Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN T. H. HEDERMAN United States Navy Former Chief of Staff Commander Sixth leet 1 PTAIN T. HENRY HEDERNIAN, La Jolla, California, was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1923, where he was cap- tain of the baseball team and later served as coach. He has spent the greater part of his sea duty in destroyers and commanded USS DOWNES in 1940-41. During Woisld War II he commanded Destroyer Squadron 61 in Task Force 58 and led his squadron into lower Tokyo Bay one month before Japan capitulated, destroying a japanese convoy attempting to sneak out. In 1946-47 he headed the Fleet Training Group, San Diego, and the following year was Commander Destroyer Flotilla ONE in the Pacific Fleet. Captain Hederman holds the Navy Cross and Legion of Merit with combat V, ' K' 111 11 111 .51 31 11 1.1 f----- v-mv---Y-me J-ff' 'fan :Q 1:-va: -new V ------ 1- -Rfanmafa-3-. .1..vp..:.:-s w5-,pf.xq..ug-I-:Y .-,weak r,ffKT4:e2:-gqgyvygaea1t.-f,-.n:-.xc-.g-fff1...t1fq,,-- ?.v5-.93-,1,,.q an T'i'rYiW!f!Ti'7nii'LL Ef12,'A ,tx n7'.1x:x,xQX. :::1Jf2'LI..,vf,f..-...IN YK'-I+.. --avr..--39551 ..1af4...-.-..1,..-,4.. .t .U-1..- 4 .- I. ...,,i,...-,-Q -51 --V4 M- 1- M -R.. 4 - -W-. .11 -1.-, -. , ,M - - - CAPTAIN R. L. CAMPBELL United States Navy Chief of Staff Commander Sixth Fleet 1 APTAIN ROBERT LORD CAMPBELL, Imlay City, Michigan, graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1924. Following graduation he served on the USS PENNSYLVANIA, USS ROBERT SMITH, and the USS PREBLE. Later he was Aide and Flag Lieutenant on the staff of Commander Cruiser Division THREE. In 1935 he assumed command of the USS RAIL, later commanded the USS SE- QUOIA and the USS TRIPPE. His next sea assignment was as navigator of the USS ALABAMA. He participated in the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands campaigns. After various assignments with Destroyer Squadrons and shore duty he was ordered to duty as 'Chief of Staff, Com- mander SIXTH FLEET. V . . H., YY.-. , 'V . H., .f-...,,..- A.-,.'m...x.t af- : 4- - 1- M., , . , ,- .W .4 W . M . 1 11 I 1 'LA-.1-E21-? 11' D . 1 1 A 1 1 1 11 1 ,1 11 1 1 1 111 111 1 S 1 1 1 1 1 1. 11 -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 111 11, 1 1 ,1 11 1 11 .1 1 il 1 11 1 1,1 1 1 1 in 1 li 1 P1 114, 3 315' lil 11. 1 1 1

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S , . . , ,S UILT bv the Orange Texas yards of Consolidated Steel Corporation Dyess 2400-ton Gearing Class de- stroyerj slid sideways into the water on anuary 96 1945 Sponsorin the ship at the launching ceremonies was Mrs Aquilla Dyess wife of the late Lieutenant Colonel Dyess USMCR in -whose honor the vessel the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty during the capture of Km ajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. On May 21 1945 the destroyer was accepted by the Navy and commissioned U.S.S Dyess QDD-8805 with Commander R. L. Fulton USN aboard as first com- manding officer. The remainder of May was spent in the process of rigging and in une she stood out for shakedown in the area of Guantanamo Bay Cuba operating during this time with Task Force 23 On this assignment crewmen were given extensive training in various shipboard drills and the gunnery teams received rigorous workouts during practice firing. Upon completion of these maneuvers Dyess returned to the States and Put in at Norfolk on July 7 for a post shakedomn availability. While in the shipvards the destroyer was outfitted with special radar gear and additional anti-aircraft SS DDR 880 28 to report to Commander Destroyer Force U S. Pacific Fleet On December 10 she sailed for the Tokyo Bay Area and on the 19th joined with forces under Commander Fifth Fleet. While in this area she participated in a four day training period with the cruisers Topeka and Duluth. Her remaining tour of Philippines and apanese ports On November 30 the destroyer retired from the Western Pacific and after a fueling stop at Pearl Harbor put in at San Diego on December 16 1945. On anuary 6 1946 the vessel cleared for the East Coast via the Panama Canal and Guantanamo Bay and on the 23rd put in at Norfolk. Dyess remained on the East Coast until August 6 when she stood out for the Caribbean and put in at Trinidad on the 9th to await orders for rendezvous. After making rendezxous with Task Force 84 flag in Missourij the force proceeded to Rio de aneiro arriving on August. 30 On September 7 President Harry S. Truman his family and staff were received aboard the Missouri for the return trip Dyess steamed on escort station during this voyage and on the 19th the force put in at Norfolk Virginia where President Truman transferred to the Presidential Yacht Wz'l- liamsburg for the overnight run to Washington D C. with the Dyess going along as official escort. ' I , , , . 1 , C . ff J - , O' ' o 1 f ! 7 l was named. Colonel Dyess was posthumously awarded duty took her to the Marianas, China Coast, the 7 1 1 J 1 I 5 I , 7 I7 ' ' C J , 7 . J I , . I I 7 K ' I 1 . . , . , 3 armament for duties as a picket destroyer. However by the end of this period the war was over and Dyess never had the chance to prove her mettle. On August 21 she stood out for Guantanamo Bay and thence to Culebra, Puerto Rico and during this time the ship underwent refresher training. On September 5 she cleared the Caribbean to put in at Casco Bay, Maine, on the 10th where the vessel reported for duty with Commander Destroyer Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. On October 4 Dyess moved to Annapolis to participate in the Naval Academy's Centennial Anniversary cele- bration until the 14th. At that time she got underway for Hampton Roads for a brief stop before running up the coast to Philadelphia where she participated in Navy Day activities on the 27th. Dyess steamed to Norfolk on October 30 and reported to Destroyer Squadron Eight and on November 7 she stood out for the Panama Canal making passage there November ll 13 After a brief stop at San Diego the ship proceeded to Pearl Harbor arriving on November On October 29, 1947 she cleared Newport, R. I., in company with destroyer Leary and after a short stay at Argentia, Newfoundland, the units proceeded to Gibraltar for duty with Commander Mediterranean Forces. During her tour of duty in that area, she served as escort for the battle-carrier Midway' and visited many ports, among them Naples, Trieste and Venice in Italy, Piraeus in Greece and many others. On February 5, 1948 Dyess cleared Gibraltar on her return trip to Newport, R. I., arriv- ing the 14th. The Dyess, subsequently has engaged in the Mid- shipmen Cruise in the summer of 1948, visiting Lisbon and Algiers and returned to the Mediterranean in May of 1949. After returning to Norfolk in September, he participated in the November Cold Weather ex ercises off the coast of Labrador and headed south in the Caribbean to become part of the Second Fleet for Operation PORTREX and CARRIBLX 1950 S - - , . - , . 1 - 7 4 1 . 1 , . .