Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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'12 H mm I V p i Y , E i 5 n I i Y V . 5 I L rear admiral r. s. benson N , -un Rear Admlral Roy S Benson U S Navy assumed command of Cruiser Dlvlslon ONE on 2 May I957 Rear Admiral Benson had duty m Washington D C , mcludlng duty as Director of Public Information and Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel Educa tron and Trammg Rear Admiral Benson has had a long and varied background of submarine duty, which has Included duty during World War II as Commanding Officer of the submarines USS TRIGGER and USS RAZORBACK While Commanding Officer of the USS TRIGGER he was awarded two Navy Crosses two Silver Star Medals and a Presidential Unlt Cltatlon Rear Admiral Benson's duty IS currently Deputy Commander, Mllltary Sea Transportation Servlce In Washington SW

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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

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Rear Admiral G. Serpell Patrick, U.S. Navy, came from duty in Washington D.C., as Director, Atomic Energy Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions. Rear Admiral Patrick is a surface sailor with extensive background in gunnery and Ordinance. During World War ll the Admiral was Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS PRESTON and was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star Medal and a Gold Star in lieu of the Second Bornze Star Medal. Other commands included the destroyer tender USS ARCADIA and the battleship USS WISCONSIN. Rear Admiral Patrick relieved Rear Admiral Benson as Commander Cruiser Division ONE on 24 April l958, in Singapore. rear admiral g. s. patrick, usn, comcrudivone