Magoffin (APA 199) - Naval Cruise Book

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DAVID C. KENDRICK CAPT. USN 1 Captain David Charles KENDRICK was born on 20 April 1914 in Port Huron, Michi- gan. He ATTENDED MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE , AND IN 1941 WAS COM M ISS lONED AN ENSIGN, AND UNDERWENT FLIGHT TRAIN ING AT PENSACOL , FLORIDA. Captain Kendrick saw his first tour of duty as a naval officer and aviator aboard THE U .S .S . Pens AC OLA (CA— 24) , and took part in the campaign for Guadacanal. He then was assigned operations officer at the Glenview NAS after being discharged from a seven month stay in naval hospitals , as a patient. In October 1946 he became executive OFFICER OF VP-26 until JULY OF 1949, AND FOR A YEAR BECAME A STUDENT AT THE GENERAL Line School until being reassigned to a two year tour of duty at the Bureau of Ord- nance . In June 1952, Captain Kendrick commenced another tour of sea duty as Navigation officer aboard the U . S .S . Cabot and the U .S .S . Bock Island , until being reassigned to a second tour of duty with Bu Ord in research and development. In June 1957 Captain Kendrick entered the Naval War Collegeas a student for a year and then became maintenance officer with AEWRON 15. In March 1960, Captain kendrick came a board the U.S. S. MAGOFFIN as executive officer until being relieved by Commander Bryant in July 1961.

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JAMES M. ROBERTSON CAPT. USN Captain James McIntosh Robertson was born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He attended THE Naval Academy and graduated in the class of 1939. His first assignment as a naval officer was Fire Control Officer aboard the cruiser USS Louisville (CA-28) . After THREE years ABOARD THE LOUISVILLE HE WAS ASSIGNED AS GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR AT THE SUB Chaser Training School in Maryland. In August of 1944, Captain Robertson went to SEA duty on the USS Campbell (DE-70) as Executive Officer and then six months later he became the SHIP ' S Commanding Officer. In 1945 he served as the Gunnery Officer aboard the USS DULUTH (CL-87). After the war he returned to the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland as an Elec- trical Engineering instructor . From annapolis he went to Brazil to serve as Assistant Naval Attache. In 1949 he returned to the States and joined the 10th Naval District Staff as assistant District Intelligence Officer. After his PROM OTioNTO commander he received his orders to sea duty again. This time as Commanding Officer of the USS J. R. CRAIG (ddssbI. From 1954 to 1957 he was assignedto THE Naval Amphibious Training Unit, Coronado as Officer-in-Charge Intelli- gence SchoolandTraining Officer . In 1958 Captain Robertson was District Intelligence Officer, 1 7th Naval District and he held that post until receiving orders to command the USS MAGOFFIN CAPA-199) in June of i960.

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DEPARTMENT HEADS SUPPLY OPERATIONS LCDR DONALD MEHAFFEY ENGINEERING LCDR JOEL PAINTER DECK LT LAVON BAIR NAVIGATION LT MONTE COLLINS MEDICAL LT GEORGE KAPLAN LTJG ORTON KRUEGER