Walke (DD 723) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT JACK FORTENBERRY LT JOSEPH H. PETTICREVV Operations Officer Gunnery Officer LT fjgl TIMOTHY M. KIBLER LT fjgj RICHARD N. ROUNDS Engineering Officer Supply Officer LT fjgj CHARLES S. ADOFF LT fig? GERALD A- FULK Communications Officer CIC Offwef

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Executive Officer, LCdr I-I. J. Klein, attended the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1941, and upon graduation served as third and second mate at sea until 1944, when he came on active naval duty. On his first ship, U.S.S. WHITLEY CAKA-913, he took part in the Iwo Jima campaign and ac- tion in the Atlantic area. In 1946, Lt fjgj Klein joined U.S.S. BEXAR CAPA-2373 as Boat Group Commander and in 1948 went to U.S.S. F. D. ROOSEVELT CCVB-421 as Radio Of- ficer and Administrative Assistant. Shore duty at the Uni- versity of South Carolina followed, and then sea duty as , Engineering Officer, U.S.S. FLOYD B. PARKS IDD-8845 dur- ing the Korean conflict Next duty with the Special Weapons Project at Albuquerque and Lake Mead Base staff duty with CTG 7 3 and assignment to OPNAV preceded assignment to WALKE in November 1957 LCdr and Mrs Klein live with their three boys 1n Whittier California CAPTAIN Commander ,lack Scapa assumed command of WALKE in October 1957, following sixteen years of naval service. Com- missioned in 1941, he served throughout World War II in U.S.S. RALEIGH CCL-71. In 1946 he was assigned as Execu- tive Officer, Office of Naval Officer Procurement. Next came duty at the University of New Mexico and at the General Line School. From 1948-1950, he was Executive Officer, U.S.S. BUCK KDD-761J. In 1950, he attended the Naval War Col- lege, followed by duty on the Staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. In 1952 he was promoted to Com- mander. From 1953-1955, he was the U. S. Representative on the French NATO Staff of the Commander Western Medi- terranean Area in Algeria. Then followed duty as Gunnery Officer, U.S.S. WISCONSIN IBB-641. This duty preceded assignment to WALKE. Cdr Scapa resides in Rolling Hills, California, with his wife and three sons. 0' . , I 3 o I . , 0' A , . C pr . . if , Q . . . . - I 'V f -L 3 v I V f ' S

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LT fjgl ROBERT J. MCGREGOR LT Ljgj STANLEY M. TITUS ASW Officer Main Propulsion Assistant I LT fjgj HERBERT A. MILLER ENS WALTER R. FUCHS First Lieutenant ENS WILLIAM W. SEATON Damage Control Assistant Electronics Officer ENS RICHARD E. BULLENE Second Division 0 icer ff I