Harlan Dickson (DD 708) - Naval Cruise Book

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UFFIIIEH5 CHIEF PETTY IIFFIEEHS FRONT ROW Cleft to rightjs Ensign B. C. Cubbage, Second Division Officer, Lt.CjgJ R. W. Fuller, Repair Officer, Lt.CjgJ 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. N. H. Witschen, Operations Officer, Lt. I. W. Baity, C.I.C. Officer, Lt.Cjgl K. C. Taylor, Legal Officer, Lt.CjgJ B. J. Billings, Ass't Engineer Officer. CLt. E. J. Lamhur, Jr., Gunnery Officer, absentl .... SECOND ROW Cleft to rightl: Chief Quartermaster McGranor, Chief Watertender Zimmer, Chief Elec- trician's Mate Bryant, 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 Cleft to rightlz Chief Commissary Stewart Wolfe, Chief Torpedoman Gaines, Chief Cunner's Mate Bruce, Chief -Fire-Controlman Long, Chief Gunner's Mate Bailey, Chief Machinist's Mate Frederick, Chief Watertender Matthews.

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IIIIMMANDEH DESTBIIYEH SUUAIIHIJN TWELVE Captam O L Livdahl, U S Navy APTAIN LIVDAHL our Squadron Commander who rode the U S S Compton QDD 7051 durlng the crulse 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 1n many capacltles In the U S S Claxton he served ln the Medlterranean durlng the Spanlsh Revolutlon 1937 1938 as the Gunnery Officer of a large ship for a year pr1or to World War II, and for the first year and a half of the Warg 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. Q O Q Q I O , , I l 0 A 9 9 ' .. . . . 9 9 - f. ... , n l 0 ' 9 ' 9 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 dutyg among these are the Silver Star Medal, Commendation Ribbon, Presi- dential Unit Citationg and the various war area ribbons. 8

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