Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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0 A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Captain Monroe entered the U.S. Naval Academy in l929. He was graduated and commissioned Ensign in June, l933. While in the submarine service during World War ll Captain Monroe made i2 war patrols in the Pacific, six of these being made while in com- mand. ln November of l94T he reported aboard the USS Permit, and for three of his eleven months aboard, served as Executive Officer. He next was Commanding Officer of the USS S-35. After Htting out and commissioning the new submarine USS Ronquil he served as its Commanding Officer until December, T944. After a tour with the Torpedo Research and Development branch of the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington, D.C., Captain Monroe served as Opera- tions Officer of Commander Submarine Squadron Two and as Commander Submarine Division Qi. He spent 30 months as Assistant Officer in Charge of the Submarine School at New London. Promoted to his present rank in July, l952, Captain Monroe commanded the USS Warriclc until October, l953, when he returned to the Bureau of Ordance for a tour of duty as Assistant Division Director for Production- Material. He attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School before reporting to Commander Cruiser Division One as Chief of Staff and Aide in August, l956. ' Henry S. Monroe TAFF Assisting the Admiral and the Chief of Staff in the administration of Cruiser Division One are the five staff officers. CStanding, left to righti LT W.C. Thayer, Flag. Secretary and Aide, LT W.E O'Leary, Flag Lieutenant and Aide. QSeatedD LT G.P. Pavis, Gunnery and Readiness Officer, LCDR R.N. Jacobsen Assistant Operations Officer, LCDR E. E. Garland, Communications Officer.

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VANCOUVER SEATTLE i BREMER ON if g -E1 I WASHINGTON l OREGON clrrlc 'X x,.f' f 1 X sAN FRANCISCOV Q3 MONTEREY E153 f . E EH cAn.n2oRNlA o C EA xx ll K t i l xx ,Xp : 4The -months preceeding the cruise A to Australia and the Western Pacific were too big and eventfull to be forgotteng Some of the things that happened during that time had some special bearing on the events that followed. This cruise book opens with the start of the fiscal year--l July i956- so that it might include those happy times when Bremerfon was the Toast of the Coast. E i E NW Los ANGELES nsnoubo BAEACHMXO. , .s Lia LONG BEACH sAN cLeMEN1'EVls? k X -,X . .N e l' egg 5: gsm DIEGOA r wr ig A