Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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,414 TOP ROW, Leff To Riglwfz Hamer, J. W.: Misclwlce, D.: Bealon, M. J.:l-laner, l-l. W. SECOND ROW: Taylor., W. C.: Ernriclw, R.: Sanlos, J. L.: Bullerfield J. J.: Malarclnilc, A.: McNally, W. J.: Zoll, J.: Miner, M, E.: Labbe, D.: Burke, D. J.: Josf, O, F.: Malanda, E. J.: Cauclnon, E. A.: Slwipp, F. L.: Mc:Fann C. R.: Oaudio, W. O. FIRST ROW: De-lame, F. A.: Owens, R. Fl.: Crouclw, O. R.: Pieper, B. C.: Roslin, l-l. A.: LTJG Calrwill: LTJG Blackwell? LTJG Chamber lain: LTJG Scoll: Tesler, R. L.: Coolce, K. O.: Connelly, I. D. FRONT ROW: Hazelwood, W. E.: Newman, Fl. UR DI ISIUN

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W as 3 fi at' Q af 0 if P X5?g?:w.I'S4-f 'X A ' J ' i awail, . . , ff fl, if Q , a J A i 34 if u si, - I 5 Q, 'Q , e me X as EXECUTE The OS Division, known to all hands as the Hsignal gangfi is the hardworking group of 'GSkivvi-wavers that serves the ship and aids the flag in visual communications. Though the first duty of a good signalman is to be a top notch lookout, his is also the job of communicating visually with flashing light, semaphore, and flaghoist. Reliability, security, and speed are all essential to the business of communications, and those principles fall as listed in order of their importance. To some people the signalman is seen as a man wearing a pair of binoculars, holding a message board under one arm. a fiaghoist hallyard under the other, recording a message with a pencil between the toes of one foot and peering through a long glass all at the same time. So it goes . . . while there are times of quiet on the signal bridge, there are also times when the bridge is really busy. The signal gang, aside from being a functioning unit of shipboard duty, is also a group of individual characters, new men constantly turning up to replace the old, There is a team spirit in this gang that is evident not merely in their duty, and in such evolutions as inspections and shipwide competi- tion. This spirit of unity goes right to the beach when the boys go over during their well earned liberty hours in the DRILLS Med. To play ball or toss a few down. Last year they boasted a record of not one shore patrol report during the entire Med. Cruise, and it is that standard which every man in the division endeavors to maintain during work hours as well as during recreation, and which makes a man proud that he is a part of the signal gang. Robert W. Heywood, QMI 'FULL SPEED AHEAD-DAMN THE TORPEDOES' f xi y. 'af 1 'M iw B i 11? ' f'f'ZfTff1rf L ' -'I-'- W K n in a Q71 fl 573 ,.-, - 5 I

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RADIO ONE The radio gang - 'fcomniunicatorsn - Nstamp lickersw - 'fsparkiesw - put them all together and you have the nucleus of the operation-radio division, Our job-to maintain the best communications ,tween ship and shore. The postmen, too, are part and 'cparceln to the gang finding that they only have to ring once on foreign shores. LTIC Blackwell assisted by Messrs Scott, Cahill and Chamberlin head a staff of 50- 35 radiomen, 12 telemen kept in line by radioman Chief Rostin, the Salem's senior plankowner. On duty, we're working as part of the Sixth Flt staffg off duty, the story might be like this. ln Villa our scenic home port on the Riviera we should see a lot more of Beachguard Annie at the division picnic-the transmitter gang harmoniz- ing at the Montana. Connelly and Liotto playing inspired golf at the Monte-Carlo-Tennessee Pieper with the Haney broth- ers entertaining at the Monte-Cristo-Flash-Able sources report c'Lazy Bondellw still serves the best martini on the Riviera-location top secret. And another flash-National Geographic Society hints that Duane Mischke will attempt to duplicate Depizzol's feat of climbing the Matterhorn. In Barcelona Hoss Walker can be seen easing up the main drag in his 6553, lag, also Gaudio thrilling the crowds at the Rio Cluba' with his version of 'tl-lold ,Em Joef, And in Venice St. Mark's Square there's Max Minor, Bermuda shorts and all, telling a group of Vassar girls about his ol, college NO BASEBALL SCORES YET days at good ol, S.D.S .... at the bend in the canal must be De James and Butterfield matching bourbon and battle rib- bons and at the Lido Beach we see our faithful messengers McFann, Sulcer, Caffrey and Phillips limbering up to leg muscles as Coach Blackwell chants that famous motto, MYou,ve got to keep the board moving? And as the last Mediterranean sunset fades into the golden west we can see that old gang of mine huddled on the fantail asingin, those reenlistlnent blues. Harry Whitman, TE3 SALEM'S EARS I 1,,,w I A I li 'i l. r i T 5 T, L V? -i 5 fs 3 is 4 l i Q, v 5, i it 'I i , Ma - ir. - 1... 1 -r ffl . S- X1-' N