Marshall (DD 676) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE COMMAND THE SKIPPER The Commanding Officer of the USS MARSHALL (DD-676) is Commander James I. McMULLAN. USN. After graduation from St. Mary ' s College, Winona Minnesota, he attended Northwestern University where he received his Ensign ' s commission 12 Sep- tember 1941. Commander McMULLAN ' s first assignment was to the USS HILARY P. JONES (DD-427) as communications Officer. In June, 1943 he was transferred to the USS WICKES (DD-578), again serving as Communications Officer. After almost two years duty aboard the WICKES, he became Executive Officer of the USS ANDERSON (DD-411) in March 1945. In December of that year Commander McMULLAN assumed his first command when he became Commanding Officer of the ANDERSON. The ANDERSON participated in the first Atomic Bomb Test at Bikini in July, 1946, after which Commander McMULLAN, assumed command of the USS REMEY. He also served as Commanding Officer of the USS Gendreau (DE-639). In August of 1947, Commander McMULLAN began studies in Applied Communications at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Maryland, which was followed by further schooling at the U.S. Navy General Line School, Monterey, California. Commander McMULLAN ' s next assignment was that of Communications Officer on the USS MISSOURI (BB-63) for a period of two years following which he returned to the General Line School at Monterey, California, as an instructor in the Com- munication Officer ' s course. After having instructed at the Gen- eral Line School for a year, he was attached to the Naval Post- graduate School, also located at Monterey, remaining there until August 1953. Upon leaving the Postgraduate School, Commander McMUL- LAN assumed the duties of Staff Communication Officer for Commander Amphibious Group ONE. Subsequently, he assumed command of the USS MARSHALL on 14 Decembter 1955. Commander McMULLAN is entitled to wear the following medals and ribbons : Korean Presidential Unit Citation, China Service, American Defense, European-African Campaign, Asiatic- Pacific Campaign, Victory, Korean Service, United Nations Serv- ice, and Philippines Liberation. Commander McMULLAN was born 1 October 1918 in Pitts- burgh, Penn. On 22 February 1945, he married Elizabeth Joyce Butler. Commander McMULLAN and his wife now reside in Chula Vista, California. THE EXEC LCDR RIKER enlisted in the Navy in 1934 at Flint, Michigan. He was serving aboard the USS CALIFORNIA when she was sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor in December 1941. He was commissioned in 1943 and participated in the Normandy Landings aboard the LST 535 in June 1944. Subsequently, he has served as Commanding Officer of the LST 664 from July 1946 to July 1947. He attended Miami University (Ohio) as a naval stu- dent from July 1947 to January 1949. After 9 months as a student at G.L.S., Monterey, California he was ordered to the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT where he served as First Lieutenant for 18 months. In July 1951, he was assigned to the USS WASP where he served as First Lieutenant for 14 months after her re- commissioning in September 1951. From August 1952 to January 1954 he was a navigation instructor at the General Line School, Monterey, California. He took command of LST Division 92 in January 1955 and was ordered to the USS MARSHALL upon the de-commissioning of PhibRon 9 in July 1955. •

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THE TIN CAN FLEET We ' re the steamin ' demons. Known well by all. Our work is continuous. Spring, Summer, and Fall. They call us Tin Cans, The rest of the fleet. But we steamin ' demons. Are hard to beat. Be it submarine duty. Or a carrier yet. We ' ll make the appointment, On that you can bet. Though on the screen. They ' re just blips and pings The Can men know. They ' re Submarines. We join the carriers. At a reasonable pace. Just in time for. The great big race. So you fire off more boilers. And bring up more steam. For you know now. You are part of the team. So the Tin Cans go. To their respective spots. And build up turns. To thirty-one knots. We ' re hung together. With worn out parts. And homemade devices. Of guestionable sorts. But that doesn ' t worry us. Not in the least. As long as ship ' s movement. Hasn ' t been ceased. If the boilers make steam. And the big motor runs. And the director can train. All the big guns. If the annunicator rings. And the rudder works. You ' ll be hearing us shout. Move over you jerks. Stand aside. Take a ringside seat. For the demons are coming. The TIN CAN FLEET.

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DEPARTMENT HEADS Operations Officer . . . B. L. Tanner Lt USNR LT Tanner joined the navy as an enlisted man in 1943 and was later commissioned in 1946. Upon being commissioned he was assigned to duty with the amphibious force as executive officer of the LCKD1091 then taking part in the Bikini atom bomb tests. He later took command and was assigned duty connected to military government in the Marianas. During the Korean war Lt. Tanner served with COM- FLECTACTS, Yokosuka, Japan from 1952 till 1955 at which time he reported aboard the MARSHALL. Gunnery Officer . . . J Brock Albert LTJG USNR LTJG J Brock Albert graduated from Harvard University in the spring of 1953 with a degree in Economics. He then attended Officer Candidate School and reported directly to the MARSHALL. Mr. Albert performed various duties in the Gunnery Department and served as Department Head from July 1955 until July 1956 at which time he was re- lieved by Mr. Wells. Engineering Officer . . . P. M. Wells LTJG USN LTJG Wells graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1954. He reported to the MARSHALL in July and served as 3rd division junior officer, before re- porting to Engineering Officer ' s School in Long Beach. He then served as main propulsion assistant, ASW officer, F division officer and relieved as Engineering Officer in April 1956. Supply Officer . . . P. G. Graessle LTJG USN LTJG (SO Graessle reported to the Navy Supply School in June 1954 after being graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He later served aboard the USS ELDORADO (AGC-1 1) before coming aboard the MARSHALL as Supply Officer. (