Richard E Byrd (DDG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Master Chief STCMCSWD David Enos CMXC, USN STCM tSWi David A Enos, CMIC, USN, a native of New London, Connecticut, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1959. Following recruit training at Crreak Lakes, Illinois, he attended Surface Sonamran Basic school at the Fleet Sonar School in KeyWest, Florida. Upon graduation from Surface Sonarman Basic School, he transferred to his first permanent duty station, USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS CDD-82257, where he served as an apprentice sonannan. Following his tour onboard SAMUEL ROBERTS, he transferred to USS VAN VOORHIS CDE-10283. The 25year Naxyinan has served primarily in destroyers during his service time. From VAN VOORHIS, the master chief was assigned to US EARLE B. HALL CAPD-107l. He was released from active duty in December 1965 but returned to naval senice in November 1966. His first duty station upon his retum to active duty was USS LIDDLE LAPD-6Ol. From LIDDLE he transferred to USS BEVERLY W. REID QAPD-1197. Following a tour of duty at the U.S. Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare School in San Diego, he retumed to sea in USS BAUSELL CDD-8455. After his duty with BAUSELL, he pulled some deserved shore duty in Fleet Maintenance Assistance Crroup tFMACri Pearl Harbor, MOTU-2 Norfolk. and Naxy Maintenance and Material Support Office CNAVMASSOJ Naval Air Station Norfolk. He reported to USS RICHARD E. BYRD CDDG 231 in September 1986. He relieved BTCM tSWl Roger D. Fasche as Command Master CHief on 19 September 1986. His primary duty onboard RICHARD E. BYRD is to advise the commanding officer on all matters conceming command policies and programs and their effect on enlisted nrorale and welfare. He also serves as chairman or advisor on numerous boards and committees, manages the command s enlisted surface warfare qualification program, heads the command training team, oversees tlrexcornmand sponsor program and command indoctrination program, as well as conducts the petty officer and chief petty otlicer indoctrination program. ' Master Chief Petty Officer Enos's decorations and awards include the Navy Achievement Medal Combat Action Ribbon, Crood Conduct Ribbon tfive awardsi, Meritorious Unit Citation, Naxy Unit Citation, Naxy Expeditiorrarx Medal National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal tfour campaignsi, Vietnam Campaign Medal. and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. MCPO Enos and his wife, Arlene, reside in Wrginia Beach. tle has four children, David .lr. Scott. Alana and Mattirem

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Oflicer ICDR Ronald D. Honey, USN Lieutenant Commander Ronald D. Honey, USN, a native of Fayetteville, Tennessee, graduated from Aubum University in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. He received his commission through the Naval Reserve Oflicer Training Corps program. Following graduation he received orders to USS WILLIAM C. IAWE KDD-7659 where he served as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Ofiicer. From IAWE, he transferred to USS THOMAS G. HART CFF 10923 as the Combat lnformatlon Center Officer. lt was during this tour that Lieutenant Junior Grade Honey was designated a Surface Warfare Ofiicer. He transferred to the Department of Naval Science at the Texas Maritime Academy in January 1977 where he served as the Officer in Charge and eamed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Houston. Lieutenant Commander Honey has had service in USS DAMATO TDD 8719 as the acting Weapons Officer, LSS MWRENCE fDDC1 41 as the Weapons Officer, and at Destroyer Squadron Thirty-'Iwo as the Combat Systems Oficer. ln December 1984 he reported to COMNAVSURFIANT where he senfed in the Tactics and Doctrine Requirements Office. He reported to USS RICHARD E. BYRD KDDG 231 in June 1986 and relieved as Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Honeys decorations and awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Sea Sewice Deployment Ribbon, and the Wetnam Campaign Ribbon. Lieutenant Commander Honey and his wife Linda reside in Virginia Beach with their son Ryan and daughter Randi. Executive X

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7 LM, ' mr' .If -, 'S' ZZ? 2:5411 Y S3 25 Years of Service - The Shootin' Steamin' RICHARD celebrated her twenty- three years out at sea on 7 March 1987. The ship's oflicers and crew honored the anniversary with a Cake-cutting ceremony held on the mess decks. CDR Wallace read from the ship's initial decklog enhy and served slices of birthday cake to the oldest crew member, SM 1 lSWJ Connolly, and the youngest crew member, MMFA Samson. i 25'-'cr X1..1.3 hw --,N KWH-.. '-f-A -..,, A W' fc M..,m 't -my f '- ,,,, A W fr ,f 'Q --mpiiq A! We .,2:,.,g-mqwzgaef mm -wcQf4w5:yqggNe,qg:-vstfs,--9-w-ZH - ,M it '34 J,,,, 'ug ' K 5 'rc:' K-...J JW' 4 '-+7 rg 4Y'V1i-.gqL,s.i'-5'-Q 'W' 774 4 Happy Birthday 7