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,i 2 i REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT H. WEEKS COMMANDER CRUISER-DESTROYER FLOTILLA TEN lr fl ll l i iii l 1 1 Robert Harper Weeks was born in Springfield,l Massachusetts on November 2, 1909, and gradu- ' ated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1932. He 1 served in the gunnery and engineering depart- ments ofthe USS CHESTER and USS PORTLAND before being ordered to the Submarine School at New London, Connecticut, in July 1934. From 1935 to 1938 he was assigned to the submarines USS S-43 and S-25 respectively, and was designated as qualified for submarine command. Following a tour of duty in communications, in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations COP- NAVJ, he served as Assistant Fleet Communica- tion Officer on the Staff of Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet from July 1941 until July 1944, returning to OPNAV as Assistant Chief of Naval Communications for Communication Security. 1 ln June 1947 he was ordered to command the 3 destroyer USS JAMES C. OWENS CDD-7761. ln 1948 5 1 . . i 3 3 , z 3 3 l 1? 3 S the OWENS senfed in the Palestine Patrol , being one of the first U. S. Naval vessels to fly the United Nations Flag. - After another tour of duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Captain Weeks was ordered as Chief of Communications for the Su- preme Allied Commander Atlantic CSACLANTJ, and assigned in the establishment of that command in 1952. From 1952-1954 he commanded the Fleet Oiler USS SABINE CAO-251, in the Senfice Force, Atlantic Fleet. In 1954-1955 he was a student, Naval Warfare Course at the U. S. Naval War College, Newport, R. I. From 1955-1957 he served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications, Commander Naval Forces Far East and Commander Naval Forces Japan. He assumed command of Destroyer Squad- ron TEN on November 23, 1957. Upon being relieved as Commander Destroyer Squadron TEN on November 21, 1958, he reported to OPNAV for duty as Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations fCommunicationsJ and Deputy Director of Naval Communications for Communi- cations. Rear Admiral Weeks received orders in February 1962 to proceed and report in early April to assume Command of Cruiser Division FOUR in the Medi terranean His first Flagship in the command was tgpbe the converted heavy cruiser USS CANBERRA G 2 On 1 July 1962 as a result of reorganization of the Cruiser Destroyer Forces U S Atlantic Fleet Commander Cruiser Division FOUR became Com mander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla TEN with his flag In USS BOSTON CCAG 13 the worlds first guided missile cruiser AWA' ln addition to the Legion of Merit and the Secretary of the Navy Commendation Ribbon the Admiral also has been awarded the American Defense Service Medal with Bronze A American Campaign Medal World War ll Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal and the National De- fense Service Medal. ln 1934 Rear Admiral Weeks married the former Reina Sigrid Alvord of Longmeadow Massachu- setts They have two children- Sigrid H. 26 and JohnA 24 ' . . . . ' ' , 1 Q ' ' u 11 Q , 1 ' I 1 1 1 , E ' . . . . ' ' ' 1 ' , I ' I . . . . ' 1 y 1 he ' 1, 1 -' , .gg----3-. H 2 f i f 1 4 rf.-f 1, T., - ., , ,,,..,1. .44 ...-. I, , . K . .. V . ,. . H , , ,, , ,, V ,, , - ,Z-'ir'-?'jxf.,1-5-gf? gps ITP ff 1 - 5f1 ',2i. 9 -' .,:.Tgi: ,gf , ' 1 .:. , ,C-i 7,.. - A , wr' A ,wi-Jf.sJ ' ff? . A 1 X 5-:,- '- .71 gf. ,',,- M.. -- '5 . .Q
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Captain Gayle C. FOLTZ was born in Glendale, California on May 28, 1918 and entered the senlice as a Reserve Midshipman in August 1940 with a Reserve Cruise on board USS TUSCALOOSA. He attended Northwestern University from March 1941 to June 1941. From 1941 to 1943 he senfed in the USS WESTPOINT CAR-233 and in November 1943 he commissioned and took command of the USS LEOPARDUX-1221. ... ...- .1 .... .-.. .4..-. 14.4 :fl-a.f--u1- He attended CommandlStaff Course from July 1945 to December 1945 at the Naval War College, after which he was assigned to Commander Car- rier Division FIFTEEN as Staff Communication Officer from 1946 to 1948. From July 1948 to June 1949 he attended the Gen- eral Line School at Newport, Rhode Island after which he was assigned to the U. S. Navy Post-Grad- uate School at Annapolis, Maryland as Administra- tive Assistant, following this with a tour of duty on board the USS EPPERSON CDDE-7193 as Execu- tive Officer, and then served as Commanding Offi- cer, USS SPROSTON CDDE-5771 from March 1952 to May 1953. ln June 1953 he was assigned to Staff, SACLANT as Training Officer. A tour with the Navy Group, JUSMAG, Turkey followed this assignment. In January 1959 he was ordered to duty as Executive Officer, USS NORFOLK CDL-11 where he served until March 1960. He was then assigned to the faculty, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia as Assistant Director, Academic Planning Division. Captain FOLTZ received orders in May 1962 to proceed and report to Commander Cruiser Division FOUR as Chief of Staff and Aide. On 1 July 1962, as a result of reorganization of the Cruiser-Destroyer Forces, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Commander Cruiser Division FOUR became Com- mander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TEN. In addition to the Bronze Star with Combat distinguished device, Captain FOLTZ has been awarded the American Defense with Bronze A , European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War ll Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal. In 1942 Captain FOLTZ married the former Theone Jensen of Los Angeles, California. They have three children, Jeffrey G., 15, Vickie L. 12, and Merrill S., 8. CAPTAIN GAYLE CECIL FOLTZ CHIEF OF STAFF CRUISER-DESTROYER FLOTILLA TEN
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