Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Rear Admiral Frank R. DODGE, USN Commanding Officer 4112144 until 12f44 He fought her in her last battle Rear Admiral Frank R. DODGE, USN born 16 September 1895 in Adrean, Michigan. Entered the Navy, 28 August 1914 and he was graduated from the Naval Academy 28 June 1917 due to the war. fWorld War IJ. He reported as relief for Captain Robert W. CARY, USN at Naples, Italy, 12 April 1944 from the USS TEXAS attached to Gulf Sea Frontier. Under his command BROOKLYN rendered assistance to the finish of the Operation at ANZIO then on to the Invasion of Southern France, Operation Anvil . From BROOKLYN in December 1944 he was assigned as Chief of Staff, Commander, Naval Forces, Ryukyus for the Invasion of Okinawa and on to the occupation of Japan. Admiral DODGE retired in June 1949 and spent a year in Africa driving from Cape of Good Hope to Alexandrea, North Africa. He then visited all the places in Italy and Southern France that BROOKLYN had bombarded to help close the war. Having also received an MA in Anthropology from University of California, Berkeley he did field work in England and East Africa for two years, 1953-55. An outstanding incident he remembers during the Invasion of Southern France while on night retirement with the Destroyers Kearney and Ericsson a member of the Crew of BROOKLYN heard a call for Help from over the side. One of the Destroyers was despatched to recover the man, which they, did, and they were so lucky to do so. The next day the man s name was learned and the Destroyer put him on the Hospital ship in the area. 46 1

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4' 5 f 1 ,,, W, i Commander Herbert F. ECKBERG, USN Interim Commanding Officer 12144 until 4112145 .yi , W ,, L,r!,,,V I Q N f x ,,,, f Z,n,p. ,, x , ,,, K. AT CAPTAIN's TABLE . . . Guests of Captain W.F. Fitzgerald, Jr., center, Commanding Officer 4112145 until 11145, were 1 to r, Borough President Cashmore, Darcy Allen, BROOKLYN AWVS Co-chairmang Mrs. C.S. Goldsmith, AWVS executive vice-chairman, and Commander E.H. Whitehurst, executive officer. '.