Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

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■m«|g J. C WYLIE COMMANDING

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JOSEPH CALDWELL WYLIE CAPTAIN, U. S. NAVY Our Commanding Oftiter, Captain Joseph C. Wylie, speni his youth in and around Newark and was ap- [)ointed to the Naval Academy Irom New Jersey in 1928. After receiving his commission in 1932, Ensign Wylie was ordered to the USS AUGUSTA, the flagship of tiie Ojmmaiuler in Chief, Asiatic Fleet where he served in the Cunnery Department. In May of 1930 he re- ceived orders to rejjort to the USS REID where he was ID be Torpedo Officer and Conmiunications Officer. .Vfter two years aboard the REID he was ordered to the USS ALTAIR as Connnunications Officer, serving in that capacity until June 1938. July 1939 found Lieuten- ant Wylie back at the a al . cademy where he scrveil as a Company Officer and as assistant to the Executive Officer. Lieutenant Wylie was sent to sea in 1941 aboard the destroyer BRISTOL operating in the North . tlantic. He served on boartl as Clinmerv Olficer for one year before he wa transferred to the destroyer USS FLETCHER as Executive Officer. He was serving in that billet when he received his promotion to Lieuten- ant Commander. Jt was aboard the FLETCHER that he was awarded tlie SHx ' cr Star fur ii nllavlry in action dur- iin the Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 Noveinticr 10-12. In the Buttle of Tassafarovga. two weeks later, his ship was the rescuer of 712 sin vivo) s from the heavy cruiser NORTHAMPTON which was sunk by the Japanese Navy. In January of 1943 he reported to the USS TREVER as Commanding Officer. While he was skipper, the TREVER won the Presidential Unit Citation. After only six months at sea he received orders to report to the Commander Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet, as Staff CIC Ollidi. While serving as C;iC Officer on the Staff of tile Ccjunnander Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet, he re- ceived orders to report to ilic USS AULT, where he assmued (onnnand in February 1944. The AULT. though homeported in New York, served with the Third and Fifth Fleets in the Western Pacific while Comman- Just a little over a year after reporting to the AULT he received orders that,- when carried out, would take him to the Office of Naval Research as Supervisor of Human Engineering projects. He was here for 2 years before being transferred to the Naval War College where he was under instruction in various senior courses. At the end of the term, one year later in June of 1949, He reported to the Commander Destroyer Flotilla ONE as Staff Operations Officer. Like the majority of his other duty assignments, this, too, was a short one. One year after reporting he was again assigned to the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. This time he was a student in courses of advanced study. He was promoted to the rank of Captain there in 1951. After completion of his course of instruction, he remained at the War College as a member of the staff until June 1953 when once again he went to sea. He received orders to proceed to, and assume com- mand of, the USS ARNEB in June 1953 and served aboard her till September 1954. After being detached from the ARNEB he became Chief of Staff for Comman- der Amphibious Group TWO and served in that capacity until September 1955 when he was transferred to duty in Washington. He served as the Head of Navy Plans Branch, Strategic Plans Division under the Chief of Naval Operations. He was detached from this position in Octo- ber 1958 and relieved Cajnain Harry Hull as Command- ing Officer, USS MACON (CA-1 52) on October 28. 1958. fn addition to the Silver Star Captain Wylie is en- titled to- wear the Defense Ribbon with Star, American and European Theatre Medals, Asiatic Theatre Ribbon with 7 battle stars, the Victory Ribbon and the Philip- pine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Star. Captain Wylie was married to the former Harriette Bahney of New Jersey and Watertown, Connecticut, in Novonber 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. They are now resitling in lioslon while their children Elizabeth and Peter are stutlying at nearby scfiools.

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COMMANDER W. J. HUGHES EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1