Waddell (DDG 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I I DEDICATION COMMANDER GRANT J. WALKER, USN coMMANDlNG OFFICER u. s. s. WADDELL IDDG-24I JANUARY 1966 - JUNE 1967 For the dlrectlon you have glven, the con fldence you have lnstllled and the courage you have demonstrated In the face of hard shlp, separation and danger, we deducate thus cruise book WADDELL sflrst,toyou, Captaln Walker Commander Grant J Walker was born In Ramey, Pennsylvania He attended Pennsylvanla State Unlverslty,andGeorgla Tech In the Navy V I2 program In March I9-45 he entered mldshspman tralnlng at Columbia Unlverslty Upon commlg- slonln'gf:r',JuIy I945, he served In the USS'lCHAN'D'El,EU'PlAV IOP In gun nery b1r'I,Iflt s Aboard. the USS ROCK INGHAM,-A he partlcnpated In both atomic bombf tests at Bsknnl In I947, he attended the Gfeneral Llneffcnool at Newport,Rhode Island, he then served as Communlcatlons Offlcer nn the USS YOSEMITE QAD I9l He later served In the USS NEWPORT NEWS I48l as CIC Officer and Fare From June I959 through June I955, Com mander Walker instructed at the CIC Of flcers School In Glenvlew, Illlnols After thus tour, he assumed the dutnes as Squadron Operatnons Offlcer for DESRON SIX From August I957 through November I958 he served as Executlve Officer In the USS C P CECIL CDDR 835D On com pletlon of thus tour, he reported as Person nel Representatlve an Enlisted Personnel Dnstrlbutlon Office, U S Atlantlc Fleet, for Commander Destroyer Force,U S AtIC1I'1'flC Fleet In June I96I he assumed command of the JOSEPH K TAUSSIG In July 1963, he at tended the U S Naval War College UPON completion of the Naval Warfare Course: Commander Walker remalned on the WUI' College Staff as an Instructor ln the Sel'1l0l' Forelgn Offlcers Course In January I966 Commander Walker GS sumed command of the USS WADDELI. mandung Officer Commander Walker IS marrned to the former Mary Jane 5C0le5 of Nashua, Iowa the Walkers have four chnldren Muchele, Lorl, Kathleen, Gnd Mary Grant, and presently llve In San Pedro, Calafornua I E I 4 . ' 5 5 I 6 0 I ' I I - ' 1 I E I . Q o 0 - ' - 5, I . . . . . . ,- I I . - 1 o c , I 1 o s e a U 0 0 0 O ' . Wm 1 as 4 f 0 J . 4 , . - . E I I . - - I I . e 9 X ' - 0 l - 1 I Al J! , ' ' Q . 1 . 4 I C O . O f T - ' ' CONIVOI Officer. CDDG-241, becoming its second Com.- 6 ' V' Q . - U 0 . X ' ' I O . 9 2 I' 1 I I , Q

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