Reasoner (DE 1063) - Naval Cruise Book

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,. mf-. 4... . WEAPONS DEP RT N f 1 5: Lt. Arthur J. Gilbert. USN Weapons Officer REASONER'S Weapons Department, numbering about 60 men, commenced the deployment with feelings of both excitement and anticipation. In March the long- awaited cease fire in Vietnam was still not secure and the ship's weapons systems were peaked to expect the worst. Although REASONER never fired a shot in anger, there were some rather tense moments patrolling areas just off the infamous harbor of Haiphong. On the other hand the department can boast of the smooth and efficient manner with which they conducted dozens of successful underway replenishments and their participation in a joint anti- submarine exercise with the Nationalist Chinese Navy. In the Western Pacific, salt and humidity are a con- stant adversary. The herculean efforts put forth by the Deck Division to keep our ship consistently sparkling in appearance set a fine example for all ships in the Seventh Fleet. The group of highly professional individuals which comprise this proud department thoroughly enjoyed the many new and exotic ports we visited, while never forget- ting their reason for existence: to have all systems in peak condition to meet and destroy any threat at any time. To this end the Weapons Department can take great pride in a highly successful cruise.

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iff if f ,, .. .. . ,. k , Q ffzi ! gy R r SECOND DIVISION 45 -5 ff-ff KNEELING: FTG3 Bates, GMG2 Taylor, FTG3 Griffith, GMG2 Jones, FTGSN Middleton, FTGSN Chase, FT1 True. SECOND ROW: GMGC Savage, SN Meyer, GMG2 Schwarze, FTG3 Cummings, FTG2 Miller, FTGC Harby.THIRD ROW: FTGSN Golden, GMG3 Kirk, GMGSN Knox, GMG3 Milhoan, GMGSN Barshay, GMG3 Liles