Wedderburn (DD 684) - Naval Cruise Book

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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