Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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