Boston (CAG 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES B. MARTELL COMMANDER CRUISER DIVISION FOUR Born in nearby Dorchester, Admiral Martell commenced his distinguished naval career by graduating from the Naval Academy in 1930, 15th. out of a class of 405 members. I The years prior to World War II found the Admiral serving in many capacities as a junior officer aboard destroyers . When not at sea, Admiral Martell was furthe ring his education in ordnance matters successively at the Naval Postgraduate School Carne - gie Tech, and the Naval Gun Factory. Pearl Harbor Day found the Admiral aboard the NEW MEXICO, and he served aboard that battleship as gunnery officer until the spring of 1943. The final two years of the war found Admiral Martell carrying out duties on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet. After the war, the Admiral commanded first the USS UNION QAKA-1062 and then the USS AUCILLA QAO-561 before returning to the office of CNO in 1948 as Assistant Director of the Atomic Energy Division. After serving with CINCPACFLT Headquarters and a stint as student at the National War College. Admiral Martell was given command of the experimental guided missile, converted battleship, USS MISSISSIPPI. This assignment led naturally to the honor of being selected as the officer to set Naval history as Com- manding Officer of the world's first guided missile cruiser, our own USS BOSTON. After serving as BOSTON's skipper for a year he was detached and re- ported for duty with the Director of Naval Intelligence and soon after assumed the responsibilities of Deputy Director of that office. A year later he was ordered to duty as COMCRUDIV 4. Married to the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Adams of A1'b01', Michigan, he has two daughters, Miss R1tCh1C Lynn Martell and Mrs. Sally Toot Ward.

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