Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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DESRO THREE STAFF IN--gl LEFT TO RIGHT: LTJG J.H. Landgrebe, LT J.L. Brueggmen, LCDR R..I. Aiello, LT S.R. Pierce, LT N.L. Cram. LEFT TO RIGHT: C.L. Burton RMSN, K.M. Kissinger YN2, R.J. Cornacchia RM1, W.E. Pfaff YN1, E.M. Reyes TN, M.F. Flores SD2. After completion of FRAM MK I in November 1963, Destroyer Squadron Three reorganized under Captain V.P. Healey, USN. On 22 July 196-4, DESRON THREE relieved DESRON NINE as thehomeported destroyer unit in Yokosuka, japan. Captain V.P. Healey, USN, was relieved by Captain D.E. Bergin, USN, as COMDESRON THREE on 26 February 1966 aboard USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE QDD836D in Yokosuka, japan. Other ships in the squardon include USS LEONARD E. MASON QDDSSZD, USS HENRY W. TUCKER QDD875l, USS HIGBEE QDD806j, USS ORLECK QDD886j, USS RUPERTUS QDD851j, USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE QDD836D, and USS ERNEST G. SMALL CDDR838j. ' ' The Commodore and his staff occasionally transfer to other ships but they call JOE STRAUSS home.

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COMMANDER DE TROYER QUADRU THREE CAPTAIN DANIEL E. BERGIN, USN U.S. Naval Academy graduate of 1941. . . Engineering Officer aboard USS Leary QDD-1585 and USS Allen M. Summer QDD-6925. . . Gunnery Officer aboard USS Hazlewood QDD-5315. . . Executive Office aboard USS MacCaffery QDD-860D and USS Dixie QAD-14l. . .Commanding Oflicer USS Sprangenberg QDER-2233 and USS Kidd QDD-661j. . . C Staff Officer with Commander Task Group 33 and CincPacFlt. . .Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh Burke, and Administrative Aide to the Chief of Naval War College and holder of a Master's degree in International Affairs. . . holder of the following World War II ribbons: American Defense, Atlantic Theater, E ommander Landing Ship Squadron Seven. . . uropean Theater, Pacific Theater with one star, European Occupation, National Defense, and Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. . . also Vietnam Service Medal.. .awarded Bronze Star Medal for service off the coast of Vietnam while Commanding Destroyer Squadron Three and the AAWX SAR Picket Team aboard his flag- ship, USS JOSEPH STRAUSS. Married to the former Peggy Hart with children Daniel, jr., Edward, and Margaret Mary, cur- rently residing in Yokosuka, japan. '

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To the unobservant, an executive is someone who sits at his desk pushing pa- per clips while others do the work. Not so in the case of Commander Hardesty, whose job is probably one of the most diiiicult on board. He is the Big Kahuna who must coordinate and direct all phases of life on board of an administrative nature from LCDR. J.F. HARDESTY overseeing all correspondence for the ship, to inspecting personnel as Well as living spaces for cleanliness, taking care of disciplinary problems, maintaining the ship's morale, and in general acting as , E I '1 ll 4. liason between the Captain and crew. He is the ultimate department head and must be as equally concerned with the 40 Radar i as Bingo on the mess decks. CAPTAIN v r YM 9 F1 1 U CONFUSED! il T sv -an 4? I Q - it - X J Si rf ' fi mme t BUTTON ' 1 GANGWAY ! l in