ... ' ' -S711-IaI:L'.T:::7:1:2'-fL1..'u:.-::.::: - . b division Left to right Csittingli Zimmerman, Alb r i gh t, Shuler, Croteau. Cstandingjg Jo n e s, Kreese, S c h a e d el, Morris, Sharp, Scherner, W at a n a b e, Abel, Delacourt, R i v e r a, Hostrawser, Landry. .X ABEL, Kenneth D., FN, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc ALBRIGHT, William, BTl,'Imperia1 Beach, Cal CROTEAU, Leo G., BTC, Lanesboro, Mass. DAVIS, Alvin B., FN, De Ridder, La. DELACOURT, James A., FN, Detroit, Mich. GARCIA, Reynaldo, FN, Rio Grande City, Tex. GNANN, John E., FN, Guyton, Ga. GODFREY, Howard V., BT2, Honolulu, Ha. HOSTRAWSER, Charles M., FN, Hokah, Minn. JONES, Michael R., BT3, Nashville, Tenn. KRESSE, Ronald A., BT3, Corpus Christi, Tex. LANDRY, Marc T., BT3, Pawtucket, R.I. MORRIS, Monroe J., BT3, Milwaukee, Wisc. RIVERA, Jose L., BT3, Agana, Guam SCHAEDEL, Robert A., BT3, KansastCity, Mo. SCHERNER, William R., BT3, Roseburg, Ore. SHARP, Samuel B., FN, Ripon, Cal. SHULER, Donald L., BTl, Belmont, N.C. SMIKRUD, Laverne C., BT3, Black River Falls Wise WATANABE, Dennis S., FN, Kapaa, Ha. ZIMMERMAN, Richard W., BT2, Cuero, Tex. -f A fe' ' . gf .Q .-ti ... . , ,-1-fygy. 52- . 'As f l .. . ..l ' - Hb f , f f' V fav, ?. , . ,, , l,..L..4 , -Y-f f-- ,. ---. , ,, v k division Left to right fsittingjg Palmer, Handy, Sullivan. Cstandingbg Herr, Ragsdale, Kerr, Drake, Kinney. DRAKE, John A., MM2, Newark, Ohio ELWOOD, Don J., SF3, Smithfield, Utah HANDY, Willie J., SF3, New Orleans, La. HERR, Michael J., SF3, Bonners Ferry, Id. KINNEY, James ' P., MM2, Davenport, Iowa PALMER, Gary S., SF3, Redwood City, Cal. PATTEE, Donald R., BTl, Honolulu, Ha. RAGSDALE, Donald E., SF2, Milton, Wash. SULLIVAN, John E., SF3, Columbia, S.C. electricians BLANCHARD, Steven A., EM3, Wheat Ridge, Colo. BREWER, Dennis G., FN, Maplewood, Mo. COOK, Lamar A., EM1, Waipahu, Ha. CURTISS, William S., EM3, Norwell, Mass. ELLIS, Joseph M., EM3, Kerrville, Tex. FORTT, Robert L., FN, Philadelphia, Pa. GUCKERT, Stephen P., IC3, Columbus, Miss. JOHNSON, Dennis B., FN, Racine, Wisc. KOVAL, Michael J., EM3, Sioux Falls, S.D. LOPEZ, Richard D., FN, Elk Grove, Cal. LUKE, Jerry W., EM3, Ormond Beach, Fla. MADISON, George W., EMC, Honolulu, Ha. MUNN, Don C., EM2, Dulce, N.M. POLZER, Engelbert, FN, New York, N.Y. ROBINSON, Fred L., FN, Pueblo, Colo. STANTON, Keith AL, IC3, Tacoma, Wash. WILLIAMS, Richard E., IC2, Muscatine, Iowa 3 f -1-I-. FX N .X W... V ,., J X, L ., YF J ff: ' . WL X X -fL...f.f ,,,, fox Left to right Csittingbi Ross, Derome, Hayes, Mouton, Aich- ele, Huhn, Herrin, Jarrett, Harper, Moore, Renfro, Mcleod, Wangler. Qstandingbi Edwards, Bracamonte, Kusek, King, Martin, Terry, Mills, Mateika. Y I .1-wwaj Vai, .L fi., L- ng?- We X . aw' Aga 1 uv . 'Ja-A E 1, AICHELE, George A., FTG3, Fort Wayne, Ind. BRACAMONTE, Jose M., GMG2, Tucson, Ariz. COPELAND, Robert D., SN, O'Fallon, Mo. DEROME, .Douglas L., SN. Manchester, N.H. EDWARDS, George R., FTCS, Honolulu, Ha. HARPER, Gregory L., GMG3, Vienna Wood, W.Va HAYES, William A., GMG3, Atlanta, Ga. HERRIN, Bradley D., GMG3, Chandler, Ind. HOWELL, Donald, GMG3, Warner Robins, Ga. HUHN, Robert A., FTG2, Columbus, Ohio JARRETT, Jimmy L., FTGSN, Curtin, Ore. KING, Gaylor D., GMG3, San Antonio, Tex. KUSEK, Michael J., FTGSN, Mesa, Ariz. MARTIN, Gene N., SN, Saugas, Cal. MATEIKA, Peter L., FTG2, Stillman Valley, Ill. McLEOD, John, FTG3, Staten Island, N.Y. MILLS, James R., GMG2, Montclair, Cal. MOORE, John M., GMGSN, Milford, Mich. MOUTON, Jerry A., GMG2, Crowley, La. PIEMONTE, Anthony C., FTGSN, Hyde Park, Mass RENFRO, Charles B., FTG2, Wilmington, Cal. ROSS, Walter R., GMGI, Honolulu, Ha. TERRY, Harold E., FTG3, Midwest City, Okla. TREXLER, Thomas J., GMG3, Salisbury, N.C. WANGLER, Richard T., FTG3, Alpine, Cal. 4.5. suppl AGADIER, Virgilla, TN, Caloocan City, RPI BARBER, John L., CSCS, Honolulu, Ha. BAUTISTA, Elpidio S., TN, Pangasinan, RPI BECKER, Kenneth W., SN, South Saint Paul, Minn. BERSAMIN, Reynaldo A., TN, Manila, RPI BOHNETT, Thomas D., SN, Tustin, Cal. EARL, Douglas, W., SH3, Moira, N.Y. ELAZEGUI, Antionio, TN, Manila, RPI FANALE, Vincent F., SN, Quecreek, Pa. FELIX, Aurelio T., TN, Cavite, RPI GAOR, Mario B. SD2, Waianae, Ha. GURULE, Perfecto, CS2, Albuquerque, N. M. HALL, Richard A., SK3, Denver, Colo. HERRMAN, Kenneth J., SK3, LaCrosse, Kan. HILL, Charles W., SH3, Dallas, Tex. JOHNSON, G. P., DKl, Arlington, Va. KRIEGBAUM, Robert F., SH3, Mason City, Ill. LACTAOEN, Janito B., SHI, Ilogos Sur, RPI LEFFEW, George E., SKI, Aiea, Ha. LETNER, Donald M., SN, West Covina, Cal. LIWANAG, Ruben E., TN, Manila, RPI MARSTON, David P., SHI, Honolulu, Ha. MATSUMARA, Victor M., BM2, Los Angeles, Cal. NOVAK, Harvey R., DK3, East Grand Forks, Minnf Left to right fsittinglg Becker, Watkins, Lactaoen, Rose Ventayen, Leffew. fstandingjg Agadier, Bohnett, Bersamin, Herman, Novak, Scheyer, Kriegbalun, Hill, Zeiss, Matsu- mara, Thibodeau, Thompson, Thelen, Fanale, Perez. PEREZ, V. A., SDC, Honolulu, Ha. RIVERA, Orlando S., SKC, Honolulu, Ha. ROSE, Salvader R'.,'SH1, Quezon, RPI RUST, Dan L., CS3, Drain, Ore. SCHEYER, Ronald K., SK2, Artesia, Cal. THELEN, Jerry L., SN, Westpahalia, Mich. THIBODEAU, Wilfred, CS2, Westport, Mass. THOMAS, Willie, CSI, Waterproof, La. THOMPSON, Earl R., DK2, Seattle, Wash. TUAZON, Reynaldo H., TN, Nueva Ecija, RPI VALADEZ, Abel IF., SN, Big Lake, Tex. VELASCO, Isabelo, SK1, Honolulu, Ha. VENTAYEN, Gregorie E., SK1, Honolulu, Ha. WATKINS, Jose A., SK2, La Puente, Cal. WILSON, Edward, SD3, Cologne, Minn. WULFF, Gerald D., SN, Mimcie, Ind. ,ZEISS, James E., SK3, Lombard, Ill. . Q I . V I my W- -,. ,, dlvlslon Left to right isittingjg Riccitelli, Kosowski, Corey, Dominguez, Houver, Streets. Cstandingbg Elliot, Artero, Harris, Peake, Taylor . 5 ARTERO, James C., YN3, Lodi, Cal. COREY, Roland M., YN3, Winona, Minn. DOMINGUEZ, Edward B., SN, Union City, Cal. ELLIOTT, Thomas R., SN, Saginaw, Mich. HARRIS, Michael R., PNSN, Baton Rouge, La. HOUVER, William M., QMC, Salmon, Id. KUSOWSKI, Edwin T., HM2, Saginaw, Mich. MILLER, Ron, SN, Oklahoma City, Okla. PATTERSON, Tommy, YN1, Northport, Va. PEAKE, Dennis S., SN, Salt Lake City, Utah PERRY, David, PN2, Moberly, Mo. RICCITELLI, Joseph, YN3, Aliquippa, Pa. STREETS, Theodore G., PC3, Wahiawa, Ha. TAYLOR, Richard B., HMC, Atlanta, Ga. staff RM3 Eric Julin QM2 Mike Ledet SM3 John Slavens SN Tom Bohnett, Sales LTJG Jay Rosenstein, Advisor acknowledgements PHI J. F. Schleich, U.S.S. America SMI Jon D. Tehan, Cover Design Glenn Miller, Pub1isher's Representative Cincpacflt Photo Lab U.S.S. America Photo Lab U.S.S. Coral Sea Photo Lab U.S.S. 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