Frank Evans (DD 754) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE LCDR J. F. DANIS, USN LCDR J. F. DANIS was our Executive Officer on the cruise until he was relieved at the end of January. He had reported aboard the EVANS during her last cruise in August 1962, coming from a year at the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. During his tour on board the EVANS he helped guide the ship to the Annual Edward F. Ney Award for the outstanding mess afloat in 1963. His last efforts on board were rewarded by a grade of Excellent for the ship ' s Annual Administrative Inspection. LCDR DANIS graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. As an Ensign he served on the staff of Commander SEVENTH Fleet on board the battleship MISSOURI, during the Korean War. Subsequent duty assignments took him to the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, where he received a degree in Engineering; and to OPNAV in Washington, where he worked with atomic energy ' s application to the Navy. He was also the main propulsion assistant on the USS HORNET (CVS 12). When he left the EVANS in February he was headed for a short school in Washington and then on to Paris, France, for duty on the staff of Military Aid and Assistance Group. Some of the decorations which he wears are the Bronz Star Medal, the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Medal.