Show Take Part Port In Recovery Of Astronaut Calvin R. R George interior communications electric i a an n fireman son of Mr 1 and Mrs Aaron R R. R George of E. E S S. S Bountiful and John E. E Delliskave fireman apprentice apprentice ap prentice son of oC Mr and Mrs 1 John Delliskave of 99 N. N Hwy 91 North Salt Lake are serving aboard the radar picket pick pick- et ct destroyer Frank Knox and took part in the Pacific recovery of Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper May 1 1415 15 during during dur dur- ing his 22 orbits of the tile earth THIRTEEN ships in the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Recovery Force patrolled five pre-planned pre recovery areas areas areas ar ar- ar- ar during the Ule flight The ships were supported by navy carrier based aircraft and air force land based planes A special world spanning naval communications n net network c t W o 0 I rk k linked the Ute Pacific Force with the Atlantic Recovery Force and Cape and Cape Canaveral Fla The primary recovery ship was the aircraft carrier U S Kearsarge which picked up Astronaut Walter at atthe atthe atthe the conclusion of his six-orbit six flight night last October The other 12 ships were the tile destroyers Epperson Fletcher John W. W Thomason John A. A Bole Lofberg Duncan Mansfield Frank Knox Taussig Taussig Taus- Taus sig De Haven Lyman Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly man K Swenson and Shelton COMMUNICATIONS for lor the Pacific Recovery Force were centered at Honolulu one of oC the worlds world's largest naval communications stations It connects the Pacific Recovery Force with recovery elements clements around the world and with Cape Canaveral The Knox is a Pacific Fleet unit operating out of Yoko- Yoko suka sutra Japan She provided communications as w well e ell 11 as tracking and locating the space ca capsule ule |