Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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The, U.S.S. PORTEFiFlELD CDD-6821 was built by the Bethlehem Steel Company at San Pedro, Cali- fornia, and first commissioned 30 October 1943. She is a Fletcher class destroyer, is 376 feet long, has a beam of 39 feet, and a displacement of 2100 tons. She is named for the late Bear Admiral Lewis Broughton Porterfield. After her shakedown training the POBTBBFIELD joined our combatant forces in the Western Pacific where she remained until the end of World War ll. ln October of 1945 she reported to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, and was decommissioned and placed in inactive status. During her first commis- sion the POBTBBFIELD steamed over 155,000 miles, received credit for the destruction of sixteen lap- anese aircraft and one surface ship. She partici- pated in nine major operations including Okinawa, Saipan, the Marianas campaign and in the Philip- pine lslands. The POBTEBFIELDS second life began at the Naval Station, Long Beach, on 27 April 1951, to help meet the threat in Korea.After her shakedown -period she again headed west, for the new combat- zone. During her first Korean cruise she operated with both Task Force 77 and 95, and participated in the Formosa Patrol. She logged 50,000 miles, rescued three downed aviators, and took a hit from a Communist shore battery on the West coast of Korea. She returned home in March 1952, and proceeded to the U. S. Naval Shipyard at Hunter's Point in San Francisco, California, for overhaul. f:Following her yard period and refresher train- ing, she again turned her bow west in October 1952, and embarked on her second Far Eastern cruise since recommissioning. Again, she spent some very 'chilly months around Korea. Seven months and 50,000 miles later she returned to San Diego for a well earned rest period. But the rest in San Diego was more apparent on the operation schedule than it was to either the POBTBBFIELD or her crew. Both ship and men spent a very busy six months operating in the San Diego area. Getting underway before sunrise was routine. During the summer of 1953, while the ship was on a three week training cruise to the Sea Fair the Armistice was signed in Korea. Finally on 26 December 1953, after an eleven day reprieve, in order that the crew would be able to spend Christmas in the con- tinental United States, the POBTEBFIELD again sailed Westward on her third Western Pacific cruise since recommissioning, arriving in Yokosuka, Ia- pan on Ianuary 12. sslfgfgcj

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5 W X ji EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lcdr. Roger 1. Koch was graduated from Marquette Uni- versity in Iournalism in 1944. His first duty was with COM- PHIBLANT Staff, and thence to the USS TUCSON CCL-981. In 1946 Lcdr. Koch was assigned to the Naval ROTC Unit at the University of Minnesota as Assistant Professor of Naval Science. In 1949 he served as Operations Officer aboard the USS 1-IANSON CDDR-8321. From Iuly of 1951 to December of 1952 he was Operations Officer aboard the USS COWELL CDD-5471. From there he went to the Nava1 Station at Norfolk for duty at the Fleet Training Center, and then to USNPG school prior to assign- ment to the USS PORTERFIELD CDD-6821. A THE CAPTAIN Commander Everett E. Roberts, Ir., USN was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1940. I-le first served aboard the USS INDIAN- APOLIS CCA-351 where he was Engineering 1. O. and Gunnery Division Officer. - In 1944, while serving aboard the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS CDE-4135 as Executive Officer, his ship was sunk in the battle off Samar, in an engage- ment between destroyer escorts and battleships andfor cruisers. I-Ie spent two days and nights adrift in the Pacific after this engagement. The USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS CDE-4131 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Commander Roberts was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat distinguishing device. The last part of World War II he served as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS IUNEAU CCL-1191 lust prior to relieving as commanding officer of the USS PORTERFIELD CDD-6821 on Iuly 17, 1954, Commander Roberts was studying Radiological Defense Engineering at the University of Cali- fornia at Berkeley, where he received his masters- degree. . 3 PER 5' 7 1 1t..,..0.S E, W Easggfg, T00 .Ames L7 K , lg lm Q7 0 D0 OO' bb 3' ' UD yy OOM