Farragut (DLG 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR. Robert Monroe: FARRAGUT ' s Former X.O. Lieutenant Commander Robert R. MONROE was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the class of 1950. His first duty assignment was to the de- stroyer USS FORREST ROYAL (DD-872), where he served in Operations Department billets. This was followed by a second destroyer tour as Operations Officer of the USS STRONG (DD-758). Both ships operated extensively in the Korean theater, 1950 to 1953. LCDR MONROE then commanded the minesweep- er USS REEDBIRD (MSC(0)-51) until 1956. Subse- quent to this he served ashore in the Officer Promotion Planning section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. His next sea tour was as Missile Officer of the Navy ' s first guided missile ship, USS BOSTON (CAG-1 ). Between 1960 and 1962 LCDR MONROE did postgraduate work in international relations at Stan- ford University, receiving a Master ' s Degree. He served as Executive Officer of USS FARRAGUT(DLG-6) FROM July 1962 until May 1964. LCDR MONROE is married to the former Char- lotte Anderson of Knoxville, Tennessee. They have three children, Robert, Nancy, and Susan.

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Commander William B. ALTHOFF, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Althoff of Long Island, New York graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1945 (class of 1946). His first duty assignment was to tfie destroyer USS Cfiarles S. SPERRY (DD-697) whiere he served as Gunnery Officer. Subsequent tours in destroyer types included two years as En- gineer Officer in the USS FITCH (DMS-25) and a year as Executive Officer of the USS Richard S. ED- WARDS (DD-950). CDR ALTHOFF attended the Russian Language School in 1948 and the Naval Intelligence School in 1952, both in Washington, D.C. Upon groduation from the latter, he was assigned to the staff of Com- mander Middle East Force, whose flagship was based in the Persian Gulf. Following this and after attend- ance at the American University, Beirut, Lebanon, he reported to the Fleet Intelligence Center at Port Lyautey, Morocco, for duty. He also has served in the Officer Distribution Branch of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. CDR ALTHOFF has commanded the ' USS E-PCS 1431, a vessel engaged in experimental anit-sub- marine warfare development at Key West, Florida, and the USS LOYALTY, an ocean-going minesweeper based at Long Beach, California. In March 1961, he took command of the radar picket destroyer USS DUNCAN, then undergoing FRAM at the Long Beach CDR. William Althoff: FARRAGUT ' s CO. Naval Shipyard. In October of the same year, DUN- CAN ' S home port was changed to Yokosuka, Japan, and she became a permanent unit of the Seventh Fleet operating in the Western Pacific. On 9 May 1963, CDR ALTHOFF returned to the Atlantic Fleet to take command of the USS FARRAGUT (DLG-6), first of a class of 5600-ton guided missile frigates equipped with the latest in electronic detection equip- ment and long range anti-submarine missiles. CDR ALTHOFF is married to the former Marilynn Eustace of Charleston, South Carolina, and has two children, a daughter, Susan, and a son William.

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LCDR. Edward Carter: FARRAGUT ' S New X.O. Lieutenant Commander Edward W. CARTER, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Carter, Jr. of Asfieville, North) Carolina, enlisted in tfie U.S. Navy following graduation from high school in 1945. In 1947 he received a fleet appointment to the U.S. Naval Acad- emy from which he graduated in June 1951. His first tours of duty were with the Amphibious forces serving in attack transports, LST ' s, and Landing Craft Control. In 1954 LCDR CARTER reported to USS Robert K. HUNTINGTON (DD-781) as Gunnery Officer. In 1956 he began postgraduate work in Weapons En- gineering at the Naval Postgraduate School, Mon- terey, California. He received his Masters Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959. Following graduation from M.I.T. LCDR CARTER reported to USS BOSTON (CAG-1) as Fire Control Officer. He served in BOSTON until 1961 when he attended the Command and Staff Course, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode island. In 1962 he reported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions as Surface Missile Systems Operations and Readiness Officer in the Strike War Division. He assumed his present assignment as Executive Officer, USS FARRAGUT (DLG-6) on 8 May 1964. LCDR CARTER is married to the former Billie Jane Waltemeyer of Granite, Maryland, and has three children; a daughter, Betsy, and two sons, Michael and Patrick.