Klondike (AR 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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JACK SCAPA CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES NAVY JAMES M. CAMPBELL CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES NAVY THE IImanding officers --

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Capt. Campbell Reads Orders Capt- Scapu Reads Orders Benediction by Chaplain Barcus Captain Campbell Bids Farewell

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Jack Scapa was bora iu Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 1920, son of Benjamin and Pearl Scapa. He was graduated from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, and attended Los Angeles City College before his enlistment in December 1940 in the U. S. Naval Reserve. Appointed Midshipman, he reported to the Midshipman ' s School, North- western University, where he iiad instruction under the Navy ' s V-7 Program. Graduated and commissioned Ensign, USNR, on 12 June 1941, he advanced in rank to that of Cap- tain, USN , to date from 1 July 1960, having transferred to the regular Navy in 1946. Reporting to the USS RALEIGH (CL-7) in July 1941, he remained on board that cruiser throughout the entire World War II period, serving as Junior Division Officer, Division Officer, Assistant Gunnery Officer and Gunnery Officer. As such he partici- pated in action at Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack on the Fleet there in December 1941; in the Aleutian Islands Campaign, including the Attu occupation in May and June 1943; and the Kurile Islands operation in February and June 1944. While serving as Gunnery Officer of the RALEIGH, he received a spot promotion to Lieutenant Commander. He served from February until June 1946 as Executive Officer of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement, San Francisco, California, and the next year was a student at the University of New Mexico. In June and July 1947 he was an instructor at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. , after which he had instruction at the General Line School, Newport, R. I, , graduating in June 1948. In July of that year he joined the USS BUCK (DD 761), and while serving as Executive Officer and Navigator, that destroyer made two nine-months cruises to the Far East. From August 1950 until June 1951 he was under instruction (Command and Staff course) at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. , and during the next eight months he served as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Personnel and Administra- tion, under the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He had similar duty under the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, during the period February 1952 until October 1953, then reported as Assistant Logistics Officer and U. S. Representative on the Staff of Commander Western Mediterranean Area , Algiers , Algeria. Upon his return to the United States in September 1955, he was ordered to report in November to the USS WISCONSIN (BB 64). While serving as Gunnery Officer of that battleship, he made several cruises to the Mediterranean and South America. He was detached in July 1957 and in October of that year assumed command of the USS WALKE (DD 723). Under his command, that destroyer cruised to the Far East visit- ing New Zealand, Guam, Japan, the Philjipines and Australia, before his detachment in March 1959. In April, he reported as Plans Officer and subsequently as Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, Operations and Training, on the Staff of Commander, Amphib- ious Training Command, Atlantic, located at Little Creek, Virginia. In August 1961, he was detached from the Staff of the Commander Amphibious Training Command, Atlantic and ordered to Quito, Ecuador for duty as Chief, U.S. Naval Mission and Chief, Navy Section, MAAG Ecuador. There, he is the principal Naval Advisor to the Minister of Defense and Commanding General of the Ecuadorean Navy. Captain Scapa has the American Defense Service Medal with Star; the American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three operation stars; the World War II Victory Medal; China Service Medal (Extended); and the National Defense Service Medal.