Quincy (CA 71) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1946 volume:

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Among them was the first heavy cruiser Quincy. This story relates the adventures of the second cruiser Quincy which soon slid down the ways to carry the venf geance of her illffated sister to the heart of the enemy. Actually, the new Quincy was the third ship to bear the name of this Massachusetts city. The first ship was a German cargo carrier, formerly called the Vogosen, which was confiscated in Pensacola, Flor' ida, during the early part of World War I. Un June 23, 1943, Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, daughter of the former Secretary of the Navy, Charles Francis Adams, christened the USS Quincy and thus kept the name of a famous cruiser alive in the battle line of the navy. The commission pennant was raised to the mainmast December 15, 1943. It was a cold clear day in Boston as the governor of Massachusetts and the mayor of Quincy gathered with top naval officers on the icy stern of the new ship to take part in the ceremony. In a commissionf ing address Captain E. M. Senn prophesied that the new Quincy would have a rendezvous in Tokyo, that she was dedicated to carry the war to the enemy in the highest traditions of a proud navy. Since that day the Quincy has upheld these tradif tions. She participated in the invasions of Normandy and Southern France. Shortly after distinguishing herself in these engagements against fortress Europe, the ship was chosen to carry the late President Roosevelt to the decisive Yalta conference. This was a signal honor which brought the ship back to the unique ports of the Mediterranean. Upon complef tion of this operation the Quincy was ordered to the Pacific. Here she traversed the center of a raging typhoon, operated with a carrier task force against Okinawa, Kyushu, Honshu, and Hokkaido. Then she steamed to the shores of the Japanese homeland and bombarded the important cities of Kamaishi and Hammamatsu. This feat made the Quincy the first ship to bombard the fortresses of the two major enemies. When the war finally terminated in Auf gust, 1945, the Quincy was still on hand to take her place in the original occupational forces which landed in Yokosuka and Tokyo. A special mission to def militarize the Izu Island group filled another colorful page of the Quincy's story. Then she became the flagship of the task group occupying Northern Hon' shu and Hokkaido. Finally her job in Japan was finished and the proud lady sailed home to an exf uberant welcome in San Francisco. Somewhere in the states the Quincy will find a quiet berth to await recall to active duty. The unfolding of this narrative reveals the life of a great American ship. THE OLD W i 7 V - :H- n Y 1 , ' , x ? . - E I 1 i r i . i z r r 4 C Z x 3 1 . , - ..,..4.-.-nn-gm I I -nIl. ,QR NINETEEN 0 MQ FORTY-FOUR A LEFT QBCOSTTCDIN 2 FEBQ.. ARQNED CCPA IESINPIENKEE YBHW 4 PEER. LEFT CEH4YE553ZMPUEZAU4EE DENY IQ FEBF2. ARQNED LNCDIB. 1NCDlRIFCDlQLU4 I3 FEBQ LEFT rN.cQ.u3. DxSCO RUfCOII.U4 l4 FEBRU. Aramvso rN.cQm.wm1nuwrDLAun aergazz. QPIRX7 759 FADQM UJXVUA? ffipffxffpfzp Z9 WI ffv 6UZF OF Qifeffo UNT!! 5!W9RCff LEFT IN.CD.IB. TURBDXIIITDMID 3 MARCH ARRWED U10-NWIDWGDIN XRCDZNDS 7 MARCH LEFT UMXUWUYUGDXI IRGJZAYD3 IEIVXARCH ARRIVED IBCDSTTCDDJ 13 MARCH L..- ,Y 9-rf .-ng.-.Q ha- - v-.,- -- THE SHAKEDOW CRUISE The name Trinidad has an exotic appeal for the travf eler. There is a romantic flavor to Port of Spain that is made piquant with the excitement of dangerous living, softened by the languid ways of the tropics. Trinidad was to be the Quincy's first foreign port of call. The Quincy was not, however, embarking a load of tourists for a pleasure cruise, nor was she merely fleeing the bitter winds of Boston Harbor. Her fundamental job was to transform a shell of steel and machinery, a crew of raw recruits, spotted with aching veterans, into the mag' nificent fighting ship which eventually she proved herself to be. This was the shakedown of the new ship and the new crew into an integrated battle unit. At this time in the early winter of 1944 the end of the war was still far off. The Quincy had much fighting ahead of her. No wonder, then, that the first cruise of this virgin ship should be met with such sober and careful planning. It was to be an earnest affair for which only the most complete and conscientious efforts from all hands could be accepted. To the taxpayers the Quincy represented an investment of millions of dollars. To the shipyard workers the vessel was a finished job of welded steel. To the admirals the new heavy cruiser was an item in tactics, perhaps even a cog in the overall strategy. But to the crew a warship is more than all of these. She is a complex maze of miles of wire, a plumber's nightmare of pipes and valves, fittings and couplings. The ship is a scientific ventureiinto which fer' tile minds have poured their best talents. The ship is a large restaurant catering to a constant clientele of 1600 hungry, discriminating men. Then, too, she is a gigantic venture in communal living, an experience in administraf tion. The regulars think of the ship as a career, while the reserves think of it only as a tool to preserve their way of life, but to both it is a duty. The shakedown cruise must consolidate these many facets of the ship into an actual threat of roaring guns accurately blasting enemy targets. ' The shakedown cruise had a heavy responsibility thrust upon it. It had Hrst to make this shell of steel into a def pendable cog in the overall strategy. Then it had to knead the ship into an efficient battle organization. The men had to learn to work the inventions of the scientists. They had to learn to shoot fast and well. They had to learn that damage at sea can be repaired, that a wounded ship has to be patched up to keep her fighting. Then, when thc many jobs had been learned so well that they became second nature, when the crew had experienced endurance and ingenuity in crisis, then would the ,ship be ready to join the war against the enemy and the shakedown called a success. By that time, too, 1600 men would have learned to live and work together and call the Quincy their home. The Quincy cast off all lines on February 2, 1944, after having been loaded with stores and ammunition and prof ceeded through the nets of Boston Harbor. The shakedown cruise had begun. On the following day, Thursday, the Captain ordered all hands to General Quarters-to battle stations new to most of the men aboard. Men who had never fired more than a cap pistol prepared to load the main battery rifles with eight inch projectiles, Below decks the repair parties had dogged all hatches and doors and closed all valves and fittings to isolate the ship into the small watertight units of condition Z , In the lower handling rooms a preview of the excitement of battle swept through the men as they passed powder bags to the hoists. The engineers carefully guarded the valves and zicvcrrnww-mm 5 K i I 5 I 5 W i 5 K V 5 i l 4 gauges of their whirring turbines as the ship sped through the Atlantic. Finally the com' mand for the ship's first salvo was given. After each salvo the repair parties made careful inf spection of deck seams, barbette welds, pipe systems, frames, and girders to determine how well each member had withstood the tremenf dous recoil of the main battery. With each fire the ship shuddered and rocked, but she had been soundly designed and no damage was un' covered. Again and again the guns roared out until all equipment had been tested. Both crew and ship withstood the strain of this first firing practice with a smoothness which fore' cast a successful shakedown cruise. Nearly two weeks were spent in the Chesaf peake Bay area where the ship conducted all kinds of director checks, radar calibrations, general drills, plus day and night spotting practices. On some days the antifaircraft maf chine gun batteries shot firing tests and sleeve target practices. Cn other days the ship repelled the simuf lated air attacks of cavorting F4F planes. Finally, the ship slipped into a berth at Norfolk where Rear Admiral Beary, COTCLANT, made an informal inspection before the new ship departed for Trinidad. After passing Cape Hatteras in typically rough winter weather, the men new to the navy had about decided to join the army. All such foolish notions were silenced, however, when the beautiful sunlit days of the West Indies engulfed the Quincy. On February 18 the ship sighted the coast of Venezuela. By 2135 the light of NOB Trinidad were picking the ship from out of the darkness and light' ing her way through carefully guarded nets. The next day dawned bright and clear and soon warmed up to good sun bathing weather. But the Captain, after he had completed a training conference with the admiral ashore, stationed the special sea and anchor details, and the ship swung out of the guarded harbor and h aded for the training ground. This area, with its heat .ngmmering off the waters of the Gulf of Paria, soon became a familiar K sight to the men of the Quincy. Day after day, gunnery drills were carried on with the fervor of a life and death matter. The main battery blasted away during day battle exercises, night spotting drills, and long and short range firing. The fivefinch battery also fired these drills plus many antifaircraft practices of its own. Then the machine gun battery spattered bullets at air targets making every type of approach known. After the general quarters teams had become proficient in gunnery, the condition watches man' ned the guns and the drills were performed again. The monotony of these days of blasting guns, dayflong drills at battle stations, and endless damage control problems soon began to pall on the crew. Fortunately, relief was granted when the ship returned early in the afternoons to the harf bor at Port of Spain. On these days liberty was granted. Eager sailors hastened ashore for a drink or two and a look at famous Port of Spain. Delightful liberties were spent in the cool fresh air of the mountains of Trinidad. But the next day always dawned with another program of train' ing exercises. When the ship had at last become proficient in the art of blasting targets with her main battery, pep' pering sleeves with antifaircraft shells, fueling at sea, towing and being towed, and catapultf ing and recovering her planes, she turned homeward, surging through the water in a full power run, Un March 7, 1944, the Quincy entered the swept channel of Hampton Roads. The climax of all Shakedown cruises is the military and damage control inspection which attempts to discover whether or not a ship is ready to join the fleet. On March 10 Admiral Beary came aboard and began the rigid inspecf tion. At the completion of two days of exhaitsf tive examination, the admiral claimed the Quincy to be one of the finest ships he had inspected. With this compliment the U. S. S. Quincy was ready to take her place in the American fleets which were battering the Axis to death. The Quincy and Miami hold shakedown maneuvers U23 I? lg fi? feg?i32+'G'2 Jiffwf: - 4'1':1g-fsgjlyqig'ggi, .3 'I'-Mzzx-pg-1, . . v 1 ,.,.b,wL2 fw,'.-drriyws ' , , ' ' X 4 , .,,,...,,..q.m..,,, ,.,..,,,L,A ,.,,,h H.. ,, . - . 1 -1 . H - A 11, , ,.f,:.' xwflg .Y ,:p:::'w,..::: N- . ' . ,. X - x- 2- . f?gv'23.,n.q5.-,af .2 ' Q 5,15ig,,j,wyQg.li,,j',':J Z'. :f:.,p,f5,::,,N,w . 41'-11 .tg:.3j15g9lpjJgv. ,l:','gl-Q,-P5513:jj:f irv'iJ-.'.- . 1 , M , yy v ff 11. K 1pgs1,gg'fL,:V,aJ23252212153:-gersa M ' l -V A' if ,ivxllmge :fW,,. M kl.:flf'rq '5:fa354?.:f.Hf2,if'3'N 'MU' my V A 4, Q, -..-., 5 5 X , , F S. Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! 'You are about to embark upon the Great Grusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of libertyfloving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothersfinfarms on other frdnts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elim' ination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. - 'Your task will not be an easy one. 'Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battlefhardened. He will fight savagely. But this the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 194041-the United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in o pen battle, manftofman. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fight' ing men. ,The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! 1 I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! Good luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. DWIGHT D. EISENHO WER U41 ,, ,... -...AL --.. -... Encouraging were the headlines which Americans were reading in the spring of 1944. But the big job had not really begun-Fortress Europe had not been breached, So on May 4, 1944, the new Quincy slipped her moorings in Boston Harbor and crept secretly out to sea to join an assembly of American ships which would launch the great invasion of Europe. Already Captain Senn had drilled, drilled, and redrilled his uninitiated crew in the business of destruction and death. Yet the time to apply these lessons was still a few weeks off, so into Bangor, Ireland, steamed the Quincy. It was in Bangor Lough, surrounded by the rolling hills of a typical Irish setting, that General Eisenhower honored the Quincy by a visit. As the General was escorted through the ship, he expressed a deep interest in the art of making war at sea. Later several crew members bragged that they had spoken personally to the g'General.', Climax of the visit was a speech made to the crew by General Eisenhower over the public address system. He said only a few words, but those few words guaranteed for the Army full support from the Quincy. As the days rolled by more and more ships steamed into Bangor Lough to prepare for their parts in the coming worldfshaking operation. Gne of the Quincy's drills called her to Greenock, Scotland, for exercises with the British. The British and American techniques were found to be U51 General Eisenhower inspects the ship in Belfast Lough. l 5 i 1 I i l I ,gi N x x XXXN kggxx, X 5 Q 49511 !' M 1' 51' ' ' V N Q ' xv Wx . if X x X X x ' Q X A xy-M wax vs N Ox . x XXX X 'XS XA X X ffl? QV Au x . in perfect alignment, so back to Bangor steamed the Then one sunny afternoon word was passed along the deck that the ship was sealed. DfDay was approaching. Immediately came a few days of intense preparations. Secret orders and charts, were unlocked. A last minute checkup of the guns and equipment was ordered. Finally, the .Quincy was readyg the new .Quincy was ready for her first vengeful crack at the Axis. NORMANDY The ship was on hair trigger alert as she picked her way through the Irish Sea in company with other heavyweights of the Allied Armada, As each English port was passed more and more ships HMS Nelson steams up the Clyde to Greenock. sailed out to take their places in the gigantic jig saw puz' zle which was moving secretly, silently toward Normandy. At the Southern tip of the British Isles the fleet turned toward Europe. DfDay, which the world had been await' ing, was only a few hours off. Unexpectedly the order to countermarch jumped from the shipftofship radio receiver. As the great ships heeled to reverse course apprehension swept through the crew and gathered weight on every tongue. What did it mean? Had the Nazis been warned? Was the vanguard being atf tacked? Radio broadcasts added their bit of misinformaf tion. Falsely announced news told the world the story of the invasion. Tenser and tenser grew the men. So that was it-some numbskull at headquarters had spilled the beans and the invasion was offf' Scuttlebutt had a field 17 U. S. S. Nevada and U. S. S. Texas are ships of two wars. day. The best scuttlebutt, though, as always, was furthest from the truth. Cfficial sources soon disf closed that the reason for the countermarch was disagreeable weather, the invasion was to begin tomorrow morning. The false report had not endangered the operation. The crew relaxed, even began to joke. The big show was still a day off. Twelve hours later, orders countermarched the fleet again. Darkness fell and the hours ticked away as the huge fleet felt its way through channel. At 2230 the bugler sounded the notes which sent the men to their stations to prepare for the battle that was awaiting them over the horizon. This time there was no confusion, no misunderstood motives. no turning back-the fight was at hand. But once more the same tenseness stole over the ship. Fighting would be bad, waiting to Hght was worse. Four o'clock found the ships in Baie de la Seine, slip' ping into their firing stations like actors setting the scene on a darkened stage. Ahead the Allied bombers were pounding the beach with everything they had, The trace of rockets, the flare of bombs, the vibrating roar of explof sives all lent an unforgettable feeling of awe of mankind's tremendous power. The stage was set. The first grey haze of the day, June 6, 1944, inched back the curtain of darkness. Suddenly a spout of water danced before the ship, then another, another, and another. The .Quincy was being fired at, the battle for the possession of Europe was on. The Migl1ty SZ, opened fire at 0557. Immediately all decks were en' -------- V'-l P-A CD 1-I ' L..1f11,1.Z.,i.,11', l' The Quincy passes part of the slow-moving armada on the way to France. BY'DU IH'VHREFROhl Q.As Of Same ' 121 SIMBOLS Tnmi..mwm .IRL un u- rZ. i. '..'Z1.IJ E95 ern-d I-.huaaa In in ehnmd by 1 mumble - qvvfnfpv nnammmnsl Y Q li- -!-tx, 'L :u:::5:L1 W .':333:r:5gg:.g:.. ..g,2..'M .........i. H- nun unsqhmruh mann-n u-gm-.IEIIAZLSIS-rANTSTi1i.D 'rfnkxu ,.uIZi2fEA.'inaiuqunumAiinhnEzupamuua.uI DC78 NBIBI 1811180 DPR PAID NX NEWYORK NY JUNE I7 1944 1254? .nu uononev, PERSONAL ,, DALLAS NEWS DALLAS TEX WE HAVE ECEIVED FOLLOWING UESSAGE FROM PINKLEY IN LONDON: 'CRUISER QUINCY HAS BEEN MENTIONED THREE TIMES IN OFFICIAL NAVAL STATEMENTS SINCE THE INVASION AS GIVING ACCURATE BLISTERING SUPPORT ASHORE FOR ADVANCING ALLIED TROOPS ON THE NORMANDY BRIDGEHEAD. THE QUINCY HAS NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE HIT FRON ANY GUNS OR BONES AND THE CLOSEST SHELLS FROM SHORE BATTERIES DIDN'T EVEN SPLASH WATER AGAINST THE SIDES. ARNY SPOTTERS ASHORE SIGNALED CONGRATULATIONS TO THE QUINCY ON JUNE EIGHTH AND TENTH FOR WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS 'HIGHLY ACCURATE PINPOINT FIRING AGAINST ENEMY MOBILE BATTERIES AND EVEN AGAINST SNALL.CONCENTRATIONS OF TANKS, TRUCKS AND TROOPS lILAND.' IN SOUE CASES THE QUINCY TURNED ITS GUNS ON BATTERIES UP TO ELEVEN MILES INLAND INCLUDING ONE IMPORTANT BRIDGE. FREQUENTLY DURING THE PAST TWELVE DAYS THE QUINCY SHELLED BATTERIES OVER TWENTY THOUSAND YARDS. ONE NAVAL OFFICER WHO RETURNED TO LONDON AFTER HAVING VISITED THE QUINCY SEVERAL DAYS AGO TOLD THE UNITED PRESS , THAT SHARP SHOOTING QUINCY GUN CREWS KNOCKED OUT ONE COASTAL BATTERY WITH ITS FIRST BROADSIDE WHILE ANOTHER CONCENTRATION OF COASTAL GUNS WAS SILENCED ON THE THIRD SALVO. JACK BISCO UNITED PRESS U. P. correspondent tells of exploits of Quincy in invasion of Fortress Europe. Quincy again returned her fire to the beach. A stubborn sea wall was breached and the fight of the Allied Armies for French soil began. Shore fire control spotters established com' munication with the ship. Spitfires overhead indicated targets not visible from the ground. For 36 hours the Quincys big guns roared out, working on first one target and then another. But at the end of that time she had fired every' thing in her magazines and was ordered to ref tire from the fire support area. Hot chow was ordered in the messing compartments, and then dog tired men made their way to inviting sacks below. But the ship still had work to do. She made something of a cross channel record as she took off at high speed, outran a destroyer, loaded at Portland, England, and returned to her place in the firing line thirty hours later. By then the beaches had been well secured. Pouring ashore were supplies and mechanized units. Yet the .Q's', job had not been com' pleted, for still within range of her big guns German shells were killing American men. She resumed her fire against important installations and dangerous shore batteries. An important veloped in flashes, smoke, and concussion. The enemy battery which opened the engagement was silenced. Soon a second battery was heard from no more. Smoke and twisted steel marked the location of a third German gun. Bit by bit the exact prefarranged schedule of the invasion was carried out. Prior to the landing of the first wave the .Quincy drenched the beach itself with shells. But dead ahead enemy batteries had found the range of a destroyer and were battering her to death. The .Quincgfs guns helped return fire. White smoke shells poured from her muzzles to wrap the wounded ship in smoke. Still the German shells smashed into the thin skin of the can. Finally hope for the doomed ship faded and her two whale boats pushed out into the churning bay. Another destroyer came in under the murderous range of the shore batteries to rescue survivors. The ships A pounded away until the killers were silenced. Then the E191 The Quincy stands guard over the coast of Normandy. Hg- A L,-. , Mines explode in the transport area, Baie de la Seine American ships deliver the goods on D-Day. 5201 bridge at Gaen collapsed under the impact of her hot steel. Gun emplacements exploded from her shells. Gnce the U. S. Army spotters ashore signaled their congratulations to the Quincy for what was described as highly accurate pinpoint firing against enemy mobile batteries and small concentrations of tanks, trucks, and troops inf land. An army colonel thanked the ship's gunf ners for saving our bacon after the Quincy shell had smashed into a German staff car purf suing the colonel and a handful of men at a point several miles inland. Aid was given to a spunky little minesweep who radioed back, Glad you were among those present. U. S. S. Augusta. Thus did the Quincy spend her days. Her nights, howf ever, were different. Since it was impossible to spot the splash of the shot, the roar of the big guns was replaced by a watchful, waiting stillness. In G.l.G. the radar operf ators kept a sleepless vigil over the fleet. Radios received reports from picket boats which stood guard over their larger sisters. Gften the reports were routine, but some' times they warned of' a small boat or submarine attack. The aggressive patrolling of the pickets, however, pref vented every suicider from getting within range of the Quincy's guns. Gverhead an occasional German plane stabbed at the fleet through the darkness. A radio conf trolled glider bomb was sighted from the deck of the Quincy. A few nights later another one went out of conf trol and crashed into the bay just ahead of the Quincy's l Explosion on the Isle of St. Marcouf. bow. Several times the Jerries flew over and at' tempted to take pictures by the light of flares. The fleet was not in a photographic mood. As the troops pushed farther and farther inf shore, and more and more artillery was landed, the targets which could be assigned to ships be' came scarce. By then the competition for firing missions was high. Finally, on June 21, fifteen days after DfDay, the ship was told her part of this job was com' pleted. So seaward she turned her head and steamed for Portland, England, for ammunition, fuel and supplies. Here also the crew heard news of its next mission. CHERBOURG It was a sunny Sunday morning that the U. S. S. Quincy, in company with three battleships, three other cruisers, and a host of destroyers appeared off the coast of Gherbourg with guns trained out and battle flags flying. Gherbourg, with its deep water docks and its facilities for handling large amounts of supplies, was a prize which the Allies desperately needed in order to continue their push toward the heart of the Reich. But well did the Germans know that need, and the closer the armies of freedom moved toward this choice tip of Normandy the tighter became the defense of the isolated Nazis. 4 When the Navy was called upon to help capture the harbor, Rear Admiral Morton Deyo was given command. He received the U. S. S. Texas, U. S. S. Arkansas, U. S. S. Tuscaloose, U. S. S. Quincy, H. M. S. Enterprise, H. M. S. Glasgow, a screen of destroyers, and a fleet of minesweepf ers for the job. On the U. S. S. .Quincy the crew was busy for the sec' ond time with the preparations of war. Reconnaisance photos of the many large harbor defense guns gave warn' ing that the duel would be a hot one. In the face of much British Cruiser HMS Enterprise off Cherbourg. opposition fast and heavy pinpoint firing would be ref quired. Up until this war longfhaired admirals would have regarded such an operation as suicidal. A quiet tenseness gripped the crew as the .Quincy steamed into Gherbourg at 0900 on June 25, 1944. Loaded guns were trained out on prefplotted targets. Now all was ready. Commence firing rang throughout the ships, and immediately the long range broadside of the entire fleet pounded German installations. Plane spotters overhead and army spotters ashore radioed salvo corrections to the ships. Ton after ton of steel battered this corner of the Reich, but the Germans remained inactive. At 1000 the long range mission had been completed, and the battle line moved slowly in for targets which could not have been reached from the first hring point. One after another the big ships resumed their rain of steel on the enemy. But now German guns could easily reach the bomf barders and shell after shell of return fire slashed out at the naval force. Geysers of water marked near hits and straddles. One shell was heard whistling between the masts. Below decks the plates of the ship throbbed from the force of underwater explosives. Destroyers sped ahead of the line, their fivefinch guns delivering a continuous U21 Smokers lay a defensive screen. A very near miss inundates the Quincy's bow. 9 if 23? f ,Z an wo Q Q ,Q we f 0 :MV ai' vm' Q 0 , 2 s 5 Q Q Qxdfv '1 V WA 133554, QQ wr -' rattle of fire, Behind them billowed layer after layer of smoke to screen the ships from the beach. One Scan took a hit on this operation, but she remained under control. The big ships poured white smoke shells to cover the smokers. Again and again the Quincy,s gunners shoved bullets into Cherbourg, but fanatical men manned those guns and still they fired back. Shrapnel rattled against gun shields. One life jacket was torn by a spent piece. Another piece dented a man's helmet. 600 yards off our port side the H. M. S. Glasgow received a straddle and then a hit, but she continued to hre. Another near miss thundered past the Quincy, peppering the hull with small holes and floodf ing a compartment of candy. One shell splash drenched a 20 MM gun crew on its station. Yet time and again came the welcome words from the spotting radio Cease ire, target neutralized. Then the army moved in and made naval fire impossible. At 15 30 the force was given a well done and orders to retire. Those who turned their heads for one last look at the town saw two last splashes settling in the distance. p Smokers lay a defensive screen. Over Oherbourg that night flew those beautiful Stars and Stripes. SOUTHERN FRANCE August 15, 1944, found the veteran ship Quincy exf ploding shells against the shores of Southern France. One more segment of the circle of steel surrounding the Axis was being added and the Quincy's guns were forging it into place. When she received her orders for the Mediterranean, the Quincy was resting in Belfast Lough. She complied at once, and on July 10, she steamed through the Straits on her way to Oran, Algeria. Here ammunition was loadf ed aboard and vital information about this latest assault against the Nazis was received. Palermo, Sicily, was the first practice spot for the Quincy crew. Ten days later the ship moved on down to Valetta, Malta. Here she was assigned to a British bomf bardment group and old friendships of Normandy and Oherbourg were renewed. Drills and practices again nlled the days for the Quincyis crew. The old familiar hush hush of secret meetings and classified papers once more pref vailed. Short trips to Filfia Island and Oamerata, Italy, were taken so that the gun crews could sharpen their marksmanship. But the big guns were trained out in deadly earnest on August 15. The time for drilling was past. Silently through the dawn into station in Baie de Oavalaire slipped the bombardment group. By 0600 the entire force hemmed the edge of the grey bay-an ominous challenge to the defenders on the beach. Then on command, gunfire pierced the silence. A fourfgun 150 MM battery felt the first shock of the power. Overhead the Quincyis seaf i As shells come closer, more smoke is laid, Another shell splashes harmlessly into Cherbourg Harbor. plane hovered, radioing corrections to the shots. Up near the beach the Third Division of the U. S. Army slowly closed in. But not one retort was made by the Nazis. Not one shore battery challenged the Quincy crew. The enemy just dissolved into the distance before the advancing troops. Cn the next day the Quincy moved to another support area. Here four shells splashed within ZOO yards of the ship before a Quincy bullet detonated the ammunition dump of the firing 120 MM battery. But the Germans were still reluctant to really fight and it was only occasionf ally that the Quincy gunners were able to knock off a batf tery, AA gun, or other troublesome S.F.C.P. target. Still as the army moved westward the Quincy rode along with it, offering assistance wherever possible. The Quincy and two destroyers, on August 20 were The Quincy fires at the Germans through a defensive smoke screen. The Germans fight back at Southern France. The invasion of Southern France graphically portrayed T l KN? ON ll-K German shells come closer ' W' 'K --v -A----W -V 7-A--Y-:,.w,.Q.w ..L:L:z.QL.,...,.-.-.,n Ships of the Mediterranean Theater tied up in Oran. assigned the job of scouting out in advance of the Army. Around St. Mandrier the Quincy found that the Nazis were still eager to fight for der Feuhrer. She warmed up to it nicely. She destroyed guns, barracks, and radar installations. Again and again had been taken off the ,battleship Strasbourg. The Quincy had just polished oif a railway battery, three 138MM guns, two 1OOMM guns, and seven '75MM guns when the crew noticed very large splashes mushrooming uncomf fortably close. That was Big Willy introducing himself. Quincy guns spat back defiance, but still the shells blosf somed around the ship. Twisting and dodging, the ship pumped steel back against the big guns. But nothing was effective. Then the Army called for the Germans geysered water around the but no hits were scored. It was on this assignment, oiic Cape Sicie, that the Quincy crew met Big Willy, a twin 34GMM turret, which The Quincy as she stands into Palermo, Sicily. U71 Valetta, Malta, as seen from the decks of the Quincy. support in behind Big Willy. So closer into the murderous reach of the giant steamed the ship. Again and again the Army assigned strategic targets and again and again Quincy bullets blew them to smithereens. But always Big Willy's water spouts bracketed the ship, One straddle spewed shrapnel over the decks but no damage was received. After one particularly tryf ing session of shooting and dodging the crew of a nearby French ship gave three cheers for the sweating Quincy boys. Once a German fort I 1 i P N S 1 1 w if 1 f . blocked the advancing Allies, so the .Quincy moved into the big fellow's territory for a twofhour bombardment of this obstacle. Despite the best counterfire efforts of the German guns, direct hits were scored on the fort. The Allies moved on. But while the Elyuincy gang was still picking Big Willy's splinters out of its K rations, minesweepers were experif encing no end of trouble in Gulf de Fosse, Marseilles. At full power the .Quincy steamed to render aid. And trouf ble it was. The sweeps had managed to clear a narrow channel, but everytime they approached the beach Gerf man fire ran them out again. The Quincy steamed in bef hind a sweep, peppering shots at everything which dared shoot at her charge. Ticklish business it was though, with German mines daring the ships to leave the channel and German batteries daring them to stay in it. Cn all sides swept mines bobbed and exploded. Then, the sweep's mission completed, she turned around and her big sister followed her out. V A quick trip to Algiers, on August 27, replenished supplies. Before the ship could resume station, however, word was received that Big Willy had surrendered. Three cheers for the Army rang across the ,Quincys decks. A short time later Marseilles capitulated. Then all was quiet along Southern France. The ring of steel had been completed . . . and home' ward steamed the Quincy. 1 l German fort surrenders to Quincy's OSZU. noi fa i 4 3 f N 1 1 1 x I ' ' X , X , 4 I I , 4 1 , W A , f . Q X .3 N 'f , ff '4 Di ,No X049 ' ,X YQ ,vb 7 m. V .AMA y. , Wm. wffuff.. , . Happy New Year 1945 ' U. S. S. QUINCY The Great Cruiser Quincy One boiler is puffing , Nine line to her side The ship's power to make A Lies quietly sleeping Number two's on the line And riding the tide. Quite a load it must take. The rain drizzles mournfully SOFA is in the Vixen The hour black and late Yard and District craft near a score To port looms the vast hulk Material condition 'syokev islset Cf Pier eightyfeight. A Armament Boston Base condition Four, ' Alongside to starboard In New York City's great harbor Three grey hounds are snubbed New Year's whistles lent tone Sattevlee, Herndon and Shubrick Services received from the dock Tin sides streaked and rubbed. V Fresh water and telephone. The Quimii' passes the statue of Liberty as she steams into New York Harbor. i323 i I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Q I I I PRESIDE TIAL CRUISE Once again the Quincy was destined to write her hisf tory across the waters of the Atlantic. But not through deeds of valor or fighting skill was the name of the ship to be remembered this time. Her assignment was to carry President Roosevelt to the Big Three meeting at Yalta and return him safely to the U. S. Previously the ship had had a part in winning the warg now it was to have a part in winning the peace. Back in the days when news of this latest project was just a trickle of unpromising scuttlebutt, the Quincy was in Boston Navy Yard undergoing repairs. She was made ready for sea. Then measurements were made for the spef cial equipment and furnishings necessary for a traveling President and his party. This work was soon finished, but the powers of the world were not ready yet for their meet' ing, so the ship steamed to Chesapeake Bay where the crew could practice its warring skill while awaiting call. In December the Quincy was blessed with orders to head for New York. With the ship tied up to Pier 88 in Manhatf tan, the crew spent a happy, carefree Christmas. When the holidays were over, the returned to Norfolk to continue her drills and install the equipment necessary for the impending trip. On the afternoon of January 22 the ship pulled into pier 6, Newport News, and a new chapter in the history of the Quincy began. Already the army had the pier well screened from intruders. Rigged in readiness for the Chief THE PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY On January 30, while enroute to the Yalta Conference aboard the Quincy, the President celebrated his sixty- third birthday. Back in the bake shop the day had been one of intense excitement. Never before had the ship's bakers been asked to turn out a cake for a President. But the result was a bakery masterpiece. During the dinner celebration Mr. Roosevelt cut the cake as he received the congratulations of his closest friends and advisers. Later the crew was invited to help itself to the cake. Not often do men of the sea share the refreshments of a President's birthday party. The crew contributed S200 to the National Fund for Infantile Paralysis as a fitting present to a generous man. Executive were the special gangways. A short time later a three and onefhalf ton specially armored olive drab Lin' coln arrived. It was hoisted aboard and secured for sea in the hangar. The marine detachment began patrolling the pier. Qutside the army stood continuous guard. Nothing could be overlooked in safeguarding the life of one who meant so much to the well being of the world. Onto the dock rolled the Presidential special at 0600, January 23. Quarters were sounded at 0800, but the crew was ordered to fall in below decks so as to keep sightseers from topside. By 0830 the valuable party was aboard with all its baggage. Immediately the special sea and anchor detail was set, and the ship sailed for parts unknown. Impressive was the list of persons aboard the Quincy for the trip. It included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Vice Admiral Wilson Brown, Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre, Major General Watson, Justice James Byrnes, the Honorable Stephen Early, and the Honorable Edward Flynn. News finally reached the crew that the first port of entry would be Valetta, Malta, and that the estimated time of arrival would be 1000, February 2. The trip was an exciting undertaking for the men of the Quincy, but it passed uneventfully. The organization was well planned and flexible enough to allow for any unexpected changes. All the way across the ship was closely screened by three destroyers. Because of their shorter cruising radius at the U31 .Quincyis 21 knot speed, the destroyers were exf changed every three or four days. A navy blimp convoyed the ship as she left the states. Planes from bases along the route furnished air cover for various stages of the trip. Two carriers took over wherever land based planes became impracticable. In an effort to escape the heavy weather for which the Atlantic is noted, the route was chosen to run about 100 miles south of Bermuda, The effort was not entirely successful, however, and several days were spent among large rolling swells. During the trip the President spent most of his time resting in quiet seclusion. He did, however, keep in close contact with the capitol through a battery of specially installed teletype machines. Three news bulletins a day were distributed to the crew on that trip. Une Sunday afternoon the crew got its first good look at the President durf President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill exchange salutes. ing a smoker held on the fantail. Pie eating conf tests and such provided the entertainment which the President and his party readily enjoyed. Quarters for entering port rang throughout the ship about 0930 on February 2. Malta lay dead ahead. The crew fell in on deck in dress blues. Qfficers wore service dress blues plus gray gloves. As the ship' entered through the narrow breakf water which was the entrance to Grand Harbor, Valetta, Malta, the President came out on the deck above his cabin. The toil and worry of many years of service showed plainly on his face, but a quick smile was always ready for anyone who approached. The rest of his party mingled around him. The Quincy gingerly picked her way through the crowded harbor around a right angle With President Roosevelt on board, the Quincy returns to Malta. corner into a narrow arm of the bay. As the ship swung in to take her assigned berth, the crews of the British cruisers on each flank stiffened to attention and rendered honors. The Prime Min' ister of England was on the ship to starboard. As the .Quincyis jackstaff paralleled her stern, the Royal Marine band struck the first notes of the StarfSpangled Banner. Winston Churchill held his naval cap in his hand and waved at the Presif dent. Mr. Roosevelt acknowledged with his ready smile and a casual salutation. Soon after this the ship was tied up to her pier. ' All the citizens of Malta seemed to be on holif day routine that day. The steep banks surroundf Bumboats drumming up business in Valetta, Malta, harbor. , .....i....,......-.-- .- . . W..AYf...,................,.t-,e,U...1m1-imn:- . , ,M -..,....'- -V 4 ' -1 .' ,Y ' , , . ch A dw, , I in ',,Q , - Ambassador Winant, Presi- dent Roosevelt, Mr. Stetti- nius, and Mr. Hopkins dis- cuss world events as other state department members look on. 5 Fathers and daughters relax between official visits. The Governor General of Malta pays his respects to President Roosevelt. The Qumcy renders proper honors for Prlme Munster Churchxll 1ng the harbor swarmed w1th currous spectators Although oH'lc1als kept the docks clear of the 1nqu1s1t1ve small boats Edward Stett1n1us U S Secretary of State headed the long l1ne of notables who were to V1S1t the Presldent that day A few m1nutes later the Governor General of Malta came aboard smartly saluted the colors and then pa1d h1s respects to the U S Gh1ef Next Br1t1sh Adm1ral of the Fleet Gunnmgham arrrved Pract1c1ng the art of see1ng w1thout belng seen members of the crew vlewed w1th mount1ng 1nterest th1s h1stor1c parade of notables From a barge wh1ch came along the port s1de of the umcy General of the Army Marshall and Fleet Adm1ral Kmg were plped aboard just a few m1nutes later Adm1ral Stark and VICC Adm1ral Hewltt came over to v1s1t the Presldent At 1130 the s1ghtsee1ng crew was awarded the scene of all scenes Down the dusty sun baked Maltese road someone spotted W1HStOH Ghurch1ll s famous walk Guarded by a s1ngle Scotland Yard man he was approach1ng to see the Pres1dent The onlookers cheered and ap plauded h1m as he Jogged along At regular rntervals he extended h1s rrght arm toward the crowd 1n the v1ctory s1gn When h1s audrence saw th1s they doubled the1r ch ers just before stepp1ng onto the quarterdeck he turned to the mult1tude removed h1s hat and agam saluted the cheerlng throng As he stepped aboard a mar1ne honor guard rendered honors and e1ght s1de boys snapped to attent1on at the sound of the boatswa1n's p1pe Sarah Ghurch1ll the Pr1me M1H1St6f s daugh ter came aboard a few mlnutes later and ac cepted an 1nv1tat1on to stay for dmner A tour of the 1sland of Malta opened PICSI d nt Rcosevelts sclaedule for the afternoon lhe Governor General po1nted out s1ghts of lnterest as they rode along The bu1ld1ngs wh1ch lmed the roads mutely test1f1ed to Malta s part 1n the wa The Presrdent returned to the sh p at 1500 refreshed from the out1ng and ready to recommence h1s d1plomat1c con rerences W Aver1ll Harrlman the Ambassador to Russ1a arrlved for a short chat vt1th the PICSI dent He next recelved General S1r Ma1tland W1lson General S1r Hastmgs Ismay Major General Jacobs A1r Gh1ef Marshal Portal and F1eld Marshall S1r Alan Brooke of the Br1t1sh General Staff In the crew s quarters conver sat1on that n1ght centered on who had seen and recogmzed the most and h1ghest rank1ng notables But on deck t1me for 1dle chatter was scarce be cause the entlre Pres1dent1al party was humm ng w1th preparat1ons for the second part of the journey to Yalta All of the equ1pment and baggage was taken off the sh1p and loaded 1nto the g1ant G 5 4 s wh1ch were to complete the tr1p Then the staff took 1ts departure Last of all the Pres1dent h1mself brd the sh1p farewell and headed for the a1rport Two days later the -Qmncy put out to sea aga1n Th1s t1me the dest1nat1on was passed on to all hands after the Two great leaders have an important chat. , . , , 7 , e 1 . ' I ' r. ' 4 . .C I 5 , 7. .I , 9 L s Q 7 7 afforded sightseers a closer look. A ' ' ' i ' 3 . - , L u , , ' 1 - I 4 ' 3 , I - - n , I 3 Q ' ' e . , I 7 3 7 G, 36 Distinguished Visitors Aboard U. S. S. Quincy on Yalta Cruise fTaken from Ship's Logj January 23, 0810 President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Vice Admiral Wilson Brown. Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre. Major General Watson. justice James Byrnes, War Manpower Commission. The Honorable Stephen Early, Sec'y to the President. The Honorable Edward Flynn, Adviser to President. Feb. 2, 1945 1020 Edward R. Stettinius, Secretary of State. Right Honorable Anthony Eden, Britain's Sec'y of State. Harry Hopkins, Adviser to President. 1042 Governor General of Malta. 1053 Admiral of the Fleet Cunningham. V 1107 General of the Army George C. Marshall. Fleet Admiral Ernest King. King Farouk I, President Roosevelt, and Fleet Admiral Leahy. 37 His Majesty King Farouk I of Egypt converses with President Roosevelt aboard the Quincy. 1122 Admiral Harold Stark. Vice Admiral Henry K. Hewitt. 1138 Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Sarah Churchill. 1520 W. A. Harriman, Ambassador to Russia. 1755 General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. General Sir Hastings Ismay. Major General Jacobs. Air Chief Marshall Portal. Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke. Feb. 13, 1945 1205 His Majesty King Farouk I of Egypt. 1722 His Majesty Haile Selassie. Feb. 14 1130 His Majesty Ibn Saud, King of Arabia. United States Minister to Egypt. Major General Giles. Feb. 17 1100 Ambassador Winant, Ambassador to England Feb. 18 1400 Jefferson Caffery, Ambassador to France. Alexander Kirk, Ambassador to Italy. SHOT U. S. S. Murphy, with His Majesty Ibn Saud aboard, comes alongside the U. S. S. Quincy. ship was clear of the harbor. Port Said was the official Word. Port Said loomed before the ship at 0400 on February 7. Une of the screening destroyers, the U. S. S. Murphy, was dispatched 600 miles south on her now famous trip The Royal Butcher prepares .His Majesty's supper aboard the U. S. S. Murphy. to pick up His Majesty Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Saud and party. Then the Quincy herself prof ceeded through the canal at seven knots. All that could be seen on either side of the waterway was barren Waste' land broken only occasionally by a picturesque middle President Roosevelt and his daughter receive His Majesty Hailc Selassie aboard the Quincy. Captain Senn escorts His Majesty on tour of the Quincy. eastern town. The ship stopped briefly at the tiny port of lsmalia, then lifted her hook and proceeded south to Great Bitter Lake where the President would be met for the homeward trip. It was these same waters in Bitter Lake which the Bible mentions fExodus XV, 22251. And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the wilderness of Surg and they marched three days through the wilderness, and found no water. And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara, bef cause they were bitter . . . and the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' But he cried to the Lord, and He showed him a tree, which he had cast into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. , It was here in the middle of the Suez Canal in this ancient land that the Presif dent talked with King Farouk of Egypt. Here, too, he received Haile Selassie. At this very spot where the Lord turned the waters into sweetness, the Chief Executive received His Majesty Abdul Saud of Saudi Arabia. Interesting stories of the trials of the Murphy on her mission to Mecca had drifted back to the ,Quincy and everybody was anxiously waiting the return of the ship. When she arrived she came alongside the Quincy. E His Majesty Ibn Saud and President Roosevelt. hold a conference. The shores of the Suez as the Quincy passes through The Quincy moored to a buoy at Alexandria. 40 SAUDI ARABIAN GUESTS FEBRUARY12f His Majesty Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia. Royal Highness, Emir al Saud, Abdullah Cbrother of the Kingj. Royal Highness, Mohammed al Saud fson of the Kingj. Royal Highness, Emir Mansour al Saud fson of the Kingj. His His His Shaikh Abdullah Sulayman, Minister of Finance. Shaikh Yusuf Yassin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. Shaikh Bashir Saadawi, Privy Counsellor. Doctor Rashad Far'oun, King's physician. Majid Ibn Khathaila fastrologer, fortune tellerj. Abdul Rahman Djuez flmam, chaplain who leads palace prayersj. Brigadier Sa'id Gaudet fcommander of the King's guardsj, AidefdefCamp. Captain Mohammed al Thieb fadjutant of the guardsj, assistant AidefdefCamp. 14, 1945 Sulayman Bey al Hamid fassistant to Minister of Finance, his unclej. , Mohammed Abdul Djither fchief, communications and radio oilicerj. Mahsoul Eifendi Qradio supervisor of the Nejdj. Sa'id Abdul Djither Qcommunications assistantj. Abdullah al Tuwagry fcommunications assistantj. Mutlag Ibn Zaid fpalace representative of the Mutayr tribej. Chassab Ibn Mandil fpalace representative of the Beni Khalid tribej. Abdullah bil Kheir finterpreter and monitor of English broadcasts, . Sirag Dhahran foiiicial food taster and catererj. Amin al Abdul Aziz fchamberlain and chief valetj. Abdullah al Hadrami froyal purse bearerj. Abdullah Ibn Abdul Wahid fchief server of ceremonial coifeej. A Abdul Rahman Ibn Wahid fsecond server of coifeej. Ten guards with sabers and daggers fchosen from principal tribesj. Three valets, one for each Royal Prince. Nine miscellaneous slaves, cooks, porters, scullions. Cn her slim gray forecastle a swarm of guards fchoscn from the principal tribesj with golden sabers and daggers was standing before a line of straight backed chairs. Their attire was somewhat strange and strictly Arab. Nonde script rifles added a modern touch to their equipment Most of the foredeck was covered with rich Oriental rugs A golden throne stuck out impressively on the boat deck Cn this throne sat His Majesty looking straight aheadland seemingly unimpressed with the ceremonies being held in his honor. just before the king boarded the .Quincy a full complement of side boys was called away. But not until two of his own armed guards stood by the gangway would the King come aboard. Then, accompanied by a bugle fanfare, His Majesty and a long line of his ministers changed ships. He was greeted by the President Meanwhile on the fantail of the Murphy the Kings oiiicial butcher solemnly killed and carved a sheep for His Majesty's table The President, having completed his middle eastern schedule, then gave the order to head for home. Up came 41 the anchor and once more the ship wound its way through the Suez Canal Enroute a stop was made at Alexandria whe e Mr Roosevelt again talked briefly with Churchill and Ambassador Winant The following day the umcy pulled into Algiers where the President received effer son Caffery Ambassador to France and Alexander Kirk Ambassador to Italy Then through the Straits of Gibral tar and into the Atlantic steamed the umcy with her important passengers Enroute Major General Watson became very ill and was confined to his quarters A few trious and pleasant oiiicer Home again on February 27 the President and his party disembarked at Newport News and the .Quincy sped to Norfolk for a four day yard period before leaving for the Pacific Everyone aboard agreed that the trip the umcy had just taken was indeed an interesting and colorful part of her history . J , days later he died. The crew remembered him as an indusf . . - y s D QI . 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Although the trip had essentially been a pleasure cruise for the men, they had looked forward to a short leave with its touch of home life before leavf ing for the uncertain days ahead in the Pacific. Soon, however, rumors made it quite obvious that the ship would be in the States for only the minimum time it would take to provision ship and replenish magazines. Quincy Sails for Pacific Plans for family reunions were quickly shattered when rumor became fact on March 5, 1945. Cut into the stream nosed the .Quincy to begin her long voyage to the war against Japan. The early morning of March 9 was damp and opf pressively hot with the low hanging pall of tropical mist. This was Panama. Then as the sun shone brighter and brighter, the grey mist burned off the lush jungle. Soon after breakfast the ship entered the first of the three Gatun Locks. Lines were thrown over to the quaint donkeys or engines, which were to pull the ship through the locks. When the .Quincy had been propf erly centered, the locks were closed and water poured in to raise her to the second level. Along the damp sides of the locks an occasional lizard could be seen, but the hot sun kept most other life undercover. To all aboard, though, the trip was alive with curious scenes. The Panama Canal presented an interesting paradox to those who watched the compass while traversing the isthmus. While slipping through from the East coast to the West coast, the ship followed predominantly a southeastern course. ln fact, the western terminal is east of the eastern terminal. Topside, the decks of the ,Quincy were crowded with sailors more interested in the scenery than paradoxes. By the time the ship had cast off the last line from the Pedro Miguel Locks on the Pacific side all men aboard were treating sunburned TOP DOWN: 1. Recreation at Mog Mog. 2. Comdr. DuH'il, Lt. Comdr. Davidson, and Dr. Goodnow find inspections pay. 3. Quincy entertains at sea. 4. Chief's steak fry. noses and necks. Most of them didn't realize then, that hotter and more oppressive days awaited the ship in the Pacific. That night as the lights of Balboa twinkled in the cool tropical breeze, the Quincy left her dock to follow the channel which led to the sea. The Panama Canal and its strange sights were left far behind, Soon the ship was on the great circle course to Hawaii. Wheii the .Quincy arrived in Pearl Harbor on March 20, Honolulu was seething with the gaiety of many sailors on leave and liberty. Being liberty conscious the Quincy crew immediately joined in the fun of the crowds enjoying the marvels of this country of Waikiki fame. The beach had facilities for quiet beer drinkers. It offered fine swimming in the famous rolling surf of Hawaii. The favorite souvenirs of Honolulu were grass skirts and pictures of Hula girls. Eventually most of the pictures were sent home as evidence that everything written about Hawaii is true. Then, too, there were superb suppers to be eaten while enjoying the wonder' ful sight of the crimson sun sinking in the west. Unforf tunately all of the pleasures that make liberties enjoyf able had to be abandoned early in the evening so that the sailors could return to their ships before evening curfew-an emergency measure which was still in effect. There was more to be done in Pearl than simply wandering about the island. however. Conferences were called for final briefing. Here were learned all of the latest tricks of a cunning enemy, Battle practices were scheduled to test the firing accuracy under the many conditions that would be forced upon the Quincy later at sea in the war against Japan. During the tests the .Quincy preserved her fine reputation. The experts def clared the ship to be ready for all eventualities. They set a sailing date, and the .Quincy made last minute preparations for heading westward again. Eniwetok and Ulithi, two microscopic dots on the vast expanse of Pacinc blue, were scheduled to be the two fueling stops. The gay days of Honolulu were soon forgotten, and life began to take on a serious atmosphere as the ship steamed closer and closer to the Pacific battlegrounds. TOP DOWN: 1. Warrant Officers' Mess, Left to Right: Burke, McKinney, Clay, Morrison, Baker, Reese, Davidow- sky, Cook, Swanson. 2. Nothing like an egg shampoo to grow hair, says Westong, Flc. 3. Mog Mog beer is hot, but welcome. 4. Barber didn't sound as funny as he looks. The trip to Eniwetok proved to be uneventful, but busy. The men on gun watches were kept alert by surprise burst firing. There was practice against drones to make eyes sharper and wits keener. The constant steaming broken only by routine dawn and dusk alerts tended to dull the senses. On April 7 the .Quincy sighted the high tower of Eniwetok and maneuvered to enter the lagoon, Here the ship refilled her hungry bunkers, and on the next day, early Sunday morning, she got underway for the Ulithi Islands. Typhoon Damage. In three more days the low silhouette of the Caroline chain group appeared in the distance. Cne of its links, Ulithi, was equipped as another gas station for the fleet. Later the crew was to come back to patronize the memorf able drinking pavilions of Mog Mog. Shortly after anchor' ing at Ulithi a new task group of the Pacific's vast supply train formed up to rendezvous with a depleted unit of the famed Fifth Fleet. The Quincy sailed out in company with these tankers and supply ships-for in that Fifth Fleet her job was waiting. Fleet Operations Begin By April 18 the task group which the .Quincy had ref cently joined was operating off Okinawa. Continuous raids were flown off the carriers' flight decks as the pilots bombed and strafed the ,laps who were still fighting dog' gedly for this last bastion of the East Asia CofProsperity Sphere. The Sluincys job was to supply antifaircraft prof tection for the carriers. She steamed for days, just maneuvf ering to follow the carriers as they turned into the wind. Watching the fliers take off and land on the flight decks was the most exciting thing that happened during these days. Nights were different. Frequently the urgent clamor of AirfDefense or 'gGeneral Quarters catapulted the weary men out of sleep. The night interlopers which the Japanse air force sent out, however, were invariably shot down by the protecting night fighters. The sequence of events went like this. First the task group would intercept an unidentified plane on the radar screen. All ships would go to general quarters to repel the expected air attack. Soon after all hands had rushed to their battle stations, word would be received that a night fighter had a plane on its screen and was pursuing it. The next word would be that the Jap plane had been shot down in flaming wreckage. When the ship's screen proved to be clear of enemy aircraft, the Captain would order, Secure from general quarters . By this time utter weariness would have exhausted the men completely, and they would fall into their sacks for a dreamless sleep until dawn would come with its customary alert. I Everyone had become thoroughly wearied by this rouf tine of task force operations when the unit was ordered Change of Command: Captain Waters'relieves Captain Senn at Leyte. -:L back to Ulithi for a welcomed rest. At noon of April 30 the Quincy maneuvered into the entrance of the lagoon of Ulithi Atoll. ' Ulithi is not the garden spot that many Pacific islands are reputed to be. Life Magazine, at one time, dedicated a secf tion to Ulithi and the pleasures available there for weary sailors. The pleasures actually found there, however, were not nearly so colorful. They consisted of a chance to put one's foot on the ground, to drink a couple of cans of tepid beer, to throw baseballs or beer cans f provided they could be kept on the islandj, and to smooth out taut and kinked nerves. This last was perhaps the greatest boon of all. The sun was always hot, the humidity quite stifling, yet all Mog Mog visitors were ever eager to return again to its meager facilities. May 9 was set as departure date for the task group. Operations against Kyuf shu, the southernmost island of the Jap' anese mainland group, were being planf ned. Furthermore, there still remained a stubborn enemy on Okinawa to be blast' ed out by the bombers and fighters of the Fifth Fleet. - Quincy Gets First Kill While on this mission operating off Southern Kyushu on May 14, the Quincy shot down her first Japanese Kamakazi. At 0130 of that memorable day planes appeared in the area. The terrible tocsin, warning of impending night attack, roused the AA gunners from sleep. As they struggled to their stations, the situaf tion became more critical, No sooner had the complete battery been manned than the crack of five inch guns informed everyone that the enemy was closing in. Finally word came that a conf certed air attack was expected momentarily. The general alarm then rang and all hands doubleftimed to their battle stations. Zebra was set as the men stood tensely by their guns, awaiting the word to commence firing. By 0414 nerves were stretched taut as the guns, blasting into the night, began to search out the raiders. Soon word spread throughout the ship with magical speed that the attacker had been shot down. It had been definitely seen burning and falling into the black sea. Thus the Quincy was credited The U. S. S. Nevada in formation. Iowa class battleship steams with Essex class carrier 49 fl 1 w I W! 2 T 4 Z 4 H., 4, 5 , v: if, if 6 1 ,fm fv - .9 wwf fi 2,1 ff fm 7 2 cfs Z Gun crews wait to pound target sleeve. A moment of relaxation as the flag band presents a concert. 52 Zin Qvquivm with her ki11 . Incidently she was congratulated by Ad' miral Wiltse, OOMORUDIVIO, for fine shooting. The rest of the morning was hectic with intermittent general quarters. After enemy planes vqere chased fr-m the area the men secured from their battle stations and ref sumed sleep only to have the Kamakazies return within the hour. Finally, sleep became impossible, Daylight prcved to observers how exciting the situation actually was, for they could see beaten Jap planes crashing around the task force. At 0704 a Jap plane was seen exploding in midf ai: near a sister ship, the Baltimore. At 0708 another Jap plane was shot down near the Vicksburg. At least Hve Jap planes were splashed around the force, while reports of others in the vicinity kept coming in. It was learned that the neighboring task force some fifty miles away had been attacked even more heavily. As evening came the Quincyfs task group withdrew from the scene and proceeded to a rendezvous with the fueling group. Everyone aboard sighed with relief. kept the ship watertight, and not a man was lost. The Quincy rolled heavily, creaks and sounds of strain came with every pitch. One roll was reported to have been nearly forty degrees to one side. Nervously, some won' dered if the Q's bow, too, might part. Carriers suffered damage when the tremendous weight of the breaking seas bent down forty feet of their flight decks. Outside visif bility was reduced to nil by the spray which the racing winds drove before it. By midfmorning the sun broke through-the first indication that the storm was passing on. After 35 days of being continuously underway while operating off Okinawa the task group was ordered back to a rest base. This time Leyte was the playground. The ship arrived on June 15. Here the weather seemed to give absolutely no relief from the exhausting heat, but the beer The interludes spent in refueling at sea became the only source of pleasure. The tankers invarif ably brought coveted mail, packages, and books from home. Fueling days brought a feeling of safety, a reprieve from possible air attacks, that assuaged nerves, and renewed both confidence and endurance. About this time headlines at home announced that the Third Fleet had relieved the Fifth Fleet in operations against the enemy, One night the Quincy was in task group 5 8.1 of the Fifth Fleet and at midnight she became a member of group 38.1 of the Third Fleet. On Monday, May 28, at 0000 Admiral Halsey relieved Admiral Spruance. As Admiral Halsey uttered the equivalent of, I relieve you, sir , the Quincy became part of the Third Fleet. Typhoon Batters the Fleet A mighty conflict of weather forces was now beginning to appear on the aerographer's crystal ball. By June 4 threatening reports came in indif eating that a dreaded typhoon was headed toward the fleet. At that time the task group was fueling again. Ref plenishing operations were immediately discontinued, and the ships headed on a course to clear the disturbance. Soon it was determined that a second typhoon was in the area. This made navigation rather ticklish. Seas began to mount in intensity as the fulminations of the gigantic Oriental storm overtook the task force, By early morning of June 5 the waves had become mounf tainous and winds of 120 knots were pummeling the man' made toys with implacable vengeance. The dread scourge of mariners was indeed upon the ship. At 0600 that mornf ing a grim report came in that one of the Quincyis sister ships, the Pittsburgh, had lost her bow to the awful fury of the storm. Quick and determined action by her crew The Quincy's'y Atlantic duty is represented graphically on the barbette 53 in the wardroom. was cold and tliere were no dawn alerts. In essence, relaxaf tion was found. Here in Leyte Bay the Quincy marked an important day, June 14, when Captain E. M. Senn was officially relieved by Oaptain J. A. Waters. The new Captain had swung aboard from a rolling destroyer .many days before when the Quincy was operating off Okinawa. The ceremony prof ceeded properly through the vital I relieve you, Sir when a tropical cloudburst drowned out further rhetoric in tor' rents of rain. The speeches had been shortened, but the ceremony was official. The ship then had a new Captain. Liberty in Samar, which was right across the bay from Leyte, offered the world's longest bar, baseball, basketball, a scorching sun, and frequent drenchings from tropical F 1 i 5: '! l l 'E li 1 ll li 'N i E E 1:8 IEE :RE Elif i:i 4:1 QE.. wif -u i 1 i 3 1 -1 il E+? E16 ,yu '4 V, J! 513 Ex 5 1 zl iii l 5 21 al fi 1? WJ? E 1 ij! ws , il il l l l F, ' ls pi L 4 ,Q ill The padre reads all of the news that is Ht to quote. Plocki, CBM, is at rest. 54 Divine services are held topsicle on the fantail. downpours. Leyte also offered curious sights of native life. The large town of Tacloban was picturesque in a filthy sort of way, but the odors were nearly unbearable. The natives, though small in size, carried themselves with a graceful air not observed in the poverty stricken peoples of the Mediterranean. Liberties were often made more interesting by meeting old friends from other ships. These chance meetings were surprisingly refreshing. At night the ship always had movies topside in the cool evening air. Rain, however, sometimes interf rupted even this amusement. Occasionally interfship boxing matches were arranged. These included refreshments, musical entertainment, good fights, and a movie. In retrospect the ship's stay in the San Pedro Bay seemed quite bearable, yet at the time, the days seemed to drag by in restless anticipation of the next operation. U. S. Fleet Bombards Japan Near the end of June the ship was put into a new task group- 38.4, and preparations were begun for the sortie. On june 28 Ad' The chief's initiate Calhoon, Shad, Reinholtz, and De Remer. miral Wiltse shifted his flag to the Quincy. Finally on july 1 all preparations had been completed and the ships proceeded from the bay. The heading was toward Japan. It would have been a jolt to all hands had they known that the ship would not anchor again for more than 58 days. Un july 10 strikes again flew off the decks of the carriers, and this time they flew against Tokyo itself. But larger things were in the ofling. The ships of the U. S. Navy were plan' ning to bombard the homeland of fortress Japan. Cn Saturday, July 14, the .Quincy was underway as before, steaming with task force 38. After the routine dawn alert, Bombardf ment Unit 34.8.1 formed up under the com' mand of Rear Admiral Shafroth. The mission was the complete neutralization of Kamaishi, a great steel center of Japan, located 240 miles north of Tokyo. After days of monotonous steaming far at sea, the bombardment loomed ahead as an awe' some, sobering thought. The shores of Japan had never been shelled during this war. just what revenge the bombarding ships would stir up in the way of Kamakazies was a question everyone asked. But come what might, at 1052 on July 14 Admiral Shafroth hoisted the battle cry Never Forget Pearl Harbor. The mission was at hand as Japan appeared ahead under the grey sky. This operation made the .Quincy the first ship to fire on both Fortress Europe and Fort' The cartographer brings the track up to date. 1551 I Noon Sightseers 'Y' . Q f f 2 ar Hama 5 iz ae? sf? si Halsey ,.,. E 1:1.g, i m ' V Kzivx Q Vvz? Vc :V' fy! Iz' X Y uziu 5322, , m , ' ff J ' aw sw f W Q EWM , , , , I ZZQ , QEZVZ , lviqrzvzl zvzz S AAZ: L V nn Q my lzl Z VAIQ , VV 4, x f' , A Q i I 52 5 ' 5 . ' gm I fH?2ii?Zi?5f'3g Hmgg zmzizgi ,cgzxvzmfiifg w f -' , , fmmzi ' ' V H , E561 In ,,,., .. , ,,,,, .. , ,,... x ., ,, I , , I , , , , . KVV, L VVVV E, ,,., ,f,.,!:5i Z The Hamamatsu bombardment was like a Fourth of July celebration, there was plenty of noise and eerie shadows, but the danger was negligible. Damage to the enemy was difiicult to assess. The Quincy's career as a bombarding ship ended with a return engagement at Kamaishi. The ship used her Kingfisher spotting planes in a daring daylight at' tack. Barracks, railroads, factories and waterfront were blasted again. Except for a few bogeys that appeared, more out of habit than desire, this bombardment, like all the others, was very quiet. After the war had ended a Jap naval captain was reputed to have remarked that the first bombardment of Kamaishi had been so devastating that the force's return ex' cited much curiosity. As a matter of fact, everyone present was quite excited, too. By the time the bombardments were history, the atomic bomb had captured all the available headline space. The Jap' anese, themselves, began to show marked concern over this new weapon, Appeals for peace were frantically broadcast by ' Number two turret fires a salvo to port at the first bombardment of Kamaishi. ress Japan. Because of a. temporary failure of the main power, however, the ship was not able to claim the openf ing salvo as she had done at Normandy. The shooting match itself proved to be very simple and deinitely one' sided. Excitement below decks was stirred up when reports came through the phones that an enemy DE was being taken under fire by the ship. Unfortunately the wily Jap backed under a protective cliff where shells would not ferf ret him out No hits had been observed. The air action was fairly mild, too, alf though one Betty was shot down by the CAP. Air spotters reported only desultory antiaircraft fire, thus indicatf ing that the attack had been a complete surprise. By the time the OTC ordered Cease Eire it was 1415 and Kamaishi was ablaze. Oil tanks were roaring with unf checked fury, a pier was burning, sundry warehouses had been gutted, and apparf ently the battleships had successfully blasted the factories farther inland. The United States Navy had steamed up to the very portals of Japan. The challenge had not been accepted. On July 29 Admiral Halsey, as presif dent, formed the Hammer Hamamatsu Olubf, The members of the society were units of the U. S. Navy, plus units of the British Navy. Initiation ceremonies were scheduled for the coming night. The club had picked the iob of leveling the industrial center of Hamamatsu, a city some hundred miles south of Tokyo for its purpose. The Quincy had been selectf ed to lead the force in, and at 2321 her job began. One minute before, the battlef ships commenced firing at their targets. the enemy. In America great cries were raised as to what unconditional surrenf der should really mean. The days of indecision before the final arrangements of August 15 were filled for the Quincy crew, with speculation as to how, when and where the war would end. Sporadic attacks by fanatical Japs persisted even after the day of victory. This kept everyone alert, but the main part of the burden of war had been lifted. On August 27 the fleet, Quincy in company, steamed into Sagami Wan to begin the Occupation of Japan. J The forward turrets let go with a six-gun salvo at the first U71 bombardment of Kamaishi. 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S. and shattered the silence of the pilot house. That was at 2108g then all was quiet again. At 2130 the interfighter director radio in O.I.O. broadcast lusty cheers. Then a voice roared through the disturbance, JAPAN HAS SURRENDERED PROVIDING THE EMPEROR STAYS IN. An answering voice spoke up, HRUMOR CONFIRMED BY GUAM RADIO, GOOD DOPE. With thrice the speed of Mercury the news traveled through the ship. Up into the gun stations, through the living compartments, down into the engine rooms hearts were lightened and cares were forgotten with the magical words. Throughout the ship eager ears crowded the broad' cast receivers. Speculations and queries added color to the known facts of the surrender offer. All through the night newscasters framed and reframed the omnipotent words, Japan wants to quit. Japs offer surrender. The world may have peace! The sun arose next morning on a world full of more hope than it had known in 14 long years of war. Japan wanted peace. It could not come, however, with one curt radio message. Days of anguished uncertainty OF JA PA passed before the Japs and Allies were convinced they understood each other. Finally on August 15, 1945, the Quincy learned that Japan had actually accepted uncondif tional surrender and was even then preparing to disarm her troops. A But the habit of the kamikazi had been too strong to break so suddenly. Seven pilots of the Emperor crossed the sights of the combat air patrol or picketing destroyers and went to a flaming death on this same day that the flame of their battered Empire flickered and died. During this period of waiting, the three task groups of task force 38 assembled into a gigantic formation which stretched to the horizons. Overhead flew the thousands of carrier planes which only a few days previously had been raining death and destruction on the Japanese homeland. On each of the ships a new activity was launched. Sailors left their large guns and practiced with small arms. Naval landing forces might be used to secure some of the first beaches. Marines sparked each group of sailors with their training and discipline. The first attempt of the Allies to occupy Cherry Blosf som Land was foiled by a typhoon raging along the coast. But' on August 27 the attempt was made again. The Quincy, moving in the column of a mighty fleet, steamed carefully up to the very portals of Tokyo. General Quarf ters was set and guns were made ready but the Japs offered the fleet no excuse to use them. Above the Quincy two American flags waved triumphantly in the breeze and the ' Yanks welcome Yanks to Yokohama. Th! ON Us l-1 The Quincy rndes at anchor at the foot of Fujl band played Remember Pearl Harbor. Five miles in the lead of the formation were the super battleships Missouri and Iowag the British ships King George V and the Duke of York. In the center of the group steamed. modern cruisers. There were heavies like the Quincy, and lights such as the Amsterdam. Behind followed five old battlef ships, proud survivors of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Although the carriers were not in sight, they were well represented by their high flying planes. By noon of August 27 the Quincy had passed the Izu Islands group and was steaming into Sagami Wan which is flanked by the long tenuous arms of Myuri and Sagami peninsulas. Unce heavily fortified, the land defenses showed only small white flags silently marking the gun positions. A subtle tenseness pervaded the air as Sagami Wan accepted the task force's arrival in the inscrutable Japanese fashion. The scenery surrounding the ships was new and strange. Except for a few fleet moments, Mount Fujiyama remained cloaked in the secrecy of her clouds. Ahead the Tokyo plain spread like a verdant sea sailed by gaunt factory chimneys silently reaching skyward. Before the fleet entered the mine iields, a lone Jap destroyer came out to act as escort. The Jap was painted black and looked grotesque with its slanted bow and raked stack. With her guns depressed, her sailors sitting on the deck, she gave all the appearance of a beaten enemy. The Quincy maneuvered into position and at 1409 the anchor let go with a rumble. This was the first time the ship had stopped since she left Iseyte, 5 8 days, 6 hours, and 58 minutes ago. The mighty United States fleet was safely anchored in the home waters of Japan. Two days after the entry of the fleet into Sagami Wan the Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota upped anchor and steamed through the minefswept channel into Tokyo Bay. The stage was being set for the formal surrender ceremony of September 2, 1945. Two days later the British ships Newfoundland and Gambia followed the American battlef ships into the Bay. ' Cn August 30, 1945 the actual landings on Japan began. The Quincy got underway at sunrise to lend fire support to the operation should the need arise. At 1111 Allied forces completed the occupation of the Yokosuka area and held a formal flag raising ceremony. All news received throughout the day indicated an orderly bloodless occupaf tion. There was no need for active fire support at any time. By sunset the Quincy was again at anchor in Sagami Wan. Although no one from' the went ashore in the Sagami Wan area, several persons made rangefinder and binocular liberties. Through their glasses they could see an occasional Japanese climbing about the beach. A few of the natives were dressed in bright red clothing, but most of them were clad in white or olive drab. Three buildings peaked with the traditional sloping roofs and a high curved bridge unmistakably identified the country. Occasionally a truck lumbered along a modern road, or an old Toonerf ville trolley rocked by. Snow-capped Fuji looks down on Tokyo Bay filled with American Ships. E641 A relic of the Russo-ja War rests in concl- suka. The fa p crm panese ete at Yoko- Sep Hqrurza. 11 The lap battleship Nagato IVO1-ld's largest suhlnarzhe. l 1 w I v ll it E : . I , ii: ., l :E 'Z , , 1 1 li .ii 'w s. x5,l w Hn T Y A W . The Qumcy birdmen Hy over devastated , Japanese cities. iii 1 ils f l Yokohama's harbor is crowded with Q4 small craft. l A shell of a city stands as mute testi- mony to airforce skill. L: .Q l rr. rw MI Ig' 1 H1 W il AERIAL VIEWS Now go to your stations all the special sea and anchor detail, sparked the crew into action on the morning of September 1, The Qluincys destination was Tokyo Kaif wan. By 0936 the ship was underway. Shortf ly after entering the mouth of the bay a def stroyer came close aboard and received the first personnel to leave the .Quincy for transf portation to 'LUncle Sugar and return to civilian life. At 1528 the .Quincy anchored in berth Cf'7O, Tokyo Kaiwan, off Yokosuka, japan. Again binoculars and rangefinders were broken out. This time, in contrast to the serene, domestic appearance presented in the Sagami Wan Area, the destruction wrought by the bombings of American planes was plainly visible. On some of the still standing roofs and walls of the buildf ings lining the shore, liberated Allied prisf oners of war had painted the signs of 5 cheers for U. S. Navy and Army, York town, Thanks, and Nice Going -all grim reminders that many of the days prior to August 15 had not been very pleasant for thousands of Americans whom the laps had made prisoners. OF JAPAN The sun rose over Tokyo Bay on the morning of September 2, but for the first time since July 4, personnel on board the were not forced to see it. Dawn alerts had become a thing of the past. VJ Day was at hand, At 1030 the RBO's throughout the ship were turned on as the representatives of Japan met with the Su' preme Commander of the Allied Forces to sign the official surrender document. Ma' moru Shigemitso signed for Japan, General of the Army MacArthur signed for the Allied forces, and Fleet Admiral Nimitz signed the surrender as the representative of the United States. The first group of men to leave the Quincy and land in Japan reported at Yo' kosuka, for duty in the Navy Yard. They soon had the railroads, power system, and water supply functioning again. Two days later the Quincy marine detachment left the ship for occupational duty. Aboard the Quincy guns were kept manned and lookouts stationed for a week after the surrender ceremony. Finally, at 1145 on September 9, 1945, the normal in port watch was set. Japan was secured. The Emperor's Palace Grounds, sur- rounded by a deep moat, was left virtu- ally unharmed by American bombers. The British and American legations and other international buildings in Tokyo, as seen in this picture, were spared from the ravishes of total war. Block after block of the buildings in Tokyo were leveled. Only gutted shells of buildings remain. The Buddha at Kamakura was viewed by thousands of American servicemen. LIBERTY IIV JAPAN After 75 days aboard-liberty! Liberty in the Qrieni ! Liberty in Japan!! The strange sights and customs which only two months before had been mere mental images plucked from books and magazines were at last to be seen in reality. Liberty was first granted in Yokcsuka. There the small frame houses and pagoda structures that are typif cal of Japan lined the dirty streets. The interior of the houses were divided into tiny rooms practically barren of furniture. Beds were nonfexistentg the soft reed mats which covered the floor sulficed for both mattress and springs. For this reason everyone took off his shoes before entering the houses, for who would walk across a bed with his shoes on? Midway between Yokosuka and Tokyo-when riding on the Tokyo Express -was the shrine city of Kamaf kura. At one end of the city was the Shinto Shrine, and at the other end was the Buddha which Buddhists have been visiting for several centuries. Kamakura lay nestled in the hills, unscathed by the ravages of total war. Then on to Tokyo and Yokohama, the industrial cities of Japan. There isn't much to be said for Yoko' hama, for there wasn't much there. The devastation wrought by America's air might was only too clear. The once proud, modern city of Yokohama was reduced to rubble. The same could be said for Tokyo, however, the damage there was not quite as extensive. The Emf peroris Palace, the diet building, hospitals, church shrines and other nonfmilitary targets had been left unf harmed-a tribute to the marksmanship of American bombers. The Shinto Shrine at Kamakura was a popular ' scene in Japan. The Pagoda-type building, typical of Japan, is in the Imperial Palace grounds across the moat. The long boat rides to Tokyo and Yokohama, the afternoons spent in the beer gardens, the oriental sights, and the friendliness of the Japs amply summarize the liberties spent ashore in Japan. 4.-fr ' ,,,,.- 1 . L-X --fn Guard buildings of typical oriental architecture line the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace grounds. Union depot at Tokyo, though only a shell, is still in use. 69 The Yokosuka residential district suffered severely from bombs and resultant fires started in lightly-built frame houses. American Marines guard the entrance to the Administration Building of the Yokosuka Naval Yard. The Fleet Post OHice Boat landing at Yokosuka Naval Base. A Jap tug framed by Yard's giant cranes. LCVP'S tied up at the fleet landing at the Yokosuka Naval Base. Logs float down the canals of Yokohama. 70 l Yokohamsfs water traffic problem is acute. A ravished frame stands alone in Yokohama. I A , w:,u'vf'y-'Q : -1, -if.:--ly., 1- -V-f':,,t,. ,gg - -,V .X,, ' a . lf?-'I , V. V .-.,,: Mya! fr 1 AW? Ky A W M iw .1 X 42 , f if Zz X X ,W 51 W Maw apanese naval memorxal nn Tokyo Park A Jap MTB IS put nn shape at Ommato U13 5 1 L f V ' ' v .X a - ,.,,. Z , . . QM iw: X QM. 1 f l 12 l ' l J 4 , 'MH f-'f ,-:j f 1 M1 A gf .- .-..' f ,,, X I M, , V , J . . . . Japanese women carry their infant children papoose fashion. PEOPLE OF NIPPON Far different from what the tourists of 1936 had seen were the Japanese who greeted the Americans who landed on the Isle of Nippon on VJ Day. Peof ple could be seen scurrying about, but not in the same manner that they did before the war. It was not uncommon to see families pushing their worldly belongings before them in small handcarts-searchf ing for a place to liveg to see garden vegetables sprouting from plots that had been scraped clear of rubble, to see a railway station crowded with soldiers who were going home from war. Silk! Kimonas! Highly colored parasols! All of these which were usually associated with this section of the Orient had become a war casualty. Only the Geisha Girls, who themselves were very few in num' ber, wore the traditional kimona. The women seen on the streets were clad in black, billowy trousers and blouses. The western style of dress that most of the men previously had adopted was replaced by the khaki of the army-young and old alike. Wooden sandals were the style in footwareg occasionally, however, a man walked by wearing a pair of beaten and worn leather shoes. Everywhere the American goes, he is interested in souvenirs. Japan was no exception. Armed with yen and copious quantities of cigarettes, candy, and chewing gun, the serviceman went ashore in quest of Japanese products. At first the natives were ref luctant to bring out their wares, but after the first taste of American luxuries they were eager to barter. Children with dirty faces, women with children strapped to their backs papoose fashion, and men of all ages crowded about the American conquerors gesticulating and crying Cigaretto! Chew' Gum! and Chocolate!,' Bartering became so serious and In search of a new home the girl is carting her worldly goods around. This is a typical street scene in Yokosuka. prevalent that it had to be outlawed as black market' ing. These were the japanese which the Americans saw in 1945 . They were far more humble and anxif ous to be friendly than were the ones who pulled the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 4 I 1. i 1 1 6 9 f. ': i 1 l w 1 1 E 1 1 4 A 'i '1 I .,,,.,4, ,M E,-faq-u l:x!-L . , , 1, i V' f ' E, , . , t ' ' WAR or PEACE JAPANESE LIFE GOES ON E731 SI GH TSEEIN 'G A M ERI CANS MEET THEIR DEF EA TED ENEMY , E743 1 4: 74 Q . 1 . R 5. 1 H1 f 3 X 'Z 4 1 Q 2-1 v ': .1 4, Q 4 51 5 qi .kg R1 F W Ti 1 , : i 5 n E 5 1 5 I i 5 1 Y rwmrw..:sx Human1znaanniximnxeaaanmrmnuna-urn-nmsuunzuiczaaaxmswniummnssuw.X.w.n.'-fs.:mp--..':.-.1..1.'x.'.',u.5f-.-u.-.1 -.-...-: -1. wx .:. ,:.f., .-1 .V ,, ' - . . .. . ' ' ' ' 0 'M'-'-W-- Nff,'-'Wx'A'L N1wWQWw+1wMw+L-av9mQwpf 13s1uAz.s1aevssK-'- 099 set 'aft . 'XO' ACOGSGCXXX 0 at 61 axetsaiaixoo 09 CIAQK- Q00 DEMILITARIZA TI ON To the lzu Island group steamed the Quincy on Tuesday, October 23, 1945, after she had received the orders which gave her a part in the demilitarizaf tion of the sprawling Japanese Empire. Captain J. A. Waters, Jr., was in command of the task unit 5 3.7.2 which consisted of the cruiser Quincy, the destroyers Gatling and Dortch, and the APD Ruuels, The op' eration held no prospects of being glamorous or en' tertaining. Schedules called for portage after portage of heavy guns and ammunition over mountain trails and along rutted roads. Explosives were to be used only to destroy the permanent installations. Early Wednesday morning Miyake Shima, the first island to be demilitarized, appeared in the distance and grew to full size. A slight tingle of anticipation swept through the small Quincy landing party as it boarded an LOVP from the Runels and rode through the surf toward its first landing. It was not long be' fore the group, with Commander Oarr in charge, had established the beachhead. Despite the rough terrain, the dense forest, and the inadequate highf wayfsystem, the detachment soon had the disarming program underway. About 100 rifles were confisf cated and japanese search radar installations were smashed. Two days later the island was declared to be shorn of all military equipment. Mikura Shima was the next stronghold on the task unit's schedule, and Friday morning, October 26, found the ships lying off its shores. Once again the landing party went ashore. Heavy seas formed in the afternoon, however, and the shore party was forced to remain on the beach overnight. Supplies were shipped into them in the Quincy's motor whalef boat. The next day the operation on Mikura Shima was completed. All hands manned their battle stations for entry into Yaene Hakuchi on Sunday, October 27. This was the southernfmost anchorage of Hachijo Jima, the most strongly fortified island of the Izu chain. Hachijo is only seven miles long and three miles wide, Quincy resting off Eno Shlma, Tokyo Bay, Japan, before embarking on her demilitarization tour. The hills of Hachijo are sighted from the decks of the Quincy. OF :-rtiil-, . IZU SHOTO but it is so situated that it offers protection to the whole Honshu industrial area. The Japs had manned it well with 12,000 soldiers and 3,000 sailors. High cliffs which surrounded and protected the island were broken in only two places to form suitable landing areas. The towns of Kaminato and Yaene command' ed these areas which were well fortified with pill boxes and machine gun nests. The defenders could have made quite a stand there had they cared to fight. Sailors from the .S2u1'ncy made the landing without incident, however. Once ashore the landing party contacted the Japanese military leaders and the work of finding and destroying the military caches was begun. The Japanese soldiers willingly did most of the manual labor. Despite the rugged terrain and the narrow dirt roads the disarming went smoothly ahead. Ammunition and shells were carried to the beach where they were loaded into LCVP's and carted out to be dumped into the sea. Small arms sabres, binoculars, and other small items were transf ported to the .Quincy as prizes of war. Suicide boats, radar gear, artillery, and all permanent war installaf tions were destroyed. 7 inclement weather and heavy seas forced the and her escorts to leave the Hachijo area. The opporf tunity thus presented was used them to return to Tokyo Bay for fuel, fresh provisions, and Uncle Sugar reports. Then back to Hachijo the task unit sailed, and operations were resumed. Slowly the war equipment was brought out of hiding places and either blown to bits or shipped out to sea and sunk. The Japanese all but fought among themselves for the opportunity of riding in the LCVP's which were dumping the implements they had planned to use to carve a world empire. Cb Q' 01,0 e'111Zl',,,i?fQ-,, C 260' '71' 1- 00 oft-211,98 e o,. Ab S35 f 00 01- 860, Cn Tuesday, November 6, 1945, Captain Waters turned the command of the operation over to the commanding officer of the Gattlingg and the .Quincy returned to Tokyo Bay. Her duties in connection with the demilitarization of Izu Shoto were com' pleted. japanese rifles are loaded aboard the Quincy. The aps turn to loading boats for the disposal of ammunition A net full of Japanese small japanese swarm aboard the LCVP's waiting to make trips to dump ammunition. War materiel is piled high in Kaminato, awaiting destruction. arms is swung aboard the QW ,,, W- r .., Transportation of war goods the beach continues. f Stacks of war goods rest on the Japanese fortress island. Construction machinery is inspected. a Captain Waters at U. S. H. on I-Iachijo. Comdr. Carr and Lt. Dunn discuss a phase ofthe operation. . -Gd-.Air Lt. Burns strikes Jap Radar Gear. CRE Cook examines Jap Radar Gear. another from the list. i L lst Sgt. Wyman and Prescenzi look at Jap Pillbox. Jap Search Radar Antenna. J lp 0 . .-M, Il Nj SCENES AT HACHIJO 2 1 1 DURING DEMILITARIZATION W , VS 5 OF IZU ISLANDS i s E 5 ,I 1 'Z PLN. OMI Airo Un Thursday, November 8, 1945, The .Quincy left Tokyo Bay. After an un' eventful voyage along the eastern coast of Honshu, the ship steamed into Ominato Ko on Saturday and moored alongside the U. S. S. Santa Fe. Here Rear Admiral Deyo shifted his flag from the Santa Fe to the Quincy. For the next ten days the remained anchored there. When weather permitted small boats to run, which was about half the time, liberty was granted in the fishing village of Ominato. The entire terrif tory differed from that around Tokyo in that it had escaped theipoundings of Allied bombers, Further, the people enjoyed a healthier life and appeared to be less destitute than those in the Tokyo Bay region. Hiking excursions were formed on the ship and attempts were made to scale the mountain which formed the background for the anchorage. Cnly a few of those who attempted the climb succeeded in reaching the summit. On Tuesday, November 20, the .Quincy got underf Shoreline at Ominato as viewed by Quincy sailors. way for Tokyo Bay. 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MPG.: ev: ..w N4.fff,fAf bums f-ns. V -.wegffxza ,. .izffiwzi zef'fiffff24 ,fsfq fy? view 5'TfflvhhCf-1 N 4 CAPTAIN 1. A. WATERS ' Captain John A. Waters, Jr., was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on November 12, 1897, where he made his home until entering the Naval Academy. After graduf ating from Stamford High School in 1916, he entered Stevens Institute of Technology where he spent one year prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy in june, 1917. Upon graduating from the Academy in June, 1920, he was assigned to duty on the U. S. S. Utah. In 1926 Cap' tain Waters was ordered to the destroyer McFarland, then operating in the Atlantic fleet, where he served until 1927. In August of 1927 he reported for a post graduate course in general line duties at the Post Graduate School at An' napolis, following which, in 1929, he completed the junior course at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. From 1929 until 1931 he served as flag lieutenant to the late Rear Admiral Walton R. Sexton. From 1931 until 1932, Captain Waters served as assistant gunnery officer aboard the U. S. S. Omaha. In july of 1932 he was asf signed to shore duty in Washington, D. C., where he completed a course of instruction at the Army Industrial College, and then reported for duty in the fleet maintef nance division of the office of Naval Operations. Upon completing this tour in May of 1934, Captain Waters returned to destroyers as the executive oiiicer of the U. S. E. Dewey, the first of the 1500 ton destroyers to join the eet. His first command was the destroyer Crowninsliieid, to which he reported in June, 1936. In January, 1937, he assumed command of the destroyer Decatur. Captain Waters was on duty at the office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D. C., from 1937 until 1939. In June he went to sea as flag secretary to Rear Admiral Ralston S. Holmes, whose flag was in the U. S. S. Milwaukee. He continued in this assignment until February, 1943. He was then ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the Navy Department. He assumed command of the Quincy in San Pedro Bay, off Leyte, on June 14, 1945. April 13, 1946 he was detached from the Quincy. CAPTAIN E. M. SENN Captain F.. M. Senn was born in Sitka, Alaska, on May 8, 1897. The son of a naval officer, his first cruise at sea was made at the age of seven weeks. Since his sixteenth year he has been connected with the naval service. Shortly after his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1917 he was on active duty aboard the battleship New York. At the close of the First World War Captain Senn found the submarine service much to his liking. He bef came Captain of the Submarine U. S. S. Of4 and later commanded the U. S. S. Sf18. Then followed a tour of shore duty at the Naval Proving Grounds at Dahlgren, Virginia, during 1926f27. Before his next assignment to shore duty at the Naval Powder Factory in Indianhead, Maryland, he served for one year as navigating officer on the repair ship U. S. Medusa, and for two years as communications officer on the battleship Tennessee. While holding the rank of lieutenant commander he served as commanding officer of the destroyer U. S. S. Dent from 1932 until 1935. His next assignment was in the Bureau of Navigation. He left that post with the rank of com' mander to take up duty for two years on the staff of the Commander in Chief. The following year he became Capf tain of the U. S. S. McDougal, a destroyer leader. His next shore billet was in the role of inspector at the Cen' tral Recruiting Cfhce, Chicago, Illinois, a facility embracf ing the recruiting activities of thirteen states. During this assignment he was advanced to the rank of captain. His first World War II assignment afloat came in May of 1942 when he was made commanding oiiicer of the cruiser U. S. S. Cincinnati. This vessel functioned as a midfocean patrol in the Atlantic on lookout for blockade runners and armed raiders and sent three Nazi merchant' men to the bottom. Cn December 15, 1943, Captain Senn took command of the newly commissioned heavy cruiser Quincy. During this assignment he was awarded two silver stars for outstanding performance of duty. After eighteen months of action in both the Atlantic and Pacific wars, Captain Senn was detached from the Quincy on June 14, 1945. .., -'11t'3:'2L. COMMANDER M. L. DRURY Commander Martin J. Drury was born November 6, 1901. He is a native of the Rhode Island town of James' town. Early in his life Commander Drury became interf ested in the Navy as a career, and on June 10, 1920, he joined the service. He was then only eighteen years old. Commander Drury's first duties in the navy ran the pattern of most junior ofiicers. He later took a post graduf ate course in general line duties at the academy. Also a course in torpedo instruction was completed by him. During the early phases of World War II he served aboard the U. S. S. Marblehead as damage control ofiicer. The Navy Cross was awarded to him for his outstanding work on the Marblehead after she had been damaged. Commander Drury was ordered to the Quincy as Execf utive Officer during her commissioning December 15 , 1943. He served aboard this ship during the Normandy invasion and the invasion of Southern France. He received the Bronze Star for his outstanding performance of duty. Commander M. B. Duffill COMMANDER B. L. CARR Commander Bruce L. Carr was born July 20, 1907. He graduated from the Navay Academy at the age of 23 and immediately began his naval career at sea. The first sea duty of the commander was aboard the U. S. S. Raleigh. In 1934 he was relieved and sent ashore to study submarine warfare at New London. Subsequent to this course he was assigned to the U. S. S. Sf38, which was on the Asiatic station at the time. In 1937 Commanf der Carr was transferred to the U. S. S. Rf4, which was stationed at New London. A tour of shore duty at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, N. H., followed his submarine assignments, but two years later he went to sea again as the executive officer of the submarine U. S. S. Crenadier. Later he became Captain of the same vessel and served aboard her until December of 1942, when he went to the staff of Commander Submarines, Seventh Fleet. The next duty of the commander connected him with SCTC in Miami, Florida. Later he attended the Fleet Sonar School at Key West. In july of 1944 he became a membervof the CCMINCH Headquarters, Tenth Fleet. Upon being relieved of this duty, Commander Carr was assigned to the U. S. S. Quincy, where he served as executive officer. . ----' 1 1 Commander M. L. Drury COMMANDER M. B. DUFFILL Commander Monroe B. Duflill was born in Meriden, New Hampshire, on May 22, 1906. He is the son of Har' rison N. Duffill, a retired Major of the army. In Boston Massachusetts, Commander Duflill completed his seconf dary schooling, entering the Naval Academy in 1923. As an ensign his first billet was the battleship New York. Two years later he served as torpedo and commuf nications ofiicer aboard the destroyer Cojf A tour of nearly four years' duty in the Asiatic theater followed, two of them being spent on gunboats in China's Yangtze River and two on the destroyer Smithf'Thornpson. He was aboard the gunboat Oahu in the vicinity of Shanghai in 1932 during the outbreak of the Sinofjapanese war. Ref turning to the Atlantic fleet in 1934, he took up duties aboard the U. S. S. Wyoming. A tour of shore duty as assistant district communications officer in the Boston area followed. In 1939 he served aboard the battleship Arif zona, which operated out of Pearl Harbor. He was ref lieved of this billet in june of 1941, just six months before the Japanese sneak attack. Commander Dufiill served aboard the U. S. S. Quincy as navigator from December of 1943 until October of 1944 when he was designated executive officer of the same ship. Cn October 15, 1945, the commander left the Quincy. 7 Commander B. L. Carr HEADS of DEPARTME TS Left lo Rzght Comd M B Dufiill Comdr C R Gllllam Comdr M Sunderland Comdr H L Renter Captain E. M. Senn. Left Io Rzghl Comdr B W Rothblatt Comdr W M Laugh ln Comdr W H Cranford Comdr J F La xmer Lt Comdr. J. R. Black burn Lt Comdr C W Wxlson, Lt Comdr B W Chambers 90 Q 'r Y x J Z Y -f'-.. w-va-515:-yov114'fi7aiV'.!'fM3f E ' er c W Q 1 K. G 1 A -elf' 'R bi -- df K Wow, that one was close. I - . GUN N ERY OFFICERS ', 4 ' 3 n , Youn , Ch. Gunner Davidosky, Lt. Cjgl Severin, Ens. Cofoid, Ens. Hudak, Ens. Mesnard, Ens. Coe Eff!C:ZJREf1fnsFIlgslgO5z1'S1JIgVRgW3: Ens.gSpricl-tman, Lt. Hamilton, Lt. Woessner, Lt. Westerlund, Lt. Comdr. Little. Lt. Erlewine, Lt. Comdr Blackburn Lt, Comdr. Davidson, Lt. Ellstrom, Lt. Moor, Lt. Soper, Lt. Dunn, Enns. Brenner. THIRD ROW: Lt. Sleeper, Ens. Hexter, Ens Fan-el Lt, ug, Richter EHS. Sandvig, Lt. Schell, Lt. Cjgi Peterson, Lt. fjgl Wnnsfow, Lt. hgh Ronnmg, Lt. Cjgb Lien, Lt. Petersen, Lt fig, SGML Lt, fjgp Gdrdon, Lt. Bechtel. FOURTH ROW: Lt. Qgl 'Egner, Lt. Cjgl Merts, Lt. fjgl Goodyfkoontz, Lt. U85 Hausmann Lt. ug, Sgula, Lt. ug, Goetz, Lt, qjgj Commo, Ens. Shaw, Lt. fig? Wood, Ens. Doak, Ens. DeHaven, Lt. Ugb McKeon. W1 FIRST DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Levy, Sisii, Zukowski, Remacle, Smith, Ri.iva, Dassoni, Farid, Johnson, Tur, Lovell. SECOND ROW: Shep- head, Burns, Frechette, Galko, Kresmmsky, Emmes, Lt. f3gJ Egner, Rock, Lt. Dunn, Ens. Anson, Lenio, Witucki, Reinholtz, Ziweslin, Becker. THIRD ROW: Romani, Nicolai, Skiba, Dougherty, Smith, R. L., Pellegrino, Corti, Lazzaro, Wiley, Simmons, Lulling, Rowell. FOURTH ROW: DeLuca, Anthony, Gibbons, Van Trease, Norsworthy, Gerard, Shook, Buck, Wiggins, Jones, Hoffman, Wilson. FIFTH ROW: La- Vigne, Lee, Majewski, Dykas, Moody, Vargues, Yamnicky, Gunther, Weiner, Mulligan, Skinner, Paul, Toone. SECOND DIVISION Lejgi 10 Right, FIRST ROW: Scott, Zerlaut, Messina, Wluitman, Twigg, Tyclings, Gable, Staublein, Kreig, Campanalonga. SECOND ROW: glider, Eowgersf. Yxlson, Parlacoskl, Connelly, Lt. Schell, Ens. Sprickfnan, Sirois, Garrigan, Tool, Mills. THIRD ROW: Thomas, Walker, 1 zmo , ko ms y, Fasho, Long, Spears, Thackston Farr Worthy Johnson Pluto FOURTH ROW' Silvestri L r ' R d k' B McDonald, Ovillette, Korpak, Olivieri, Collie, Yeich. , , , , ' i , e Can' a ec 1' town' Wil i 6 I Q l 4 1 l l i l l YT 1 1 1 5 1 'I - ,'-,,,', ' ' '-'S ' THIRD DIVISION x tha t , ffm .av if Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Bussey, Unnever, Miller, Laurino, Mosier, Lt. fjgl O'Bryan. Lt. Biltmier, Lt. fjgb Peterson, Farnsworth, Lee, Bourque, Bailey, Pellegrino, Beardsley. SECOND ROW: Traynham, Paulson, Rooney, Kwietnieski, Bozeman, Norman, Zerphy, Lurrey, Bell, Milburn, Pascarello, Petrillo. Perreault. Fields, Evert. THIRD ROV-J: Piescznski, McGeever, Carraway, Pernislci, Carbas, Fowler, Rubinstein, Pawlikowski, Piccininni, Nalle. FOURTH ROW: Berry, Zurga, Wicleman, Myers, Merrell, Wynmgs, Sorenson, Vance, Pieiier, Cornett, Mc- Intyre, Teeter, Miller, Krzeminski. . FOURTH DIVISION . , - I-ke, Pivnick. Vaughn, Kalukiewiiz., Smith, L., Smith. H. L., Rehner, Williams, Milam. Waterman, gift lg RlEgE5gIlgTRgQWLtKl??g3 Blgojnning, Ward, Hoyt, Jackson, Shalcinewicz, Puleo. Robinson. Sevigny, Martine, Ryan, Siezes, Waus- hosea ,I-I ' n San illo .Walker Woerner,. THIRD ROW: Zinclc, Stoltv. Parkinson, Garrigan, Royles, Lazzaro, Spadolino, Palma, Turos, Salt-:CIE Ellngahi Nogak ,Grantham Lt. Westerlund,. FOURTH ROW: Mulgrew, Meehan, Cheek, Vlahopolous, Bowling, Wade, Rogers, Tialiefsi RoclSg1Q1cD0naIEl, Manarite: Swetz, Kelly, Pharr, Saksa. FIFTH ROW: Moran, West, Huber, Ulrich, Miller, Wilkie, Stone, Monag- han, Dillard, Valakos. E933 FIFTH DIVISION , Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Horvath, Verling, Martochio, Lopes, Willard, O'Keefe, Singer, Dickson, Roberts, Niroda. SECOND ROW Lehman, Connett, Smith, G., O'Brien, Vandy, Lynn, Albernaz, LeMay, McManus, Lipuma, Smith, W. D., Vinovrski. THIRD ROW: Meyers Forrest, Bettis, Carlisle, Lt. Bechtel, Lt. CjgJ Fehr, Lt. Ball, Lt. Ellstrom, Hale, Buchanan, Revelle, McClain, Bryant. FOURTH ROW Kurilla, Undutch, Traines, Sines, Hergert, Walton, Torchon, Sousy, Pisculli, Dahms, Babitsky, Borden. FIFTH ROW: Butler, Fisher, Wehner Martin. Coady, Barns, Hanson, Hyde, McFerson, Ray, unidentified, Kessler, Kuzmuk, Pinard. SIXTH ROW: Russo, Shaw, Freeman, Moore J. IJ., Moore, R. H., Chase, King, Hally, Koltis, Gailey, Rogers, Winsjansen, Sonnie. SEVENTH ROW: Roden, Perling, Queen, Michaelson Wilson, R. J., Reuss, Ward E., Joe, White, Dela, Polpe, Williams. EIGHTH ROW: Rupinslcy, Zalewski, Hamilton, Young, Schrader Wroblewski, Sakram. SIXTH ,DIVISION fStarboarcl Ilie,gix:goxfligih:5r'Il-iIIE:ST ROVg:. Sullgvan, Kaufman, Denis, Houston, Lt. Cjgl Saula, Lt. Cjgb Hausmann, Lt McKown, Lt. fig? Wasnetslfy, n OPSGY, cmto EQOND ROW. Loud, Pembridge, Shipley, Mira ho, P l b , M ' , , G d . S' d , Fl , Carpenter. THIRD ROW: Stewart, Dingle, Correll, Cook, Dougherty, Merkle, Staxiick, 16I:on:e,oB. RfflgikoiztlgfrWhaiteijlalglahettycingiamzzigxmxe. I V I94I 1 M I SIXTH DIVISION lPo1-tl Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Pinson, Dreyer, Sherman, Mrozowski, Lt. fjgl Hausmann, Lt. fjgl Saula, Lt. McKown, Lt. fjgb Wasnetsky, Hoefer, Spencer, Martin, Wesley. SECOND ROW: Levy, Mallard, Washborn, Rhoads, Reid. Gatauaski, Kovanik, McNeil, Wiltsey, Mills, Kuoppola. Tharp. THIRD ROW: Purcell, Smith, V. D., McKendry, Morrissey, Brown, Sousa, Youngs, Viles, Nazzaro, Smith, W. P., FOURTH ROW: Sydlik, Lawless, Hubbs, Robinson, Reichart, Horvath, Robbins, Black, Jeffers. FIFTH ROW: Michael, Rossi, Meredith, Gately, Kilderry, McConnell, Fleming, Mengel, Rubenstein. SEVIQIXQI-I DIYISIOQ . : - Z' , G ld , S ' t h , Williams. SECOND ROW: McMath, Tremblay, Tonucci, Bemis, Stenberg, Sfrgsliz Rl:gd1EauFIl1llg1T lgliiizyilo Iizillerlmgiisnoski,nBl:utinivlaTolfII:llD ROW: Svilar, Casaclos, Brown, Black, Ens. Cofoid, Lt. fjgl Burns, Lt. 6. J Sgula Hug hes' Langscgwager ,If-lull, Tabaka. FOURTH ROW: Carrano, Vlasic, Schoffler, Higgings, McCarthy. Woodruff, Minichiello, sign k ki' SlcaEofI,Harvey Pond? FIFTH ROW: Watkins, Levesque, Gagne, Morris, Tnrdif, Hyland, Pnpnff, Dahl, Martin, Giirnrisr. Sil,?Tci.IwsR6W1. Nici-H-enne, Stephenson, Silva, Palmatier, Talaber, Sipple, Casey, Madison, Tomashefski. SEVENTH ROW: Wilt, Higgins, Hobart, Slother, Benedetto, Toof, Smith, Muhlbruck. E951 IGHTH DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Smith, J., Williams, Merritt, Nadeau, Norman. SECOND ROW: Roberts, Bone, Garner, Metz, Revell, Lt. fjgl Wood, Lt. Petersen, Enzor, Moon, Murdock, Craft. THIRD ROW: Riddle, Wasolowski, Lambert, Shulths, Padden, Sierko, Phelps, Platt, McMomigle, Magauero, Lewis, Peterson. FOURTH ROW: Huard, Murphy, McCarty, Ward, Sholts, LeBlanc, Lair, Potter, Kadec, Smith lsavxtkowlzskik MECloy, Smith. FIFTH ROW: Torok, Stephenson, Gillespie, Hansen, Smith, W. E., Shewchuk, O'Leary, Wooley, Risteter xtuc 1, em en. Q J a 'Y , , T ' A ff '- -T, Q . X- cg 9 - N, i T' R O ' I T 0 as ' N 0, , X xx i , Q I -'I-I I J 0 of 52,4132 U: .,' , w Spam I ,-, me 5. I963 Y I nz-'+I-'- Q TEN TH DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Ponter, Kane, McReynolds, Sossen, Bigelow. SECOND ROW: Blaine, Ashe, Wilcoxson, Ens. MaCris, Ens. Krumvieda, Lt. ljgi Severin, Lt. Cjgl Richter, Lt. Cjgb Merts, Lt. Sleeper, Ens. Mooney, Davis, Roper. THIRD ROW: Vale, Coleman, Rich, McCarthy, Fischer, McAdams, Walsh, Justice, Hartley, Wyatt, Paterson. FOURTH ROW: Lawrence, Maurice, McAllister, Hill, Sytsma, Wallace, Rixford, Olson, Loman, Zook. . - HF DIVISION . , ' 1 L , L I , Th , N rland. SECOND ROW: Cichon, Mayerhoifer, Beebe, Wood- Lef' 'OLRWIV' F2155 Lgajjhaggdffflgaf.,n2lfri1imfwii3ifef, EQSIOITHIRD ROW: Wawzynczuk, Nolan, Dooley, Stepnowski, White, ford, ti lJg,M oq Y Sl,t , V Slater ,T. B. Compton. FOURTH ROW: Leigh, Johnson, Smith, Bryan, Wollender, Valakos, String- Corley' Smlfhi Owe aer' ' ', ' ' W: H II shweder, Norotsk , Fisher, van Winkle, Grinolds, Hill, Elwell, McKee. Th l. FIFTH RO H gran, V SZIQYHSRISWH, I1yl1celill?Iii'J,mI'I.lcii1is, Fi-ziiich, Nieland, Cronan, Sousa, Deschutter, Squeo. 15971 Quincy marines celebrate Corp's 170th anniversary. N IN TH DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Ricketts, Snelson, Muir, Justice, Eddins, Kinman, Capt. Christie, lst Lt. Huesman, Weimann, Pendry, O'Connor, Chaplin, Smolinski. SECOND ROW: Parkinson, Nagy, Waldon, Wilson, Smith, Kinney, Nestor, Jones, Deese, Johnson. THIRD ROW: Barber, Pilon, Hvasta, Kane, Tinsley, Blaney, Ferguson, Warren, Elling, Chester. i f98 i L 4 Q 5 f A 4iU'iSfiMKfr:3'lef5YUlLeHf3ii'- V DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW. Coady, Ens. Farrell, Ens. Mesnard, Lt. fjgl Francis, Lt. Comdr. Little, Ens. Hudak, Hall, Manfredi. SECOND ROW: Lloyd, Friend, Helinski, Carpenter, Klien, Drab, Varnadore, Tavlor, Schwartz, Molaro, DeBruine. THIRD ROW: Lennon, McCauley, Levin, LeRoque, Murphy, Hulme, Smith, Boswell, Muir, Roberts, McKee. N DIVISION L R'gh . FIRST RQW: W1 , R dd , D , R ' lc, Lt. lj J Iafiee, Comdr. Laughlin, Joyner, Robertson, Schroll, Johnson, Kwapin- skiiit SOECOINID ROW: Calvert, Nilsson? Sillversgehi, CSSFI1, Splane? Shaw, Perry, Mundy, Mclnturff, Churchhill, Hubbs. THIRD ROW: DuPont, Knepper, Molesky, Doran, Buckley, Ordway, Rothermel, Hopper, Milano, Lanoue. E991 uh ur NJ A fi rl '-.- F3 -43' .---'-Q- ...,.l ,,,...,,................. If I1 33555 EEEET 5, ff 'Q It was love at first sight, sir. CR DIVISION DR Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Feldman, Prescenzi, Gropper, Powers. SECOND ROW: Reagan, Dean, Yousse, Ens. Soma, Lt. fjgl Andrews, CRE Cook, Rimi, Gongla, Donovan, Setzke, Wolf. THIRD ROW: Petramale, Huls, Munn, Murphy, Stern, Cotten, Marlow, Nustad, Brad- Shaw, Wilkenson, Borowski. FOURTH ROW: Pi l C d' G d T ' ' ' cco o, or xer, or on, ansey, Mellenthnne, Znlsberger, Shepherd, Powell, Prxce. FIFTH ROW: Craw, Matalik, Raust dt L lc' L ' B ' a , ar ln, eavltt, urns, Adams, Homerdnng. 51003 J I I vw,,,-.U - .1 N - - wwf' . - , ,.- .v'.. 4 ' ' '. ' ' ' f - , un.d'Q1h-4-A9 ', M W-y....,.4,...---.,.-...H ,wr fr :Lf a8!f3!s141P'fG!l'!1tS1igg23:gxMm.,- ,. ...,......,.,,,,......4...,,., I.. ,,,...,...,.M..,....,.,.r,.,-- ,- . ., :ww-me-'sg-W h MI- Q HCS DIVISION Left lo Right, FIRST ROW: Thomas, Matyas, Meader, Lt. fjgl Cottler, Lt. Snight, Comdr. Latimer, Godmanson, Becker. SECOND ROW: Suni, Shroader, Spraglia, Kelly, Newstedt, Waters, Trader. THIRD ROW: Arnold, Brooks, Hilden, Nitch, O'Brien, MacNamara, Davis, Zeck. CY DIVISION Lei, ,O Righf: FIRST ROW: Dwyer, Gladwell, Cottman, Lt. Fagelson, Kidder, Smith, R., Billing, Misiewicz. SECOND ROW: Levesque, Ferguson, Shain, McCracken, Mattson, Gill, Sullivan, Lauer, Fink. f101j I V ! I I ' I I 4 i l I I 5 , , I l I 1 I J ,I I 5 ,I I 5, 51, 4 51 5 I I E1 il Ll l 1 P I NGINEERING DEPAR TME A DIVISION Left 10 Right, FIRST ROW: Otto, Randolph, Sloan, Smith, Mach, Kolina, Lt. Hommel, Lt. Cjgl Caminitti. Talbert, Jansen, Bechtel, Quinter SECOND ROW: Sigman, Pero, Moore, Rav, Kilwinski. Juhlin, Lihvarcik, Basile, Wilkinson, Anderson. THIRD ROW: White, Gill, Yam- nicky, Veillette, Messina, Lozenski, Lelio, Kinser, Murphy. B DIVISION ..-,. .., ...5..i, .limi nvw: LYOWICKI, brlenze, Natale, Pluebell, Lee, Moore, Frazee, Bednar, Pisano, Sullivan Viles Bunch, Trimboli Riddle Moccolio SECOND ROW7 , , . : Smith, Hill, Ordway, Ens. Stoner, Lt. Blair, Mach McKinney,, Roarlc Wood VaxiNorden McCoy Jalovec THIRD ROW M ' S'l , . : ercler, xva, Schoonjongen, Radioan, Young, Gray, Timmons, .Miller, Bambino, Baker, Witt, Blumetti, Lawrence No es. FOURTH ROW' , ' ' , y . Lynch, ODonnell, Allen, Sinese, Welch, Dorsey, Warmack, Laverdl. Delmonaco, Mailhot. Berger: Schlimmer, Andrews, Pinto, Zuckerman, Potter, Stiltner, Montgomery, Weiger, Thompson, Kleinholtz, Williams, Smith, R. E., Wynings, Leitner, Spicer, Spear. Uozj A J 1 , y . ,.-,f B -it 335- ,ggi-1-'s.fx .av-,,..p.f.s-vw'-,f,f, ,Q-14,0 HM DIVISION 2? 7 Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Kokotkiewicz, Trudeau, Watchinski, Miller, McAllister, Rivera, Nasser. SECOND ROW: Rayeski, Bates, Tittle, Smith, Lt. fig? Rothermel, Ch. Mach. Clay, Gough, Nelson, Goudge, Cammer. THIRD ROW: Moretti, Petrow, Ralla, Whitaker, McKenzie, McNefI, Wydeen. Lyons, Stefanowicz, Roberts. FOURTH ROW: Little, Woener, Watts, Rieder, Wright, Matsco, Patterson, Kinstler, Wil- liams, Bechtel, Wesolowski, Smith, A. F., Morehouse, McMullen, Palumbo. E DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Kirchner, Bradley, Kaweck, DeBusk, Boone, Campbell, Fuller, Duane, Newton, Morrison, Hoffman, Galvin, Teague. SECOND ROW: Anderson, Riefl, Dietelbaum, Wise, Mulryan, Wright, H. J., Laraway, Hammersley, Pettit, Cekaitis, Garden, Lic- carido Park, Pitillo. THIRD ROW: Lewis, Burger, Kinkle, Mader, Dillinger, Bushby, Ch. Elect. Allen, Long, Lt. Shor,, Farnsworth, Lt. Qjgi Kimball, Keppler, Turner, Amman, Wierdo, Costello, Head, Spaulding, Bowman..FOURTH ROW: McCormack, Bennett, Lindsey, Caputo, McCarren, johnson, Wilkerson, Schroeder, Swart, Bottem, Briggs, Blackwelder, Wright, R. H. 51033 H1 x Ml W M Z1 ,! 1 ,Q sp I Pl 1 rf N1 ,vt tl H .v ,rt X, fix 1 1 1 i 1 w M, L, Y li if vf ,lg I fi! QA , N , , Y 1 Q., 1 it iQ its H! M inf-Q . Tl ,li fp wr? B j ,I ' iff , ? 5 1 w i ll its . w a .51 ig? if L 21, il? E, 3 fl i I 9 Q V I ,E H i i l wi I I Hi i , . 1 V w , L.. V R DIVIS HULL DEPARTMENT 1oN Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Stempien, Pennington, Falls, Heard, Greenwood, Boatswain Johnson, Lt. Miller, Lt. fjgl Jessup, Carp. Swanson, Sirrianna, Chapman, Marshall, Feeley, Pagnozzi. SECOND ROW: Cornell, Dulaney, Irion, Levins, Garten, Otten, Ragona, O,Conner, Up- dike, Presnell. THIRD ROW: Bernier, Seeley, Wiedman, Grauer, Strong, Hagan, Woodside, Robarge, Eichenlaub Wolbert, Nicholson Mennillo, Trofenchik, Kersey, Huggins, Schmidt, Mepham, Shaeiier, Sesso, Arnot. FOURTH ROW: Tyskywitcz, Oliver, Wright, Mitchell, Kellar, Raines, Pokryska, Beard, Davis, Landry, Yorton, White, McArdle, Volpe, Milich, Tesarairo, Moyer. i' DIVISION IN ACTION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Robinson Zaha Fletcher, E . N'l B ' C . B lc L E B ' S M ROW: Stafford, Pinard, Kunder, Flavixi, See, ,Kasper-ski, Rtc:2ers,l SiilacheflnlsliatiotskaiipFinghfr, tl mist, emu, nyder, enori SECOND f1o4j F x I 3 I 1 'l I 2 a 1 I l Q . , ..,,. . . . W '- wmv 7, '!: 182l Y 1TF1ii . - , , f '1Q'.' f' 3H . -i5 1r4'u ' flu! .V .ur-CM-TA.uw..is,.k-.f4y.ff I '--'-A1+'uf ,. V '...'5u.',..-..1......g.. ,..... -L 7-' ' . - Y! MEDICAL DEPARTME I-I DIVISION 3'1 Left to Right. FIRST ROW: Gucri, Scott, Brannan, Lt. Cjgb Wallace, Lt. Comdr. Holt, Comdr. Rothblatt, Lt. Gooclnow, Wampler, Butts, Can-as. TOP ROW: Gorman, Panzano, Ingram, Chadwick, Anclriechack, Micheal, Anderson, Conklin. CComdr. A. J. Cerny was former head of Medical Depan-tment.J 'Ci V90 It Good .A 09 Sgxexs- how p at C, ,A heb 0 QXX Q 0935 060:58 fo r 5 Yxov C960 Qtablzake Q11 vf' 5 0' ' JC, 2- Gy I: 1 O5 1 UPPLY DEPAR TMENT HS DIVISION Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Graves, Neumyer, Waterhouse, Jennings, Copeland. CPC Williamson, Lt. Cjgj Buenz, Boutote, Danahy, Brizen dine, Doering, Perrv. Fisher. SECOND ROW McPherson, Garrett, Maxwell. Seleski. Van Wezemmaal, Post, Micalak, Yeager, Ray, Para Moran. THIRD ROW: Nickles, Wausnock, Daniel, MacPherson, Sewitsky, Soucy, Mattai, Earnhart, Sakran, Pieper, Somers. 'CSU DIVISION fStewards Matesl Left to Right. FIRST ROW: Fashaw, Myrick Grant, Lt. Cjgb Grommoll, Lt. Comclr. Ke s r Lt. Q' D B H bd C t H ll' SECOND ROW: Mazerat, Gill, Gaskins, Sheppard, Louis, Eggleston, Griffin, D. L., Geteyi',eGrifTin, Tl-IIIRI5 R8W?yI3oyfu-Cf1lihter,oG:.i: land, Hicks, Gaston, Lee, Lloyd. FOURTH ROW: Evans, Poindexter, Mason, Hopson, McCoy, Harris, Johnson, Hare, Ellem. 51063 I Y - A ,.-yW.a,,,,r,-,..,.1.4, w. --wi-,719-4-rgwva-w,yyuqgfqwvpf-pe'v'5'wm,5gipv1v pg-'W ,. 24. ., -. 5, ' HN , -,,J.,,-.V V' -,,,, 1071 108 I v w1..f-im-4.31.1 ... ' 109 V 1 I'-4 r-1 CD I-.-I 555 4 vga- -- -,s - s--1'--f n -if 1--:Y ' ,-1, -,,,, 1- ,, ' - :::f2...Qag-ffww--lfflifl'1ffj5fijj?jjjjE1 'fl'H V' ----- -- .- U. S. S. Quincy gets her final repairs at San Francisco Naval Yard before being deactivated. ' 41 ' ' ' i ' ' ' M 'w '1 'fin' 1 33 N-0 E ,YH .. W. r 4.4 RA-.. . , t I n I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S T A F F Lt- W- E- JESSUP . . . Editor in Chief ENS. R, L. SANDVIG . .J , Makeup Editoy Lt. M. B. MERTS . . . Editorial Editor DEAN STRAKA, S2c ........... . . Art Editor J. R, SHUMWAY, PHoM2c ........ H. N. CALVERT, PHoM3c 3 I. M. SILVERSTEIN, S2cg . Plwwgmphels CAPTAIN J. A. WATERS ......... . . Advisor CQMMA-NDER B. L. CARR . . . Advisor The staff of this Odyssey of the U. S. S. Quincy expresses its appreciation to all who contributed to the publication of this book. Lt. Comdr. P. C. Anderson and Lt. W. W. Jaffee initiated the venture during the fall of 1945. Ens. P. T. Spriclcman and Ens. J. Cr. Sullo aided immensely in the makefup of the Personnel Section. Commander W. H. Cranford graciously lent many pictures used in the Tokyo Surrender Section. Chaplain D. A. Brady, his yoeman, J. R. Finn, Slc, and Ens. D. C. Young helped immeasurably with the mailing list. Lt. fjgj C. A. Peterson and Lt. fjgj W. W. Wallace spent much of their spare time at the typef writer in behalf of this book. Especial credit is given to the Christian Science Monitor, the Boston American, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Dallas Morning News for allowing reprints from some of their editions. The pictures of the presidential cruise are printed through the courtesy of the U. S. Army Signal Corps. mam sw af Mm lu 18k Fl X x fx :K xx 5' if Y 0. can 9 ., sf, V Q., , l.5lj!nq!LPQ m1,vX fm . - AW, mx ff' M ' wa. Y Q3 ,:'. y'-Qiff. , , ' , wwvwwwwmfH I 1 EW' ' 'fi 7f'?l 5- ff, 4 ff 45' vie '49 .,f fr? 1 1 1 4' PK j ,Q 'Q I Rf Y 1 z' v..f,,pr3g., x f. I-.J f g , ' .90 000 ovaoao o-4, no 0 Qc, f d00'GB00 of oooooo cabo ,co 4 -' ' M 'illnlrfti' ' jr- f '.t .'x .3141 M 0 M til' 'Q and 'li