Washburn (AKA 108) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE orrrcte .fc K X 'I..Il Robert A. Moore Commander, United States Navy Robert A. Moore was born in Clay, Kentucky in 1923. He attended Murray State College in Kentucky and Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. In Iuly 1943 he began his naval career and was commissioned in October 1944. During his naval career, Commander Moore has served on various destroyers and amphibious type ships. He has given 18 years active service to the navy and has seen extensive shore and sea duty, summarized as follows: SEA DUTY USS SIRONA KAKAW '45-746 Gunnery Officer ENS USS ACHERNAR CAKAXB '46 448 First Lieutenant ENS USS GENERAL CTAPN '48W'5O Ass't Engineering Officer LTIG NAS KWAIALEIN, M. I. '53-'54 Meteorological Officer LT DESRON FIVE STAFF '55-'56 Operations LT USS AGERHOLM CDDB '56457 Executive Officer LCDR USS WASHBURN CAKAB '61- Executive Officer CDR SHORE DUTY USNAB, Ft. Pierce, Fla '44445 Attack Boat Officer ENS USN Gen. Line School 'SO-'51 Student CMontery, Cal.D LTIG MSTS-Pacific '51-'51 Ass't Operations Officer LTIG USU Post Grade School '51-'53 Student CMonterey, Cal.D LT FLTWEACEN, Seattle, Wash. '54-455 Senior Forecaster LT USN Post Grad. School '58-'61 Instructor CMonterey, Call LCDR s 3 I s

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CUMMANDING . OFFICER I. Dunham Reilly Captain, United States Navy Captain 1. DUNHAM REILLY, USN was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1915 and attended schools there until entering college in 1933. At Harvard for two years he came into contact with the Navy through the NROTC, transferred to the Naval Academy and graduated with the Class of 1939. With the exception of a tour at Great Lakes after World War ll, Captain REILLY's assignments have kept him in the Pacific areas for the entirety of his career. His 23 years of commissioned service include about half as sea duty and half as shore duty, summarized as follows: SEA DUTY USS CHESTER CCAN '39e'44 Mostly Gunnery Duties USS SHANGRI-LA QCVU '-44446 Gunnery Officer USS CHEVALIER iDDi '52-'54 Commanding Officer USS LOS ANGELES QCAW '56-'58 Executive Officer USS WASHBURN CAKAi '61-'62 Commanding Officer SHORE DUTY U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis '3S4'39 Student Staff COMNINE, Great Lakes '-46448 Naval Reserve Adm. Naval Training Center Great Lakes '48-'49 Aide to Commander Staff Gen. MacArthur, Tokyo '49-'52 Strategic Plans Staff Training Command SDIEGO '54-'56 Mobilization Plans Personnel Research, SDIEGO '58-'61 Officer in Charge 2 ENSHLT LCDR CDR CDR CAPT MIDN LCDR LCDR CDR CDR CAPT

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OUR PURPOSE As the worldls most powerful sea-going force, the United States Navy has assumed the responsibility of meeting the Communisththreat with sea power on any part of the globe. Free world interests demand and an every ready fleet strategically positioned to cope with any situation. The fleet must not only be a carrier of good will and a means of showing the flag throughout the world, but must also be constantly alert to danger and prepared to use force when necessary to meet aggression. On 16 October 1961, we of the WASHBURN sailed with Amphibious Squadron One to join the Seventh Fleet in Far Eastern waters. Our role in international defense was to include a seven month tour of duty in the explo- sive and unpredictable Orient. To most of us, only the serious necessity of our task eased the sadness we felt at leaving homes, families, and loved ones on that October morning. CUMMANDING OFFICERS MESSAGE The WASHBURN has reliably rnet all her eornrnitrnents on the long deployment in the Far East, displaying skilled performance in every tasle. No commancling of-Zeer could expect nzore, ana' I asle that you share rny prz'a'e. As this cruise has been adventurous ana' rewarcling to each one of us personally, it is hoped that this hoole will assist in keeping rnany 5eztz'rfyz'ng and happy experiences agloru in our rnernories in years to eorne. 1 DUNHAM REILLY 4 is