Benjamin Stoddert (DDG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER JOHN R. KINT Born and reared in Bremerton, Washington, Commander John R. Kint earned his commission through the U. S. Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1949. Commander Kint ' s first ship was the heavy cruiser USS TOLEDO (CA-133), where he served as Assistant Fire Control Officer. In 1953 Commander Kint attended a joint services guided missile course run by the U. S. Army at Fort Bliss, Texas and followed this with a tour as an instructor at the U. S. Naval Guided Missile School, Pomona, California. In 1956 he returned to sea as the Missile Officer on the staff of Commander Cruiser Divi- sion SIX in the Atlantic Fleet. CRUDIVSIX had then recently been reorganized to include USS BOSTON (CAG-1) and USS CANBERRA (CAG-2), the first guided missile ships of the U. S. Navy, as well as the USS NORTHAMPTON (CC-1), the first post World r. -t- v v,iniand Ship. In 1960, accompanied by his family, Commander Kint reported to London for duty as Flag Sec- retary and Aide to Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe. He reported next to USS GRIDLEY (DLG-21) in November 1963 and served as Executive Officer in that ship until receiv- ing his orders to his first Command at sea, USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22).

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I r 9 X COMMANDER EDMUND B. TAYLOR JR. Born in Baltimore, Md. and reared in the Eastern United States, Cdr. Taylor was prepared at Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va, and the Univ. of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1953. In 1963 Commander Taylor became Assistant Head of the Special Weapons Branch, Strategic Plans Division, Office of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C. For his work in Nuclear Weapons Development, Commander Taylor received the Secretary of the Navy Commendation. He was promoted to the rank of Commander, U.S. Navy in April, 1966, and in July of that year reported to the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., where he completed the Resident Course. On July 21, 1967, Commander Taylor assumed command of the USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22) in ceremonies conducted in the Gulf of Tonkin while the ship was assigned to Operation St , x ae 4200 ton guided missile destroyer is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, an( ' .s a ur.L of Destroyer Division 112, known as the Hawaiian Warriors.

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LI li L CAPTAIN K. V. JOHNSON Captain Keith V. Johnson, USN, attended Northwestern University as a Midshipman. His first tour of duty was as Gunnery Officer in USS LST 1073. Captain Johnson has since served as Gunnery Division Officer in USS BOXER (CV-21): Executive Officer in USS ROBINSON (DD-562), and Operations Officer in USS ALBANY (CG-10). He has commanded USS CHARLES E, BRANNON (DE-446) and USS BARNEY (DDG-6). Other duties include assignment as Range Officer at NAS Seattle; Intelligence on Staff of Com- mander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet: and Assistant Attache assignments in the Embassies in London and in Stockholm. After attending the Naval War College in Newport, R. I., Captain Johnson took command of Destroy- er Division One Hundred Twelve. His wife, Marjorie; daughter, Cynthia; and son Leif, presently are living in Honolulu, Hawaii.