Berkeley (DDG 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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K § i 1 yt m .. :-? • x ; ' ■ •»»»?-. ' Ip . ■ ' »«»■ ■ ' H; ' «! :«»:?!!:»:■ .3j«w4v ' ' Our deployment yielded vital experience, memories, and more. One consistent trait the crew shared for the six months BERKELEY sailed the Pacific was a professional pride in their work. During underway replenishments, each station raced to see who could do the best job in the shortest time. Inspired by mascots and slogans, each division pulled their load . . . and more. That extra effort by BERKELEY ' S sailors led to COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER FLOTILLA THREE awarding her the E for overall Battle Efficiency. The honor cites BERKELEY as foremost in a flotilla of forty ships. zAhove a fid beyond the call ofduty... NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL LCDR Hershall R. CARSWELL LT Michael G. MERCHANT LT Glen E. JOHNSTON CW02 David O. THOMAS MMCS Vernon H. CASH MMCS Nicky J. MOORE HMC Jack G. AVERY BTC Alva E. TROMBURG RMC Ronald D. CHAMBERS SMI David A. WILSON RDl James D. FLESHER CSl Manfred B. DUNKEL BT2 Donald E. KRUMME COMMAND LETTER OF COMMENDATION BTl Kenneth W. STITH FTMl James M. STRIBLING MMl David E. JONES ICl Stephen G. CONWELL ENl Freddie J. FRANCISCO BT2 Mark A. WHEELER MM2 Gary R. JANES MM2 Conny L. POTTER RD2 Louis J. SANCHEZ RM2 Marion C. CHAPLIN BT2 Robert A. GROSSMAN RD2 Edward F. HEMINGWAY GMM2 Daniel L. EDWARDS RD2 James R. MCKELVEY RD3 Donald G. BORN BM3 Robert F. SEYMOUR BM3 William C. LANE RD3 Robert J. MARTINEZ ETR3 Roland O. HARKLEROAD BT3 Jerry L. GODBEY MM3 William L. WATERMAN BT3 Larry A. SCHMEDING BT3 George H. HOLLAND BM3 James M. McNIGHT. SN Robert T. LEUSCHNER SN Samuel R. DOCKERY SN William B. STANTON SN Martin G. WISEN SN Stanley A. TUNNELL SN Dennis L. SANDUM SMSN Leonard N. ROGERS BTFN Lars E. KING BTFN Terry W. KINSLER SN Stephen M. HERNANDEZ COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET LETTER OF COMMENDATION LCDR William I. TRANDU.M LT Robert C. RUSSELL LT Charles F. GORE ENS Rex C. MC COY STCS William PESAK GMGC James A. DFATON EMC Donald H. SCHEERER FTC Roy R. CHAMPION FTMl Rodolfo VILLARREAL EWl Charles X. FREDERICK BTl George C.PAGE ET2 Kim R. CLARK FTG2 James E. FERRELL ET2 Guy N. GIST

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COMMANDING OFFICER CDR. J.E Frost HI USN. CDR. J.A. Dickman USN. August 1969 • Juue 1971 June 1971 • Present The Commanding Officer of the USS BERKELEY was CDR J. F. Frost III, USN. Born in the navy town of Newport News, Virginia in September of 1929, he entered the Naval Service as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve in September of 1947. In 1949 he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, and graduated with the rank of Ensign in 1953. CDR Frost has served on USS BARTON (DD-722), USS HIGBEE (DD-806) and USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20), in addition to duty on the Staff, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet. Other duty includes tours as Commander LCU Division Twenty- Three and Head, Advanced Missile Branch, Naval Ordnance Systems Command Headquarters Advanced schooling includes the U.S. Naval War College and the George Washington University Center at the Naval War College. He holds B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and an M.S. in International Affairs. In August of 1969 he became the fifth man to command the USS BERKELEY. Commander Dickman was born in Dunsmuir, California on 3 October 1929. He attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1947 until 1949 when he entered the Naval Academy. After commissioning in 1953, he had tours of duty on the USS WEDDER- BURN (DD (648), USS JEFFERSON COUNTY (LST 845) and the Amphibious Operational Training Command. He then attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California where he was awarded a BSME degree. He then served on the precom missioning detail and on board as a Department head of the USS JOHN KING (DDG 3). From there CDR DICKMAN had a tour of duty as an in- structor at the U.S. Naval Destroyer School. Recent tours of duty include: executive officer USS ROBINSON (DDG 12); engineer USS INTREPID (CVS 11); OpNav and NavShips. On June 29, 1971, he assumed command of the USS BERKELEY (DDG 15), in Hong Kong.