John King (DDG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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4zQ 13 if 212 235 ex CQIM-MANBI: G OFFICER CDR J. D. BEVERIDGE Commander Beveridge received his commission upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1960. His first assignment as a commissioned officer was to the USS UNION IAKA-1061 as Deck Division Officer and Boat Group Commander. He remainedaboard the USS UNION for two years, at the end of which he received orders to USS BANNER QAKL-25y, where he served as the ship's Executive Officer. Commander Beveridge's tour of duty on the BANNER ended in October 1963, when he was selected for the Navy's one year nuclear power training course. He spent six months at Nuclear Power School in Bainbridge, Maryland, followed by six months at the reactor plant prototype at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and then was sent to the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS ENTERPRISE QCVAN-65y. He was aboard the ENTERPRISE from November 1964 - June 1967, serving as Reactor Laboratory Division Officer. During this tour of duty, the ENTERPRISE became the first nuclear powered warship to engage in actual combat operations. Following this tour on the USS ENTERPRISE and a subsequent one year tour on Staff of the Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, he was assigned as a student of the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California. He graduated from Monterey in September 1970 with a Master of Science in Operations Research. After graduating from Monterey, Commander Beveridge again received orders to the USS ENTERPRISE, this time as the ship's Damage Control Assistant. During this tour of duty he qualified as an Engineering Officer of a nuclear powered ship. He left the USS ENTERPRISE in December 1972, and began his year of training at Newport and San Diego which preceded his tour aboard the USS BAINBRIDGE ICGN-251. He served as Operations Officer from January to May 1974, then Executive Officer from May 1974 to February 1977. Commander Beveridge wears the-Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class in addition to various campaign and service ribbons. He is married to the former Sara Beth Hawk of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The Beveridge family includes two children, Grant and Clay. ,,,, . ami. . ..- ,g...1...ai-:f....14v-t43:,.zlq-v.Ll-. . N...-

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QTY? WWW 'A' IQ' fr 1? I' 1 -IA .X 29 MAY 1901 13 SEPTEMBER 1915 WTC JOHN KING USS JOHN KING, DDG-3, IS NAMED FOR WATER TENDER CHIEF JOHN KING. HE SERVED IN THE UNITED, STATES QNAVY ,FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS, FROM 1893 TO 1919. DURING THIS LONG CAREER HSE WAISWWICEAWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. A NATIVE IRISHMAN, JOHN KING WASPBORN IN 1865, MIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A YOUNG MAN, ANDJENLISTED IN THEMNAYQY IN 1893. HE SERVED FIRST IN USS VICKSBURG AND WAS ABOARD THAT VESSEL WI-IEINFSHLE PARTICIPATED IN ADM. DEWEY'S VICTORY AT MANILA BAY IN 1898. 31611909'JOHNfKING'HADTBEEN PROMOTED TO WATER TENDER CHIEF AFTER SERVING IN THE BTQILERROOMSOF THIRTEEIQE NAVAL VESSELS. HE SERVED IN TWO MORE SHIPS BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1916. IN APRIL OF 1917, WITH THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR ONE,,JOHN KING WAS RECALLED BY THE WEAR DEPARTMENT. HE ADDED TWO MORE YEARS TO HIS ALREADY?LONG CAREER AT THE NAVY RECEIVING STATION IN NEW YORK CITY. HE RECEIVED HIS FINAL DISCHARGE IN 1919, AND WAS ADDED TO THE NAVY RETIREMENT LIST IN 1926. WTC JOHN KING DISTINGUISHED HIHISELF INTHE ANNALS OF NAVY AND AMERICAN HISTORY BY BEING ONE OF THE FEW SERVICEMEN EVER TO RECEIVE TWO CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR. THE FIRST AWARD CAME IN 1901 WHILE JOHN KING WAS SERVING IN USS VICKSBURG. THE CITATION, SIGNED BY THEN PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT READS AS FOLLOWS: ONBOARD THE USS VICKSBURG, FOR HEROISM IN THE LINE OF HIS PROFESSION, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE BOILERS, 29 MAY 1901. THE SECOND MEDAL OF HONOR WAS AWARDED IN 1901, BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT AND THE CITATION READS SIMILARLY TO THE FIRST, ONBOARD THE uSS SALEM POR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN THE LINE OF HIS PROPESSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE BOILERS OF THAT VESSEL, 13 SEPTEMBER 19o9. WE ABOARD JOHN KING ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR NAMESAKE, AND CONTINUALLY STRIVE TSHSLIEEYNEGIN THE FINE TRADITION AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE SET BY WATER TENDER CHIEF '

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CCJIVIMANDING OFFICER 2 JULY 1975 25 APRIL 1977 CDR T. . KELLY III Commander Kelly was born in Brewer Maine, the son of Thomas W. Jr., and Anne Ellias Kelly. He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1959 where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree, U.S. Coast Guard License and his commission as an Ensign. His first sea assignment after commissioning was on the USS BOXER as Fire Control Officer. This tour was followed by extensive studies in Mine Warfare where he received a subspecialty in that field in 1962. He next served as Executive Officer of the Minesweeper USS SWERVE QMSO-495i until February 1964. Upon completion of this tour aboard SWERVE QMSO-495i, he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and graduated in 1965 .with a degree in International Affairs. Commander Kelly's next assignment was as Navigator aboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS SAMPSON QDDG-10p until 1967 followed by a two year tour of duty aboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS QDDG-Sy as Operations Officer. His next assignment was Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Mine Forces, United States Atlantic Fleet until 1971. During his next tour of duty aboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS JOHN S. MC CAIN QDDG-36i as Executive Officer from 1971 to 1972, he saw ten months of combat duty. It was during this tour that Commander Kelly was cited for exceptional valor during heavy counter battery operations. In 1973 Commander Kelly graduated from the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and then served on the Staff of the Commander in Chief United States Atlantic Fleet from 1973 to 1975. ln July 1975, he assumed Command of the Guided Missile Destroyer USS JOHN KING QDDG-3y. ln addition to various Service Medals, Commander Kelly wears the Bronze Star with Combat V. l