Cruise book, page 20
Deck Force—1st Division
Top: Unknown; L.R. Whizzington; H.L. Bray; unknown; unknown; R. Ramerel; R. Scull; K.R. Anderson.
Middle: L.O. McGaughey; E.L. Beeler; unknown; R.H. Biffle; A.J. Salimbene; unknolwn.
Bottom: A.L. Chaney; A.F. Nugent; unknown; C.M. Comer; A. Morrissette, R. Ahlers.
Comment: Chaney received a Purple Heart for a neck wound sustained during the liberation of the Philippines; Ahlers and Anderson are mentioned in Joe Moll’s first person article regarding the Battle of Kula Gulf.
Acknowledgment: Ray Biffle, Roy Scull, John O’Neill and Lloyd Blakesley.