Arthur W Radford (DD 968) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer Richard T. Holdcroft Commander, USN Commander Richard T. Holdcroft was bom in San Di- ego, California. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1 976 and was commissioned an Ensign through the NROTC program upon graduation. ( ' ommander I loldcroft ' s initial assignment was onboard USS LANG (FF-1060) as Antisubmarine Warfare Officer and then Combat Information Center Officer. Upon completion of his tour, he attended the Na al Postgraduate Sc1kx 1 in Monterey, California and was awarded a Masters Degree in Computer Science. Upon graduation from the postgraduate program. Com- mander I loldcroft attended Department I lead School in Newport, Rhode Island and subsequently sen ed as the commissioning Engineering Officer on USS THACH (FFG-43 ). I le then as- sumed duties as the Executive Officer on USS ALBERT DAVID (FF-1Q50). After completing his Executive Officer toux, Commander I loldcroft attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. He was then assigned joint duty tours as a Computer Systems Officer at the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff and then United States Strategic Command, both located at Offutt Air Force Base. Nebraska. Commander Holdcroft has been desig- nated a Joint Specialty Officer. 1 lis last assignment was in the Strategy and Concepts Division of the newly formed Naval Doctrine Command where he concentrated in the area of Theater Ballistic Missile Defense. Commander Holdcroft ' s personal awards include the I )efense Meritorious Sen ice Medal, the Meritorious Sen ice Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Na Achiex ement Medal, the Humanitarian Sen ice Medal and the National Defense Medal. He is married to the former Man Jo Heinen of Humphrey, Nebraska. They reside in Virginia Beach with then Bve children: Michael. KimheiK. Valerie. Rick and Ann. ; Gr 2 USS RADFORD

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Admiral Arthur W. Radford United States Navy Retired Admiral Radford served in three wars. He was on board the USS SOUTH CAROLINA, a battleship of the Atlantic Fleet, and was Aide and First Lieutenant to Commander Battleship Division ONE during World War I. He served in the Navy Department ' s Bureaus of Aeronautics and Naval Personnel and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations early in World War II. and as Commander Carrier Division ELEVEN and SIX. and on the Staff of Commander Aircraft. Pacific, during the latter part of that war. At the outbreak of Korean hostilities he was serving as Commander in Chief. U. S. Pacific Fleet, later being given the responsibility of the Marianas- Bonin area and the Philippines-Formosa area. Born in Chicago. Illinois, on February 27. 1896. he entered the Naval Academy from Iowa in 1912. after attending high school in Grinnell. Iowa. He was graduated and commissioned Ensign in 1916 and assigned to the SOUTH CAROLINA. After the Armistice which ended World War I. he had staff duty until April 1920. then had flight training and was designated Naval Aviator 2896 in November of that year. Assigned next to the newly established Bureau of Aeronautics. Navy Department, he subsequently served with aviation units of the tender AROOSTOOK, and the battleships COLORADO and PENNSYLVANIA . From July 1927 until March 1929 he was attached to the Naval Air Station. San Diego, after which he headed the Alaskan Survey Detachment, investigating forest and mineral resources in Alaska. He joined the SARATOGA in November 1929, and commanded that carriers Fighting Squadron ONE from July 1930 to May 193 1 . then served on the Staff of Commander Aircraft Battle Force, still attached to the SARATOGA. Another tour of duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics preceded sea duty as Navigator of the tender WRIGHT, and further duty on the Staff of Commander Aircraft, Battle Force. He commanded the Naval Air Station, Seattle, from June 1937 until May 1940. and for a year thereafter was Executive Officer of the carrier YORKTOWN. Following World War II. he was ordered to the Navy Department to assist in planning the post-war Navy. In December 1945 he became Deputy CNO (Air) and after a year in command of the SECOND Task Fleet, re- turned to the Navy Department as Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He served as Commander in Chief. Pacific- Fleet and High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, prior to and during the Korean Conflict, and in addition was given increased responsibilities concerning Military Assistance Programs in Southeast Asia. In June 1953 he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by the President, and on August 15. 1955, was re-appointed for a second term. He was retired August 1 , 1 957. USS RADFORD 1

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Executive Officer Alfred Pope Lieutenant Commander, USN it Ik ity. Lieutenant Commander Alfred Pope was born in Mobile. Alabama on 20 Jul 1950. He graduated from Alabama State University in Montgomery. Alabama in 1976. Lieutenant Commander Pope ' s initial assignment in the United States Armed Forces was in the U.S. Army, where he was assigned to the Army Security Agency. He completed 3 1 2 years where he was discharged as a SP5. From there he entered the Navy under the OCS program and was commis- sioned on 02 April 1982. His initial assignment was Post Graduate School where he departed on 13 October 1987. From there he was assigned to USS FAHRION (FFG 22) and departed on 22 July 1 99 1 . He was then assigned to COMCMGRU Two on 06 May 1993 where he transferred to COMGMGRU Three on 08 February 1994. He reported aboard USS ARTHUR W RADFORD on 06 May 1995. Lieutenant Commander Pope ' s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal. Naval Commendation Medal. Navy Achievement Medal. National Defense Medal. Armed Forces Service Medal, NATO Service Medal. Lieutenant Commander Pope is married to the former Valerie L. Wells of Mobile. Alabama. They reside in Virginia Beach Va. USS RADFORD 3