Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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Periscope X ' p. ' U.S.S. BORDELON C Jue U.S.S. Bordelon is a 2250-ton radar picket de- stroyer, launched and commissioned at Orange, Texas, in [945. The Bordelon is named alter Stall Seine. nit William fames Bordelon, USMC, who had been post- humously awarded the Congressional Medal ol Honoi for his valorous and gallant conduct as ,1 membei ol an engineer platoon attached to the 2nd Marine Division during the Battle ol Tarawa, Gilbert Island, on Novem- bei 20, 1943. Since commissioning, the Bordelon has served in l» th the Pacific and Atlantic Meets, and has had dut) in liolh Northern European waters and the Mediterranean. I hi set vice ribbons are the American [ heater, Asiatic- Pacific, China Service, and Navy Occupation Service. The present Commanding Officer, Commander |ohn E. [ohansen, USN, is a native ol Mobile, Uabama, and assumed command on Octobei 25, 1949, relieving Com mandet Carleton R. ken, fr., USN. I he home port ol the Bordelon is Norfolk, Virginia, where many ol the families ol officers and crew reside. We feel that we are a representative cross-section ol the people ol the United States ol Vmerica, and .uc in terested in out European neighbors in the interests ol iiiicination.il good-will .mil world-wide peace. lioriii ' lini entera o. calm hmOtn of a harbor

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U.S.S. BORDELON

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s COMM M)KK J. K. JOHANSOIS United States Navj Commanding Officer, I .S.S. Bordelon £ urn iii Mobile, Alabama, on March 9, 191 I. Mothei born in New Orleans, La.; [athei born .11 Skien, N ' .m.n and !) •( .inn- I . s. n izen in 1914. Enjoyed .i normal childhood attending Elementary and High s I H ml in Mobile and participating in .i varied lisi nl sports with emphasis on baseball and basketball. t the age nl fifteen, shipped on .i Norwegian vessel . a messboy. Held various berths in the U. S. Merchani Marine until 1940. During 1 1 1 i -. period became .i licensed link office] .mil commissioned Ensign in the I S. Naval Reserve in 1 9 16. Was called to active lui in [anuary, I ' Mii and • [ Jt-i 1 1 one yeai training duty on board the U.S.S. Vestal, aftei which had command ol the following vessels until trans- Ici to shore dut) in 1946: U.S.S. Brambling, I .S.S. ) Ws 84, U.S.S. Croutei (DE), U.S.S. I. M. Robinson (DE), .Hid I .s.s. Provo Victory (AKL). Accepted for transfer to the Regulai Navy in 1946 while in command il the Naval Barracks, Mobile, . Ma- li, una. Was then transferred to duty as Ass ' t Operations Officei ai the Headquarters ol the Eighth Naval District, then to Naval Station, New Oilcans, as Executive Officer. Education was completed under the Hollaway Plan at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and at George Wash- in gton University. Ordered to U.S.S. Bordelon in I ) toiler, 1949 as Commanding Officer. LT. COMDR. J. D. PATTERSON United States Navy Executive Officer, U.S.S. Bordelon JJ urn May I. 1921 in Panama City, Panama. Attended New Mexico Military Institute. Columbian Preparatory School and l ' . S. Naval Academy, graduating in Decem- ber. 1941. Joined U.S.S. Wichita CA-45 in February. 1942 and remained in Atlantic Area as unit ot American- British Fleet until alter landings at Casablanca in No- vember ol 1942. Ship arrived in South Pacific Area in January, 1943 and operated around Guadalcanal until joining Northern Pacific Force for kiska campaign in March, 1943. Joined Mid-Pacifi striking force in Janu- ary, 1944. Participated in capture ol Saipan and (.nam in August. 1944, then was transferred to U.S.S. Fall River CA-131 as Main Battery Assistant. Was transferred as Gunnery Officer U.S.S. Franklin CV-13 in January, 1946. Remaining until November, 1946 until transferred to Florida Group Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Became Executive Officer U.S.S.Bordelon DDR-881 in August, 1949.