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After 6 years.transferred to the USNR and entered the banking and invest- ment business. Later associated with American Bakers Inc. Active in organized reserve of 6th N.D. Returned to active duty summer of 19Ll. 0. in C. of Officer Candidate Sec., BuPers. Responsible for setting up and organizing V-12 In charge of V-1-5-7-9-12. Instrumental in originating and organizing the WAVES. Married, A children. Lives in Atlanta G J 45. if . dn: .. . V-' . ,A-, 53? ,a b , 1 'R f. . ALI-'ORD M. GRANUM. Capt-, USN' 9. Born, January 2L, 1899. Entered academy 21 3 Q July, 1917, Graduated class of 1921. Firstt rg ship USS WISCONSIN. Prior to being assigned gf as first Captain of USS WASATCH, was with 1 'fa BuShios engaged in the procurement of commu- 'sla 5 nication Material. Active in research andlfperg development of radio and radar. From Wasatch QQ assigned to ComPhilSeaFrontier as Operations QQ Officer. Married, two children. 'A'- A M' ' 1 I 1' we W1 3 Q 5 .W eight. LP! K 3 1 X.ex, xC -f K x X..-in .Qs 1 X a S W xx ts! 1 A COMMANDER TUCKER IIIIIIIII!III!!IIllllll!IllllIIIIIlIIllllllIIIIIllIIllIIlIIlunun--.-..............Ii N' JL ' E-: g af' A 5 DEPARTMENT HEADS From left to right first row RAYMOND LOUIS BELLIVEAU, Lt. Cmdr. Cscy, USNR. The officer responsible for the good food we have all enjoyed. Married, three children. JOHN SAMUEL DUNN, Lt. Cmrir. CMCJ, USNR. A newcomer to the ship but one who quickly established himself. Married, two children. WALTER ORMOND LEE, Lt. Cmdr., USNR. Head of the Communications Department. Responsible for all radio and radar eqpipment, a tremendous job. Married, three children. HERBERT CARLTON HESSE, Lt. Cmdr., USNR. Navigator. Always kept us onfcourse and on time. Lots of sea-going experience prior to reporting for active duty. Married. JOHN WILLIAM ALFORD, Lt. Cmdr., USNR. Gunnery Department. Came to Wasatch from BuPers. Responsible for the excellent performance given by our gunners. Bachelor. Second row HAROLD EDGAR SOMMERS, Lt.CjgD, USN. First Lieutenant. In charge of the many repairs and alterations that have kept us all so busy. Many year's sea duty. Bachelor. ERNEST POPE KENDALL, Lieut. CChcD, USNR. Everyone's favorite. Married, two children. ROBERT BECKETT HINSON, Lieut., USNR. Chief Engineer. Kept the engines and generators going despite all difficulties. Bachelor. 1 w A ...... L.W. -.-. -:-- ,..,...... M 2,-as-,ar I ,-H-germ-N..-g-T f'-rp ,. L. - I T 1 A 2' L 3 P. I 1 i I I 1, w w w r 1 P r I 1 I 1 f T 1 1 1 i i i , v I SHIWS HISTORY LT. JG JAMES CONWELL WELSH EDITED BY LT. JG JACK HOLT BOGER ,,. 'yi' ,- f ' As an Amphibious Force Flagship the purpose of the Wasatch was to provide for coordi-Q nation of land, sea and air forces in an amphibious operation. Among the many thlngs d included were accommodations for the Amphibious Force Commander and the Commander of the Coordinating Forces and their staffs. Facilities for communications, of course, had to be .immense.f The Wasatch has done her job well - and much more. During the last 18 months she has operated as tanker, supply ship, hospital ship, transport and floating hotel for tran- sients. .'f ' ' E. In volume I no. 7 of Wasatch News Notes published 9 May, 19Lh, there is an article A ,which is quoted because of its significance in connection with this publication: , c Light Off . ' T r ' The first entry in one of the ship's log was made Monday: to wit, 01510- lighted fires under number one boiler.Hv Five minutes later, number two boiler. sent its smoke column up the stack. Somehow, it seemed as though the ship had taken her first breath of life and was.signaling her intention to take an ear- ly departure I' V V 1 ' ' . With the boilers lighted off she began to generate electric powerhand a- ,board the Wasatch, electric power is used for so many pieces of gear it staggers -is A ones imagination.' A While work on conversion was going on space at Portsmouth, many of the officers and 1 men were being organized into divisions at the pre-commissioning headquarters at Newport ,R.I. Here, under the direction of the Executive Officer Comdr. Wm. B. Tucker Cnow Ca tid. P Tuckerl, organization began to take place. Division officers were appointed, divisions fo d d rme an men assigned to each. Friendships were made--friendships that have endured t V .A r, T . . hrough those 18 months of sea duty, friendship that will last as long as life itself' ' friendships welded on the forge of each day'e work, of each day's hours of relaxation: and tempered in the heat of battle B th t . W . y e ime the detail was ready to entrain for Norfolk I g much of the frame work had been built. The various divisions reported aboard ready and eager to take up their duties only to find that there was much more to do before the ship would be completed and so little time in which to do it. ' On our first trial run a breakdown occurred making it necessary to be towed back to the dock 'S hy ' ' W . omew at crestfallen but not disheartened, we set about repairing the trouble and soon were off on our formal shakedown in Chesapeake Bay After some da s of stea r - .A n ' Y m' ing, gunnery drills, calibrations, turning circles and whatnot, plus a liberty in Annap- olis, we returned to the yard for final check and adjustment.- It was not long before all hands were loadi t P C ng s ores, last letters were hurriedly posted and we were on our way to the a a d n ma ,anal with two destroyer escorts, the USS STAFFORD and the USS La PRADE I A . None knew just where we were going after the Canal but scuttlebutt had us first in Australia, then the Aleutians and even Pearl Harbor. ' ,3--f At 1215: Jul? 3, 19Lh, we took pilot aboard and proceeded through the Panama Canal. It was a thrilling experience for all hands and one we shall never forget. One day's lay over and an 0PD0Ttunity to see Panama City and then we were off across the Pacific bound for Milne Bay, New Guinea. This was the last we were to see of the Western Hemisphere for l7 long months to come. A As we headed south in the blue Pacific, little did any of us imagine the brilliant and leading role we were to play in the vital operations to come. Still south we sailed and soon rumors that we were entering the realm of Neptunus Rex were confirmed when Davey Jones boarded us with greetings from his Royal Majesty. We carried aboard a large and unruly number of polliwogs and from the beginning the trusty shellbacks feared mutiny. Watches were set in the spud locker, in the forecastle and on the fantail. Riots broke out all over the ship as the shellbacks clamped down with an iron hand. It was at 1320 on 7 July that we crossed the eouator and ere the minute hand of the clock made one full turn polliwogs had been inducted by one means or another into the society of shellbacks. Already we felt we were becoming a NSeasonedW crew. Day after day we practiced our drills - general quarters, abandon ship and all the other emergency bills until we became so proficient that a surprise GQ would find us at our battle stations in one minute. Our gunners sharpened up by firing at star shells, balloons and shell bursts. We felt they were mighty good and that faith was later justified by performance under attack. The letters AGC attached to our number nine on the bow have been the subject of some controversy as to their meaning. It is believed that the black gang and ship-fitters had the best interpretation - Almost Got Completed. Certainly those two divisions de- served and did receive our admiration for the splendid job they accomplished. The gener- ators gave us much trouble but under the able and intelligent supervision of the Chief Engineer, Comdr, W. F. Egllt, now our Executive Officer, we made Milne Bay, New Guinea at 1725 on 31 July, l9hL. . It had been a long tiresome trip and land was a welcome sight even if it was New Guinea. Everyone was over-joyed to see the sacks of mail come aboard for that meant word from home, letters from our wives, mothers, fathers and friends. There is nothing like mail to pep up a ship's spirit unless it be orders to return to the States. On 2 August we were ordered to Humboldt Bay and on 5 August, l9LL, at ll0O we came to anchor there. On l0 August we received our first flag aboard - Rear Admiral William M. Fechteler, U.S.N., Commander Group ONE, Seventh Amphibious Force. At last we were beginning to ful- fill our mission and it did not take us long to become acquainted with the many new duties required of us by the flag. A' The heat was almost unbearable and little relief was afforded at night. There was, however, one welcome break - a trip ashore now and again and an opportunity to enjoy some iced cold beer. We always established a ball-playing, beer-drinking beachhead at the first opportunity, and all hands will agree that they were welcome spots. On 10 September we set out on our first invasion with Admiral Barbey aboard. The Wasatch was formation guide bound for Morotai Island, our objective. On 15 September we landed the army ashore and it was here that the custom of taking General Douglas MacArth r ashore began. In all our landings except one this honor has been assigned to us. we are proud to have had this opportunity. It was here, too, that we experienced our first attack by enemy planes, a preview of what was to come at Leyte. It was not long before we were back in Hollandia chipping, painting, loading stores and drinking an occasional beer. . On lk October we received Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid and his flag aboard. we were now the Flagship of the Seventh Fleet. ' On 15 October we departed Humbolt Bay for Leyte. Early in the morning of 20 October we were proceeding up Leyte Gulf, just 1200 yards ahead of the U.S.S. NASHVILLE. In the grey mist of morning the radio crackled, NYou are twelve miles ahead of the mine sweepersf This in itself was enough to startle us, but at the same time one of the port lookouts reported a mine on our port bow. A destroyer sank it by gunfire. On up the gulf we steamed, the ever increasing crescendo of gunfire from supporting battle-ships, cruisers and destroyers sounding in our ears. Overhead our Hellcats and Wildcats were eager for the Jap to appear. We were somewhat surprised at first by the lack of opposition. It became clear now that we had caught the enemy comvletely Off bilance' we had hit him where and when he had least expected. His reaction was not long in coming, for in a few Hgyg all hell broke loose, It was now that the Wasatch came into her own. She was the heart brain and nerve center of that tremendous assembly of ships and men. She then and there became the Queen of the Amphibious Force Flagships. In and out of her communication roomlpoured message after message, order after order. UP in the Combat information center the enemy was tracked f0P COUPSG, SP09d and 'iz' of Paid from the time he was within llO miles. ' ' . , . l f Q.gns-n.vu-u-..-...a...--.......-.,.a,.,.aw..Js.:x..4.,a.,.za1..Y.-3--sa..-n..e,.,,....-.-.- -ua-' -.3-1 7 .,,q+,.-1-ang:-enfnsar-anurnqemenn-1.x T r i e il t f m the bsb carriers were the most magnificent msn of the battle' A Those p o s ro y d They were the men who couldn't be beaten. To them we owe so much for their courage in heroism. With their carriers sunk and no place to land except a small rough strip a Tacloban, they put 'em down, refueled, rearmed, and somehowhmanagiddtsiggttgir-bogn? tO give us that air cover we so desperately needed. From we w o wo e em an' rom all ship's company on the U.S.S. WASATCH, hat's off. The final SCOPO for OU' V005 '55 more than two hundred Jap planes destroyed. A While all this air attack was in progress word was received that thgtJaE battlein fleet was on its way from Singapore Formosa and Manila. Constan repo s ep us - formed as to its size, course and position. ,The southern part was due to enter lower . Surigao Straits at mid-night, 2h October. The northern group was due to pass through narrow San Bernardino Straits at the same time. We were caught in a pinchers - so the Jap thought. From Admiral Kinkaid to Admiral Olendorf's battle-ships and cruisers went the order to intercept the enemy to the South and destroy him. What a night it was, brilliant with the flash of gunfire and the glow of victory against numerically superior forces. ' We had barely caught our breath when word was received that the Jap fleet had got- ten through San Bernardino unopposed and had our baby carriers under close range fire. The situation was desperate. A call for help went out to Adm. Halsey who had engaged the Jap carrier task force off Northern Luzon. Racing south, he launched s long range strike which caught the retreating Jap. This was the end of Japanese naval power. we knew it and so did the enemy. No accounting of that battle would be complete without mentioning our own gun crews. They were really hot. Although only given credit for one plane shot down we know they hit many more. Through it all they were helped by C.I.C. who gave them such accurate information that they knew in advance the very minute the Jap was to arrive. On 29 October we left for Hollandia in company with battle-ships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers and destroyer escorts. That was the night we experienced ou first typhoon. On 23 November we again returned to Leyte to experience more air attacks. It was from the asatch that the battles of Ormoc and Mindoro were planned and directed. ' Despite all air raids, Christmas was celebrated aboard. Packages from home brought happiness and memories to us all and everyone enjoyed a generous portion of turkey. 6 ganuary gazing off to Luzon by way of famed Surigao Straits where some months prior our eavy an g t surface ships had won such a brilliant victo . Nea Manil under violent air attack by Jap suicide planes. One hesitated aboverus, thznwglghgzd into the side of the carrier Kitkun Bay. A half hour earlier another suicider had crash- ed into another carrier just ahead of us. Finally, enshrouded by darkness we moved north- llzgigidzlgiigegnd 02 igtobLi2gayeniG:lf. Again theliap was hurling his full fury at us - su c e os s su c e swimme a in in f thi ld t ' the gigantic forces of American,Amphibious powersfrom pourzhg mehragg material onstgg Zgighasg dihgcfagatcghgarggdathi right totretain her titleghfor itfwas from her that all . I g n g gan c nerve cen er ere ormation vital to the success of the operation was received, controlled, disseminated, From Lingsyen we sailed to Hindoro to await the final assault on Subic Bay. This Zggsggtzdngslgeg 0112 501' T3-:SB Once more as after the battle of Leyte, we re- , one rom , Q , On 3 February we had a change in command Capt Granum was relieved b A . - - y Capt. Ringle. ::3ti:1:3':2gedcigQdmz Kinkalg sgiftgd his flag ashore and for the first time in several ou a s a a ea ,r These days were pleasant ones for us for the y were filled with plenty of baseball 33532311 aid beer drinking. It was here that the softball teams and baseball teams were all .ci 3 record if the baseball team is particularly note-worthy because they liter- r.mimbe:a't'ehatuP 31 :ou1gPSzn:ul'38i :hey may have lost a game or two but none of us can they 'ore all-so good a r o single out any individual for praise inasmuch as On 22 larch Adm. Noble and staff came aboard. pun-mm ,- J-e--e-nn-usanailllliiiilliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll On 31 March we again set out on another operation, this time to Mindanao. After staging out of Mindoro we headed south, past Zamboango - the same Zamboango so famous in the song, the land where the monkeys have no tails. It wasn't long before the towns of Malabang, Parang and the city of Davao were secured and we were ashore trading with the Moros. Many of us have some handsome knives as souvenirs. On 17 May we sailed for Leyte but after a short stay were ordered to Morotai, the scene of our first action. .What a surprise we had to see the changes six months had made. Here we made friends with the men from down under - the Aussies. Quite a friendly lot, don't you know! From Morotai we staged for Balikpapan, N.E.I. Again the Wasatch had the leading role - this time in triumph she steamed through Makassar Straits where earlier in the war our out- numbered forces had suffered heavily at the hands of a numerically superior Jap surface and air fogze. How sweet the taste of victory as we passed through those straits that day in June 1 5. - Balikpapan was tough in as m ch as the shallow water prevented us from bringing the heavy guns of our surface units to bear on the enemy shore emplacements. It was not long however before the Aussies had landed and reported the situation well in hand. This was our last Am hibious landing prior to the surrender. This was the last time we were to be under enemy attack. p ' After Balikpapan we returned to Morotai where Comdr. Eglit relieved Captain Tucker as Executive Officer. On July Lth we crossed the line bound northward. Old Davey Jones and King Neptune came aboard for a visit and much to everyone's delight - found numeroust polliwogs in our midst. A gala time was had by all the trusty shellbacks. On ll July we arrived at Manus and began undergoing repairs, alterations, scraping and painting. Many of the officers and men went to Lake Sentani in New Guinea for ten day's rest and recreation. Eventually everyone was able to go and all seemed to enjoy it. It was a most welcome break after months of continual duty. There was all sorts of entertainmentg swi ming, games, hiking, sleeping, Finally on L September we sailed for Manila, P.I., arriving on 10 September after a short stop at Samar. Manila was a disappointment to most of us for here we saw for the first time the destruction wrought by land warfare. A once beautiful city, the Crown Jewel of the Orient, was now a pile of rubble. One or two trips ashore was all that most of us could manage. Soon we staged for our trip to Wakayama, Japan. This trip was much quieter than we had expected. After our arrival we had to ride out numerous tyohoons of varying intensity, all of which delayed our final operation some weeks. On 26 October, we left Wakayama for Nagoya. This was one of the largest Jap cities that had been attacked by B-29 fire bomb raids. It was pretty much gutted and ruined but after having seen Manila we, r found little or no room for sympathy. M P The last of October found us ready to sail for Tokyo for one last look at Japan. ,A few days before we were to sail orders were received to proceed to Taku, China, where we were to exchange our staff for ComPhibGr SEVEN. - On November we left Nagoya for Taku, arriving on 5 November. Here we hauled down Rear Admiral Noble's flag and ran up the flag of Rear Admiral Kiland. -J On 7 November we began our long voyage to the States by way of Pearl Harbor. Some of us would no doubt realise our cherished hope -- Christmas at home. . , .. e , .. , -. . . ' : .',.g,.,.,' 1' .'.-::-, -1,1:'.- K 4' 7 v xr, 1. .lx 7 L .A '.4.Q:igQg--1 'Fi-ak - YV --I V A A Q . A., ., .. 5 , - - Y l .. .- - - 7.7.3-..-.e.-,..-., lp-, -. fn - - - .-V...-.em , - ., ,.-.,.-.. ..,..-..-....... -N -wwf' Mm-.. fwwmv, -.--fe. :E+ LQ - --'- - --- - A A' ff -- ' '- ' - ' pm u fir 1: wnxsn vner Fails Hytjan Gullezr. Chief Dever, Lt. Cigildyi Ehigf Johnsonfuhocak, Boylan, iyers, and Tavares. Second row Scott, gnu-., nay, suggins, Smith, scsrborougn, olmick, Riley, Webber. Snyder. and A Snglley. Third row Gibson, llartin, Kiser, Preston, Waddington, McNair, Hartlings Sgan, Kylie, and Legal. Not in picture Beeker, Fleck, Benson, Mitchell, Brown, I and Guntin. A DIVISION Auxiliary, Available, Able , As you, dear shipmates, browse through this book, you will undoubtedly chance upon numerous divi 1 s on reporters, who, with flowery paragraphs, will lead you to believe that I they are in the best, most efficient division aboard. Do not be deceived, simply ask any man in 'A' Division. Anyone who thinks otherwise is 'A pragmatic eva 1 t ' pr r ca or, with a propensity for oratorical sonorosity, which is too pleonastic to be expeditiously assimi- 1ated.' Seriously, our division is comprised of two groups, topaide and below deck groups. ' The topelde grou mans and p maintains the boat engine repair shop, emergency fire pumps, emergency generators, after steering, and also cares for steam heating and deck machinery repairs. The below decks group mans and maintains the ice machines, air-cooling machines, portable refrigerators, scuttlebutts, evaporators and the machine shop. The log room, where all machinery history of the engineering divisions is tiled and kept up to date, is also a very able part of our division. !or a return to the lighter side we proudly present 'Available' loylan, lT2e. A water tender should belong to 'B' division, but since he is the last er-at-arms of the engineers' berthing compartment, he is a member of the most highly respected 'A' division. Not only does he guard our sleep an our gear, but he is a very active jeweler, haberdasher, and laundry executive. Also, his success as a finan cle ha d I t - t ts of the Southwest Pacific t th r 8 apr.. rom h. far flung ou po. e e finlneill 'l08111s on wan st f.. 'mf b HA ll bl '.. New, that you are convinced of 'A' division bein th ree 8 8 o', V. l 0 g e most attractive division aboard, fall in outside the log room anytime between the h f 081 d will do the rest. Low point men preferred. our' o 5 ee 1630- 'Peppy' Tavares, ----5mmm!-Fu..U-ww'wqu..--''-'EEE'H''ii'''H'' ' iiiiiiii!llllllliilliilllllllll------g-I-1 From left tv fright first row Goltz, Chief Goodwin, Ensign Tucker unch. ,Eckert 1 Chief Eager, and Benton. Second row Succio, Uhrich, Kelly, Howard Forsahyflg?r Haskell, and Bivisnano. Third row Barnum, Leffler, Whittaker, Duerschiedt ' Whitfield, Hynes,-and Minser. Not in picture Denson. ', T y' , B DIVISION I It won't be long now, Mr. Tucker, until you'll be leaving us. We did have a swell time of it, though. There was C. W. Morris with his corn cob pipe hat, who helped organize a swell little division. I can still hear them word for Eager, CWT, who played an important part as oil king. We never the importance of his job, until some CWT, hasn't been with us long, but he soon. Benton, WTlc, came aboard when He will be leaving us soon too, going and crooked passingnthen did realize Goodman, 1 beeretiring. we were in a tight spot with no watch standers. out on the point system. Watts, WT2c, lost his of us had a taste of it ourselves. knew you from the old navy. He'll sea bag coming cross country. He didn't mind, though, for he get out of two weeks , work waiting for it. Barnum came after everything was done and now complains of how, hard he worked. Hynes, WT2c, forgot the water had to stay in the gage glass and not out. Will you ever again run into a man who can laugh like he does? He should have, gone in for opera. Whittaker, WT2c, will be married soon to Elsie. Does he look I I like a person who could settle down to family life like he says he will? I guess Elsie will decide that. It's hard to say if Forshay will go out. He does have a a contented look and really believes he's cut out for navy life. Howard will be back in the grocery business in a few more months. He has decided after a lot of deep. I thinking that he wouldn't trade the grocery business for a navy career. Whitfield, Flc, is looking forward to going back to the farm. Someday, he says, he will own his own. Succio, WT3c, is going out and back to his machinist job. You would think Kelly, Flc, being a tin can sailor, would want to ship over, but he's going back to Oklahoma. Minser will go out too, so he says, and I'm not sure that he isn't con- T templating marriage. Duerschiedt, Flc, will probably stay around for about twentyf years. Urich, B2c, is talking about going out, but I guess he is just lonesome for his wife and little girl and who can blame him? Leffler has quite a novel career behind him, but he's going out to run his father's furniture store. It'e really hard to say what Denson will do for he's as changeable as the weather, but I think you will agree he's in to stay. Bisignano, will soon be taking over the oil king 1' job. One thing for sure, he's big enough, all 220 pounds df him. It seems that with the exercise he's getting going up and down the ladders he'd reduce, but he's still gaining. Haskell will be getting hitched as soon as he gets home. He has only 31 points, but he likes the fireroom. So, Mr. Tucker, we all say goodbye, and bon voyage, ' 'e -'rf -H ' r - -- , , - - -f1- 'Zi b. .:.:s: '- ..,.-1 mx 5 7' , ..., . f f -V it.. - .-X -- e- - - -H IIIIIIllIIIllllll!!!l!Ql!lQQ!!IIlIllIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlllllI5Fl-IInup-,Q,-EEFQIM,-'-F-55m,,,.-11 x v Front row: Emerson, Heft, Andrew, O'Donnell, Lt. Riley, Capt. Robertson, Lt. Maynie, Lt. Meyerson, Driscoll, Masten, Heiman, Warren. Second row: Engstrom, Johnson, Inglese, Clark, Chadrjian, Goedecke, De Waay, Connelly, Moore, McCarthy, Graff, ' Sykes. Third row: Coleman, Onofer, Swiss, St.John, Grady, Ross, Dennis, Garrison, Micheal, Cobert, Ralphs, Coppolla. , CA DIVISICN 1 On 25 April 19LA, an Army detachment were grouped around their Commanding Officer, lst Lt. C.E. Robertson, in their barracks at Fort Hamilton, New York, to hear their orders. They were about to become sea-going soldiers. The group consisted of four officers, one. first sergeant, twenty radio operators, nine cryptographers and one teletype repairman. U Actually, none of us knew exactly what the Navy expected from us. Our first view of the type ship that was to be our home for the coming eighteen months was on 25 May at pier two, in South Boston Navy Yard. Apprenensively the group filed up- the gangway of the U.S.S. Mt. Olympus, and in newly learned Naval jargon, requested permiss- ion to come aboard. It was during the shakedown cruise of this ship, in Chesapeake Bay,. that we soon learned that the radio operators were to handle the ship's press and work in Radio Central with Navy radiomen, while the cryptographers worked in the Coding Room. The general purpose of the set-up was to provide communications between Army and Navy during Amphibious operations. .Our crucial test did not come until the Leyte operation when . ' General Krueger and his Sixth Army Staff came aboard. Contact was established and main- tained with the Filipino Guerrilas throughout the operation and our circuits and those of the Sixth Army ashore kept them and the Seventh Fleet in constant radio communication. During this time we became more and more familar with Naval terms and procedures. .De- spite the difference in uniforms, we began to be recognized as tried HOld salts'. Scrubbing and waxing decks were added to our list of accomplishments, and no working party was come g plete without one of us. Even when the Wasatch was drydocked one could find the Army serv- ing as side-cleaners.' Naturally we also took our turn at the beer parties and inter-d1vie- ional activities.l The softball team met all comers,taking occasional defeats in stride, but continually striying to overcome our blueejacketed opponents. But in spite of daily, routine and a common fraternity, our group has remained unique, being subject to Army as well as Navy regulations. ' A a If having an Army Signal Detachment on board a Navy ship to improve the efficiency of amphibious communications was an experiment, then the Eight Signal Detachment feels the venture has been successful. s y IIIIIIIIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIllIllllIIIlIllllllllllllllllllIIH-I-----------eee - Front row: Robinson, D. Smith, Ruth J.F. Smith Q ggggtegzegel Biagzo, Walker, Giffen., Middle row: WJ?a3or:l:gnTczewgzjngldzrfo, Pfoertner mgztersogndgadgel Heaton, See, Rentachler' Goodyear' Lester' Fay' uartin' Bode Ed i M Ki , r w c , Purdy, Petrlck, Sutton, Piciachia, Terry. Back row: 2 1' 'f C HWY, Raed. Crm. Pam-oth, Par-zych, sem-racks, Williams, Quunn. CC DIVISICDN BY W. PFOERTNER, RDM 2C 8: J. MORRISON. RDM 2C The C.I.C. of the Wasatch started with the assignment of sixteen men who graduated from the Radar Operators School at Point Loma, California. After graduation the group t aveled to Ne rt Rhode Island where it joined the C.I.C. officers and more enlisted r wpo personnel. There we received more training aboard the U.S.S. Chilton and later attended the C.I.C. Group Training Center at Brigantine, N.J. During this period of training, Lt.CjgD Ware was in charge of the group. He was later replaced by Lt. Frederick, the present division officer. Upon completion of this training, the group reported for duty aboard the Wasatch. After the Morotai operation, we were joined by six more men, also Point Loma graduates, and by men transferred, by request, into the division, thereby completing the present C.I.C. Many changes were made and new methods learned from experience, and by incorporating these changes, the group was molded into a smoothly functioning team. The C.I.C. team is charged with the responsibility of keeping the C.0. and higher commands informed of the location, identity and movement of friendly and enemy aircraft, and surface ships within the area, this usually being about 100 miles in radius. Target d f 1 e and navigation indication, control of aircraft ln the area, both offensive and e sns v , are also required of the C.I.C. All combat information from all available sources must be evaluated and quickly disseminated to the flag, the com anding officer and to other stations concerned. To facil- l i f rmation is passed by ltate the assembly and transmitting of this information, vo ce n o means of interior communications circuits. d l es otherwise in distress back to their bases, and lending Guiding lost planes, an p an any assistance possible to any planes in the area, is another duty of the C.I.C. This has i or at night been of great assistance to pilots flying in heavy fog, ra n, . In closing, we might add that the team has received several compliments and Wwell donesn from other ghipg, Plghgg under this C.I.C.'s control at Leyte were credited with shooting down over 200 Japs, and that isn't bad. L an---.--F------N ....................s.a.s,.:.:4f3a-, V-Q, ,-l,..f -A it ' 1 ,:,,-g., nf. ,.-gg ' W g v f .- .-l. ,..g. wa...-m-p---.-...........-.-..asg.:,:..-: ' -A -1:..:- - '- -- -5.-.,,.. , ... tj fl, ,bl 0 A: -up 1 J J 1 i 1 Q BY R. H. JENKINS, RM1C V, Here's a few words about the Gophers three decks below who handle a good part of 1 4 the ship's communications. Contrary to popular belief, radiomen do work. This subject 2 is questioned by all hands, except the 'Sparktricians', who of course know they are the 3 most expendible division on the ship. What would a communication ship do without a comm - V 5 nication Department? Submit your answers-to the Chaplain.. - I . we have some characters in Radio Central. Nobody as yet has blown his top over l A copying code, so the number one position is still open. .'PudgieN Krantz has pulled his Brownsville style on the Japs over here in Japan by 'Banging 'em on the headn and making some-good deals. Senor Rodriquez is doing o.k. too. The current topic in Radio One at the present time is, Ula or is not Rodriguez a Jap? He's picking up the lingo mighty quick. a Uwillie the whipn is living up to his name these days. Have you noticed the fellows cringe 2 when he comes on watch? Watch out Willie we'll all be PFC's again soon And who was the ' . - - BUY who, when someone told him WQBKW, sent back WQPZ QBKN on one of the circuits???? So that's the kind of stuff th h ese sc ools put out. I think you fellows will all agree with me that we all miss,nSchnookyN Cooper but at least now we have Jo twenty four hours a day Still - O think our big Jo pot is somewhere on the bottom out here. You know fellows I get awful tired y ,of seeing Cnief Klein running around this place so if youlll turn in your contributions at the Su ' ' d k ' ' ' ' ' pvr s es we ll buy him a pair of skates as soon as we hit Stateside. Also some W cigarettes. fG.A.K. please notel. Yeah man this old radio shack-has come up in the world from the time of commissioning. None of us ever dreamed we'd handle the amount of traff' w d'd d ' ic e 1 uring the Leyte operation. f What a time we had! Remember the day Mac told the guy on 355 to send a boat after radio messages instead of giving him them on the circuit? And the time the radioman from the Currituck came over and found out we were classifying urgent messages into, hot, routine and deferred. He thought we were all crazy. Do you guys remember Popeye, Donald Duck and Ding grosby on 2716 kos back in Hollandia? I'd like to see some of those boys who partic- a ft p e a er they get out of Portsmouth . A I Don t have m ch,room on this page so will have to cut the story short. After seven- teen months out here in the Pacific I know those gals in the States a re going to look good. 'ls-..-....- s-.. --Afetrx .. .. ...- .,,,,,., ' CS DIVISICDN BY L. A. VALLEE, SM 2C The CS division was formulated in the latter part of April, ,l9L.l., at Newport, R.I.... The new-born division consisted of eleven rated men, eight signal strikers and a comm. officer. Many of these men were new and had never been aboard a ship before. The crew went aboard the U.S.S. WASATCH on May 20, l9hh, to put their ship into commission and along went the CS Division. It wasn't until they reached Milne Bay in New.Guinea that the bridge force was really operating as an efficient and expedient unit. we were then ready to take our first flag aboard, which was Commander of Task Force 76's Rear Admiral Barbey. When Rear Admiral Barbey came aboard, rumors began to take form immediately. we were going to hit the Celebes or Borneo, one man said we were going to hit the Halmaheras, John Miller, SM3c, our pro- ficient scuttle-butter, went so far as to say we were hitting the Philippines--We hit Morotai. Operation after operation followed Morotai, until finally Japan and never once did the bridge force slacken in their efficiency, which contributed m ch to the traditions upheld by the U.S.S. WASATCH. During all these months in the Pacific many changes were made, both in personnel and ship. Many men were rated or transferred, and some Were sent home on the point system. One change which affected everyone was when the ship's bridge was remodeled at Manus. We lost the one thing thing we treasured most--our coffee shack. The coffee shack was a cubicle of about twelve feet in length, eight feet in width and six and a half feet in height. Besides being the handling center for visual traffic, it was the meeting place for signalmen. In the shack, discussions of every nature were held, from the female sex to the buying of a new automobile. It was sad indeed when they took our shack away, it had senti- mental value. ' we are due to go home soon, which means the loss of more men by the point system. we won't forget the witticism of Chief Green or his birds. Let me explain what a bird is. A bird is an ingenious affair made completely of paper folded symmetrical at proper angles so as to form a swan-like appearance. Movement is acquired by placing the index finger and thumb of the left hand on the neck, the index finger and thumb of the right hand on the tail. By a backward and forward motion of the right hand, the wings begin flapping in a bird-like manner. I believe the prime purpose of this contraption is to drive the maker insane, unless the process has already taken place. we won't forget such fellows as Mel Young, who can out-argue anyone, silent Sy Kauzcka, who thought it was all for the good of science, of the enormous appetites of Dom Fortunate, Ray Unger, and Dave Meehan, of Ben Thomason, who wouldn't utter a wrong word if his life depended on it, but who was always ready to hear about the birds and the bees, of Kondik, the bookworm, Vernon Connors, the bridge politician, Leroy Parrish and his salty tales, Sardonic Houchin, who still has three years to do, witty Jim Hurley, who has an answer for everything, cheerful WJuicy' Martin, Treverton, our country dude who knows everything about cows, Neve and his pet cow, and last but not least, Mr. Hanson our college prof and athlete. Working and living with these boys throughout all these months in the Pacific was truly a pleasure and privilege, These are days and memories we will never forget. -,-,,- .,...,...-4.-1-ye-em-free-- - , 4'-Q'-- ff - . . . . Left to right lst row Walters, Dillon, Ch. Rad. Elec. Zamba, Rad. Elec. Stirn, Rad F160 Jeffress, Ens. Pease CDiv. Officerj, Lt.CjgD Butsko, Ch. Rad. Elec. EhramJ13U, Ullman: 5 Baird 2nd row Bissanti, Treder, Vuksich, Rabern, Butiste, Miller, Bohren, 8 Zieg 3rd row Lancaster, Pringle, Nordquist, Leitner, Journeau, Piehuta, Tosches, Wilsey, Salnon Q Miller THE FACULTY: Chief Dillon. Romeo Gilman. V Radar Zieg. Muscles Bohren. Champ Tosches. Star Treder. Flash Vuksich. Zoot Leitner. Sheik Butiste. Teach Nordquist Killer Miller. Pop Pringle. Poet Wilsey. Uncle Salmon. Daddy Piehuta. Slim Lancaster. Battery Baird. PT BISSANTI. Tyrone Journeau Horn Rabern. Chest Walters. Husky Miller. Spuds Bonino. CT DIVISION OUR ALMA MATER WRADIO TECHNA THE Msssas. tPEASE EHRAMJIAN ZAMBA , THE SENIORS Howyah Doin ? My wife's latest pic. Ever Beents Nebraska. The Reynoldsville Star. Now, in Baltimore... I Those Green Bay Packers. THE JUNIORS Wot terrific chow.!. Back to the tree. Wanna play cards? Any questions ? Wow! that Rita Hayworth It's a girl! To be, or not to bel I was at Pearl Harbor. THE SOPHOMORES Lookit this mustache. I wanna go homel Who's got liberty? THE FROSH ' What's the show? Which hold this time? Me and the captain. Radar is impractical. P Anything to paint? I need ten points. fl955I Garbage man. Soda jerk.. Sheep herder. Scoutmaster. WPA. X Chimney Sweep. Unemployed. Junk dealer. Shoe'salesman. Street Cleaner Taxi-driver. Organ grinder. Boot black. Ditch digger. Bartender. Hod carrier. Sailor. Radio technician Piano tuner. Bricklayer. Tightrope walker Tap dancer. Singing waiter A I F,..l u First row, left to right, Hosler, Evans, Snyder, CSpCXJ Greathouse, Lieut. H.S. Edwards, ShC1k N.L. McKenzie, CY Misquez, Parker, Battista. Second row, Higginbotham, Robertson, Jensen, Lindell, Devine, Salmond, Woods, Badzik, Eaten, Wheeler. Third row, Spudis, Grieco, Murray, Rhoads, Mahan, Pokrzywa, Cohen, Bradley, Mercer, Waters, Grainger, Transferred or not present at time of picture, Petrini, Murphy, Sigford, Watson, Hodes, Tram el, Picciotto. CX DIVISION CX Division is composed of Yeomen, Printers, Mailmen, Photographers and Map Repro- duction Specialists. To the Yeomen falls the task of keeping up the ship's records, aid- ing in communications and managing the library. They did their best work when the point system of discharge was introduced, ably led by the high-point Yeomen. The printers fought the war by throwing a continuous salvo of millions of printed forms at the enem , including an occasional burst of phone books and mess chits. They consented to print up discharge forms for the crew, also, when finally convinced that they were not yet civilians, hh points or no. The Photographers banged away with their cameras at friend or foe, and obtained a fine pictorial record of the ship's voyage and personnel and notable visitors. The Mailmen...well, we always had the Mailman, but not always the mail. They did their' utmost to deliver the mail in the best tradition, even though they had more than mere calamities of nature to stay them in the swift completion of their duties, so they deserve a lot of credit. The Map Reproduction Unit drew up and printed some 100,000 maps and charts incidental to landing operations, and in addition ran off about a million of various forms for fleet and shore establishments. - It is strange that the peaceful Cwowll atmosphere of CX produced one of the fighting- est indoor teams on the ship, for CX ran off with the ship's company championship. The boys who performed the feat were: Grieco, Bradley, Jensen, Snyder, Murphy, Grainger, Wheeler, Misquez, Cohen, Battista, Higginbotham. They were sometimes aided by UHappyWNGusW Edwards, and sometimes decidedly NOT. CX also placed three men on the ship's baseball team. Athlet- ics and recreation were apparently the best liked features of the Navy life, getting up for quarters and working parties the least. Among some of the more entertaining athletic events within the division were the in-Q promptu sparring matches between Billy Waters Cfisticuffer extraordinaryl and all comers. Other bouts were staged frequently by Jensen and Wheeler, both students of the Wslap, slug, sick bayn school of mauling. Foot races were always wen by Grainger, but being always run in the course of answering chow call, no claim for distinction is allowed. Highly color- X ful and well heckled broad-jump matches were always won by Salmond amid acrimonious debate. CThe competition never had a chance.J 'Snake-slipn Charlie Snyder got most of his exercise sharpening pencils to figure his points. Occasionally he would lay down on the deck and wrestle, he always insisted on getting on the bottom, for some reason. Sigford preferred the hamm r thro,,,,man, man, what destruction! Mahan spent m eh time making coffee for all eongagtantg and himself, and in such quantities that he must have had the leprechauns in to help him drink it...We did not drink it all, Mike. Eaten whittled away the moments in prac- ticing the gentler arts of reading and painting, producing exotic maidens, landscapes and P.38l8...but mostly P-38's, we are afraid that everybody knows our Evans Cyes, the printer Evansl. He could find things to crab about in Paradise, but genius is genius and should be recognized, we nominate Evans: nChief Bitcher of the Pacific Fleet'. or--''E- ' '' ''ll''''I'S'II'Iiii!!IlIIIHI!IH1IHIlInIlllllllllIIll!!!!!lgnmllJ S D Dlvlslolxl - BY w. B. COLEMAN. ST 1C ' - S f This is the story of the WDW Division. As divisions go, this one is comparatively new, was conceived only thirteen months ago. Originally it was part of the WSW Division, but shortly after arriving in the SoWesPac it was discovered that the volume of transient officers and frequent changes of staffs made it advisable to divorce the Messman's branch from the Supply Department, making,it in effect into a department of it's owng and so the WDW Division was born. The first officer in charge was Lieut. Daniel Flynn, who, with the able assistance of Lt.fjgl fthen Ensignl R.C. Roberson, was given the responsibility of , forming this new group into a smoothly operating part of the ship's organization. V Not long after this, the Wasatch, carrying the flag of Com7thFlt, began pushing it's way up through the Philippines, and with each stop Cand sometimes in betweenj, we picked up officers singly and in groups who had been on other ships, and on beach parties. They all had one thing in common--they required accomodations, either overnight or for weeks at a time until they were again in a position to resume their duties in connection with the liberation of the Philippines. And so it went, night and day, rain or shine, there was always a bunk available and Cif the cooks could be found? even a hot meal for the weary' ,traveler - ' In the turnover of officers, Lieut Flynn was assigned as First Lieutenant, leaving a vacancy for a new division officer The post was soon filled by a comparative newcomer to the ship, Lt Cjgl E T. Hanson, who also became Billeting Officer a A y During all these months, we had been slowly losing various members of our organization to other ships, hospitals, and the States, always without reliefs The oncoming stafflse always had cooks, stewards and steward's mates to help share the work load, but somehow or other, they were always under complement . ' Then, during the nightmare of lightning blue welding arcs, chipping hammers, and thou sands of strangers streaming on and off the ship all of which 18 better known as a yard availability we were blessed with nine newcomers, straight from the states' Oh how we welcomed those boys They couldn't have come at a more opportune time At this time, due to a gener l reorganization of the ship, Lt Cigj Hanson became Sig nal Officer and the WDW Division was re assigned to the Supply Department as a separate component Chief Cthen actingb Pay Clerk A A Schirmer became division officer And so the war ended, and the ship kept traveling westward with everyone counting his points and day-dreaming of the future Coleman, leading steward, wanted to return to Philadelphia Morris, Wardroom Steward, shipped over Davis, Stmlc, asked for China duty Johnson, St3c, requested discharge in the Philippines Blake, St2c, worked far into the night planning his garage in New England Smith, St3c printed business cards far his new hotel in Missis ' ' ' V sippi......Jones, Cklc, set the date for his wedding to the sister of his shipmate, Hill, Ck2c Dorsey, Ck3c, with not nearly enough points grumbled about being cook, butcher, division shipfitter and yeoman Amos Kev asked for,duty on a ship gear his home in Missouri Holmes, Stmlc, gave lectures on the benefits of holding life nsurance with compounded interest accruity And Mayor, Stmlc, Crled, nThey canst dis charge me, it's against regulationsn W vl! ah V in -fa'-fi-cs S' 5' '-kwa.:-11 ,wl- K C 4 v 1 5 . A . fr is Q if hr W v i wif, z M . . My kit mf W U Ili .1 . I M V. H, W EW W W F ll Qs W N M tc W aff ml W l if 59 1 1, E DlvlsloN BY J. A. BLAIR, EM 2C urns Fighting an Any resemblance of the characters in this article to any person now living on the Wasatch is not coincidental but written with malice aforethought. The title WThe fighting E' was generously bestowed on us by our former Exec., Commander W. B. Tucker, CNow Captain Tuckerl. For further details see Captain Tucker. Our inherent modesty and native caution forbid us to say more. , Ensign W. Nepote, our division officer, brands as malicious gossip the ward- room story that he tried to improve the Exec's pistol shooting score at Lake Sen- tani. Chief Electrician Marron returned from liberty in Manila with an undying hatred for the Japs after viewing the shambles of his old retreat, The Silver Dollar. According to Hr. Marron the Pre-war Silver Dollar vied with the art museum as a cultural center. Before going any further with this article it is only fair to mention that there is no basis to the story in circulation about the writer and a certain WAC in Hollandia. He generously offered to share the WAC with his shipmates time and again. Besides, she has a beautiful soul and will inherit ten thousand dollars. Famous firsts-- Charles Russell has the distinction of holding three undis- puted firsts. He was first to go through the chow line five times fclaims he could have made six but they closed the chow linel, first to gain forty pounds after one year in the navy, and he stayed up all night to be first in line at the Exec's off- ice to check on re-enlistment. Casualties -- the first casualties suffered by PThe Fighting EW were at Manila in September, l9L5. Bill Hodge was brought back aboard the Wasatch in a . stretcher after inhaling liquid fire. After a prolonged session in sick bay, where a small flexible hose figured prominently in the first aid treatment, he was return- ed to duty. The same day B.M. Little became and am esia victim and wandered about Luzon for three days before he regained his memory and found his way back to the ship at San Fernando. Gusfsize A81 Grzegorczyk and Les Cupside downl Ainsworth tripled the movie attendance on board the Wasatch almost overnight. They resigned as movie operators we have been unable to learn the details of Charles Clan Mountainl Anderson'a prowess as mopper-upper at Panama. The mess cooks won't talk le have learned that no mops were used, and we don't mean swabs, either. F.E. Roy claims sea sickness was responsible for his need of help to board the ship at Manus and not over-indulgence in Wlron Cityn so erroneously reported by hi! 9hiPmlte5 The the e is the human interest story of a midwest boy, Roger Johnson, who n r wanted to be a gailor, He passed his physical with flying colors, but his low I.Q. relegated him to tha army, The I,C. boys in E division in compassion adopted him and he lived happily afterward on board the Wasatch Space forbids our giving a C0mD1ete hiSt0TY of nThe Fighting En. Anyone interested in the more intimate details is free to scan the brig record i V ---1- -Qv.,..-- 1- ......M. .....-vpwmsmga-H-n-w ., -.---.---------11:-a-1-ge-f.1-v:-eq----:-ef-'. ,-., A i .. .. . Y -r - , .- . aa-.-N...gf-in-J.:z1.1:a1--:ae-.rrp-L-esyx--rn1,:...if1-- -A -- -, , ,, , , From left to right first row Fifield, Scotti, Lt.CjgD Boger, Lt. Cmdr. Alford, CGM Weaver, Petersen, and Ericson.' Second row Wilson, Wickham, Hillmeyer, Sibigtroth, Sloane, Hawkins, Gill, Stansoury, and Laveccia. Third row Wheatley, Zeltner, Le Blanc, Chace, Connors, Charles, Boileau, Robedda, and Quinn. F DIVISION ' . BY J. J. BOILEAU, FC 3C . These were the men who kept the directors aligned and the guns working, Scotti the refugee from a subchaser, with a heart of gold and a frown for every occasion, Peterson, who saw action with the army in world war one, chose the navy this time and liked the change, Ericson, father confessor, former battleship man, whose stock in trade was a worried look and an evasive answer for every Question, Sloane, twice torpedoed in the Atlantic Theatre, Hillmeyer, Wilson, Connors, Gill, Chace and Le ' Blanc, all with valuable experience behind them. Others were Robedda, Lavecchia, Quinn, Hawkins, Charles, and HRecognitionN Wheatley, capable men from boots and service schools. In the beginning, the officers were Mr. Murphy, who always had a clever story to tell, and always when a good story was the one thing most needed, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Boger.' Later Mr. Murphy and Mr. Wallace were replaced by Mr. Alford and Mr. Duda. Mr. Alford was a taut gun boss, and backed up his men with understanding. Mr. Duda supplied the Jive and made certain the magazines were as clean and shiny as his flute. New additions at Leyte were Sibigtroth, fresh from the Aleutians, Zeltner, Stansbury, Wickham and Htradern Boileau from schools. Before Borneo, Domke, Halfacre, Breck and Butler joined us, the latter two having seen months of action on carriers out here ...... Work was never easy for there was a continual fight against time, heat and rain. Many gun watches were stood from Milne Bay to the Yellow Sea, but the strain to keep alert was mercifully broken now and then by the appearance of the Japs. Ur. Alford, Mr, Schirmer and Mr, Wallace kept the watch awake and on the ball, using every conceivable method for exacting such a Boring, yet important task. Mr. Boger, soft-spoken but firm, won the hearts of everyone. Sometimes our Chief Weaver, who was a destroyer man in the early days of the war when the fighting was really uphill, checked the guns carefully and completely, always putting the boys on the right track whenever there was a question about what was wrong with a gun or how to repair it, Did he find brass to polish or painting to do? Could be ....... All was not work. A few characters like fungus Wilson would give out with gags and fun. And even if Eric and Scotti had moments of stomping hats and pulling their hair out Ca pretty tough assignment for Ericj over faults found, the good deeds over-ruled them .... Friends made, favors gladly done, loans of soap, dollars, candv from home shared by all---..If it Were be be done over again, these would be the boys one would choose for shipmates. y s H DIVISION BY D. C. PARIS, PHMBC Commissioning day found the Medical staff complete. Lt. Comdr. M.A. Mitchell, Senior Medical Officer, Lieut. K. F. Sands, Junior Medical Officer, Lieut. B.F. Swain, Dental Officer, and CphM Murden. Our sick bay was complete with fully equipped operating, sterilizing, and dressing rooms, two wards with a capacity of 25, although this number was exceeded many times. A Wsea worthyn pharmacy which supplied complete courses in A.P.C.'s and Wblackzand whitesn... Tomaso, PhMlc, Uthe nosen, haunted the pill joint. The X-ray and darkroom was efficient with our Indiana Ubick Green, PhM2c, in command The Bacteriology Lab, where quite a few had undergone the Wsweating outn process because of carrying a good time to extremes, was Bayonne's contribution of L.H. Wilson, PhM2c, with his face in the microscope. The doctor's office and clerical office were swell hangouts complete with medical library. And what Chief you saw hanging around at all times was responsible for all the book work connected with the Medical Department? Oh, I thought you knew... he was R.E. Hensley from North Carolina! The diet pantry was finally turned into a 'Joe rendezvousn. J.B. De La Rionda, better known as J.B.D., from Brooklyn manned the Joe-detail. He went to gunnery school to learn the art of Nshot givingN, Those four lane passageways gave our strikers a pain... to vouch for that ask Costigan, Molloy, and Allie. There was the UBoudoirU and the WThree HA's, but during the cruise they became the WThree third matesu. The guy with the coal dust around his eyes was L.A. Gavel, PhM3c, from Sugar Notch, Penna... better known as Lenski. The second was USungoon, or to the people around New Castle, Penna., it was A.R. Scarazzo, PhM3c. The rebel with the WBifocalsn was D.C. Paris, PhM3c, from Carrollton, Ga., Nwhere all them peaches grown. Surely you'll remember WDuckU Quick. He was almost too small to see, but you couldn't have missed that ear ring. That dental dilly was Louigi Muller, PhM2c, from Corinth, N.Y., wow, could he buck dance! Dr. Mitchell was relieved by Lt. Comdr. C.B. WHO Landis' Jones. Dr. Jones was relieved by Comdr. O.C. Hendrix. Dr. Hendrix was relieved by Lt. Comdr. J.S. Dunn. Through all the changes in our NGold braidn department, 'PorkyN Sands treated every case of fungoo the crew mustered from New Guinea to Japan. Dr. Swain was relieved by Lt. Comdr. C.E. Loveman, who finished the cruise as our Dental Officer. Other additions to our division were nBob Crichton, PhM2c, 'The Minneapolis Kidn, and B.B. nBlueyW Free, from Bowling Green, Ky., who has the right to beast of duty in Australia. The generosity of the WASATCH to other ships of the fleet did not except the Medical Department. Many times emergencies were brought aboard and cared for even though more complete facilities were close at hand. Under the fine leadership of officers, we met all situations and mastered them. Many occasions were sprinkled with hum r and laughter, but there were also times in which humor did not fit. None of us will forget our days together and remembering them, we will cherish our friends, the Ship's Company of the WaSat0l'1- ' ' ' s -1 - 4 - s- - - H -sf - - 1 , H., .. , ' ' fa---1-- --f -as 1- .lar- '- - ' 1 - i f- ' ft- v 1a-...'.g 1 , ....f,:.,:,:er-4 .,..v,......,.........,.....,.... -. , R --- . M fxrxai I. .an 11-r. 'F' V' E. l......-il From left to right first row Kulbaka, Brown, Nelson, Ensign Tucker, Albright, Pampani, Radcliffe, Donaldson, and Ekman. Second row Mulrooney, Pennell, V Deaton, Pazera, Sheppard, Adams, Kulikowski, Boring, May, and Qardner. Third row Small, Brewer, Clemente, Reale, Marinaro, Gustin, Miller, Kukla, Schmidt, and Onizuk. Q B M DlvlsloN BY J. R. MULROONEY MM2 C we are going home, fellows. It's hard to believe, isn't it? we can forget all the hard work and sweat of war'and look to our loved ones for complete forget- fulness of all the unpleasant things that crowd our memories. You, Brewer, can go home to help your folks run that store you're so proud of. Sheppard, you can soon hold that little daughter of yours for the first time. So you are staying with the Navy, Albright? That's the boy, the Navy is made of men like you.. Remember that little town in Rhode Island, Boring? You should. You weren't with us long, Baker, but you are one of usg the same applies to you, Savage and Burch, who came late but - stayed until the finish. Shake hands Clemente, your sense of humor gave us a lot E of laughs. There's Divers, the salmon grower. If we ever get to Washington we will hoist a few beers together. Look at Deaton, fellows, that grin betrays his thoughts for we know he is thinking of home. Dickerson and Macky are a nice couple. I wish you.would stop smiling, Gustin, the flash from your teeth hurts my eyes. Are you going back to school, Johnson, or are you going to marry that tan lovely you told us about? Who is the handsomest guy in the Division? Ask Kulbaka, he'1l tell you. If you ever tend bar again, Kulikowski, don't forget to phone me. Kukla, are you going to make up with your girl? You should. Your sister is really a beauty Marinaro. Perhaps Miller, we can deep six that generator nowg how about it? So long, Onizuk, umybe Garnett will be waiting with the preacher when we land, so you can't change your mind. Don't let the girls get you down, Pampani, as if they could. So long Loheide, and please stop growing. Pazera, we will be looking for those winning teams you are going to coach. When Pennell and his girl go sailing again, they will forget us all. We dare you to wear that mustache home, Radcliffe. UBugW Reale, you and Kay will make a good team. Colling, how about fixing up a double date when we get back? That blond looks good in the picture, what is she like in the flesh? Schmidt, you should be a pretty good business man with all the experience you have had. What are you going to do with that fungus under your nose, Small? People won't know you at home. So long, Karty, you better treat Larue nice or she may scalp you. VN K x I ':' 'a9' 'iii-2..E. U as R U If W is WAKANOURA QS' K. X4 x -Z ,M ,M '45, ,,qg,j ,M X f' My Q Ms ig 'jf 'scrum--A f x-. K0n.,':1 - , . H f fb H- -A5 'A , If 11 ', ' f :.- H . -.glw fg-312.1155:g,'g1ig.,,Qe '- -1311 if -I -1...:2.k,4,g',' -.'.-.-4.2. , 1:g,::1:-'.:,. . ' A ,, , .-A -,. U, ,,4,.,,,,.,.f3LL-.- .v..l,.' 9 -.-..,, ,.-.- ,. -..mmf-.-.' .L a.,..f'...:f:,-L-.ag-.p..t...:.4:q:4 -,....,,.-.- ,..,r,. ,,- ......... .... nn.:-,. -r.-Y..-mn. A IIIllIl!!lIIIIIII!lII!Il!I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!l!lll!!!!!!!Q!!!!!!l!!!!!!!!!!5!lnnssmlll HOTEL WASATCH f1JFront D08k c2,Postoffi 3 . , V ce f ,Phi-mic! UOPrfLnt1D3 Plant f5PLib1-ary C6DSoda Fountain Q7j5t0r, VL. A --nv- ,- , ' f 4-ii ,L, '.. 3 H bid, - 'Y W ' Y- i K A TCWN WITHIN ITSELF 1 Z Lgun 11 Barba' Shop , f8Jlachine sho C97P0l1C0 Force, and 8 S004 meh of f'ua's 00, dry C , I fL23Bakery Cwgxitcnm f1AJCObb1er Shop- ' Y f ---,-----e-r:,'.c-:-::s-f:-ffq-'f? ':'9 4-X HAL 'T , .. - . . 2.-,,.1.n-e.e.-.1-ow v 1f4m:,f.:-1-Xu-E: o..-... .-: .- --- f -4- - MISCELLANEOUS P!CTURES 1 lardroom 2 In dry dock at Manus 3 Church 88I'V1C88 1+ The Homeward Bound pennant is broken out 7 November, 19145 5 Commander J P Graff, Beachmaster, being transferred to USS PC 610 while en route to Balikpapan June 30, l9l+5 6 Personal mail coming aboard while en route to Balikpapan June 29, l9l+5 ...,,., -,,.a,..,. , W From left to right first row Moesch, Clemmo, Suffridge, Ensign Hawkins, Lt. Cmdr. Hesse, Thompson, Walker, Ruley, and Balliet. Second row Smith, Wilkinson, Brooks, Brown, Leonard, Van Skike, and Brough. Not in picture Moon. ' N DIVISICDN BY D. M. THOMPSON, QM 1C c NNN Division is not one of the first families of the Wasatch, but youthful as it is, it deserves a place. When the divisions were first formed the ten quartermasters and buglers were easily absorbed in the NCSU division along with the signalmen, the other occupants of the upper decks. But when two new strikers and a new assistant navigator joined the group, it was decided that the QM's could stand alone. So, in March, l9L5, NNN division was born. Mr. Hesse was no longer alone in the navigation department - he had a division, too, though some mornings the two or three at quarters looked rather lonely. Then, in June, three more strikers came aboard and WNW division could at last fall in for quarters in two ranks. The members of the WNW division are seldom off their roost on the bridge except for chow and sleep Knight or dayl. But they manage to become acquainted with the rest of the fellows when standing watches on the quarterdeck in port, or when the watch shifts to the bridge underway. The buglers in the division have become notor- ious. ' On the navigation bridge where the Executive Officer is always liable to stroll, most of the force is kept busy chipping, painting, swabbing, and scrubbing. Those for whom there are not enough swabs or paintwork rags keep the charts up to date and the ship on correct time. The chart correctors have probably been the cause of some phony scuttlebutt when someone happening by mistakes the routine correction, work for the rarer job of laying out the routes for the next invasion hop or interim cruise. ' Underway the bridge becomes the ship's control center and the QM gang thins out. There is no place for chippers and scrapers when the business of running the ship has top priority on the bridge, so they hole up in the after steering gear room until we've anchored again and the confusion has died down. Only seldom does the WNW division make an appearance underway. Anchoring or getting underway and at general quarters they swarm to the bridge to man stations at the wheel, at the engine order telegraph, the oeloruses and in general to crowd the pilot house. The rest of the time there are only a QM and bugler on watch and a few others occupied helping the navigator, taking bearings, taking time for his Sights, giving him the times of sunrise and sunset. If someday someone wants to murder the bugler he has only to go 120 'C-he bridge to find him- And maybe while he'3 there he can get that other pup, the guy who wakes the bugler up - the Quarter- master. 1' - - .. .4: ..-.n..Q. -dna.-nan--a-in-...-...-.1 -.-7.441--,1,.:.:-es.xa.1:.- ' -' -e 'aa ' -- - rf- v. A ....e- ml'-hakieisiigr-gag lllllllllllnn-un--InullllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Ja ...W ,.,,.i,,,,l,.,.,..l,,., ,J K, H , . as g. . ..., ,. ,s.,.:.. ' ...L - T-s 'H-'mmf--f--Er:-t g 1' 'H From left to right first row Beroski, Hale, Souza, Ch. Carp. Hanson, Captain - Granum, Lt.fjgl Sommers, Ayers, Sullivan, Montgomery, and Erdmann. Second row Brennemann, Toothman, Kelley, Sirkis, Wescott, Westerfield, Haynes, Cohen, Johnston, and Knipple. Third row Davis, Stephens, Fusting, Davenport, Rutter, Kolarik, Schneider, Haynes, Lunnen, and Monaco. Not in picture Eckman. , - R DIVISION V BY J. W. STEPHENS, Y2C ,c'The R division has been called the CQR division. There has been more con- struction than repair work done on the ship. The AGC Calmost got completedl had no more than cleared the docks at Norfolk when the burners and Welders were string- ing leads to complete installations and build things to suit the whims of various people. These jobs tried'the collected skills of shipfitters Cagle and Ayers, Metalsmith,Brenneman,'Molder Lunnen, and Carpenters Beroski and Donnersberger, be- sides the division officers, Mr. Sommers and Mr. Hansen in charge. Keeping the boats in running condition usually took the holiday routines. Comshaw jobs played a part in the activities. And of course the boys did pretty well at keeping on the good side of the cooks, bakers, photographers, and printers - bakers got the high- est priority. V ' ' V One could usually find the men busily engaged in their work or getting ready to work. ,Schneider likes best the jobs in the galley. When not mothering the little monkey, Rutter would be teaching the fine points of welding to Kim el. Souza and Hale enjoyed the jobs making the most noise. Cohen and Kelley installed the plumbing and Toothman, Lazur, Knipple, and Johnston devoted much time to keeping it open. iwesterfield, the entrepreneur type, and Wescott did very well the job of catering in the mess hall. Fusting and Kolarik were always on the boats. Hardister and Monaco were usually on the way after a forgotten tool. Donnersberger and Sirkis caught up on their work on Sundays. Erdmann liked the planning of a job. Tillie, with more points than Andreshak, sure put on the high hat. Eckman and Morse could be found almost anyplace, usually at the paint locker, checking C02 bottles. At the paint locker the visitor could always find a cup of coffee and a good story from Hays and Baird. Jacob issued the paint Davenport worked so hard to mix. In the First Lieutenant's office, Stephens, the yeoman, could sometimes be found. I Q 4. 3, E N M U H N M n n From left to right first row Thomas, Lawrence, Sliwa, Rineboid, Klasner, Lt-IJ85.El10t, Treadwaya Sutley, Mahah, Newport, and Collins. Second row Brinkley, Garvin, De Ordio, Zellner, Dunn, Massari, Simmons, Scott, Shuey, Rabern, Solomon, Lu pkin, Koi, LaRowe, and Lintner. Third row 5PeiFn0USe, Passori. Padgett, Sands, Egan, Carbone, Kimmell, Baccanti, Aiello, Allia, Kennell, and Mackin. Not in picture Ahern, Nonman, King, Cornfield, Aubrey, Borgerding, Kosarek, Abel, Baucher, Broomhall, Dalton, Bunner, Stefaniak, Byad, Baudreau, Garza, and Jones. I FIRST DIVISION BY v. G. ALLIA, s1C The following nam d men from the First Division assigned to the Wasatch reported at Newport, R. I.3 Klasner, Treadway, E. Dunn, Kosarek, J. Ahern, Allis, Garvin, Zellner, Broomhall, Egan, Massari, Aiello, Lawrence, Sands, Shellhouse, Scott, Sutley, Koi, King, Brinkley, Litner, Kennell, Baccanti, Shuey, LaRowe, Stefaniak, Turner, and Lumpkin. ' , At Norfolk, Va. we received De Ordio and Norman from Bainbridge, Md., Sliwa, Rhinebold, Collins, Solomon, Thomas, and Newport from Florida. At New Guinea Carbone and Mackin came aboard. At Leyte Aubrey, Abel, Beaudreau, Barden, Boucher, Borgarding, Dalton, Jones, Bunner, and Cornfield joined us. g A - The men worked with the skill and efficiency of a well trained unit. As a five inch crew they were second to none and showed their ability, when timed by our past Executive Officer, W. B. Tucker, by putting out twenty rounds in one minute. The twenty millimeter crews also did their share in keeping the enemy planes at bay. Coxswains Zellner, Sliwa, Rhinebold, and Dunn were instrumental in transporting troops ashore. Zellner handled the VP in which General MacArthur went ashore at Leyte and Lingayen Gulf. On the humorous side, E. V. Dunn as Wmomn, J. J. Ahern as njuniorn, Jim Allis as npopn, and Bucky Evans as Nunclen aided greatly in making things easier for this ordeal. URadarN Sliwa, WMonkeyN Sands, and Uaffablen Roc Carbone produced laughs at intervals as did also HBoatsH Baccanti, who took a lot of kidding about his aspiration to become a Boatswain's Mate. ' Their general pass-time is playing pinnochle Cnlooking at a fewn, they call itl, checkers, reading comics, and movie magazines. fThe favorite pin-up girl is a toss-up between Joan Leslie and Esther Williams... they like the buxom type, apparently. The boys thank Hollywood stars Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, and the members of the road shows NThis is the Armyn and Oklahoman for furnishing the much needed entertainment to make them forget ftemporarilyj the hardships of war. The First Division is proud of the part they played in making the Wasatch a fighting ship and an accommodating one. -..,,... .'........l.....!-..-,-1l,e.,..-m-n.- Y N ,-.......,,,1-9-:ere-:cds-:l-'riff-Fe.,- - .-.z. ., . .- - -'----f gn., ,A . , ..-.-me-C-.Q-ff..-e.urlrfsa :vQe:n-uct, . l..T.1 - .,..-A-,- - ff , ., . - . . From left to right first row Ahern, Bayles, Fisher, Parris, Sharar, Coleman, r Mickle, Sparrow, Gay, and Menietto. Second row Morneau, Lindheimer, Grubbs, Rivers, Macaulay, Lt.CjgD Roberson, Lt.CjgD Duda Cdivision officerl, Alvarado, Foust, Lamoureux, Friedman, and Saccente. Third row Leggs, Swanson, Cox, Manning, Blocker, Palmer, Perdue, Kessel, Dunn, Forte, Ascinone, and Scardillo. Fourth row Blum, Breen, Stout, Lutz, Perry, Simmons, Sherman, Rubino, Browne, doth, Bolak, Althoff, and Stack. Not in picture Brovm, Bollish, Lattimore, Daniels, and Smith. ' SECOND DIVISICDN The Second Division is the WOld reliablen that looks after the midships, davits, passageways, ladders, gangways, compartments, and boats. And it does it's best on the guns Where you find a tough job, you will find the Second Division, sandwiched in perhaps, but there nevertheless. , 1et's get down to cases and highlight the sidelights that make up this WOld reliablen of the deck. For instance, we have WSteakW Stack, one in a million and Second Division had to get him. iObserve VFrosty' Foust carefullyg he is typical of the Navy. Then there's WFat boyn Sherman, Captain of the Admiral's barge. WI wants get marriedn Forte is a family man first.class. G.L. Dunn is Chief of the side-cleaners. C.R. Palmer is the hardest 'working mah in the division. C. Manning is known as the mother of the boys. J.R. Breen is a sack-duty sailor. Fred Alvararado is the daddy of them all. W. Lindheimer sings the blues. F. Smith learns the barber trade in the compartment. F.J. Saccente keeps the boys' morale high. L.E. Mickle is our sick bay commando. we have M.A. Swanson, the yap yap kid, always yapping. W.A. Sparrow is the typical lonely heart sailor. N.E. Stout is the big shot of the hot spot lincineratorl. H.O. Althoff is stuck for three more years. M.F. CEager Beaverl Brown is Chief - almost. R.L. Lattimore is the lover from Baltimore. A.E. Kessel has the general stand-by for the boat crew. His ambition is to have a boat of his own.l'R. Fisher we call the sailor with the diaryp R.J. Roth is WThe big dealerU. W. Cox is a new-comer. E. Perdue, carpenter, always breaks the furniture. J.E. Gay has a sixty- mile-an-hour-horse. J. Ahern is certainly the blushing Connecticut Yankee. M. Browne is always on the ball. Rob. Blum claims to be the champion goat-roper of Kansas. D.E. Bollish's only ambition is to become a coxswain. Hy Friedman is the Wasatch Flatfoot. L.J Rubino says, 'I don't give a damnu. R.D. Leggs is the brig special, and Morneau is our sad sack. G.P. Rivers came just for the ride. Lt. Cassidy remarksn, mean - I mean I wanta go homon. Mr. J. Gascovitch is the pretender. Mr. Sommers comes strictly GI. Phil ffingersj Scardillo is the midnight rafder. Ray Lamoureux, survived a torpedoed ship. A. Ascione has been commended for saving the life of a mate. Pat O'brien is known as HchickenN'and Ncreamsn. Ed Bolak Roy Grubbs, E. Lutz, H. Menietto, Sam Parris, and J. Sharar are where you can't find them. ' P ' X . Illllllllilllll-Illlllilu:InII:nnnnn----------------ee ' v v M Aqd stories of their heroic deeds to evade this most unenjoyable work of deck divisions w in M VV ' i 1 5 i 1 2 L r A E L E From left to right first row Head, Bond, Beery, Owenby, Rankin, Whelan, Workman,- Peters, Galli, J.W. Odom, and Ross. Second row Anderson, Kucik, Ladd, Thompson, 3 Lt.Cjgl Stapelton, Lt. Wallace, Duchemin, Robertson, Slootsky, Dhein, and Haynes. 1 Third row Nelson, Miskewicz, Sadowsky, Reese, Roberts, Dent, Mendillo, Angurio, g B.R. Morgan, Austin, Riley, Englehart, and Kline. Fourth row Sterner, Scott, North, W.R. Odom, Noland, Stillwagon, J.P. Morgan, Aikins, Alonzo, Reis, Shook, and Raposa. Not in picture Atkinson, Gardner, Kalozswski, Johnson, Nadow, Nail, and Smith. THIFZD DIVISIGN l BYG L RILEY S1C8: E E NADow JR s1c up N s ' This division plays an important part in the functioning of the U.S.S. WASATCH ' It is composed of L9 men. As a group we feel we are respected by all the crew as W QQ tops in seamanship, for our many daily duties on the super-structure deck of receiv ing and transporting all types of stores and provisions, tending two boat davits and gl 'Mb booms, and keeping the deck ship-shape in regards to paint have been performed earn w estly and well V my The spirit of good-fellowship that exists in this group is an enviable one. An ,f example of this is the recollection of Roland J. Smith who was one of us from pre mb commissioning to Hollandia, where he was unfortunately injured. Our senior medical Wh officer, Lt.Comdr. Mitchell, performed what was considered a miracle in bringing mb our Roland thru with flying colors. This successful operation was achieved with the MW aid of our boys who so willingly volunteered as blood donors. Last we heard of our lm. exrshipmate was of his being in the states. All the boys wish him the best LM We proudly boast of our general quarters positions being mounts l3 and lL, the dw twin LO mm type that have proven their effectiveness in the war of the Pacific d lm the 92 five inch gun located on the fantail. Our five inch gun captain was 'On the HW balln Duchemin, our ace powder passer was WSun tann Riley, and our shell-man was W Robert M. Rankin, who was awarded the purple heart for wounds received as a result L , of enemy action in the Leyte campaign on 25 October, 19th 'md We are also proud of our sight setter Galli who was commended for creditable bw' performance of duty in action with enemy air-craft on the 6 November, l9h3, while uP servin aboard the U.S.S. TILLMAN ' my Iicidentally, these boys all do their part. Those chipping hammers and paint brushes sway in perfect cadence. Not once have we heard them tell fabulous sea i ' 5 lg c f-goalie L 1. sf? '?.. f ml 4,' gn rw .W N N-EI un: L l l 1 1V y Y , 1 V1 w M 1 W mi' ,M vi '4 . 1:1 N wl 4, ,. li 1. wi' :I Q N W H M N N W N 'L 1 5' 41' I A U ,Q X 1 Tj U Qs ' f- . 1 5 1' 615 U Q5 1 5, ff! ' I 2:55 , 1 H: A ,W M VY I H W M Thy? ,W WM M Mi Vx xi M Q11 Y ,121 M ,ik 1452 it Qgki 91' M tl.- rm' UH ffliilf' S T O R E E P E R S Kmbwm-ZZO0 From left to right first row Severson, Korson, CSK Wojtowicz, Ens. Morris, Lt. Gmdr. Belliveau, Lt. Loewenstein, CPC Schirmer, CSK Carlisle, VanTasse1, and Harrison. Second row Halberstadt, Palmer, Gay, Kearney, Seigel, Yentsch, Rnlon, Bofinger, and Holthaus. Not in picture Heggen, Betters, Evans, and Aylard o -u-:pm -43mm nm From left to right first row Kostelancik, Inzana, Catroppa, Lt. Cmdr. Belliveau, Lt. Loewenstein, Belmont, Wysocki, and Miner. Second row Neilson, Luonge, Radford, Poindexter, J. Padgett, Jaquith, and Romig. Third row Salerno, McCarthy, Binaco, Whitford, Padgett, Neil, and O'Brien. Not in picture Koreltz, Hachenholz, Marciano, Passori. and Cole. 1 'W 'Y W P 4 From left to right first row Bortnichak, Thomas, Meherg, CCS Morin, Lt. Cmdr. Belliveau, Lt. Loewenstein, Wolfe, Brantley, and Pouliot. Second row Bridges, F. Ryan, Kintner, Moore, Krow, Good, Noland, and Weil. Third row Parker, Davis, R. Ryan, Albertrani, Brown, Andriacchio, Markle, Montgomery, and Maria. Not in picture CCS Coffee, Ziegler, Wright, Arva, Englebough, Diehl, Hendrickson, and Magee. mmm Wllwl -l l ll C S DIVISION BY M. KoRsoN, sKD sc The history of the Supply Division goes all the way back to February, lqhb, when Bob Severson, George Carlisle and Ted Wojtowicz, three of our well-known storekeepers reported for duty at Norfolk, they were the first to report to Captain Granum, the PCO. There wasn't much to do at that time, nothing except inventory a whole warehouse full of Maritime supplies, transfer it to another warehouse, then back to the first one again. Then came the nightmare of outfitting the Wasatch, one of our biggest jobs, and, we think, a job well done. ' On Commissioning Day, our cooks and bakers under the supervision of Chief Morin fur- nished a delightful buffet luncheon for our guests and friends despite the fact that the freight car with all the chow was ordered off the dock and returned to us via Richmond a few minutes before serving. Immediately after the festivities came the first of the now famous calls: -- W2 men from the lst, 2 men from the 2nd,n and on down the line for the stores working parties. Day and night we loaded: Where it all went we'll never know. Then came the famous day of 27 June. The Wasatch weighed anchor, bound for Panama. That was a short run and as soon as the first lines went over the side, then came that familiar sound over the P. A.,' -- W3 men from the lst, 3 men from the 2nd,W etc., here we go again. This time we grabbed all the delicacies we could find. The last thing load- ed as we were pulling out was ice cream. The Supply Depot at Balboa is still looking for the empty ice cream cans. ' The 28 days from Panama to Milne Bay gave us a chance to square away the hundreds of tons of supplies. That job, combined with our gun watches and emergency drills, taught us about the Navy's eight day week, thirty-six hours to the day. Once the hook was down at Milne, the P. A. sounded that familiar howl: WL men from the lst, L men from the 2ndN, etc We were off on another stores working party. This was the first of our all night ones and was made even more enjoyable by buckets of almost cleaned us of our chow, and that is stores came aboard, we were underway again of the Seventh Fleet. The first night out of Milne Bay came stopped and so did the Wasatch. The Supply Department came to the rescue. After plowing through an unholy mess of spare parts we managed to fish out the right gizmo, and off we went on our merry way. Once at Hollandia, from the drop of the hook till we weighed anchor to go on our first invasion, it was one working party after another, - H6 men from the lst 6 men from the 2nd...n Here we learned what war in the South Pacific was about. This is when our shipmates started to call us the racket division, and we don't deny it. But it wasn't an easy racket by any means, -- feeding the ship, clothing it, mending the clothes, cobbling the shoes, giving the haircuts, washing the mountains of laundry, checking all the stores, and keeping you supplied with cash for the pogey bait... Oh yes, let's not forget the gun watches. All in all, a pretty full day's work, or racket, if you prefer. During invasions, our commissary boys kept up their good reputation by serving chow at battle stations and in the mess hall during trying and tiresome days filled with calls to general quarters. Japs or no Japs, the Supply Department had to function, - feeding, barbering, tailoring, laundrying, and all the rest of it, in between manning our gun stations. During the anxious days at Leyte Gulf when we of the Wasatch were luckier than our brothers-in-arms who were survivors, the Supply Department was on the go again, outfitting the survivors with emergency clothing, toilet articles, and cigarettes. .It was also at Leyte that we started our career as the nGreat White Fatherv acting as supply ship for every small craft in the fleet who came to us with a sad tale. We're not sure of it, but we think the reason the ship stayed so long at Tolosa was so we could do the laundry for the Seventh Fleet and Philippine S08 F1'0Htie1' Staffs While we're on the pleasure cruise from a lot of other d t , iizigczi m?2aS3iteoof the fact that you've smoked b0,000 packages of cigarettes a month and f d th we know how to count we haven't run out of many things that Ziallypggtteggg girigg ouralong cruise in the Pacific. We're proud of our record and we'll matgh our Outfit with any Supply Department in the Fleet rain and knee-deep mud, but the long trip had a serious situation. As the last net load of headed for Hollandia, New Guinea, the playground a bit of unexpected trouble, the generators the subject, we shouldn't overlook that grandad of all working parties, to Samar. It was N20 men from the first, 20 from the 2nd', and 20 divisions before we finished that thirty-six hour rat-race, but once fill the ship to nearly overflowing capacity. We've been lucky in that 9 A ,, Z vw, S CJFFICERS I N From left to right first row Lt. cmor. J.w. ALFORD, Newark, Ohio, Lt. Cmdr- H-C- HESSE. St. Petersburg, Florida, Lt. Cmdr. J.S. DUNN, salem, New Jersey, Lt. Cmdr. W.O. LEE. Riverside, Rhode Island, Rear Admiral A.G. NOBLE CCom Phib Gr. 81, Washington, D-C-3 Captain K.D. RINGLE CCommanding Officerj, Palas Verdes Estates, California, Comdr. W.F. EGLIT CExecutive Officerj, Springfield Gardens, New York,A Comdr. J.E. NORMENT, Clinton, Iowa, Lt. Cmdr. R.L. BELLIVEAU, Boston, Massachusetts, Lieut. R.B. HINSON, Monroe, North Carolina, and Lt.fjgD H.E. SOMMERS, Port Angeles, Washington. Second row Lleut. H.S. EDWARDS, Fort Worth, Texas, Ch. Elec. A.J. MARRON, Santa Anna, California, Lt.CjgJ E.T. HANSON, Los Angeles, California, Lieut. K.F. SANDS, Boston, Massachusetts, Ch. Bos'n D.J. BATES: Atlanta, Georgia, Ensign T.E. LANGSTON, Greensboro, North Carolina, Ensign J.M. ROBINSON, Hornell, New-York, Ch. Rad. Elec. J. ZAMBA, Yonkers, New York, Lt.CjgJ H.N. DUDA, Mansfield, Ohio, Lieut. S. LOWENSTEIN, Charleston, West Virginia, and Lt.fjgl J.S. GASCOVITCH, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Third row Lt.CjgD L.L. GIFFEN, I Knoxville, Tennessee, Ensign J.W. MORRIS, Battleboro, North Carolina, Chaplain E.P. KENDALL, Decatur, Georgia, Lieut. F.E. CASSIDY, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lt.CjgD D.H. STAPLETON, Ch. Rad. Elec. A.L. EHRAMJIAN, Brooklyn, New York, Lt.CjgD R.H. ELIOT, Fox? boro, Massachusetts, Ensign W. NEPOTE, Portland, Oregon, Capt. C.E. ROBERTSON, New York, New York, Ensign R.L. PEASE, Hamilton, Ohio, and Lt.CjgJ M.G. FORSTER, Murray, 'Kentucky. Fourth row Lieut. A. FREDERICK Portland, Oregon, Ch. Pay Clerk A.A. SCHIRMER, San Lorenzo, California, Lt.CjgSW.H. AMIDON, Dedham, Massachusetts, Lieut. W.H. WALLACE, Denver, Colorado, Lt.Cjgl D.L. SMITH, New York, Ch. Carp. E.C. HANSEN, Union Grove, Wisconsin, 5hip's Clerk N.L. McKENZIE, San Francisco, California, Lt.fjgD R.C. ROBERSON, San Diego, California, Lt.fjgJ J.H. BOGER, Fronk Royal, Virginia, ' Lt.fjgD J.E. SMITH, Maplewood, New Jersey, Lt.Cjgl J.C. WELSH, Lansdowne,Pennsylvania, and Ensign E.C. TUCKER, Seattle, Washington. Not in picture Lt. Cmdr. C.E. LOVEMAN, Baltimore, Maryland, Lieut. A. DEL BIANCO, Concord, New Hampshire, Lt fjgl W J RUTH Chicago, Illinois, Ensign w.D. v1NsoN, Richmond, virginia, Ensign c E' HAWKINS.III , Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Mach. W. ECKERT, Baltimore, Maryland. . . , fsar...r ,X IV T' ': A' ff .. fE,,,3,:,gg...f, :f 3 4 . - - - ' ,,,. -, --. fvi,-.A V, , .4 - -.11?4r..L...1mp.gJz:::Qsg 2 CXJNHWISEHCHNHWCS 20 MAY1944 Capt. Granum accelitingiommand of the Wasatch from Rear Adm. Felix Gygax, co mandant of Nor- folk Navy Yard. Convocation by Chaplain E. P. Kendall. View looking forward. - ..., 4 ,...-s I View looking Iii. 1 1 I I N 1 A N 1 i, A l 1, 3 5 1 E N p , e. .s e 4 petri!! .Y ji ..,e.gl4------ 'J' ir' iv li ri 31 E ii W J A A1 ri CJ, :W wi 4i, ll: W 1 ,L li gs if S. I En M 34 'u it 25 M 2 5. la! 4 A .i 1 A at IF: 5. AL sf. wb. Itf , W 1 fl M ,Qi M 51' ' 41, v ETA lp W , H 51.4, fi ,V , . , V 'I H V .yi M z I .11 'x fg- x Il! ,fy L r.v IELTS 1 CROSSING THE LINE 7 JULY 1944 , A s . A A' , if . , . t V Q . a at ., . 'QF e 7 be an HA .- .x, -. 1 1 Q' X- iggx v 'fr fr Q 9 Tri! ', 'V N' li f -.MTG 5:-Q ' K : A, t 3 55 , 5 Q 3, 'f . 4 Q . , . . We , .. ,, F I I - if , 5 Q Ms , . ' ' eg .gf,g-yfpn gg in 4 :.fe?tfflQ?lf , 3 X X ' 1Q,. 1 ' A .. Q N + - Q- ! ! N 1 f .gif X X f If , X' ' hn- gg . , N r' if fix X H ' ,, 2 ' 'f r . ' ' - 1 f 5 if Q 2 W f, , A V Q , ,,.-.,,,, r H 1 r . .Y .1 E Y ji ,f 213 id 4. , 11 RQ ., 1. lf' I , vl I Y 1 . T , , , w E I 4 1 1 l 1 W w .l. Capt. Granum turns the ship over to King Neptune. 2. Up with the Jolly Roger! 3. Hose bath for all. L. A pollywog is found guilty. 5. King Neptune's guard of honor. 6. The courtroom was crowded. 7. The Sea Hag dances. 8. Shellback Tucker finds the verdict of the court just and fair. 9. A pollywog goes salty. 4 JULY 1945. - 1. A loathsome pollywog shown refreshing himself in the honey-barge. 2 Davey Jones reading ' proclamation establishing King Neptune's court. 3. General Sir Leslie EShsllb kj M d A ac oreshea p explains to the court that he left his valuable shellback card in a safety deposit box because i h kn l e ew that he was going on a cruise with the American navy. nf LI.- 1, af LEE .,, 1 ,A ' I INVASICDN OF MOROTAI 15 SEPTEMBER 1944 f QfEf t E on on Net, ,.-'lj A' Jrwf.. K l. LCM's leaving LSD CARTER HALL for the beach. 2. Men and equipment moving ashore. 3. Looking for trouble. la. The scorched earth. 5. LST'e on the beach. 6. Maj. Gen. .C. P. Hall, LBA, commander Arm' invasion forcesg and Brig. Gen. D. R. Hutchinson, USAAF returning from inspection trip ashore. 9 ,Y - ik ..,,1V' 1 I!!QQ!!!!!!E!!!E!!!:::!!:!!:!2E!E22555!!!!! !:! INVASICJN OF LEYTE zo OCTQBER 1944 p NV 1 :ef , , , .,.., ,vf , eq' U 1 .2 'W' 5 , A qfr , VW 'Qty ,sy M 1 I K ff. frry K V .-L,7 Z s M graham? Ew4Kaeeew.-l,..wvr fqg 9 'ggi .,. W. Y, -mb ,. N7 iw ., t.. fe lf filibwe-.Q X ,M 1. Gen. MacArthur and Lt. Gen. Krueger., 2. Lt- Gen. Krueger and Vice Admiral Klnkeio.g 3. V100 Adm- Kinkaid addressing CPQW after leaving LGYTO f0P HOllaDdia. Q. Gen. MAcArthur proclaimiU8 ' the reeetabliehment of the Philippine government. 5. Col. Ruperto Kenglion lPhilippine guer- rilla chief. 6. Capt. Grnnum shown with guerrilla officers on quarterdeck., 7. Map prepared by 1 Map Reproduction to illustrate lecture on the naval battles off Leyte. 8 9 10: Pictur0S 53' E ken during first two days of the operation. ' ' . A ff ag 1+ v ' INVASION CF LINGAYEN 9 JANUARY 1945 1 1 X L 1 1 , w :Z l Ir 5 V1 1 Xl 1 X li , Q, ll J F w I i V 15 'I ,A 'i w I L l 1 L' qv , ' W my? 7 L' .' . ., 'Hmm Aff? 1 QA? gi I 1, 1 I i ,, tx . 13 M ' as g f WB I' 5Q,:g?gg,AKj2. '- h V155 V-: A , - wt, 4 1: A 1..Vf QJA W 121 '55, vw, F . 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A' 5 I II ee , I ,ue eeee INVASION OF MINDANAO 17 APRIL 1945 WI- W' f W, ,. 11' ':7I , 1 i fwf. ffwff- Ie We wry ,agem- I ,W f, , , 7 ' f ufffffwfyfff 'f5'X7 -ef.fWw-e IWZZWWWK 4 ff QI 0' f 7 If Z 0 f A If K , , J' I y Mfwk it , I fig' wore X75'V f, 7: 'If f wg Q' Cz? 'f ,. A I ,Iv f Q 5 114' I A -, Ie, V f f i f 7 v , ' I 0 .. ,.f' We f ' ? , 'Q , ' I Q I Q ,e . .K ,ly ., , ' I , , Z -If -I f. ., ff I, ,If 'ang I Q X A f If ' M , .M , I I ew If A ,, , X .W 1 ' M11 ee I f . I 3, f ,I 1 , g?a? I f,'Hbe NI. , 1 , I QV M , L I , 4. Ae. T ft t ri ts Re r Ad . R. S. Riggs Commander Fire Support Groupg Maj. Gen. F. C S22bE::EoCigmandgr lgzh Arm? Corpsg Rear Adm. X. G. Nob1e,tkmnmnder Amphibious Group Eighty and Lt. General Robert L. Eiehelbergere Comander Sth Amy. Lower photos: Native folk of the Parang area' ' I I I I II ,I I IM II 'I III III III II' I,, II. II I, I'I QI JI I, II I II II ,I II II II I II I II I I. I II -I I ,II I I I I: ISI I ,I II, I II I I I. I I I I II I I I I II 'I I I I I II II II II III II I I I I I I I , I I IE . 'I I .II II I I -I I I I I I I N I I R I I I I I w lNvAsloN OF BALIKPAPAN 1 JULY 1945 ..... be . . . A ee ,guunxoa 1. Fran left to right: Major General Milford, commanding general 7th AIF3 Rear Admiral A. G. Noble , commander Amphibious Forces Group 8g Air Commodore Sugarg Vice Admira11D. E Barbey, commander 7th Amphibious Force. 2. Oil fires on beach resulting from naval gun fire and aerial bombardment. 3. Pre-assault rocket barrage. L.. Off-shore log barri- cadee, shovm at low water. 5. Tea time., 6. Off again on the trail of the Jap. k l H i Y fi--,-vxfur. OCCUPATICJN OF JAPAN 25 SEPTEMBER 1945 W W 9 lc, 5, -fn ffvf: ,gy ,,, . If f'.57?'f'N A ,W , ' V, f .f,f E ,..,,, ,E e WM- '- ' E' -' . ,E ,-3 .aa . . ,H 'lf' V' E, ,uf AA r X ., ' Z l Mew ,V ,MW fy ' 5 - , ' ' ,, . mr M. I V, 5A f ,f ,, ,e .Wolf . I , f' . 5 'V In . , ,' I ,, 1 ,ft A-wh., . z. 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Gyn, P, W, Clarkson, commanding general 33:11 Division. 3. Japanese shown helping unload boats at Wakayama beach ncaa. u. Scene at Wakanvura liberty beach Pier- 5- Dummv tank 10' cated at entrance to shrine, Waxaxloura. 0. Dunmv gun near Wakayama beach head. 'l. Some more of the same. 8. Liberty av N880YBo . Z Y ., ,, .. -, , fT...+--Y,-3v-rv- -..4.hf-'-- -fy wrwrw, , . Y , , A h, 4 V, .f.1,.f',.',.. .ff--f-12'-a 5iiEV: 2'4 L 73' I'-' M S' ': f4' 'l 'iA A' ii ,If ,I ww I III g . :W IW - If' I!-I III I 'I ,, :Il 'II I., I! Ie! , VI I II l I 'I I1 I I II I Uv II 'II U II II I I I I I Ii Ili gl I II I is gg I N 71 I M, 'I EASTER PARTY so MARCH1945 I 1. Civilian repatriates and officers on bridge. 2,.wAC guests coming aboard. 3 Specialty number by Cpl. Patsy Dan. A. CPO's and guests. 5. Wasatch hill-billy band. 6. WAC guests lined up for chow in crew's mess hall. A- - 4 A -va N . .aff f e h all W' FIRST ANNIVERSARY PARTY 21 MAY 1945 f , X tg . 24 I I i e Captain Ringle having Anniversary dinner with the crew. Four men and a violin creating a bit of song for the evening's show The music makers: Lt. Duda and his Musical Doodlers. Five local girls from somewhere. We don't know who thay are, but they look like five men we know from the Arnq detachment. Old fashioned harmony with a southern accent. The finale, with cake. gg:-as. N O T A B L E S PHQTOGRAPHED ON BOARD u. s. s. wAsATcH X, Clwice Adl. Barbey C2lRea.r Adm. Struble C3JAdmira.1 Kink 14 Adm. Noble C6DB.ear Adm. Kiland C7DRee.r Adm. Wagner f8lRe:.r AEl:x?R.Riu.gg:d?oj?E,gt1?ogrg,5,Rag Decker, General Krueger and aide. ClOJGenere1 Eichelberger qllwaj Gm Sieberg uzgiieut. gm dgflazzg adm' ig' il-'OL-'w R: Vice Adm. olenaorf, Aamir-Q1 xinkam, the late Present ranks given. nr . mr unaear Adm' Workman CCM-'f of Cha-Plainsb ' 4Note: Killed during Lingayen operation. 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