Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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eoliwzfion Nx Q' STA1-Es 1, U. S. S. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY. JR. CDD-8505 5 A Q CARE OF FLEET POST OFFICE O H NEW YORK. NEW YORK 0 Nfyp KENSR .,ssxxXl X fo , , N 'S 1 5 L s 6' N iKe .I is xvlff ? .x g ,. R 1 I , ffm Zane Mfg 1lllllI! , ' N ejxo-:IM I '-. + XXxssS . Nx To the Wives, Families, Friends and Ships Company of USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. 413138509 We have returned to our home port of Newport after a busy and eventful five months in the Mediterranean Sea as a unit of the U. S. SIXTH Fleet. we have engaged in U.S. and NATO Fleet exercises, Anti-Submarine exercises, in- dividual ship training exercises and made visits to Tripoli and Malta. We have had the unique experience of officially participating in the dedication of a memorial to the late President Kennedy in Malta. We have traveled over thirty thousand miles and made two full sweeps of the HMedH. Visits were made to eight ports in seven countries. Much we have seen, much we have done and a great deal has been learned. This book is our attempt to show you pictorially where we have been, what we have done in meeting our commitments at work and at play. As Commanding Officer I am proud of KENNEDY and all who served in her. We did our job with professional pride. Each member of the ship's company has been a fine example of our Navy in its important task of extending Sea Power in our country's defense posture of readiness to meet any threat to our way of life. As Captain I dedicate this Cruise Book, with respect and pride, to the wives and families of those who serve in KENNEDY Very sincerely, ,sl S, J. W. HAYES, Commanding

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be K67Q?6r?Qfj! TiVQ'i5ZZZi2f0?Q Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., eldest brother of the late President, was an outstanding scholar and athlete at Harvard, a Naval Aviator, a man of great promise, who left his mark wherever he went. During the height of the German rocket bombing against England, Lieutenant Kennedy, refusing leave after considerable combat flying, volunteered to pilot an explosive-laden, radio controlled bomber against an enemy rocket-launching site in Nor- mandy. He and his co-pilot were to have parachuted to safety before the plane crash-dived onto its target, but the plane exploded from an unknown cause shortly after take-off. Lieutenant Kennedy and his co-pilot, Lieutenant Wilford J. Willy, USN, were killed. Lieutenant Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross with the fol- lowing citation: f , For extraordinary heroism and courage in aerial 'flight as pilot of a United States Navy Liberator Bomber on 12 August 1944. Well know- ing the extreme dangers involved and totally unconcerned for his own safety, Lieutenant Kennedy unhesitatingly volunteered to conduct an exceptionally hazardous and special opera- tional mission. Intrepid and daring in his tactics and with unwavering confidence in the vital importance of his task, he willingly risked his life in the supreme measure of service, and by his great personal valor and fortitude in carrying out a perilous undertaking, sustained and en- hanced the finest traditions of the United States Naval Service. ' LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. THE SHIP The ship which bears the Kennedy name has been an active unit of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet since her commis- sioning in December, 1945. Always a flagship, the KENNEDY currently flies the pennant of Destroyer Division 102. The KENNEDY's operations- have literally spanned the globe. She has operated with the Sixth Fleet ten times, has been to Northern Europe, and cruised around the world on her return from the Korean War zone in 1951. During the summer of 1959 she even sailed to the Midwestern United States on Operation Inland Seas, marking the open- ing of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The ribbons which the KENNEDY displays on her bridge are witness to a fighting spirit worthy of the hero for whom she is named. The ship served with the occupation forces in Europe after the Second World War, and re- ceived several citations for her participation in the Korean conflict, including battle stars for the First UN Counter- Offensive and the Communist China Spring Offensive. She was the first ship to intercept and board a Russian vessel during the Cuban Quarantine Action of 1962. The ship's ties with the Kennedy family extend throughout her history. Robert F. Kennedy was a member of the crew, Ambassador Kennedy has visited us upon occasiong and, most notably, the late President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy were aboard for several days during the America's Cup yacht races of 1962.

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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.