Ault (DD 698) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1960 volume:

I •. I ... CD T -69 ) Commander Wilfred G. CHARTIER, USN was born August 21, 1919, in Manistique, Michigan, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred J. CHARTIER of San Diego, California. While attending St. Norbert ' s College, DePere, Wisconsin, CDR CHARTIER en- listed in the Naval Reserve and was ordered to active duty in April 1941. CDR CHARTIER saw action while serving on the USS ARCTIC (AF-7) at Pearl Har- bor and the USS ZEILIN (APA-3) during assaults on Guadalcanal and Attu. The USS ZEILIN was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for its participation in the operations against Attu, Aleutian Islands. In 1943. while a yeoman first class, CDR CHARTIER was commissioned an Ensign in the unrestricted line. CDR CHARTIER saw service aboard the Navy ' s first LSMR at Okinawa, where he was awarded the Bronze Star with combat clasp. The ship, LSMR- 193. received the Presidential Unit Citation. In May 1947 CDR CHARTIER was commissioned in the Regular Navy. He served aboard the USS CIMARRON (AO-22) and the USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON (DD-786) be- fore being transferred to shore duty at the Fleet Training Group San Diego, California. After completion of the five term program at Marquette University and General Line School, CDR CHARTIER reported aboard the USS DUNCAN (DDR-874) as Executive Officer in March 1954. He was promoted to LCDR on 1 August 1954 and assumed command of the USS MARSH (DE-699) on 16 July 1955. In 1958 CDR CHARTIER was transferred to the staff of the Commander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy. He was promoted to CDR on 1 July 1959 and assumed command of the USS AULT (DD-698) on 5 August 1959. CDR CHARTIER is married to the former Elayne Rita KAAP.and has two children; Randy, seventeen, and Antoinette, six. They live at 135 Glen Road, Lynnhaven, Virginia. Mt T e4. T c( 2SS r €ifrtaiH. , ' Ti cM cuuC o T e4. T ca 222 2 €ifit zut S ' Po ttex :nl ec?KBeo This Is Absolutely the Last Time I ' m Warning you %] irt. 7 Tftudic I 1 H l HBfl VIH ' ' ' ' H s B , - |H B? f tirm- Sn ' :u is5i§ 1 IP H WUt ■ EKH ■ IB H ee i4. at Sea - . M '  '  ■ Liberty Boat Alongside i ' VCecC Pont 4 Some Played Soccer il Some Did Weaving And Some Had the Duty 10 % «c uft iecf We visited the Black Sea ports of Ergli and Samsun, and the Med port of Antalia. At Ergli there was a parade honoring Ataturk-the Turkish George Washington 11 Turkey is a place of many sounds and colors ' i A place of Roman ruins and scenic harbors A place where a chief met a camel Ij 12 !ir; : |..KJ I iri-Ur ,.. ,. . 13 We Took Tours l fdei 14 Saw Ancient Temples Modem Churches Small Villages and Medieval Fortresses 15 -S ' aw 7 Se 4 Uh 16 - --rt- k 1? at Se z W St ltC04€ k 4 17 Side 4 fuU efi 0% 4 innce% t t Ocee% 18 TfCeoH i Ti on i ). i 19 4 td ot t . ' ■ ' ' ■i ' ' - 4- t f ■ i «k 20 Kci M O t 21 r i . ' i a e at Sea The Russian Trawler That Followed the Fleet 22 I Sea fZ-e P,-i, 23 5 B i H • ■ 1 _ JiHHi l H fi ' ' % •ffWwiifia 5 I 24 i 6 et eire t e4ACiftw uH ' cutcC : - r. j. mW 25 .04He St. 27 I 28 I z Tl zoiat T eoceMi a td t Sa tcUe T cuf ' Pomade V ( I i L« • -« : Before the Parade We Were In- spected Admiral Jueblin and Admiral Galatin Review Ault Men 29 TiSS 4M CD Z -69 ) e fs) Ad |5 C9 ) VC T -5 1 7- £- • VZ) x: ' --s ' f,,,. 1VA T GoLFl JoA V 9 n £j.o , m ' frI ' V L c 9 vrf T iimf : r. L y C v Tiivftt,, MAi : ' Rota GoLFo Oi MoffROcco i. r ? A ' tuNlS L w THecUten uutecut ( ncU e f 60  i Ni o- t K fioMA VJ ' % - ' ft ' I 9r(,f  i f niwi s ' S . u.s.s. «-• « o (fi a S IT err jRediterra iean ea. E ypT % I 32 K a%ceioH€i a Ttecu o fun do ie ( ukc 4doand 33 CE5 0IV Z2.Z. OEWRriNG 34 Gunnery Communications Staff Ops efraftt KCHt ecuU. Engineering Operations Supply 35 ■ I (t 4Zfita H. l ue cM 4cUHctted fc!( 1 -= 37 ' 1 } -- J I I % f yj ff 39 • V 1 TfOi. zcecf ' 4. Y.YOO ' Ci NE VER GUSTS aJH 9 7 J CHOCOLATE f) )Qe ' 41 II A n  M D I D R N S nr H I TOLD YOU r IaJ 95 UeA ' Y curr AX ' h 44 ► r V e L ? O ' Dtoi c M • s ff Radarmen Et ' s And a Barber mmmr HIGH ■■■ ' Ij l £ 3 3p ' OKAy BOUWOS,MOV THATV CV LOCATtDTHe POV £« SUrft f. 47  llM I z 4 li 7 m r ]  l A I Soccen. 50 k fCCUH i The Ault Soccer Team Never Won A Game But Won Many Friends 51 7 52 I t 7 Sa t aee 53 54 EMi. C ' 55 56 My what big stripes you have B — 1 I 1 ti 57 58 i-j 59 S ttox «4 7t. 70. SettuUcU tt Z ' ;f4 fUC9. S P oto n ' CifiA TOuHtU . S ' H eMlKCAA 60 f t k