Union (LKA 106) - Naval Cruise Book

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Z? COMBA T CARGO 4 Awww WDW 1st Lf. Fi. Caudill f 1 !Z xN x - 'Lx I, ,fifllifib are xv 4 'Q ffl Z2-Z IX :W , 7 The Combat Cargo Officer on an LKA usually ends up as a ship's secretary or legal officer with the distinction of always being the only Marine aboard. Both a movie critic and the butt of many of the wardroom's jokes, lst Lt. Bob Caudill went up to the bridge and became a qualified underway watchstander. However, the true function of a Combat Cargo Officer be- came known with the Keystone Cardinal lifts. Arranging for the swift and smooth operations of these lifts, it was necessary for him to make several flights from Okinawa to Viet Nam., He proved to be a credit to both the UNION and the Corp. in his work and contributed signifi- cantly. to the overall success of the Keystone Cardinal lifts.