Walker (DDE 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ai 11 f 4 53 : .4 ,I J 2 ,Sift LW A CaC'aI for this tour in the Western Pacific with the Seventh Flee - COLEMAN H. SMITH Commander, United States Navy n September 1955, Commander Coleman l-l. Smith, U.S.INl-1 OSSU :ue of Commanding Qtticer, U.S.S. WALKER, and he has been He attended the University ot Texas and was commissioned 0 in the Navy in 1941. That was the beginning ot a varied Gnd naval career. l-lis duty assignments have taken him from the P050 Atlantic, from the Far East to Europe. l'le has been Comfmndlnl ot tive ships and a Squadron Commander of mine sweepers H' Vvar ll duties found him in the cold North Atlantic with the submarines and in the hot Pacific tropics. Between 1950 and 1952 Commander Smith was attached lo Military Advisory Group in London, England, in connection with' Military Aid Program. Prior to coming to WALKER he was on Ofhce of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. l.

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2 .J I i 2 ee iin H to th 4 EXECUTIVE GFFICERS ,4 REMBRANDT C ROBINSON it Lieutenant, United States Navy A 5 ,Q In December I954, I.2e,'e'2 'eff zu - fvft . , - -- W f ' U.S.N. assumed :tie awe: CT :fe ' -1 fri-4' ,A 5 X J f 4. Y Qtr gg ff' ,F VVALKER. At Bucfrer Ray, J' - f he Completed nit CJu??e'. at if-ei : C 1 I fOr new a55?gr.f'ief.t'. at t' if PM ' I74i'+L NorIoIP, Virgina, XR He it a 'lfztfrrfl' C, if: After atterictirifg Pf:rftz,'If': S ArriPhiI'3if,ui Forfgfzc arf! f 'I' 'Ji' ' 'X' the Pacifid Iiieritfir, Nts-:r tf-f ' NUS Eriqiricfzr Cffiher f2L1'f'lf'I 'Ieet ftfmtroyer, tt-f zriitift ff f :ar East af, part of r,-f H rw ' fivisifmfg to rnf,-ff: into tit-f i . III: IIUC '1':rvie'I sri Iiw, , 'xt I ' 1 n all '.IiipIimririI fi-'gfirtiw-:ri ' Ifzj f- ,I I Our of '.Itf'Hvl fiIiitf its ttii' Ifttffvti I 11 hinqtftn, Iilffr, unit f ',:iig,!.ft'f1 t' lbor1rfI tti-1 VN'AII'7Lif T. Q is 6 OUR PRESENT EXEC EDWARD WILLIAM BEHM Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy .,,-L - ,. at . I0-IQ ig gr , 5-.a'.a, Bari'- C'I2 'Ka rI'i? ' QL I- I i': '. I'wIi'n 1.i, t,I'I,, as'-Quinieci . ' r ' I6 IiqI,f I956 iii Iiiiritriqr i 1'-I' I4 f: Ipit-tr-fi twfi IYVJHIIIQ ' f 'I .'t7iIII IIfrf-ft, r Ii? 'IIfI,', Iflvitifi F'3t!IfJI'IIIi3d I ff I945, I947, and aqain 'VCI If I953. IIf: Iias just .Iurff witti ttie INIavaI EI fi ': 'nit at Uwe University af ff f1 were Ive was an instructor 944, ' C iiaval fmadeiny, tie has 15-Q'-o-' rs :rim Cruisers to arnptiibious 3: a ueterczr of INorId Vvar II 'ffm 'intra sewec: with stiips of the At- as .-.ei as tv' siiips 6,5 the Pacinc FIeet. In 'te '7'?'t1f5:f1 We iilawy Postgraduate School in Annapo- QSU drier :o'npIefir,g studies he navigated the Cf!QI'E T'A,' :nt .f'fli'-.ttfi-PIE in tlne famous Newport to 1,-Snr .,s.-.a, i .:. ,-,,-A I, io-e. fls We Korean Vwfar started he was fN'r f I , L,-:er of :ne Ctiiei of Naval Operations, J 4 s' ' ' rw Mntirued his various assignments at sea.