Operation DeepFreeze 1962 Cruise Book

Operation DeepFreeze 1962 Cruise Book.
Donated by Bob Heselberg
in memory of his brother, Richard.

Pictures and text are close to the same order as the book.
Pages are a mixture of graphics and text from the book.

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Earle Stephen Holston, GM3, Dallas, Texas
Is shown here steering the ship. "Tex" has lately been promoted to 3rd class Petty Officer through his hard work and studying. Before "Tex" came into the service he was a painter and a student. When he leaves the service "Tex" would like to study and become a police detective. "Tex," the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Holston, has been in the service 27 months and has been on the Vance for 24 months.
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fox03e.jpg Earle Stephen Holston, GM3, Dallas, Texas
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William H. Gilbert, FTM3, Sedora, Arizona
Is shown here manning Director 32. Bill has attended class "A" Fire Control Technician School and a class "C" School in his two years of naval service. At present he is the leading Fire Control Technician aboard the Vance and is helping the Sonarmen by standing sonar watches.
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fox04wg.jpg William H. Gilbert, FTM3, Sedora, Arizona
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Edward F. Scullion, GM2
Is shown here checking small arms "Sarge,"in his 14 years of service, served 8 years in the US Army. In his career "Sarge" has been stationed at 11 bases and aboard 4 ships, amont which are Japan, Korea, America, Germany, U.S.S. Glennon, U.S.S. Peterson and U.S.S. Wilhoite. he saw 13 months of action in Korea with the 25th Division of the 35th Inv. Reg. He now holds 8 decorations. This is "Sarge's" third consecutive Deep-freeze cruise.
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fox05es.jpg Edward F. Scullion, GM2
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Lanny R. Gilbert, FTMSN, Seattle, Washington
Is shown here holding C.M. on F.T. Radar. "Gill' has been in the Navy two years and on the Vance nine months. He has been promoted to seaman as the result of the last seaman test. The U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego., California, is where Gill has received his naval training as a Fire Control Technician. When Gill leaves the service he plans to get together his own combo and play the drums.
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fox06lg.jpg Lanny R. Gilbert, FTMSN, Seattle, Washington
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Arthur W. Charrett, SOG3, Los Angeles, California
Is shown here holding P.M. on a radar repeater. "Kirby" entered the Navy on November 6, 1958, and is at present studying icebergs, water phenomena and unusual marine life while down here on Operation Deep-freeze. He has been stationed at Fleet ASW School and Min Ron 7, Longbeach, California, in his 44 months of Naval service. Kirby would like to go into business for himself when he leaves the service.
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fox07ac.jpg Arthur W. Charrett, SOG3, Los Angeles, California

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