Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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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. '.

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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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Captain Harold C. LANK, USN, fretl and Mrs. LANK, Mary Louise. Captain Harold C. LANK, USN, Cretl, 3611 Plumosa Dr., San Diego, California, was born 8 April 1916 in Wilmington, Del. He entered the Navy in 1933 through the Naval Reserve program. Was later graduated an Ensign from the Naval Academy with the class of 1939. He married Mary Louise Henry 24 July 1941 at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis, Md. The children are: Louise Sandra Bramble fmarried Richard M. Bramble in 196523 Judith Carolyn Boyer Cmarried Stanley J. Boyer in 19685. The Brambles have two sons, Rick C9 yearsl and Scott C6 yearsl. The Boyers have a daughter, Jennifer Louise C4 yearsl and a son, Matthew C1 yearl. Stanley Boyer served four years in the US Air Force. Captain LANK reported as a new Ensign from the Naval Academy to BROOKLYN at Long Beach, Calif. the 20th of June 1939. He was assigned in the NavigationfCornmun- ications Department as his first duties. He became lst Division, Division Officer, and with the forming of the 8th Division, he was assigned as their Division Officer. He served as Air Defense Officer, as Operations Officer and before completing his tour in BROOKLYN he would be the Commanding Officer. He was detached September 1946 after serving for 7M years in BROOKLYN. There followed a three-year tour as. an Instructor at the Naval Academy for Electrical Engineering. During the Korean Conflict he was the Executive. Officer of the only US Navy Hospital Ship, USS Consolation CAH 155 to care for the wounded in Pusan, Inchon, Wonsan, and Hungnam. The Consolation was later decommissioned and renamed the Hope. Leaving her he was assigned to the Staff of DESRON 5 and upon returning to San Diego he took Command of the USS Gregory CDD 802D removing her from the Mothball Fleet and taking her back to Korean waters. He was released from Active Duty having completed a.tou1' of duty with the Pacific Fleet Underway Training Command. Upon retiring from the Service he attended San Diego State University to obtain a Secondary Teacher Credential and later attended Stanford University for an M.A. ln Mathematics. Until his recent retirement he taught mathematics in the San Diego School system. A Q'-10136 from Captain LANK, I have always been lmpressediwlth the calibar, performance and loyalty of my former shlpmates from the Mighty B. Decorations: All of the Area Theater Ribbons with stars. The World War II Victory Medal, The Bronze Star Medal f0f 0Perat1ons in and around Wonsan, Korea. The KOIGQU Conflict Medals.