Eversole (DD 789) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 Lt. P. Henderson Staff Operations i Lt. R Steins Staff Material Ens R Marston Staff Communicator DES DIV 212 STAFF RMl Moralez Staff Radioman YN3 Cody Staff Yeoman

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CAPTAIN G. L. CLARK COMDES DIV 232 Captain Gilbert L. Clark was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commis- sioned in June, 1943. His first assignment was in the Gunnery Department of the U.S.S. Hale (DD 642). This was followed by duty on the staff of Commander Destroyer Flotilla One. His next tour of sea duty was in communications on the staff of Commander Cruiser Division Three. From 1952 to 1953 he was the Flag Lieutenant to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific. He was next assigned as the Executive Officer on the U.S.S. Wedderburn (DD 684). He commanded the U.S.S. Chandler (DD-717) from 1958 to 1960. His next tour at sea was as Surface Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division Seven in the west- ern Pacific. In November 1966 Captain Clark assumed command of Destroyer Division Two Hundred Thirty-Two. In 1949 Captain Clark completed a course in Communications at the Naval Post Graduate School at Monterrey, California. His assignments ashore have been in Communications billets. He has had duty at the Naval Communications Station, Kodiak, Alaska, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C., and at FOCC Kunia in Hawaii. He comes to this com- mand from duty as the Naval Communications Station, San Diego, California.

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Hank Snow and his wife Flight quarters Everybody in a good mood? On November 4, 1966 the crew of the U.S.S. Eversole again said their goodbyes. She was once again getting underway for the Western Pacific and ihe foreign shoes she has seen so often. As a member of ASW Group One. a brief stopover in Hawaiian waters for final operational inspections was necessary. The ship then left the last state west and would not return until May 6, 1967. This book will try to portray some of the events that made up those six months.