Walker (DDE 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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ROBERT L. KALEN CONIIVIANDEQ UNITED STATES NAVY the Executive Officer Lieutenant Rembrandt C. Robinson, U.S.N. assumed the duties of Executive Officer in Pearl Harbor on December 4, I954, iust as WALKER was making preparations for her deployment to the Far East. As a veteran of both World VVar II and the Korean War, Lieutenant Robin- son has previously served in every shipboard department, and recently com- pleted a tour of shore duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D. C. Prior to World War Il he attended Pennsylvania State University, and later joined the Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet where he served in action against Japanese forces. After the vvar he ioined the Atlantic Fleet, serving in five different ships. He was aboard destroyer ENGLISH as Engineer Officer when the Korean War started, and sailed from Norfolk for the Far East vvith one of the first Atlantic Fleet divisions to arrive in the combat zone. Q, ' .Le -L .iaglgil-4 I E3 if 5 the Captain Commander Robert L. Kalen, U.S.N. took command of WALKER on July 2l, l953. bringing with him the experience of a long and varied career. He lost no time in bringing WALKER to the highest standards, taking her through the difficult months of the last For East cruise. His steady leadership soon brought the highest reputation to our operations throughout the Fleet. After graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1940, the Captain served with distinction in the cruiser CHESTER, earning the Bronze Star medal for action in World War ll. Later assignments found him on the staff of the Commander- in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and as an instructor of Naval Science at Oregon State College. He then ioined destroyer DUNCAN as Executive Officer, and iust prior to WALKER completed a tour of shore duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. REMBRANDT C. ROBINSON LIEUTENANT, UNITED STATES NAVY f Q- . ff 'rv-I . rf 3 NN I! cp: ei ., I ld' I Acglfv g U y e y V

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l .1- I i i '1 1 1 , P E V Y 2 is I .. 5 1 , -1.-W? f ' -as Forward The Seventh Fleet is the strilzingf power ot the Uniteci States. It represents training, reacliness, anil liarrl worlz. it represents long hours, anti long separa- tions liroin lovetl ones. it symlmolizes the highest tratlitions ot the Naval service, the sometimes exciting action, the terlious antl routine patrol. The profession ot going to sea in ships is exacting anti precise. The inte- J gration ot teamworle anal science, ot worle anal play, is a joh tor which there can he no sulmstitute tor Llevotion. The motlern warship is a city ot steel, ot high pressure steam anti rapicl firing guns. llumireats ot men worle in crampeti quarters, eat anal sleep in shifts. Power plants roar tlirougliout the night, anti never stop at clawn. Gun crews sit liucicllett at their stations in the stormy seas, or unttera hlistering, tropi- cal sun. Ratlio lirequencies linlc us with llie shore conunaml, anal the Stretching Fleet. Engineers pump tons ol. oil into superlicatcnl hoilers. Balee shops worlz at night. High-poweretl ratlars amt sonars scan the slcies anfl prolae the waters tor the enemy, or a nearliy trieml. Vliliousantls ot letters anal clirectivcs are re- ccivenl, stutliett, anal implcnicnterl. Complex records anal reports analyze laattle performance. Anti trom this tusion ot lalmor, ol: slcill, ancl clectication, comes the fighting' ship, reatly to join the Fleet. She joins the carrier taslc torce at sea in a secret renctezvous. She sweeps alleacl ot the mighty carrier with hristling protecting, months ot training, anal loaclenl guns. She is a hunter-lziller, reacly to seel-2 anal a suhmarine. She closes an enemy shore-line anti neutralizes gun emplacements, shells railroacis and tactories. This is the story ot such a ship, anal the men who talee her clown to the sea. 5 , ltiiii' P' ti ,.-. A-, A

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Front Row,FLeft to Right: LT G. A. BARNETT, LT R. C. RO RTNSQN, CDR R.L. KALEN, LI J.E. LHIYKJILLL LTJG N. KELLY. Middle Row, Left to Right 1 LTJG W.L. BGHANNAN, LTJG C.S. FONG, LTJG C.M. ROCKWELL JR., LTJG E.B. SPIELMAN, LTJG G.w. STEWART, LTJG H.w. BERGBAUER J.R. Rear Row, Left to Right. LTJG T. H. RORN, ENS EG. HUEBNER, ENS TB. HUDGTNS, ENS G.A. THORP JR., ENS J.c. TRUMBULL, LTJG w. N. causes JR., LTJG D. E. MCINTYRE, mo 1.1. PATTERSON CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ' s T . I i1'IFxi.IL6 Xl . N-X I if Y it VF5 Front Row, Left to Right: J. O. SPARKS, BTC, R.A. REED, MMC, W.E. QUINLIN, HMC, M.M. HUMPHREY, FTC, E. Z. WHITAKER, BMC, F.V. ARNOLD, GMC Rear Row, Left to Right: L. J. MARTIN, QMC, N. C. SKRUKRUD, TMC, M.J. KANE, TMC, G. E. NASSAL, SOC, E. A. NOONAN, CSC, J.W. BEELER, MMC and our departments