Mauna Loa (AE 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER THOMAS J. HERBERT Thomas J. Herbert is a native of Bangor, Maine. In June 1947, he graduated from John Baptist High School in that city, and in August 1947 entered the Maine Maritime Academy at Castine, Maine. After graduating from the Maine Maritime Aca- demy in 1950, LCDR Herbert spent four years as a licensed engineer serving in U.S. Merchant Marine ships. During this period, he made several trips to Pusan and Inchon, Korea, in addition to numerous trips to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and other Far eastern ports. In 1954 LCDR Herbert left the Merchant Marine and entered the Navy on active duty. It was also during this year that he married Miss Anna Curley of East Millinocket, Maine. Since 1954 LCDR Herbert has been engineering officer aboard USS KANKAKEE homeported in Nor- folk and engineering officer aboard USS INTER- CEPTOR homeported in San Francisco. He has also served for two years as executive officer and navigator on USS PREVAIL homeported in New York. Shore duty assignments for LCDR Herbert have consisted of two years on the staff for COMTHREE and two years in the underseas warfare section of the Naval Oceanographic Office in Washington, D.C. On 7 May 1963, LCDR Herbert relieved LCDR Harry B. Wagner as executive officer aboard MAUNA LOA. Parents of four children, LCDR and Mrs. Herbert now make their home in East Hartford, Connecticut. Clayton J Conn is a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho. In June 1948, he graduated from Idaho Falls Senior High and in September of that year entered Idaho State College at Pocatello, Idaho. In 1949 he married Miss Marcia Ann Herbert of Rigby, Idaho. After graduating from Idaho State College in June 1953 LCDR Conn entered Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduating and com- missioning in November he was ordered to his first duty station at the Military Sea Transport Service Office in Long Beach, Calif. Since 1955 when LCDR Conn was detached from MSTSO Long Beach he has served as Assistant Communications officer CTG 7.3, Personnel Officer Naval Station Receiving Station, Seattle, Washing- ton, and Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Kansas. His sea duty assignments have been Operations Officer for 1 year on board the USS PICTOR homeported in San Francisco and Da- mage Control Assistant on USS HELENA for two and one half years homeported in San Diego. On 9 August 1965, LCDR Conn relieved LCDR Thomas J. Herbert as executive officer abaord USS MAUNA LOA. Parents of three children LCDR and Mrs. Conn now make their home at 221 Goldsborough Village, Bayonne, New Jersey. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CLAYTON J CONN

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Captain James H, Aldrich Captain Aldrich is a native of Savannah, Geor- gia. He was born there on 25 September 1920, and attended Savannah schools. In June 1940, he en- tered the U.S. Naval Academy and was graduated three years later. From July to September of 1943 Captain Al- drich was assigned to the Naval Air Station, Jackson- ville, Florida as an aviation technical observer. He then served 18 months aboard the USS AMMEN (DD-527) seeing service in the Pacific Theater. In 1945 Captain Aldrich reported aboard the USS ERBEN (DD-631) for duty. He had subsequent tours of duty in the USS O ' HARE (DD-889) and the USS JOHNSTON (DD-821). In July of 1948 he re- ported to Commander Destroyer Squadron FOUR for staff duty. In August of 1949 Captain Aldrich went to Fort Bliss, Texas for instruction of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Guided Missile School. Upon completion of this course he reported to Washington. D.C. for duty with the Guided Missile Division of Naval Operations. In July of 1952 Captain Aldrich was trasnferred to the USS MACON (CA-132) for duty as Gunnery Officer. Then, in the latter part of 1954, he reported to China Lake, California as Assistant Experimental Officer with the Naval Ordnance Test Station. He returned to sea again in August of 1956 serving as Executive Officer on the USS MURR. Y (DnE-576 and in February of 1958 he took command of the USS BASII.ONE (DDE-824). Captain Aldrich returned ashore in August 1959 to attend the Armed Forces Staff College. And early in 1960 he reported to the Bureau of Weapons as Assistant Director of the Military Personnel Divi- sion, and later, as Head of the Polaris Missile Pro- duction and Fleet Readiness Section of the Special project Office. In September 1963 he was trans- ferred to Roosevelt Roads, P.R. as Commanding Officer of the Caribbean Test and Evaluation De- tachment of the Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Atlanti c Fleet. In January 1965 Captain Aldrich returned to sea to take command of the USS MAUNA LOA (AE-8). His campaigns and service medals include the Pacific Theater with five stars, American Theater, Philippine Liberation with two stars. Navy Occupa- tion, World War Two Victory, National Defense, and Armed Forces Expeditionary. Captain .-Mdrich and his wife, the former Vir- ginia Cornell of Savannah, Georgia, with two of their children make their home in Mountainside, New Jersey. Their elder son, James Jr., is presently attending the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1967.

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MAUNA LOA OFFICERS D. C. KERBY Operations R. D. ROBERTSON Assistant Operations G.CRANE Supply R. K. LEIS DCA E. T. SZABO d Division