Forrest Royal (DD 872) - Naval Cruise Book

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COiM DES DIV 82 Staff LTJG Al Nakashian, USNR Staff Material Officer LTJG Ray De Castro, USNR Staff Operations Officer ?5J SMI Dionne, YNl Dalmas. SD2 Garcia, and RMl Woods

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CAPTAIN DONALD C. BAYLY, USN COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION EIGHT TWO Captain Donald C. Bayly was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1945. Following the end of the war, he married Miss Marillyn R. Fonner of Hilo, Hawaii, and the couple estab- lished residence in Tsingtao, China, where Ensign Bayly was attached to the staff of Commander, Seventh Fleet. In June 1950 Lt. Bayly graduated from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School with a Master ' s Degree in Aerological Engineering. After attend- ing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, he served several tours as a meteorologist before returning to line duties with various combatant ships including USS Great Sitkin (AE 17) and USS Rooks (DD 804). Following graduation from the Armed Forces Staff College in 1961, Captain Bayly was assigned to the Staff. Commander Second Fleet. In 1964 he took command of USS Basilone (DD 824) and in 1965 was as- signed to duty at the U. S. Naval Academy. While there he served as Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and earned a Master ' s Degree in Personnel Administration from George Washington University.

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COMMANDER CHARLES W. FOX, JR. Commanding Officer CDR Charles W. FOX. Jr. was born in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Washington. D. C. on 3 July 1930. He is the son of Vice Admiral Charles W. FOX. USN, (Ret.) and Mrs. FOX of Kensington. Maryland In 1948 CDR FOX graduated from William Penn High School in Har- risburg. Pennsylvania. He next attended Bullis Preparatory School in Silver Spring. Maryland, before entering the United States Naval Academy in 1949. After completion of the four year course he graduated in June, 1953. CDR FOX ' S first assignment upon commissioning was in USS BEN- NINGTON (CVA-20). After a year ' s duty in BENNINGTON he was trans- ferred to another attack carrier, USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14). where he served until 1955. CDR FOX then first served in the Destroyer Force aboard USS PARKER (DE-369) from 1955 to 1957. From PARKER he was ordered to the Fleet Sonar School in Key West. Florida, where he instructed in Anti-Submarine Warfare Tactics at the Sonar School for two years. After completion of his tour in Key West. CDR FOX served from 1959 to 1961 as the Executive Officer of USS HISSEN (DER-400). For his next assignment he was again called upon to instruct, this time at the newly created Naval Destroyer School at Newport, R. I. On coming back to sea duty he was assigned as Executive Officer of USS Joseph P. KEN- NEDY (DD-850) from 1965 to 1966. CDR FOX then completed postgrad- uate work at the Defense Intelligence School at Washington, D. C. Upon graduation from the school he was assigned to the Staff of the Com- mander in Chief. Atlantic as head of the Substantive Intelligence Unit. He was then ordered to command USS FORREST ROYAL taking command on 10 October 1969.