Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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.fdfberf murmy pfichelf JM-, CJJC 'lfl.S'77 Albert Dudley Prichett was born 28 November 1917 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He was licensed to preach at the age of 17 by The East Gadsden Bap- tist Church, and preached his first sermon two weeks later, still a high school senior at the Gadsden High School, Gadsden, Alabama. Chaplain Prichett graduated from Gadsden High School, Gadsden, Alabama, 19351 Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama with AB degree, 1939. Three years of seminary training completed at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky in 1942 with Th. M. degree earned. He was missionary for Virginia Baptist Board of Missions and Education after graduation, worhing in Radford, Virginia, until volunteered for the Navy in 1943. Chaplain Priehett commissioned in 1943 as LTJG and reported to active duty in September that year. i 1 During WWII and the jirst part of 1944, he served his first sea duty with the Amphibious Navy, aboard the USS President ADAIWS, APA-19 in the Pacific . . . engaging in the Battle of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, and the ' battle of Iwo lima. 3 Chaplain Prichett was awarded the Bronz Star, with Combat V by the Marines while serving with the 3 First Marine Division in Korea in 1952. He reported aboard USS TACONIC on 14 July 19 f 60. 1 r I r 1. 1 mhz Q'Lhz1plz1in's huiies are nf nmxrse, primzxrilg religinus, L hnineher, he is frequenilg ussigueh mang uthers- 3912 , is at valuable frienh in time nf meh- Qfiegzxrhless nf his T rank ur faith, fue zrlfrxags ahhress him as 01hapIain,', sinh rzgarirless nf :mr religinus prefereruze ur hack- T gruunh, he is rzzrhg in hiscuss ang spenifin rzliginus nr persnnul prnhlem ine might ennuunierg

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J ' -49' X .as-dw. ,W mmm , , 'Q '3' 53522, Mgt-iw' HELICOPTER ix 'I ,f u ,f ,,,. ff 5 . -f 1 Q TLLT Q11 , V J , jf I f DETACHMENT LT. s. E. Remy, oanc '-UG R- J- Dum .E , 5 Richard Mastriano, ADR2 Douglas R. Rea, AMH3 Andrew P urlimun, ATR3 BRING MAIL? How many times did we hear that question during our seven month stay on the TACONIC? The bright orange bird will be remem- bered mostly for it's postal prowess, but HU-4 also did a great many other odd jobs in the air. For in- stance, we transferred 76 persons by hoist to other ships, made 51 guard mail drops, flew VIP's over the amphibious landing areas to observe the troops in action, took part in man overboard drills, evacuated medical patients, and on one memorable occasion we hunted for a submarine. With two pilots, six crewmen, the helicopter, and about 9000 pounds of spare parts, the helo detach- ment is a completely self sufficient unit. We do all the maintenance work and upkeep on the helo, and are expected to keep it in flying condition for the entire cruise. Looking back on seven months of flying, with an average of one hour per day, we recall that some- times reveille was early, chow late, and liberty a bit fouled up, when the familiar FLIGHT QUAR- TERS was called at the most irregular times. But it was worth all the trouble when we could answer the man's question, Mail? Sure, seven hundred pounds of first class. Jphn Dzuk, AE3 Jimmy A. Turnbow, ADR3 .lam Wayne Kinney, ADR3

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