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A HISTORY Since her assignment to the U. S. Pacific Fleet a few months after commissioning July 2, 1945, at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, COMSTOCK has been a proud member of the Pacific Fleet Am- phibious Force. From April 16 to November 24, 1959, COM- STOCK called at Oahu, Kwajalein, Republic of Philippines, Okinawa, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ja- pan and Guam, and participated in Seventh Fleet exercises. This book sets down some of the events of this, the latest in her numerous Far Eastern tours of duty. Earlier, COMSTOCK completed four tours in Korean waters from September 1950 to June 1953. While operating with United Nation forces, COMSTOCK served as flagship for Mine Squadrons 3 and 7 and Minesweeping Boat Di- vision 1, as gunfire support ship, and as boat haven for landing craft used in a Commando raid by British Royal Marines. She was active in Inchon and Wonsan landings of the Korean War, also. Peace-time duties included participation in Operation Passage to Freedom in the summer of 1954 when the U. S. evacuated thousands of freedom-loving Indo-Chinese from Communist domination in what now is known as North Viet Nam. Twice COMSTOCK has spent tours with Joint Task Force 7, aiding in nuclear weapons test preparations at the Pacific Proving Grounds. The most recent period was in 1957-58 in the build- up phase of Operation Hardtack . COMSTOCK, named in remembrance of the famous Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, is home ported at San Diego, California, as a unit of Amphibious Squadron ONE.
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COMMANDING Commander Donald M. Kable, USN, commanded COMSTOCK from April 1958 until 22 September 1959. He reported aboard after a tour as Executive Officer of U.S.S. OKANOGAN (APA-220). Wearer of the Submarine Combat Pin, CDR Kable participated in 12 war patrols in submarines during World War II. His awards include the Silver Star and five Bronze Stars. The Commander, a 1940 gradu- ate of the Naval Academy, is mar- ried to the former Miss Patty Poe Cooper of Berkeley, California. They have two children, Donald Mark, Junior, and Kristine Lucille. w y.
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