Zellars (DD 777) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1967 volume:

1. Ai Q- Sl r ..-4 gy : f-ugjsafzw ??i'eT353'viz'Ui7-ILFENK. - C ,f :' '-A '-L,--'H ---- N, , , , ,, v,,,,,,, ,,A-,WM V ' f ' ' J ' ' ' A '-'fu-Aw---.:-..h 4M au-...1,.T' MJ.. Y 3 142.-B4.. uss ZELLARS DD 777 WX! - 1 Launched from the Todd-Pacific Shipyard at Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 1944, ZELLARS has served the Navy ' H J kN and her country long and well. Variously called Black ac , th 'Z' ' ' Z , or the Z Boat , ZELLARS has habituallybeen e ippin where things were happening: Okinawa, Wonsan, Punsan, Project . . . . C b Mercury, the Polaris Missile Testing Program, and the u an Q r ntine. For twenty-three years, she has taken on combat- ua a tant foes, heavy seas, and Admin Inspections in the manner ' - k 't. And of some of her younger sailors who say. loan hac i she has. 'lx K 17 FT, vi Ii, ff' I.,-A rf.:- if 'f '?' 1 - 'f'.:1f'gTi ii. CCJMMANDINC3 GFFICER Norbert F. Walczak, CDR, USN Commander W.-XLC ZAK was born in Chicago, Illinois in January 1931 and was commissioned after complet- ing NROTC at Illinois Institute of Technology in June 1952. His first assignment was in USS ELDORADO QAGC-115, followed by CIC School Glenview, Illinois, then USS SPROSTON QDDE-5773, Staff, Com- mander Destroyer Division 253 and Staff, Commander Destroyer Flotilla FIVE, all at Pearl Harbor. He served in USS SAINT PAUL QCA-735 from 1960 to 1962, then served as Execu- tive Officer, IIS. Naval Radio Station QTJ Cutler, Maine. He comes to ZELLARS from USS HAYNSWORTH QDD-7005 where he served as Execu- tive Officer. Commander WALCZAK holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and received a BS degree in Com- munication Engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. in 1960. The following medals have been awarded CDR WALCZAK: National Defense, Korean Campaign and United Nations Service. CDR WALCZAK is married to the former Theresa A. Wozniak Of Chicago, Illinois. The WALCZAK'S have three children, Mark 195, Stacy 161, and Brian 125. 5 ,M EXECUTIVE CJFFICER 'SI' , James A. Major, LCDR, USN DEPARTMENT HEADS si 1 .I , fb I T' J-II 4. ji' Robert W. Stakel, Richard G. Anderson, LT, USN LT, USN SUPPLY T if 44 Edwa d G N1b1OCk ENS USN ENGINEERING Albert H. Mifcheu, LT, USN r . ' , ! SHIPS CCMPANY , ai Q fl . ,N S. L I -:s ,,,.....r. 5-11 ff Y - ' I-IQ? jig: FIRST DIVISION 'S 1 ,.. I' 1 X x in lm wi' ' ,.. BACK ROW: Beck, Foster, Schmidt, Hallam, Brodskey, Mienke, Dalbec, Gruber, MIDDLE ROW: LTjg Harley, Wolfe, Elliot, Capanna, St. Germain, Walaska, Carroll, Buza J., Farace, Whiteside, Casillas, Ens Parinas, FRONT ROW: Bork, Pereira, Greeno, Baker C.l., Baker C.H., Andrade, Sinko, Feliciano, Jones, Buza S. SECOND DIVISION BACK ROW: Hensler, Hornberger, Mashek, Holmes, Simmons, Kennedy, Adkins, MIDDLE ROW: Archer GMGC, Rickert, Pomroy, Taylor, Martinez, La Blanc, Porter, Todd, -Ill! Cain, LTjg Cost, FRONT ROW: Adkins M., Frasca, Chappell, Davis, Mahar, Edwards, Juttner, Signorelli. ? IR FOX DIVISION -T 1' LHP!-' I'f f 4 , K ,.t .Qf yqfk. I: BACK ROW: Britton, Potts, Ottenburg, Kmiec, Tisher, Ramsey, Van Nosfcrand, Putignano, James Dunphy, MIDDLE ROW: LTjg Noe, Buechman, STC, FRONT ROW: La Mxe, Lapan. SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 'nt' cami fp-f, '71 'XK' ' . BACK ROW: Ens Niblock, Freitas, Kidney,Wolfe, J,, Biggs, FRQNT ROW: Matala Ame, Guevara, Buchek, Blanchard, Collin, MIDDLE ROW: Green Campbell Panganiban Beers CI e , , , , , eav s R., Mahoney, Repsher,Hendr1cks, Esteves, Green OI DIVISION hail -. Ns, BACK ROW: Charles, Core, Danzeisen, Duffy, Nowakowski, Faber, Fowler, FRONT ROW: LTjg Flowers, Holt, Warner RDC, MIDDLE ROW: Larson, MaHon, Bonnano, Beers, Lewis. Rapalee, Turner, Kurywaka, Brier, Eseltine, OC DIVISION BACK ROW: Steiner, Wines, Lewis, Kimball, Wood, Ens Wilson, Stanley RMC, FRONT ROW: Di Benedetto, Sullivan, MIDDLE ROW: LTJE Marez, Elliott, Mathis. Kopenhoefer, Napier, Hoeilick, Davis, Harris, 2 3 - a. F - F B L. N, KI 'I I I 5, If LI ,t -:Q 2 If .Q I I I I I I: I I I I I I I II , 1-yy-qv.,-L-.-qw.-ff K I MDIVISION . ,,, 5 D, , , ,, A A-A A BACK ROW: Sharples, Filomeno, Wignall, Lanzafame, Valdez, FRONT ROW: MMCSWood, Grossman, Moore, Rice, Kennedy, MIDDLE Proctor,Ens.McGauran. ROW:Sinton,Bou'1er, Searl, Walker, Schultz, B DIVISICJN . iw x .,,,' ,Q I all' ' , or an K A Q'nA sri I ,, a u .Lf-, ' BACK ROW: Saucerman, Davidson, Gronski, Myziewski, Thornburg, Burger, Kane, Comeau, Hanibrink, Johnson, MIDDLE ROW: Pierce, Langway, Miller, Cypher, Morrissey, Studier, Hayes, Phenix, Dolinski, Fogg, Brown, FRONT ROW: BTC Reedy, Ens McGauran, BTC Saucerman. ga 'c 3 A 4 1 6 J R DIVISION JET? BACK ROW: LTjg Lang, Cavallaro, Rebuck, Ashley, Pyles, Alexander, Hensel, Smith, Drake Nussey, Bakken, Gunner, Woelfel, Genis, DCC, FRONT ROW: Justus, Dorr, Vennefron, MIDDLE ROW: Ens Emmenderfer, Molnar, Kopel, Cade D.E,, White, Cade B.J, P I k L' n L. WL if E i in 5 1, 1, 5 X, QTY ff, 3? he F35 H? ii J fi H -x.'l1'll5i::k' EFS? A- M- MATCH MAKER III JANUARY 19- AUGUST12,1967 .... 1 Q 'A' if AA f i , JM, 4-5 HAMlLToN, BERMUDA 1 ii The inauguration ceremony at Hamilton: Squadron Commodore, Captain Frans Visee, RDN, and His Excellency, Lord Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda, salute during playing of the national anthems. Bermuda gave us our first taste of things to come: Parades, parties, oc- casional panic, and official visits. At Hamilton, Captain Visee speaks to the assembled men and officers of the squadron and then accompanies His Excellency, the Governor of Bermuda, Lord Martonmere in a formal in- spection. The Band of the Bermuda Regiment plays the national anthems of the countries represented and hun- dreds of Bermudans and tourists line the front street and balconies above in what local observers judged to be one of the biggest and most impres- d'- 'P+--m- . sive military displays to be seen there in many years. The native photog- raphers get just what they want, pic- tures of two poor sailors who keeled over in the heat. A few others were ready to keel over when they heard that the Z had to be ready to go with side boys both in Bermuda and from then on. Oh well, get out the shoe polish and bosun's pipe and bend with the breeze. At some periods, a small army of side boys and tour guides could be seen moping around the quarterdeck. nn MATCH MAKER IN CGLCJR Going to station. 25 knot breakaway. IBERLANT Nkufc ZELLARS' Honor Guard Ex-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lemnitzer Present Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Moorer visits ZELLARS ROTTERDAM LONDON LONDON BERGEN HAMBURG N IAGARA FALLS .,,. A T ,,..ii Bermuda brought one fat encouraging note, however, NATO liberty hours, that is 0100 for non-rated men and 0700 for those who had the crows, capacity and money to take advantage. Following the movements of aforeign SOPA wasn't always so tough. Liberty gave us a first real oppor- tunity to get to know people on the other ships of the squadron. NATO headquarters were set up at spots like the Hog Penny, and everyone sat down to the serious business of arguing about which navy was the absolute worst. Firm friendships were the usual result. PN1 Barber went to the extent of sending off .. , '..:Z mf, iv -' ' fi. L' fait 5, 'TQ3?i. ?'d?f?'EEi?f -haf 54 I' to , r . two pounds of tea to an English buddy to make up for the loss incur- red at Boston a few years back. And, oh yes, it is not a hoax, the British and Dutch navies are not dry. Having a couple of bars crammed with friends eager to buy you a drink right in the same nest was certainly a change. lf this was what the Com- modore meant by his cross polleni- zation program, there was much to be said for it. The deadliest potion in the NATO arsenal has to be a Dutch contraption called Borrel. Some claimed ruefully that after taking one, you didn't have to shave for a week. 4442 The Queen, God Bless. Sullivan on board BERWICK. Following our stay in Bermuda, the squadron moved on to the first major exercise of the cruise, Spring- board '67 . Springboard gave us all a chance to get a first look at how the other fellows operated. Numerous drills, highline transfers, and re- Feller on the town. plenishments created great respect on ZELLARS for the sailors of Britain and the Netherlands. Few will forget the competitive spirit on BERWICK and ZELLARS off Culebra the evening both ships shot perfect scores on an illumination shoot. A , Q 4 'j,,,f,a,:. gggg ,1 g1.V',.,J. .P The pattern for Springboard was a week at sea and the weekend in San Juan. San Juan: city of two Hiltons, Gatsby's, the Scene , and Pig Alley, While many of us had been there before, you certainly will never hear a complaint about San Juan. One morning, Commodore Visee rode ZELLARS into port. It was a warm, wg sunny day and the Captain was hold- ing forth on the bridge on the ad- vantages of shipping over in the American Navy: Free movies,good chow, travel, adventure . . . , Cold beer? , the Commodore interjected. For once Erik didn't have a come- back. ni .E-'gt' Clockwise from upper left: Juttner at flight quartersg 'Charlie' Farris during highline detailg Beebe and Lapan preparing for torpedo shoot. 1 16 i 1 , fir M-mega.-.rv-f .tea Lynx ST. THCJMAS St. Thomas is a picturesque Caribbean isle that many of us had seen after ZELLARS left Gitmo in 1966. The view from Bluebeard's is sensational, the taxi drivers say Hey Mon! , and you can sit all day on the porch of Trader Dan's swapping stories over rum goodies. It was in St. Thomas that the two U.S. ships, ZELLARS and MC CLOY, threw the party to end all parties. The ingredients for the squadron blast were several hundred sailors of three different nations, 200 odd cases of beer, hot dogs, baked beans, and Magens Beach. Throw in Ens. Reeb, Chief Seymour, and RD3 Desron Royto try to ride herd on the affair, and you have what is called in modern circles an astro-zoo. The party ran two days and left the squadron for dead. As we limped out of port at six in the morning on Monday, BERWICK sent the follow- ing byflashinglight: Your party a tremendous suc- cess. It has replaced Dunkirk in our memories. .g5Y?f',:?tJL5',11?7gfggr, ,ff 1 ,pl I - v ,bf V by ff? .-'T .':' LM,M'.,.4,g,. .....,r,.,, .--,, ,H I , In earl--. - f-Q:1r,:.g.g'.1Tf, The party at Magens Beach After a nervous night with our steering gear in San Juan, ZELLARS set out to catch up with the rest of the squadron inthe Atlantic cross- ing, In the, nine lazy days that fol- lowed the Captain shot flying fish from the bridge the never did hit onej and Proctor, much to the XO's horror, started growing a Cgasplj beard. When we finally caught up, BERWICK sent us a whimsical mes- sage about the prodigal son having returned, and everything was back to normal. The stop at Ponta Delgada furnished the ship with badly needed fuel and a mountain of Portuguese bread QWas Ens Niblock out of his mind?j which took weeks to get rid of. ZELLARS entering Ponta Delgada LISBCN Lisbon is a sailor's town. Sprawling over several hills the city is filled with ancient buildings, narrow backstreets where the smell of fish is overpowering, and places where you could drop awhole pay checkin one night. Remember Maxime's, the Venetian Club, the Texas Bar? The ostensible reason for the Match Maker visit to Lisbon was to be present at the inauguration of a new NATO command, IBERLANT. We were swamped with VlP's including the present Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral lvloorer, and the ship's honor guard gave a good account of itself at the ceremonies where it was in- spected by the likes of General Lemnitzer, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff lSee color section for pictures of the IBERLANT ceremoniesl. Operation Wicked Lady was well named. Z was minus a surface search radar for the whole show, and the weather was so bad that we couldn't see much either. Combat saved the works with the help of the fire control and air search radars and perhaps a few tea leaves. Then there was the morning we lost the air Search and gyro while trying to return to station and what hap- pened? Sonar reports we're headed towards a whale. Well, which way is it going? I don't know sir, but we're closing' it pretty fast. CWC draw the curtain as another greenie pours in over the Open Bridge engulfing the cool, calm, and collected UCD, Lt. Mitchell who would like very much to be relieved. ls anyone out there interested'?J. In spite of all, ZELLARS was on top of the bubble when it counted. During the grand finale of the mock war,we scored confirmed kills on a Blue force submarine and torpedo boat all during the space of three hours. H Lt. Anderson, Ens Riehm, and Foster in a display of exuberance typical of the ship during Wicked Lady lt was during the stormy Wicked Lady that Combat came up with a specially marked clinometer which gave the following readings: five degrees--secure Mr. Larson, ten degrees--secure Chief Warner, fifteen degrees--secure Combat. J 5 gay: ' Y V-:gms ' NCJRWAY Norway reminds you of such places as Maine and Alaska. The scenery was startling. There were mountains piled on mountains which drop straight down into fjords fwe learned that you don't pronounce the d 5 Norwegians as a whole are the healthiest bunch of souls you'll ever run into, and oh my aching eyes, the girls all look like they just climbed out of a Canada Dry or Breck Shampoo ad. Match Maker came to Haakonsvern for an overhaul period and a refreshing rest from official functions. For entertainment, some tried skiing, which on the face of it would seem to be healthier than drinking, but one look at the cliffs that pass for beginners slopes in this country and we had our doubts. LT Stakel led those of us who thought that the view from the bottom of the hill was just fine. Others such as sonarmen L'Amie and Putignano couldn't get enough of comin down the hill in a flailing cartwheel of ski? and poles. - . sNfn,a 'H K'- RQ ' ' Q 3 rw: SAILGRS BELCDNG :QQ5 i 4 's 1, l i 5 CDN 1 rl- 'Risk ' . . Vt My , t w, Potts, at the summit. Loses confidence. Loses balance. Other sports should be mentioned. The squadron staged competition in basketball and volleyball at Haakonsvern. Notwith- standing Seaman' Fe1ler's claim that he ZELLARS' bowlers N --. Potts, at the bottom. was the greatest V-Ball player that Wisconsin had ever produced, the Z's team finished third behind the Norwegian team and MC CLOY. 22135 Flowers displaying winning form. '-T YW' 1 HAMBURG Hamburg will long be remembered, ruefully by some but fondly by most of us. The ship received Six thousand visitors, including contingents of orphans, boy scouts, Mormons, and a group from the German Naval War College. LTJG Roetering, our Dutch p exchange officer had the quarterdeck watch when an 'Q'------.... enthusiastic German asked in broken English if he could get a job on the Z , Roetering replied that he was sorry but that there were already enough sailors on the ship twhat did he mean by thath. When the fellow persisted, claiming that he was an excellent cook, Mr. Roetering noted that we al- ready had cooks UID. Then there was the nice old lady who came aboard to ask if we would take a letter to the Los Angeles police warning the U.S. that in Hamburg, American Sailors were being given pills that made them 'lose their brains.' Perhaps she meant . beer. Overall, general visiting was again an interest- ing and successful evolution. Other items: the duty oil king got oiled on of all places the oil bargeg Proctor, MMI lit a cigarette and wi th it his beautiful beard--much to the glee of the X.O.g and SN Hoeflich won the Charlie the Tuna award for swallowing hook line, and sinker some joint's claim that he had ordered a bottle of champagne. Meanwhile back' on the basketball court, the Mormons who had visited the ship earlier in the day put us away 52 to 41. High scorer for ZELLARS was QMSN Steiner, also coincidentally a Mormon--perhaps they know something we don't. V Are you sure this is the way back to the ship? ! RCJTTERDAM Rotterdam reminds you of New Jersey, that is the part just below New York City. lt's flat and cluttered with tanks, two story struc- tures, and ships, hundreds of them. Getting into the biggest port in the world was a cliff-hanging experience. The Dutch pilot seemed to think it was just the most natural thing in the world to be surrounded by seven zillion ships, all seemingly driven by state- side taxi drivers. When an unnamed freighter had a steering casualty and cut across our bow, the only consolation that occurred to us was that it wouldn't be a very long swim to shore. General visiting, which had been an easy routine up to this port, turned into a mob scene. On Sunday, the 28 of March, 2,000 Dutch, mostly kids swarmed over the ship. They climbed into vents, slid down gun mounts, rang up flank on the Engine Order Telegraph, and pestered everyone from the mess cooks to the X.O. for autographs. Ens. Reihm along with Duffy, Frasca, and Dalbec fought the good if losing fight on the quarterdeck while PAQ Wilson resorted to setting Condition Zebra and then went and hid in the wardroom. This was our finest hour. While all this was going on, ZELLARS' basketball team won its first game--by default since no one else showed up. To an American visitor, Rotterdam's night life is similar to what you'd find back in the U.S. Whereas most of the spots are begging for customers, one or two such as the Cafe T'Fust and DeVick's are mobbed. Unless you tie yourself,to a table, you will be sucked in through the front door and Squeezed out the back without ever getting near the bar. Leaving Hamburg we parted company with friend BERWICK, who was being relieved by the destroyer EURALAS. The Brits in cahoots with ZELLARS' signal gang had contrived to make an Erik's Raiders flag which they broke under their own skull and cross- bones. The Captain, thinking his personal flag had been lifted and was , G 1 4 'Y 9 XJ ..-bt .. -f.:'.1.-,.,--., 1: ok , um.,-frvgf A. f,fca1:f:.'f1.::-.f::A,Q'13 + - ',1'f-41'f': A - : 155125f,:.'I+k1-1945,-..z'iJf'!-ZJ ,,m.1.v. a, , - Y M- f being blasphemed roared with pain. But as BERWICK passed close aboard, Erik struck back, firing two sacks of surveyed spuds out of the forty- four tube. BERWICK was afine ship,a real credit to the British Navy, and we would miss her both underway and on the beach. NORWAY During Birthex , sonamedbecause SACLANT's Chief of Staff's birthday fell on the day the operation began, ZELLARS puttered in and out of the maze of fjords alternately pursuing and being pursued by Norwegian FPB's, frogmen, and miniature subs. Even a Russian tug bristling with antennas, got in on the act. Navigation was an unqualified night- mare. X.C., who looked like walking dead, muttered that the Russians had cut the string which attached the ship to Bodo. We were all thankful for X the presence of LTJG Bob Roto Roetering who carried part of the navigation load. Tromso, describedzin a Chamber of Commerce movie as the Paris of the North, had the usual Grand Hotel plus a couple of restaurants, notably the MERCUR and ROGERS. In ad- dition, there was another group of Mormons who again decimated us in basketball. While in Tromso, DCl Drake received the happy news thathe had made Chief in the February exams. 1 ,, .Q - f fax K 1' i fm' - v 9 A F- ' 6,7 Sp Q:-V' . sm NORWAY IN PICTURES H -I A... N-, ,,,,,,, My tubal N f yxkrqrw , 4. .- If . -. ' , 'Wu W HQ pn... ., g5ff1,if ffl lI f ' ' fqiramm-' 1, 1 ll' , uP- A 1 uw 1 'I-Uh 'Ili Familiar Sights: Everpresent FPB'sg Dean with admirersg and a few of the many fishing villages. On the Fourth of April, the Squadron crossed the Arctic Circle with the temperature a balmy 44 degrees' It was no use hiding: although .the Peak Tank seemed a likely POSSlb111tY- Everyone trooped dutifully up to the focs'cle and had their noses painted blue while newly arrived Ensign Emmenderfer did the hOHOI'S OH the bullnose. RMI Sullivan went around i fm ff W A ,, ,,,,,,m swabbing the late sleepers, and those who had lost their old cards also got nailed--yes even ET1 Pappy Turner. Other old men in the line included SM1 Roberts and FT1 Hensler. The Chiefs all hid down in CPO land and would have eaten alive any funloving fool who tried to paint them. Sea Detail above the Arctic Circle. Harstad and Bodo are medium sized fishing villages which lie at the foot of the mountains lining the northern coast of Norway. The people are as friendly to strangers as they are in other parts of this land,and the night that passed without a dance was the exception. In Harstad, several from ZELLARS tried their hand at cross country skiing, which is the bread and butter of Norwegian sportslife. Among them were Lamie, Ramsey, Serrell, and representing the of- ficers, LT Anderson, LTJG Cost, 0 ' Q t ,QM L y H-W Wf-f,,,, ., I I 'f ','Aff,3fH 2 H 4, ,f ,, f A it A ,G ff W , LTJG Noe, and ENS Wilson. They can all testify to America's need for more emphasis on physical fit- ness. ln a land where everyone over the age of five is doing every- thing but flying on skis, AmericanS generally finished the course looking slightly asthmatic. Captain Erikson satisfied a secret life long ambition by racing a forty Plus knot Norwegian FPB. Here again the Norwegians were in better shape, but we gave them quite arun. April 18 we made a brief fuel stop in Bodo which is notable only for the goings-on up in the Signal Shack. SM2 Merrill got religion from some pamphlet he read down on the mess decks and commenced preaching love and the good life to those who had the gullibility to listen. He called the strikers son , Said that his old cohort in piracy SMI Roberts was beyond saving and even admitted that CSLW wasn't the only kind of music. People came running out of the shack as if it were on fire. He has recovered and at this writing is again his evil old self. April 23 underway midway between Norway and Iceland started as just another lazy Sunday. ZELLARS and EURYALUS were steaming together on the last leg of Operation Quick Pursuit and each was working with her respec- tive ASW helicopter. Maybe it was the beautiful day or Spring Fever or just looking forward to Newport, but the DASH went berserk and crashed. LTJG Cost sorrowfully regarded the pieces floating by while one of his technicians was commenting, Well now we have some room in the hangar. The EURYALUS' skipper felt constrained to come up on the net and say That was pretty good. My bird can't do that. The Ops Boss, LT Stakel was even moved to write a poem. A ship a she A DASH a bird lt seems to me A crash was heard. The ship still floats The DASH does not It seems to me To cost a lot. But what is cost And who is Cost For in the end They'll both be lost. 1 I l 4 i I ICELAND Aproud country, whose citizens will tell you that they have the world's oldest democracy, Iceland was given great advance publicity by Captain Erikson who insisted that anyone who went ashore must visit the old Leif Erikson farm. The big flail in Iceland was the mysterious disappearance of two bags of mail. As a result, the ship received scores of angry letters from wives asking where the money orders had gone, from official sources beefing about overdue reports, and from loan agencies. Some people have all the luck Leading Seaman Buza on the run into Rekjavik Leaving Iceland, the squadron headed south towards what we on ZELLARS thought would be OUT 1aSf Stop, Newport. In and-transit, h0WeVe1', we received notice that ZELLARS would continue, through the entire cruise. We took time out for the serious business of choosing the worst sea film of the trip, and while Devils of Darkness and Captain Providence were strong contenders, Yankee Pasha WaS given the nod. In this beauty Of 3 HIC, ROTY CH1hOun, humble frontier trapperp, exchanges his coonskin cap for a turban tO flghi Pirates and unscrupulous white slave trading Calllilhs for the girl he loves. Mamie Valn Doren came on very stronginasupporting ro e. I I 28 X ll g g A NEWPCRT For once entering Newport did not mean sneaking in between patches of fog. It was a beautiful day for kissing girl friends and wives on the fantail and the scene was very rem- iniscent of VE Day. The happy spell was shattered by a rash of impending inspections- the Annual Supply Inspection, Ad- ministrative, PMSXMDCS, and MOTU--not to mention a Change of Command and Tender Period. Pro- testing that we were NATO didn't stop the torrent of inspectors. On May 20th, a great deal of ZELLARS departed when Captain Erikson t Erik y was relieved by Commander Norbert Felix Walczak. Erik was personable and dynamic. He had challenged the ship to follow high standards, and we were all determined to show the new C.O. that he had inherited a real steamer of a ship. ,,. Left: Commodore Visee presents Cdr Erikson with Eriks Raiders flag. Right: New Zellars CO, Cdr Walczak shakes hands with Cdr Erikson as the ship's two Commodores Captain Visee, RDN, and Captain Brittner, USN, look on. x 29 1 L ,, fi ' -' '-5 f-.',fg.f,, A -L A in J .A . ., 7- f 1.--4-x-1:7..e--:f:1'5f'.U E 4 f. , wngivi-:XT1-nw'5'.,'.i'T.,':LLv:-Exiyldl-.::.,',,-, 1 nf ' ' :Lv-is ..i.-L4Eil5-W. COMMANDER WARREN W.ERIKSON, USN R . , W i , W f f , ,K 7 fe ,, ' I , Q y , ,, T., Y, if , ,uf 53,4 ' , ' Vs F M' R.: We 'Wi ? fkfsf if Y ui sk 1 XmxL h K W 2 :Q , Xi1'L3f!':'Jfri'xQl5m'5iS,gg.-shire . -A . I L .- M ,-B hge- ---P--' F Tomorrow at this time we'11 b bl 'Yesterday at this time. . , ' e a e to say 5 A W-. , 1 ?. , ' .14-A1'.3cQe.v.La2n:Q'-osa:aim.'bi' ' From Newport, the Match Maker squadron proceeded to its last major 'operation of the cruise, New Look . While this exercise was going on-and on- and on, we discovered that we had a real cook in our new man Brown. Other important events included showing the midshipmen and our new captain how a twenty- five knot breakaway is supposed to be done. A DE alongside the MISSISSINEWA tried it first and looked as if she had a hernia. None of that for the Z , With that familiar smooth rumble and the Stern digging in, we left the oiler looking like she had run out of NSFO. a great sight after being in Port a long time. Others left that we will miss: from the wardroom, LtJG's Lang, Cost, Noe, and our gentleman, Mr. Kg Chiefs C'Leary, Spear, and Stanley, and from the crew, Charles, Davis, Gronski, Campbell, Wolfe, and McCormack to name a few. To all of our ex-shipmates, we wish the bestof luck in the future. But just before we headed out again, we received an early Christmas present in the form of thirty-one midshipmen-- the greatest painting, watch standing,holy stoning, log writing invention ever to grace the Navy. Left to the tender mercies of Paint Czar, Lt. Anderson,the midshipmen were put right to work. Before long,many of them were making solid contributions to the ship, stepping close on the heels of many of us who had to scramble to keep ahead of them. The squadron departed Newport on June 3, 1967. Now she is composed of EURYALUS, RCTTERDAM, and ZELLARS with SAGUENAY soon to join. it ga .1 I K w V ! , ew 'L ,'.' at f A M, '? '-wm...,,,,1w 31 . .,... K, . -.........,-.-1---,. f PV , ,Ma , 'Wir OPERATICDN NEWLOOK ROTTERDAM, EURYALUS, SAGUENAY Ens. Rie-hm at the controls c ff x I i 5 i i i 5 2 i 2 N 5 if In e I AW A . Night helo transfer ' ' d Rummer M, xi ff Cross polhnators Wlnes an Brits 1 . ..,- 1 HALIFAX Match Maker came to Halifax on June 15th and departed for good on the eighth of July, thus providing time for all of us to get to know one of the best liberty ports of the entire cruise. The Canadians, in preparation for their centennial celebration, had organized everything right down to the tee, and we were all impressed with their hos- pitality. Add to your list of likely places the sidewalk in front of the Lord Nelson Hotel, the Pepermint Lounge, Victory Lounge, Port of Entry, anyplace in Dartmouth, and a coffee house with great folk music run by one Coleman Day called the Swordsman. The fishing season was back and our new corpsman, Doc Mercon, caught an Atlantic Wolffish, a monster so ugly mean that he might have stepped right out of that song about Sam Hall . When Mercon dragged him proudly aboard, the ship was in the midst of general visiting, but his catch cleared a swath before him. CSl Brown was adamant in refusing to let the beast into the galley. Nowakowski wails at ship's party Bodaddy Bork's Combo 'F' FV . Q,-ijg? 5g,j. in N cu A H MV f i- The Canadian Centennial celebration was a grand show with forty ships from eleven different nations. ZELLARS' marching contingent, led by Ens. Reeb, recently returned from DASH school, was part of the Match Maker unit which stole the show. The sailpast complete with all ships at full dress, rails manned, the CO, ordinated twenty-one gun salute, and sixteen Sea King helicopters hovering in formation, and a flyby by Canadian Naval ASW planes constituted an awe- some sight. CHEER SHIP W' F' LY ,L 0 Q' 0 Js.,.q-Ji, MX . ,M ' up ,MX .55 -'fb -f :I TTA -- ET .. A' ' fd .fifh L 'Y' ' -' nv' 1 r 1 r in -11. 1. 1 Q 11 I i --J A- -, .,,. H A Q -1 A A ' Q , V LV QS! z A I J--' f' I f ' ,I V ,. 1 . . XX 1' , we ' - ' 3 g ' A ' X' ' - f f- I-., x V ' ': ' 'f ' , 'A 1. X X . s .1 -' X 5? 5' V-xv!-wQ. ,V f .1 ' : ' JY, ,. r ' V i V 7. ?unu 4' -'T Q , 2 Ng P Q A l '.,!l 1 I . lx 'A i ,-: , an-447: :nf l i X l , I- v YA 1 Ax I A -,4. - -- N r f ski , . M I V . x bv mkrxwk , . -L, ' 1 0 ' 4 X on 'r 1 5 - 4' A 'S :Aa f ,X sr, f , QA ' 17- ...L !5W,,.m,.L,, A I A ?L f f: :X 'r :M :HAT--1 VVVVY Aff- x 'f'?'4 , pyajukniiiu' -W1 'Yi' 1 W W, pw! X ,-,Q ,wffme-4 ldi- -pus- X, f , ,M ' ' k , x,. .th-fx wr-- - N. I J W I THE CANADIAN CENTENNIAL fa .D jl- li. f?5'f.r3. ,j GY ,.-A - r. ' -1 '.',:, ,1f2'1i . ,f.J A ,P M0 NTREAL i 1 1 I 1 1 Montreal has Expo which has .some- thing for everyone. For most people the best exhibit was the Bell Telephone Pavil- ion with the 360 degree movie. The whole squadron was moored inside the exposition grounds, and it took half the ship's company to accommodate the visitors. An international incident yet: the Russian Pavilion lodged a protest against the warships coming to peaceful Expo fly- ing the hostile NATO alliance flag. Right. While in Montreal,SACLANTcookedup news releases on all ZELLARSpersonnel. What your hometown friends saw was a mug shot of you subtitled Hits the beach with a short story thrown in. Some of the pictures didn't come out quite right, and they are thrown in here. RCDGUES GALLERY . - ' C114 .l it W I 'f' , N If ,-, 'F Q . . P427 .L ,W 1 . . f Qt r XQQZQIA up 4 aft ff-1243, V - . 77 ,, , ,. f . V' dwg 'X 4' . i '5 1 I I i I I I I v i Q 5 J A i ! i Skit V 1 1 w Q9 Aq-1-ff .124 f 5? , l X-an . we 4,, ' X f 2, 41 ' Mimi vfyf Q HL Ls, ini 4, ' V. Bn ' if L ia.. x A A Y 5 92 ..,,, , my 5 1 K 'aysfi Q i . g . 9 , ME' l bw,-. -4.- kfag 1-A fi, 'nv EXPO '67 ,.,,i M, V ,. ,s. ' '14 . . an -, ff 5' A, i ah, ...E 'Iwi Biergarten American Pavillion by night--Time exposure Russian Pavillion bsee e A it ' .4 Morning Evening EXPO '67 44g.Q.,n1 q i t 1,6 ,JA ,g ,-LK: . J , -tk'-g.fi,-5,41 diff-,f.u:t f. ,,- Z, 4. Y-qp gv-,?,'Wt'.:,,,t.,.:.d.,.43,-El., . A. , 5 . 'VT T57fEf'Z'E1?3?1',5frf2:2 f' 53f4 ' , ' 517'-:fry-55 sf: ' Q. . rf.,-:Na-3,1 s yy-,w . ,3.:,'v-fi: --.. --. '-,-. ,nf '1.',.,..., --'J' -,..,,- 4.a.1..- 1 X . Y 4 .1 . . - TORCDNTO Toronto, while not as well known as Montreal and Quebec, is one of the most important cities in Canada, both in financial and cultural spheres. People there are quick to apologize for the Dominion National Bank skyscraper, a dull brown monster that dominates an other- wise attractive town. There is a hippie' area, Yorktown Village and places where you can get a beer for fifteen cents. While in Toronto, SM1 Sam Roberts left, with a last look at the signal bridge which seemed to say, 'the coffee mess will go to pieces after l'm gone.' BUFFALO We received word at the last minute that Match Maker would not visit Detroit but rather Buffalo. As it turned out, the visit was one of the most rewarding and exciting of the entire cruise. We were bombed with visitors--over 25,000 of them in four days. People waited in line three and four hours to come on. SACLANT had dispatched a large portion of its public affairs staff , and they planned events rang- ing from a pancake eating contest between Match Maker sailors to radio appearances on the Yankee Doodle Breakfast Club. Pan- cake gladiators Kimball, Weiss, and Hanebrink were outstanding in their battles, but an unnamed Canadian was too much for everyone. Just to give you an idea of the Buffalo scene, at the same time the pancake eating contest was in progress, Bork, Senna Sz Co. were staging a Rhythm and Blues V concert, and the ship was hosting three different groups of kids, all under 10 years of age. By Buffalo, mostpeople were convinced that while the 'Z Boat' was not getting to operate much of late, she could probably out-general visit, out-dress ship, and out- chinese fire drill any ship in the fleet. As for the town itself, there's always Cherokee Street and for the best jaZZ heard on the entire cruise, the AnCh0I' Bar. In addition, many took the trip to the falls and nearby industrial sites. The highlight, however, was the over- whelming reception given the ship in H U-S- Port. It somehow meant more to mally of us to be celebrities in our own country than in another. Even as we moved out, Buffalonians swarmed around the ship .in small craft. -:iw ..111:'f.- l I I i I They loved us in Buffalo. LR Following the visit to Buffalo, the squadron split up with i ZELLARS stopping at St. Catharines, a small town on the Welland 'J Canal. There the wardroom was introduced to none other than Miss St. Catharines, Miss Winter Festival, and Miss Niagara Falls Hospitality --plus a battle tested chaperone whom no amount of finesse could take out of the play. In addition, some of our fans followed us from Buffalo, including the young ladies who had promised to punch a certain Ensign in the mouth. , Something really should be said about taking a destroyer through these canals. The Canadians seemed to have the knack, P but the Dutch and ourselves only managed to crush fenders doing the bump and grind. Somewhere along the line our Desron 20 shie ' , ld was Jarred loose Long suppressed photograph fun water hours. WY'-SRO retouchedb of Main Control during Am sen' L- In R iz h , , 4,: 'E i , , t V ,,. i E pi If 1 3 1 I 4 1 I 4 4 4 w I 1 i 4 . l 1 , lr G ti 4, HAMILTON Q w X , ' P Q fr by W! ,W I . , I. it . X 30: 5 'a,,,ff ' g is' L 6 if I , 5' Z I f - 1 2 7 gf ,mil fl 1- gf For seven months, from the Caribbean to Lisbon, thence north to Tromso a- bove the arctic circle, and from Newport to Buffalo, ZELLARS operated with the navies or other armed services of Great Britain, C anada, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Portugal, France, and, if you include the Naval Assembly, even Italy, India, Columbia, and Denmark. Operations included Exercises Springboard, Wicked L ady, Birthday, Quick Pursuit, and New Look. Match Maker brought together navymen- from many different countries in a re- warding exchange of friendship and mutual professional respect. Forty-five officers and men from ZELLARS cross- pollinated to one of the Dutch, British, or Canadian ships. In the field of rec- reation, you can't beat an American movie, a break for tea, Amstel Beer and Borrel, and a Canadian party. Q' Sl 5 ' 42 3 4 ,Hy 5 'l At the beginning the question was asked: What is Match Maker? and, without doubt people onboard ZELLARS know more about that than most others, for ZELLARS was with the squadron for the entire cruise. As a NATO ship, ZELLARS steamed well over thirty thousand miles, visited twenty- five ports in eight different countries and four possessions, and received 80,000 visitors. ZELLARS' officers attended about 62 liver-killing parties and receptions. Two engagements and one marriage resulted from the cruise. In the food department, ZELLARS ate four tons of potatoes and threw and fired another thousand pounds worth at other members of the squadron. l OH the D-Made ground at Hamilton: the NATO color guard Wlfg ZELLARS' COmDany in the background. Commodore Visee inspec ZELLARS for the final time. 44-? :U'f'?2'?5?l'5T59W'5E-':'- . When it was done, we are once again in Hamilton, this time Ontario. As- sembled are ships' companies of Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship ROTTERDAM, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship SAGUENAY,and United States Ship ZELLARS. We are told that following next year's Match Maker cruise, NATO will have a permanent standing force, that we have been a deterrent to aggression and an agent of peace and under- I i ,, I M if , Going Home Turns it standing, and that we have worked well and hard. But there is something in the atmosphere on the parade ground that more than words sums up Match Maker: familiar faces in the ranks of the other ships, the multinational color guard, knowing that the midmorning sun is beating down just as hard on the other guy's head, and that he's looking forward to the journey home also. GOING HGME Director manned and ready- A A 1 J.-.:Z.f. . '7Y fW-' 3 l1T ' ' 'wk 2 A NEWPCJRT 1 A ll:fJI.1Lff,f-f.A.:L: f,1j,,,, .1 -4 -. - . ,, - 1 f . - S5913 L u ,A,MT.fWfg.m.2'-,,'L.W.,31:5'413E9fZ 'T , . ww .s Fs,,2?,g.3-L 1'q:w.r,1,x-.-f'-'',':'.'.'.- I. K- , , ,x . ,- :i f - ' - Mfr 13 , K' ' ' ' ' V x 'Q iff-.': v-f 4U.fT'fv. 2, L'. 'J.'- '.' ' -, , ' Q' '- if ' - V- 7' J' ' .. - I A ' '- - ' u -m 1 lm, -f4xi.f:,-,-L:y.g'1.A-,-.wry ,gf-L ,lf , .. 1.4, , 4, , LM-,, Z. - z , 1 5 5' f :NU - ' - fa Q ' -fa, f A I .liadfgzff ',', i-if '35'.4'!- ,..' 517 'TV' i, ,, y ir . 'V -f-wa--L..,..4,,......,, ,fu--.,,,,,. . M W --4-'V--f-,..... ff,w4,, 1 ., SHIP'S POLL 1 I .1 aw-+11 is as it i A The Ship's Poll is based on a questionnaire filled out by 110 ZELLARS crewmembers. The editorial staff was forced to do extensive censoring. An asterisk means either that the person in question was far ahead of the rest of the field or that people were apparently voting for themselves. DON JUAN: Pierce, Alexander, Mahon, Cork. LIBERTY HOUND: Captain, Turner, Hayes. LIBERTY RISK: Smith, Mundy, X.O.. BEST PAINTER: Lewis, Collin, Elliott. SHAGGY DOG: Pilat, Adkins, Proctor, Porter, Wolfe, Buza. DUTY NOONER: Charles, Pilat, Buchek. FISH FEEDER: Story ', Woelfel, Dalbec, Ens Parinas, Grey. CHANNEL FEVER: Chief James, Gronski, Brodski. SMOKESTACKER: Cox, Kurywka. VALETUDINARIAN: Story, Mercon, Dorr, Kane, Greenough. MOST COUTHFUL: LtJG Cost, Merrill, Tatro, Locovare. LEAST COUTHFUL: Merrill, Radley. BEST ATHLETE: Hornberger, Ens Reeb, Chappell, Chief Reedy. LEADING SEAMAN: LtJG Noe, Elliott, Buza. FAVORITE MAA: Rebuck, Wolfe, Beebe. POLECAT: Brier, Mahoney. SALTIEST: Turner ', Farace, Elliott, Ens. Riehm. RAINLOCKER LOVER: Harvey, Lt. Mitchell, Sanchez. HANDSOMEST: Me . CUTEST: Davis. 4 .f .--.- . , ,, -,-.,, .. P ,.,.-,- 1 -,-,,.,,,, - -2-'L1 ':- 'C' , - .E - ..f -' ' - BEST REENLISTMENT PROSPECT: X.0. , Cassillas, Keithline, Schmidt. CHRONIC OFFENDER: Schmidt, Smith, Mundy. BEST LIKED: Me ', X.O., Lt. Mitchell, Wolfe, Rebuck. BEST DRESSED: Roberts LIFER: Butler. APIEST DECK APE: Foster, Perreira. CHEESE THIEF: Pyles. SKATER: Genis, Whitesides. FAVORITE CDO: Lt. Mitchell. AND THEN HE SAID... l LTJG Kopenhoeffer: But that's a Chief's job. RMSN DiBenedetto: Well Sir, the reason I'm not learning much is that I'm preparing for the day I'm taken prisoner. That way, they won't be able to getathing out of me. RM3 Bishop: I ran into a door. CS1 Collard: I was born tired and have spent the whole time since recovering. Ens Reeb: l know this isn't polite to say at the dinner table but . . SN Elliott: Oh 'Wull ' Lt. Mitchell: When Ah filled out mah preferences, Ah listed Fram I, DE, and Fram II in that order and OPS, WEPS, and Chief Snipe. RD2 Loveland: 2903 and a wakeup SM2 Merrill: I'm going to find a place in this town so low that even the cockroaches will come up to bum cigarettes. MM2 Justus: 'n she was so ugly she looked lak she'd been hit in the face with a raw rabbit. 1MC: Now the garbage truck is on the pier for pickup and delivery. POD: The food you eat can be your worst enemy. CNE LAST LGDK ,, n P shflm'-0-f 2 NF? ,L f,,,,,,X Xfwxy - ' . W M Q wa M ,M ,,,, , ,W N , .W,,.. W ff xWQf17PN 4' It is fitting to crmse as excitingand eventful MISSISSINBWA: X.O.: ZELLARS: SAC LANT: Ship's Store: Barbgr: Laundry: V X Collard: g CornCfL1des 1g31n'g and once ' aga in to, ZE month deploymentf anything else b in the 1 1 auf... 6 . H' as rv ' I 32422 3 Q . 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