Bataan (CVL 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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KOBE TOURS Hridc and groom leave Shrine after wedding cere- mony. Temple and Shrine where wedding took place.

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CHANGE OF COMMAND In Yokosuka, on 14 April 1952, change of command ceremonies took place on the flight deck. Captain William Miller, known and re- spected by the crew of BATAAN, made his Claplaiii Miller welcomes C ' aptain Hoincy aboard. farewell .speech and introduced Captain Harry R. Horney, the new skipper. Five days later BATAAN left Yokosuka for Korean waters determined to work hard under the new Captain but still not forgetting Captain Miller. Coming from the staff of ComCarDiv II in April, 1951, Captain Miller served a year and 1 1 days aboard BATAAN before his transfer to the Joint Staff Office. Captains Horney and Miller had worked together in 1949, at the Bikini Lcdr. VVheaton presents coniiiiiss ' .oninij pennant to Captain Miller. Captain Horney and Cdr. Arndt bid farewel to Captain Miller. atomic tests. Captain Miller was Opera- tions Officer for Commandei Naval Task Group at the time and Captain Horney was skipper of the Cumberland Sound, the ship that set off the first underwater atomic explosion at the ' 46 tests. Captain Horney came to BATAAN with a very impressive record behind him. He enlisted in the Navy in 1922 and shortly after went to the Naval Academy. He graduated in 1927 and received his wings three years later. He served as Chief of Staff for Admiral Byrd during one of the latter ' s Antarctic trips. He has had experience in ASW and Air-Sea rescue work, the latter coming when he was in charge of all forward area Pacific Air-Sea rescue work in 1945. He came to BATAAN after serving as Chief of Staff for Com- CarDi - I while that group was at the front.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTION Even with the ship deployed in a forward area, the annual administrative inspection had to be held. On 23 April 1952, while in Kobe, BATAAN was visited by an official inspection party consisting of ComCarDiv 15, Admiral Corn- well, and his staff, assisted by Captain Morsi of the USS BAIROKO and officers from that ship. The administrati e inspection Admiral Cornwell holds Administrative Inspection of the crew. consists of a complete check on all phases of the administration and command rela- tions of the ship, including all departments and personnel. Admiral Cornw ell and his party combed BATAAN from top to bottom scrutinizing Admiral Clornwcll, Captain Morsi (of the Bairoko), C aptain Horncy, Cdr. Arndt, Cdr. Ford. Admiral Cornwell inspects our gcdunk stand. records, spaces, and equipment for discrepancies. Upon completion of their tour a criticjue was held and each officer in charge of a separate phase reported his findings with suggestions for improvement. These suggestions were few in number and were far outweighed by words of commendation. The ship received an overall mark of excellent, a grade which brought a great deal of justifiable pride to the officers and men of BATAAN. Thus BATAAN could show that e en under the rigors of a full operating schedule she had maintained the highest standards of Navy effi- ciency and could be credited with one more job well done. 1