Boone (FFG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR R. Douglas Hughes COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Ronald Uougl i I luglius is a nativi. ' ot Spartanburg, South Car- olina. He recei ed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the Citadel, in Charleston, SC in 1976. Commander Hughes began his naval career as Combat Inlmiii.ition Ci ' ntcr (iffia-r and Navigator on the lESSF. L. BROWN (FF 1089), doploving to the Mediterranean, South .-Vmerica and Northern Europe. He reported to Navv Recmiting Area Three In Macon, C.A to ser e as Enlisted Programs Officer in 1980. Completing Department Head school in Newport, Rl in Mav 1982, Com- mander Hughes became Combat S stems Officer aboard the destroyer USS OB.ANNON (DD 987), homeported in Charleston, and made deployments to South .-Vmerica and Northern Europe. His second department head tour was at Destroyer Squadron SIX, as Combat Systems Officer In 1986, Commander Hughes ser ' ed as Assistant Chief of Staff for Material and Logistics at Com- mander, Cruiser Destro er Group TWO, and depkned with the staff to the Mediterranean aboard USS JOHN F KENNEDY, and also to the Mediterranean and Northern Atlantic aboard USS IOWA and USS TICONDEROGA. Commander Hughes ' next assignment was to the Na al War College, in Newport, Rl where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Nahonal Securi- t and Strategic Studies and concurrently earned a Master of Science degree in Management from Salve Regina Uni ' ersitv. He then ser ed as Executix ' e Offi- cer of USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (CG 20), homeported in Charleston, from lune 1989 to January 1991. Following this tour, he ser -ed as Weapons Officer aboard the USS WISCONSIN (BB 64) until decommissioned in July 1991. Ser ing from .August 1991 to June 1994, Commander Hughes ' was assigned to the Pentagon on the staff of the Chief of Na al Operations, Surface Warfare Division (N ' 86) as Head, Surface Warfare Manpower Commander Hughes ' personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards) and the Navy Commendation Medal. Commander Hughes is married to the former Nancy Lee Posey of Sparatan- burg. South Carolina. Thev ha e two children, Reggie and Lee Ann. ■ f 1 I u :? « ■ m ' r «%53 r V .Abo e: CDR Hughes confers with the Commanding Officer of the ADMIRAL KUSNETSOV , the former So -ief Union ' s premiere aircraft carrier. Above: The Commanding Officer addresses the crew of the USS Boone.

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Admiral Joel T. Boone, Medical Corps United States Navy Awarded the MEDAL OF HONOR: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Sixth Regi- ment, United States Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy at and in the vicinity of Vierzy, France on f July, 1918. with absolute disre- guard for personal safety ever conscious and mindful of the sufferiiig fallen. Lieutenant Boone, leaving the shelter of a ravine, went forward onto the open field where there was no protection and, despite the extreme enemv fire of all cal- ibers, through a hea ' y mist of gas, applied dressings and first aid to wounded Marines. This occured southeast of Vierzy, near the cemetery, and on the road south from that town. When the dressings and supplies had been exhausted, he went through a heavy barrage of large-caliber shells, both high explosive and gas, to replenish these supplies, returning quickly with a sidecar load, and administered them in sa ' ing the lives of the wounded. A second trip, under the same conditions and for the same purpose, was made by Lieu- tenant Boone later that day. Lieutenant Boone ' s determin- ing and perser ering actions, courageous spirit, and selfless devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the unit- ed States Naval Service. Following World War 1, Admiral Boone served on the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, as Director of the Bureau of Na ' al Affairs with the Red Cross. In 1922 he became the Medical Officer aboard the Presidential ' acht, USS MAYFLOWER, where he was physician to Presidents Admiral Boone served in nimierous posts after 1933 until his retirement in 1950. His posts took him across the United States and the Pacific. He v ' as the Senior Medical Officer aboard USS RELIEF Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Between 1929 and 1933 he was Presi- dential Physician during the administration of Herbert Hoover. and USS SAR.-XTOGA, and at Naval Air Station San Diego, California. From 1943- 1945, he ser ed as Medical-Officer-in- Charge at the Na al Hospital in Seattle, Washington. In 1945, upon promotion to Commodore, he v as selected by Admiral William F. Halsey to be one of three officers to liberate Allied Prisoners of War in Japan. In addition, he served as the Naval Medical Corps Representati e at the surrender ceremonies of the Japanese aboard USS MIS- SOURI in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The Joel T. Boone Clinic on the Naval Amphibious Base in Little Creek, Virginia was dedicated to him on March 15, 1972. Admiral Boone was involved with the Veterans Administration and other organizations until his death in 1974.

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Left: Addressing the crew during one of many awards ceremonies onboard Boone during her deployment. Ik ' low; One of Comniiinder I lughes ' li ;hti ' r moments. ■ 3 Wfi Mift jW f ' ■(HH MOKlrj kw a ?sfl iilsV Far left: The captain prepares physi- cally and mentally for the much cele- brated football game in CORFU, GREECE, between the wardroom and the CPO mess. The wardroom von the game, 40-0. Abo e: CDR Hughes welcoming visi- tors to the USS Boone. The Boone host- ed thousands of isitors during her deployment. Left: During a farewell dinner for LTJG Radzik in Corfu, Greece.