Sellers (DDG 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER 'D-C For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much he requiredp and to whom m'en have committed much, of him they will aslc the more. Tamw- , 45 .gi - ., ffl i' Y ff. nf Ciirrrrrnrriilvr Roll!-it la Runiney wus born in New Buclforcl Mus,auiliu-,etts in November l936, Hu rccrrrvucllrr9iccirrirriu.5.lcrrirriffu-fUr1lfeCf States Navy and hrs, lrcrr-rim: us, cn Bid Assistant Engineer Upon griiduutiorr ficirri ffm Muascrchusefts Muri- tinie Acuclerny rn Auiiuet 1957 Alter serving in the Merchant Marine until September l958, he was cnssigrn-if ta flir- USS DANIEL A. JOY :DE 585i where he served originally as Engineer- ing Officer and later as Operations Officer. From August lflbl to June l963 he Served as Executive Officer aboard the USS UTE QATF 7ol. Upon completion of that tour, Commander Romney attended the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he com- pleted the Engineering Science Curriculum and the Naval Engineering Curriculum, Upon receiv- ing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electriciol Engineering, he was assigned to the Nucleus Crew of the USS STERETT DLG 311 as Engineer Officer, Upon completion of that tour, Com- mander Rumney received orders tothe USS MA- HAN QDLG- l ll as fxecutive Officer. prior ra rrrcr-rving cxrrfvis la USS SELLERS QDDG ll ,Camrncrrirlvr Runmvy was assigned to la the Ollicr- al Thr- Chic-f af Naval Operolrons. Ccirnrncrnrfr-r flumrwr,-yis awards include the Navy Cariirrirrrirfritian 'with Cornllfrl V 41, Merit- 0ri0lJ'- Unit Canirnr-nrfntian, and vurraus Com- llfllfjlil Clllll 'wf'lVlff' lllf'fffllli Cciirrrrrirrriclvr ffurririvy IN rtrrttrlvtl to the for- rnrrr Orrcrrinu li, Qlnvn ul Nvw Yurfi City, They hrrvr- thrvr- chilrlrr-n Kari-n, Stvvrin, andCynthiCl. H 1

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., '41, '-rw THOMAS R. BRAMLET PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS UNITED STATES NAVY 8 November 1948 23 November T972 ' H e worked with us. 5 H e lived wifh us, A A nd enioyed life in our midsl. Tom Bmmlef enjoyed people and en- joyed giving o smoli omouni of ploosurl Oo others ......... It is in this spirit this bool is dedicofed. 'L'i,c ' 1 5 L.

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