Barbey (FF 1088) - Naval Cruise Book

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ding 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 Distinguished 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 on 30 June 1951, he was Commandant of the 13th Naval District. At his retirement Vice Admiral Barbey had been in his coun- try ' s service for over 43 years. Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey died 11 April 1969. RADM BARBEY and GEN Douglas Mac ARTHUR inspect the invasion beaches at Morotai. Netherlands East Indies, on the first day of landings there, 15 September 1944.

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VADM D. E. Barbey, USN Vice Admiral Daniel Edward Barbey was born 23 December 1889 in Portland, Oregon. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908 and commissioned Ensign in 1912. He then served in the battleship CALIFORNIA and the destroyer LAWRENCE. During World War I, he served in the gunboat ANNAPOLIS and destroyer STEVENS. 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 192 1 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 next com- manded destroyer 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 17 in June 1936; headed the War Plans Section in the Bureau of Navigation (now the Bureau of Naval Personnel) from June 1937 to May 1940; and then commanded the battleship NEW YORK. During 1941-1942, Vice Admiral Barbey, then a cap- tain and Chief of Staff, Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, earned the Legion of Merit for professional skill in devis- ing, developing, and executing the logistic plan for the first overal large-scale amphibious operations involving both the United States Army and Navy forces. He became a member of Admiral King ' s staff in May 1942, organizing and heading 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 (LST. LCT, LCI) as well as the Dock Lan- ding Ship (LSD) and amphibious assault vehicles. In January 1943 he became Commander, Amphibious Force, Southwest Pacific (later Seventh Amphibious Force). Throughout the remainder of the Pacific War, Vice Admiral Barbey personally led his Amphibious Force, ex- pertly planning and directing the brilliantly executed amphibious assault landings upon which depended the success of the campaigns on New Britain, New Guinea, Morotai, Leyte, and Luzon. He likewise served with superb distinction in transporting and protecting troops of the Eighth Army landings in the Southern Philippines and North Borneo. He planned and led 56 major amphibious attacks against the enemy, involving the Ian-

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WestPac 76-77 30 Jul 76 Depart San Diego 06-13 Aug 76 Comptuex 1-7T, Hawaiian Opareas 14-17 Aug 76 Inport Pearl Harbor 25 Aug 76 Inchop Seventh Fleet 25 Aug-05 Sep 76 Escort duty, Philippine Sea 06-24 Sep 76 Inport Subic Bay 12-29 Oct 76 Exercise Kangaroo II 30 Oct-06 Nov 76 Inport Geelong 17-21 Nov 76 ASW Escort Duty, Philippine Sea 22 Nov- 11 Dec 76 Inport Subic Bay 12-22 Dec 76 ASW Multiplex Misslex, Philippine Sea | 23-28 Dec 76 Inport Subic Bay 1 31 Dec 76-05 Jan 77 Inport Hong Kong 1 1 08-14 Jan 77 Inport Subic Bay ■ 1 15-26 Jan 77 Readiex 1-77 ASW Exercises, Philippine Sea 1 Zndian Ocean Jropic aP Capncam 27 Jan-12 Feb 77 Inport Apra Harbor, Guam 17-18 Feb 77 Inport Subic Bay 21 Feb 77 Inport Kaohsiung 22-25 Feb 77 Exercise Sharkhunt XX 26 Feb 77 Inport Kaohsiung 28 Feb-01 Mai 77 Inport Subic Bay 06 Mar 77 Inport Apra Harbor, Guam 14 Mar 77 Inport Pearl Harbor 14-21 Mar 77 Operation T ger. Pearl Harbor to San Dieeo 21 Mar 77ARRIVAL PIER SEVEN, NAVSTA SAN DIEGO ■