Klondike (AR 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN EC. MAUPIN COMMANDING OFFICER, DEC. 1968 60

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Captain Connelley was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He entered the Navy V-12 Program on 1 July 1943, after which he attended Arkansas A and M College. On 1 July 1944 he entered the Naval Reserve Midshipman School at Columbia University and was commissioned Ensign USNR on 24 October 1944. Following commissioning. Captain Connelley attended the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island and subsequently served as Executive Officer of PT-185 in MTBRON ELEVEN in the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines, After World War II he commanded USS MAHOGANY (AN-23) and USS PC-569, during which time he augmented into the regular Navy. From 1947 until July 1949 he served in USS ALBANY (CA-123) as Main Battery Officer. In the summer of 1949 Captain Connelley entered the General Line School, Newport, Rhode Island, and graduated in June 1950. From 1950 until 1952 he served as Commanding Officer of USS PCS-1385. He then served as Commanding Officer, USS PCS-1441 until it was turned over to the Republic of Korea Navy. For the next 3 1 2 years he served as Assistant Training Officer, Operations Officer and Instructor at Fleet Sonar Schools Key West, Florida. From 1956 to 1958 he served as Executive Officer, USS GOODRICH (DDR-831), and then as instructor at the U.S. Navy CIC School in Brunswick, Georgia until 1960. He was Operations Officer of USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) from October 1960 until July 1962, after which he assumed command of USS PICKING (DD-685), In July 1964 he was detached and entered the Naval War College as a student of the Naval Warfare Course. After graduation in June 1965, he remained on the War College staff as an instructor in the senior officer Naval Command Course. Captain Connelley reported as Commanding Of ficer, USS KLONDIKE (AR-22) 25 August 1967. He leaves here for duty with staff COMNAVMARIANAS.

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Captain Maupin was born in Morland, Kansas. He entered the Regular Navy in December 1941. After initial training he served as an aviation ordnanceman in a Fleet Air Detachment. NAS North Island and later at NAS Melbourne, Florida. Upon selection from the Fleet as a candidate for the Navy V-12 College Training he attended the university of South Carolina. He was graduated and commissioned Ensign USNR at the Naval Midshipman School Columbia University, New York on 26 April 1945. Following commissioning Captain Maupin served in ex-Battleship USS WYOMING (EAG-17) in the Gunnery Department. He attended the General Line School, Newport, Rhode Island in 1947 48 following another period of Navy sponsored education at the University of South Carolina. A sec ond tour in an ex-Battleship, USS MISSISSIPPI (EAG-128), spanned 1948 49 and in June 1949 he entered the U.S. Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. Upon completion of submarine training he served three years in the Norfolk, Virginia based submarines USS CONGER (SS-477) and USS COBBLER (SS-344), units of SUBRON SIX. Duty as Department Head in Supply, Communications, Operations and Navigation, Torpedo and Engineering in these ships was followed by a two year tour (1953 54) as an instructor in the Tactical Department of the U.S. Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. Upon completion of shore duty Captain Maupin served as Executive Officer of the New London based submarine USS TUSK (SS-426). In May of 1957 he took command of the Pearl Harbor based Regulus Missile Guidance Submarine USS CARBONERO (SS-337). Upon completion of this command tour he returned to New London for duty as the Assistant Ordnance Officer on the staff of Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Staff duty was followed by a three year tour in the Undersea Warfare Directorate, Bureau of Naval Weapons, Washington, D.C. Upon completion of Bureau duty he attended the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation he remained at Carlisle Barracks until July 1965 completing a course of study with the George Washington University at U.S. Army War College. That summer he was ordered as Executive Officer of the New London based submarine tender USS FULTON (AS-11). Captain Maupin joins USS KLONDIKE (AR-22) having recently completed a tour as Director of Plans and Programs Division, Undersea Warfare Systems Directorate, Naval Ordnance Systems Command Headquarters, Washington, D.C.