Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Robert M Brownlie, USN, a native of Valleio, California, is a veteran of the Atlantic and Pacific theatres of World War ll and the Korean Conflict He has served aboard nine ships since his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1939 when he reported aboard the USS PORTLAND as an Ensign From 1940-1944 the Commander served in the Atlantic aboard the CROWNINSHIELD, ARKANSAS, and HOBBY, engaged m convoy duty He was transferred to the Pacific lh time for the Okmawa campaign, and was Executive Officer of the destroyer HADLEY, which was severly damaged by Kamikaze attacks Early in 1946 he assumed command of the USS ALFRED A CUNNINGHAM From 1946-1949 Commander Brownlle served as an mstructor at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland ln 1949 he assumed command of the USS HAYNESWORTH and served with the Sixth Fleet ln 1950 he be- came skipper of the USS CHARLES S SPERRY and spent eight months in Korean waters H was Officer in charge of officer procurement and recruiting in San Francisco from 1951-1954 Commander Brownlie holds the Silver Star two Bronze Stars with Combat V the Navy Commendation ribbon with Combat V , and the Presidential Unit Citation He reported aboard as BREMERTON's Execu tive Officer in January 1957 after a tour of duty with the Plans Policy and Development section of the Staff, Commander in Chief Pacific commander r. m. bro wnlie, usn cdr brownlie with captain craighill and mayor h o ' whitey domstad of bremerton, washington

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Captain Richard S. Craighill assumed command of BREMERTON having reported from duty in the Strategic Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. His previous commands were the fieet oiler SALAMONIE in 1953-54 and the destroyer DRAYTON during World Wdr 11. While in command, the DRAYTON operated primarily as a unit of the Seventh Fleet par- ticipating in General MacArthur's land, sea and air campaign from New Guniea to the Philippines, a period of a year and a half. Captain Craighill had previously served on the USS PATTERSON and was present at Pearl Harbor on 7 December, 1941, and later in the USS BLUE which was sunk off Savo Island in August 1942. He also served during the war as Assistant Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Seventh Fleet. Captain Craighill's other sea duty includes tours aboard the USS PENNSYLVANIA imme- diately after his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1932, followed by a tour aboard the USS NEW ORLEANS. Then followed duty aboard two destroyers, the USS BADGER and the USS BLAKELEY. Captain Craighill's sea duty since the war has included a tour as Executive Officer on the USS LITTLE ROCK in 1948 and Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Battleship-Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet. Captain Craighill's tours of shore duty include assignments as Secretary, Academic Board and Aide to the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Acade- my and as Director of Legislation in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He attended Post Graduate school in 1938-39 and completed the course of instruction at the Naval War College in 1950. Captain Craighill has received the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with Combat V , the Victory Medal, and he wears the American Defense, American Area, Asiatic- Pacific fwith 8 starsj, and Navy Occupation and Philippine Liberation fl starj ribbons. the skipper with friends captain richard s. craighill, usn, -' A so N -4 cw ' - -- X K Q uk If NA .Z V ,yfg ff ' Xk XX w XW : .' '4 i commanding .xx N v XX XX X X X N x X X5 w fx X X , ,. NXSYN , , ff . fe4QXi.w 7w ' kfs r 'Q Q. x ,QW 2, Jyyf .- L., ,, . 251. ,. f y ,X X X fx 4150 fN WN X 9 NY X

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Commander Raymond M Harns relieved Commander Robert M Brownlle as Executive Officer of BREMER TON on I5 March i958 He reported aboard from the Fleet Arr Defense Trammg Center Vrrgmla Beach Vlrgmla where he had served as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer For Commander Harns this IS not hrs first tour aboard havmg been the shlp s first Navigator Immediately after the BREMERTON's commrsslomng ln l945 Commander Harns received hrs commission from the first V 7 class at Northwestern Unlverslty ln December I940 Ordered to the battleship PENNSYLVANIA he served aboard this shlp 58 months engagmg ln I3 mayor amphlblous operations durmg World War Il mcludmg the nlght battle of Surlgao Straits Upon completing this tour of duty he was ordered to the ordered to duty with the .lomt Chrefs of Staff Washington D C as secretary for four lomt com mlttees Upon the completion of this tour he attended the General Lme School at Newport Rhode Island then was ordered to the USS DENNIS J BUCKLEY Durmg the following three years ln destroyers he participated ln a WestPac tour of duty a round the world cruise and a Mediterranean tour as well as various Arctic and Caribbean cruises He was then ordered to the Bureau of Naval Per sonnel where he served for three years ln the Enlisted Dmplme Section followed by command of the USS BOYD on which he completed two WestPac tours durmg the 25 months he had command Commander Harns wears the Bronze Star with the Combat V ' Navy Unlt Cltatlon Aslatrc Pacific ribbon showing mne stars the Chma Servlce European Theater Navy Occupation American Defense with one star the American Theater, Phllrppme Liberation with two stars the National Defense Service and Victory medals Nl F, I ' g I I I I , . I . . . I . g . , . . . O . 1 I , , BREMERTON and after serving aboard one year, was I . . . I I ' 'I ' ' . I I . . . I , - - . . . . . I , I I I I I I I I I I O I I I I . I . I I commander r. m. harris, usn, executive officer cdr harris and members of the planning board