Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey I ice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey was born Decem- ber 23, 1H89 in Portland, Oregon. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908 and conunissioned Ensign in 1912. He then served on the battleship CALIFORNIA and the destroyer LA WHENCE. During World War I, he served in the gunboat .ANNAPOLIS and destroyer STE- VENS. His first international political experience was gained in the aftermath of World War I while on the staff of .Admiral Mark Bristol, U.S. High Commissioner to Turkey. In 1921 he was Borrowed to serve the Allied Commission of Trade with Turkey, and was an observer with the White Russian armies during the Crimean Cam- paign. Following duty in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships, Barbey became aide to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval .Academy in June 1928. He ne.xt commanded de- stroyer LEA, was inspector of ordnance at Mare Island, First Lieutenant of the battleship NEW YORK, then commanded destroyer RAMAPO. He took command of destroyer Division 1 7 in June 1 936, headed the War Plans Section in the Bureau of Navigation (not the Bureau of Naval Personnel) from June 1937 to May 1940, arid then commanded the battleship NEW YORK. During 1941-42, Vice Admiral Barbey, then a captain and Chief of Staff , Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, earned the Legion of Merit for professional skill in devising, developing, and executing the logistics plan for the first overall large-scale amphibious operations involving both the United States .Army and Naval forces. He became a member of .Admiral King ' s staff in May 1942. organizing and leading the first amphibious warfare section in the U.S. Navy Department. He thus had a primary role in the design, testing and developing of new beach craft (LS T, LCT, LCI) as well as the dock landing ship (LSD) and amphibious assault vehicles. In January 1 943. he became Commander. Amphibious Force. Southwest Pacific (lat- er Seventh Amphibious Force). Throughout the remainder of the Pacific War. Vice Admiral Barbey personally led his amphibious force ex- pertly planned and directing the brilliantly executed am- phibious assault landing upon which depended the suc- cess of the campaigns in new Britain. New Guinea. Moro- tai. Leyte and Luzon. He likewise served with superb distinction in transporting atid protecting troops of the Eighth Army landings in the Southern Philippines and North Borneo. He planned and led 56 major amphibious attacks against enetny installations, involving the landing of more than a million fighting men with their weapons, equipment, and supplies. His fearless leadership, tactical skill, and inspiring devotion to duty were recognized by the award of the Navy Cross, three awards of the Distin- guished Service Medal and Legion of Merit. At the close of World War II, Vice Admiral Barbey landed the occupation forces in Korea and carried out the delicate mission of redistributing Chinese Nationalist troops in China, Korea, and Manchuria. Later, he was Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier, (1947-1950), often acting as U.S. representative to the republics of that ocean area. At the time of his retirement of 30 June 1951 . he was the Commandant of the 13th Naval District. At his country ' s service for over 43 years. Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey died 11 .April 1969.