Wallace L Lind (DD 703) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER R. E. MELICK COMMANDING OFFICER

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' SHlP'S SCHEDULE 27 NOV 8 DEC 8 DEC 18 DEC 24 DEC 25 DEC 27 DEC 29 DEC 30 DEC 31 DEC 1 JAN 9 JAN 10 JAN 14 JAN JAN JAN 25 26 29 3 FEB 5 FEB 9 FEB 11 FEB JAN 17 FEB 17 FEB 21 FEB FEB FEB 22 23 s MAR 9 Mnn 10 MAR 11 MAR 16 MAR 16 MAR 20 MAR 26 MAR Depart Norfolk. Commence Eastward Atlantic Transit. Arrive Gibraltar. MED Turnover. Depart Gibraltar for ASW, AAW, Shiphandling Operations. Arrive Livorno, Italy. Tours to Florence, Pisa, and Rome. Christmas Party for Livorno Orphans. Christmas. Depart Livorno. Major Underway Replenishment. Arrive Naples, Italy. Tours to Rome, Pompeii, Vesuvius, and Capri. Commence Tender Availability, USS EVERGLADES QAD-243, New Year's Day. Secure from Tender Availability. Depart Naples for ASW Operations, Engineering Trials, Arrive Marseilles. Tours to Paris, French Riviera, Arles, and Avignon. Commodore's Surprise Inspection. Depart Marseilles for AAW, ASW and Shiphandling Operations and Engineering Trials. Major Underway Replenishment. Arrive Aranci Bay, Italy. Traning Anchorage. Hiking' Tour of Aranci. Depart Aranci, Italy. Emergency Sortie. Arrive Genoa, Tours to Italian Riviera, Venice, Munich, Germany, and Tours of Italian Steam Ship RAFELLO. Depart Genoa. Arrive Livorno, Italy. Tours to Florence, Pisa, and Rome. Tours of Italian Naval Academy. Depart Livorno. ' p y Arrive oif coast of Palomares, Spain for Special Bomb Sa1vagerDetails. Depart Palomares. I Q Commence Franco-American Amphibious Exercises off Santa Manza, Corsica. I ' Secure from Amphibious Exercises. r A ' Arrive Palma, Majorca, Spain. Tours of the city, island, cavesiof MED Turnover Palma. . A I Depart Palma. Commence Westward Atlantic Transit. ENS HEIDER Hi-lined. Arrive N orfolk. A

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is Qi? Roger Emerson MELICK was born in Marshall- town, Iowa, on August 18, 1921, son of Carl E. and Pearl CCaseJ MELICK. He attended High School and Junior College in Marshalltown before enlisting on 27 December 1941. He had advanced to the rating of Yeoman, first class, when transferred to the U. S. Navy Wartime Officer Training Program called V-12. He studied at the University of Michigan, and Mar- quette University where he graduated with a Bach- elor of Naval Science Degree on 25 October 1945 and commissioned an Ensign. In 1964 he received his Master of Arts Degree in Personnel Administration from the George Washington University. After commissioning CDR MELICK was as- signed briefly to Destroyer School, Norfolk, Virginia, and early in 1946 reported to the USS DORAN KDMS-415 which was sweeping mines in Japanese waters. Subsequently to this tour of duty he was assigned to the USS FRANK KNOX CDDR-7423 USS EVERSOLE IDD-7897, USS BEALE CDDE- 4715, USS ROBERTS DE-7493. and served on the staffs of COMDESPAC, COMPHIBPAC, and COM- CRUDIV 3. The latter was embarked at various times in the cruisers HELENA, BREMERTON, and QUINCY. During his tour of duty in EVERSOLE he participated in the Amphibious Invasions at IN- CHON and WONSAN. KOREA and the withdrawal operations of United States Marines from HUNG- NAM, KOREA, While he was attached to staff, COM- CRUDIV 3 the command was assigned responsibili- ties for Escort, Blockade. and Sea Air Rescue of the length of the East Coast of Korea. It was during this period ff duty that he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device. Shore duty assignments have been U. S. Navy Postgraduate School at Annapolis. Maryland and Monterey, California, Line Officer School Monterey, California. Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk Vir- ginia, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and Staff, Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. CDR MELICK assumed duties as Commanding Officer, USS WALLACE L. LIND CDD-7037 on 17 November 1964. In addition to the Navy Commendation Medal, he has the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Occupation Medal fAsiatic Claspl, National Defense Service Medal. Korean Campaign Medal with five operation Stars, United Nations Medal CKoreal, and the South Korean Presidential Unit Citation. Married to the former Jey Riccio of Newark, New Jersey, he has one daughter, Carol. His official residence is Morris Plains, New Jersey. ' Lgszqk as D 3 The Captain Ships-Over Gunner Knox Checking the Boards i' 1.-A if-4 . 1, , A A Pensive Moment