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c? In Honor Of 2 United States Ship FIFE (DD-991) 3 Commanding Officer 4 Executive Officers 5 Deployment History 6 Timeline Crest 7 Wardroom 8 Department Heads 9 Divisions 10-41 Steel Beach 42 Tiger Cruise 43 Professional Qualifiers 44 WogDay 45 Hong Kong 46 Bali, Indonesia 47 Singapore 48 Phuket, Thailand 49 Arabian Gulf Hotspots 50 Pattaya, Thailand ■■S Homecoming 52 53 Credits 54 Published Produced by the Crewmembei of USS FIFE (DD-99 I ), 1993. T E T S
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Arabian Gulf H O O R O F ADMIRAL JAMES FIFE, JR. USS FIFE is named in honor of Admiral James Fife, Jr., an outstanding naval officer. He served in both World War I and World War II in submarines and surface combatants. He served in the Battleship IDAHO and the destroyers LEARY and HATFIELD from August 1923 until May 1935. During World War II Admiral Fife commanded Submarine Squad- ron 20 (under Admiral T.C. Hart) and after it was dissolved later into Submarines, Asiatic Fleet, he served as Chief of Staff to the Commander until July 1942. He served with General MacArthur as the representative of Admiral A.S. Carpenter during the Buna campaign. Admiral Fife was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service as the Chief of Staff to Commander Submarines, Asiatic Fleet, the Air Medal (by the Army), and Gold Star in lieu of a second DSM for subsequent action in the Pacific area. During the last months of the war he served as Commander Submarines, Southwest Pacific; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Western Aus- tralia; and Commander Task Force 71 . As a result, he was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a third DSM. From April 1947 until 1950 he commanded the Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet. This assignment was followed by duty as Assistant Chief, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Operations). His final assignment before retirement was as U.S. Naval Deputy Com- mander in Chief, Mediterranean, under Admiral Mountbatten, Royal Navy. »L t
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