Brinkley Bass (DD 887) - Naval Cruise Book

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S. H. Alexander Commander, U.S.N. Commanding Officer U.S.S. Brinkley Bass DD 887 Commander SAMUEL H. ALEXANDER received his B.S. Degree at the University of California, and went on through V-7 program to receive his commission in 1940. His first duty station was on the USS IDAHO where he was a division officer. ln 1943 Commander ALEX- ANDER served as commanding officer of the USS LST 313. lt was during this tour of duty that he earned the Navy Cross, while making a landing on the coast of Sicily. Later in 1943 Commander ALEX- ANDER went to the Naval Amphibious Base, Va., to train the crews and officers of amphibious craft. His next duty assignment took him to the USS BELLEROPHON CARL-311 as commanding officer. ln 1947 he went to General Line School, Monterey, California, where he was a student until his next assignment as Executive Officer and instructor for the NROTC program at the University of Missouri in 1949. Com- mander ALEXANDER left the University of Missouri campus in 1951, to join the staff of Commander Naval Forces Far East. . Commander ALEXANDER came to the USS BRINKLEY BASS KDD 8871 as commanding officer in December 1953.

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Q 1 G. S. Higginbotham Captain, U. S. Navy Commander Destroyer Division 52 Captain GROVER S. HIGGINBOTHAM entered the U. S. Naval Academy from VIRGINIA in I93I, and graduated with the class of I935. Upon graduation Captain HIGGINBOTHAM reported to the USS ARIZONA KBB-395 for duty for the next four years. After a short tour as Assistant Crew Coach at the Naval Academy, he served aboard the USS WYOMING CAG-I7I, on the staff of COMMANDER TRANS- PORTS, ATLANTIC, as gunnery officer of the USS TEXAS KBB-359 and as an assistant to the Operations Officer on the staff of HEAD- QUARTERS, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, U. S. FLEET. In March I9-45, Captain HIGGINBOTHAM assumed command of the USS ALBERT W. GRANT CDD-649I, and was awarded a Bronze Star with combat V for services during the invasion of Borneo. In I946, he reported for three years of duty as assistant operations officer on the staff of COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET, and that was followed by duty in the PANAMA CANAL ZONE and as EXECUTIVE OFFICER of the USS PITTSBURGH CCA-727. Captain HIGGINBOTHAM assumed command of DESTROYER DIVISION FIFTY-TWO on the 2 April I954, after two years duty as READINESS OFFICER on the staff of COM- MANDER CRUISER-DESTROYER FORCE, U. S, PACIFIC FLEET. I

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Mr MMM H. K. Hopper Lt. Commander Executive Officer ' U.S.S. Brinkley Bass DD 887 Lieutenant Commander H. KEITH HOPPER received his commis- sion on October 2l, I942 through the V-7 program after obtaining a degree in Agricultural Economics from OKLAHOMA A8iM. Mr. HOPPER came to the USS BRINKLEY BASS IDD 8875 as EX- ECUTIVE OFFICER with a' well rounded background. After completing P.T. boat school in Newport, R. I., Mr. HOPPER took command of P.T. 257. In l945 he went to the ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING AND TEST CENTER, DAMNNECK, VIRGINIA, as gunnery officer. His next duty assignment was the GENERAL LINE SCHOOL at NEWPORT, R. I. From l948 until l95O Mr. HOPPER served as assistant gunnery officer on the USS KEARSARGE CCVA-335. His next duty took him to sea again on the USS PERKINS IDDR-8779 as OPERATIONS OFFICER until l952 when he became an instructor at CIC OFFICERS SCHOOL, GLEN- VIEW, ILLINOIS. Mr. HOPPER caught the Bass just before the ship left on her sev- enth Far Eastern Cruise.