Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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4 Change of Command 6 August 1974 ugusta Bay, Sicily CATANIA AUGUSTA SIRACUSA r ir £ ■51 V ' 1 promise you loyalty, TAORMINA MT. ETNA

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1893-1898 1923-1941 The third DETROIT, commissioned in July 1893, had a much longer and more varied career than either of her pre- decessors. After five years of protecting U.S. interests in Japan, Brazil, Korea and the Caribbean, she was assigned to blockade duty off Cuba at the start of the Spanish American War in 1898. While there, she captured the Spanish steamer CATALINA. The fourth DETROIT, commissioned in 1923, was a light cruiser of 7,050 tons that served as the flagship for a number of task forces. She was moored at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941, but managed to get underway and set up an anti-aircraft fire which ac- counted for several planes. For her WW II service she received a total of six engagement stars.

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18 O c o 1972 A u u 1974 CAPTAIN NORMAN L. KAUFMAN, USN Captain Norman L. Kaufman was born on 31 May 1927 in New York, N.Y. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1948. Upon graduation he served aboard the U.S. Army Transport General Edwin D. Patrick until 1950 when he received orders to the USS LSM 398 and served as Operations Officer, First Lieutenant and Navigator. Following this duty and attending the Submarine and Deep Sea Divers Schools, Captain Kaufman was assigned to the submarine rescue ship USS KITTIWAKE. He held several positions in KITTIWAKE, including that of Executive Officer. Captain Kaufman continued service at sea until 1957 as Operations Officer and Navigator of the Pacific Fleet destroyer USS BLUE. He then completed the General Line Curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School and received orders as Officer in Charge, Service Craft, U.S. Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion of shore duty. Captain Kaufman returned to sea as Executive Officer of the Newport based destroyer, USS HALE. That ship was eventually transferred to the Columbian Navy under the Military Assistance Program. Captain Kaufman served as the Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Navy Team that aided in the training of the Columbian crew. His first command was the radar picket ship USS CALCATERRA. He served as Commanding Officer until October 1962 when he was transferred to duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Head, Mobilization Plans Section. That assignment was followed by duty under instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College. In February 1965, he took command of the destroyer USS LAFFEY. This assignment was followed by service as Executive Officer of the heavy cruiser USS SAINT PAUL. In 1969, Captain Kaufman reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations with duties as Head, Destroyer and Cruiser Warfare Section in the Surface Warfare Division. Captain Kaufman completed the one year resident course at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and was awarded a degree of Master of Science in Administration from the George Washington University before assuming command of USS DETROIT on 18 October 1972. Captain Kaufman ' s next duty assignment will be as Deputy Assistant for Human Resources Management for the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C.