John Bole (DD 755) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER THOMAS C. YOUNG Commander Young was born February 12, 1923, in Toledo, Ohio. l-Ie entered the Navy in 1942 as an aviation cadet. Commissioned a Naval Aviator in December, 1943, he saw duty in various aviation squadrons until the end of World War ll. The glamor of wings of gold and wartime aviation made it seem exceedingly dull in peacetime, therefore he decided on the more challenging life of a surface sailor. His first sea duty was as an eight inch turret officer and assistant navigator aboard the USS Toledo CCA 1335. Follow- ing this duty he attended the General Line School in Monterey, California , and then to the Fleet Training Group, Norfolk, Virginia to teach ASW -CIC -DAMAGE CONTROL. This tour was followed by two years as Operations Officer and Executive Officer of the de- stroyer John R. Pierce fDD753J.'l-Ie then returned to Monterey, to teach Tactics -ASW -CIC at General Line School. It was here that his glamourous wife, Norma , whose claim to fame had been being the mother of five fine sons finally presented him with a blonde haired daughter. From Monterey he was ordered to the Pacific Barrier Picket ship USS Brister QDER 3273 as Commanding Officer. Two and one half years later he was ordered to the Fleet Training Group, Pearl I-Iarbor as Chief Staff Officer. On 4 August 1962 he assumed command of the USS john A. Bole. 6

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CAPTAIN RAYMOND A HUBBARD Captam Hubbard graduated from Cornell Unlverslty 1n 1941 and recelved a commlsslon Ln the U S Naval Reserve He was ordered to NAS Ford Island 1n Pearl Harbor where he was an eye wxtness to the japanese surprlse attack of 7 December 1941 In late 1943 he was ordered to NAS North Island at San Dmego Captaln Hubbard has served tours of duty on the USS Iowa CBB 615 at the General Lme School as Executwe Offlcer of the USS Cacapon CAC 525 and the USS Oglethorpe CAKA 1005 Captaln Hubbard was awarded a personal commendauon medal for h1s part1c1pat1on IU the Inchon landlngs durmg the Korean War After completmg a tour as Executlve Cfflcer of the USS Wadlelgh CDD 6895 In 1956 h was asslgned to the Umted Natlons Command M111tary Arm1st1ce Commxsslon Korea Korean duty was followed by asslgnment to the Naval Trammg Center San D1ego Captam Hubbard next served as Commandmg Offlcer of the USS Colahan CDD 6585 From Colahan he was ordered to staff Commander Flrst Fleet Captam Hubbard assumed command of Destroyer D1v1s1on 153 on 15 February 1965 f W 0 ff 0 0 I f Y 7 , e 7 7 ' , 1 1 0 1

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Lieutenant Commander Donald 1. Mattson was born April 24, 1929 at Neil- lsville, Wisconsin. He graduated from River Falls State College in Wisconsin in 1951 with a B. S. degree and received his Commission in December of 1952. He has served as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS Laws QDD558J , First Lieutenant on the USS Roanoke QCL 1451 , Maintenance Training Officer at the Fleet ASW school, San Diego, and as the Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Escort Squadron F ive. He is married to the former Lidia Fon- cerrada of San Diego and has three children: David, Alicia, and Susan. He now serves as our Executive Officer. THE TOP BRASS . . . NOW AND BEFORE Lieutenant Commander Frank L. Carelli served as our Operations Officer until july. When he left the ship he said SAYONARA and it was with a deep sense of regret that We bade him farewell.