Richard E Byrd (DDG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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fx ., ,I C37 'Z .Q 1 ,X .Emi- .-Q-43 ref' ...A 345 ir ,. . 1 1 if fi gk r. Operations Department f4i! 'W - , Lieutenant PAUL S. HOLMES United States Navy IS H I es USN be an his military service in January 1975 as an enlisted man. Upon completion of basic training at KFC Lieutenant Pau . o m , , Q Orlando, he transferred to NTC Great Lakes to complete the Navy s Basic Electricity and Electronics course. He was selected as a participant in the pilot Ere Conirolman A School in New London, Connecticut He was a plankowner and first person to qualify in submarines while onboard USS MEMPHIS CSSN-6915. He advanced from seaman to petty ofiicer second class CFTGZJ prior to becoming a commissioned officer. LT Holmes a native of Spencer Iowa attended Iowa State University prior to entering the Navy. He received Bachelor of Arts degree in I H' t ' Se tember 1977. He eamed his commission through Officer Candidate School in May 1978. Ordered to USS DASH IMSO-428 is oryrn p for his operational tour, he served in the Damage Control Assistant, 1st Lieutenant, Mme Counter-Measures, and Executive Officer brllets ' ' ' ' t d S rface Warfare from December 1978 through November 1980. In September 1980 as a lieutenant junior grade he was desrgna e a u Officer. LT Holmes has also had service in USS LUCE QDDG-C585 as communications officer Headquarters U.S. Forces IioreafEighth U.S. Anny ti fiicer. While sening in fSecretary Joint Staffi as Action Control Officer and Security Manager, and USS SAN DIEGO CAFS-67 as opera ons o SAN DIEGO, he reached two milestones in his career as he qualified as Engineering Ofiicer of the Watch CEOOWI and achieved his Command Qualification. His decorations and awards include Navy Commendation Medal with one star, Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Marksman ribbon, Battle Efficiency Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployinent ribbon with two stars. LT Holmes and his wife, Su Chun, reside in Virginia Beach. He has two children, Christina and Jonathan. 8 Operations Department