Wedderburn (DD 684) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Lewavne THOMPSON was born on 17 October 1925 in Long Beach, Californiaf the son of Charles VV. and Amy THOMPSON. He attended I ting Beach City College in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Frogram in 19133 and attended the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota until November of 1944. He was commissioned in March 1945 at the 1'.S.N.R.RI.S.. Ft. Schuyler, N.Y. as Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commander THOMFSON'S sea going naval career commencedaboafd 1'.S.S. ATR 16, where he served as Executive Officer, Commun1Catl0f15 Ollicer, rnd Navigator. In February 1947, upon augmentation to the U5- Navy. he reported to the Naval Communications Station on Guam where he served in General Communications. ' From February 1949 to February 1952 he served in the Operations and Gunnery Departments on board the Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. TOLEDO CCA-1331. During this tour he was awarded both the Navy CommenCl21t10U Medal and the Navy Commendation 2nd Award for action in Korea. LT- THOMFSON then proceeded to Post Graduate School at Monteray f01' General Line where he studied until December 1952. The years of 1953 and 1954 found him serving a two year tour 215 head of Administration Department of Sub Group One, Pacific RCS?1'Ve Fleet. in San Diego. California. ln March 1955 LT. THOMPSON received his first command which was the U.S.S. ORANGE COUNTY QLST-10681 lt was during this tour he became Lt. Commander. LCDR. rHoMPsoN served as Plans Officer on the starr of C0111- mander Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, from March 1957 to March ietso. when he was transferred to the U.s.s. PRITCHETT CDD-5515 es Erfwfive Oflicer. Viihile on board are PRITCHETT he received hw flllfdvsffipe and in December 1961 as Commander he took command of the 'L-.S.S. YVEDDERBURN CDD-6843.

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an United States for In june of 1951 VVEDDERBURN left the -her first tour of duty in the Korean Theater under the operational control of Commander United Nations Blockading and Escort Forces. She served with Task Forces 95, TT, and 72 acting as ' ' ' tinent activities during tcket. Her most pron plane guard and radar p this tour, however, were her shore bombardment ing anywhere from one to two miles otif the d ' nd night shore homhardment on selected ay a ' ' r i' and Nlurirtc Shore classihed hy the lub. ftrrnt. as one of the ht-st shouting flcstruyers they during the Korean Cantpaign. llt-r rt-eorti of cltcrl murtzirs, caves cmplacvnients, mines, villagt-s, ittticliine guns, 1 ri'-f r ii3ll tftttitttf: , ttitttit-ls, surttptttts tour inclu missions. Uperat- CULISI. she kept up targets. She was Fire Control Units had worl-:ed with targets during this , sltofc l.b:.tttCflL'5 Llfld trucks, ammunition pt-rsottxtel t-ttsttttlties. and fuel dumps, :ill tutztlittg After zi pt-rincl stu-nt on the lfortttwstt Patrol Wt-IllllliRlll'RN t'I:turm'tl tu tht: linitt-tl Ftatvs iii l'it'ltfL1tl!'f.' lH.'iI. Unct- ztgttitt in .Xtttgust nl IWHI, XN'lilllll'ilil'mla'lQN returned tu Kurt-at. Hun- zttgtitn slum- lioiiiliartlmt-tit gttitl scrt-extiiig were her primary ztssigtittivttts. .Xttvr rvtttrtiitttg tw tht- lhitt-tl States fur tt period uf t-ight ntoittlis Wl QlJlll'QlQlSl,'lQN lt-it tor her thirtl tour . ,A of tlttty with the l'nitt-tl Nutiutis l-'m't't's in tht- l-'ar ligist. a lirom lflfwfm tn liltil, WlflllPlilil5l,'lQN p:trtit'iptttetl in four six-month tours in the Wt-stertt l'.tt'ititi Hit lil Ntivt-ttiltt-r lENi tl ht-r liotttt' tru' tit Sm llit-git lair ht-r Wlil3llliRl5l'liN tlepatrtt' eighth tour tu Wl'iS'l'l'.Xli. 3-Q--4 A f if ' ,,, -r ' ,,..-X Q-fb gnc-. I v-ni ....,-N' 1 . 'Aon Q . I . ,, t,,,...vf,-...nil N ..- my up A ,,ov' .1 I i '0 ,- M ' na- tn' ,W it 1- .dv- . ' 4, , .f-V ' it ,. W,- .. if ,pure ' t,. ' 3 ,, 0 -i ,pr-H t :bln fini'- A 4.4, - mt, , au, g,i f'l.'t '. , ' luv-. ' . M- ,ga-f :J , ,A 4' - ., V N -.qi www. will ' , ,V NP:-if

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l uv ,S EXECUTIVE OFFICER b1it'liuel Q1'.X1Q'1'.X1Q.X1Qtt vv.is horn on 1 15--iir'i i'. 19311 in liiool-alxn. Yew York, where he lived until he eiitt-ri-tl thi- 1'niit'i1 Smit-s Ngivgil Xcztdeinv through ai Ngiviil lit-serve .ippoiiitinent 1'pon grauluaition lroin the N.iv.il .Xc.it1eni'. in hint- ot 1't.3 , lfnsiiin Q1i.'X1i'11.AX1Q.X1QU wats ordered to ilutv .iho.iril 11581 111 .X X14 X1'X HTL, i Sain Diego baised ship, where lie served .is .i lion liroun 1'o'n'n:inder. ln .Xpril of 19515, he wits tninslerreil to ginother Sin ltietfo shin. the 11.55. 11fXN111,'1'UN 1'1'1iY 11.51 81121, where he served 4is lfirst 1.ii-utensint .ind Gunnery Ulhcer. 1n .Nugust of 19511, the 1'.5.S. NUR1-'U1,1i 111, 1 l1Q1S fl11111t'T'11E1'11t'S311iC city in Virginia, received 1,1111 Q1'.X1Q'1'.X1Q.X1QU its its 1 ire Vontrol Ut-licer. 19rom june ol 1936 until Nlairch of 1951, Xlr. 111 '.X1Q'1'.X1i.XRf7 tlexv :is at student pilot with the Naivail .Xir lrtiining t'oinin:ind in Peiiszicolzi. Florida. Being it black shoe :it hezirt his next dutv from .Xpril 57 to September 58 was uboaird 1'.S.S. 1'UXS'1'AXX'1' A1811-127i where he served :is Executive U11icer aind Navigator. Continuing his service in the Mine Sweep Naivv he reported zibofird USS. P1,17C1i H150--iti-11 in September 1958 xvhere he served as its Commanding Oliicer until Nhirch of 1959. In March of 1959, he served as .Xssistzint 1nte11igence Uliicer on CO1Nf1PH1BP.-XC ST.-X1717 in Sain Diego. 1n March of 1961, 1,1 Q1'.X1i'1i.-XRARU szivv his tirst engineering duty when he served as Main Propulsion Assistant aboard the L'.S.S.1,os Ange1es QCA-1351. Upon being promoted to his present rank LCDR QU.-XRTARARO if 19132 where he has served until the reported aboard this ship in june t present time as Executive Othcer.