Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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ffcgaznzlazfion Teamwork was the keynote throughout the long summer, the efficiency with which the ship performed as a whole during our deployment would have been impossible without the continuous efforts of the officers on these pages. Placed near the top of the chain of command, and delegated the responsibility for assuring fulfillment of the ship's mission, our Executive Officer and Department Heads ably filled their managerial billets. To the Exec belongs the responsibility for the administrative functioning of the entire ship. He is a court of inquiry, a policy maker and a paper mill, and heaven help anyone who doubts that he has the authority to go along with these duties! Like the Exec, the four department heads are in charge of the administrative efficiency of their respective areas. Procedures must be right, reports must be filled out on time, everything must click on paper. Even more important, though Cone some- times wondersl, the operational performance of the departments should be as effective and flailless as possible. Ops has to know what is going on, where, and what to do when we get thereg the Chief Engi- neer has to get us thereg and the gun boss has to take the objective when we arrive. Luckily, the divi- sion officers and their men do the rest. LT JOHN P. KELLY Operations Officer ji D n , A 5 LT JERRY D. GARRATT Weapons Officer LTCJGJ DON C. WATTERS Supply Officer