Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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, , -5, ' ' W H. JI, . . . . X, Execufive Officer l l eommander B. L. E. Talman, Execulive Officer of The U.S.S. SALEM, was born in Washinglon, D. C. in l9l2 and and was gradualed from lhe Naval Academy in l935. His lirsl assi nmenl was aboard lhe U S S MARYLAND This was followed by I8 monihs of service aboard g . . . . lhe U.S.S, PHILADELPHIA. ln I939 he was lransferred +o 'rhe U.S.S. SUMNER on a Hydrographic Survey Expedi- 'rion in 'rhe Soulh Seas and Soulh American wafers. During World War Two Commander Talman served aboard a deslroyer in 'rhe Aflanfic Ocean Area and laler look command of The deslroyer U.S.S. BERNADOU, during l'he invasion of Sicily and llaly. Affer serving under Admirals lvlilscher and Blandy in lhe A+lan'ric Heel, Commander Talman became The Flag Lieulenani 'ro Admiral Blandy. Prior +o re orling aboard 'rhe SALEM he did a four of duly in Jrhe office of +he Secrelary of Defense, as P Chief of l'he Ear Easlern seclion, Office of lvlililary Assislance. I I Ai li 9' 2 E .7 .'l, V C l1i-,. 2.45. 74Zmcm,7iS

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, ,,,, ,. , S B . A A .4 ' , , 'r y X K K W A 3. 1 wg T r l .x nf, gf, .4 . ' We F 5+ Row lL-Rl - McGarry, W. F.: Morse, J. W.: Clarlce, F. M.: Caynor, R. E.: Cameron, A. L.: While, J. R.: Dominicci, F B Roseman, L. l.: Brady, P. L.: Farvour, J. R.: Nelson, D. C.: Garcia, R. Second Row-Denninger, G. A.: Gregory, D. V.: Macldaloni, G. E.: Morgan, W. L.: Meyer, F. E.: ENS. H. J. Corcoran, LTJG. R. D. Lyon: Indri, E. L.: Fowler, B. J.: O'Shea, P.: Schroeder, L. R.: Foose, R. C.: Dugan, M. Third Row-Farrel, W. J.: Webs+er, J. R.: Brown, J. B.: Brown, R. L.: Poole, W. C.: McKee, T. P: Turner, C.: Schreiber, R N Wager, F. A.: Mon+ie, N. K.: Dorman, W. E.: Mullen, W. E.: Smifh, A. O.: Brown, W. J. Z Division consisis of Jrhe ship's radarmen and sonarmen, who consriruie 'rhe eyes and ears of ihe ship when visual means are inadequale. The radarman's worlc lakes him 'ro Combar lnformafion Cenrer, which, as 'rhe name implies. is lhe sialion where all Jrhe pieces of combat inlormaiion are collecied, displayed, evaluared, and sen'r 'ro Jrhe various conrrol sialions in a compact concise form. A radarman musr firsl' of all be able io operaie air and surface radars, inierprei whai he sees on +he scope. repori a con+ac+'s posilion relaiive lo Jrhe SALEM, and use IFF, which defermines wherher a larger on 'lhe radar scope is friendly or enemy. li is also his responsibiliiy ro malce minor repairs and operaling adiuslmenis on all Jrhe radar equipment The radar reporls are ploHed on a maneuvering board, where lhe confacls course, speed, closesf poinl of approach, and orher informaiion is calculaied and seni 'ro lhe bridge +o assis+ rhe Capiain and 'rhe Olificer of The Deck. The Navigafor also beneliis from CIC, as if aids him wilh radar navigaiion, which is esseniial in periods of darkness and low visibiliiy. CIC guards Jrhe various voice circuils which form Jrhe linlc beiween 'rhe ships in Jrhe formaiion, so 'rhe radar- man mus'r be an experi' in voice radio procedure. Besides lcnowing wha+ is on ihe surface and in The air, he musi also have a means of derermining whal' is under fhe wafer, and Thai is lhe funcfion of sonar. The sonarman operales elecironic underwa+er sound equipmenl io deiecl fhe presence, range, and direcrion of underwaier crafr and oiher submerged obiecls. From ihis informa- i'ion an effeciive ailaclc can be made or underwaler obiecis can be avoided.