Harlan Dickson (DD 708) - Naval Cruise Book

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OFFICERS AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS FRONT ROW (left to right): Ensign B. C. Cubbage, Second Division Officer; Lt.(jg) R. W. Fuller, Repair Officer; Lt.(jg) W. H. Hooper, Jr., First Division Officer; Lt. B. F. Gallagher, Engineering Officer; Commander W. M. Braybrook, Executive Officer; Com- mander E. C. Finney, Commanding; Lt. IN. H. Witschen, Operations Officer; Ll. I. W. Baitv, C.I.C. Officer; Lt.(jg) K. C. Tavlor, Legal Officer; Lt.(jg) B. J. Billings, Ass ' t Engineer Officer. (Lt. E. J. Lambur, Jr., Gunnery Officer, absent). . . . SECOND ROW (left to right): Chief Quartermaster McGranor: Chief Watertcnder Zimmer; Chief Elec- trician ' s Mate Brvant; Ensign T. G. North, Electronics Officer; Ensign J. R. Mandelker, Supply Officer; Ensign W. R. Dealaman, Torpedo Officer; Chief Hospitalman Christmas; Ensign J. L. Cariker, Communications Officer; Chief Machinist ' s Mate Barlow; Chief Radioman Lewis; Chief Boatswain ' s Mate Anderson. . . . THIRD ROW (left to right): Chief Commissary StewaH Wolfe: Chief Torpedoman Gaines; Chief Gunner ' s Mate Bruce; Chief Fire-Contr ' olman Long; Chief Gunner ' s Mate Bailey; Chief Machinist ' s Mate Frederick; Chief Watertender Matthews.

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CDMMMDEH DESTROYER SOUADRDIV TWELVE Captain O. L. Livdahl, U. S. Navy CAPTAIN Livdahl, our Squadron Commander, who rode the U.S.S. Compton (DD 705) during the cruise, was born in North Dakota on September 14, 1903. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1926. Prior to assuming command of DesRon TWELVE on January 5, 1951, he served the .Navy in many capacities. In the U.S.S. Claxton, he served in the Mediterranean during the Spanish Revolution, 1937-1938; as the Gunnery Officer of a large ship for a year prior to World War II, and for the first year and a half of the War; as Gunnery and Training Officer on the Staff of Commander, Seventh Fleet; and as Section Chief of the Underwater Ordnance Research and Development section of the Navy ' s Bureau of Ordnance. Captain Livdahl came to us well versed in the problems of the Naval Reservist on active duty, having just completed a tour of duty as Director of Naval Reserve, Fourth .Naval District. The Commodore has received many awards for extraordinary heroism and devo- tion to duty; among these are the Silver Star Medal, Conunendation Ribbon, Presi- dential Unit Citation; and the various war area ribbons.

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i FIRST ROW (left to right): Vilardi, Apple, Becker, Schweers, Butler, A.D., Williamson, Rasmussen, Doneom. . . . SECOND ROW (left to right) Kusmick, Vascovich, Rideoul, Perot, Lt.(jg) Hooper, Chief Bruce, Faust, Maxey, Paige, Ernst. . . . THIRD ROW (left to right) Julian, Broehu, Papesh, Jones, Smith, W.F., Cockerham, Masino, Hodgee, Cooper, Boeckel, Bush, Kalinowski, Predix. . . . FOURTH ROW (left to right) Calla- han, Nelms, Butler, E.W., Davis, Smith, R.H., Mclnnis, Dorle, Boatright, Robinson, Crafton. . . . BACK ROW (left to right) Gray, Rischman, Bohl, Drick. FIRST DIVISION