Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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