Wedderburn (DD 684) - Naval Cruise Book

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,-.,,.,5,,- f. - .. W . 1 J. E. RENN . Executive Officer this.. I Q OFFICERS Aiding the Captain in his overall responsibility for the ship, is a team of fifteen officers. LCDR. J, E. RENN in his billet as Executive Officer reports directly to the Captain, and is responsible for the execution of his orders. llc is charmd with the maintenance of upkeep, good order and ef- ficiency of both vessel and crew. Four departments comprise the main segments of the crew: heading thcm are LT. W. R. PETTYJOHN tOpera- tionsj, LTJG D. R. CR.-XNDALL tlingineeringy, LTJG W, G., HAMILTON tGunneryy, and LTJG. J. E. P.-XYNE tSupplyi. LTJG. J. W. DRAPEAU acts in a dual capacity as Navigator and Administrative assistant. At the grass roots level are the division officers: LTJG. W. N. RAUCH, LTJG. K. M. MULKERN, LTJG. H. C. MCKINNEY, ENS. E.J. DYER, ENS. J. R. DARWIN, ENS. T. L. WHITE, ENS. D. W. GEER.

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.iq On.-Xug,ust5, 1960, a rainy day at Apra Harbor, Guam, Marianas Islands, command of XUSDDERBLRN passed from Commander James D. OLIVER, Jr. fright helowj to Lieutenant Commander Lawrence A. XVILDER. Commander OLIVER, a Naval Academy graduate in the class of 1943, held command of WEDDERBLRN for two years. During this time the ship completed two deployments to the Western Pacific and distinguished her- sclfin the wide variety oi' missions that destroyers are called upon to per- form. Commander tiI.IYi-LR subsequently reported to the Commander in Chief, U. S. Pat.-ific ifleet, for duty on his staff at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Lieutenant Coznniander 'i.l.'Il-UiiR joined XYEDDERBLTRN upon completion of a course ui' instruction at the L. S. Naval War College, New Port, Rhode Island. iie is a Naval Academy graduate in the Class of 1945 and is a veteran destroyerman. Linder his command, XYEDDISRBURN continued tu demonstrate a can do reputation which added with the performance ot' her sister ships earned many Well lJones for Destroyer Division 151. Typical oi' the praises earned are: 13.5, Seventh i-'leet Xl.'ell Done, we will miss your fine peri'orinanee. Commander Cruiser Destroyer 1-'ort-e, l'.S. l'acii'it- i-'leet .-X well executed deployment. t'omm'tnder IJ---atrover l lotill'1Sl-'N You -at-t 'tn envittlile i't-t'u1'il With old -ships and equipinent Vliu hive turned in outstanding pt-l'lw1'niant't'S lll llllllL'l'llll1lllil H1rL'l'LiliHliLll l't'Luli- ness, XX ell done. it . 0 i Q ' nu it ! , 'li ' Q-. A 1 . R Q , of lx! fl nl -s, in N N-Q I 'St ,,, G i Q S I .L e. Z i il s- ly 5 X Q- Z 34 ...Ii o... 1

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W. H, PETTYJOHN Operalifms , , , V , 4, 1 4 . .1 Uunnurv Ang.. L l.'l 'W av ns YV D. R. CR.-XNDALL l-Ingiuvcring J, I-I, l'.N YNII Supply ,