Eversole (DD 789) - Naval Cruise Book

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N 1-'64 5 I T 1 r., c. tl L ge Lieutenant Commander Robert R. BROUILLETTE, U.S. Navy Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Brouillette was commis- sioned in 1945 upon graduation from Midshipman School at Columbia University, New York. His first permanent duty assignment was with the Fleet Training Group, Gtmo Bay, Cuba where he also acted temporarily as Aide and Flag Lieutenant for COMNOB, Gtmo Bay. Ship board duty came in late 1947 when he assisted in placing the USS CORAL SEA KCVB-431 in commission. Sea duty continued when in 1950 he was transferred tothe USS PRINCETON CCV-371 and operated for months in the Korean area. Shore duty as Officer in Charge of the Personnel Accounting Machine In- stallation in San Francisco was next followed by -8 iv?-F'-:QB lv'-'F 0335 QLLL Line School at Monterey, California. Gunnery OFHcer of the USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL QDD-8691 occupied the next 18 months at sea, as were the following two years from September 1955 to September 1957 as Squadron Operations Officer for DesRon 21. Across country for two years of shore duty at PAMI LantFlt in Norfolk, Va. and then back across country once more to his present billet as Executive Officer of the USS EVERSOLE KDD-7891 on 2 October 1959. Lieutenant Commander Brouillette and his wife Doris have three girls, Julia 15, Terry 13, and Roberta 12.

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U.S.S. EVERSOLE TDD-7891 cfo Fleet Post Office Som Frcmcisco, Corlifomicr Yokosuka, Japan OPEN LETTER TO THE CREW- We have spent many months together in WESTPAC during this cruise. Some months packed with action while others bordered on boredom. But, whatever our thoughts and actions, the mission of the EVERSOLE remained the same, a deterrent to enemy aggression in either Northeast or Southeast Asia, a permanent member of the ever- ready SEVENTH FLEET. Being permanently deployed for two years caused hardships that can be balanced only by the knowledge of what we have accom- plished, and this cruise book will show you iust that. By being per- manent, we have learned the many ports of the Orient more intimately, perhaps too intimately that got us into trouble a few times. But, those are memories now. We have learned the waters as well, and know that it gets rough, particularly at UNREP time. Whatever the condition of the sea, or the ports we were in, the EVERSOLE was ready. As a member of the ship's company you were part of the stamina behind the EVERSOLE of which you can be iustly proud. May each of us have billets as interesting in the future with King Neptune blessing us with a following sea. To the future with memories of the past, James W. Short -7..

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LieuTenanT John PIIRTO Division Chaplain LT. PiirTo is The Chaplain Tor DesTroyer Division 31. Since The Chaplain rides The Eversole more Than The o'rher ships in The division we feel ThaT he is as much a parT of The Eversole as any of The resT of us. Chaplain PiirTo enTered The armed services as a Marine in February, 1951. He saw ac- Tion in The Korean ConflicT in a radio pla- Toon. ln February, 1954 he was discharged from The Marine Corps. ln May, 1957 The Chaplain again enTered The armed services and received a commis- sion in The U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1958 he aTTenoled chaplain school, and graduaTed from Seminary in 1959. AfTer graduaTion, Chaplain PiirTo wenT on acTive duTy aT The U.S. Naval HospiTal in Oakland, California. ln April, 1960 The Chaplain reporTed aboard The Eversole To assume his presenT duTies. RecenTly he was augmenTed To The Regular Navy. Un f 437' nv vfnufm L ,Iwo fy, .I 1 1' -1 f .E , 7 - X ff