Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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CO tIM:L Ulf C OFFICER is t'UlllIlHIlltlI'llg' otffrer alxoarfl tlw Rl lHl','l1 li9 f.vUllttlIlllllll'l' li,tlIlhUll'Slit. has won the lvspert aml lltllHt.l'tlll'UIt of all who serve llIltll'I' him. We lmu' lH'ltl'v 'ffterl hx hte malnplt' of tln'la'ss effort, pl'offc'i4'rl4fx', mul gvrlttilu'.jt'ielulli1u'ss ahoanl this ship. U '1' will aluuvvs renu'm- ber him arul are m't1'en1elvpromltoeall him our old num , .M ffl l:1lfl.l'.'5' 1. H1 YlxYIWS'lx'l f.'ornnxomler, 1-5 Yonex Comrnamler Htlllkllll'Slil'j0l'll01l the Nlzzz'-v in 1013, ttfll'l't'l'f'l'1'l't.ltg his ,-H? and BS degree jforn lfouling Creen State l'ni1'ersz'tv in Uhio. lltlsffrst NavalSer'n'ir'e was with the Seventh :1mphihious Foree in thc South Pf1r'iff1'. ancl. when hostilities eeaserl. he was the f,v0l7lt7lI1l!ll1'll2L,f Officer of the land Craft. tank P55 lla? 1.32 382. 1 jeu' months later he toolf eomnuzml ofom' ofthe .NYtll'xY'S first roelfet launching shams, the IFS lfiq ll,l 51. ln 1931, after a three year eourse ofsturlv, he r'eeei1'ed his Xlasters l7egr'ee in I','lf'l'lf'ltY1l I'fr1g1'r1eerin,g'l3'on1 the If S. ,Varal 4l'lllll'l7l,YIIUSl grazluate srhool in -innapolzls, Xlarfvlaml. ffornrrzrxnrlvr' Hllllh'ttll'.9h'lE hurl his first rlestrover flutv in 19.31 zrhvn lu' joinefl the Slllflgfffu fxornrmxnder De- stroyer l lotilla Um' as l','ll'l'lI'Ullt'l'S Uaterial Ufffver. Thais u'asbfollou'erl hx flutx as operations offfrer on the l 'S,S',lUlIN'S'l'UN'IIIII-8212 :tml r'w'r'1ttir'4' oflfrvr on tht' l '55 HI 1T'l'Y 11717-70.31. ln lh'pt1'lnlu'r, IUSH, f.'tlIHIlItlIHll'l' I1,lIIlh'lHl'Sh'I. frssurmwl rommaml of the IVS5 klilllf IIN:-f.3fPl. Follonirug ll 2 IXZ war tour as l,'l11'r'f'5't1zff.Ufffmv' of ltrstrowr' lfroup l'u'o. he St'!'l'l'tl as Weaporw Ufftver of the IFF l1',S'Sl','Xl Nfl 901, In htgust, Iflhff. he IlSSItlHt'IlFtllttllttllltl ofthe I 55 I1UI.I7I H. Yiwu' montlw later. Wax IUOI. he assurmvl romnmml of tlu' l S'.9S'1Wll I-fl. lf. lf! ll1'l'flf'l'5.

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