England (DLG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE USS ENGLAND DLG-22, SECOND SHIP IN THE NAVY TO HAVE THIS PROUD NAME THE USS ENGLAND DE-635, FIRST UNITED STATES NAVY SHIP TO HAVE THIS NAME 2 Y 1.

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aptam Leslle H Sell Commanding Officer Captain Leslie H Sell was born in Johnson C1ty Tennessee on 20 May 1921 He graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1n June 1942 His first ass1gnment was two years on the USS Mac Kenz1e QDD 6415 as Gunnery Off1cer He then served as Staff Gunnery Off1cer to Commander Destroyers EIGHT Fleet During WWII he saw act1on 1n S1c1ly Anz1o the North Alantic Southern France and other Alant1c Area Operatlons Slnce the war he has served afloat as EXecu+1ve Officer of the USS FISKE QDD 8425 and the USS LEARY QDD 8795 A1r Defense Off1cer of USS MACON QCA 1325 and Commanding Officer of the USS MOALE QDD 6935 Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania He has served in ComDesLant Staff Bureau of Orderance, ComPh1bGru TWO Staff US Naval Weapons Laboratory and the Jo1ntStrateg1c Target Planning Staff He attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces dur1ng 1962 1963 then served as ComDesD1v THREE TWO TWO from June 1963 to August 1964 W1th addltional duty as ComDesRon THREE TWO dur1ng Apr1l June 1964 His ass1gnment before reportmg to the ENGLAND was that of Readiness Off1cer on the Staff of Commander SECOND Fleet and COMSTRIKFLTLANT a tour of duty which included part1c1 pat1on 1n the Major NATO GXGTCISG TEAM WORK 1n the Fall of 1964 and in the Joint Task Force 122 operations dur1ng the Dom1n1can Republic Pol1t1cal Cr1s1s ofApr1l May 1965 He assumed Command of the USS ENGLAND on 16 November 1965, Just prior to WesPac deployment 0 0 O 1 1 , ' While on duty ashore he received a Masters Degree in Electrical . , a . 0 9 5 , . . . .-