Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER JAMES W. HAYES, JR., USN T CDR. James W. Hayes, Jr., born in Quincy, Massachusetts,enlisted in the U.S. Maritime Service in 1942, and was appointed a Deck Cadet six months later. In this capacity he participated in North Atlantic and North Russian con- voys in 1942. Graduating from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in December, 1944, he entered the Navy as an Ensign, USNR, in January, 1945. After serving in amphi- bious ships and submarine chasers in the Pacific Theater, he was released from active duty in 1946. During the next three years he was in the employ of the United States Lines, first as Navigating Officer of SS America, then as Chief Officer of both cargo and passenger ships in service to Europe. At the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, Cdr. Hayes was recalled to active Naval Service. He served in Amphibious Force ships from 1950 to 1954, andiwas appointed Lieutenant, USN, in 1954. 1 From 1954 to 1956 he served as C.O. of the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Subsequent duty on destroyers included a tour as Executive Officer of the USS C.R. WARE, CDD 865D in 1958-59. V In 1959, Cdr. Hayes became Assistant Officer in Charge of the Main Recruit- ing Station, Boston. Following this, he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, for two years. During 1961-63, he served as Commanding Officer of the USS ROY O. HALE CDER 3365. Duty under instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College followed in 1963-64. Prior to reporting aboard the KENNEDY, Cdr. Hayes was Head, Atomic In- formation Exchange Branch, Atomic Energy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. His awards include the Navy Commendation Medal for his work on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations C1965D and the Merchant Marine Combat Bar for his service on the Murmansk run in 1942. Cdr. Hayes is married to the former Doris Hanigan of Quincy. They have two children, Pamela 19, and James, 18. ommamcimcg f zcezf The Captain at the Conn

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CAPT. Howard L. Stone, Jr., USN, graduated from the Naval Academy in December, 1941. He served as Gunnery Officer in the USS BROOME and USS STOCKHAM, and as Executive Officer in the USS COLAHAN during World War II.These duties carried him to both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. After serving as Executive Officer of the USS CORRY CDD 8175 July 1946-July 1947, he commanded the USS COOLBAUGH CDE 2171 July 1947-June 1949. Following this he served as Officer in Charge of Gunnery Officer's Ordnance School and as Gun- nery!Assistant Operations Officer in the Staff of Commander Blockading and Escort Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1954, after completion of a one year curriculum in Naval Intelligence School, he was assigned as the Ordnance and Gunnery member of the U.S. Naval Mission to Brazil. He commanded the USS MYLES C. FOX CDD 8291, September 1956-July 1958, and served in the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as Head of the Foreign Training Branch, August 1958- July 1962. Captain Stone was Assistant Chief of Staff, Military Assistance for Commander U.S. Navy Forces Southern Command when ordered to report as Com- mander Destroyer Division 102 in February, 1965. CUMDESDIV COMMANDER BERT M. ATKINSON, JR., USN CAPTAIN HOWARD L. STONE, JR., USN CDR. Bert M. Atkinson, jr., USN, son of a WWI Army aviator, was born at Mather Field, U.S. Army Air Base, Sacramento, California on 17 August 1921. Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945 he was assigned to the USS TARAWA CCVA-405 on duty with the First and Seventh Fleets. After gaining experience in CIC and electronics, Cdr. Atkinson went on to gain an extensive back- ground in nuclear weapons, this led to an assign- ment with the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington in November, 1955. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in 1958. Cdr. Atkinson's destroyer duty dates back to 1953, when he was Gunnery Officer on the USS CUNNINGHAM QDD-7425. He continued with duty as Executive Officer of the USS BORDELON CDDR- 8815, Commanding Officer of the USS HUSE QDE- 145D, and most recently Commanding Officer of USS STEINAKER QDD-8635. Among his 'service awards are the American Theater Medal, Navy Occupation Medal, World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal 1946 and 1952 and the Korean Service Medal with two stars.

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LCDR CHARLES W. FOX, JR. Executive Officer xemfive Lcdr. Charles W. Fox, Jr. graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1953 and was immediately sent to the USS BENNINGTON CCVA-203 as Assistant Navigator. After thirteen months he went to another carrier, the USS TICONDEROGA CCVA-125 for another Assistant Navigator's billet. In August, 1955, Lcdr. Fox became Operations Officer of a destroyer escort, the USS T. PARKER CDE-3695 where, after two years, he was promoted to Executive Officer. From October, 1957 to December, 1959, Lcdr. Fox was an instructor atthe Fleet Sonar School in Key West, Florida. Following this assignment, he returned to the fleet as Executive Officer of the USS HISSEM QDER-4003. Leaving the HISSEM after thirteen months, Lcdr. Fox traveled to the Middle East for a shore tour. He was Officer-in-Charge of the Liaison Group of Commander, Middle Eastern Forces, in Saudi Arabia from March, 1961 to july, 1962. Prior to reporting aboard KENNEDY in December, 1964, Lcdr. Fox had been an instructor at the Naval Destroyer School in Newport. LT CHARLES F. ROOD Engineering Officer LT ROBERT G. BENNET Engineering Officer