Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR R. L. PITTS CDR R. M. HARRIS Q26 September 1959- D Q12 March 1958-26 September 1959j ur? Exees

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? CAPT D. I. IRVINE C5 September 1959- -, Our Captains Captain Donald Greer Irvine is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Howard C. Irvine ef Fairfield, Iowa. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1934 with the Commission of Ensign. f th N l Academ Ca tain Irvine was ordered to duty Upon graduation rom e ava y, P immediately in the cruiser USS MILWAUKEE. In 1936, he completed Submarine Training at New London, Connecticut, and was designated as a Submarine Officer and served in operating submarines in the Pacific. When promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in mid 1943, he was serving in the office of the Naval Attache, London, England, in the capacity of a Naval Observer, Submarine Warfare, participating in war patrols of British and allied submarines. A few months later he was assigned to the Headquarters of the Commander- in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet in the position of the Anti-Submarine Training Officer for Surface craft. Upon completion of this tour of duty in August, 1944, Captain Irvine served on the submarine USS PINTADO, on war patrol, until December, 1944. Captain Irvine next served as Commanding Officer of the USS PIRANHA, participating in three war patrols until his detachment in January, 1945. Captain Irvine was next ordered to the Ofiice of the Commander, Mare Island Group, 19th Fleet, where he served until 1946, he was then assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D. C. During this time he was promoted to Commander with a date of rank of 1 February 1944. In August 1949, Captain Irvine was selected for and assigned to the Armed Forces Staff College as a student at Norfolk, Virginia. Upon completion of his course of studies, he was further assigned as Chief of Staff Ofiicer of Submarine Development Group Two. Upon completion of this tour of duty in Iuly 1951, he served in the Far East as Commander of Submarine Division 53. In May 1952, Captain Irvine was further assigned to the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, where he served as Head of the Plans Review and,Policy Section. In 1954, and 1955, Captain Irvine served as Commander of Submarine Squadron ONE, Commander Submarine Group, Pearl Harbor, and Commander Submarines 7th Fleet. His promotion to the rank of Captain was effective 1 Iune 1953. Captain Irvine assumed command of the Bremerton on September 5, 1959. Before reporting aboard, he served as Commanding Officer of the USS PASSUMPSIC, a Heet oiler which operated in support of the Seventh Fleet during the Quemoy crisis. Captain ,lohn Southworth Fahy, USN, was born on Ianuary 3, 1910, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. After graduation from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, he entered the United States Naval Academy in 1928 and graduated with the class of 1932 as Ensign. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy Captain Fahy was assigned to the cruiser USS CHICAGO. Four years later in 1936, he reported aboard the destroyer USS WATERS for a three year tour of duty. In April of 1942, Captain Fahy became Executive Officer of the destroyer USS BULMER and in the fall of the same year went aboard the USS GILLESPIE where he also served as Executive Ofiicer. Nine months later he assumed command of the destroyer GILLESPIE. During his tour as Commanding Officer, the GILLESPIE operated in the Atlantic escorting troop ships to Europe and New Guinea and Palau Campaigns in the Pacific. Captain Fahy became the first Commanding Officer of the USS MYLES C FOX, a radar picket destroyer, in the spring of 1945. The MYLES C. FOX undef .Captain Fahy, particpated in the final days of World War II and the occupaiion of apan. His next tour of duty was in the fall of 1946 where he served as Head of the Enlisted Discipline Section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He served at this post for three years and reported as Assistant Fleet Personnel Officer on the Staff of Commander Service Force Pacific Fleet, In the fall of 1951 he assumed command of the Attack Cargo Ship ARNEB and a year later reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel for duty as Head of the Ofhcer Performance Branch. Captain Fahy then attended the National War College and after com letin the course, reported to the Staff of Commander in Chief, Pacific as Head lbf thg Operations Branch in the Operations Division. , e ' On 10 November 1958, Captain Fah assumed command fth h Y 0 e ' BREMERTON in Lon Beach. He was relieved b Ca tain Irvine ineSld,yte511f1lliIeli'r1DJSE CAPT I. S. FAHY Q10 November 1958 -5 September 19595

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Flagship Of Commander Cruiser Division THREE y If RADM W. T. NELsoN C24 November 1959-- Rear Admiral William T. Nelson, USN, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1930. Prior to World War Il, Admiral Nelson served in both cruisers and submarines. From July 1939 until August 1940, he was at sea in the USS PLUNGER, and in September 1940, assumed command of the USS R-7. He was commanding that submarine at the outbreak of World War ll. Assuming command of the USS PETO at her commissioning in November 1942, he commanded that submarine until .Tune 1944 during which time she participated in the Eastern New Guinea and Bismark Archipelago Operations. While Commanding PETO Admiral Nelson made three successful War Patrols in the Pacific Area, sinking over 10,000 tons of enemy shipping. Detached from command of the PETO, he assumed command of the USS LAMPREY in November, 1944, remaining in that capacity until May 1945. During the last three months of hostilities, and until April 1946, he was Division Commander of Submarine Division 141. Since World War ll, Admiral Nelson has served as follows: Commanding Officer of the Naval Ordnance Plant, Center Line, Michigan, Inspector-Instructor of Naval Reserves at Detroit, Commanding Officer of USS GILMOREQ Chief of Staff to COMSUBRON 4, Planning Oflicer for Research and Development in the Bureau of Ordnance at Washington, Commanding Officer of USS FREMONT, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics to Commander in Chief, Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediter- raneang and Commander Service Force, U. S. Sixth Fleet. Prior to reporting for duty as COMCRUDIV 3, he was Director of Personnel Transportation at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. In addition to the Bronze Star Medal with Combat MV , Admiral Nelson has two Letters of Commendation with Ribbon and Combat NV , American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver and one bronze star Q6 engagementsig American Campaign Medal, World War ll Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance, USN, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1930. As a Midshipman, he played baseball and basketball, Winning the Varsity NW in both sports. Much of Admiral Lowrance's distinguished career has been spent with the Submarine Service. At the outbreak of World War ll, he was commanding the USS R-16 which successfully completed her first War Patrol in the Atlantic before he was detached early in 1942. He next fitted out the KINGFISH CSS-234D and assumed command at her commissioning in May, 1942. During the five successful war patrols while under his command the KINGFISH sank over 45,000 tons of enemy shipping. ' In .lune 1944, he assumed command of the USS SEADOG CSS-401D, and destroyed over 11,000 more tons of enemy shipping. Early in 1945 he was detached from the SEADOC to assume command of Submarine Division 121. After a brief command of Submarine Division 72 early in 1946, he was assigned duty in the Office of the Secretariat of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee. He served in this position until June of 1943, at which time he reported to the Submarine Base, New London, for duty as Executive Officer. In July 1949, he was ordered to serve as Reserve Coordinator on the Staff of Commander Sub- marine Force, Atlantic Fleet, and a year later was designated Commander Submarine Squadron EIGHT. Duty as Plans Oiiicer on the Staff of the Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet from 1951-53 was followed by his assuming command of the ROCKBRIDGE QAPA- 2282 in .luly 1954 and the USS MACON QCA-1322 in August 1955. On 1 Degembef 1956, he reported as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence for Security, and on 12 December 1958, took over command of Cruiser Division THREE. Incident to his combat services, Rear Admiral Lowrance has been awarded RADM V. L. LOWRANCE Q12 December 1958--24 November 19593 the Navy Cross, Silver Star Medal with two Gold Stars, and the Bronze Star Medal ' 't lIlSa a V U51-li 'lu RUN 0Hl',l?iEi5E1.u was rcrrpvcu U, U.. W., ,,,,,,,, an VV nhnwi- -1' , .