Stump (DD 978) - Naval Cruise Book

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A--w mmmvw-s' -10' ' ,,., , ,,.--... wp-sf-paw-vnnru ' OM Ol.A Rear Admiral James Sidle Elfelt, U.S. Navy, assumed duties as Commander South Atlantic Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet on I8 June I 98 I. The native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the son of LD. and Helen fMcGuirej Elfelt, He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy upon graduation from the University of Minnesota in June I 951. His first assignment aboard USS RUSH CDD-7I4j was followed in January I 952 by assignment to USS SHAN- NON IDM-24j. In November I 953 he joined the staff of Commander Mine Division Two as Chief Staff Officer and in January I 955 became prospective Commanding Officer of USS WARBl.ER KMSC-2061, under construction at the Bellingham CWashingtonQ Shipyards Company. He assumed command of that coastal minesweeper upon commissioning in July I 955, and subsequently deployed to Sasebo, Japan. From November I 956 to May I 958, he had duty in the Bureau of Na val Personnel, Washington, A D.C. He then attended Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, where he received a Master of Arts degree in Personnel Administration in June I 959. Following service as Missile and Weapons Officer in USS HELENA ICA-752, he reported in May I 96 I as Ex- ecutive Officer of USS PRESTON KDD- 795 Q. He returned to the Bureau of Na val Personnel in Judy I 963, where he Q served as Assistant Lieutenant Commander Assignment Ofticer until July I 965. He then attended the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College, Newport, X? Rhode Island. While there, he received a Master's De- gree in International Affairs from George Washington QB-Q University. In July I966 he assumed command of USS HENDERSON CDD- 7852, which deployed to Southeast Asia in January I 967 where the ship supported attack carrier operations and conducted extensive shore bombardment assignments. In November I 96 7 he joined the precommissioning crew of USS NEW JERSEY IBB-62j and served as Executive Officer of the battleship throughout its Vietnamese service and subsequent decommissioning at Bremerton, Washington. In January I 970 he was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Na val Operations, in the Command and Policy Branch and remained there until ordered as Commanding Officer of the Na val Support Activity, Naples, Italy, where he served from June I973 to August I 9 75. Following duty in Italy, Rear Admiral Elfelt returned to the Pentagon where he served first in the Oftice of the Chief of Na val Operations and later as the Navy Member of Staff Group of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff He became Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Policy and Intelligence to the Supreme Allied Commander -Atlantic in August l979 and remained there until his assigmment as USCOMSOLANT. Rear Admiral Elfelt 's decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Serlvgie? Midallzvith Gold Star in lieu of second award, the Bronze Star with Combat V, and the Navy Commendation Medal wit mn. at . He is married tothe former Sally Dahm of St, Da vids, Pennsylvania, and they ha ve four children: Elizabeth. Helen, James and Cordelia. '

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