Cogswell (DD 651) - Naval Cruise Book

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74 a?ef10Wp Me dapzam on p U. S. qs. COGSWELL KDD-6519 CARE FLEET POST oFFlcE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1 March 1953 After looking through this Cruise Book, the thoughtful reader may wonder Xwhy the'Navyf goes to the effort and expense of sending ships to the Mediterranean. The reasons are many: To give encouragement to our NATO Allies, to gain experience in operating with them, tobecome familiar with the waters in that part of the world, and to increase mutual good feeling and understanding with the people of those coun- tries. The men of the Cogswell, upon returning from the Mediterra- nean, can look back with pride to a record of solid accomplishment in all of these spheres. We also hope that this Cruise Book will give the families and friends of the Cogswell crew a better idea of our ship and our activities, and that in the future it will recall fond memories of those cher- ished associations that are possible only to those who have been shipmates. A Enmett P. BONNER Commanding Officer u-f 1

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I' X CDR EMMETT P. BONNER, USN Commanding Officer COMMANDER Emmett P. Bonner was born in Macon, Georgia. He received his early education in the Lanier High School and attended Mercer University in Macon for one year. His naval career commenced with his enrollxnent at the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis from which he was gradu- ated in June of 1939. A His first duty station Was on board the USS MEMPHIS QCLISJ on which he served from 1939 to 1943 in Communications, Engineering, and Fire Control. The MEMPHIS operated with the Neu- trality Control in the South Atlantic during the War. From the MEMPHIS he was transferred to the USS MIAMI fCL89j Where he served as Air Defense Officer until 1945 with the fast Carrier Task Forces in the Pacific. In 1945 and 1946 he was Gunnery OfHcer on the ST. LOUIS QCL4-9,- Then he attended the US Naval War College, served a tour at the Bureau of Ordnance, and as Executive OHicer of the USS SHANNON QDMZSJ. From the SHANNON he was transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas at the Guided Missile School. His last duty station before reporting on board the COGS- WELL was in the Guided Missile Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. On 8 October 1952 in Piraeus, Greece, CDR Bonner relieved CDR R. S. Crenshaw, Jr. as Com- manding Oiiicer of the COGSWELL. The Captain and his charming Wife fwho pleased the ship with a visit during the cruise, have three children: two boys, Emmett, If-, and Mark, and a girl, Vance.

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Officers LCDR P. LAWRENCE MURPHY, US-N Executive Officer LT ALLISON E. DEER, USN Engineering Ofiicer Richmond, Mo. LT JAMES L. COTTER, USNR Gunnery Oilicer Pittsburgh, Pa. LT RICHARD W. JORDAN, USNR Operations Officer Nutley, N. J.