Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEPARTMENT OFFICERS engineering - LT. J. H. Wagner operations - Lt. R. T. Higgins gunnery - Ltjg. E. R. Snort supply - Ens. D. R. Syrncox

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Argentia, Newfoundland and represented the Navy in a tennis tournament with the British Navy at Bar Harbor, Maine. The winter of 1947 was spent in North European waters, the summer of '48, on a Midshipman Cruise to France, Portugal and Algeria, the fall in the Boston Navy Yard. After some refresher training at Guantanamo, the BORDELON was off for the Mediterranean for a five month tour of duty where she was honored when designated as one of three ships to visit Spain. This was the first visit to Spain by U. S. war- ships in ten years. Early winter was spent in the Davis Strait area across the Arctic Circle and followed by a period for leave and upkeep in Norfolk. The BORDELON'S second Med Cruise took the summer of '49, Her third Midshipman Cruise took her south to Panama. More operations around Norfolk prepared her for the third Med Cruise ,starting in January l95l. This cruise took her to Split, Yugo- slavia, that being the first visit to that country by a U. S. warship in many years. A yard period, refresher training, and the BORDELON was ready for this, her fourth cruise in the Mediterranean.

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wr-9-wovxvww-'4-'ae-. LCDR. C. E. SMITH, USN commissioned from the Naval Academy in Dec. '4l and assigned to USS NEW YORK CBB-34l. Participated in the invasion of North Africa in Nov. '42, On com- missioning detail of USS AMSTERDAM CCL-l OU in l944 and was in final operations of Third Fleet in Japanese waters in '45. Designated Naval Aviator in Nov. '48, Assigned Executive Officer VF4l during '49, Classifi- cation changed to llOO in Nov. and assigned aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College until May '52 when reassigned to present duty as XO, BORDELON. 1 I t