Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 53 of the 1968 volume:

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Fifield entered the Navy through the ' ' Naval Aviation Cadet Program, receiving his wings at Pensacola in 1943. His. World War II assignments includ- ed duty with Patrol Squadrons 113, 112, and 120 flying anti-submarine missions out of North Africa, England and Alaska. After a. brief tour with Patrol Squadron 122, he 'I served as Director of Naval Officer Procurement in Bos- ton, Mass. for two years. Upon completion of the general line course at U. S. Naval f School, Monterey, Calif. , Captain Fifield was assigned to C Anti-Submarine Development Squadron One. In 1952 he commenced a two year tour at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma. This was followed by duty as CIC Officer on the USS Ticonderoga. In 1956 Captain Fifield departed to Patrol College- Squadron 23 for a three year tour which cul- Captain Fifield is a graduate of Colby Col- minated with a year as Commanding Officer. 1939 and the NHUOHH1 Wal' C011Gge- He has a Tours in the Aviation Training Division of Master's Degree in International Affairs from OPNAV and on the Staff of Commander in George Washington University. Chief, .Atlantic Fleet followed. In July, 1965 He is married to the former Shirley Carpen- Captain Fifield assumed command of the USS ter. They have two children, Richard, a student Monrovia. He came to Yorktown last July at Old Dominion College in Norfolk, Vir- from duty on the faculty of the Naval War g-mia, and a daughter Joan. The Executive fficer I Commander William L. Parks, Jr. was born on March 31, 1924 in West Enterprise, Mississippi. He graduatedfrom East Central Junior College in Decatur, Mississippi, in June 1943 with an Associate Arts degree. Four months later, he entered the Navy. Designated 'a Naval Aviator and commissioned an Ensign in July 1945, he subsquently ad- vanced to the rank of Commander on January 1, 1963. Advanced pilot training at NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida was followed by three years as a pilot with VB-3. Commander Parks attended the University of Mississippi for three semesters and then completed 18 months of instructor duty at Pensacola, Florida. Commander Parks reported to the USS Tawara as a CIC Watch Officer in November 1951 after finishing CIC Officer for three years with VQ-1,and in Feb- Officer School in Glenview, Illinois. .After I-uary 1954 Completed athree year tour as graduating fI'0II1 the U- S- Naval General Line Meteorological Officer for NAS J ax! Fair J ax. and Post Graduate School in Monterey, Calif. Commander Parks was Executive Officer for with a B.S. degree in A9I'010giC21 Engineering.. VW-1 for two years. There he received a he served as MeteorologicalOfficer on the USS Letter of Commendation for Heroic action Philippine Sea. where he also qualified as OOD throughout a three and one-half hour ordeal, Underway. He next served as Administrative demonstrating outstanding skill and excep- Page 3 tional courage in helping land a disabled Super Executive- Officer in May, 1968. Constellation with 74 personnel aboard. His wife is the former Mary Anita Grimaldi He received orders to the Yorktown as CIC' of Baltimore,Maryland. They have two child Officer in March 1966. He also served as ren, asonBilly and a rnarrieddaughter. Operations Gfficer before assuming duties as Depart ment Heads 'Wh -914110 Cdr Frank W. Preston Cdr Owen A. Kidd Cdr Donald 1. Childers Weapons Officer Navigation Officer Operations Officer E in if Cdr Rrchafri 3, Ngff' if, cur nano H. Thomas cor Charles ra. Alderman Air Officer Engineering Officer Supply Officer f'firifr51 g - 1 H T' A ,Q .1 ' . ' 4 N f. it Q, Cdr George A. Stanton Cdr George F. Wagoner Lcdr James Dental Officer Medical Officer Communications Officer AIMO Officer Page 4 P. Jackson, lr. Lcdr Byron A. Gaudry Dependent's Day Cruise--Nov. Z3 With the preparations for lunch in full swing, Capt John G. Fifield regretfully announced the inevitable: Today's Dependentls Day Cruise has been cancelled due to aerological circum- stances. To be specific another gigantic glob of Los Angeles smog and fog had descended upon Long Beach. Visibility was at less than 100 feet. Foremost on the minds of the over 1,500 wives, relatives and friends of the Yorktown crewmembers, who were aboard on November 23, was the Fighting Lady's December plans. Early December would be spent off San Diego filming the 20th Century Fox movie, Torol Toro! Toro! , a documentary movie on the bombing of Pearl Harbor at the start of World War Il. The rest of December would be spent preparing for the recovery of the Apollo 8 Moon orbit in the Pacific. Sitting at the pier in Long Beach did not stop the effective displays on the hangar deck and demonstrations on the flight deck by crewmem- bers. The only dissappointment was that the ship could not leave the pier because of the smog and fog. ,f 1, K -41, 2,1 ,, A l yrf! ,te ny Qi? WAITING FOR WORD--Crewmembers and guests stand by waiting for the word to take in all lines so the ship can get underway. kb' 'l , 'Hia ll EFI.lZE.Q TUUR ISLAND--Dependents tour the island structure while waiting for the fog to lift. Fog finally prevented the ship from getting underway. THE DARN FOG --Relatives and friends of crewmembers lounge on the flight deck after having lunch and touring the ship. Page 5 Don Adams as Maxwell Smart and Ed Platt TV' Get Smart Cast 81 Crew Cut it! Print it! When not filming on the flight deck with York- These two orders reverberated throughout town's island structure as a background, the the hangar bays and atop the flight deck on the Fighting Lady on October 16 and 17. Rehearsals, first takes, retakes and print- able television footage were staged as the seg- ment Temporarily Out Of Control of the Get Smart television series was filmed, while an interested crew watched the stars act and heard them deliver the quick and witty lines. NBC crew moved from various parts of the han- gar deck to the quarter deck for more scenes. During the whole time spotlights beamed and cameras dollied back and forth, under the supervision of Director Jimmy Komack. Sets acting, and lines converted the ship into a bustling stage production. Between scenes, breaks afforded time for autographs, picture shooting and interesting conversation, while the production crew setup props, regulated the lighting and posi- as the Chief were recallfed to active duty for two weeks, butfound the shipthey were assignedto was in drydock for re pairs. The Navy orders prevented lVlaX andAgent 99 from going on their honeymoon in the television series. tioned the cameras. Up to the call, show- time , many of the crewmembers flooded the television cast and crew with questions, mostly concerning the glamour of showbusi' ness. 's I A v -. A I 'R 1- f :il 4 EATS WITH CREW--Barbara Feldon, Agent 99 in the Get Smart series, eats noon chow with the crew. Creumembers received autographs and lots of inside tips on how Hollywood really is from the star. page 5 H K Y ., -Vim Film Epi ode On Yorktown '-L-......- . N jx X i iii? 54 of 3 HERQHSY ghmMS!m,,s fwmvsmgi ff 'ij' miss SCENE--Ileftj The Chief ef Control Q explains the situation to Max in a scene on the hangar deck: Iabouel the cast and crew enjoy lunch with Capt Fifield in his inport 2.+p' cabin. If Q52 1 , 'fm 1 :D xif 41 JOKES WITH CREW--Don Adams. star of the 'Get Smart television series, jokes with crewmembers on the flight deck during a break between scenes in the NBC episode. Page 7 Movie Toro!Toro.Toro! Filmed READY FUR TAKE OFF--A japanese plane is set for a dawn launch during the filming of 20th Century Fox movie Toro! Toro! Toro! off the San Diego coast. -3,5 K x ig f X, .Q A S DUMMY LOADED--A dumny is loaded into the back seat of a converted U.S. trainer plane. I rs' 'L ', ' -J 5 ' f gf' ,j -4 I' NEW UNIFORMS--Crewmembers worlzing on the flight declz are made up to resemble World War ll Japanese sailors, during the filming aboard the Fighting Lady Page 8 On Famou Fighting Lady The Yorktown played host to a crew from 20th Century Fox for the filming of the movie Toro! Toro! Toro!. Action took place off the coast of San Diego in early December. At 0600 the aircraft carrier swung smartly into the northeasterly wind. Across the flight deck the engines of the bomb and torpedo laden Zekes , Kates and Vals roared to life in, anticipation of the dawn launch. At 0610 the first Zeke rumbled down the flight deck, be- came airborne and then briefly settled for an agonizing moment over the dark waters of the Pacific, steadied and gained altitude. Thus, the operations commenced. The year was not 1941, but 1968. The aircraft carrier was not Admiral Yamamoto's flagship, but Capt John G. Fifield's Yorktown. The 1968 converted aircraft were flown and maintained by off duty personnel on contract with 20th Century Fox, with Department of Defense approval given to the ship's participation. The film, essentially a documentary, has beenin preparation since 1966, and is not ex- pected to be released until late 1969. The film is being produced both in Japan and the United States, with tedious attention being given to detail. A budget of 25 million dollars has been allocated for the picture. Thirty Japanese fighters and bombers were hoisted on the Yorktown December 2. The planes are United States BT-13 and AT-6 training planes altered by 20th Century Fox to resemble theJapanese planes that launched the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Most of the flight deck crew, garbed in con- ventional World War II Japanese flight gear, participated in maneuvering the Rising Sun bearers in position for filmed take offs. Lines from the angle deck were painted over to make the Fighting Lady appear like the straight-decked Akagi. Mter filming off San Diego, the planes re- mained onboard for the trip to Pearl Harbor to assist completing the movie in Hawaii. Pa ge 'i4CTl0N, CAMERA --A 20th Century Fox camera- nnn shoots a scene on Yori-ztawn's flight deck PAINTERS--The Yorhtown's flight deck is re- painted to resemble a straight-deck Japan- ese carrier. 9 , A.. . .. ml... Christmas Party Held November 17 l l Pmouf PRESENTED--capf J. G. Fifield pre- sented a Yorlztown plaque to uentri loquist Paul Winchell and his wooden side-lziclzjerrg Mahoney at the Christmas Party. Because of the December--at-sea period, Christmas came early to the Yorktown. Ventril- oquist Paul Winchell and his wooden side-kick Jerry Mahoney, along with Happy the Clown and Santa Claus, played by CWO-4 F. X. lssel- hardt, were onboard to entertain 700 dependents on November 17, during the Dependents' Christmas Party. Setting the fa-la-la mood in Hangar Bay One was the band from the USS Valley Forge, berthed next to the Yorktown in Long Beach. Santa Claus presented three gifts to each child. Presents ranged from large rubber balls to sweaters and various toys. The afternoon, spent in Christmas cheer, was highlighted with Capt J. G. Fifield pre- senting Fighting Lady plaques to Paul Win- chell and Happy the Clown. Boughs of holly may not have decked the hangar bay, but gift wrappings certainly left evidence of early holiday festivities. Page Three Era's Linked Together ln Pearl o 1 ' Y 5 gr,-i - t .ii A I I f, i , fi,,,...PF' YURKTUWN lN BACKGROUND--The 'Fighting Lady'I in the background. rests at a pier in Pearl Harbor across from the memorial to the USS Arizona Three era's were linked together when the Yorktown pulled into Pearl Harbor onDecember 10 and berthed next to the Arizona Memorial. The Fighting Lady brought to Hawaii 30 American planes, converted to resemble World War I1 Japanese aircraft, so 20th Century Fox could finish making the movie Toro! Toro! Toro l . The YorktovvnplayedaJapanese carrier in another portion of the film, which was filmed off the coast of San Diego before embarking for Hawaii. After unloading the Japanese aircraft, the Yorktown began loading men and equipment to complete her primary mission of recovering the Apollo 8 lunar orbit shot. Twenty- seven years ago the Japanese sank the Arizona in Pearl Harbor. So--in a period of 26 years, the Yorktown played a major part in World War H, played a major role in the filming of a movie about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was the prime recovery ship for the first men in the world to circle the Moon. I0 Apollo 8 covery ecember 27, 1968 --cl Sf' Wy, 14,9 A W Q -11,0 '39 awww Page 11 J Lil? . , :J Apollo 8 Recovery Smooth The recovery portion of the Apollo 8 mission moved as smoothly as the entire manned lunar orbit. With astronauts Air Force Col Frank Bor- man, Navy Capt James Lovell, Jr., and Air Force Maj llater promoted to Lt Coll William Anders piloting their spacecraft through the final re-entry phase, the capsule splashed down in the Pacific, 1, 000 miles southwest of Hawaii, at 4:52 amfYorlctowntimej on Decem- ber 27, only 2 1X2 miles from this 25-year- old carrier. MOON LANDING PLANNED FDR i969 TheApollo 8 , predecessor to a planned 1969 landing on the moon, made the first landing in darkness since the space program began. ASTROVAUTS ARRLVE--Labouel Astronauts James Lovell LLP, Frank Borman Lwauingi, and William Anders IRI step from H5-4 helicopter after historic Moon orbit flight: while fbelowl astro- nauts Cfrom L to R2 Borman, Anders, and Louell are escorted down the flight deck between two rows of crewmembers by Capt Fifield. Phota above by Dr. jerry L. Walker of the Yorktown Dental Department. Page I2 Apollo 8 Recovery CREW SEES BEFORE DAWN RE-ENTRY Hundreds of the 1650-man crew saw the re- The astronauts looked fit and trim as they bounced out of the helicopter and strode down the red carpet on the flight deck between two rows of Yorktown sailors. After a few brief words by Apollo 8 Commander Borman, thank- ing the crew for giving up their Christmas at home to wait for their splashdown, the astro- nauts were taken down on the ship's elevator to the hangar deck, to go immediately below into sickbay. MEDICAL TESTS FOR FOUR HUURS entry of the space scraft, traveling at seven Various tests by the 17-man NASA medical mlles 3 Second through the 1' e 'ent1'Y Zone ' from team , under the direction of Dr. Clarence A. the flight deck and island structure. First to reach the capsule were three mem- bers of the Underwater Demolition Team 12 from the Naval Amphibious Base at Coronado , California. STG3 Bob Coggin was the first in the 7 8-de- gree water to attach a sea anchor. Ltjg R. J. Flanagan and SFC Don Schwab followed soon after. Ltj g Flanagan attached another sea anchor and then the three began to put the flo- tation collar in place. EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT IN CAPSULE After checking with the astronauts to make sure everything was alright, we just took our time and did the job right , stated Ltj g Flana- gan. The astronauts told the frogmen, over their intercom, to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. They expanded on their joke about the moon, saying , It' s not made of limburger cheese--it's made of American Cheese. The astronauts were brought to the F ighting Lady by a helicopter piloted by Cdr Don Jones , commanding officer of HS-4. Crewmembers on the helo were Lcdr Carl Frank, co- pilot, and AWC Norvel L. Wood and AW2 James B. Dor- sey, crewman. Chief Wood was first to visual- ly spot the spacecraft in the water. After be- ing greeted at the helicopter byJ ohn Stonesifer, senior member of the NASA recovery team, the first men ever to travel around the Moon were welcomed aboard the Yorktown by Capt J. G. Fifield. Jernigan, took over four hours. Dr. Jernigan stated that the space travelers were in excell- ent condition after there six-day mission. Twice the tests were stopped . . . Once while the astronauts got cleaned up and ate breakfast and again when they left sickbay to talk with PresidentJ ohnson, who congratulated them on their successful ten-orbits of the Moon. On their way to their quarters, in flag country, the astronauts stopped to view their charred spacecraft. They shared lunch with Capt Fifield in his inport cabin and spent the rest of the afternoon debriefing. After a for- mal dinner in the Wardroom with Capt Fifield and the officers of the Fighting Lady , the world' s latest heros met the crew on the han- gar deck for a re-enlistment ceremony and cake cutting party. SPACE TRAVELERS FLY T0 HAWAII The next morning the three astronauts were back in sickbay for more medical tests and then ate brunch in the Chief's Mess. They waved goodby tothe communications ship Arlington and the Yorktown crew before board- ing a plane that flew them 300-miles to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, where they would boardaC-135 for the rest of the trip back to I Houston. - The Yo rktownbrought the silver-.gold color- ed space capsule back to Hawaii on December 29. , , The recovery operations were broadcast live in color throughout the world by the em- barked television pool. Page I 3 I' L i' li A A A ' are c it A THANKS CREW--ileftl Borman thanks Yorktown crew for being at sea for their recouerg g during Christmas, after being welcomed aboard V by Capt Fifield. Astronauts ifrom L to R2 Anders and Borman look on: while iabouel 'Q space travelers speak with President john- f son from outside sickbay. APULLU 8 CAPSULE BROUGHT ABUARD--The Yorktown's Weapons Department prepares to lower the Apollo 8 capsule on its dolly after bringing the lunar module aboard by the B and A crane Page I4 INSPECT CHARRED CAPSULE--Space travelers Kfrom L to R1 DINE lN WARDROOM--Astronauts have Lovell, Anders, and Borman return to view capsule they a candlelight dinner in the Ward- orbited the Moon ln, after finishing four hours of medi- room their first evening back on cal tests in siclzbay. Earth. 44, s K V. X K4 .LQ ,KK..:.su?ffjcNsf, ' fr e'r. ss 1 L ,.., SPACE-AGE RE-UP--Astronaut Navy Capt James Lovell gives the oath of re enlistment to BMCS Ed Corrie, BTC5 Bob Groves. ENI William Uslund, RM3 Bob Hyde, AE2 Raymond Scott., AE2 Ray- mond Kissler, and ATN3 Wayne Spicier. Page I5 V 1 ,f 1 r'0 .QIL21 l ....f- ,gr ,. J A 1 q, A Q - l 1 ngxfd I 5 r by sq fs, V . A 9 s 'Q .-Af' X 1 ' ' . N K , 1' . , x i . ' Q - 5 l 'in LIVE COLOR TV--Dallas Townsend. CBS corresponqent' waits. for and Borman prepare to board plane for their flight to Ha-I astronauts arrival to continue ,, , , , Hue television coverage. wall, the morning after their lunar orbit. ., DEPARTING YURKTUWN--Moon orbiters ifrom L2 Anders, Lovell, M ,fv PRESS AND TELEVISION--Members of the press and television, onboard for the Apollo 8 recovery get still photos and live television coverage of the astronauts on that historic day, Page I6 1 - Fighting lady Arrives llt Pearl ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT--The Fighting Lady steamed back into Pearl Harbor with the historic A ollo 8 ca sule onboard, addin another achievement to her own 25-year history. P P 9 R,,..,,e,y mm fo, PRIMARY LANDING AREA AND Apollo 8 Pickup RECOMMENDED RECOVERY FORCE DEPlOYNlENT Members of the Apollo 200 Shelicopter recoveryteam ilklqe-P A ,ir,-t4.fff -I ' 1 I that picked up astronauts Tfltjiilgi,lcffllleceljrei gilgQi4t.r:tnrAc 1 f 1- 1 Frank Borman,James Lo- 'APL-iirkikgreet-el-+ .eg eee-e tteteielll ir:?mt,lQeMERlFltEW l 1 vell, and William Anders 0 iw lljlfg lllglQ5g,l.QQQli efter there re-entry and j.?QiiiiggggrgQ- ' fe Llgiftt 7'dT3iiiI R' f+M'e 'l 99fl'wML Splashdown Were: .. : :::I2II ' E HS-4 Helo Crew-- cdr 'O -5 tl-,,-.,g,ff'fB53KrgUTg. g L,5'iQ4n, , , or ,,ff:,e54-,llt,-4l,l,j Donald S. Jones, pilotg 70 ' 'f ,Cr tt? ff L+'- '5-R-tf-ef'-'feet P' 'tee T 0+ ff----H-fe- 1 et Lcdr car-1J. Frank, Co- ef-sees 3- I ee., A at 'eitfy j- 1 A Q pace AWG Nervel Inwood Asettteissasn.t':t.t2e::1H eeeeeefetmme el and AW2Jemee B.Dereey, Yf.'QflT .-e?i'21E4Fi'f'lQigigggigii i lreizfigeej Ti- Q 'F' ' 1 ll A - SRS8 M- TWT Crewmen, 0 ' R' r':lg1rBERT vsuwos germs at 4- emetfgt - f P- -H f--ee ,A ' 0- P ' 2 UDT-12 Team---Ltjg 0 , f .Q it le, A W ei Q ' W Q Rl-C1'l3I'dJ. Flanagan, SFC P I j 1N L R Q i--Pj ' me el ' 'R R '--e tee-4-fm Donald L. Schwab, and A it A. j A, f'ffffQQffQ1 Ho 5l7Oo O 1700 o 150 Timetable Of Events For The Nlorniiiog Of The Apollo 8 Piciioup 0345'5 LaU-nched AP0110 3 0537--Sea a11ChO1' a1313a'CCh- 0605--Astronauts Borman, 1'e00V01'Y eirereft- ed te 0HDSUl0- Lovell and Anders leave cap- 0451--SPLASHDGWN, 2 112 0540--Two more swim- sule and get into ljfe rafts, miles off port quarter. mers enter water. 0615--All three astronauts 0459--Apollo 8 stable and 0547 'SWimm01'S etteteh in recovery helicopter. upright in water. and inflate f10ta13i0H Geller- 0621--Helo lands on York- 0503--Aetreneuts eenfirm 0555--Life T2-fi1S ettafched town flight deck with astro- everything in capsule AOK . to capsule and inflated. nauts. 0535--First UDT swimmer 0604--Access hatch on cap- 0718,,,SpaCeCI.aft onboard in water. sule open. Yorktown. Page I8 nf 2' i IV' ' Yorktown Practices Recovering -tg Q, A f, I J' V-Mx I . , N ,,,. 1 If in F A K N ' K' , A- Jer- ' gr- -. , ' A 'Af' K' D iw- , ,.,,, ii f' YQRMK K my - ,.,,f:,e'4'3'-n xx ,,., If l v 6v:'x4:: v X K f 4 .i K l QA ' ' ,sv-Q? ' Q-hx Q es I Q te- g. -I Ang' ff' 'll PRACTICE SESSIUN BEGINS'-The ship's Weapons Department pre- pares to put the NASA boiler- plate over the side, so the Apollo 8 recovery team can practice picking it up. 'kulrir' LOADING GEAR--Underwater Demo- lition Team I2 loads gear in HS-4 helicopter for a practice session of recovering the NASA boilerplate. NASA Dummy Spacecraft BUILERPLATE ALUNG Sl DE --C rewmembers watch as UDT-l2 frognen prepare to hoolz dummy capsule to B and A crane. Yorktown practiced recovering the NASA boilerplate spacecraft both at night and during the day. On December 12, the Fighting Lady' steamed about 60 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Winds up to 52 knots and seas 12 to 15 feet high made the recovery practice hazard- ous but still possible. One NASA official Stated they were the worst conditions he had ever en- countered during a recovery, either in practice or during an actual recovery. The Yorktown went out again onDecember 16 and, with better weather conditions , successfully picked up the dummy spacecraft three times during the day and three times at night. Swimmers from Underwater Demolition Team 12 were dropped to the bobbing boilerplate by helo. They attached the sea anchor and flo- tation collar , and remained with the capsule until just before it was brought aboard the Yorktown by the Boat and Aviation Crane. The it-?:: Yorktown' s Weapons Department was in charge of lifting the capsule from the water. While in the recovery area, several more practice recoveries were made before the real splashdown before dawn on December 27. , -fr 415 W V ' .. .5 'Sv 3-'il W -f-.., A ' - OUT UF THE WATER--The boilerplate is hoist- ed out of the water and swung over Elevator Number Three. COLLAR REMOVED--After removing flotation collar, Weapon's Department personnel are prepared to place the capsule on a dolly. Page 20 Weather Important To llpollo 8' Weather is something always critical to air operations. But, it was evena greater factor for the three astronauts in Apollo 8, as they completed their orbits of the M oon and s pla sh- ed down in the Pacific. A fourth man vitally interested in weather conditions in the recovery area, 1,000 miles Southwest of Hawaii, was LCdr Neil F,O'Con- nor, Yorktown's meterologist. His work began even before the capsule was launched from Cape Kennedy. He and his staff of 11 Navy aerographers provided NASA with a six day forecast prior to the launch. Fortunately, the weather in the recovery area is very stable this time ofyear, O' Con- nor said. As far as weather is concerned, the impact area was aboutas good as we could have asked for, he added. Weather forecasting is not new to LCdr O'Connor. His Navy career has spanned 23 years. He started out as an enlisted aero- grapher, and participated in the Bikini and Ewitok atomic tests. Weather stations from the entire Pacific area were feeding information to space headquarters in Houston. Fleet Weather Cen- tral in Pearl Harbor had a vital role in forecasting wind and sea conditions in the re- covery zone. My men made upper air as well as sur- face observations every three hours during the 'Y IN SALUTE T0 ARLINGTUN--Astronauts wave to crew of communications ship Arlington, be- fore departing Yorktown for Hawaii. Page X X if um iz 8 li li 'il -if , X xp -'I' A XQXF. xi! H ,Q ggi . K K d A Y-Qs. PLUTTING WEATHER--LCdr Neil F. 0'Conner plots weather during Apollo 8 recovery. entire II1iSSiO11, O' Connor said. This infor- mation was made available to the astronauts before they splashed down, he added. LCdr O' Connor is also Public Affairs Officer on the Yorktown, another job that kept him busy during the Apollo 8 recovery. SHURTENED SWIM CALLS--Two swim calls were cut short l,000 miles from Hawaii wl1ile waiting for the Apollo 8 recou- ery. The first was due to rough water and the second because of a shark' s appearance. 2l 540 lb. Cake Waiting For Astronauts QR' 1,0 Nag, , , 4 K W- f-ms.. N- who as--1, 5 w. . .4 A u...,....,'it' tv J.-,L f , .i-is Ls ni Q also W , X 4-.Z-155.2 .iii , mrs? 7 A 540 PUUND CAKE--lfrom L to R2 CSI Clifton Calhoun, CSCS Marlin Buirge. and CSI Steven Gras- teit show their finished 540 pound cake they baked for the Apollo 8 astronauts. After the Apollo 8 astronauts splashed down and arrived aboard the Yorktown a 540 pound cake was waiting for them. Prepared by the Yorktown bakeshop, the seven foot long by three foot wide cake was actually 60 small she et cakes put together like a brick wall-no reflection on its texture. Designedby CSCS1VIarlin Buirge, the cake signified an open history book--the first time menhave orbited the Moon. The pages of the book contained the names of the three astro- nauts. Half chocolate and half white, the cakes were baked on Christmas Day by CS2 Samuel Cle- ments. The cake actually weighed 450 pounds but was covered with 90 pounds of icing. The icing re- cipe called for 12 pounds of shortening, 17 pounds of butter and 57 pounds of powered sugar. It also contained nine teaspoons of vanilla. Though not professional cake decorators, the cake was decorated by CS1 Steven Gras- teit and CS1 C. T. Calhoun. The cake contained, among other things , 127 pounds of flour, 123 pounds of sugar, 22 pounds of shortening, 15 quarts of salad oil, six gal- lons of milk, 22 dozen eggs and three quarts of vinegar. Preliminary sketches of .the cake design were started early in December. The design was completed just prior to the ship leaving Hawaii for the recovery area on December 18. Due to its large size and the location of the bakeshop, the cake was assembled and dec- orated near a bomb elevator so it could be brought up to the hangar deck for the cere- mony. Knowing that the three astronauts would not be able to eat a 540 pound cake by themselves , the entire crew of the Yorktown, including the air groups and embarked press, radio and television crews were invited to share it. The cake may have been large , but no larger than the pride of the bakers who prepared? it, their small part in paying tribute to three brave Americans. The cake was presented to the astronauts at 7: 30 pm and all 540 pounds were gone by 10 pm. 7 Page 22 nu' '--ir' Mr' ' Rest, Recreation, Work While Waitin 4 gr Q. iff, NURMALRUUTINE--fleftl Yorktown boatswain- mate chips paint on fantail as the normal workday went on while waiting to recover the Apollo 8 spacecraft: while Iabovel HS-4 officers play volleyball on Number Une Elevator for recreation. RESTlNG Yorktown crewmember takes a break on the fantail. While cruising l,O0O miles Sputh uest of Hawaii there wasn t much to see while wanting for Apollo 8 recovery day except for Page 23 Air Groups Embarked VRW--111, Det. 34 Cdr George Ormond , Jr., Officer-in- Charge of VAW-111, Detatch- ment 34, was born on June 24, 1933, in Far Rockway, New York. He attended Long Is- land Agricultural And Technical Institute be- fore entering the Naval Aviation .Cadet pro- I gram in Nov. 1953. He was commissioned and designated a Naval Aviator in May, 1955. His first duty assignment was with Attack Squadron 176, flying the A-1 Skyraider . Subsequent assignmentshave included a tour at the Naval CIC School, duty as Assistant CIC Officer on USS Shangri-Lag and adeployment to the Mediterranean as Officer-in-Charge of VAW-12's Detatchment 42, embarked on USS Roosevelt. Prior to reporting to VAW-111 in September. 1968, Commander Ormond attended the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. ll! VR 30 CREW Members of the VR 30 squadron that were onboard to fly the astronauts to Hawaii The mission of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 111 is primarily used as air- borne early warning to extend the radar cover- age of the Yorktown. The aircraft carries a crew of five that can position jet-fighters to intercept enemy aircraft in the event of an air attack. The plane commander assisted by the co-pilot and thru the directions of the radar controller position the E-1B to provide the most effective radar capability and coverage. The complex electronics system is operated by two Naval Flight Officers as Radar Controllers and one Enlisted Flight Technician to maintain the system at peak performance. An interesting feature of the E-1B is the massive radome. It is aerodynamically de- signed to provide it's own lift in flight thus producing a minimum amount of drag on the aircraft. VR 30, Det. VR-30' s primary mission is logistic support for the West Coast. VR-30 is based at NAS Alameda, Calif. , and fly C-131 and C-1 OOD type aircraft. Assigned by AIRPAC to assist in logistic support for the Yorktown, Detatch- ment D flew the astronauts and NASA per- sonnel off the ship to Hawaii on the first leg of their trip back to Houston. LCdr Al Miller is the Officer-in Charge and Lt Stephen Collins and Ltjg Bill Barsz are co-pilots AMH2 Clar ence Atkinson and ADR2 Craig Ulrich are crew men with the detatchment Page 24 . Q Q p as I 1 Q. Q Q . I ' 1 If A 9 s 0 HS-4 Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four was commis- sioned in June, 1952 at Auxili- ary Landing Field Ream, San Ysidro, Calif. Since com- missioning,the squadron has flown many differenttypes of helicopters , including the HO- 2, HO-4S, HSS-1N, SH-3A, and SH-3D. The squadron is now equipped with 17 SH-3D turbine powered helicopters. HS-4 was the first ASW helo squadron to deploy aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Ren- dova QCVE-1145. In 1961 the squadron became the first command in NAVAIRPAC to achieve a 24-hour helo ASW capability with the HSS-1N. The initiation of HS-4 into the TonkinGulf Yacht Club ' came during the 1966 WEST- PAC cruise. While operating in the Gulf of Tonldn, HS-4 pi- lots and aircrewmen rescued 24 downed airmen-the large st number recorded by any ASW squadron to date. . The SH- 3D Sea King' helicopter, built by Sikorsky Aircraft, is the latest model night, all-weather, anti-submarine warfare helicopter in use by the United States Navy. lt is powered by two General Electric, T-58, gas turbine engines which produce approximately 1,250 continuous shaft horsepower each. The maximum endurance for the SH-3D is over 7 hours with a max- mum range of about 700 miles. With a normal crew of a pilot, co-pilot, and two airborne so- nar technicians QAircrewmen5, the SH-3D is equipped with AQS-13 dipping sonar to carry out its mission of submarine detection and destruction. From its four external bomb racks the SH- 3D can deliver either conventional or nuclear weapons. One-time holder of the worlds speed record for helicopters, the Sea King has greatly reduced the time required to reach a contact area. Commanding ff icer Cdr Donald S. Jones, Command- ing Officer of HS-4 , was born inMad- ison, Wisconsin and attended high school and the University of Wiscon- sin there. He enlisted in the Navy in 1950 and a year later commenced flight training as a Naval.Aviation Ca- det. Upon graduation in February, 195 3 he was commissioned as Ensign. In 1955, while assigned as ASW Helicopter Project Officer with Air Development Squadron ONE QVX-11 , he accepted a regular commission Page 25 as Ltjg, USN. Subsequent squadrons assignments have included HS-1, and two tours with HS-5. In 1959 Cdr Jones completed post- graduate insturction at the Naval In- tellegence School. He was later or- dered to the Taiwan Defense Com- mand in Taipei. Prior to reporting to HS-4 as Executive Officer he was assigned to the Strategic Plans Divi- sion in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. On November 27, 1968, Cdr Jones took command of HS-4. operation among all the groups involved in the UDT-12 Underwater Demolition Team 12 assigned ten meng three officers and seven enlisted personnel, to the Apollo 8 recovery. Ltjg Richard J. Flanagan was the Officer-,inn Charge of the recovery team. K UDT-12 is home based at the U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif., and is part of the amphibious forces under the con- trol ofthe Naval Special Warfare Group Pac- cific. Deployments to' WESTPAC are made on a rotation basis with UDT-11 and 13. While deployed, Team 12 is engaged, in beach recon- naissance of friendly and hostile beaches in Vietnam, demolition jobs as wellas clear- ing wreckage or blasting sandbars for land- ings , and accompanying Riverine For ces in the M ekong Delta. UD T-12 holds the Navy Unit Citation a S well as numerous individual awards among which are 17 purple hearts from their last deployment. q p Training for the Apollo 8 recovery began last October in San Diego Bay. The pros- pective personnelbecame acquainted with the boilerplate andflotation collar. After the in- troductory phase, work began with the pilots from HS-4, practicing attatching the collar after exiting from the helicopter. Throughout the operation the job was made much easier by the skill and courage of the HS-4 pilots who manuvered their helicopters to the most ad- vantageous position for the swimmer even if that meant thatthe pilot could hardly see be- cause of spray from the rotors. Upon completion of training in San Diego final teams selected flew to Hawaii where they joined the Yorktown. More training followed inPearl Harbor and at sea and then--Decem- ber 27. Recovery went as smoothly as the practices due to the professional skill and co- ,. , ....t . . . 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'yl 'gLf T:'K MM, ,K '7.v'Q .xr .Ki ,K , aww A- , ,,.,,, K .MW an ,,., MW A, S' X , -, .,, M-,-'f ,f , ,- Ra.,,X, 1, f . , ,, 7. ,yfg ,gg g M ..,..m 'w, nv ,ff ff , , A4 , - gf 'tv ,pf it 'QA I As, .A - L , - ' ' . -.Mn N' ,M- A fK5:,,KK-gg., A A, K ,A ONLY HITCH IN ENTIRE RECOVERY--While accompanying capsule alongside Yorktown for pickup one of the frognen from UDT-I2 spotted a shark and warned his fellow frogman. who swam quickly to the raft. Page 26 my l l Christmas Services During Apollo 8 l , 1 C-. .ll7lNT ClRlSTM4S SERVICE--A joint Catholic-Prostestant Prayer Service for World Peace was held on the flight deck on Christmas Day. The Yorktown was a praying ship.Ead1 night at taps Chaplain Lucian R.Bras- ley or 'Dean K. Veltman prayed with the crew for the safety of the astronauts, their families, and for all aboard who were to be responsible for their safe recovery. The three astronauts, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William And- ers, were in our thoughts on Christmas Eve when, just before our Candlelight Service, the word was passed that lunar ejection was accomplished and our com- rades were on their way back. Protestant Holy Communion and Catho- lic Midnight Mass were a time of pray- ers of ,thanksgiving--first, for the Prince of Peace and second, for those .dedicated Christian officers in the ,command module who were heading over ,200,000-miles straight for the York- On Christmas Day a joint Catholic- Protestant Prayer Service for World ,Peace was held at ll am on the flight deck. Biblical passages which spoke of the promised .Prince of Peace were read from both Testaments.v A joint choir led the singing of our common heritage of carols, and the prayers of men of faith representing all Christendom aere said The ecumenical spirit of our day may Christmas By Chaplain Dean K. Veltman Christmas is the season of light. In a very real way it illuminates our paths throughout the new year which follows. Above all it is the season of sharing . . . gifts as did the wise men so long ago, praise just as the shep- herds who left the tiny manger scene and returned to their work, love as given and returned within the Choly family as they were drawn together by the new baby in their midst. And so it was with Yorktown in this very holy time. Gifts from home, re- ceived and held for weeks, were opened beneath. makeshift Christmas trees, praise in the form of Christmas carols were sung in Chapel services and played on the phonographs and sound systems throughout the ship, love was exper- ienced over the distance, often in terms of lonliness and the heartfelt desire to be with those who were sep- arated. yet lead to that universal time of peace promised prophetical1y'so long ago! 'They shall beat their swords into plow shears, and their spears into pruning hooks neither shall they learn war anymore N Phge27 eiore Splasrhdown Eternal God, Cre- ator of our planet and the vast, seem- ingly .endless space surrounding us, hear us as we offer to you our prayers of thanksgiving and of intercession foroth- Lers. We thank you Prayer Night B - Chunain that the flight of the Apollo 8 hasbeen Dean K. Veltman U so far a safe and successful one. we thank you for the knowledge all mankind has gained by the work of our astro- nauts. Be expecially close to them in the hours of flight that remain. Give them a safe re-entry, splashdown, and recovery. 'We remember tonight the Bor- man, Lovell, and Anders families, for we feel the tensions that must be theirs. Thank you, O Lord, for hearing our joint and individual prayers on this very special evening. In Jesus Name, Amen. Prayer,Night Alter Splushdown i l l l l As we look at the events of the last few days, O Lord, we marvel at the abil- ity You gave man, that would permit him to explore and conquer not only the world he lives in, but the space that Chaplain 4 surrounds him as well. Lucian R. Brasley We thank YOU, Ol-'0I'd s for making man what he is and for the manifold gifts that You have given him. This evening, conscious of the recent return of our astronauts from their historical flight around the moon, we thank You for the success of their mission and for their safe return to earth. Praise, honor, and glory be to Your name, 0 Lord! Amen. iririr'k'k CREWILHBERS PRAY FOR ASTRUNAUTS--During Christmas, services held in the ship's Chapel two mem of the crew pray for a safe return of the three astronauts. Page 28 Liberty While ln Hawaii we Q ...T it 35 , .a WARM WELCOME--Hula girls extend aloha greetings to YORKTOWNers as the 'Fight- ing Lady' prepares to berth in Pearl Harbor. lY ' T If i 7 4 . -s I x X V ' 4 i---s axe' 15553. i . , . L , 7 , l I L . gbwggi-14,113 .-is glasg- lenifi K 'Q ,.' :,SxqV 'ev' 2 54,52 2' W.-A, K - V ' A f- 3'Q...,.t. , , iqfigif, N 7 .1 -if -, .g f,v 1.4 ,iii-3,,,d-.,, ewan' t M km 'VXI M ,'- - , . , l 4 'A -' 5'-. f-ii: vf.,a,. fe L ., -'. ' W k ,A , I 1. gf'L'r..-Af jaf:Ll',,n,L,1, ?fff'lf5 .. G r, ., Ag- iii soy l DIAMUND HEAD LUOMS--Kabouel Famous bach- ' ground accentuates the miles ofbeaches. WAlKlKl SERENITY--Ileftl Leisure char- acterizes beaches, as tourists and na- tives take in sun's rays. AGIRL WATCHER5--Beautiful forms in Hawaii are not always confined to beacheisl .J F M... , .,,.., ,,.,,,,,W Cruise Around Cap Hqm Y - ' Af' f ' ' - ' ' ' . 1: , 'f 3 0 ' , ' , ,GLR 4,- ' 1Q,,Q Vglzflz 1 r ' I pl' - ' ' 4,- 3',cj-EQ, , K -f. 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Q, 'H W I .3130 wld ' uL I. u 15 E ' n ' 5 1 ' -... ... .f -gn U 1 I far . ' ..... ... 1 Q ' 1 -Dyk--.1 . F-0. l l l . L1 1 A x 0' X95 , U ' , 9 69 . U ' , 9' 1 , , m:xf?5w . 4 i . .t ' Qu-an X 1 f A005 -' I 1 . ' A . Yorktown Leaves Lon Beach BUN VUYAGE--YURKTOWN gets underway on voyage to new home port ef N0f'f0H4f ending a nine gear association with Long Beach. Page 29 SEBI. ' 350 Become Shellbacks It only took about ten minute s if you were not a special case , and had to go through more than once. But , in that ten minutes your knees got mighty sore crawling on the flight deck, not to speak of how sore your rear end became af- ter being hit many times with a piece of two and one-half inch fire hose. When the ceremony was over on January 27 350 crewmembers of the Yorktown were Shellbacks , as the Fighting Lady crossed the equator at 99-30'W on her trip to Norfolk. The festivities began on January 25 with the is suing of subpoenas to all Pollywogs. The charges filed ranged from impersonating a Shellback and gaining classified information to playing Jewish hymns at Protestant and Catho- lic church services. Davy Jones arrived onboard on January 26 with a message to the Pollywogs and a greeting to the Shellbacks from King Neptune. After being introduced by Capt Fifield, the salty old sailor told the Pollywogs what they -were in for the following morning. Pollywogs were all up at 4 am in plenty of time for breakfast. The initiation began by di- iytn, . 1 g . x . .i . 3 5 i r K ' Q cf. . . p ' K M, 1' i ' it . f, N ' . b A pig. J n X - - Us ' . t 'L f ' ' R . ps ., A I 551 X R UUCH!--Polfgwog takes his swats as he begins his trek through the long line of Shellbacks. Page IN FULL SWING--Shellbach ceremony is in full swing on the flight deck. visions forming at 8:00 on the flight deck. After crawling on hands and knees through the swat line, the Pollywogs stopped to pay their respects to King Neptune. Some Pollywogs, under orders from King Neptune and the Royal Court, were taken to the stockade where they received more swats and a haircut. Other Pollywogs stopped to see the Royal Barber, from whom some received haircuts, and all had grease applied to their heads. From there they stopped to kiss the Royal Baby' s navel. After being dunked in the coffin , which was filled with lard, grease and fog foam, they visited the Royal Doctor for an injection of some foul tasting medicine, and then they had to crawl through the garbage shoot. At that point in the ceremony allPollywogs became Shellbacks. Some unfortunate special cases , mostly officers and chiefs , had to make several trips through the line. The ceremony that accompanied Yorktown' s crossing the equator dates from the Viking times. Originally intended as a test of en- durance, it became a party for the crew. King Neptunus Rex is the oldest and most dig- nified Shellback member of the crew. His court consists of other Shellbacks whose job it is to see that justice of their king is wrought. 30 Yorktown Shellbacks Have Their Day , knit L I 'A ' af? 'rs 'xv f x ' ' F -,V vi t V ' ' DARK TRIP--Pollywog is assisted into the gar- HIS DAY--King Nepfunug Rex IABH3 Rgbert bage chute by a loyal Shellbaclz. When he emerges G. Lint! reigns ouer Shellbach cere-l from the other end he is also a loyal Shel lbach. many. .- L4 W ix, i,, W , A ' -A lv V 'g ' . Ri .2 l el FM i u , f i , vjt i . f A I ' ff, ' I i 4 , I V ' Vxlh i r ' if ,Q X X Q ' vu ' 1, K 1. r' f 4 ,, HUNGRY?--How about a piece REGULATIUN SHELLBACK HAIRCUT--Pollywogs who were deemed special of raw liver? cases were sent to the stoclzade. Page 3l Pollywogs' Rule--Keep Moving, Fast 2 LT' Q v trip through the line of Sheiibachs. The from hissing. the bottom of the coffin, fafteg he Cmmed fhe fewer wats he re' which contained grease, lard and fog foam. ceiue . gn 4 P ' I . f 4 f --nl PGOQIQ NUW SHELLBACKS--Former Poiiywogs head for the fantail to discard clothing and then take a shower. Page 32 --i..i- ADMINISTRATIVE AN Courtland C. RANKER SN Jeffrey A. SCHRUMP SN Edmond W. REDMOND SA Lynn R. CLELAND AN William R. CLUFF JOSN Allan K. SEATON SN Dwayne G. MONTGOMERY ENS Anthony G. INSOGNA JO3 Deris A. JEANETTE PNC Timoteo A. TUAZON YN3 George W. CULLY SN Truman A. WILSON RM3 Harold M. SANDE AIMD LCDR Byron A. GAUDRY AZC James GONZALEZ AMH2 James R. MAYS AZAN John E. ROSETTI AN Bruce R. SMITH ADR3 John D. GIBSON ADJ2 David A. CONNERS AS1 Joseph B. DAUGHERTY ATN3 Larry D. FRANZEN ASM3 Lowell T. LASH ADJC Lionel L. PROUT ADJ3 Brookes C. RAYBORNE AMSI John H. THOMAS The New Shellbacks AN Nestor A. PINO LT Melvin W. BOLLENBACH AN Richard P. BRUNI AN Clarence L. ROLLER AA Bruce W. SABLE ABFC George S. BOYD AA Larry M. KING AA Edgar W. HOPPER AA Daniel KOVALSKI AA Robert J. WHITE AN Thomas A. MARKLE AA Ralph TEPEDINO COMM UNICATIONS RMSN Barry M. CORENBLITH RMSN Donald J. FREEMAN RM3 Donald J. GRAHAM CYN3 Edward A. HENSEL RM2 Graham HULL RM3 Robert J. JOHNSON CYNSN Luther D. LANGLEY RMSN Donald R. LANZA CYN3 Tracy D. LAURINAT RM3 William D. MAY CYN3 David L. MILLER CYN3 Ronald J. MILLER RM2 Lynn E. MUHLSTEIN RMSN Gary L. PIERSON FA James H. MM3 Stephan MR2 Francis SCHNEIDER M. JOHNSON E. ROTONDO FA David C. DORNAN FA Terry L. SCROGGINS MMC Charles D. TAYLOR ENS John C. SYMMES AA Michel A. HAMMER AN Larry Z. NEFF AN Ronald F. ROONEY SN Craig A. SIMONS ATN2 Earl R. CURTIS ATN3 Thomas P. KOWALCZYK AA Val G. ANDERSON ATR3 Donald L, CLUBB ATRAN Claude B. WHITE AX2 Dennis PRATHER ADR2 Peter D. ROSE RMSN Raymondo VALDEZ RMSN Charles O. WEBB RMS SA N William F. WATTS Roy C. WOODS RMCS Marlin R. NUMAMAKER LTJ G David PETERSON LCDR James P. JACKSON ENS ENS ENS ENS Alan G. PIERCE Leon K. KINYON Theodore F. FLETCHER, Stephen H. MATHESON FN Michael D. BAER ENS Archie R. HICKERSON FA Robert W. WALKER FN William P. HARTMAN FA William F. ROUFS ' FA Robert J. BOND FA Udo SCHAFFER I FA Richard H. PIATEK FA Johnny A. NEFF BTC Fred MEYERS BT1 John L. GREEN A BT3 Peter M. CACHIOLA FA Kenneth W. DOTZENROD FN Robert R. TEUBNER ' MM2 Gary B. DAVIS MM2 Jack R. LOCICERO. FN Leoun DANIELS FA Terry L. FEECE FA Kevin J. O'DONNELL. FA James PATTERSON, Jr. FA Charles w. WOLFE sPcM Jay E. SHANSBERGER MM1 Vernon L. FITZGERALD ICFA Russell B. STORBO FA Herbert R. CONLEY ICFA John D. MC INTIRE ICFA Jerome N. JUNK I EM2 Reginald R. JACKSON f IC3 Kenneth A. FITZGERALD EMC Johnny R. HINSON EMCS Roger H. SHUE - AIR AA Daniel D. KERR AN JameS G. SLICE AA Kemp PHELEY AA Ronald L. DUBOIS LT Hugh K. BARNHILL ABEI Edward W. CARTER ABEI Harold F. YOUNG ABE2 Otis G. R. WILLIAMS ABE3 Allen L. HAWKINS FN Jack H. SHIRLEY AA Joe C. COURTODE AA Joe A. KREBS AA Edward T. MOONLIGHT AA James J. ALCOCK AA Michael . FINO Asus Brian . HOPF AA Raymond . BRODEUR AA Cleave S. WILLIAMS AN Charles E. DEGENHART ......,....,.., W... .r..,.....,... -. .. . .4..... . A Q1 :- ENS Samuel M. SLOAN AA Robert T. JUNELL RMSN Robert PONZO AN Stuart L. REIS DENTAl LT Francis J. ROBERTELLO LT Jerry L. WALKER DTI Richard E. EASTLICK DT2 Randall G. TAYLOR DT3 William E. BUTLER DN Richard A. MERRISS AN Alan R. MONROE DT3 Fred OWSLEY ENGINEERING LT Robert L. VAN BUREN ENS Daniel BIRES FA Dennis N. KNIGHT EN2 Delane S. SMITH EN2 Dennis R. LITTLE Page 33 EMFA Allen H. GOODWIN EMFN David H. HART FN Carl L. MIXON EM2 Michael J. MULLANEY EMFN Robert L. ZABEL ICFA Walter S. RAPP. III LT Jess R. BLAND FA Ralph D. HERDMAN EMFN Gary L. CRAIN IC3 John H. VAUGHN SFM2 Lennie L. ROE RMSN Ramon CARTAGENA SF1 Edward D. MORTON SFP2 Clyde N. CARAWAY FA Loren R. BAKER . FN Jon E. LUCAS FA Robert M. BECKER SN Steven A. REEVE . DCFN Albert J. ANDERSON FN Donald J. HUSKEY FA Garson D. BISNETT FA Darwon F. RUST FA Thomas M. IVANOFF Qaumswmmmamlumululunuilliinllllllllilllllllllllllli ETRSN Albert E. DIONNA lkm maerfara .Ti7. .r'1.f' . ' I O S B x DAVY'JUNES ARRIVES--After being introduced by Capt Fifield, Davy Jones KCWU Lawrence Wipplei told the Pollywogs what they would be in for the next morning during the ceremony. MEDICAL HM1 Jack C. JOHNSTON HM3 Richard W. FRAZIER HM3 Donald M. SANDERS HN John K. DODGE. HN Robert J. MAZUREK HMI John D. BURGESS FA Gerald F. MUEHR FA Vincent M. WILLIAMS NAVIGATION FN Gerald A. LOUCKS CDR Owen A. KIDD OPERATIONS ENS John Z. PICKENS ENS Dewitt T. HUNT LTJG James F. BARNES' AGC Clement D. ST. LOUIS AG3 Kent E. LEDLOW AA Daniel G. BELOUSKAS, Jr. AA Jerry L. BURRI ACC Bobbie G. FILDES AC1 Norman A. CHAFFIN AA Albert W. BARAUSKAS AA John S. CAMERON ACAN Stephen J. LUKENS AN Jeff T. VANDERLIP AN Kenneth A. WERNER FA Forrest L. DUPREY FA Joseph P. AMBROSE AN Michael C. GUGELMEYERpv, AN Jack G. MARSHALL 2 AN Charles A. DI PIETRO. AA Richard A. SMITH .',. RMSN MichaelKWJ CRYAN SN Gary w. RIDDLE ,Q RMSN Steven P. KOVACS' AN Robert W. MOCZYNSKI AA Thomas H. SHUDAN AN Craig W. STEWART RDSN Wayne L. AHYAT - FA Ernest D. ROCKWELL . FA Carl R. JOHNSON RMSA Carroll K. BAXTER RMSA Frederick D. MC DONALD FN william E. PATRICK' 2 AA John S. SIMPKINS AA John P. MICHITSCH AN James E. BROWN ADR3 Dwight J. JOHNSON FA Edward D. HEUCK ETR2 Leroy A. ROBERTS SH3 Iris E. KELTON SA Joy L. THORNTON SN Frederick D. GRIGSBY AN Gary D. STEVENS SN Frank A. AVERSA SN Vanallen SPRING SA Kevin P. HURICKS SN Charles E. JANNSEN SA Norman G. SMITH ' ENS Allan J. STAMBERG AN Edward J. WHITELY DPSN Craig N. BUTLER DP2 John J. CARL DP1 Ronald G. KUNAVICH DPC Williard K. JOHNSTON SN Dennis E. KING RDSN Robert F. UNKEL RD3 Clayton H. GRIES RDI Cecil C. CRUEY RDSN RDSN David A. COLACCHIO John J. WALDRON SA Glenn M. HICKS FA Michael A. POOLE ETN2 William M. BURK ETN2 Richard P. CLUNE ETN2 Lloyd R. TYLER ETN3 Lynn E. BARBEE ETN3 Ronald E. PETERSON ETR3 Craig L. STALKER ETN3 Donald W. ENGLISH LT Jerry C. COINER PT3 Richard D. MC LELLAND PT3 Stephen L. SENIGO SA Paul D. RLCE PTSN Gary SQ VAYO AN William D. ROWSEY AXAN David H. PRICE SUPPIY Page 34 SKI Leonardo GINETE SN Michael L. PRICE SKSN Robert SK2 Kenneth . SMITH . STANLEY SKC Leonard . STIENEKE SKSN Sanuel . GRILLO SN Donald L BORGEMENKE CS3 Kenneth D. MAYNARD FA Ronald L MARCUSE SN Donald P. NICOLS SN Mike J. MALLON TN Jose BARBOSA ' TN Maximo CARAGAN TN Romeo HORTALEZA TN Alexander ORDONEZ TA Rudy BALDESTAMON ' SD3 Paul CABALUNA TN Jerome BROWN TA Marcelino RIVERA TN Eduardo ROLDAN TN Pablo RABANAL WEAPONS LT William R. LIVINGSTON LT Oliver P. SHATTUCK ENS Richard K. DUNMYRE SN Warren W. BLACKBURN MNSN John E. JONES MNSN Roger G. JONES PFC John S. KROL SSGT Gene K. LIMA BM2 Simon NEWSQME TM3 Robert D- LEDOUX PFC Michael B. MARVOSH BM2 Harry J. MC DONALD TM3 Benny MENDTDLA CPL william F- 0.BRIEN' J, AN Dennis P. STEARNS MN3 John J. O'DONNELL CPL Gerald F, ZAIS AN Jerry W- WEAVER TM2 Alan W- POLAND LCPL Thomas P. PEAVEY SA James R, SHELTON CAPT Donald L. ROSENBERG PFC John E. PLUHAR SA Thgmag L, STEVICKS lst LT William P. ROHLEDER PFC Antonio T- ROSALES SN Cornelius MARSHALL PFC Gilbert B- ALMAPA PPC Clyde E. ROUSH SA Arthur s. QUINET PPC Phillip W- BARTON PFC Donald E. SHAFER SA Lloyd L. DEVIS CPL James M- BARTPRTT PFC James E. s1AN SA Johnny L. EGANS PPC Robert J- BLAIR PFC Jerry w. sLoss SN Lupe LOYA PFC Wilfred BOUIE PFC Stephen G. TAIT SN Praneis J, GUNN CPL Thomas E. L. CARTER PFC Patrick A. TERRY SN Mike MAC RAE LCPL Robert COLORES PFC Charles A. w1LL1AMs ENS David G. NORRIS CPL Isaac F- COTTON PFC Charles A. WOLFORD A03 Gary V. FARNSLEY LCPL Denis D- PRARRORN CPL Winfield s. CREECR AN Thomas J. ZATRALIR PFC JESUS J- DIAZ' Jr- PFC Gregory P. KLINE AA William D. BRADFORD ESE :iCh3C1FsgERLAM SN James L. HARRAH CY - . LTJG Donald G. STORCK CPL Gary F- GRANOWSKI TM2 Carl A. NEWLAND, Jr. PFC Miohael A. GREEN yrroy ZIGLAR GMTSN Brett C. BALDWIN PPC Donald A. HUSTON SON TM3 Delwyn L. CARGILL lst SGT William E. KELLER Carl G- WIL TMSN Donald W. COPLEY Navy eaguers Make Cruise Three very influential traveled a- - round the Horn with the Yorktown, as guests of the Navy. Robert B. Smith, National Director of the Navy Leagueg Troy Ziglar, past president and now vice president and director of numerous committees from the Beverly Hills, Calif. , Navy League councilg and Carl Wilson, past president of the Glendora, Calif. , council made the entire 13, 800 mile trip from Long Beach to Norfolk. Few people know the purpose of the Navy League, all civilian, and how much of a boost they are to the N avy-a boost for morale , enj oy. ment, and financial support. The three Navy League representatives aboard for the cruise are retired successful businessmen-not wor- TPCY Ziglar led the BCVCI15' Hills C0Ul1Cil ried about how mich time, effort and money they in installing nearly one-half million dollars spend for the benefit of Navy servicemen and Worth of o1oSoo'oi1'o'-lit televisions aboard tho TUUR SUPPLY DEPT--Lt j. P. Love shows Ifrom L to R2 Carl Wilson, Robert Smith and Troy Ziglar the IBM 407 accounting machine in the data processing center. their families. Yorktown- 0H1Y CHC Cf the f1'i0 has CVCI' been in the SCF- The men received a thorough indoctrination vice. . . and that was in WW I on a battleship. in the operations of an aircraft carrier at sea, For them its an after-the-career hobby that spending several hours each day at extensive brings satisfaction out of seeing people with briefings and observation orientationtours of happy faces. all departments on the ship. Pa ge 35 Fir t Stop- -Valparaiso, Chile YURKTOWN lN VALPARAISO HARBOR--resting easily at anchor in the Valparaiso harbor, the Fighting Lady spent three days in the Chilean port. A The first stop on her 13, 800-mile trip af- round Cape Horn was at the seldom-visited port of Valparaiso, Chile. The Fighting Lady dropped anchor in Valparaiso harbor for three days on March 7. .Thu entry into the harbor was heralded by a 21 gun salute to the President of Chile, folf lowed by a 13 gun salute to the Commandant of the First Naval Zone. The salutes were answered by Chilean shore batteries which made our arrival very impressive. On the first day -the Fighting Lady was visited by the Governor of Valparaiso, the Mayors of Valparaiso and neighboring Vina dellvlar, andranking Chilean Naval officers. During the stop we hosted nearly 11, 000 Chil- ean visitors during two days of open house. The Chilean people visiting the ship were fascinated by the size of the Fighting Lady , and the NASAboilerplate of the Apollo 8 re- coverywe had on display. Departmental dis' plays in Hangar Bay One were also a big hit with the Chilean people. . Cver 120 crewmembers were given person- ized tours of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar by the Chilean Navy. Tours of LaLigua and Sanf- tiago were offered by the Chaplain's Office. The people of Valparaiso and neighboring Vina del Mar were very friendly and although there was a language barrier fSpanish is spoken in Chile5,the friendly smile andhelping hands of the Chilean people eliminated any confusion in communicating. We off loaded over five tons of Handclasp materialsg clothing, medicines, soap and sporting equipment. These items, donated by United States manufacturers, were to be distributed by the U.S. Naval Mission in Chile, to needy Chileans. The Yorktown participated in two popular sports- golf and basketball--against Chilean Navy teams. Although the Fighting Lady lost inboth competitions , the good admiration and fellowship of the Chilean Navy was gained. The comment heard among most crewmem- bers after visiting Valparaiso was that this is the friendliest port I have visited . g Page 36 ll.: sf PRESS CUNFERENCE--Chilean press ash Capt Fifield ques- tions during press conference in Yorlztown's Wardroom. PRESS DEBARK--Members of EXPLAINING DISPLAY--Ens Anthony ll1S0gHCl explczins a the Chilean press debarh. display on the hangar deck to Chilean Liisitors. E , pW Xa fish APULLU s Bic HlT--Chileans four flight deck where the TUUR C0Pf Ffff?'d Shows NASA boilerplate was the biggest hit two ch'lean adm'raIs the 'P 37 ship during a tour. age U lf , , . 125,74 cn, as 1 W. ' ' V -ff. W X l so W. fy' l.,1....-. PRETTY GIRLS--Three Chilean girls ia- bouel are photographed on the street in Valparaiso, while irightl Yorktown crewmember snaps photo for a remem- brance of his visit. X. J' I XQVZW 1 IZQQQQQQM 1 . rr' fi 4 . 1' f , t W 'f5u.x.i'r,,4, , M,-5?A,r'-W, I ,gf-L it .M GETTING DIRECTIONS--Four Yorktown sczilors chat muith two Page 38 while on liberty. Valparaiso girls ul mg. SEEING THE SIGHTS--Two Yorlztown crewmembers look ouer Valparaiso.. GETTING AUTOGRAPH--Chilean girls get alitogrdph from Yorktown crewmember in downtown Valparaiso. 4' wld in V 4- Liam- D , , Avi., if L4-3 . fa! nba, 1. 1..- . 4. , CHll.EAN BEACH--One of the beaches near Valparaiso that crewmembers visited for relaxation. Page 39 Refueled I-it Sea By Chilean Tanker Ili. ff p -,W --1.--f-,.f1f,: Q sf X N .wif ,az 4: J-T it ' -sf . f .fx,: ' ' C -r Y ' we' '- ' 'vi - f- ' ' :-.55 ' . , , .., I Vw F h, wjngsb g 53 .m,..... 7,x.,w9'Ev , .., , , A , U K 1.- 5,' ' .' f s A. e+'..A-P Av- ' ,wiv ,wwf , f , . . - iX,f.fr- 'Y' ref' F 9 '- THQ- ' 1 ,-ff f , 3' s +4-A 1623 ,- i . '9Q,p,., ..,,, , ,.A., a'- ' V-..-,ww -5 .A '53, REFUELED.BY CHILEAN TANKER--Two Yorktown crewmembers watch the Chilean tanker Aimirante Jorge Montt refuei the Fighting Lady The Chilean fleet oiler Almirante Jorge Montt tAOe52j came alongside the Fighting Lady at dawn on her second day out of Val- paraiso to refuel the Yorktown with 933, 877 gallons of much needed black oil. The Fighting Lady' ' was scheduled to be refueled while at anchor in the Valpar- aiso harbor, butthe fuelbarge was not avail- able during the three day stop. After the Yorktown' s 4, 927- mile trip from Long Beach only 2495 capacity of black oil re- mained in the more than 96 individual tanks deep within the ship. At the completion of the unrep, which was scheduled for 24: hours but only required 12, the Fighting Lady was at 83015 capacity of black oil for the second leg of her trip around Cape Horn to Norfolk. The 548-foot Chilean tanker was built in France in 1954 and its appearance closely re- sembles aUnited States tanker. The reason for thelong unrep was that only one rig pump- ing station was operating on the tanker, but as low as the Yorktown was on black oil, we were grateful to the Chilean Navy for send- ing out their tanker for the replenishment. The outstanding courtesy extended the Yorktown crew while in Valparaiso by the Chilean people equalled the courtesy extended by the Chilean Navy during the unrep at sea. Page 40 Yorktown Round Cape Horn ' Q i A RUUNDING CAPE HURN--Three crewmembers get a glimpse of Cape Horn from the Yorktown's fl ight deck. All Yorktown crewmembers be came Moss- backs when the ship sailed around the south- ernmost point of the American Continents at historic Cape Horn at 9:30 pm on February 7 on the second leg of a historic 13, 800 mile journey from Long Beach to Norfolk. Each crewmember received a scroll and wallet card proclaiming membership in the Realm of the South Wind. The Fighting Lady' ' rounded the extreme southern tip of continental land in the world, just 490 miles North of Antartica, to join the Atlantic Fleet- ending 25 years of dedicated service to Pacific waters. Although originally constructed on the East Coast, this was the Erst signing of Cape Horn for the Yorktown. The Fighting Lady by' passed the Horn by transiting through the Panama Canal on its maiden voyage into World War II in 1943. However, a wide an- gle flight deck has been added since then, in- creasing Yorktown's efficiency by allowing simultaneous recoveries and launching of air- craft. But, it also made the anti- submarine carrier too wide to travel back through the Canal. , The Fighting Lady cruised easily through seas considered extremely hazardous in ear- lier days, when sailing ships depended upon unpredictable winds to carry them around the treacherous rocks surrounding the Cape. Actuallya series of small islands, the Cape area is described by most publications as one extremely rugged sea . I Ferdinand Magellan actually missed round- ing the Cape in 15 20, but instead,threaded his way through the narrow straits between Tiera del Fuego and the mainland of Chile. It took him 38 days and one mutiny. Yorktown com- pleted the trip in a mere two days. Later in 1578, Sir Francis Drake cautious- ly worked his way into the straits, only to lose two ships inthe 16-day passage. He was also blown off course past the Southern Cape Horn area , where he discovered that the land of fire , Tierra del Fuego, was a series of islands and not another continent. The Cape received its name from two Dutch navigat ors in 1616, who named it after Hoorn in Holland. Captain James Cook mapped the area in 1768 while bound for Tahiti in his ship the Endeavor . And later in 1862 came the charting expedition of HMS Beagle, carry- ing Charles Darwin as the ship's naturalist. Page 4l -----anemia? 'f' A.. ., - - L-a,a.,,A.....-in .. ,.i....,., W, ,....4. ,.....1.,... J. F f,a1u.n.f,, ,Ma-mom Carnival Time Arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during Carnival time made the stop one of the most exciting liberty ports York- town crewmembers have ever encountered. On February 14, Valentine's Day, the 'Fighting Lady' dropped anchor i11Guana- bara Bay, for three days, for the second stop on her 13,800-mile trip around Cape Horn form Long Beach to Norfolk. ' Arriving a day before the annualfour- day Carnival began, 257 Yorktown crew- members took an all-day tour of the city. The tour included a stop at Corcovado Mountain, where the statue of Christ the Redeemer, named 'Christo Redentor' in Portuguese, overlooks the entire city. The statue, weighing 1,260 tons, was built in 1931, and is located on the top of a 2,760 foot mountain. For camera bugs this afforded a beautiful view of the city. a Another picturesque sight is Sugar Loaf Mountain which is 874 feet high VISITORS ARRIVE--Brazilians board ship to tour Fighting Lady'H Page In Riode Janeiro and can only be reached by cable car, similar to those used in Europe to reach ski slopes. From the top of Sugar Loaf one had a sweeping view of Guanabara Bay, second to the largest bay in the world-- San Francisco Bay. The sweltering weather in Rio was quite a contrast to the low temperatures Yorktown crewmembers experienced the previous week, when the 'Fighting Lady' was rounding Cape Horn. Business in Rio virtually comes to a stand still during the Carnival. Brazil- ian people save their money for months to make their costumes for the parades in the Carnival. The heart of the Carnival takes place in Downtown Rio on Avenue Presidente Var- gas, however, from Downtown Rio to its numerous beaches and outline areas, everyone has the Carnival spirit. Various groups formed with bands and multi-colored costumes to march in the parades. Nearly seven-tons of 'Handclasp' ma- and terial--soap, clothes, medicines s orting equi ment- were off loaded in P P ' Rio. It was to be distributed by the U.S. Naval Mission. . Almost 1,000 Brazilian visitors tour- ed the 'Fighting Lady' to see the ship and a replica of the Apollo 8 capsule. Several hundred also toured the ship as personal guests of ship's company. EXPLAINING DISPLAY--Crewmember expIair1s display to visitors. 42 f I VISITORS LEAVE--Brazilians PARADE REST--Yorktown Marines stand at parade 'lj2finb i:efZZipSh0'e am' rest as the Fighting Lady enters Rio de J0f12H'0' 9 ' V1'7'1 l 4.4, 44 IPANEMA--View of the beach at Ipanema with the shore Iine of hotels in the background. page 43 aaffamrx-sh Y Q' BEACH SALESMAN--While on one of many beautiful beaches in Rio you could buy a fresh pineapple from a vendor. Two crew- members Ion rid1t2 look over one of the num- erous magazine stands in Rio. I iii! Qu -Sul' COLURFUL 'CUSTUMES--A group of Brazilians parade through Rio in the colorful costumes. page 44 .Q-'Ulu s ...Qc -I f SHOWING HOW lT WORKS--Crewmember shows PRETTY Vl5lTORi-Orewmember explains visitors how teletype works. ' display fe Bfallllans- M?-I 11 4' 1 1 P, igiwfvffxaswswnasfifne' ,, I REFRESHING WATER--Many crewmembers went f N , to the beaches in Rio to beat the swelt- -5,41 I I . . ,qq ering heat. li 1 ' 1 K gil 1 lf ' I B c f s,, ,gs fl ,1-5 9 I, I: X' t A VV: X lixili M.. fV'?.. 1 4' AA 1 if 7 I I, I ' K AX + '- 9 Q U , .U ,. N R 5 1 kg 1 I sf 5' , i I I ,, x f, 1 f 4 ,- Q. i PARADING IN CARNIVAL--Colorful costumes used by the Brazilians during their Carnival. RIO HARBOR--Crewmember scans Rip skyline from guntub as Yorktown anchors, Page 45 'T ill Two Pollywogs Initiated Two lonely Pollywogs among the over the WFighting Lady' 1,600-man crew of became Shellbacks on February 2l as the Yorktown crossed second time on her the equator for the 13,800-mile trip a- round Cape Horn to Norfolk. salute heralding the After a 22 gun arrival of King Neptune and his court, Capt Fifield turned his ship over to the royal court for as long a period as it would take to perform the initiation. Cdr R. O. Wirt, Air Operations Offi- cer, and ADR2 Peter D. Rose, from AIMD, went through the Shellback ceremony at U pm on the flight deck. Actually, the Yorktown had crossed the equator at 1257 am at 380-11-SWF While doing engineering drills during the night the uFightinz Lady' crossed the equator two more times. Cdr Wirt had flown to Valparaiso from Long Beach to serve as an advance liai- son for Yorktown's arrival. Thus he had not been onboard for the first Shellback ceremony on January 26, when the Fight- ing Ladvn crossed the equator in the Pacific. Both Pollywoas were found guilty by the court and were sent through the line of loyal Shellbacks to receive their just punishment. B, Aw. A If CHARGES READ-'A loyal Shellbach reads list of charges against Cdr R.0. Wirt. Page WHAT A MESS--Cdr Wirt Cabouel and ADH2 Rose Ilefti both emerge from the coffin 46 -rvrfff 'V 'IAA' Yorktown Arrives In Norfork brit, , A W X . . i -1. .salsw faux. ARRIVES HUHQIWME--The Fighting Lady arrixed back in Norfork on February 28 after a 26 year absence. DEPENUENT'S BUARD--Yorktown depen- dent's fabovel board after the Fighting Lady moored h1Norfork. Crenmembers iupper right? line the rail for flight deck parade as the Yorktown prepares umnumr alongside the attack carrier John F. Kennedy. Capt Fifield fright? greets Adm J. J. Clark iretl, first skipper of the Fighting Lady . after greet- ing RAdm C. S. Minter, Jr., Comman- der Carrier Division Sixteen. 3 WELCUMEP-VAdm R. L. Townsend,COMNAVAIRLANT, welcomes the officers and men of the Fight- ing Lady to theAtlan- tic Fleet over theships 1-MC. mf LOOKING FOR DAD--Yorktown dependent looks HELLO--After the 38-day cruise around Cape f0I' his dad HS the Ship DFGDHFGS to m00I' ill Horn a crewmember greets his wife on the Norfork. hangar deck. 51250 . an NORFORK GREETING--Capt Fifield fleftl talks with three representatives of the City of Norforkg RAdm C. S. Minter, Jr. Cabovel wel- comes the Fighting Lady ' to CARDIV 16. FIRST SKIPPER--Adm J. J. Clark fret? , tleftl first skipper of the Yorktown, speaks during welcoming ceremonyg dependents Cabovel meet on the hangar C deck after the ship is moored. Page 48 Final Pacific Mission P- t '5' OMIM? ALCMIGSIDE CAPSULE--The Yorhtown, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 8 Iuna it, maneuvers towards the spacecraft, while the frogmen from Underwater Demoliti eam I2 wait to attatch a line to the capsule that will be fired from the ship. 'W -.3 WILL IAM AIIDERS FRANK BORMAN I F7 JAMES LUVELI.