Barton (DD 722) - Naval Cruise Book

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OUR .FORMER CCAPT COMMANDER FLOYD T. THoMPsoN, H viif U.s.' NAVY 1' Commander Thompson was born April 7, 1915, in Ohio. He attended Grade School and High School in Fostoria, His naval career began When he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1936. His first duty station Was the U.S.S. Arizona. During the neutrality patrol and the first year of World War II he vvagg attached to a destroyer operating off the east coast convoys to England and Iceland. In 1943 he was assigned in the U.S.S. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier. He participated the Marshalls, Palau, and Philippine operations. In early he was assigned to Naval Group China as Staff Aerological oilie cer and later as Executive Oilicer. His duties sent him to such remote Chinese cities as Chungking, Kunming and later Shanghai His assignments since the war include -Naval Air Training Base, Corpus Christi, and instructor at General Line School, Newport. In 1949 he was assigned to the U.S.S. Montague QAKA-981 as Executive Oiflcer. With her he participated in landings at Inchon, Korea, in August, 1950. Shortly thereafter Commander Thompson joined the Staff of Commander Seventh Fleet Where he participated in the Wonsan operation and the evacuation of Hungnam. Commander Thompson assumed Command of the Barton in August, 1951 at Norfolk. His decorations include: Bronze Star, Yun Huii' decoration from the Nationalist Chinese government, and Gold Star in Lieu of Bronze Star for performance of duty while a member of Staff of Commander Seventh Fleet in Korea. I'

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COMMANDER DJESTROYIER SQUAURUN TWU CAPTAIN RICHARD B. LEVIN, U. s. NAVY Captain Levin is a native of Brooklyn, New York. Following graduation from New Haven, Conn., High School he matriculated at the'Naval Academy, and was graduated with the Class of 1927. Prior to assuming his present duties in May, 1952, Captain Levin was Inspector of Recruit- ing in New York. As a commander, he commissioned the destroyer USS KNIGHT early in World War Two. During the year she was under his command, they participated in the North African Campaign. He was next ordered as Navigating, and later Executive, Officer of the cruiser USS CAN- BERRA, operating with the Third and Fifth Fleets in Pacific waters. Following conclusion of hostilities, Captain Levin was ordered as Professor of Naval Science at Iowa State College, in Ames, Iowa. ' - During our cruise the Commodore served as Commander, East Coast Blockade Forces and Commander, Wonsan Bombardment Element in Task Force NIN-ETY-FIVE, as Screen Com- mander of Hunter-Killer Group, NAVFE, and twice as Screen Commander of Task Force SEVENTY-SEVEN. He and his staff rode the BARTON until we struck- a mine on 16 Sep- tember, when he shifted his command to the USS PIERCE CDD7 531 for the remainder of the cruise. I His decorations include the American Defense with star. Euronean-African-Middle East rib- bon with one starg and the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with six battle. stars. STAFF PERSONNEL ENLISTED Clendenin, RMNC, USNR OFFICERS LCDR Arbogast, USNR Mc USN LCDR van Gelder, USN R Compm' Q ' I A Lucas, YN2, USN Cooke, SD2, USN Walsh, QMSN, USN A LT. Constant, USNR LT. Weiss, USNR Gregory, YNSN, USN Q 1. gff, . Graham, YNC, USN . gf A ' 3 1 fff . . I. . ..,, 3, f .1-.QV ,, VY ': -,. JK-1 Cake and congratulations as the Commodore celebrates 30 yea-rs of Naval service.

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Captain Levin Following gram Academy, and W Prior to assum ing in New York As a command During the year T He was next c BERRA, operatin 1 Following cons at Iowa State Co During our cz Commander, Wo mander of Hun SEVENTY-SEVIU tember, when he cruise. His decoratiox bon with one st: ai I COMMANDER DESTRUYER SQUADRON Two CAPTAIN RICHARD B. LEVIN, U. S. NAVY . , .. , , X, mlated at the Naval - - f ' vw. -.--.......,,..,,.. welcgmg tg I in I g VW ,lspector of Recruit- Desfroyer Barton lZX.:z1f.2i'f,1i.I?g3: Here for Overhaul PORTSMOUTH - The destroyer Barton CDD-7223, a veteran of both European and Pacific -action during World War H 'and the Korean Conflict, has entered, Naval Shipyard' for a 3-month regular overhaul costing S780.000. . Aftergparticipating in shore bom- bardment against the Normandy, France, beaches on D-Day for the invasion of Europe in 1944i fthe destroyer shifted to the Pacific for action with the 7th Fleetg During. the Pacific- campaign she participated in battle of Leyte task force effdrts that brought .air strikes' against the Japanese home islands and en- gaged in shore bombardment of Okinawa. She sank an enemy submarine cargo ships and a num- ber of aircraft. ' 5 The destroyer is the second. to be named after Rear Adm. John K. Barton, who did much to develop steam engineering.. 'She was built in 1943 at Hath, Me., Iron Works, first of Jghe 32,200- ton Sumner class destroyers. . lk Pk PU- The first Barton stayed afloat less thanqsixgmonths after her commissioning in May 1942. An enemy ,torpedo sank her off Guadalcanal. F ' Her skipper, Cmdr. John E. Downin, USN, is a native of Baltimore, Md., and attended the University of Maryland! Although his family lives in Norfolk now, he still maintains a residence in Baltimore, Downin has served in the Na cruiser USS CAN- or of Naval Science -lockade Forces and E, as Screen Com- ,der of Task Force a mine on 16 Sep- le remainder of the :an-Middle East rib- . VY 19 years, much of which has been 'spent on destroyers. Helwas as-. 'signed to the destroyer Mayo for . most of World War II. A .D Prior to assuming ,command of the Barton he -was executive of- ficer ofthe Ingraham. T USNR , . LCDR Van Gelder, USN LT. Constant, USNR LT. Weiss, USNR Compart, QMC, USN Lucas, YN2, USN Cooke, SD2, USN Walsh, QMSN, USN , Gregory, YNSN, USN Graham, YNC, USN Cake and congratulations as the Commodore celebrates 30 years of Naval service.