|
Reprinted from the USS
Oklahoma City (CLG-5) 1971-1972 Cruise
Book
FG Division
Row one: P Malcolm, D Hagerty, W
Wong, T Conway, W O'Malley, M Pelnar, W Deck, D Hensiek, P Nakayama
Row two: C Survais, C Vaughan, L Schmidtka, F Britton, J Bertrand, G Kerls,
J Getz, G Laedlein
Row three: R McGraw, P Murphy, N Ocasion, S Kobylinski, C Hunter, D
Gassoway, D Carnes, R Reynolds, E Marchelta
Row one: K Rawson, F Varela, F Legard,
S Forsell, S Hampton, W Darling, C Martin
Row two: R Fernandez, J Kirby, D Dickerson, V Jones, R Vargason, C
Knowlton, R Newsom, M O'Connell, J Brattin
FG Division is responsible for
operation and maintenance of all gunnery weapons on board. This
includes the 6-inch/47 caliber turret, 5-inch/38 caliber mount, Mk. 37
director, main and secondary battery plotting rooms, 6-inch and 5-inch
magazines and handling rooms and the ship's armory.
The gunner's mates (GMGs) of FG Division are basically responsible for the
maintenance and operation of the 6-inch turret and 5-inch mount and
magazines. Additionally, they run the ship's armory and keep all
small arms, such as M-1s, .50 caliber machineguns, Thompson submachineguns,
BARs and shot-line guns.
The fire control technicians (FTGs) are responsible for the up-keep and
operation of all gunfire control gear on board, which includes the Kk. 25
radar, 51 director and fire control computers. |
