Braine (DD 630) - Naval Cruise Book

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DESTROYER DIVISION 212 CAPT S. L. COLLINS, COMDESDIV 212 Our Division Commander, COMDESDIV 212, is CAPT S. L. COLLINS, USN. CAPT Collins Was commissioned in 1939 after graduating from the U. S. Naval Academy, Class 1939. During World War II, he served on SARATOGA CCV 35, BERNADOU CDD 1535, TEXAS CBB 345, and BIRMINGHAM CCL 625. He has been Commanding Officer of H. D. CROW CDE 2525, MONSSEN CDD 7985, and HUNT CDD 6745. Prior to assuming COMDESDIV 212, CAPT Collins attended the U. S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, he was assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Western and Northern Europe, and was Chief of Staff COMPHIBRON 5. He Wears the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V , and the Navy Unit Commendation for service on BIRMINGHAM. LTJG D. O. KIRKLAND LTJG W. W. MEDARIS 8 .4 m Q S f .fmiwx I . in IAQQVW, 5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMODORE

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LCDR WILSON EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Wilson was commissioned as an Ensign in June, l950, after serving for four years in the NROTC CRegularJ program at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Since that time, he has served in the PALAU QCVE 1225, as a student at the Naval Intelligence School, MANSFIELD QDD 7285, in Staff CTF 95, Commander United Nation Escort and Blockade Force, District Intelligence Office, Potomac Naval River Com- mand, HOLDER CDD 8l9D, as Commanding Officer of MOSOPELEA KATE 1585, with Director of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and presently as Executive Officer of BRAINE. I-le resides With his Wife, Wilda, and four children at 6363 Clyde Ave. , in San Diego. ON THE BRIDGE THE HIGHLINE DETAIL 7

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