Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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Fw' ,N if T-, J , , Biff , V . M . s-- 'Q ' I: V ' 1 'xv:vw., , ,V Y Q qw iw u,,,,,,,ZM:.Am . i' A o er . ng- Q 5 i General GEORGE S. CSmithJ PATTON, Jr., .bornt 11 November 1885 on a ranch near San Gabriel, California. He entered the Military Academy by appointment from California in September 1904, from where he was graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant, USA, in 1999. Then followed one of the most brilliant careers of the Military. It prompted the New York Times writer to editoriallse about him: 'History has reached out and embraced General George PATTON. His place is secure. He will be ranked in the forefront of America's greatest military leaders'. He became a father the first time in 1914 when a son was born. His son also became a Second Lieutenant by his graduation from the Military Academy in 1942. General PATTON was one of the most brilliant, colorful and the most controversal military men of World War Il. His men often referred to him as, Flash Gordon , Green Hornet , Blood and Guts , but most commonly, The Old Man . On 9 December 1945, while driving an Army jeep, on an inspection tour along the Frankfurt-Mannheim road, the jeep was involved with a truck in a collision. The General either hit the other vehicle when thrown out, or hit the windshield of the jeep. He was paralyzed from the waist down, and had a lot of pressure in the chest and neck region. From this injury he would die 21 December 1945. His body is buried in the American Cemetery at Hamm in Luxenburg. During operation Husky , in Sicily, just after it was revealed that the General had slapped a shell shocked foot soldier, he was a guest in BROOKLYN for about four days. In that time the High Command could make up their minds as to what should be done. The General was very impressed with the Operation that is always in progress with a Navy ship underway in an operation of this magnitude.

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i America working with each Navy in succession. In Chile the USS Norfolk tied up alongside the cruiser O'HIGGINS tex-USS BROOKLYNJ. The Admiral had the privilege of touring the O'HIGGINS with the Chilean Captain and then eperating with her at sea a few days later. fHis own words That was quite a thrilll J He served as Destroyer Squadl-Oli 36 and from there to Match Maker II Squadron, a four National Squadron which participated in many operations to emphasize newly formulated and existing NATO tactics, March 1969 after being made a Rear Admiral he was Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 10 and then Commander Service Force Pacific. In SERVPAC there were 61 support ships Civil Engineer Force Pacific, All Navy Supply Centers and all Ammunition Depots under PACFLT. Also as Deputy Chief of Staff CINCPACFLT flogisticsl supervised the upkeep, maintenance, repair schedules and problems of all Pacific Fleet Ships. Shore assignments were all in the Navy Department Headquarters, Washington, D.C.: A tour in Naval Personnel, Functional Section, Training Division, A tour as LT jg!Ensign Detail Officer, and OPNAV as Executive Assistant and Administrative Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, fDevelopmentJ. In July 1966 his next time ashore to the Office of Secretary of Defense as Deputy Assistant Director Sea Warfare Systems, Office of Defense Research and Engineering. Then to Director of the Underseas Warfare and Strategic Development Division Office of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations fDevelopmentJ. Further as Commander Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Project Officer, where he managed all ASW Systems across Navy Material. He was Deputy Director, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation and was deeply involved with Aquisition matters. The Admiral worked across all Warfare areas in the Operating' Navy and all System Commands in Navy Material. He was also deeply involved with NATO, OSC and Congress. Admiral ARMSTRONG retired 1 July 1978 after 36 V2 years otQACommissioned service and 41 years of total service US N VY. Since retirement he is making his home in Annapolis, Md., and has set himself up in the Defense Consultant Business and is president of Parker, Inc. CAPTAINS MASS The Captain, having had several Commands during a lengthy Navy Career, had had to hold his share of, Captains Mass . He had just about heard all the excuses possible from the many Sailors to appear before him on one charge or another. On one such occasion he told. this Young Sailor to tell him a new story, one that he had never heard before. The Sailor was a chronic Overleave Case? His story was different and did impress the Captain. The Sailor had gone ashore with his Buddies . They would take care of him, but just to a point. And they made It back to the ship on time, always. They observed the Sailor having a few beers, and they knew he already had a Hotel room close by, and they knew he had stopped.at the store and purchased an alarm clock, wound and set it. to awaken himself to get back before the expiration of Liberty. HIS Buddies knew he would keep going for quite sometime Yet, and they knew he would need his sleep after such a Good Liberty , so they went up to his room and turned off the alarm clock to enable the Sailor to get the much needed rest Result, AOL again. The Captain had to agree, it was one he had never heard, and let the Sailor off with a warning, but he was to P1'9m1Se to make an occasional trip up to his room while on Llberty to See that His Buddies , didn't do this to him again- iEd1torJ A .ae E. ffm - it Qi? f ' se-Ms-v ,X 1 ,- JY' A . sc I a.e.li,s'fiT. .fe 1 ff Q xmr ' f - , , ' : . 5. , ,V if . ' - WW ' , f . J .rre . ji . .... i 'V ' 1 -u 'ki' ' . fWMrfgi2, :2r. a, .,.-f X 1. S'4'ff7E'.fL-f1:r':,wwf' - frfzawr A ...rf faiwr .f . -N . ' sf'-- ...,. , ,.,- 4 - . ' Relaxing somewhere in the Mediterranean are Lt. Ray Washburn, Lt. Armstrong, Lt. Connett ,V is xl 3,70 I 1 ! X L' X ,FE x' , Vice Admiral and Mrs. ARMSTRONG at home enjoying retirement September 1979. ii t 2. 6 '.f.1 1 swf , ii

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1 V 4 L , Horace S. GREEN, 7!16!16 to 5f17f79 Horace Steere GREENE died on 17 May 1979, at his home in Warwick, Rhode Island. Born 16 July 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island. He prepared for college at Classical High School, in Providence and following his graduation in 1939 from Bowdoin College he became an accountant with W.R. Grace and Co., in New York City until 1941. He enlisted in the Navy through the V-7 USNR program and was sent frcflm g3oot Camp at Great Lakes to Northwestern for V-7 sc oo . He reported to BROOKLYN in June 1942 and was assigned to the Gunnery Department, being advanced through the grades from Ensign, to Lieutenant Commander. After the war he joined Atlantic Rayon Corporation in Providence, with which he remained until 1964, as Sales Manager and then General Manager. He then moved to General Manager of Synthetic Yarn, Inc., Lowell, Mass., from 1964 to 1974, when he became Vice President for sales with the Rhode Island Ice Company, East Providence. In 1978 he joined the Real Estate firm of Kelly and Picerne, nc. Mr. GREENE is survived by his wife, Barbara Brokow Greene, whom he married 25 May 1946, in Providence, A Son, Richard M. Greene of Warren, Vt., A Daughter, Mrs. Karen G. Timms of Havertown, Pa., and one grandchild. His fraternity, Zeta Psi. E The Greene family returning from a day at the Shore. Barbara, Karen, Richard, Horace.