THE E REAU ~1PERSONNE -CAREE A AUGUST, 1966 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 595

VICE BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN : The Chief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chief of Navol Personnel JAMES G. ANDREWS, USN Assistant Chief for Morale Services

TABLE OF CONTENTS Features What Time 4s It? The Naval Observatory Knows ...... 2 DigThat DEG! New Construction ...... 7 Mayday-Searchand Rescue in Waters . .I ...... 8 Stand By to Recover Aircraft:The LSO'S Job ...... 12 Want aScientific Education? You'll Like NESEP ...... 14 SeabeesShape Up to Ship Out ...... 17 Needed: A Battalionof Cargo Handlers ...... 18 Saved: A Cool $100 Million-The DIPEC Story ... 20

CenterspreadFeature NavyReorganization-Keeping You Up to Date ..... 30 Chart: Organization of theDepartment of the Navy ...... 32

Departments Today's Navy ...... 22 Letters to the Editor ...... 34 Servicescope: NewsofOther Services ...... 38 DecorationsCitationsand ...... 62

RulletinBoard If You're Commission-Bound, Check ThesePrograms ...... 40 Changes inAllotment Rules ...... 43 Directives inBrief ...... 44 An Ode to the Fleet-FromShips' Deck LogStaff ...... 45

SpecialRoundup AndYou Were There-Latest Listings of Ships and UnitsEligible forExpeditionary andService Medals ...... 46

Taffrail Talk ...... 64

John A. Oudine, Editor Associate Editors G. Vern Blasdell, News DonAddor, Layout & Art AnnHanabury, Research Gerald Wolff, Reserve

0 FRONT COVER: SPRAY DAY-Fleet oiler USS Chemung (A0 30) and escort ship USS Hooper (DE 1026) set the sprayatlying as they prepare for refueling in heavy seas off the coast of .-Photo by P. F. McGee, PH3, USN.

0 AT LEFT: A STAR PERFORMANCE-HospitalCorpsman ThirdClass Arthur, H..Garnett, USN, standsat attention after receiving the Silver Star during ieremoniis at U. S. Naval Hospital, NAS Pensacola, Fla. Petty Ofticer Garnett received the award for heroic action during combat with the Marinesin Vietnam.Although twice wounded he ignored his awn plight and continued to care forand protect his stricken comrades. CREDIT: All photographs published in ALL HANDS Magazineare official Department of Defense photos unless otherwise designated. depot was christened the Naval Ob- servatory and was moved to a knoll in Washington, D.C. north of where the Lincoln Memorial now stands.

FTER THE ,PASSAGE of about 50 A years, the observatorywas moved farther away from Washing- ton’s downtownlights to what was then a semi-rural location in North- westWashington. It hasremained there since to provide, among other things, precise time for navigators, Until the lastseveral hundred years,man has hadlittle need for time in navigation. If a ship stayed within sight of land, landmarks were sufficient. Whena navigatorsailed beyond sight of land,however, he hadto estimate hisship’s speed and relate the distance traveled to the time he AT SEA-Distance and time for navigation can be considered almost the same. thoughthad elapsed. Thismethod, of course,was not gational purposes, are almost synon- they neededaccurate time in navi- notablyaccurate and led to numer- ymous. Unless a navigator were able gation.Indeed, England’s King ous mistakes.Columbus, for exam- to measuretimeaccurately, he Charles I1 haddone something ple, had a mistaken idea concerning would also be unable to meusure aboutestablishing the correcttime the circumference of theearth. He longitude. when hecreated the Royal Green- believed the world to be much small- Bearing this handicap in mind, it wich Observatory in 1675. er than it is, and never dreamed that. is little wonder that Columbus, upon It was theGreenwich Observa- several thousand miles of land strad- his arrival inthe WestIndies, tory’s job toobtain, through syste- dled the western route to the riches thoughtmusthesurely have matic observation, the accurate posi- of the Indies. In effect, his ideas reachedEast India. tion of the sun, moon and stars and concerninglongitude were inaccu- Suchshortcomings in determin- the motion of the moon. rate. ing longitude did not always end as This, of course,resulted in accu- fortuitously as did Columbus’ first ratetime being pinned down, and ONGITUDE as every sailor knows, voyage. There was the time, for ex- GreenwichMean Time, as it is is expressed in degrees,minutes ample,when a British Fleetsailing called, is still sufficiently precise for and seconds.For navigational pur- home from Gibraltar in 1707 ran most purposes throughout the world poses, the sun moves eastward at uponthe Scilly Islands south of today. therate of 15 degrees an hour. In Englanddue toa mistake in longi- 24 hours,the sun has moved 360 tude. Fourships and 2000 men &KING GREENWICHMEAN TIME degreesaround theearth. In other were lost as a result of this error. T.to sea, however, was another words,distance and time, for navi- It wasn’t that men didn’tknow matter. It wasn’t until the winter of

Portable Atomic Clock Photographic Zenith lube Moon Camera

The position of the star is known and the Mean Solar Time at which it was on the meridian can be com- puted.The difference betweenthe computedtime andthe time indi- cated by the clock tells how fast or slow the clock is. The difference is usually only a few thousandths of a second. Another type of time computed at the observatory is Ephemeris Time. Thistime is defined by the orbital motion of theearth about the sun. In practice,Ephemeris Time is de- terminedby observing theorbited motion of the moon about the earth, To do this, the Naval Observatory uses a telescope called the dual rate moon position camera. With this tel- escope,the image of the moon is heldin a fixed positionrelative to the images of the stars on a photo- graphic plate. TIME AND FREQUENCY ROOM-The Master Clock, which is in the cabinet at Whenthe plate is measured, the the right, is governed by a cesium-beam atomic oscillator in the next cabinet. astronomersthus determine the po- sition of the moon withrespect to millionth of a second a day. 1964, theInternational Committee the stars, whose positions are known. The Observatory’s atomic clock is of Weights and Measuresadopted The moon’s positionhas been com- notcontrolled by any of themeth- thisvalue to define the atomicsec- putedadvancein in terms of odsto which we have been accus- ond.The system of Atomic Time EphemerisTime and thisinforma- tomed-springs, pendulums andthe called A.l, was establishedby the tion is tabulated in a book called like-but by the electromagnetic NavalObservatory in 1958. the Lunar Ephemeris. By comparing waves emitted when an atomic tran- Time signals aretransmitted to the observedposition of the moon sitionoccurs. This provides the ships at sea by means of high fre- with that in the Lunar Ephemeris, atomic second. quency (HF) and of verylow fre- astronomersdeterminecan the quency(VLF) radiotransmissions EphemerisTime at which theob- CRITERION for theatomic from Navy radio stations at Annapo- servation was made. Hstcond is basedupon the transi- lis, ,, the tioh between two specific energyCanal Zone and . Eachtrans- WHENEVER you set your watch or levels of cesium-133. Thefrequency mitting stationhas a precisequartz- hear a time signal on the radio of the cesium beamatomic clock crystaloscillator which is easily or on thetelephone, you receive was found in 1958to be 9,192,631,- regulated and which runs for years Mean Solar Time. If you work in a 770 cycles per second(Ephemeris without stopping. This time trans- messagecenter and use Zulu time Time) in anexperiment conducted mission system virtually covers the which, of course, is Greenwich jointlybythe National Physical world. Mean Time, you are also using Laboratory at Teddington, England TheVLF carrierfrequencies are Mean SolarTime. and the U. S. Naval Observatory. In preciselycontrolled by quartz crys- EphemerisTime is independent of the rotation of the earth and is, therefore,uniform. In 1956, the I UniversalTime Keeps Navyfrom Missing the Bus mean solarsecond was abandoned Regulatingthe time at Loran-C provides a Universal Time, based on as the fundamental unit of time and stations, VLF transmitters and other the rotation of the earth, but is con- the ephemerissecond was adopted. places where precise time is needed trolled by anatomic oscillator. The Both Mean Solar Time and Ephem- may be a mysteryto most laymen, frequency is changed, but not often- erishowever, are required to ana- but to the Naval Observatory, it is a erthan once ayear so as to be lyze the precise motion of artificial relativelysimple matter. nearly the same as that of Universal satellites. The simplicity of theoperation Time. If the earth should change its The astronomers at the Naval Ob- canbe attributed largelyto the speed of rotation,then it maybe- servatory, of course,have clocks, progresswhich has taken place in come necessary to makea step ad- too. The observatoly’s clocks, how- the electronics field within the last justment in timesignals. Sucha ever, aren’t thetype that awaken 20 years. change, which is carried out by in- you inthe morning or timeyour If there is avariance in the fre- ternational agreement, is exactly 0.1 three-minute egg. quency-andsometimes there is a second. The clocks used atthe observa- difference of as much as two-mil- To many of us, onetenth of a toryfor precise timekeeping are lionths of a second per day-the ob- second may not seem like a big deal. quartz-crystalcontrolled clocks and servatorycorrects the station’s time On the other hand, how many times atomic clocks. The Observatory’s bygradually changing frequency. have you missed the bus by just one master clock is accurate to one- The Observatory’s master clock tenth of .a second?

AUGUST 1966 5 oscillator tobe made. The rate at which the atoms of a radioactiveelement decay appears to be independent of such factors as temperatureand pressure. Itde- pends instead upon the element. Because of this,long intervals of timecan be measured. Geologists, for example, know that certain rocks wereformed billions of years ago and archaeologists have been able to date ruins from 100 to 50,000 years oldby the use of Carbon-14pro- duced in the atmosphere by cosmic rays. These rays enter into matter in a fairlydefinite ratio to Carbon-12 whichdoes not decay. By deter- miningthe ratio of Carbon-14to Carbon-12, an object’s age can be determined. Universal time, determined over a period of years,say 50, may make it possible to test the theory that the continents of the worldare adrift. Suchaproject would require ex- HIGH TONED-Doppler effect of navigationalsatellites provides navigators treme accuracy. with greater accuracy in establishing position with relation to time and space. TO THE NAVY’Sships at sea, the taland atomic oscillators. Thefre- varies from the Observatory’s atomic Loran-Cnavigational system quency is monitored and compared clock more than one part in 10 bil- provides accuracy up to about 1000 to the Naval Observatory’s atomic lion,theObservatory directs a miles from the Lorantransmitter. clock. If thetransmitter’s frequency change in frequency of the station For sailors within range of the East Coast Loran stations, the Naval Ob- Want to Get Technical? MentionEphemeris Time servatoryprovides accurate naviga- tionthrough its time signals tothe You can’t identify the players along the ecliptic. The equation of Loranstation which are preciseto without a program. Neither can you time may be found in the Nautical the microsecond. identify the different kinds of time Al~nanac. The Navy also providesaccurate unless you know what they mean. GreenwichCivil Time: Also called time for tracking artificial satellites, Here area few of the Naval Observ- UniversalTime (UT). It is Local precise surveying and other. techni- atory’s definitions to helpyou. Of Mean Time as measured at Green- cal purposes as well as for ships. necessity,they are technical. wich, England. Inthe future, the accurate time ApparentSolar Day-The interval UniversalTime (UT): This is also signals of the NavalObservatory between successive sun crossings of known as Greenwich Civil Time. A may beused in a number of ways the local meridian by the sun. correctedvalue of UniversalTime as yetundreamed of. However, LocalApparenf Time-Time On any (UT) to account for observed mo- suchpractical andneeded applica- meridian,measured by the hour tion of thegeographic poles and tions as, for instance, the avoidance angle .of the observed sun. for the projectedannual variation of aircraft collisions may well be in Mean Solor Day-The time it takes in theearth’s rate of rotation is the foreseeable future. the earth to rotate. once aboutits calledUT-2. The regulation of time has gone a axisas determinedby the rising AtomicTime (A-7): A clock which long way when compared to the ac- and setting of a fictitious sun. This keeps A-1 timeadvances one curacy achieved only a few decades mean sun is assigneda daily mo- second in theinterval requiring ago. As a marker for man in space tion which averages out the irregu- 9,192,631,770 oscillations of cesium (when speaking of space in terms larities caused by inclination of axis at zero field. of oceans or aspace ship traveling of rotation of the real sun. EphemerisTime (ET). Is based on fromearth to the moon or nearby TropicalYear lor Mean Solar Year): therevolution of theearth around planets)the accuracywhich has The time it takesthe earth to re- the sun. The EphemerisSecond is already been achieved is quite ade- volve aboutthe sun, as reckoned defined as 1/31,556,925.9747 of quate. from thevernal equinox, or first the tropicalyear 1900. However,the incredible accuracy that will be necessary as speed and point of Aries. SiderealDay: Duration of the LocalMean Time: May be corn- earth’s rotation with respect to the distancesincrease and manbegins puted from apparentsolar day by stars. Thecalculated’ relation be- to explorefurther theapparently use of the “equation of time.” This tween sidereal time and mean time limitless expanses of space is a fresh takes into account the fact that the is tabulatedfor each day in the problem to which the Naval Obser- sun does not move at a uniform rate Nuutical Almunac. vatory is now turning. And the men there will solve it, too.

6 ALL HANDS NUMBER ONE-USS Brooke (DEG 1) is firstof a new class of escort shipsthat take guided missiles to sea. DIG THAT DEG! w ITH THE recent commissioning Brooke-class vessels represent per- couplehigh speed (in excess of 27 of onenew guided missile de- hapsthe ultimateachievement in knots) with high maneuverability. stroyer escort, and with five more on thisdirection for surfaceships built Brooke, Ramsey (DEG2) and the way, the Navy’s bantamweight todate, for theirsize, and are now Schofidd(DEG 3) wereauthor- champs have moved into the welter- takingtheir place .at sea as main- ized in the fiscal year1962 ship- weight class. stays with the antisubmarine forces. buildingprogram. The first one is All sistersto uss Brooke (DEG Whileremaining relatively compact nowin commission. l), they arethe firstdestroyer es- (though their3500-ton full-load Talbot (DEG 4), Richard L. cortsdesigned to carry guided mis- displacement is muchgreater than Page (DEG 5) and Purer (DEG siles. Inaddition to Tartar surface- that of World War I1 DES), they 6) areall scheduled to be commis- to-air missiles, DEGs onethrough sioned in 1967. six will be armed with Arroc, Dash, SYMBOLIC-Ship’s insigniais Brooke Takinga lead from the conven- ASW torpedolauncher tubes and family coat of arms plus two new tional uss Garcia (DE1040) class 5” 384. guns.Their design in- symbols, the sword and orbiting elec- escorts, Brooke class ships cludesintegral bow-mounted sonar, aredesigned for optimum perform- advancedcommunication and elec- trons. Motto means First andFinest. ance in locating and destroying tronicsinstallations, and geared .They have improved steam turbines that weigh only half seaworthiness,plus significantly in- as much as conventional of creasedantisubmarine warfare ca- the samecapacity, thus permitting pabilities, over earlier DES. Notable greaterspeeds or increasedcruising structuralcharacteristics are the rangeswithout increasing thehull combined “mack” instead of a sepa- size of the ships. ratemast and stack,the flush deck The DE was one of the mo& im- and a radicallyraked stem. portantnew ship types to be built Brooke-class DESare 414 and duringWorld War 11. Smaller and one-half feetlong with a &foot simplerthan a regulardestroyer, it beam.They carry crews of 16 offi- was mass-produced by , wartime cersand 225 men (includingmany shipyardsto serve as a es- specialiststo maintain andoperate cort in place of the full-sized DDs, themodern armament andequip which were badly needed elsewhere. ment) . In recentyears, with the assist- Brooke is scheduledto join the ance of an advancing technology, it Pacific -DestroyerFleet hasbecome possible to cram more Force, and will call SanDiego her firepower into an escort ship’s hull. home port after commissioning.

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thereare enemy junks in thearea. Now theprecision of a well co- Skyraiders prevents the North Coontz prepares to fight her way in, ordinatedoperation starts to show. Vietnamese boats from approaching, if necessary. All armament, from the Two Navy A-1 Skyraiders arriveto makingthis rescue relatively easy. forward five-inch mount to the after provide fire support for the helo The flier is put on board Cmtz for Terrier missiles, is manned and during its more vulnerable moments acup of coffee, whichleads to a ready. Men speciallyqualified with whilehovering over thedowned tour of the bridge and combat in- small arms are stationed topside. pilot. formationcenter, followed by din- Meanwhile, radio contact is made ner in the wardroom. with the nearestcarrier, andit is TEN MINUTES afterthe Mayday Obviously, there aren’t any pleas- learned thata Navy SH-SA Sea signalhasbeen received by ant moments for a pilot in distress. King helicopter is operating nearby. Coontz, thehelo is in sight of the Butsome experiences are worse The Coontz CIC chief atthe air pilot. On board Coontz, where the than others. controller console vectors the rescue progress of junks closing toward the Take, for example, the case of an heloto the scenewhile keeping an scene is anxiously monitored, comes A-4 Skyhawk pilot,this one down alert watch on aircraft and forces in thereport: “Pilot looks good;the inland in . thearea. pickup sling is in the water.” An SH9A from uss Ranger (CVA The downed F-8 Crusader pilot Meanwhile,the presence of the 61) is first on the sceneto attempt was returning from a mission over a rescue. The pilot is located and a North Vietnam with his plane badly OH BOY-Rescue helicopterheads harness is lowered. As the helo damaged by ground fire. Aware that he couldnot make it hometo uss Ticonderoga (CVA 14), he bailed out over the Tonkin Gulf, off the North Vietnamese coast. Inthe helo, crewmenload and ready two “60 machine guns while the aviators in the cockpitstrap on body armor. For one of the pilots- a recent recipient of the Silver Star Medalfor his heroicactions during arescue near Hon Me Island-this becomes his third sea pickup.For the other it is the first. One of the aircrewmen in the Sea King received the Air Medal for his actions at Hon Me, while the other had made his first pickup only a few dayspreviously.

AUGUST I966 he is talking to his compatriots up- stairs by pocket radio. “I’m allright,” he assures his wingmen,“except I think I havea broken arm. I can’t move very far.” His location is in a rice paddy in the horsehoe bend of a river. From the oppositebank, North Vietna- mese gunners are keeping him pinneddown with small arms and fire. Meanwhile, an airbornepilot ra- dios a request for a rescue helicop- terto the search and rescuede- stroyernearest the scene. He also calls forair protection. Then thetwo squadronmates commencestrafing runs to protect their leader. One wingman makes two or three RESCUED-Woundedpilot is removed from helicopter aboard USS Topeka. passes,spraying bursts of 20 mm cannon fire. Thenthe seconddrops passes overthe North Vietnamese, hausted.Later it is learned that a throughthe cloudceiling. He ob- just afew feet off theground. But rescuehelo attempted toreach the serves a boat load of enemy crossing to no avail. The pilots see a number area, but was driven off three times the river, and dives toward it. On a of troops carry the downed pilot to byheavy AA fire. The fourplanes second pass he sees 100 or so North n smallgroup of buildings.Five involvedreceived considerable hits Vietnameseregulars swarming into minuteslater, they watch as the themselves. the open end of the horseshoe,ef- American is hustled out of the hut Fortunately,such heroics seldom fectivelysurrounding the downed andinto a wooded area, disappear- failto produce a successful rescue. Navy pilot. ing in the heavy growth. Thereare manypilots operating The A-1s continueto search the fromSeventh Fleet carriers today THE TWO wingmenare soon out areauntil their fuel is nearly ex- who can testify to that fact. of ammunition, but continueto make low “scare” passes on the OFF THEY GO-Crewmembers of USS Canberra (CAG 2) prepare for rescue enemy to gain time for the air pro- mission in South Sea after being directed to the site of a downed plane. tection to arrive. Theydrop fuel tanks, bombracks-anything that can be shaken loose fromtheir planes in. anattempt tokeep the enemy from the downed pilot. Soon two propeller-driven A-1 Skyraiders arrive. They too are low on ammo,on butthey commence strafing passes tofend off as many enemy troops as they can. The downed pilot reports, “They’re almost on top of me. You guys might have time for one more pass.” One wingman roars in about 20 feet above theadvancing troops,draw- ing heavy fire. “They’re almost on top of me,” re- peats the pilot. “They’re going to get me, boys. You’d better go home. You don’t have much fuel left.” The Skyhuwk pilots, now helpless to lend furthersupport, yet reluctant to leave the scene, are finally forced to depart withabout 15 minutes of fuel in theirtanks. They refuel in flight to make it back to uss Ticon- deroga (CVA 14).

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By to Recover Aircraft his approach at a specified distance craft without the radio follows it just the ‘s entire width. fromthe plane directly in front of behind and slightly to the right. The A barricade landing calls into play him. radio plane is then talked down just all the landing signal officer’s expe- Whenthe planeenters the final as though it weregoing to make a rience ,and judgment for, when all is landingstages, the landingsignal landing. ready, the pilot brings his plane over officer becomes a verybusy man. The landing signal officer takes theedge of the flightdeck atthe With the aid of his instruments, the over as soon as the pilot makes vis- proper ‘altitude. He must touch the LSO knows the plane’s air speed and ual contact with the ship. When vis- flightdeck before he engages the the speed of the wind over the flight ual contact is established, the radio barricade net. If he touches the deck deck.His principal concern, how- planedrops off to the left andthe at the wrong time, the landing stands ever, is the plane’s altitude in ref- LSO controls the other plane through a good chance of ending in disaster. erenceto a predeterminedglide the use of landing lights. The pilotbegins his approach slope. If theapproach is eithertoo Aircraftreturning to the carrier from farastern the carrierbringing high or too low, it would be danger- without a tail hook or withinoper- his heavy jet down the glide slope. ous for the pilot to attempt a land- ative or damaged landing gear pre- The LSO constantly checks air speed ing andthe plane is waved off. If sent even more serious problems. In and altitude. As the plane nears the all goes well, the plane hits the deck such cases, the flight deck crews erect carrier, the LSO keeps the pilot con- and is stopped by one of the arrest- a barricade of interwoven, reinforced stantly informed as to minor correc- ingcables. nylon webbing 24 feethigh atthe tions he should make. When the air- In bad weather, the ship’s carrier- center of the flight deck. When the craft is over theedge of the flight controlledapproach establishes a barricade is readyfor use, it spans deck and the height looks good, the flightpattern astern the ship from LSO tells the pilot to cut his engine. which the planes are guided to the SHARP EYES of LSO take overas If the LSO and pilot have done a ship by radar. soon as the Navy pilot makes visual good job, there is nosound more When a pilot makes his approach contact withthe . seriousthan that of metalstraining using the optical landing system, the against,nylon. With luck,there is LSO monitors the approachfor JIO needfor the hospitalcorpsman safety,speed, attitudeand altitude. who racesto aid the pilot or the He gives theappropriate signals men in asbestos suits who are ready whichtell the pilotto cutor try to extinguish a fire. againand, if necessary, calls for The flightdeck crews dismantle power on radio. t-he barricade, the LSO makes a no- Crises are also a part of a landing tation concerning the landing in his signal officer’s life. If a plane returns logbobk, leaveshis platform and withoutan operating radio, for ex- starts across the flightdeck to his ample, a carrier controlled approach squadron’s ready room to await the must be made. Another plane in the next recovery. same flight is contacted and the air- -Roger Busby, J03, USN

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are opento him now, bl It it is im- portant to remember that he ope:ned them for himself. First by applying for NESEP, andthen bygiving whatit took in time, toil, trouble, and thinkingto complete that col- legedegree.

TATISTICS show that most NESEPs doobtain their degree. By the timea man reaches 21(the mini- mum agefor a NESEP student- 24 is the maximum)he knows that life would be sweeter with a college degree. He also knows what it takes for a Navy career. Many a man, by age 21, has spent a lot of his spare timetaking correspondence courses or after-hours schooling-even the men whoweren’t particularly good studentsin high school. Now, they have learned the value of education,

If nota high school graduate, a NESEPcandidate must have com- NESEP STUDENTS and classmates discuss studies atNorth Carolina State. pleted at leastthree years of high school and have scored in the 75th TOM OWENSenlisted in the Navy 1961 witha BS inphysics. With a percentile in each area of the GED when he was 18. Today he is an collegedegree and completion of test. He must also have a GCT plus Assistant Professor of Naval Science thePre-Flight School at Pensacola, ARI basicbattery score of atleast on the staff of the NROTC unit at Tom Owens was commissioned as an 118. Harvard university and a lieutenant ensign, USN. Afteratour of sea Thesemental measurements re- (junior grade) in the Navy. duty aboard us6 Independence veal the men with the minds for col- LTJG Owens is aNESEP grad- (CVA 62) he was up for shore as- lege work. Some mayhave wanted uate. He applied for NESEP (Navy signment and received orders to Har- to go to college when they finished EnlistedScientific Education Pro- vardUniversity as Assistant Profes- high school, but couldn’t afford it. gram) in 1956’ as a chief aviation sor of NavalScience for Marine A few may haveactually enrolled fire controltechnician. He was ac- Engineering. He says Harvard is in college but wereunable to keep ceptedand ordered to Louisville, ‘‘. . . all I expected-quality-wise.” it up. But this time the Navy will be Ky., for fouryears, where he was ClearlyTom Owens, like other picking upthe bill forthose who graduatedwith honors from the NESEP graduates, has a bright new will serve in the new nuclear Navy, University of Louisville in August career ahead of him. A lot of doors the space-age fleet of guided missile ships with electronic fire control sys- tems, and carrier-based jets. Many Can YOU Go NESEP? NESEPgraduates are wearingdol- Check yourself againstthis list: phins and wings today.Tomorrow, or progressivedisease present. onemay step into space, or set You must be betweenthe ages Yon must be a petty officer at a of 21 and 25 years old. the time of application for the new record in orbit. Many doors will If you arenot a high school open for theman who is ableto program. open the first few for himself. graduate, you must have completed A conviction by eithercourt- at leastthree years and have n martial or civil courtduring the GED score in the75th percentile NESEP applications must reach the two-year period preceding applica- Chief of Naval Personnel by the 1‘n each area. tion will disqualifyyou, unless it Your GCT plus ARI basic was for a minor traffic violation. first of October. Theapplicant will 1Jattery must be at least 118. You must berecommended by be interviewed by a board of three commissioned officers appointedby You mustbe physically quali- your commanding officer. fied. Minimum vision up to 20/100 Checkthatdeadline-applica- his commanding officer, who then interviews thecandidate himself. If f:ach eye will bewaived if it is tion must reach the Chief of Naval c:orrectible to 20/20 with standard Personnel by 1 October..For de- he feels thecandidate is of good 1enses and if there is no organic tailssee BuPers Inst. 1510.693. moral character,motivated for ca- reer officer status, and has the aca-

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NAVY ON CAMPUS-Students head for classes at University of Missouri. Rt: NESEP students in math class at U. of N.C. cess is best proven by the fact that success is that, as a group, they are onlyaverage. A civiliancould, for it has been allowed to grow. Its con- smarter and at the same time more instance, manage to graduate with a tinuedremarkable success keeps it highlymotivated than the average lowgrade point average, but a alive. college student. NESEP is not permitted to continue It is a fact that it is easier to be his studies if his gradeslag. Each WHILE THIS program was being accepted into many colleges than it student is permittedto fail once. reevaluatedundersharpest is to get into NESEP. Each year the Eventhen he must make upthe scrutinyduring the 1962-63 aca- Navy selectsapproximately 300 subject. If he failstwice, he goes demicyear, 749 NESEPstudents prospectiveNESEPs from about a back to the Fleet. won a total of 514 honors at their 1000 applicants. The Navy literally Many NESEPsare initiated into respective schools. handpicks its freshman class. professionalhonor societies, some Dr.Guido Daub, professor of serving as officers. Most appearon chemistry at the University of New N ESEPS emerge on graduation day the honor rolls atreport card time. Mexico, believes thatthe principal coveredwith honors. The Navy There is also a liberalsprinkling of reason for the NESEPs’academic is not satisfied that itsstudents be PhiBeta Kappas among NESEP graduates,and many have been graduated cum lade. You’ll Find NESEP Located on 22 Campuses NESEP graduatesare scattered Choose your college: Lincoln, Neb. throughoutthe Navy now, serving Auburn University New Mexico, University of in a widevariety of assignments Auburn, Ala. Albuquerque, N. M. bothat sea and ashore;some, like Colorado, University of , University of Tom Owens, are back on campus as Boulder, Colo. Chapel Hill, N.C. professors; most areserving aboard Idaho, University of North Carolina State College ships at sea; others, are working to- Moscow, Idaho Raleigh, N.C. ward a master’s ordoctoral degree Kansas, University of Oklahoma, University of in thepostgraduate program open Lawrence, Kans. Norman, Okla. to all officers. Louisville, Universityof State University In‘the foreseeablefuture, these Louisville, Ky. University Park, Pa. men will retire on substantially more Marquette University Purdue University pay than they would have received Milwaukee,Wisc. Ind.Lafayette, West beforeNESEP; they will command MassachusettsInstitute of Tech-Stanford University a higherplace for themselvesafter nology Calif. Stanford, retirement if they choose to pursue Cambridge, Mass. , University of a second career. Miami University Austin, Texas The fouryears of hard workin- oxford, Ohio University Utah, of vested by these men and their fam- Mississippi, University of Salt Lake City, Utah ilies has enhanced their careers and Oxford, Miss. Vanderbilt University changed their lives byopening to Missouri, University of Nashville, Tenn. them many doors and showing them Columbia, Mo. Washington, University of many avenues previously unknown. , Wash. Nebraska, University of -John B. Mayo, Jr., LT USN

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INSTRUCTORS ponder training board. Handlers training,areinstructed in cargo handling, small arms andthe ele- ments of guerrillawarfare. “We emphasizephysical fitness,” said Boatswain’s MateFirst Class William J. Bailey, better known to his fellow instructorsas“Swamp Fox.” “Often we get men who can- not even do two or three push-ups. In orderto make thegrade here a man has to be in good shape.” Swamp Fox alsois the “head aggressor”during a two-night biv- ouac atthe end of trainingperiod. On the twonights the trainees set up a base in the woods and establish adefense perimeter.

OR TWO WEEKS beforethe biv- ouacthe new stevedores have - been in their military phase of train- ing and now must demonstrate what they have learned. The aggressors are. numerous and the harassment is plentiful. No blood flows from injuries, ‘but white flour marks the man who becomesa battlecasualty. The aggressorsare, of course,instructors and old-hand stevedoresled by Swamp Fox and armed with small flour bagsfor ammunition. The first part of the trainees’ eight-week course consists of instruc- tion in handlingvarious materials, operatingcargo equipment, and dock work. Since the greater part of their

AUGUST 1966 DIPEC DEAL-This mill used in making drcraft skins isavailable through Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center. SAVED: A COOL $700 F YOU’RE IN the business of build- ;trial plantequipment is in use in been declared idle by a defense con- I ing,testing or maintaining weap- defense contractor plants, or at mili- tractor, also located in . ons or virtually anyother Navy tary bases, navalstations and even It was promptly sent to the Center. equipment,it is to your advantage qboard ship. When an assignment is If the Navy had been forced to buy tobecome acquainted with re-a ,Cpmpleted andthe equipment be- a new chamber, it would have cost latively new Defensecenter at comes idle, it is directed by DIPEC more than $130,000. Memphis,Tenn. tlb another user or is moved into one A roller hearthfurnace was re- Called DIPEC (pronounced “dye- of the several DIPEC-operated quested by an aircraft manufacturer peck), the Defense Industrial Plant storage/rebuildsites tobe made in EastHartford, Conn., for use Equipment Center is now responsible ready for another user. under a Navy contract.The Naval for redistributing Defense-owned idle The total active and idle inventory Air Systems Commandagreed that industrial plant equipment. The cen- of equipment recorded atDIPEC an idle furnace at a DIPEC storage ter is a field activity of the Defense amounts to $3.5billion. The Navy, as sitewould serve the purpose,and Supply Agency. well as theother members of the . DIPEC orderedimmediate ship- What kind of equipment is hand- armed, services, is cutting costs by ment of theequipment to the air- led by DIPEC?It includes those obtaining equipment through DIPEC craft plant. highvalue items of metalworking, instead of buying new items. A boring and turning machine was electrical-electronic and general pur- needed by anothermanufacturer at pose plant equipment owned by the FOR EXAMPLE, theNaval Air En- Minneapolis, also for use on a Navy Department of Defense. gineeringCenter at Philadelphia contract. Such anitem, located at If you happen to need a new item, needed an altitude test chamber for Cheektowaga,N. Y., had. beende- Defense policy requires a “prepro- i. Naval Air Systems Command clared idle and was shipped directly curementscreening” of theDIPEC (formerly BuWeps) program.Their to the contractor. idle inventory. request was sentto DIPEC for Another example of the manner in Much of theDOD-owned indm- Screening. An item of this type had which thenew DefenseCenter is

~ able to help the armed services is its success in locating a boring and turn- ing machine requested by the Phila- delphiaNaval Shipyard. A govern- ment contractor haddeclared such an itemidle in Vermont. DIPEC sent it to the shipyard in short order. Thisexample of togethernesssaved a tidy $126,025, plus a tidy amount of paperwork and time.

ALL BRANCHES of the military con- tinuallyexamine DIPEC inven- tories in search of machinery. Since the center concerns itself only with itemsvalued at $1000 and above, the savingseffected by supplying such equipment can climb to an im- pressive figure. Whether you're looking for ,a 250- tonmechanical press, forging ham- mer, boring mach'ine, lathe, or other hard-to-finditem, a visit or callto DIPEC in Memphismight save money. Duringthe first ninemonths of fiscal year 1966, DIPEC posted sav- ings for the military departments in excess of $100 million underthe DOD Cost Reduction Program. DIPEC, as a major field activity of the DefenseSupply Agency, re- portsto Agency Director Vice Ad- miral Joseph M. Lyle, SC, USN. MILLION BIG DEALS-Located in Memphis, DIPEC is saving U.S. many dollars by redis- tributing Defense-owned industrial machinery like complex gear shown here. New Construction Three ships have been launched, one commissioned, and anotherhas had its keel laid. The destroyer tender SamueZ Gonlpers (AD 37) was launched at Bremerton, Wash., first of its type builtsince 1945. When commis- sioned next year, Gompers will pro- vide support facilities for all destroy- er-typeships. In addition to the normalsupply andrepair jobs, she will providesupport to missile sys- tems,antisubmarine warfare wea- ponry, advanced communication and electronic systems, and nuclear pro- pulsion plants. Gonlpers is 644 feet long, has an %-foot beam, and displaces 20,500 tons fully loaded. Her armament con- sists of a single j-inch/38 caliber ACTIVE-Gasoline tanker USS Elkhorn had busy cruise off coast of Vietnam. gun,and six 50 calibermachine guns. SamuelGompers, for whom the Salarnonie Has Two Bows . ship is named, was the first president Wearing a silver bow (not to USN, now Chief of Staff for Logis- of the American Federation of Labor, be confused withwide bow)- tics at Allied ForcesSouthern, and served as such until his death in thisone on her stack tocom- Command in Naples. Admiral 1924. me.morate her25th year of con- Beshany commanded Sol five Also launched was theamphibious tinuousactive service, uss Sah- yearsago, when she celebrated transportdock Cleveland (LPD 7), monk (A0 26) presented quite a her 20th anniversary--a ceremciny at Pascagoula, Miss. She is 570 feet quaint appearance as she entered that also took place in Naples. long and has a displacement of 16,- Naples,Italy, harbor. The Sixth The ship’s present CO, Captain 500 tons fully loaded. She is sched- Fleet oiler then became a center L. W. Hay, USN, chose the stack uled to be commissioned in Decem- of attractionfor some partisan design fromseveral submitted as ber. Navy officers. the most appropriate for the fleet The 40th fleet ballistic missile sub- Includedinthe group who old lady of theFleet (who, in- marine Francis Scott Key (SSBN came aboard to pay homage was cidentally, seems to have a strong 657) was launched at Groton, Conn. Rear Admiral Philip A.Beshany, attraction for Naples). Withher launching the FBM sub- marineprogram now includes 35 commissioned, five launched but not commissioned, andone under con- struction. Ke!/ is scheduledto be commissioned in December. uss Fox (DLG 33) was commis- sioned. A Wainright class guided missile , she is 547 feet long, 55 feetwide, with a full-load dis- placement of 7900tons. Her alma- ment includes antisubmarine rnckets (Asroc), Terrier anti-air missiles, a 5-inch/54 caliber gun, two 3-inch/50 caliber machine guns, Mark 25 and Mark 32 tubes, and Dash. Fox is the first ship assigned to the Pacific Fleet() that can launch both Asroc and Terrier from the same launching system. She car- ries the latest sonar and radar equip-

22 ALL HANDS ment,and is equippedwith NTDS computers. The keel was laidfor the sub- marinetender AS 36 at Quincy, Mass. It will be named for Lawrence York Spear, a pioneer in development. A graduate of the Naval Academy, Spear left the Navy in 1902 to join a firm involved in building some of the Navy’s first submarines. His con- tributions .to submarine engineering include thepartial doublehull, which makes deep-diving submarines possible, and the welded hull, which replaced the rivetedversion. He died in 1950. AS 36 is the first of a new class of tendersfornuclear attack sub- marines.Designed tb provide logis. ticsupport for 12 attackcraft and alongsideservices to another four, the ship will be 644 feet longand displace 22,640 tons fully loaded. SLEEK AND NEW amphibious transport dock USS Duluth (LPD 6) rests beside NewStern Look for Muliphen Norfolk pier. Crew is undergoing training before transfer to the Pacific Fleet. Becauseher commanding officer worried about taking so long to get ity. It is located so the ship’s regular There was the time, for instance, C rations to troops ashore, uss Muli- cargo booms can be used to handle when 1000 of the carrier’s crew phen (AKA 61) has added a bustle loads. memberswere stranded ashore at to her stern. The platform is nota helicopter Livorno,Italy, because rough A portablecargo platform causes landingplatform nor is itintended weather in the bay had put the ship’s Muliph’ento look considerably differ- for that purpose. It is designed to ac- utilityboats out of action. ent from her sister, ships in the At- commodatestandard helicopter MissAmerica pitched in tohelp lantic Fleet. It also can reduce con- cargo loads under slight to moderate thechoppers of Helicopter Combat siderablythe time once needed to sea and wind conditions. When not SupportSquadron Two. Within the deliver high priority cargo, in use, it is stowed below decks. A next 12, hours, she had made 13 ar- She doesn’t altvays revealher portable nylon safety net, similar in restedlandings, bringing aboard 35 sternplatform, which looks like a designto that of permanentlyin- passengers and two tons of cargo and helicopter deck, but isn’t. When she stalledplatforms, is riggedon the mail. chooses, she stows it in a cargo hold. outboard andrear of the platform Cargo and mail, in fact, are a big It can be shed in two and one-half when in use. part of Miss America’s job since she hours; replaced within five. “There’s still plenty of life in Muli- is the principalmeans of speeding Muliphen’s CO, CaptainLeonard phen and the other 20-year oldAPAs the crew’s letters on the first leg to M. Nearmah,who also happensto and AKAs,” says Muliphen’s skipper. theirdestination. be a navalaviator, originated the “This just helps to prove it.” Miss America has also been known idea. The idea seems to work, so far. to makeemergency runs carrying As CAPT Nearman sees it, the plat- Miss America Is Beautiful whole blood when it was needed and form can be used during all phases One of the most popularpassen- totake members of uss America’s of an amphibious operation, as well gers aboard uss Americu (CVA 66) crewashore on emergencyleave. as during rapid underway replenish- is Miss America. This Miss America For 30 pilots on board the carrier, ments. at sea. Todate, helicopters didn’treceive her title at Atlantic Miss America is also the means for havehovered with apparent ease City and hervital statistics (weight logging flying time. Needless to say, over the cargo platform as the ship 21,500pounds) wouldn’t win the thisrequirement keeps the plane’s dispatched, via vertrep, cargo, light diadem at any beauty pageant. She five-mancrew pretty much ‘on the freight and people. is, nevertheless, a mightypopular run. Helicopters that will lift the cargo gal aboardthe 77,600-ton warship. Although MissAmerica’s crew can come fromnine other ships Miss America is a plane-a twin- must be ready to fly on short notice within the Amphibious Force. These engine C-1A Trader. She is, in fact, almostany time during theday or includeamphibious assault ships the only plane the carriercan call night,there are compensations. ,At such as uss Guam (LPH 9), the herown. All theother aircraft on sea, in the Mediterranean, the plane amphibiouscommand ship Pocono board are assigned to the ship’s em- is oftenused to ferry personnel to ( AGC 16) and theamphibious trans- barked air wing. ports in advance of the carrier’s ar- port dock Raleigh (LPD 1). Miss America provesher worth rival. Whatbetter way for Miss Weighing about 5000 pounds, the. daily serving the ship and her crew. America’s five crew members to get platform does not noticeably change Sometimesthere are emergencies- a head start on their shore leave? Muliphen’s seaworthiness and stabil- some more pressing than others. -Mike Cleveland, J03, USN

AUGUST 1966 23 full-timecareer counselor, to assist the commanding officer iri evaluating the effectiveness of the CareerIn- formationcounseling concept. Fkospeotive reenlistees aread- vised on special schools, bonuses, fringe benefits, promotion opportuni- ties and other advantages of making a career in the,Navy. Hassayampa’s skipperlikes this approach of putting many he,‘I d s to- gether to obtain the desired results. As mightbe expected, successful careercounseling programs reflect the personal interest of commanding officers and other officers and petty officerson board.

Tortuga on Station The landing ship dock uss Tortuga (LSD 26) recently relieved uss Belle Grove (LSD 2) as support ship for riverpatrol boats in the Rung Sat Special Zone, an area starting eight miles south of Saigon and extending to the . There wasn’t muchtime for a KEARSARGE marchers are reviewed, Armed Forces Day Parade, Torrance, Cal. ceremony. The first day her river patrolboats made several night uss Coontz (DLG 9) and Rogers GeorgeWashington Fires A-3 patrols, and shelaunched five heli- (DD 876). USS George, Washington (SSBN copter reconnaissance flightsand one Saluteswere fired, speeches were 598) observedananniversary of helicopterstrike against the Viet made and there were parades, base- sortsrecently when she fired her Cong. ball games and receptions.During first A-3 Polaris missile from beneath These patrol boats have reportedly theobservance, five Navymen in the sea off Cape Kennedy. been highly successful in preventing Perry’s crew who died in Shimoda George Washington was, of theViet Cong from crossing the were honored by wreath-laying cere- course, the first submarineever to rivers in the area at night. The Navy monies in which both fire ballistica missile whilesub- boats work withCoast Guardand and Japanese officials took part. merged. The missile was the A-1 Vietnamese Navy units on patrols. The helicopterstrike, launched HIGH UP RE-UP-Ronnie C. Glass, Air Controlman 2nd Class, is given reen- just before 2000, apparently succeed- listment oath in NAS Whiting Field control tower, where he is a section leader. ed in eliminating several Viet Cong. Tortuga is an ideal ship for river patroloperations. Her welldeck, which extends forward over 390 feet from the sterntailgate, will accom- modate most types of landing craft and small boats. The addition of a superdeck over the after part of the well deck allows Tortuga and other LSDs to serve as floating bases for helicopters, which, of course,are thelatest thing in amphibious warfare.

Festivalat Shimoda One fine day in Shimoda 112 years ago, the local citizens looked out at their harbor to find four black ships anchored there. The ships, of course, werecommanded by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who was respon- sible for ending Japan’s centuries of isolation. The occasion is stillcelebrated each year in Shimoda and, this year, the U. S. Navy was represented by

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The ’FightingSaint’ Memories of Nimitz The only all-gun in His illustrious navalcareer be- is the opportune time to collect all the Pacific Fleet recently celebrated gan in September1901, when he available ‘memorabilia of Fleet Ad- her21st .birthday, coming of age was 16 and one-half years old and miral Nimitz,to preserve properly aftercareera which so farhas enteredthe Naval Academy as a or recordthem for future gener- involved herin World War 11, the midshipman. Still on active duty ations. Korean conflict andthe present whenhe died more than 64 years The Director of NavalHistory action in theSouth China Sea. uss later, he had no qualified challen- has an excellentcollection of cor- Saint Paul (CA73) hasplayed a gers for the title of “Navyman with respondence,documents andper- distinguishedrole in boththe war- the most years of continuous active sional effects of Fleet Admiral time and peacetime Navy. duty,”and he had served his last Nimitz and would like to round it For two years before entering the 21 years as a Fleet Admiral. out further, adding as mnch as pos- Long Beach Naval Shipyard recently The reference could beto none :;ible. for overhaul, the “fighting saint” was otherthan the late Fleet Admiral If you have anything to offer, be flagship for Commander First Fleet. ChesterW. Nimitz, USN, whose it in the form of recollections, Her activities during thisperiod dedication and accomplishments copies of correspondence, reminis- carried her to suchports as Pearl marked him as one of the great cences, reflections or comments Harbor, San Francisco,Portland, naval leaders of all time. about Fleet Admiral Nimitz during Seattleand Vancouver, British Co- Personal memories of our nation- any phase of his career, please ad- lumbia. al heroes fade with the passing of dress your response to: Director of During her first visit to Seattle in generations, thenare superseded Naval History,Navy Department, 1964,she picked up acontingent by the historian’s portraiture. Now Washington, 1). C. 20350. of motion picturepeople to shoot scenes for the film “In Harm’s Way.” In June 1963 Saint Paul participated version of Polaris which had a range lrannock rendezvoused of3 the coast in acombined naval operation for of 1200nautical miles. of Japan with the carrier task group PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. Atlhough the A-3 missile has been of theThird Fleet which wascon- Thismay appear to be acushy operationalfor some time, George ducting air strikes on Japan. routine, but Saint Paul hasnot al- Washington only recently completed She was‘decommissioned at San ways been so domesticated. Before the extensive overhaulwhich gave Diego 1 Jun 1950, recommissioned theFirst Fleet assignment, the her the capability of firing the weap- 4 Jan 1951, decommissioned 23 Dec 17,200-tonwarship was deployed on. 1954, recommissioned 12 Dec1956, to WestPacintermittently since As George Washington returns to decommissioned 18 Nov1957, and WorldWar 11. A large portion of sea on her sixteenth deterrent patrol, recommissioned 31 May 1966. this duty in the was spent her missile firing capability will have Tnppahannock is mannedby a as flagship for Commander Seventh increasedby more than onethou- crew of 14 officers and 263 enlisted Fleet. sand nautical miles since thatday men.She is 520feet long, with a Routinelypatrolling potential she fired her first Polaris missile only beam of 68 feet. She is designed for troublespots in WestPac, Saint six short years ago. a speed of 18 knots, and her liquid Paul called at Saigon,South Viet- fuel capacity is nine million gallons. nam, in October 1960. World War 11, Saint Paul’s Tappahannock Recommissioned In END OF THE LINE-Rear Admiral W. activities were brief but eventful. TheFleet oiler uss Tuppahnn- H. Baumberger, COMCRUDESPAC, is She received her baptism of fire on nock (A0 43), aveteran of nearly broughtaboard cruiser Topeka dur- 29 Ju1 1945, during the night bomb- every major campaign in the Pacific ing visit to ships in Vietnam waters. ing of the Japanese home island of duringWorld War 11, was recom- Honshu. She remained variously en- missioned recently at . gagedin the areauntil 9 August, An in-again,out-again ship, Tap- whenshe fired her lastshot in the pahannock is beingput in commis- battle. Shortly afterwards, Saint Paul sion for the fourth time in her long steamed into Bay in company and distinguishedcareer. She was withother Fleet units to take part first commissioned 22 Jun 1942, and in the surrender ceremonies. shortly thereafter began her wartime At theoutbreak of the Korean replenishmentactivities which were conflict, SaintPaul was flagship of to earn her nine battle .stars. CommanderCruiser Division One, Tappahannock‘s refueling jobs assignedpatrolto the Formosa took her all over the Pacific, and Straits. She entered directly into the sheparticipated suchin famous war two months later as part of Task operations as the Gilberts campaign, Force 77. the Marshalls campaign(including During the first part of the con- the battle of the Philippine Sea and flict, Saint Paul took part in at least the capture of Tinian andGuam), two of the major land-seaengage- the Leyte invasion landings, the ments-the shelling of Wonsan liberation of the Philippine Islan’ds, when the communist Chinese enter- and the capture of Okinawa. edinto action and the 12-day Near the end of the war, Tappa- evacuation of Hungnam, culminating

26 ALL HANDS onChristmas Eve 1950. Saint Paul was the last ship to leave the harbor. Later, the heavy cruiser employed her guns in the two-month-long bat- tle of hgkor Hill,when she and other UN shipsshelled the moun- tain with high explosives 24 hours a day. Soon anoverhauled Suint Paul will be back on the line,wherever she is needed, and now that she has become of age,who can predict what new challenges she will accept?

Hardly Time toGet Wet If he were a doughnut being dunk- ed, he’d hardlyhave had time to get soggy. It was that fast. It happened in the , as thecombat stores ship uss Sylvania (AFS 2) was replenishing uss Springfield (CLG 7) alongside, whiletwo helos shuttledback and forthvertrepping Saratogu , (CVA 60). A Springfield seaman, Ronald W.St. John,was working near the side when a cargo hook snagged his life jacket and flippedhim into the PILOTS‘ FRIEND-Copters are doing a great job rescuingpilots off Vietnam. water. Within 10 seconds one of the UH- A Leader of Leaders tender uss Sperry (AS 12). 46Ahelos was hovering over the If letters of commend,‘1 t’]on are a The chief works to achieve several swimming sailor. The helo’s crew criterion of success,Chief Electri- objectivesduring his two-week shifted from replenishment to rescue cian’s Mate Leslie R. Andrew has a course. He wants his students to rigging andhauled him aboard. good thinggoing . know the importance of their leader- Three minutes had elapsed since he Each year, Chief Andrew conducts ship and he tries to develop dynamic had gone over the side. And another leadership classes for about 450 men leadership in them. He also aims to sailor knows why they’recalled of Submarine Flotilla Oneaboard keepthem more aware of theneed angels. the San Diego-basedsubmarine for forcefulness,self-expression and an outstanding military bearing. GOING HUNTING-Flight deckcrew prepares tomove Trackerto catapult. He generates initiative and teaches his students how to train and super- vise theirmen; instructs them in career progression and caringfor thegeneral welfare of theirsub- ordinates.Finally, he creates the desireto plan a self-improvement and educationprogram. In’ addition to his leadership cur- riculum, Chief Andrewhas added a course on the United States’ posi-. tion in Vietnam. Chief Andrew wasn’t new to the classroom whenhe came aboard Sperry. He had, in fact, just com- pleted sixyears of teachingleader- shipand related subjects. Accord- ing to the chief, his secret of suc- cessis using an adult approach. Whatever the secret is, according to the Flotilla unitcommanding of- ficers, the chief‘s studentsare a lot more aware of current events, more active in their studies-and they ad- vance in ratemore rapidly than thosewho haven’t hadthe benefit of the course.

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New insulation, false overheads, and woodpaneling went up. Deck sea- men learned to do a professional job of tile-laying;stewards became car- penters. Each day saw new improve- ments. Severn beganto look like a home. Over 200 salvaged fluorescent fix- turesreplaced light bulbs in all messing, . berthingand working spaces. The old barber shop became a beautifullymirrored, .tiled, and paneled space, ‘and the laundry re- ceivedenough equipment tostave off itsusual weekly breakdown for another 10 years. Also installed was a steam press for the individual use of the crew. TheFirst Class Lounge was re- furbished, and a new librarybuilt whichwould house twice as many books as the old one, and still leave room forpaneleda crew’s lounge andlecture room. The mess deck was paneled and painted, and a falseoverhead installed. Then cameprivacy screens be- tween bunks, individual bunk lights, diffusedoverhead lighting, stainless steelladder treads and kick plates, showermats, and lots more. The next Severn project was a ship-wide AM-FM stereoentertain- ment system using radio, stereo tapes and records. A special feature of the system is the use of stereocontrol boxes at each man’s bunk.These allow in- dividualcontrol of volume and balance of the music which is piped into stereo headphones. The headsetscan be bought at cost through Severn’s ship’s -store. -0 -COMNAVAIRLANT authorized the Interservice Wrestling Navymencould muster only one title and one runner-up spot in the 1966 InterserviceWrestling cham- pionshipsheld at Ft. Riley, Kans., as the Army team swept top honors with 10 trophies. Ensign G. F. Frauen, uss Con- stellation (CVA 64), defeatedSp4 MarkLundberg, 5-10, to win, the 2 13#-pound class. Inthe 154-pound category, RonaldKenworthy SH3, uss Fech- teler (DD 870), won a 4-0 decision match overdefending Interservice championStephen McDowell, SN, to take the runner-up spot. The only other Navyman defend- ing a crown,Phillip McDowell (Stephen’s brother), lost his 138?L- pound title in the semifinal round of competition. No teamtrophies were givenfor TEAMWORK-SEAT0 sailors get instruction on use of jai-alai cestas (baskets). this year’s competition.

AUGUST I966 29 Keeping You Up to Date- avy Reo.raanization U D ETAILS of the Navywidereorganization plan, an- tronics,air-launched underwater sound systems,air- nouncedin the April issue of ALL HANDS(page bornepyrotechnics, astronautics (including project 43), have been approved by Congress and placed into management of SPASUR), airbornedrone andtarget effect as of 1 May. systems, airborneminesweeping equipment, catapults, As stated atthat time, the plan placesthe Navy’s arresting gear and visual landing aids, land-based tar- material,medical and personnelsupporting organiza- gets for air weapons, photographic and meteorological tions under command of the Chief of Naval Operations. equipment. It disestablished the Naval Material Support Establish- The Naval Air Systems Command is also responsible ment and, in its place, created the Naval Material Com- for thetraining and support equipment (special and mand, withnewly defined authority and responsibili- general) for the areas mentioned above, as well as for ties. active and reserve air systemsmaintenance and sup- The four“material” bureaus-BuShips, BuWeps, port. BuSandA and BuDocks-were orderedabolished and The responsibilities of theNaval Electronic Sys- their functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy. temsCommand extend to shore (ground) electronics Inaddition to its headquarters, the Naval Material except for Marine Corps tactical electronics. They also Command will consist ofsix basic elements: Naval Air include certain shipboard electronic equipment (but not Systems Command; NavalElectronic Systems Com- antenna systems when not an integral part of the basic mand; Naval Ship Systems Command; Naval Ordnance equipmentand under the system control of the Ship Systems Command; NavalSupply Systems Command; Systems Command), including communications, identifi- and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. cation, friend or foe (IFF), electronic countermeasures The Chief of Naval Material, as well as the chiefs of and navigation aids. the Bureau of NavalPersonnel andthe Bureau of The ElectronicSystems Command also furnishes Medicine and Surgery will report to the Chief of Naval material support to the Air Systems Command for the Operations. followingelectronic equipment: navigation aids, air The reorganization will not affect the internal organi- traffic control and meteorology. zation of theMarine Corps or alter the traditional Spaceprogram responsibilities of the commandin- relationship between the Chief of Naval Material and clude communications satellites and material support of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. SPASUR. Essentially, the functions and responsibilities of each Among shore-based stragetic data systems, the com- of the Systems Commands which constitute the Naval mand is responsible for OPCON centers. It is also re- Material Command are divided into the following cate- sponsiblefor: data-link systems whichare external to gories: ships and aircraft;radiac equipment; and general- 0 The Naval Air SystemsCommand is responsible purposeelectronic test equipment, common compo- for all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft including com- nents, techniques and services. It is responsible, too, for ponents,fuels and lubricants.Its responsibilities also electronic systems not otherwise assigned. extend to air-launched weapon systems and their com- The Naval Ship Systems Command is responsible ponents, but do not include torpedoes and mines except for ships, submersibles, amphibious craft and vehicles, for their airborne features. boats, floating drydocks, target ships and craft (includ- The Command isalso responsible for airborne elec- ingsubmersibles, bathyscaphs, underwater labs and

30 ALL HANDS shelters), rescue chambers and vehicles, hydrofoil craft, Also &hin the responsibility of the Naval Ordnance ground effects machines, service craft and other surface Systems Commandare the programing and control andsubsurface craft of the Navy, degaussingequip- of requirementsfor ship-mounted sonar andordnance ment and facilities and ship-related material not other- aspects of three-dimensional radar systems in regard wise specifically assigned. to performance, configuration control 'and technical It should benoted here, however, that the Ship characteristics. Systems Command is notresponsible for service craft Research and exploratorydevelopment (non-system assigned to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command oriented)for all explosives, propellants andactuating orcommissioned (USS) or in-service (USNS) ships technologytherefor are included in Naval Ordnance administrativelyassigned to the MilitarySea Trans- Systems Command responsibilities as is explosive portation Service, exceptfor material support directed ordnance demolition. by the Chief of Naval Operations. Also includedare explosive safety and the develop- TheCommand is responsiblefor propulsion, auxi- ment of safetyprocedures for explosive ordnancedis- liarypower generating and distribution systems, cer- posal;research, development, design, specifications, tain navigation equipment, sonar research, engineering standardization,and related actions with respect to acquisition and support, (subject to the Ordnance Sys- special tools and equipment for such disposal; and the tems Command responsibilities in the areas of program- contractingfor such tools andequipment for service mingand control of requirementsfor ship-mounted use. sonar), NavyTactical Data System, minesweeping The functions of theNaval Supply SystemsCom- equipment, antenna design and integration, habitability mand and the NavalFacilities Engineering Command and environmentalcontrol features, materials andap- remain essentially unchanged from those of the former pliancesfor defense against chemical, biological and Bureau of Supplies and Accounts andthe Bureau of radiological. warfare in ships and other waterborne craft, Yards and Docks, respectively. minecountermeasures (except airborne mine counter- Underthe new organization, the project managers measures), respiratory protective devices; diving equip- and their offices will continue to function according to ment,submarine rescue methods and equipment, sub- their established charters. marineescape training facilities, supervision of sal- The old offices of the Chief and Vice Chief of Naval vage and equipage for towing and salvaging disabled, Material as theywere defined in sections 5111 and sunken and stranded ships and craft. 5112, Title 10 UnitedStates Code, were abolished in The NavalShip Systems Command is also respon- the reorganization and their functions were transferred sible for training material, as appropriate, for the areas to the Secretary of the Navy. The Offices of the Chief of responsibilitymentioned above and for anyship- and Deputy Chief and other officials of the Bureaus of borne components and systems not otherwise assigned. NavalWeapons, Ships, Supplies and Accounts and The NavalOrdnance Systems Command is respon- Yards and Docks were also abolished andtheir func- sible for surface-launched andunderwater-launched tions, too, weretransferred to theSecretary of the ordnance, shipboard weapons systems and components Navy. of such ordnance including (but not limited to) guns, Most of the functions that were"transferred to the ammunition, missiles, torpedoes, mines, fire control Secretary" by the SecDef reorganization plan were im- equipment, fire control radar, weapons direction equip- mediatelyredistributed to the Naval Material Com- ment, fire control switchboards, launchers and expend- mand by means of a new General Order No. 5 and of ables,air-launched mines and torpedoes(except air- charters for the systems commands. Under these docu- borne aspects thereof), small arms, infantry equipment, ments, the Chief and ViceChief of NavalMaterial harbordefense equipment, ship pyrotechnic devices, retaintheir titles. Their immediate staff, however, is demolition materials,seaborne targets (towed, or no longer the Office of Naval Material; the new name drone), special support equipment and training equip- is Headquarters,Naval Material Command. Alnav 24 ment, as appropriate,for the foregoing. and QpNav 14 are the implementing directives.

REALIGNMENT OF BUREAUS INTO FUNCTIONAL COMMANDS Here's how the functions of the former bureaus concerned with naval ma- terial have been absorbed by the six new functional commands.

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NEW NAVAL NAVAL NAVAL NAVAL AIRSYSTEMS ORDNANCE ELECTRONIC SHIP SYSTEMS FACILITIES FUNCTIONALSYSTEMS COMMAND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGSYSTEMS COMMAND COMMANDS(NavShips)COMMAND COMMAND(NavAir) INavOrd) (NavElecs) INavSup) (NavFac)

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COMMANDANT OF THE, 4 MARINE CORPS ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

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OTHERWISE ASSIGNED ESTABLISHMENT

RT Advancement Record Claim entryinto World War I, Cyclops was SIR: Theprecommissioning unit of This section is open to unofficial com- commissioned (1 May 1917). She munications from within thenaval serv- uss Flasher (SSN 613) claims a record Ice on.matterrof generalinterest. How- joined a convoy.bound for St. Nazaire, ever It notis intended to conflictin , in June 1917, and returned to for the last advancement exam. Of our any'way with NavyRegulations regard- mentaking the exam,80.6 per cent ing the forwardinqof official mail throu h the eastcoast of theUnited States in channels noris It tosubstitute for tze July. On 9 Jan 1918 she was assigned passed and 67.7per cent were rated. policy ok obtaininginformation from local Whilethese percentages are high,this commands inall possible instances. Do not to the Naval Overseas Transportation sendpbstage orreturn envelopes. Sign Service, andsailed to Brazilian waters one is even better: 21.7 per cent of the full nameand address.Address letter crew was advanced on 16 April. We feel toEditor ALL HANDS Room 1809 Bu- tofuel British ships inthe South reau 'Navalof Personkel, Navy Dept., Atlantic. we hold the record for commands of our Washington. D.C. 20370. size for this exam.". J. McQuown, She reachedBahia, Brazil, on 22 LTJG, USN. January, dischargedher load of coal, e Could be. In any event, thanks for alsoused on o&ial mail that is to be and mooed onto Rio de Janeiro. letting us know of Flasher's outstanding processed through Canal Zone post of- There shetook on 1Q,800 tons of record. Onething is sure. There are fices. However, in this case Canal Zone manganese ore,and embarked a num- ber of passengers, including the US. plenty of pencils scratching in the Fleet postage is used.-ED. as a possible 96.4 per cent of the Fleet's consulfor thatcity. Sheshoved off from Rio on 16 potential mathematicians begin coming Trailers Aren'tReal Estate up with their own figures.-ED. February and stopped atBarbados, SIR: Under the home loan provisions B. W. I., on 3 March to pick up of PublicLaw '89-358 (the GI Bill)a bunker coal. The following day she Paying Fees on NATO Mail servicemanwho qualifies may borrow headedfor Baltimore, Md.,where she SIR: Here'sa, question for all postal up to $17,000by direct loan. I will was due on 13 March. clerksin the audience:Why did the soon return to the U. S. from duty in Exit Cyclops. Who knowswhat NATOcommand in Naples, Italy, use Vietnam and havedecided to buy a happened to her after that? Without live U. S. postageinstead of frapking mobilehome. Can I receive a GI loan a single clue, sheand her 309 crew a parcelthey mailed to my command for this purpose?-K. C. P., HM3, USN. members andpassengers seemed to recently? vanishinto thin air. She was never The parcelwas sent by U. S. mail e No. Trailer homes, as such, are seen or heard from again. and containedclassifieda document. not classifiedas real estate and there- Although she had radio, nodistress Everythingwasorder-except in I fore do not come within the home loan signal was ewr picked up from Cy- couldn'tfigure why the $1.25U. S. provisions of the bill.-ED. clops. The only hint of anything wrong postagewas used instead of the usual was the factthat she'd been having "postage and fees paid" starqp.-A. trouble with one of her engines, but R. Cyclops Is Still aMystery K., YNI, USN. even if both had been disabledshe e Thatmight prove to be a tough SIR: I was rummaging through some stillcould have called for help. question on the PC exam; but there's a oldmagazines and cameacross the Despite a long and exhaustive search correct answer. Au,:ust 1957 issue of ALL HANDS.I was of the and South Atlantic NATO organizations are authorized intrigued by the article concerning uss no trace of the collier was ever found to use military postalservices (APO Cyclops and the strangecircumstances -no wreckage, no sightings by other and FPO). Furthermore, material mgi- underwhich she disappeared. It SO shipsnothing. nated at a NATO command that per- fascinatedme that I wouldlike to At first it was thought that the ship tains only to US. Navy oficial bud- knowall there is. to know about must haw been the victim of an emy ness-uch as a letterfrom a Navy it. 1 havelooked in several different submarine or mine.However, when memberto the Bureau of NavalPer- sets of encyclopedias and none had any German sources were checked after sonnel-canbe forwarded as franked information.Can you tell me where the war, that theory had to be thrown mail (postage and fees 'paid, Navy to go formore information? Also, I out, because it was definitely establish- Department). wouldlike to know the approximate ed thatthere were no U-boats or However, materialoriginated by a course Cyclops would have taken from enemy mines in that area. NATO command that pertains only to Barbados to Baltimore. -V. C.B., Was she lost in a storm? Maybe so, NATO aflairs requires U. S. postage STG3; USN. butit seems there was none in the when sent by U. S. mail. area at that time. Was she sabotaged? Another example, in which you might e You've really picked yourself a be interested, is the case of the Panama lulu of a mystery to investigate, have- Canal Zone, where postage stamps are n'tyou? If you can unravel this one, OldestEngineering Rate you wiU be doing better than the Office SIR: What is the oldest engineer- of Naval InteZligence, hundreds of' ingrate, machinist or boilermaker? YOU Get it All naval historians, and countless pw- -G. L. D., "3, USN. fessional and amateur sleuths, who have SIR: If aman reenlists while on e According to our usually re- duty ina combat zone, and he is all thrown up their hands to leave the liable sources, the oldest engineering authorized to receive the variable mystery still unsolved. rateis Machinist, established in reenlistmentbonus in one lump This is what we know about Cyclops 1866. It was subdivided in 1895 to sum,is any part of the bonustax- upto now. include Machinist 2c, IC, and Chief. The collier Cyclops was placed in The rate of Boilemnaker was estab- able?-R. D. S., YNI, USN. serviceon 7 Nov andoperated e Nopd. Kind of makes the old 1910, lished in 1869. Does that settle your juices start running, doesn't it?"ED. withthe Naval Auxiliary Service, argument?"ED. Atlantic Fleet. Soon after American

34 ALL HANDS A possibility,since German agents were fond of placing bombs on mer- chantships, butthis hasnever been proved. Concerning the course Cyclops would have takenfrom Barbados to Balti- more-again,who knows? We wish you luck in yourinvestigations into themystery, anddon’t forget to let us know when you find out what happened. We’ll be here for awhile.- ED.

Your Bonus Money Looks Good SIR: I meet all the requirementsfor receivingmy first reenlistment bonus. My entitlement tothe VRB hasbeen questioned, however, because I want to ship over five months early. Since the disbursingclerk and I disagree, I wouldlike like to know what you think. “D. 0. B., MMI, USN.

@ If, as you say, you are eligible in allother respects, it looksas goodas money inthe bank. Your dbbursing clerk may either have misunderstood the circumstances or misreadBuPers Inst 1133.184, BENEFICIALSUGGESTION AWARDS-With one week after This instruction requires reenlistment announcement of implementation of the Benny Suggs program three en- within three months of a man’s dis- listed men of the Regional Finance Center, San Diego collected a total charge or release from active duty. The of $475 for their beneficial suggestions. three months to which the instruction Fred L. Culp, disbursingclerk third class, received $295; James A. refers, however, appliesonly tothe McAnulty, disbursing clerk second class, $1 60; and Jack 0.Knedler, chief period after anindividual‘s release or separation from active duty--it does disbursingclerk, received $20 for suggestionsincreasing Gciency and not refer tothe period before your saving money in their field of disbursing. active duty serviceobligation expires. “ED. 135) hasdropped anchor 57 timesin gathered into the fold and initiated as Vietnam.Our tour of duty hasfound a “TrustyShellback and Flying News Buoy NoNews us dropping the hookfrom the 17th Dragon.”My card statessuch, under SIR: Last February ALL HANDSprint- parallel (the dividingline between the heading“Ancient Order of the edstorya titled “Mail Box in the North and ) to the tip of Deep and Society of the Flying .China Sea.” Minor details aside, Patrol SouthVietnam. Dragon.” It issigned by Davy Jones Squadron 17 Navymen,flying patrol Suchactivity was primarily due to and NeptunusRex, Golden Dragon. missionsin the SouthChina Sea, were the assignments of UDT 11, which has --R. E. Ellenbrand,CDR, USN. dropping buoyscontaining newspapers beenwith us on ourpresent WestPac and paperbackbooks to patrol vessels. cruise. I also think this outfit must have We feel that we’veabout scraped Lieutenant Jerry Burnswas credited setsome kind of arecord, but 1’11 let the bottom of the barrelsearching for with the idea. the members speak for themselves. further information onthe origin of Perhapscredit should go to Patrol I would also like to say that the First theterm “golden shellback,” Com- Squadron Two. As I remember it, back Divisionaboard Weiss hasbecame mander, and we, too, are unable to in March1965 a couple of ordnance- right smart in letting go the anchor.- come up with anything new.You men and myself, all attached to Patron D. G. C., BMI, USN. might have unknowingly supplied Two,were rigging these same con- another clue, howeuer. tain’s. PerhapsLieutenant Burns got Your accountshould make a big You do notstate the longitudinal the ideafrom one of thesquadrons splash in APD circles, but we have no position of Sumner during the 1947 whichrelieved us.-R. H. Normandin, way of knowing whether or not it’s a crossing, but yousay you became a AOC, USN. record. “Trusty Shellback and Flying Dragon.” * Quite possibly-or maybe it was As we customarily do in suchcases, If this crossingwere made at the a case of separate but identical inven- we’ll tossit inthe airand see who intonational datelinewestward bound, tion. Either way, as the patrolvessels shootsat it.“ED. thenthe title you have would make agree, the news buoy is a great idea. sense to us. As for who was first, we’ll see. If any- And Now-A FlyingDragon It would, furthermore, tend to lend one has a prior claim, you’re certain to SIR: I havefollowed your marathon credence to the belief of many that a hear from them.-Eo. discussion concerning the origin of the golden shellbackis one who crosses term“golden shellback,” and cannot the line at 00/180 longitude, westward Not Other-Weiss contributeanything new on that sub- bound, so that he simultaneously be- SIR: I believeour ship has set an ject.But I recallwhen I crossed the comes a shellback and a golden dragon. anchoring record in Vietnam and here- equator1947in in uss Allen M. Wesuppose the “flying dragon’’ in your bychallenge any ship in the Pacific Sumner (DD 692)“already a member titleis meant to be golden drago- Fleet to proveother-Weiss. of the AncientOrder of the Deep by but that depends on where you crossed. In fourmonths, uss Weiss (APD virtue of a previouscrossing-I was Maybe the Fleet can tell u~.--ED.

AUGUST 7 966 35 And Cap’n Mossbottom Is an Authority on Reveille, Too customnow defines “idlers” as those standing the midwatch, and only they andother specially authorized late sleepers are allowed to sleep late. By current custom this also applies to the in-portsituation; even though “reveille”is customarily sounded, the idlers are allowed to sleeplate.

SIR: Referringto the January 1966 number of ALL HANDS,page 26, about “reveille”and “up allidlers,” you guessed it when you thought Captain Mossbottom was there! I caught him as he was sailing free right up the middle of the fairway- there’salways plenty of a breeze when that oldwindbag’s around, y’know-and showed him that discus- sion.“Now let mesee,” he muttered as wepulled up to a restingplace. “Of course I was there, but fill me in on the particulars.” And .as I re-read the article to him he really rose to the bait and he was -offn’runnin’ as always,and myears are still rin$ng from the din. “Now, let’s just do some real honest- to-goodness nit-pickin’ and pluck this oneright,” he said, as hetook an- othersip of tonic. “Nowfirst of all, that youngman whowrote that pieceknows how to read the dictionary all right, and that’s what reveille is.And whatCaptain Noelsays aboutit and the idlers is absolutelycorrect, and that’s where the argument should have stopped. “But no, that writer feller just had to let himself get carriedaway and he’s gone in way over his head. Cap- tain Noel is the authority and there’s no further argument, but that lad had to add that idlerswere those who didn’tstand a nightwatch. In other words’he’s saying an ‘idler’ could have stood the firstwatch, right? Not SO, Sonny Boy.” He rubbed his hands to- getherwith a chuckle: “Now he goeson andrefers to ‘plans of the day’for both situations (in port and underway). Nowthere’s a realseagoin’ lad for you. Plan of the day .came into usage in the Navy in the mid-thirtiesfor use in port. Admiral Daubin started it all. Out at sea they always had routine and they still haveroutine, don’t they? Never heard of a plan of the day at sea! How canyou plan at sea whenyou never know ahead of timewhat’s going to happen? “Andanyhow, it’s not reveille at sea. It’s‘Up all idlers.’ And it’s just for the idlers and that’swhere they all missed the point.Y’don’t blow that bugle at seaexcept for an dl

ALL HANDS I 36 These Subs Keep Coming to Surface SIR: I would like to add a few words to your account of the development of submarineaircraft in the U.S. Navy, to complete the storypublished in the February 1966 ALL HANDS. The aircraft stowagetank was re- moved from the submarine S-1 in 1927, after final tests in the summer of that year. It was,ofcourse, purely an experimental installation and had served the purposeof testing the feasibility of operatingsubmarine-borne aircraft. Moreover, it producedsome sluggish- ness in the submergedhandling characteristics of the vessel, andthere was fear that, if it accidentally flooded, it would have a dangerous effect upon the trim of the relativelysmall sub- marines. The XS-2 aircraft was also considered unsuitablefor service use, since it wasunderpowered, had no radio and required ideal sea and wind conditions to take off and land. Butdevelopment of submarine air- HORNET'S HUNTER-One of Hornef'sTrackers is readied on the cat. craftwas not entirely dropped at this point. The NavyDepartment was that drovea pusher propeller. develop future Fleetsubmarines of aware that foreignnavies, especially Theplane passed itsflight tests modestsize, in the 1300- to 1500-ton the British,Italian and Japanese,were satisfactorily.And it .could bedis- range,thus making more effective use seriouslyinterested in the sameidea assembled and stowed in an eight-foot- of the limitedtonnage available under and weredeveloping submarine air- diameterstowage tank. A mock-up of existingtreaty restrictions. craft of theirown. suchtanka was built at NASAnacostia It remainedfor the Japanese to The GeneralBoard, furthermore, for thepersevere tests, in the perfection ofcon- this adopted the policy that everyeffort In 1933, however, further workon cept and to makeoperational use of should be made to develop the aircraft- thisproject was abandoned. Possibly submarine-borne aircraft in WW 11. carryingpotential of all classes of the accidentalsinking of the BritishTheir designs culminated in the well- naval vessels. This adoption took place aircraft-carryingsubmarine M-2 had known 1-400 class of 5200 tons,ca- in October1928. bearinga on the decision. Another, and pable of carrying three seaplanes, In 1929; the Bureau of Aeronautics probably the decisivefactor was the launchedbycatapult.-Robert W. accordingly prepared a new design for NavyDepartment's determination Krauskopf,to Chief, Army andNavy a submarine-carrieda airplane, whioh constructno further largesubmarines, Branch, National Archives and Records materializedin 1931 as the XSL-1. suchas the 2700-ton Ncrwhal (SS Service. Thismodel had smalla flying-boat 167) class,which might have been 0 Thanks for filling us in onsome type hull, folding monoplane wings and suitableforcarrying aircraft. of the details we couldn't find before. an enginemounted above the hull Thedepartment planned instead to Anyother comments?-ED.

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AUGUST I966 37 SCIENTISTS ADDRESSED themselves to the problem of protecting a spaceshipagainst deadly, destructive micrometeorites, and came up with a self-sealing quick- hardeningrubber material designed toplug holes punched in spacevehicles by thesesmall, high-speed particles. The rubber is in liquid form, but hardens automati- cally and instantly when struck by a fast moving pro- jectile.Two liquid rubber reactants are necessary to producea hardened “elastomeric” mass that will clog the puncture. Packaged separately, the reactants are mixed by the outward flow of air after puncture, and solidify on con- tact with each other. After hardening, the material does HIGH FLYING FUELING-Bomb-laden F-5 Air Force iet re- notreact with the metal around it, and has sufficient fuelsfrom air tanker on the way to strike Viet Cong. strengthand adhesion to the metal to withstand the inner pressure of the space vehicle’s atmosphere. If such an instant repair system were not built into IT ALL BEGAN on 18 Jan1911, whenEugene Ely, the orbitingvehicle, when a punctureoccurred, the flying a biplane,landed on a speciallybuilt platform astronautwould have to leave the capsule, perform aboard the armored cruiser uss Pennsylvania at anchor the difficult task of finding the small hole, then patch it. in SanFrancisco Bay. All manner of cables,bailing In tests thus far, single and multiple punctures have wire and sandbags were rigged as arresting gear to stop sealed as expected without loss of air. Pellets as large as the planeshort on landing.Although carriers today 3/32 of aninch in diameter and traveling at 35,000 have much more sophisticated arresting cable systems, feet persecond have been used. Further shotsare the basicmethod of recoveringaircraft on the flight planned in a chamber that more closely simulates true deck has not changed in all these years. micrometeorite velocities of 50,000 to 150,000 feet per The methodhas proven so reliable, infact, that second. when the Air Force decided to develop a system which The project is under Air Force contract. wouldstop an airplane on therunway during an emergency, theend product turned out to bethe *** arresting cable. A BOAT THAT CAN carry 12 men or 2000 pounds of Called thebarrier arrestingcomponent (BAK), the suppliesthrough swamps and weed-infestedwaters is device is linkedto a computerizedswitch system that beingdeveloped bythe Army. It will providetroops automaticallydeploys the arrestingcable when an with mobility in otherwise inaccessible areas. aircraft is in trouble on takeoff. As the departing air- Powered by a 400-hp aircraft engine with a specially craftproceeds down the runway,it passes through a designed four-blade propeller, the boat is 24 feet long, timetrap. If the signalreceived by the computerin- weighs 1700 pounds and has a speed of 30 mph. Tests dicates that the aircraft’s speed is not sufficient fora are now underway with three prototypes. normal takeoff, the cablesystem is actuated,causing The propulsion system, which stands eight feet high the cableto rise from a troughnear theend of the and has a rudder four feet deep, weighs an additional paved over-run. 1400 pounds. Assembled, it can be airlifted by copter. Using a variety of aircraft, 110 successful tests have been completed with the BAK at Edwards AFB, Calif. The Air Forcehas ordered 36 units, the first tobe deliveredthis summer. Such a system will providea desirablesafety feature, especially when fast, heavy aircraft are using relatively short runways. +*+ EQUIPMENTOPERATORS in Vietnam combat zones are beingsupplied with do-it-yourself armor-platedcabs to protect them from Viet Cong snipers. The cabs come withprefabricated armor plates, which are assembled by the operators on the scene. The Army’s EngineerResearch and Development Laboratories atFort Belvoir, Va., designed the pro- tectivecabs for use on crawler-tractors,graders, and loaders. The specialarmor kits consist of fourbasic sizes of armorpanels which are already in use on military trucks, and they require no modification to make them fit theearthmoving equipment. The platesare simply ON ICE-Newsea survival capsule thatwill beinte- assembled and bolted on. grated with parachuteharness is beingtested by USAF. The cab-kitsare being shipped with how-to-do-it ALL HANDS 38 manuals, on a priority basis to operating units in Viet- invulnerable to the assaults of ground vehicles as well , nam. as thelanding impact of helicoptershaving a gross The armorplates range in size from one by two weight of 22,000 pounds. feet to threeby four feet, and the cabs, when assembled, A fast-settingpolyester resin is now beingtested weigh from 1250 pounds for the grader, to 1530 pounds and it is onlyone of 15 resin formulas now on hand for the tractor. whichmay be adopted. This promising candidate, al- For equipment operators in Vietnam, a welcome do- though only in the test phases at present, was sprayed it-yourself kit. to make a 16 by 32-foot floor. The chlorinated polyester was reinforced with fiber glass. *** The goop was sprayed at athickness of one-fourth THE C-141 STARLIFTER,the jet cargo transport that inch over softdesert sand within 30 minutes andit doublesas an airlifterfor the sick andwounded, has hardened within one hour. The floor showed no damage been on duty with the Air Force for over a year. after severe tests by automobiles, a fork-lift truck, a fire A common sight at combat airfields in Vietnam, Star- truck and the bouncing and skidding of helicopters. lifters spent the year toppling air transport records as Testing of this and other formulas will be made in they carried troops, cargo and patients for the Military full-scale sites during the remainder of the summer for Airlift Command(MAC) to and fromSoutheast Asia. use as floors for permanent shelters as well as landing Starlifters can cruise at more than 500 mph carrying pads.In addition to load-testing, each site will be 63,000 pounds over a distance of 4000 miles. The high- checked for shrinkage, cracking and fire resistance. tailed fanjet carriesmen and suppliesfrom bases to Vietnam combat zones in less than 24 hours. *** C-141s have flown almost 60,000 hourswithout a A NEW AIR-CONDITIONER which will getits power major accident, and compiled a reliability rate of 93 per from waste heat from turbine exhaust is being develop- cent,indicating the percentage of missions whichde- ed by the Army. Designedfor use with the Army’s parted on time. missile fire controlvans andother mobile shelters Starlifters have contributed substantially in the airlift whichrequire a controlled environment, the new air- of combat casualties. In a seven-monthperiod, they conditioner will use theheat normallywasted in the teamedwith the jet C-135 Stratolifter .tocarry 6278 exhaust of gas turbinegenerators used to power elec- patients back to the U. S. from the Pacific, The C-141 tronic and other equipment in the vans. can carry 80 litter and 130 ambulatory patients. The waste heat recovery units are expected to result Among significant milestones in the Starlifter’s first infuel savings of upto 40 percent, and a size and year were airborne and missile operations. Last fall the weightreduction of 30 per centfor combined power Starlifter became the first jet used by paratroopers, and and environmental control equipment. modified C-141s have now begun operational tests carry- An experimental model scheduled for completion late ing the Minuteman missile. this year will produce five tons of cooling. It incorpo- rates a double loop design-one for power, the other for *** refrigeration. In operation, heat from the exhaust gases SECONDLIEUTENANTS in the Army Reserve may now is transferred to the fluid in the power loop, thus creat- be appointed in the field under authority of the com- ingenergy. Exhaust gas energythus recovered is manding general, U. S. Army, Vietnam. The new policy transferredto the refrigeration loop by expandingthe will permit prompt recognition of enlistedmen who heated fluid through a turbine,which drives a com- demonstratepotential for commissioned service under pressor. combat conditions. It is capable of maintaining a constant air tempera- Under old policies, appointmentswith concurrent ture,from full cooling to full heating conditions. active duty could be made only when approved by the Department of the Army. Appointments will be made against quotas allocated ’ by the Department of the Army. Appointees must be on active duty and have served with the U. S. Army in Vietnam for at least six months. *** INSTANTLANDING FIELDS are the object of Air Force researchnowadays. The purpose is todevelop better techniques and materials for aircraft landing sites. Acontract was awarded recentlywhich calls for quick-setting,resinous materials that canbe sprayed on the ground by relatively unskilled persons in remote, forward areas where it would be too costly and time- consuming to build conventional landing sites. The run- ways would be used only by vertical- and short-takeoff- and-landing aircraft. The specifications also callfor material which will LOOK OUT ABOVE-The Army’s 20mm Vulcan weapons support at least 100 poundsper square inch andbe system. will be defenseagainst low attacking aircraft.

AUGUST I966 39 If You Are Commission - Bound, Check These Officer Programs

NAVYMEN who'want to get ahead E-5 when they report to the Officer threeand one-half yearsafter they usuallyconsider the possibilities Candidate School at Newport. becomenaval aviators, if required of obtaining a commission.Their Navymen who are already in pay by theneeds of theservice, and chances for advancementinthis grade E-5 and above remain in the toretain their Naval Reserve com- pathare relatively good forthere samegrade after they report to missions for a total ofsix years. are a number of officer programs Newport. Staff Corps appointees re- 0 The NavalAviation Officer availablequalifiedto menand ceiveadditional specialized training Candidate(NAOC) programpro- women who want a commission in after they are commissioned. vides trainingwhich leads to des- the U. S. Naval Reserve. In addition to the programs avail- ignation as a navalflight officer Recently therehave beensome able to men, there is also a program (1325). Selecteesaredesignated changes-some major and some for women in the unrestrictedline, officer candidates and temporarily minor-in theseprograms, which the MedicalService Corps andthe advanced to paygrade E-5 during may have a bearing on your plans. SupplyCorps. Training lasts 16 their 11 weeks of indoctrination Incorporating these changes, here weeks. Candidates are commissioned (formerly four months). is an ALL HANDS'rundown on the ensignsafter eight weeks and con- Afterindoctrination, students are subject of becoming a Reserve of- tinue their training as commissioned commissioned ensignsin the U. S. ficer: officers. Candidates,including those NavalReserve and continuetheir If you arequalified, you can holdingdoctorates, who are excep- trainingwhich leads to assignment choose between applyingfor duty tionally well qualified,are commis- as a navalflight officer (1325) in as an unrestrictedline officer, or sioned lieutenant ( jg) . multi-engine or jet aircraft. There is dutyin the restrictedline as an The Officer CandidateAirman also a non-flying airintelligence engineeringduty officer (1405), (OCAN) program for aviationper- officer (1355 AI) billet available. aviationengineering duty officer sonnel has been discontinued. There Appointeesagree to ,remain on (meteorology) ( 1535) or special are, nevertheless, several other avia- activeduty for three and one-half duty officer (communications) tionprograms open. Theyare: yearsafter they complete their (1615). The Aviation Officer Candidate studiesin the Naval Air Training Applicationsfor Staff Corpsof- (AOC) program offers pilot instruc- Command. They also, of course, ficers are also being accepted for the tion to Navymen who qualify. Those agree to retain their Naval Reserve SupplyCorps (3105) and Civil who are selected for this program are commissions for a total of six years. Engineer (5105). temporarilyadvanced to paygrade The Naval Aviation Cadet (Nav- If you can meet the special quali- E-5 whilethey undergo 11 weeks Cad) program is still in existence, fications, you may also be interested (reduced from four months) of avia- but it is being phased out. The pilot induty with the MedicalService tion officer candidate school indoc- training classes convening in Pensa- Corps (2305). Commissions inthe trination at Pensacola. cola havebeen filled with Aviation followingspecialties are available: After the student is commissioned, Officer Candidates ( AOC) . Supply and administration;phar- he is given flight training which lasts Sincelast January, BuPers has macy; and optometry. about 13 to 15 months(increased held in abeyance and placed on a In medicalallied sciences,. there from 12 to 14 months)after which waitinglist all applications which are aviation physiology, bacteriology, he is designated a naval aviator. havetentatively been recommend- biochemistry,biophysics, chemistry, Those who enter this program must ed by the AdministrativeBoard of entomology,hematology, industrial agree to 'serveon active duty for Application Review. hygiene, medical technology, micro- Selections will be made from this biology, parasitology, pharmacology, only to fill pilot quotas which can't physics, physiology, psychology bemet by Aviation Officer Candi- (clinical andexperimental), radia- dates(AOC-college graduates). tionhealth, radiobiology, radio- Priorityfor selection from the list chemistry,radiophysics, serology will be given to applicants who have and virology. hadthree ormore years of colIege Officer candidatesare now being work. given 18 weeks of indoctrination The Navy Law Specialist program at Newport, R. I., instead of the is a completely new path to a com- fourmonths of indoctrinationfor- mission. It provides for 16 weeks of merlyoffered. Selectees for aviation training at Newport, R. I., after physiology and experimentalpsy- whichsuccessful students areap- chologyare trained at Pensacola. pointedlieutenant (JG). The usual Enlistedapplicants in pay grade obligations apply-to serve on active E-4 and belowwho are designated dutyfor three years after comple- officer candidatesare advanced to "Cream 'n sugar, sir?" tion of training and toretain their

40 ALL HANDS NavalReserve commissions for six maximum age which is allowable is Medical Service Corps (2305) appli- years. 31 years at the time of commission- cantsfor appointment to lieutenant ing.Minimum and maximumages (JG) must hold a doctorate in their If you are selected for any of these forother officer candidateslie be- specialty. programs and fail to make the grade, tween these two extremes. Applicantsfor engineering duty you are stillnot necessarily out of Maximum agescan be adjusted officer (1405) must havea degree the running. You can reapply for an one month foreach month the ap- eitherin mechanical, electrical, officer programone year after you plicant has spent in military service. electronics,metallurgical or indus- were disenrolled. This, however,may not exceed 36 trialengineering. They may also The newapplication should be months and no adjustment at all may have a degree in mathematics, naval sentto the Chief of NavalPerson- bemade in the maximum agefor architecture or marineengineering nel(Pers B-628). The application AOC or NavCad applicants. fromcollegea recognized in this should be endorsedby your com- For all OCS, OC(W), AOC and field. manding officer who will evaluate NAOCprograms, baccalaureatea Applicantsfor aeronautical engi- yourperfonnance and abilities. He degree from a regionally accredited neering duty officer (aerology) will also give pertinent details as to collegeoruniversity is required. (1535) musthave a degree in any whetheryour experience, since you were disenrolled,would betteren- ableyou to complete the course in a secondattempt. A Report of Medical Examination (SF 88) in duplicate,a Report of Helicopter Capital of the World

MedicalHistory (SF 89) and a Although you probablywon’t find it listed Well over o thousand pilotswho have been certificate of satisfactory completion as such in anygazetteer you con find,Navy- downed in the Pacific have been lifted aboard of a national agency check or back- men at Ream Field,Imperial Beach, Calif., one of its angels. groundinvestigation should be in- claim they liveat the helicopter capital of the Fourof Ream Field’s squadrons are anti- cludedwith your application. world. submarine types which deploy on arotating It is notpossible to compete in Mostwould agree that Ream Field indeed schedule. One is alwaysserving thg in advancement in rating exams while lives up itsto claim for Ream‘s choppers Western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet. inan officer trainingprogram. Ad- conbe foundbeating the breeze almost ReomField has a replacement air group vancementto pay grades E-4 anyplace in the Pacific-from in mid- squadron in which pilots and enlisted men ocean to icebreakers at the bottom of the entering the ASW Programare trained for through E-7, asa result of Navy- world to the rice paddiesand jungles of assignmentto other Fleet helicopter squodrons. wide exams administered to students Vietnam. There is alsoFleeta Airborne Electronics beforethey began officer training, Ream Field,which. is a U. 5. Naval Aux- Training Detachment for teaching student pilots may be effected when required serv- iliaryAir Station, is home base forsix heli- and aircrewmenhow to operate theaircraft ice in pay grade has been fulfilled. copter squadrons.Helicopter Combot Support and associated equipment. TheNaval Air All otherrequirements must also Squodron One, for example, is represented in Maintenance Training detachments instruct havebeen completed and recorded about every majorship in the Pacific. You personnel in maintenance andrepair of the in their service records before school can olso find detachments in such places as choppers end equipment. began. Antarctica and New Guinea. EverythingatReom Field, in fact, is con- Squodron One tokes partin such missions cerned with helicopters. Choppers are their Inasmuchas schools at Newport as ice reconnaissence, evacuation of the only business. last less than 20 weeks, students’ de- wounded,logistic support, verticol replenish- The field’s firstrunways were built in pendents and household effects will ment and guided missile recovery. Soon the 1943, and, duringits Navy service, the field not be sent there at government ex- squadron will be sweeping mines. has been growing. pense. In odditionto its other activities, Squadron Last fiscal yeor, for example, construction Students selected for aviation pro- One iswell known for its rescues at sea. was begun on a 1000-man capocity mess hall grams, on the other hand, will be at which is scheduled to be completed next Pensacolalong enough topermit April. theirdependents and household Designhas also beencompleted for anew permanent enlisted barracks. Thebarracks will goods to be shipped there under the be one of the new types withtwo to four provisions of Joint Travel Regula- men in each compartment. The color schemes tions. will be pleasani and the lightingwill be in- direct. Eligibility Requirements Thereare also projects in the mill which Officercandidates must be U. S. include newhangars, a BOQ, %anew oper- citizens and those for naval security ationsbuilding, a control tower, a chapel group duties (designator 1615) must ond severalaviation maintenance facilities. be born tocitizenship and haveno As the use of helicopters growsin modern warfare, it is sofea bet that Ream Field’s questionableforeign connections. facilities will continue to grow to meet the These connections include marriage, increased demand for choppers throughout family and otherconsiderations. the world. The minimum age for officer can- didates is 18 for entrants in the Nav- Cad program and it goes up to 21 for OCS (2305) candidates. The

AUGUST I966 41 * field of engineering, chemistry, phy- gram-should have educational specialtieswithin the MedicalSer- sics or mathematicswith one year and/or professionalexperience in vice Corps for both men and women (30 semesterhours) of work in mathematics, history, economic geog- are,generally speaking, the same. meteorology or a degree in meteoro- raphy,electronics, physics, foreign Theyall require baccalaureate de- logy or oceanography. The choice of languages or politicalscience. This gree and licenses to practice or regis- oceanography represents an addition. requirement,however, is not iron- trationwith professional societies Former employment in meteorolo- clad. regulating the field. gical work is also considered de- Previous experience with a Naval Candidates for commissions in the sirablealthough it is notrequired. Securitygroup is considered a de- CivilEngineer Corps (5105)need Experience,in fact, may besub- sirable qualification. a baccalaureate degree in civil, me- stituted for education on the basis of SupplyCorps (3105) applicants chanical,electrical, mining, pe- one year of experience forfive musthold at least a baccalaureate troleum,nuclear, electronics, chemi- semesterhours of work in meteor- degree from an accredited college or cal, construction or architectural en- ology. university. Broad, liberal educational gineering inor architecture.The Candidatesfor officer designator backgrounds are well suitedto the school granting the degree must be I 1615-special duty officer (crypt- needs of the Supply Corps. listedby the Engineers Council for ology)Naval Security Grouppro- Requirementsfor the various ProfessionalDevelopment. NavCad applicants must have two years of work from an accredited college.This means at least 60 se- Barnacles mesterhours or 90 quarter hours. Many mariners would be considerably startleda barnacle's viewpoint,there is a film of bac- In the past, substitutes for these re- to discover how carefully those exasperatingterial slime on which they settle and metamor- quirementswere allowed. NOW, criffers of the sea-barnacles-are nursedalong phose intoyoung adult barnacles. however, no waivers or substitutions by theWhen Navy. the barnacle reaches the adult stage, it will be allowed. . To mostobservers, barnacles ore tootough is then given the opportunityto take UP red- At thetime of appointment,a and mean to deserve any special care. No needdence on atest panel coated with experiment01 Navyman in the new Law Specialist to gentle them. Therougher the treatment, the antifouling compounds. Thebiologists then ob- (1625) program musthave grad- better,is the generalphilosophy. serve the readiness with which the barnacles uated from a lawschool which is Precisely.The Navy is nursing the youngsters attach themselves aswell 0s observing the khell accredited by the American Bar As- carefully so that it may be betterprepared to building capabilities of the young barnacles givethem rough treatment later in life. It raisesalready attached. sociation. He must also be a mem- themunder carefully controlled laboratory con- Raising barnacles in the labhas not always ber of thebar or have passed the ditionr so it later may studytheir weoknesses- been easy. Duringearly attempts, none lived barexamination. Selections can be if any. even to the cyprid stage. As knowledge in- made forthis program, however, In earlydays, sailors managed tofree their creased, however, such problems decreased SO pending receipt of thisevidence. ships of barnacles only byroising the hull out now there is an obundonce of cypridswho hove Candidatesfor commissions are of. the water and scraping the little beasties off spent their entirelives in a laboratory environ- also given the Officer Qualification the bottom. In more recent years, considerable ment who are ready togive their allto Novy Test, or the Women's Officer Quali- progresshas been made in barnacle controlbut science. fication Test, or Aviation Qualifica- theultimate goal of developing a means to pre- Theability to raise barnacles in the Iabora- ventfouling completely has not yet been reached. toryrepresents a step forward in eliminating tion Testand Flight Aptitude Rat- It would be bettertocontrol orinhibit their fouling ofships for without laboratory bred ing Test. An applicant who fails to exuberant growth-hence the mass-rearing of barnacles their actual attachment totest sur- meet the minimum score can still be barnacles in the laboratory. faces could not be studied. processed if his commanding officer Marinebiologists want to study their entire NOW, with increased technical control,study believes him to be outstanding. life cycle fromembryo to adult, thereby learn- of the effectiveness of antifouling toxiu and Applicantsfor officer programs ing the mechanisms which lead to their attach. coatings which contain toxicr canbe pursued to must be physically qualified accvrd- ment to a ship's hull. AS a stort, the biologists greater advantage. ing to the standards set forth in the kidnap barnacles from the sea bylowering Manuul of the Medical Department. sheets of aluminumto which the unsuspecting Minor nonorganicor nonrecurrent barnacles attach themselves. After the sheets ore brought out of the water, physical defects may be waived. embryosare removed from the adultsand the Marriage is no bar to eligibility rearing process through the successive stoges of in most of the officer programs. The the barnacle's life begins. exception is the NavCad program in While the young barnacles are growing up, whichapplicants mustnot only be they leada pleosant life. Only the mostvigor- single but must agree to remain un- ous larvaeare accepted after hatching. The married until they are commissioned. healthy ones are separated fromtheir sluggish Those who violate this agreement brothersby placing asmall spotlight on one are disenrolled and assigned to side of the tank.The healthy ones move into the light. further active duty by the Chief of The larvaeare then transferredto a rearing Naval Personnel. vesselwhere they live infiltered seawater and Women applicantsare ineligible feed upon the choicest algae. Best ofall, from if they are pregnant or have depen- dent children under 18 years of age. Most enlisted applicants for com- missions can come from any rate or

42 ALL HANDS rating.Applicants for the Medical Center, Scotia, N.Y. 12302 flightduty orders assigning them tosquadrons ServiceCorps (Supply and Admin- The revised enlisted courses: deployed overseas, toships or to overseas istration), however,must at least Construction Mechanic, 1 G C, dutystations. havebeen hospital corpsmen first NavPers 91581-2B, supersedes Nav- 0 Sea duty and foreignduty pay: Everyone class or dental technicians first class is eligible. Pers 91581-2A. 0 Hostilefire pay: Applicable toall Navy- for one year before they submit their Aviation Boatswain’s Mate E 3 men who are permanently assigned ashore applications. G 2, NavPers 91678-A supersedes wherehostile fire pay is paid on a continuous Thoseapplying for OCS, AOC, NavPers 91678. basis. NAOC and OC( W) programs must DentalTechniciun, Prosthetic 1 0 Proficiency pay:Applies to everyone as- have at least six months of obligated G C, NavPers 91687-1D, supersedes signedaboard ship or overseas. serviceremaining on theircurrent NavPers 91687-1C. 0 Familyseparation allowance - restricted enlistment when they receive orders The discontinued officer courses: area:Applies to everyone assignedto overseas to school. Hot Weather Engineering, Nav- duty stations. NavCadselectees must have at Pers 10915-3. 0 Familyseparation allowance-ship: Ap- leasttwo years left to serve when Navy Organization for National plies to everyone when the anticipated overseas deployment away from the home port is greater they begin their training. Those who Security, NavPers 10721-A1. have less thanthe minimum can thanfive months. voluntarilyextend their enlistment 0 Divingduty pay: For all Navymen as. AllotmentRules Changed signedto ships or overseas dutystations. for a year. Applications for all programs can ForOverseas and Afloat In this connection, a Navyman is besubmitted any time.However, If you haveever authorized al- notconsidered to be overseas if he classes for the officer candidate (wo- lotmentsfrom your pay, you prob- is stationed in or Hawaii. men) programs convene only in July ablyrealized thatthe items from You can register an allotment up and Octobereach year. For these whichallotments could bemade to the maximum amount as soon as programs,the cutoff datesare 10 were those which are credited on a you receive orders sending you to a May and 10 September. Applications continuous basis. qualified duty station. The allotment receivedafter these dates are auto- Beginningthis June, however, a will becomeeffective the firstfull maticallyconsidered for the next change was made: The Secretary of month of qualifying duty. class. Defense expanded the items of pay When the allotment is authorized Complete details concerning officer from which allotments can be made on any of the items of pay listed programs leading to appointment to byNavymen overseas and aboard above, the allotment may be paid as commissioned grades in theU. S. ships. long as yourentitlement exists, re- NavalReserve can be foundin Here is a listing of these pay items. gardless of whether or not your duty BuPersInst 1120.35B. Opposite thepay item,there is a station is changed. notationconcerning the conditions The items of pay listed above, of under which Navymen receiving the course,are not necessarily payable Correspondence Courses special pay may authorize allotments. on a continuingbasis. If you are Three enlistedcorrespondence NewItems of Pay from which eligibleto make an allotment on courseshave been revised and two AllotmentsMay Be Made any of these items, you should main- (bypersonnel at sea or overseas) officer correspondence courses have 0 Incentive pay-hazardous duty-submarine: tain a certain degree of vigilance to beendiscontinued. The revised Applies to everyone. avoid overpayment when your status courses arenow available through 0 Incentive pay-hazardous duty-aviation: changes. the NavalCorrespondence Course Applicable toNavymen who receive permanent To make life easierfor you-partic-

What Credit BuyingReally Costs You Summer brings an abundance of vacations, home improvements, new cars and, sometimes, other major ex- penses. If you don’t have the cash on hand (or in a savings account), obviously you won’t be able to pay for them by cash. Under such circumstances, you may use a credit card or loan to pay for your purchases. Here is a list of several types of major purchases and what the financing of them will cost you, courtesy of Navy Relief Society, It tends to make you think. (Other information on budgets, savings and borrowing is available in a roundup in ALL HANDS, November 1965.) Total Plan Monthly Finance Monthly Oflered True Type of Purchase Payment Month Cost BY - Interest A uto Loan $1500.00 $55.00$1500.00 Loan Auto 30 $150.00 Bank 7.7% A utomobile Purchase 3126.15 86.89Automobile3126.15Purchase 30 Finance339.99 Agency 11.6% M odernizing Materials 350.00 11.74Modernizing350.00Materials 36 72.50 Dept. Store 13.4% Furnitureor Major Appliance360.0016.92 Dept.56.00 24 Store 15.4% Revolving Charge Account - Dept. Store 18.0% U nsecured Personal Loan 100.00UnsecuredLoanPersonal 6.72Finance 34.40 20 Agency 39.3% Holiday52.20 Tour 20 15.66 290.66 Airline 22.9%

AUGUST I966 43 ularly if you are overseas-you can Drama; Marschall Thompson, Robert No, 35-Announced extension of now authorize your disbursingofficer Dornan. the savings bond campaign through to mail your check directly. to what- 30 June. everfinancial organization you DIRECTIVES IN BRIEF No. 36-Announced approval by specify. Thislisting, is intended toserve only for the President of the names of those Full details may be found in Nav- generalinformation and asan.index of current staff corps officers nominatedfor Compt Notice 7220 of 19 May 1966. Alnavs,BuPer8 Instruction and BuPers Notices promotionto the gradeof rear ad- thatapply to most ship8 and stations. Many miral. List of New Motion Pictures instructionsond notices arenot of general in- Instructions terest and hence will not be carried inthis No. 1120.35B-Provides one Available to Shipsand section. Since BuPors Notice8 ore.arranged ac- in Source the eligibilityrequirements OverseasBases ' cording totheir group number and haveno The list of recentlyreleased 16- consecutive number within the group, their date for officer programsleading to ap- mm feature movies availablefrom of issue is included also for identificationpur- pointment to commissioned grade in the Navy Motion Picture Service is poses. Personnelihtererted in specific directives the Naval Reserve. should consult Alnavs,Instructions and Notice8 published here for the convenience No. 1133.18A-Updatesinstruc- for complete detailsbefore taking action. tions for administration of the Vari- of ships and overseas bases. Alnavs apply to allNavy and MorineCorps Movies in color are designated by able Reenlistment Bonus Program. commandr; BuPer8lnrtruction8 ond Notice8 ap- No. 1640.5E-Establishescriteria (C) and those in wide-screen proc- plyto all ship8 and rtation8. esses by (WS) . for designation of the place of con- finementfor persons sentenced to TheNaked Prey (WS) : Drama; Alnavs Cornel Wilde, Gert Van Der Berg. No. 29-Remindedcommands of confinement by courts-martial. Secret Agent Fireball (WS) : Mel- the President's memorandum direct- odrama:Richard Harrison, Domi- ingthat steps be takento avoid Notices nique Boschero. wastefulprocurement practices and No. 1020 (24 May)-Announced You Must Be Joking: Comedy; to hold inventories to nonnal levels. advance changes to U.S. Nauy Uni- Michael Callen, Lionel Jeffries. No. 30-Directed that certain form Regulations, 1959. Poison Iuy: Melodrama; Eddie drugsbe suspended from issue and No. 3760 .(25 May)-Discussed interim reporting procedures for the Constantine, Dominique Wilms. use. flight activity of NavalFlight Of- HallelujahTrail (C) : Comedy; No. 31-Directedcommands and Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick. activitiesto intensify efforts toin- ficers. Gunpoint: Western;Audie Mur- form all hands of the benefits of sav- No. 1421 (3 June)-Provided authority for effecting promotions to phy, Joan Staley. ings bonds. the grades of commander,lieuten- TheReturn of Mr.Moto: Melo- No. 32-Announced approvalby ant comander and lieutenant. drama; Henry Silva, Terance Long- the President of the names of those No. 1560 (6 June)-Provided in- don. line officers nominated for promotion The Boy CriedMurder: Drama; to the grade of rear admiral. formation to commanding officers and individualson matters related FraserMacintosh, Veronica Hurst. No. 33-Discussed theInternal to the Veterans' Administration pro- Inside DaisyClooer (WS) (C) : RevenueService ruling that applies gram of educational benefits. Drama; NatalieWood, Christoper . tocombat zone tax exclusion of No. 1742 (6 June)-Provided in- Plummer. commissioned officers drawing saved formationconcerning the Navy's Lord Love a Duck: Comedy; Rod- Pay. votingprogram anddirected atten- dy McDowell, Tuesday Weld. No, 34-Discussed thepossible tion tothe citizenship and voting Frankie G Johnnie: Musical consolidation of news selvicecon- responsibilities of naval personnel in Drama; Elvis Presley, Donna Doug- tracts and requested naval activities the 1966elections. las. being serviced to provide certain in- No. 1221 ( 13 June) -Announced Life at the Top:Drama; Laurence formationto the Chief of Informa- changes to the Navy Enlisted Classi- Harvey, Jean Simmons. tion. fication Coding System which are to Von Ryan's Express (WS)(C) : be incorporated in NavPers 15150K, Melodrama; Frank Sinatra,Trevor scheduled for distribution in Septem- Howard. ber. ParadiseHawaiian Style: Musical -l Comedy;Elvis Presley, Suzanna 4 Leigh. SkydivingSeal How Not To Rob A Dqartment A PhibLant SEAL won 'the right Store: Comedy; Jean Claude Brialy, tocompete inthe National Sky- Marie Laforet. diving Championships by placing in TheGhost: Drama; Barbara theEastern Conference,Skydiving Steele, Peter Baldwin. Meet held at Applegarth, N. J. King Rat: Drama; GeorgeSegal, StanJanecka, torpedoman's mate Tom Courtenay. first class, tookfirst place inthe Make Like a Thief: Drama; Rich- style event and placed third in over- ard Long, Ake Lindman. allcompetition to winhis berth in Enough Rope: Mystery Drama; a-- the nationals. , - 1- Gert Frobe, Yvonne Fumeaux. Navyman Tom Sutherland, of ToThe Shores of Hell (C) : UDT 21, placed 10th in the meet.

64 ALL HANDS An Vde to the Fleet HIPS' PERSONXEL, particularly For these reasons, it is important foundare: Omission of signatures; those who havebeen concerned that each ship's deck log be properly omission of complete watch entries; withthe preparation of ships'deck preparedand maintainedas a per- submission of weathersheets with logs, maywonder whathappens to manent record. deck logs; submission of typed log these logs after they have been sub- At present,more than 1000 logs entries in lieu of the original hand- mitted to BuPers. arereceived each monthinthe writtenentries; incorrectly dated It will be interesting to know that, Ships' Deck Log Section of BuPers. log sheets;inconsistent labeling of since the early 1800s, the deck logs Upon receipt in the Bureau, each log watchentries; submission of partial of all U. S. navalships that were is reviewed for legibility, omissions, logs or log sheets rather than a com- requiredto submit logs havebeen irregularities,unnecessary security plete monthly log; omission of ship's maintained in permanent file. -classification and conformancewith positionwhile underway; and 'un- Ships'deck logs have a definite regulations. timely submission of logs. legal,factual and historical value The majority of logs received are Inspiredby the traditional New and,therefore, are used frequently found to be in shipshape condition; Year's logs written in verse, and in in supplyingtechnical or historical however,some do containerrors an effort to emphasize the necessity data forvarious research projects. from time to time, and must be re- for well prepareddeck logs, the They also provideinformation for turnedto the ships concerned for Ships' Deck Log Staff of BuPers has determining the legality of personnel necessary corrective action. summed up the foregoing narrative and admiralty claims. Among the most common errors in verse as follows:

We've read New Year's logs,which are If, afterhis watch, he signsnot his name. Aship's position while underway writtenin verse, Sometimes,othersignatures alsoare Should be recorded threetimes a day. And we know it'snot easy when you don't omitted; Forthis data, there's adefinite need; rehearse. But to name those responsible, we won't be We request thatALL ships kindly heed. All in all, we've hadmany a laugh- commirted. Now here's one for the Fleet from the Deck Thereviewing process you will bog, LogStaff. If you send us onlyhalf alog. Whetherin port ar underway, Each day ofthe year,ybur logs pour in Don't rendlog sheets day by day. With dates, times and places, showing where youhave been. Submitall logs only when complete; When received inBuPers, logs don't just Extra paper this will delete. gatherdust. Weather data-which some deplore- It's our jobto use them-and reviewthem Muststill be gathered as before; wemust. Butinstead of submitting it with thelog, They're helpful in writing ships' histories, Please-send to the Center that has "Cog:" Andalso revealing crew injuries. NationalWeather Center, Asheville, N. C., Is aship entitled toan award? That's where the weather sheets should be. To determine this-aver logs we've pored. While some ofyour logs haveslight varia- These are only a few of the things, you see, tions For whichthe log's kept,purposely. From procedures set forth in Regulations, So-in writing your log, think of the above, We must commend the manyships And keep a good one for the ship you love. That send us their logs without any slips. (Some of these logs, we'd like to frame; There are now some reminders we'd like to They're far too many to mentionby name.) mention, If we may please bring them to your atten- NOWwe know how OODs scorn tion: When they're stuck with theverse on New Year'smorn; Handwrittenlogs save time-that is true- Andwhile this is but OUR first edition, But their purpose is ruined when they arrive It'salso our last-for it's nottradition. overdue. So-legible logsand timely submission To all Navy ships-both in port and at sea- Are what's desired from all ships in commis- You are our pride where'er youmay be. sion. And as a closing thought, we'd just like to say, Thanks for a well done each dayi Onduty, awatch officer will never earn job fame -The Ship's Deck Log Staff of BuPers

AUGUST I966 45 EXPEDITIONARY ANDSERVICE MEDALS

IF YOU SERVED in the belowIisted to receive both the Vietnam Service The medal is notyet available. I ships and units during the periods Medal and the AFEM, provided the Requestsshould not besubmitted shown, you may be entitledto one latter award was for service in Ber- until an announcement is made that of the following medals: lin,Lebanon, Quemoy-Matsu, Tai- the medal is readyfor distribution. Armed ForcesExpeditionary wan,Congo, , or Dominican If you require evidence that you Medal -For the operations in Viet- Republic, and you electbeto werea member of an eligibleship nam, ,Cuba, the Dominican awarded the or unit during the periods of eligibil- Republic, Lebanon, Congo, andrather than a star on the AFEM.) ity you may requestthe evidence Quemoy-Matsu. The VietnamService Medal is from the Chief of Naval Personnel. Navy ExpeditionaryMedal - being awarded to all members of the Certificationsarebeing received For Cuban operations between 3 Jan ArmedForces serving at any time daily from commanding officers of 1961 and 23 Oct 1962. in Vietnam,its waters, or itsair eligibleships and units.Additional space,between 4 Jul 1965and a listings will be published in SecNav 0 VietnamService Medal - For Notices as soon as practicable. service in Vietnambetween 4 Jul terminal date which will bean- nounced.For other eligibility re- Partial lists of ships and units 1965 and a terminal date which will quirements,see page 59. eligible for the Armed Forces Expe- be announced. ditionaryMedal for operations in To qualifyfor the awards, you Specifically, you mayqualify for the Vietnam Service Medal by: Vietnam,Congo, Taiwan, Quemoy, musthave actually participated in Lebanon andCuba werepublished the action or servicefor which the Being attachedto and serving in the July1964 and October 1965 respective medal was awarded. with a ship or unitparticipating in issues of ALL HANDSMagazine. Members of rear echelons, transients, or directly supporting military opera- The ships, units. and eligibility re- observers, and personnel assigned for tions in Vietnam. quirementslisted below were an- shortperiods of TAD arenormally Thisincludes one or more days’ nounced in a series of SecNav No- noteligible for the awards unless shore or sea duty with such a unit, tices 1650 of 2 March, 3 March, 23 theyparticipated in actualcombat or participation as a crew member in March, 8 April and10 May 1966. operations. one or more flights into the air space Because of theinterest in thissub- Navymenwho meet the above above Vietnam or adjacent waters in ject and the number of inquiries re- criteria for Vietnamoperations be- support of operations. ceived, the recent listings have been tween l Ju1 1958 and 3 Jul 1965 are Serving on temporaryduty for combined and arepublished here. eligible for the Armed Forces Expe- 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive Note: Thisreport includes only ditionary Medal. However, they may days in Vietnam or contiguous areas. the latestlistings. If your ship or beawarded the VietnamService This time limit may be waived if you unit is not included here, check the Medal in lieu of the AFEM, if they participated in actual combat opera- above-mentioned issues of ALL so desire. No individual may be is- tions. HANDSor the earlier listings in Sec- sued both medals for Vietnam serv- You may not be awarded the Viet- Nav Instructions or Notices of the ice. (It is possible, of course, for you nam Service Medal more than once. 1650 series. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam

Advance (MSO510) Berkeley (DDG 15) Boyd (DD 544) Cacapon (A0 52) 10-22Feb 1965; 7-18 Mar 1965 2-5 Aug 1964 2 Feb-4 Mar 1965; 15Mar-21 17Mar-17May 1965 Alamo (LSD 33) Bexar (APA 237) Apr 1965; 10 May-2 Jun 1965 Canberra (CAG 2) 5 August-28 5ep 1964 23 Nov-4 Dec 1964; 7-10 May Brush (DD 745) 2-6 Feb 1965; 10-13Feb 1965; Albatross (MSC 289) 1965; 18-19 May 1965 11-23 Jul 1964; 8-26 Aug 1964 15-22 Feb 1965; 14-15 Mar 1965; 19-31 Jul1964 Buchanan (DDG14) 26-31Mar 1965; 1-30 Apr1965; Ashtabula (A0 51) Black (DD 666) 17 Feb-19 Mar 1965; 1-24 Apr 1-10 May 1965; 19-31 May 1965; 5-14 Aug1964; 25 Aug-1 Sep , 15-27Feb 1965; 5-18 Mar1965; 1965; 12 May4 Jun 1965 1-9 Jun 1965 1964 10 Apr-7May 1965; 26 May- Buck (DD 761) 15 Jun1965 2-12 Feb 1965;18 Feb-4 Mar Carter Hall (LSD 3) Bashaw(AGSS 241) Blue (DD 744) 1965;17 Mar-19 Apr1965; 1-11 20-23Feb 1964; 29 Feb-1 Mar 17-23 Jun1964 14-18 May 1962; 10-28 Jun 1964 May 1965; 22 May4 Jun 1965 1964 Bauer(DE 1025) Bon Hamme Richard (CVA 31) Bugara (SS 331) Castor (AKS 1) 11 August-22 Sep 1964 2 Sep6 Nov 1964 9 Aug-5 Sep 1964 11-16 Sep 1964; 19-26 5ep 1964 Patrol Squadron OneSquadron Patrol USS Fortify (MSO 446) USS Constellation (CVA 64)

Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) 1-30 Sep 1964; 14-21 Mar1965; 23-31Mar 1965; 1-4 Apr 1965; 7-17 May 1965 Lofberg (DD 759) 8-26Feb 1965: 20Mar-28 Apr 1965 Loyalty (MSO 457) 17-25 Sep 1964 Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) 8 Oct-4 Nov 1964

Maddox (DD 731) 2 Aug-3 Sep 1964 Magoffin (APA199) 14 Aug-20 Sep 1964 Manatee (A0 58) 8 Jun-11 Jul1964; 11-27 Aug 1964; 6-1 3 Sep 1964 Mars (AFS 1) 8-10 Jan 1965; 15 Feb-23 Mar 1965 MaunaKea (AE 22) 11-28 Aug 1964 McDermut (DD 677) 28 Feb-6 Mar 1962 Malala (ATF 106) 24 Aug-24 Sep 1964 Monticello (LSD 35) 14 Aug-28Sep 1964 Moore (DD741) 7-10Jun 1964 Morton(DD 948) 14-20Sep 1964 Munree (ATF 107) 11 Jun-3 Jul 1965

Nicholas (DD 449) 24 Mar-16 Apr 1965

Oklahoma City (CLG 5) 4 Aug-3 Sep 1964 Orleck (DD 886) 17Aug-30 Sap 1964; 10-31Mar 1965; 1-16 Apr1965 Oxford (AGTR 1) 1-3 Jul1965 Ozbourn (DD 846) 11 Aug-22Sep 1964

Paracutin (AE 18) 11-21Sep 1964 Parsons(DD 949) 9-24 Oct 1964; 13-15Dec 1964 Peacock (MSC 198) 19-31 Jul 1964 Phoebe(MSC 199) 19-31 Jul 1964 Pickaway (APA 222) 9 Aug-28 Sep 1964 Piedmont(AD 17) 1-11 Jul 1964 Pine Island (AV 12) 4 Aug-3 Sep 1964 Platte (A0 24) 2 Feb-24 Mar 1965 Pollux (AKS 4) 11 Aug-2 Sap 1964 Ponchatoula (A0 148) 19 Oct 1964; 24-30 Oct 1964; 25-29Jan 1965; 1-12Feb 1965; 21 Feb-16 Mar 1965 Preston (DD 795) 28 Jun-10 Jul1964; 2-5 Aug 1964 Prichett (DD 561) 20 Sep-2 Oct 1964; 13-30 Jun 1965

USS Whitfield County (LST 1169) U5S Salisbury Sound (AV 13)

ElectronicsCountermeasure Squad- Det A' ron I Det* 6 Jun-13 Jul 1964

Fighter Squadron 51' 6 Jun-13 Jul 1964 Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1* 1Jul 1958-3 Jul 1965 Fleet Air Reconnaissance Unit 1 Apr 1963-** Fleet Air SupportSquadron 21, Det Japan* 4 Aug-**

Fleet Tactical Support Squodron 3* 1 Jul 1958-3 Jul 1965 Fleet TacticalSupport Squadron 7,

Alamo (LSD 33) 19Nov 1958 Aludra (AF 55) 2-4 Sep 1958 Ammen (DD 527) 30 Aug 1958;11 Oct-8 Nov 1958; 14 Nov 1958; 27 Nov 1958 Apache (ATF 67) 29 Oct 1958 Avenge (MSO 423) 9 Sep 1958

Bayfield (APA 33) 26 Dec 1958 Benner (DOR 807) 30 Aug-29 Sep 1958; 7-24 Oct 1958 Bennington (CVA 20) 24 Sep 1958 Black (DD 666) 30 Aug-20 Sep 1958 Boyd (DD 544) 23-31 Aug1958 Broine (DD 630) 30 Aug-6 Nov 1958 Bridget (DE 1024) 12-26 Sep 1958 Buck (DD 761) 15 Oci-18 Nov 1958

Carson (DDR 830) 16 Sep 1958 Castor (AKS 1) 17 Oct 1958; 3-7 Nov 1958 Catamount (LSD 17) 30Aug 1958; 13-23 Sep 1958; 21-31Oct 1958; 7 Nov 1958 Chara (AKA 58) 31 Aug-1 Sep 1958; 3-27Sep 1958 Chemung (A6 30) 25-30 Sep 1958 Cimarron (A0 22) 6-185ep 1958;29 Sep-10Oct 1958; 24-27Oct 1958; 11-19 Nov 1958; 26 Nov-5 Dec 1958 Cocopa (ATF 101) 28 Sep-17Oct 1958;31 Oct-20 Nov 1958 Cogswell (DD 651) 17 Oct-2 Nov 1958 Collett (DD 730) 6 Sep-16 Oct 1958

AUGUST I966

EXPEDITIONARYAND SERVICE MEDALS (cont.)

Turner (DDR 834) ComPhibLant Staff (Embarked in LCM 8-6-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 Surgical Team No. 19, U5NH 10-25 May 1965 LaSalle) LCM 8-8-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 Jacksonville, Fla. (Embarked in Tutuila (ARG 4) 4-28 May 1965 LCM 8-9-20 Apr-1 Jun 1965 Waldo County) 28 May-20 Jun 1965 ComPhibLant Staff (Embarked in LCM 8-10-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 6-26 May1965 Pocono) LCM 8-11-26 June-3 Jul 1965 Uvalde (AKA 88) 28 May-6 Jun 1965 LCM 8-14-7 May-6 Jun 1965 YO 190 18-28 Jun 1965 ComPhibGruFour Staff (Embarked LCM 8-15-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 23 May-29 Jul 1965 in laconic) LCM 8-16-7 May-6 Jun 1965 YOG 89' Vermilion(AKA 107) 7 May-26 Jun 1965 LCM 6-19-26 Jun-3 Jul 1965 31 May4 Sep 1965 1 7 May-3 Jun 1965 ComPhibRon Eight Staff (Embarked LCU 1467-7 May-6 Jun 1965 YO0 90 Vogelgesang (DD 862) in Monrovia) LCU 1469-7 May-6 Jun 1965 14-26 May1965; 4 Jun-7 Sep 6-14 May 1965 7 May-3 Jun 1965 LCU 1470-26 Jun-3 Jul 1965 1965.~ Vulcan (AR 5) ComPhibRon Eight Staff (Embarked LCU 1473-20-26Oct 1965 YOGN10 6-30 May 1965 in Guadolcanal) LCU 1489-7 May-6 Jun 1965 1-10 Jun1965; 19 Jun-12 Jul 20-26 Oct 1965 LCU 1490-28 Apr-1 Jun1965 1965~~ Wahkiamkum County (LST 1162) ComPhibRon 10 Staff (Embarked in LCU 1491-7 May-6 Jun 1965 YON 255 9-17 May 1965 Boxer) LCU 1610-26June-3 Jul 1965 24 May-17 Jun 1965 Waldo County (LST 1163) 28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 LCU 1611-20-26 Oct 1965 YTB 753 25 Feb-2 Mar1965; 7 Map2 ComPhibRon 12 Staff (Embarked in LCU 1612-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 31 May-24 Aug 1965 Jun1965 Okinawa) YTM 524 William C. Lawe (DD 763) 4-26 May 1965 Beach Jumper Unit TWO 20 Aug-23 5ep 1965 28 Apr-8 May 1965;24 Aug-17 ComDesDiv 62Staff (Embarked in Det 281-4-28 May 1965 YTM 751 Sep 1965 Charles F. Adamo) Det 282-4-28 May 1965 8 Jul-5 Aug 1965 William M.Wood (DD 715) 27 May-4 Jun 1965 Beachmaster Unit Two YTM 752 29 Apr-9 May 1965 ComDesDiv 322 Staff (Embarked in A Hq Co-11 May-11 Jun1965 6-8 Jun1965; 11 Jun-8 Jul 1965; Wood County (LST 1178) Vogelgesang) A 2 Det-11 ,May-11 Jun 1965 4 Aug-7 Sep 1965; 20-27 sep 28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 6-14 May 1965 A 3 Del-7 May-6 Jun 1965 1965 ComDesDiv 362 Staff (Embarked in 8 3 Det-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 YTM 755 Yancey (AKA 93) Robert L. Wilson) 24 May-17 Jun 1965 30 Apr-11 May 1965 14-22 May 1965 NavalOperations Support Group York County (LST 1175) ComDesRon 12Staff (Embarked in Atlantic, Det 8 Air Development Squadron Six* 7 May-3 Jun1965; 20-26 OCt Davis) 7-10 May 1965 30 Apr-4 May 1965 1965 14 June-10 Jul 1965 AirborneEarly Warning Squadron ComDesRon 12 Staff (Embarked in Seal Team Two 4* Bordelon) Det A-4-28 May 1965 11 May 1965 10-16 Jul 19651 19 JuI-6 Aug Det 8-4-28 May 1965 Air Transport Squadron 3* Units 1965 Det C-4-28 May 1965 28 Apr 1965-8 Feb 1966 ComDesRon 16Staff (Embarked in Air Transport Squadron 22" Air TransportSquadron 3 (VR 3)' Bigelow) 29 Apr-7 May 1965 29 Apr 1965-tobe announced 10-27 May 1965 Attack Squadron 76* AtlanticFleet Mobile Photo Group ComDesRon 20Staff (Embarked in 3-6 Jun 1965 Del Gearing) TacRon 21 29 Apr-11 Jun1965 14 May-13 Jul 1965 7 May-26 Jun 1965 CarrierAirborne Early Warning Armed Forces Courier Service ComDesRon 22Staff (Embarked in TacRon 22 Squadron 33, Det 36* NavComSta, Damata) 4 May-6 Jun 1965 14 May-20 Jul 1965 30 Apr-12 Jul 1965 6-27 Aug1965 Det Hotel-20-26 Oct 1965 Coast Guard Air Station. CasualtyEvacuation Team, USNH, ComDesRon 22 Stoff (Embarked in Det India-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 SonJuan* Beaufort, 5. C. (Embarked in William C. Lawe) Underwoter Demolition Team 21 30 Apr-15 May 1965 Monrovia) 27 Aug-17 Sep 1965 3rd Platoon-7 May-5 Jun 1965 Commander Fleet Air Caribbean* 6-26 May 1965 ComMinDiv 43Staff (Embarked in 28 Apr-15 Nov1965 . CasualtyEvacuation Team, USNH, Dash) Underwater Demolition Team 22 Key West,Fla. (Embarked in 21-26 Oct 1965 Det 8-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 HeavyPhotographic Squadron 62" Waldo County) ComServRon TwoStaff (Embarked 18 Jun-26 Sep 1965 6-26 May 1965 inNeosho) MobileNavy Overseas Aircraft Casualty Evacuation Team, USNH, 29 May-7 Jun 1965 Terminal,Son lsidra Airport (TU Naval Air Station, Guantanarno* Annapolis,Md. (Embarked in ComServRon 4 Staff (Embarked in 123.3.4) 30 Apr-24 Sap 1965 Okinawa) Vulcan) 3-May-ilAug 1965 Naval Air Station, Norfolk* 4-26 May 1965 6-30 May 1965 30 Apr 1965 CinClantSubordinate Joint Infor- Commander Tactical Air Control Surgical Team No. 4, USNH Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads' motionBureau, Santo Doming0 Group Two Bethesda, Md. (Embarked in 28 Apr-15 Nov 1965 28 Apr-12 Jun 1965 4 May-6 Jun 1965 Monrovia) Patrol Squadron Seven* Commander JointTask Force 122 7-23 May 1965 28 Apr-8 May 1965; 2-29 Oct Forward Staff (Embarked in \AmphibiousConstruction Battalion Surgical Team No. 7, USNH 1965 Boxer) TWO Charleston, S. C. (Embarked in Patrol Squadron 11* 28Apr-1 May 1965 Fuel Team 4 Muy-25 Sep 1965 Boxer) 10 May-18 Aug 1965 Carib 2-65 Det-28 Apr-1 Jun 30 Apr-1 Jun 1965 Patrol Squadron 18* Commander JointTask Force 122 1965 Surgical Team No. 12, USNH 28 Apr-16 Dec 1965. Staff (Embarked in Newpor? Carib 3-65 Del-26 Jun-3 Jul 1965 Portsmouth, Va. (Embarked in TransportSquadron 1 News) Raleigh) 28 Apr 1965-8 Feb 1966 1-7 May 1965 Assault Craft Unit Two Surgical Team No. 17, USNH Camp Commander Mine Division 45 (Em- LCM 8-1-28 Apr-1 Jun 1965 Lejeune, N. C. (Embarked in * Only those personnelactually barked inAlacrity) LCM 8-4-7 May-6 Jun 1965 Okinawa) servingin entitlement area during 1-25 May 1965 LCM 8-5-7 May-6 Jun 1965 4-26 May 1965 periodlisted.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Lebanon

Abbot (DD 629) Aucilla (A0 56) Charles H. Roan (DD 853) Damata (DDE 871) 20 Aug-22 Sap 1958 22-23 Aug 1958; 2-4 5ep 1958 20-26 Aug 1958 1-9 Aua 1958 Adroit (MSO 509) Chewaucan (AOG50) Dealey (6E 1006) 15 Aug-4 Sep 1958 Barry (DD933) 22 Oct 1958 26-31 Jul 1958; 11-22 Aug1958; Aggressive (MSO 422) 17-25 Jul1958; 29 Jul-1 Aug Chilton (APA 38) 31 Aug-14 Sep 1958 15-23 Aug 1958; 2-9 Sep 1958 1958: 11-20 Aug1958; 27-31 17-23 Jul1958; 7-22 Aug1958; Denebola (AF 56) Alcor (AK 259) Aug '1958 5 Sep-1 Oct 1958; 16-25 Oct 1958 19-28 Sep 1958 11-12 Aug 1958; 21-26 Aug 1958 Basilone (DDE 824) Chukawan (A0 100) Des Moines (CA 134) 26 Jul-11 Aug 1958 29 Aug-12 Sep 1958 17 Jul-10Aug 1958; 23-29 AUg Aldebaran (AF 10) Cone (DD 866) 1958 9-17 Aug 1958 Cambria (APA 36) 17 Jul-2 Aug1958; 11-21 Aug Antares (AK 258) 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 1958; 2-7 Sep 1958 Esrex (CVA 9) 6-7 Oct 1958 Capricornus (AKA 57) Cramwell (DE 1014) 16 Jul-1 Aug1958; 11-20 Aug Atakapa (ATF149) 13-24 Jul1958; 5-23 Aug1958; 26-31 Jul 1958; 11-22 Aug1958; 1958 29-30 Aug 1958 16 Sep-1Oct 1958 31 Aug-14 Sep 1958 ALL HANDS Fidelity (M5O 443) Muliphen (AKA 61) Van Voorhis (DE 1028) ComSTSMedSub-Area Rep Beirut 15-23 Aug 1958; 2-9 Sap 1958 18July-6 Aug 1958.23 Aug-6 17 Jul-11 Aug1958; 22-31 Aug 30 Jul-25 Oct 1958 Forrest 8. Royal (DD 872) Sep 1958; 14-16Sep is58 1958; 16-17Sep 1958 Commander Transport Amphibious 20-26Aug 1958 Vermilion(AKA 107) Squadron 2 Forrest Sherman (DD 931) New(DDE 818) 16-23 Jul1958; 9-22 Aug1958; 17-23 Jul1958; 9-22 Aug 1958; 20-28 Aug1958 17 Jul-1Aug 1958; 11Aug 1958 5 Sep-1Oct 1958; 6-25Oct 1958 5 5ep-1Oct 1958; 16-25Oct Fort 5nelling (LSD 30) Newport News (CA 148) Vesole (DDR 878) 1958 17-23 Jul1958; 7-22 Aug 1958; 21-275ep 1958 17Jul-1 Aug 1958; 11-20 Aug Commander Transport Amphibious 5 5ep-1Oct 1958; 16-25Oct Nimble (MSO 459) 1958; 16-17Sep 1958 Squadron 4 1958 17Jul-15 Aug 1958; 9 Ssp-2 Oct Waccamaw (A0 109) 18-31 Jul1958; 23 Aug-6Sep Fremont (APA 44) 1958 26 Jul-11Aug 1958; 5-8 Sep 1958; 14-16 Sep 1958 18 Jul-6 Aug1958; 23 Aug-6 1958; 19-23 5ep 1958 Commander TransportAmphibious 5ep 1958; 14-16 Sep 1958 Wodleigh (DD 689) Squadron 6 Oglethorpe (AKA 100) 14-24 Jul1958; 6-11Aug 1958; 14-24 Jul1958; 5-22 Aug 1958; 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 19 Aug-7 Sep 1958 16 Sap-1Oct 1958 Geiger (T-AP197) Olmsted (APA188) Walworth County (LST 1164) Commander TransportAmphibious 5Aug 1958 18 Jul-6 Aug 1958; 23-30 Aug 14-24 Jul1958; 5-23 Aug1958; 5quodron 8 General Geurge M. Randall 1958; 15-16Sep 1958 16 Sep-1Oct 1958 (AP115) 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 2-3 Aug.1958 Wasp(CVS 18) Pinnacle (M5O 462) 16 Jul-11 Aug1958; 21-31 Aug GeneralLeRoy Eltinge (T-AP 154) Fleet Air Reconnoissance Squadron 17 JuI-2Aug 1958;21 Aug-2 1958; 16-17 Sep 1958 3-5 Oct 1958; 23-24 Oct 1958 2* Oct 1958 Williom C. Lawe (DD 763) General R. M. Blatchford 1 Jul-1 Nov1958 Plymouth Rock (LSD 29) 6-7Oct 1958 (T-AP153) Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 17-21 Jul1958; 5-23 Aug1958; William M. Wood (DDR 715) 13-17 Oct 1958 (Special) 200* 16-30 Sep 1958 19-23 Jul1958; 28Jul-4 Aug 1 Jul-1 Nov 1958 Pocono (AGC 16) 1958; 16 Aug-3 Sep 1958 Hailey (DD 556) 17 Jul-25 Oct 1958 Wrangell(AE 12) Joint US. MilitaryMission for Aid 17Jul-21 Aug1958; 4-6 Sep Pompon (S5R 267) 16-25 Jul1958; 30-31 Jul1958; to Turkey* 1958 1 Jul-30 Sep 1958 15-22 Aug1958; 2-11Sep 1958 1 Jul-1 Nov 1958 Hartley(DE 1029) Power (DD 839) 1-11 Aug1958; 22-31 Aug1958; 21-24 Sep 1958 York County (LST 1175) Marine AerialRefueler/Transport 16-17 5ep 1958 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 Squadron 252* Hyades (AF 28) Rich (DDE 820) 1 Jul-30 Sep 1958 29-30 Aug 1958; 5-9 Sap 1958 Rigel (AF 58) MarineHelicopter Transport 15 Oct 1958 Units Squadron (Light)262* John Willis (DE 1027) Robert 1. Wilson (DDE 847) 16 Jul-18 Sep 1958 16-26 Jul1958; 11-21 Aug1958; 17 Jul-11 Aug 1958 AirborneEarly Warning Squadron Marine Transport Squadron 353* 31 Aug-16 Sep 1958 Rockbridge (APA 228) 2* 1 Jul-30 Sep 1958 Joseph K. Taussig (DE 1030) 16-23 Jul1958; 7-22Aug 1958; 18 Jul-24 Sep 1958 17 Jul-10 Aug1958; 22-31 Aug 5 Sep-1Oct 1958; 16-25Oct Airborne Early Warning Squadron, TacRon21 Det Elm' 1958 1958 Det Bravo* 14-24 JUl 1958; 5-17 Aug 1958 Rooks (DD804) 14 Jul-25 Oct 1958 TacRon 21 Det I* 1 Jul-11 Sep 1958 LCU1466 17-25 Jul1958; 11-14 Aug1958 AlusnaBeirut TacRon 21 Det 2' 15Jul-3 Oct 1958; 16-25Oct 1 Jul-1 Nov1958 9 Jul-1 NOV1958 1958 Assault Craft Unit 2 Sagacity (M5O469) TacRon 21* LCU1469 9 Jul-1 Nov 1958 17 Jul-2 Aug1958; 21 Aug-2 16 Jul-1 Nov 1958 17-21 Jut 1958; 5-23 Aug1958; Oct 1958 ComCortRon 14 TacRon 21 Det A* 1630 5ep 1958 Samuel 8. Roberts (DD 823) 11 Jul-7 Oct 1958 LCU1474 17Jul-11 Aug 1958; 22-31 Aug 20-24 Aug 1958; 2-10 Sep 1958 TacRon21 Det E* 29 5ep-18 Oct 1958 1958; 16-17 Sep 1958 5anMorcos (LSD 25) 17-25 Jul1958; 9-22 Aug1958; LCU1486 Commander Amphibious Group 4 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 29-30 5ep 1958; 16-23 Oct 1958 29 Sep-18 Oct 1958 17 Jul-3 Oct 1958 Saratoga (CVA 60) TacRon 21 Det C* LCU1491 Commander Corrier Division 6 17-25 Jul1958; 29 Jul-11 Aug 17-25 Jul1958; 29 Jul-11 Aug 23 Jul-18 Oct 1958 17 Jul-16 Sep 1958 1958; 19 Aug-7 5ep 1958 TacRon 22 Det * LCU1492 1958; 19 Aug-7 kp1958 kvern (A0 61) 18 JuI-6 Aug 1958;23 Aug.6 18-31 Jul1958; 1-6 Aug1958; Commander Carrier Division 14 25-29 Jul1958; 10-27Aug 1958 16 Jul-11Aug 1958; 21-31 Aug Sep 1958; 14-16 Sep 1958 23-31 Aug1958; 1-75ep 1958; Shasta (AE 6) 1958; 16-17 Sep 1958 14-16 Sep 1958 22 Jul-11 Aug1958; 20 Aug-1 CamCruDesLant ~ US. Naval Det,American Consul- LCU 1608 5ep 1958 21-27 Sep 1958 ate General, Nicosia, 15Jul-3 Oct 1958; 16-25Oct Shenondoah (AD 26) Commander Destroyer Division 61 1 Jul-1 NOV1958 1'958 22-24 Jul 1958 LCU1609 17 Jul-2Aug 1958; 11-21 Aug Skill(MSO 471) 1st En, 8th Mar, 2nd MarDiv FMF 29 Sep-18Oct 1958 1958; 2-7 5ep 1958 17 Jul-15 Aug 1958; 9 Sep-2Oct Commander Destroyer Division 62 18 Jul-18 5ep 1958 Leary (DDR 879) 1958 17-25 Jul1958; 30 Jul-16Aug 2nd En. 2nd Mar, 2nd MarDiv FMF 1-10 Aug1958; 19-31 Aug 1958 5piegel Grove (LSD 32) 15 Jul-13 Aug 1958 Lester(DE 1022) 1958; 31 Aug-14 5ep 1958 18Jul-6 Aug1958; 23 Aug-7 CImmander Destroyer Division 102 2nd En, 6th Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF 30 Jul-11 Aug1958. 22-31 Aug 5ep 1958; 14-16 Sep 1958 20 Aug-22 5ep 1958 1 Oct 1958 1958; 16-17Sep 195s' 5talwart(MSO 493) Commander Destroyer Division 201 2nd Bn. 8th Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF 15 Aug-2 Sep 1958 17-25 Jul1958; 29 Jul-1 Aug 18 Jul-18 Sep 1958 Marias (A0 57) Steinaker (DDR863) 1958; 11-20 Aug 1958; 27-31 3rd En, 6th 'Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF 10 Aug-2 5ep 1958 17-25 Jul1958; 30 Jul-16 Aug Aug 1958 16 Jut-1 Oct 1958 Mattabasset (AOG 52) 1958; 31 Aug-14 Sep 1958 Commander Destroyer Division 202 19-25 1958;Jul 14-16 Aun Stribling (DD 867) 14-24 Jul1958; 28Jul-1 Aug * Only personnelactually serving 1958; 23-27 Sep 1958; 13 Oct 17-23 Jul 1958 1958; 11-20Aug 1958; 2-7Sep inentitlement area during pe- 1958 Suffolk County (LST 1173) 1958 riodlisted. McGowan (DD678) 29 Sep-18Oct 1958 Commander Destroyer Division 361 15Jul-1 Aug1958; 11-20 Aug 17 Jul-11 Aug 1958 1958; 2-7 Sep 1958 Commander Destroyer Division 362 McNair (DD679) Taconic (AGC 17) Armed Forces 14 Jul-8 Oct 1958 17 Jul-11 Aug 1958 15Jul-1 Aug1958; 11-20 Aug The 5ullivans (DD 537) Commander Escort Squadron 10 1958; 31 Aug-12 Sep 1958 26-31 Jul1958; 11-22 Aug1958; Expeditionary Mercury (AKS 20) 14 Jul-1 Aug 1958; 15-20 Aug 1958; 27 Aug-7 Sep 1958 31 Aug-14 Sep 1958 22-25 Aug1958; 4-9 Sep 1958; Thornback (55 418) Commander in Chief, Special Com- Medal 23-26 5ep 1958 mand Mediterranean Meredith(DD 890) 1 Jul-30 5ep 1958 Traverse County (LST 1160) 16 Jul-23 Oct 1958 31 Aug-7Sep 1958 Commander Mine Division 44 Congo Operations Miller(DD 535) 14-24 Jul1958; 5-23 Aug 1958; 16 5ep-1Oct 1958 15 Aug-4 Sep 1958 17 Jul-21Aug 1958; 4-6 Sep 1958 Commander Mine Division 84 Air Transport Squadron Three* Monrovia(APA 31) Trutta (55 421) 1 Jul-30 Sep 1958 17 Jul-15 Aug 1958; 9 Sep-2 Oct 14 Jul 1960-1 Sep 1962 14-24 Jul 1958; 5-22 Aug 1958; 1958 16 September-1Oct 1958 Commander Sixth Fleet * Only thosepersonnel actually Mount McKinley (AGC 7) Uphsur (T-AP 198) 17 Jul-10 Aug1958; 23-29 Aug serving in entitlement areadur- 18-31 JuI 1958 1-3 Aug 1958 1958 ing period listed.

AUGUST 1966 53

Epping Forest (MCS 7) 4-19 Jul1965; 25Ssp-22 Oct 1965 Ernest G. Small (DDR 838) 4 Jul 1965; 12-23Sep 1965; 9-10 Oct 1965;19 Oct-3 Nov1965; 14 Nov-3 Dee 1965 Esteem (MSO 438) 5 Oct-1 Nov1965; 2-15 Nov 1965; 18-31 Dec 1965 Ester (AGC 12) 4-15 Jul1965; 17-23 Aug1965; 20 Sap-2 Oct 1965 Everett F. Larron (DD 830) 7-17 Aug 1965; 27Aug-9 Sep 1965; 23-26 Sep 1965 Everrale (DD 789) 12 Oct-1 Nov1965; 19-24 Nov 1965 Excel (MSO 439) 4-13 Jul 1965; 8 Ssp-5 Oct 196$

Falgout (DER 324) 19 Jul-26 Aug 1965 Fechteler (DD 870) 12Aug-10 Sep 1965;22 Sep-14 Oct 1965; 19-31Oct 1965; 5-9 Nov1965; 10-11 Nov1965; 26 Nov-1 Dec 1965; 22-31 Dee 1965 Finch (DER 328) 12-25 Jul1965; 3 Aug-1 Sap 1965: 3-31 Dec 1965 Firedrake (AE 14) 24Nov-5 Dec 1965; 15-20 Dee 1965 Firm (MSO 444) 4-24 Jul 1965 Fletcher (DD 445) 18-24 Nov 1965 Floyd B. Parks (DD 884) 19-23 Jul1965; 6-30 Aug1965; 26 Sep-18Oct 1965 Floyd County (LST 762) 5-6 Jul 1965 Force (MSO 445) 4-20 Jul 1965 Forrter (DER 334) 4-9 Jul 1965; 24 Jul-25 Aug 1965 Frank E. Evans (DD 754) 29 Jul-6Aug 1965; 24-26 Sep

1965" Frank Knox (DDR 742) 4-15 Jul 1965 Fort Marion (LSD 22) 1 Oct 1965; 8 Oct 1965; 27-31 Oct 1965

Gallant (MSO 489) 5 Oct-1 Nov1965; 2-15 Nov 1965; 18-31 Dee 1965 Galverton (CLG 3) 4-17 Jul1965; 28Jul-27 Aug 1965; 4 Sep-11Oct 1965; 30 Oct-9 NOV 1965;10 Nov-1 Dec 1965; 22-31 Dec 1965 Gannet (MSC 290) 10-31 Dec 1965 Geiger (T-AP197) 20-23Sep 1965; 7-9 Oct 1965; 23-27 Nov 1965 General Alexander M. Patch (T-AP 122) 15-21 Sep 1965; 9 Nov 1965 General Daniel I. Sultan (T-AP120) 28 Aug1965; 6 Oct 1965; 27-29 Nov1965

USS Belle Grove (LSD 2) EXPEDITIONARY AND SERVICEMEDALS (cont.)

Monticello (LSD 35) Picking (DD 685) Samuel N. Moore (DD 747) Vega (AF 59) 15-16 Sep 1965 10-11 Aug 1965; 18-30Sap 1965; 5-10 Nov1965; 25Nov-23 Doc 25 Jul-1 Aug1965; 12-20 AUS Mount Katmai (AE 16) 11-19 Nov 1965; 1-5Dec 1965 1965 1965; 5-17Sep 1965 6-11 Jul1965; 19-27 Jul1965; Pictor (AF 54) Savage (DER 386) Vernon County (LST 11 61) 20-29Aug 1965; 9-19Sep 1965; 31 Aug-9Sep 1965; 18-30 Sep 4-25 Jul1965; 10 Aug-12Sap 4-12 Jul 1965; 16-23 Aug 1965 29 Sep-9Oct 1965; 15-27Oct 1965; 9-17 Oct 1965 1965; 27 Sep-17Oct 1965; 27 Verole (DD 878) 1965; 3-11 Nov1965; 12-19 Nov Pine Islond (AV 12) Oct-27 Nov1965; 14-31 Dec 6-29 Dec 1965 1965 11 Oct-3 Nov1965; 28 Nov-12 1965 Vesuviur (AE 15) Mullony (DD 528) Dec 1965 Seofox (55 402) 14-21 Jul1965; 2-13Aug 1965; 4Jul-9 Aug 1965; 3 Oct-9 NOV Platte (A0 24) 31 Jul-28 Aug 1965 25Aug-3 Sep 1965; 14-23Sep 1965 12-22 Jul 1965; 28July-4 Aug Seminole (AKA 104) 1965; 4-13 Oct.1965; 24 Oct-4 Munsee (ATF 107) 1965 25 Oct 1965 Nov1965 4-8 Jul1965; 28July-1 Aug Pledge (MSO 492) Serrano (AGS 24) Vireo (MSC 205) 1965; 15 Aug-14 Sep 1965 18 Oct-15 Nov1965; 18-31 Dec 23-27 Dec 1965 25 Sep-13Oct 1965; 5, Nov-10 1965 Shelton (DD 790) Dec 1965 Navarro (APA 215) Point Crur (1-AKV 19) 11-28Oct 1965; Nov-171 Dee 4 Jul-214 Aug1965; 26 Sap-15 20-27 Oct 1965; 16-22 Dec 1965 1965 Waddell (DDG 24) Oct 1965 Point Defiance (LSD 31) Sioux (ATF 75) 10 Nov-30 Dec 1965 Navaroto (A0 106) 4-21 Jul1965; 17-23 Aug1965; 5-22 Jul 1965; 12-27 Sep 1965 Walke (DD 723) 14-24 Sep 1965; 16-29Oct 1965; 11 Sep-10Oct 1965 Snohomish County (LST 1126) 11-17 Aug1965; 27 Aug-9 Sep 9-11 Nov1965; 12-18 Nov1965; Pollux (AKS 4) 20 Jul-17 Aug 1965 1965; 23-26 Ssp 1965 30 Nov-8 Dec 1965; 17-25 Dee 31 Jul-12 Aug1965; 23Aug-8 Somers (DD 947) Warhburn(AKA 108) 1965 Sep 1965; 1-10 Nov1965; 18- 6-22 Jul 1965 30 Aug-1 Sep 1965 Necher (A0 47) 25 Nov 1965; 30 Nov-2 Dee 1965 Southerland (DD 743) Washoe County &ST 1165) 4-13 Jul1965; Aug-1 9 Sep 6-16 Jul1965; 25Jul-3 Aug Preble (DLG 15) 4-5 Jul 1965; 8 Aug 1965 1965; 12-27 Aug1965; 31 Aug- 19JLI-11 Aug 1965;25 Aug-30 Spinnx (SS 489) 1965; 2-4 Sep 1965 11 Sep 1965;4-10 Oct 1965; 15- Sep 1965; 13-18Oct 1965 12-22 Oct 1965; 14-29 NOV1965 Washtenaw County (LST 1166) 4-10 Jul1965; 16-17 Aug1965; 20 Oct 1965; 28 Oct-5 NOV1965; Preston (DD 795) 5toddard (DD 566) 4-10 Sep 1965 16-21 Nov1965; 28 Nov-4 Dec 12Aug-10 Sep 1965;22 Sep-14 15Jul-9 Aug 1965;25 Aug-21 Wertchester County (LST 1167) 1965 Oct 1965; I Nov-1 Dec 1965; 22- Sep 1965; 18 Oct-4 Nov 1965 4-10 Jul 1965; 4-10 Sep 1965 Newell (DER 322) 31 Dee 1965 Stone County (151 1141) 4 Jul1965; 26 Jul-21 Aug1965; Prichett (DD 651) 11-12 Sep 1965 Wexford County (LST 1168) 11-18Sep 1965 30 Aug-5Oct 1965;16 Oct-9 18-22 Jul1965; 7 Aug-10Sep SumnerCounty (LST 1148) Whetstone 27) Nov1965; 10-14 Nov1965; 24 1965 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965 (LSD Nov-31 Dec 1965 Prime (MSO 466) Sunnadin (ITA 197) 4-9 Jul 1965 Nicholas (DD 449) 4-25 Jul 1965 24Nov-1 Dec 1965; 13-31 Dec Whippoorwill (MSC 207) 10-31 Dec 1965 12 Oct-1 Nov1965; 19-24 Nov Princeton (LPH5) 1965 1965 1-9 Sep 1965 Whitfield County (LST 1169) Procyon (AF 61) 4-12 Jul1965; 16-17 Aug1965; 14-19 Jul 1965; 27-31 Dee 1965 Talladega (APA 208) 4-9 Sep 1965 Oak Hill (LSD 7) Pyro (A€ 24) 4-21 Jul1965; 17-23 Aug1965; Widgeon (MSC 208) 27-28Oct 1965 4 Jul1965; 10-15 Jul1965; 27 ,30-31 Aug1965 1 Oct-4 Nov 1965 OErien (DD 752) July-7 Aug 1965; 17-27 Aug Taluga (A0 62) Wilhoite (DER 379) 18-24 Nov. 1965 1965; 5-14 Sep 1965; 23-30 Sep 4-7 Jul 1965; 10-16 Jul 1965; 20- 4-11 Jul1965; 1-29 Aug 19M; Okanogan (APA 220) 1965 27 Jul1965; 2-10 AUg 1965; 13 Sep-6Oct 1965; 18 Oct-4 4-8 Jul1965; 16 Aug-15Oct 14-25 Aug 1965; 2-14 Sep 1965 Nov 1965; 5-23 NOV1965; 25-31 1965 Terrell County (LST 1157) Dec 1965 Oklahoma City (CLG 5) Radford (DD 446) 4-13 Jul 1965 W'indham County (LST 1170) 17-28 Jul1965; 28 Aug-12Sep 29 Jul-17 Aug1965; 27 Aug-9 Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717) 4-10 Jul1965; 5-6 Aug 1965; 1965; 13-21Oct 1965; 28Nov- Sep 1965 9-28 Oct 1965; I Nov-17 Dec 20-21Aug 1965 12 Dec 1965 Rainier (AE 5) 1965 Winston (AKA 94) Oriskony (CVA 34) 4-7 JuI1965; 11-20 JuI 1965; 26 Thomason (LSD 28) 4-9 Jul 1965 4-20 Jul1965; 9 Aug-12 Sep JuI-5 Aug 1965; 13-21 Aug 1965; 24 Aug 1965; 14-16 Sep 1965 Woodpecker (MSC 209) 1965;30 Sep-19Oct 1965;29 1-11Sep 1965; 25 Sepd Oct Ticonderoga (CVA14) 1 Oct-4 Nov 1965 Oct-27 Nov 1965 1965; 12-24 Oct 1965;30 Oct- Nov-24 Dec 1965; 22-31 Dec Wrangell(AE 12) Orleck (DD 886) 9 NOV1965; 17-29 NOV 1965; 1965 17-24 Nov1965; 3-12Dec 1965; 5-17 Jul1965; 8 Aug-8Sep 12-22 Dec 1965 Tillamook (ATA 192) 29-31 Dec 1965 1965; 20 Nov-10 Dec 1965 Razorback (SS 394) 18-25 Aug1965; 7-15Sep 1965; Oxford (AGTR 1) 30 Nov-10 Dee 1965 24-26 Dec 1965 Zelima (AF 49) 4-12 Jul1965; 26 Jul-26 Aug Reaper (MSO 467) Tiru (SS 416) 6-14 Jul1965; 30 JuI-8 Aug 1965; 25-28Oct 1965; 12 Nov- 4-20 Jul 1965 4-14 Jul 1965 1965; 14-22 Aug 1965; 26-30 6 Dec 1965 Reeves (DLG 24) Tolovana (A0 64) Aug 1965 Ozbourn (DD 846) 23 Jul-24 Aug1965; 12 Sep-8 4-5 Jul1965; 11-21 Jul1965; 12 Sep-8 Oct 1965; 19 Oct-4 Oct 1965 1-14 Aug1965; 21 Aug-3Sep Nov1965; 10-13 Nov1965; 21 Rehoboth (AGS 50) 1965; 17-23Sep 1965; 7-18 Oct Nov-23 Dec 1965 28-29 Nov 1965; 10-31 Dec 1965 1965;30 Oct-11 Nov1965; 12- Units Remora (SS 487) 13 Nov 1965; 21-22 Nov 1965 Poricutin (AE 18) 12-26 Dec 1965 Tom Green County (LST 1159) AirborneEarly Warning Squadron 4-12 Jul1965; 22-27 Jul1965; Renshaw (DD 499) 4-10 Jul1965; 16-17 Aug1965; One" 7-18 Aug1965; 27 Aug-7Sep 29 Jul-8 Aug1965; 27 Aug-9 4-9Sap 1965 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 1965; 17-27Sep 1965; 8-17 Oct Sep 1965; 23-26 Sep 1965 Topeka (CLG 8) Aircraft Ferry Squadron 32* 1965;23 Oct-1 Nov1965; 8-11 Renville(APA 227) 19-31 Dec 1965 4 Jul-date to be announced Nov 1965; 12-16 Nov 1965; 5-14 4-12 Jut 1965 Tortuga (LSD 26) Air Transport Squadron Three" Dec 1965; 28-31 Dec 1965 Richmond K. Turner (DLG 20) 4-9 Jul 1965 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced Peacock (MSC 198) Jul-97 Aug 1965; 25 Aug-21 Tulare (AKA 112) Air Transport Squadron Seven (In- 25 Sep-13Oct 1965; 5Nov-10 Sep 1965; 15 Oct-9 Nov 1965 4-7 Jul 1965 cluding Det A Ifa)* Dee 1965 Rowan (DD 782) Turner Joy (DD 951) 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced Perch (APSS 313) 4-14 Jul 1965 12 Aug-10Sep 1965;22 Sep-14 Air Trcmsport Squadron Eight* 28Aug-23 Sep 1965;23 Nov- Rupertur (DD 851) Oct 1965; 19-25 Oct 1965; 5-9 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced 6 Dec 1965 5-19 Nov 1965 Nov1965; 10 Nov1965; 26 Air Tronsport Squadron 21 * Perkins (DD 887) Nov-1 Dec 1965; 22-31 Dec 1965 4 Jul 1965; 16-31 Jul 1965 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced Permit (SSN 594) Sabolo (SS 302) Air Transport Squadron 22* 15-23 Oct 1965 16 Sap-11Oct 1965 Uhlmann (DD 687) 4 Jul 1965-date to be annauncbd Persistent (MSO 491) Sacramento (AOE 1) 19 Jul-7 ,Aug1965; 17-30Sep Amphibious Construction Battalion 1965 15 Nov-18 Dec 1965 6-17 Nov1965; 25 Nov-9 Dec One, WestPoc Det** Philip (DD 498) 1965; 19-29 Dec 1965 Upshur (T-AP 198) 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965 29 Jul-1 Aug1965; 24-26 Sep Safeguard (ARS 25) 15-17 Sep 1965; 1 Nov 1965 Amphibious Logistic Support Group 1965 13 Oct-5 Nov1965; 6-30Dec (CTG76.4)" Phoebe(MSC 199) 1965 Vance (DER 387) 4 Jul-15 Oct 1965 25 Se~13Oct 1965! 5-17 Nov Solmon (SS 573) July-24 Aug1965; 12Aug-1 Assault Craft Division Det 11.. 1965 11 Oct-13 Nov1965 Sep 1965 (IncludingLCMr and LCUr ar- Pickaway (APA 222) Samuel 8. Roberts (DD 823) Vancouver (LPD2) signed) 4-7 Jul 1965 27 Nov-31 Dec 1965 24-25 Aug 1965 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965

58 ALL HANDS Assault Craft Division Det 12'* (IncludingLCMs and LCUs as- signed) 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965 Assault Craft Division Det 13'* (IncludingLCMs and LCUs as- signed) 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965

Beach Jumper Unit 1, Team 11** 4 Jul-7 Oct 1965 Beach Jumper Unit 1, Team 12** 7 Jul-31 Dec 1965 Beach Master Unit 1. WestPar Det*' USSSacramento (AOE 1) 4 Jul-31 Oct 1965 USS Lowe (DER 325)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Mobile Support Unit 3 Patrol Squadron 48* CarrierAirborne Early Warning 1, WestPacDet 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 11 Oct-31 Dec 1965 Squadron 13, Det 1* 4-18 Jul1965; 21 Sep-21Oct MSB51 Patrol Squadron 50* 4Jul-31 Dec 1965 1965;Jul-314 De( 1965 (Da 8 Nov-31 Dec 1965 1 Sep-31 Dec 1965 Commander Fleet Air Wing 2* NangDet) MSB52 (Personnel flying as crew mem- Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 8 Nov-31 Dec 1965 SAR Det (HU 16 only) NavalAir bers withVP 22, VP 28, VP 48 1* Facility,Naha* and VP 50) 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 Naval Air Station, Atsugi' 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced 15 Sep-31 Dec 1965 Fleet Composite Squadron 5' 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced Commander Fleet Air Wing 10* 28 Jul-20 Aug1965 (Embarked Naval Air Station, Cubi Point' Tacticol Air Control Squadron 13* (Personnelflying as crew mem- Galveston) 4 Jul 1965-dote to beannounced 4-15 Jul1965; 17-23 Aug 1965; bers with VP 22, VP 46 and VP 20-26 Aug1965 (Embarked Bay- NavalAir Transport Wing, PAC, 20 Sep-2 Oct 1965 40) field) staff* Target Drone Unit* 4 Jul-15 Sep 1965 Flight Support Unit,Naval Station 4 Jul 1965-date to be announced 28 Jul-20Aug 1965 (Embarked Commander Mine Division 72, Staff Sangley Point* Naval Beach GroupWestPac1, Galveston) 4-24 Jul 1965 4 Jul 1965-date to beannounced Del. Staff** 20-26 Aug1965 (Embarked Bay- Commander Mine Division 73, Staff 5 Jul-30 Sep 1965 field) 18 Oct-14 Nov 1965 Heavy Photographic Squadron 61+ Commander Mine Division 91, Staff 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 Patrol SquadronFour (Tan Son UnderwaterDemolition Team 12 15 Nov-17 Dec 1965 Helicopter Combat Support Squad- Nhut Det)' Det 8 Commander Mine Division 93, Staff ron 1. Det 1* 4-24 Jul 1965 18-23 Jul1965; 3-6 Aug1965; 4 Jul-9 Aug1965; 18 Sep-5Oct Jul4 1965- date to be an- Patrol Squadron 17 (Tan Son Nhut 19-29 Aug1965; 30 Aug-9 Sep 1965 nounced Del)' 1965; 22 Sep-2Oct 1965; 27-31 ComNavAirPac Maintenance Train- 13 Jul-3 Oct 1965 Oct 1965 ing Team 2-66 MobileInshore Undersea Warfare Patrol Squadron 22* Utility Squadron21 (Japan Det)* 21 Sep 1965-1 Feb 1966 Surveillance Unit 11 4 Jul-1 Nov1965 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 ComNavAirPac Maintenance Train- 4 Jul-15 Sep 1965; 21-31 Dec Patrol Squadron 28* ing Team 5-66 1965 3 Nov-31 Dec 1965 * Onlyaircrew personnel in- 21 Sep 1965-Feb 1966 MobileInshore Undersea Warfare Patrol Squadron 40* volved in direct support of ComNavAirPac Maintenance Train- Surveillance Unit 13 4 Jul-27 Aug 1965 militaryoperations and enter- ing Team 6-66 25 Aug-31 Dec 1965 Patrol Squadron 42(Tan Son Nhut ing thecombat zone after3 21 Sep 1965-1 Feb 1966 MobileLogistic Support Group Det)* Jul1965. Commander Seventh FleetDet (Staff CTG 73.5)' 3 Oct-31Dec 1965 ** Only those personnel actually Charlie 12-17 Nov1965; 25 Nov-9 Dec Patrol Squadrow 46* servingentitlementin area 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 1965; 19-29 Dec 1965 4 Jul-31 Dec 1965 duringperiod listed. I I Eligible for AFEM, NEM or VSM?. Here Are the Rules I ou KNOW that you were where the personnel of any military department and significantcontribution by an action was, but how do you participate in significant numbers. individual), prove it? And if so, do you ratea Encounter,incident tosuch Categories of Operations-The medal? participation,foreign armed opposi- AFEM may be authorized for three It all depends. Details of eligibility tion cr are othelwise placed in such categories of operations: forthe medals listed on adjacent position that hostile action by foreign UnitedStates military oper- pagestend to becomesomewhat armedforces was imminenteven ations. technical at times. To let you know though it did not ,materialize. UnitedStates operations in di- justwhere you stand,here are the (Onlypersonnel who wereat- rect support of the United Nations. pertinenteligibility requirements of tached to one of the,ships or units UnitedStates operations of each. listed in Annex 11, List 5 of the assistancefor friendly foreign na- Navyand Marine Corps Awards tions. ArmedForces Manual (NavPers15790) and Sec- Degree of Participation-Personnel ExpeditionaryMedal NavNotices 1650 at some time mustbe bona fide members of a Authorizedby Executive Order during the respective periods shown, unit engaged in the operation, or 10977, 4 Dec 1961. and whoactually participated in meetone or more of thefollowing Eligibility Requirements-Awarded the given operation,are eligible for criteria: topersonnel of thearmed forces theaward. Serve not less than 30 consecu- of the UnitedStates who after 1 (Members of rear echelons, tran- tivedays in the area of operations. Jul 1958: sients,observers and personnel as- Engage in direct support of the Participate, or havepartici- signed for short periods of TAD are operation for 30 consecutive days or pated, as members of United States normally not eligible for the award. 60 non-consecutivedays, provided military units in a United States mili- However, consideration will be given suchsupport involves enteringthe taryoperation in which, in the in thoseinstances where the local area of operation. opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commander certifies to a particular Serve for the full period when

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A Tonof Medals ingan amphibious landing emer- gency. In what turned out to be a mass Four Montrose Navymen received productionceremony, Rear Admiral the Secretary of the Navy Commen- James R. Reedypresented 247 dation for Achievement ribbons, and medalsmembersto of Attack 18 othersreceived Letters of Com- Carrier Air Wing 11 forcombat mendation from the Commander in missions flown over Vietnam. Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet. Twopilots were given Distin- guished Flying Crosses. Commander Henry M. Dibble,commanding Honored by Coast Guard officer of Attack Squadron 113, was Notmany Navymen wear Coast cited for directing an air strike and Guard medals,but when they do coordinatingabombing attack on you can bet there’s a story behind it. the Uong Bi thermal power plant. Such is the case with John F. Cro- LieutenantCommander Gerrald well, HM3, who took part in a R. Tabrum, of Attack Squadron 115, Coast Guard rescueoperation last won his medal for suppressing summer. Here’s the story: hostile forces during the rescue of a On 24 Jul 1965, a civilian fishing downed Air Force pilot in the Gulf boat was destroyed byatorpedo of Tonkin. dredged up by its nets 40 miles off Seven Navy Commendation the coast. Three sur- Medalswere presented topilots AIDING INJURED crewman of fishing vivors weretaken aboard another from Attack Squadrons 113 and 115 vessel earned Coast Guard Commen- fishing vessel. and Fighter Squadron 213 for their dation forJohn F. Crowell, HM3. Crowell wason dutyat Naval participation in the samerescue Air Station,Oceana, Va., when a mission. and45 Letters of Commendation request came for medical personnel. Inaddition, 74 Air Medals, 163 from the Commander in Chief, U. S. The mission involved a hazardous GoldStars in lieu of additional Pacific Fleet. overwaternight flight underheavy Air Medals and one Silver Starin haze conditions. lieu of a sixth Air Medal were pre- Vietnam Combat Awards Despite the fact that he had never sented to other members of the air flown before,Crowell volunteered. Naval personnel have received an wing. The citations were for missions He was flownto USCGC Point That- estimated total of 11,537 medals and in support of combatoperations cher by aCoast Guard helicopter, awards for action in Vietnam. irom20 January to 2 Feb 1966. and loweredto thecutter by a The breakdownbelow lists the sling. He was then transferred to the variousawards andthe total num- fishing vessel. PacFltAwards ber of Navy recipientsup through Crowelltreated the injuredmen, the end of April 1966: Duringan18-day periodthis and continued to care for them until Navy Cross 4 spring,Navymen Crossand Marines in Navy theboat reached port. PacFltcommands received more Distinguished Service Medal 1 Silver Star Silver Medal 31 For his part in theinter-service than 240 medals and awards. Three Merit 43 Legion Of Merit mission, Crowellreceived the Coast men wererecipients of the Silver DistinguishedFlying Cross 262 Guard Commendation Medal at the Star, the Nation’s fourthhighest Navy end Marineend Navy Corps Medal 7 NavalMedical Center, Bethesda, decoration. Bronze Star Bronze Medal 158 Md.,where he is now serving. Two of those who received the Air Medal 8,500 Silver Starwere Lieutenant (jg) Navy Commendation1,906 Medal Harvey M. Browne, Jr., and Lieu- SecNav Commendation for Achievement 625 MeyerkordNamed for Hero tenant (jg)Paul G. Giberson,both Total 1.537 1 A new , scheduled aviators of AttackSquadron 52 for launching in mid-1967, will bear aboard uss Ticmderoga (CVA 14). Montrose Wins Medals the name of a naval officer killed in The third was Marine Gunnery Ser- The uss Montrose action in Vietnam. It will be named geant Donald L. Ballew, an advisor (APA 212)returned home from uss Meyerkord (DE 1058). serving with the Republic of Vietnam WestPacwith medals and citations Lieutenant Harold D. Meyerkord, Army. for 25 of her crew. During her eight- USNR, Senior Naval Advisor to the Otherawards and decorationsin- month deployment, Montrose partic- Vietnamese Navy’s River Force, was cluded 13 DistinguishedFlying ipated in five amphibiousassaults, killed 16 Mar 1965, while leading a Crosses, one gold star in lieu of a including Blue Marlin,Dagger patrol into insurgent territory. thirdDFC, eight Bronze Star Thrust,Harvest Moon, and Double Caughtin a heavyambush in Medals with combat “V”, one Bronze Eagle, against the Viet Cong. which he was wounded by the first Star medal, six Legions of Merit, 13 The NavyCommendation Medal fusillade from the Viet Cong, he was Air Medals, three silver stars in lieu was awardedto the commanding reportedto have returned their fire of additional Air Medals,19 gold officer, CaptainRobert Juarez, for at point-blank ,range untilhe was stars in lieu of Air Medals, 63 Navy his handling of Montrose in combat. killed. He was awardedthe Navy Commendation Medals with combat Commendation medals also went to Cross andthe Air Medal POS~~LI- “V”,37 Navy Commendation Lieutenant (jg) JohnM. Ellis, and mously. He had been awarded two Medals, 38 Secretary of the Navy Boatswain’s Mate First Class William PurpleHearts for woundsin No- CommendationsforAchievement, G. Forrest,for decisive action dur- vember1964 andJanuary 1965.

AUGUST I966 61 ed a highly favorable climate of under- his life.His airmanship, courage and standing and cooperation between local devotion to duty were in keeping with officials, and the military coymunity. the highesttraditions of the U.S. Naval Service. * TYREE,JOHN A,, JR.,Rear Admiral, USN, As DeputyCommander Sub'- * MUNRO, WILLIAM s., Lieutenant "For conspicuousgallantry and in- marineForce, Atlantic Fleet, from 25 Commander, uwn, as pilot of a UHBA trepidity in action . . . " Aug1964 to 22 Apr1966, with addi- helicopter in Helicopter Support Squad- ,. tional duty asCommander Submarine ron Two, Detachment 59, embarked in * ELLIS RAYMOND,Lieutenant, USN, posthumously;as advisor tothe 27th, FlotillaTwo. RADM Tyree has been uss Forrestal (qVA 59), duringa res- River Assault Group, Vietnamese Navy, directlyresponsibile for the logistic cue flight performed on the morning of in the hostile 'area of DinhTuong supportfunctions of theSubmarine 15 Jan 1966. While on a mission To as- Province, Republic of Vietnam. Lt Ellis Force,Atlantic Fleet. In thiscapacity, sist survivors of a VC-47 aircraft which assistedin planning and executing the he hasmade possible the reliable crashedinGreece on the slopesof attack on a heavily fortified Viet Cong operation of largenumbers of sub- Mount Helmos at an elevatiom%f 7680 stronghold.During the assault,as marinesfrom both continental bases feet, LCDR Munro made three landing enemyfire increased in volume and andoverseas sites continuingona attemptson the snow- and ice-crusted accuracy, he continuallyexposed him- basis. In particular, he hasbeen out- surfacein the face of highwinds and self to thisfire while calling for air standinglysuccessful in managing the severe turbulence before he was finally support and artillery bombardment. He Polaris submarine refir schedules,in- able to maneuverhis helicopter to a personallymaintained the integrity of volvingnuclear-powered SSBNs. safelanding in asmall snow-covered the forceby preventing the command areabordered by an icecliff and a craft from grounding. He was mortally Gold Star inlieu of SecondAward sheer bluff. After evacuating a survivor * MAZZONE, wALmnF., Captain, MSC, of the crash to safety, he returned to wounded by hostile fire while attemp- USNR,from 1 February to Oct 1965 ting to replace the fallen gunner of an 31 the rescuescene and madeanother as the seniorphysiologist during Pro- landing to pick up rescue personnel. automaticweapon. LT Ellis,by his jectSealab 11.Responsible for the leadership,courage and devotion to physiological investigations and the de- duty, upheld the highesttraditions of compression of the aquanauts after their the U. S. Naval Service. return to the surface,CAPT Mazzone personallysubjected himself to all ex- perimentalconditions and insured that allaquanauts could be safelydecom- pressed.His exceptional knowledge of "Forheroic conduct not involving actual physiologyand the requirementsfor conflict withan enemy . . ." saturation diving practices was superbly demonstrated. BEAVER, E. H. C. L., Ship- "Forexceptionally meritorious conduct in * ROBERT fitter3rd Class, USN, whileserving theperformance of outstandingservice to aboard uss Betelgeuse (AK260) at a thegovernment of theUnited States . . ." shipyardin Mt Pleasant, S. C., on the morning of 7 Jan 1966. Upon being told * DUNSMORE,ALAN L., Lieutenant, that twomen had been overcome by USN,from January 1964 to February fumes while working in the tank of a 1966 while serving in the Fleet Support jet fuel bargedrydocked in the ship- Unit,Office of Naval Intelligence, for yard, Beaver donned an oxygen breath- his work in the development of sensors ing apparatus (OBA) and climbed into forsurface ships and submarines. the tankto rescue one of the victims. Throughhis prompt and courageous * JOHNSON,RALPH c., RearAdmiral, actionsin the emergency situation, USN, from September 1963to April 1966 Beaver was directly responsible for sav- asDeputy Chief, Navy, Headquarters, "Forheroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight . . ." ing a life. DefenseAtomic Support Agency, . in Washington, D. C., and as Commander * BOURGUIGNON, DONALDK., SA, USNR, FieldCommand, Defense Atomic Sup- for heroism on the afternoon of 20 Oct port Agency, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, * DOUGHTIE,CARL L., Lieutenant 1965 in connection with an automobile N. M. Hisaggressive promotion of a ( jg), USN, posthumously, as pilot of an accident on US. highway 101 between policy of maximum Support to the serv- aircraft in Attack Squadron 25, aboard Oceanside and Carlsbad,Calif. Upon ice and nationalagencies resulted in uss Midway (CVA 41), duringopera- learning that automobilean' had acoordinated advancement in the de- tions against enemy aggressor forces in plungedover an embankmentinto the velopment and distribution of nuclear NorthVietnam on 10 Jun1965. murky waters of a lagoon, Bolrguignon weapons and material. He instituted im- Participatingin a mission against the and a companion Ieaped from their car, provementsfrom which substantial Than Hoipower plant, LTJG Dough- ran down the bank and dived into the monetary and personnel savings will ac- tiepressed home damaging attacks in lagoon.After one unsuccessful attempt crue. Admiral Johnson's participation in the face of heavy andaccurate anti- to locate any occupants of the vehicle, civicand military relationships foster- aircraft fire, which ultimately cost him theydived .beneath the surfacea

62 All HANDS secondtime and locatedan elderly prompt and courageous actions in risk- * HINOJOS,PAUL ROCHA, Hospital- woman in the front seat of the wreck- ing his own life to save another, ENS man, USN, inconnection with opera- age.Surfacing with the unconscious Fahslupheld the highesttraditions of tions against insurgent communist forces victim,they brought her to the shore the U.S.Naval Service. whileserving with Company C, First where a physicianwho had arrived ReconnaissanceBattalion at ChuLai, on the scenerevived her. Through his * SWENSON,DAVID C., Seaman, USN, Republic of Vietnam. During the after- prompt and heroicactions in the face for heroism on the afternoon of 3 Sep noon of 16 Oct 1965, a seriously wound- of greatpersonal risk, Bourguignon 1965,while serving aboard uss Shan- ed Marinereturned to the Company wasdirectly instrumental in saving a gri La (CVA 38). Finding that a ship- area from a patrol Hinojos administered life. mate had fallenunconscious to the medical aid to the wounded man. Later deck of avoid which contained in- in the afternoon, the Companybase * COLLIER,EDGAR C., Mineman 2nd sufficientoxygen for survival, Swen- camp wassubjected to intenseenemy Class, USN, for heroism on 10 Sep 1965 sonunhesitatingly descended into the smallarms fire. Disregarding his' own inperforming diving operations under voidwithout the aid of safetyequip- safety,Hinojos shielded the wounded extremelyhazardous conditions in the ment and attempted to rescue the vic- Marine from the fire with his own body MississippiRiver while searching for tim.Although unsuccessful because he until the firing stopped. Observing that a chlorine-laden barge which sank near wasalmost overcome, Swenson, by his another Marine was seriously wounded BatonRouge, La., during Hurricane promptand courageous actions in the during this encounter, Hinojos immedi- Betsy.Petty Officer Collier completed face of greatpersonal risk, upheld the ately went to his aid, and, working with numerousdives despite zero visibility highesttraditions of the US. Naval a fellow corpsman, treated the wounded in the turbulent river,which flowed Service. Marine.Throughout the remainder of with a six-toseven-knot-current and the day and night,Hinojos displayed wasfilled with surface and subsurface * VANDENBROCK,NICK, JR., Shipfitter exceptionaldevotion to duty and con- debris. He madepositive identification 3rdClass, USN, for heroism on the cernfor his comrades as he tirelessly of the sunkencontacts, thereby ex- afternoon of 20 Oct 1965 in connection attended to the needs of the wounded. pediting the searchoperation. His with an automobileaccident on U.S. Hiscourageous actions and inspiring personalcourage and sense of duty Highway 101 betweenOceanside and devotionto duty throughout were in- contributedsignificantly to the re- Carlsbad,Calif. Upon learning that an strumentalin saving the lives oftwo moval of a serious threat to the lives of auto had plunged over an embankment Marines and were in keeping with the Baton Rouge residents. into a lagoon,Vandenbrock and a highesttraditions of the U.S. Naval companionleaped from their car, ran Service.The Combat Distinguishing * CRETE,,ADRIEN A., Machinist's down the bank and divedinto the Deviceis authorized. MateFireman Apprentice, USN, for lagoon.After one unsuccessful attempt heroism on 10 Sepwhile serving on tolocate any occupants of the sub- * STILES, CHARLES W., Hospital Corps- board uss Robert A. Owens (DD 827), merged vehicle, they dived beneath the man2nd Class, USN, posthumously, in mooredwith uss Waldron (DD 699) surfaceasecond time and succeeded connectionwithoperations against alongside to starboard.When a ship- inlocating an elderlywoman in the enemyaggressor forces in SouthViet- matefell from a ladder,striking his wreckage.They brought the uncon- namwhile serving with a Marine in- head on the deck edge of a ship moored sciousvictim to shore,where a phy- fantry company on 29 Jun 1965. When alongside Owens, and fellunconscious sician revived her. Through his prompt twoMarines were wounded while into the water between the two ships, and heroic actions in the face of great attemptirtg to repairtheir amphibious Creteleaped into the water,dived personal risk, Vandenbrock was directly tractorduring a search and destroy beneath the surfaceand succeeded in instrumentalin saving a life. operation,Stiles unhesitatingly left his locating the unconsciousman. After position of safetyinside the tractor to bringinghim to the surface,Crete renderaid. As he finishedtreating the wedged himself between the two ships two casualties,another Marine was and held the victim's head above water wounded a short distance away. While untilassisted by others in completing respondingto the callfor a corpsman, the rescue.Through his prompt and Stiles was fatally wounded by a sniper's courageous action in risking his life to bullet.His outstanding courage and save that of another, Crete upheld the "lor heroic or meritorious achievement or selfless devotion to duty were in keeping highesttraditions of the U.S..naval serviceduring military operations . . ." with the highesttraditions of the US. service. Naval Service. The Combat Distinguish- * BENNETT, DANIELJ., Hospital Corps- ing Device is authorized. * FAHSL JOHN J., Ensign,USN, for man3rd Class, USNR, posthumously rescuing a three-year-oldboy from a whileserving as a medicalcorpsman Gold Star in lieu of Second Award fire in an Aurora,Colo., home on the in Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron * Bennett,Daniel J., Hospital Corps- afternoon of 16 Dec1965. Observing 365 in the Republic of Vietnam on 12 man3rd Class, posthumously,while heavysmoke billowing from the Jul 1965. Bennettparticipated in an participatingin amedical evacuation windows of a neighborhooddwelling, emergencymedical evacuation and of wounded U. S. Marine and Navy per- ENS Fahslrushed to the sceneand troopwithdrawal of an isolated U. S. sonnel on 17 Jul 1965. Bennett, despite wasinformed that a smallchild was Marine patrol that had been ambushed the heavy fire in the landing zone, left still in the .burningbuilding. Un- and surrounded at night. In the face hisaircraft and helped the wounded successfulhisinattempts to gain bf heavy enemy ground fire, unknown aboard.After ensuring that all the entrancethrough the rearbasement conditionsin the landingzone and wounded were safely aboard, he climb- doorbecause of heavysmoke and lack of visibility, he remained at his ed into the aircraft. While tending the flames,Fahsl dashed to the front of post,helping the woundedinto the woundedand preparing for takeoff, the house,jumped through a broked aircraft, tending their wounds and pro- Bennett was fatally wounded by hostile window, and crawledthrough the vidingfor their comfort. Through his fire. In sacrificinghis life to provide smoke- andflame-filled basement until skill,courage and devotion to duty, safety and comfort for hiswounded he succeededinlocating the child. Bennett played a vital role in the suc- comrades,Bennett upheld the finest Fahslbrought the boyback to the cessful completion of the mission. The traditions of the U. S. NavalService. brokenwindow and handedhim to a CombatDistinguishing Device is TheCombat Distinguishing Device is policemanon the outside. By his authorized for the medal. authorized for the medal.

AUGUST 1966 63 TheUnited States Navy Guardian of our Country The is responsible for maintainingcontrol of the sea and is readyforce on watchat home andover- seas, capableof strong action to preserve the peace orof instant offensive action to wln In war. It is upon the maintenance of thiscontrol that our country‘s gloriousfuture depends. The United States Navy exists to make it so. We Serve with Honor Tradition, volorand victory are the Navy’s heritage from the past. To these ma be added dedication, discipline and vigirance as the watchwordsof the present andfu- ture. At home oron distant stations, we serve with pride, confident in the respect of our country, our shipmotes, and our fami- lies. Ourresponsibilities saber US; our ad- versities strengthen us. Service toGod and Country is our special privilege. We serve with honor. The Future of the Navy The Navywill always employ new weap- ons new techniques andgreater power to proiect and defend the United States an the sea, under the seo, and in the air. Nowand in thefuture, control of the sea givesthe United States her greatest advan- tage for the maintenonce of peace and far victory in wor.Mobility, surrise, disparsal and offensive power are the eeynotes of the new Navy. The rootsof the Navy lie in a strong belief in the future, in continued dedication to our tosks, and in‘reflection an our heritage from the past. . Neverhave our opportunitiexnandour ra- sponsibilities been greater.

All HANDS The Bureau ofNaval Per- sonnel Career Publication, solicits interesting story materialand phota- araohs from individuals, ships, stations, squad- ;on; and other sources. Alimaterial received is carefully considered for publication. Here areafew suggestions farpreparino and submitting material: There’s agood story in every lob that’sbe- ing performed, whetherit’s on a nuclear car- rier, atugboat, in the submarine service or in the Seabees.The man on the scene is best qualifiedto tell what’s going on in hisoutfit. Stories about routine day-to-day jobs are prob- ably mast interesting to the rest ofthe Fleet. This is the only way everyone can get a look at all the different parts of the Navy. Research helps make agood story better. By talking with people whoare clo&ly related to the subiect materiola writer is ableto collect many additional details which odd interest and understandingto a story. Articles about new types of unclassified equip- ment, research projects, all typesof Navy as- signments and duties, academic and historical subjects personnel onliberty or during leisure hours bnd humorous and interestingfeature subieits are all of interest. Photographs arevery important, and should accompany the articles if possible. However, a good story should never beheld back for lack of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers clear, well- identified,8-by-10 lossy prints, but is notre- stricted to use of t!is type. All persons in the photographs should be dressed smartly and correctlywhen in uniform, and be identified by full name andrate or rankwhen possible. LO- cationand eneraldescriptive information and the name O? thephotographer shouldalso be given. Photographers should strive for ariginal- ity,and toke action pictures ratherthan group shots. ALL HANDS does not use poems (except New Year’s day logs), songs, stories on change of command, or editorial type articles. The writer’s name andrate or rank should be included on on article. Material timed for a certain date or event must be received beforethe first. dayof themonth preceding the month ofIntended publication. Address material to Editor, ALLHANDS, 1809 Arlington Annex, Navy Department, Washing- tan, D.C. 20370.

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