Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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li: , P-L X 71T,fL l.'5.f 4551531 Ensign Edward FEINSTEIN, USNR, 12.0 South Prospect Ave, Coral Gables, Fla., was born 21 June 1923 in New York, New Y01-ki Entered the Navy in 1943 through the V-12 program from University of Miami, Welleslly College, Midshipman Schgolu He and his wife, Shirley, have 4 children. Ensign FEINSTEIN reported on Board at Oran, North Africa, in October 1944. He was ass1gned.dut1es ln the Supply Department as a Supply and Disburslng Officer. He advanced to Lieutenant fjgl and then was detached to PT Squadron 42 in 1945. In 1946 he was assigned as Assistant Supply Officer, 7th Naval District, Miami. As Assistant Supply Officer he substituted a breakfast menu of Steak and Eggs to replace. S.O.S. He broke the record of paying the crew in competition with the other cruisers of our Division 8. He claims the cribbage championship and was the boxing instructor in BROOKLYN. Also he claims the Navy Middleweight Boxing Championship. Since his release from Active Duty he was graduated from the University of Miami - 1947 CB.B.A.J and was the Captain of the Varsity Basketball and Boxing Teams. He is at present time president of The Heritage Corporation of South Florida, president of The Heritage Mortgage Corporation, president of Inter- American Title Corporation, and past-president and member of several associations and corporations of Florida. Chaplain F.T. O'Leary ready for Mass Captain Francis T. O'LEARY, CHC, USN, Qretl, was born 1 February 1911 in Chelsea, Mass. Entered the Navy 3 March 1941, Commissioned as a Lieutenant fjgl CHC, USNR. He had received prior training to become a Priest and was given on the job training at Naval Training Station, New Port, Rhode Island. tThis later is known as C School for chaplains.J Chaplain O'LEARY reported on board 28 May 1942 and assumed the duty as Ships Chaplain holding services for all faiths during most of the operations of BROOKLYN in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He was detached 9 February 1944 for duty in ComOne. He was Commissioned Lieutenant Cjgl 23 March 1941, 'Q Regular Church services being conducted on the Fantail of BROOKLYN while moored alongside the outer breakwater at Palermo, Sicily. transferred to USN 8 August 1941 and advanced through the grades to that of Captain 1 July 1956. He was awarded all the Area ribbons with stars in each and served in Korea with the United Nations Forces there. He was awarded the Navy Unit Commendations with star and Combat V. The .Chaplains duties include various units of the US Pacific Fleet, the Fleet Marine Force, Submarine Force Pacific, Marines Ashore at LeJeune, Bureau of Personnel and other Naval Stations. Retirement came 1 June 1962. Since retirement he has been Parish Priest: St. John's, Townsend, MHSS., June 1962 until June 1966, St- B9mad9tfeS, Randolph, Mass., June 1966 until March 19743 in March.1974 he was retired by his physician but manages to keep his hand in, by assisting at Our Lady of Assumptl0I1, Lynnfield, Mass.

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Captain William T. GRONER, USN Captain William T. GRONER, USN Cretl, 2317 Washington Street, San Francisco, California, entered the Navy June 1932 and was graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1936. He was married to Enriqueta Yglesias in the fall of 1943, at the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis. Mrs. GRONER is the sister of Admiral H. W. Ziroli's wife, Consuelo. They have no children. The Captain, then an Ensign, reported to USS BROOKLYN on 30 August 1937 as a part of the commissioning detail from the USS West Virginia QBB 481. He was assigned as Assistant to the 5th Division Officer. Captain W.T. GRONER, USN Cretj He spent 6 very pleasant and worthwhile years in BROOKLYN from her birth to well along in her fighting career. He says, She was a good ship in every sense of the word, and a proud one, it was a privilege to be a part of her. Advancing from Ensign to Lieutenant in BROOKLYN he was detached 23 February 1943 to commission the USS Belleau Wood QCV 241. After leaving BROOKLYN he had a typical Navy career, that is various Command and Staff jobs ashore and afloat, culminating -in Command of the Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Washington. He was retired from the Navy in 1961 and has been enjoying the retirement in San Francisco ever since. fwm 19' Captain Edson H. WHITEHURST, USN fretl, 30 Garden Street, Bath, Maine, was born 14 March 1908 in Troy, New York. He entered the Navy 21 June 1926 and was graduated with the class of 1930 and Commissioned an Ensign USN. He married Julia Main, born 25 September 1911. They had a son, Edson H. WHITEHURST, Jr., born 27 April 1937. Captain WHITEHURST reported in July 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, from duty as Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath, Maine, to be the Executive Officer and then to become Commanding Officer. His duties were very hard and confusing at times during the inactivation and decommis- sioning of BROOKLYN. He was detached November 1945 to duty as Executive Officer, USS Washington, QBBJ. Decorations: Various campaign ribbons and stars. Decorated by King George II of Greece, Royal Order of the Phoenix.

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-un..,,.x f fx ' , fs. . I' f- A 1 4'2U.. Q ' N I I I 4 rl! 'X H Qs l ,Q fwrfmx. Rear Admiral Lyle Davidson, USN COM- Commander and MIS- MOSS CRUDIV Eight pinning one of the Distin- Commander E.L. MOSS, USN guished Flying Crosses on Lt. Elmo L. MOSS, USN, November 1943 on board BROOKLYN in Palermo, Sicily, for his . actions during the invasion of Sicily. Commander Elmo Leonard MOSS, USN, fretl, RR 112, Hannibal, Mo., was born 13 December 1916, in Ralls County, Missouri. He entered the Navy 10 January 1941. He received his Pre-Flight Training at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, St. Louis, Missouri, and Flight Training at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Commander MOSS reported on board BROOKLYN in October 1941 while the shi was on patrol in Bermuda waters. The much discussed, anchorage was Grassy Bay, Bermuda. C'Underway from Grassy Bay at 0800 J His duties were with the Brooklyn Air Force, flying patrols in the vicinity of the ship while underway at sea, and with various units of the Army Air Force during the operations in the Mediterranean such as Anzio, Southern France, and other operations of this kind. He served on board for a period of 38 months, was advanced through the grades to Lieutenant and was Senior Aviator for a brief while. He was detached in January 1945 and Captain Dan A. LIANE, USN, Cretl, 615 Bayshore Dr., Pensacola, Florida, was born 29 October 1916 in Makoti, North Dakota. He entered the Navy through the Naval Cadet Training Program on 15 June 1939. He married his wife, Bonnie, 26 October 1945 while.both Were stationed at Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. She was in the first contingent of WAVES in the Navy and was an Aviation Metalsmith. After rearing the children: Daniel 5f8f47, now president of a Business Title Escrow Co., David 4f24f48, now chef of a large Gulf Coast Convention Center, Lokken 6f22f59, now a sophomore at Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn., Mrs. LIANE returned to school for her Registered Nurses License and now works in the local hospital. Captain LIANE reported to BROOKLYN 10 August 1940 at Lahina Roads, Hawaiian Islands, as a newly commissioned Ensign with Wings. His duties were within the BROOKLYN Air Force, and they were from just a pilot EE-,enior Aviator at the time of detachment in February h reported as Primary Flight Instructor, Naval Air Station, Ottumwa, Iowa. He was assigned to various units of the Navy Air Arm for the remainder of his career, and retired as Commander and Executive Officer, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, in July 1969. Commander MOSS married Norma Donaldson of Hannibal, Missouri, in February 1942 and they have 6 children: Thomas L. born October 1943, and is presently a Lieutenant Commander fHelo Pilotj in the Ready Reserve, he served 2 tours in Vietnam, Ray B. born September 1945, and presently is a Lieutenant in the Inactive Reserve in F4's, Stateside during the Vietnam Operations, Kevin N. born April 1948, Kathy D. born December 1953, Damon V. born October 1955, Brian T. born October 1962. Decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 gold stars, Air Medal with 3 gold stars and various campaign ribbons and stars awarded during his career. He advanced through the grades from Ensign in 1940 to the rank of Captain in 1959 at which time he retired in Pensacola, Fla. Decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Secretary of the Navy Personal Commendation, five Campaign ribbons with stars on all. After retirement he was the Headmaster of Ia Private School in Pensacola until 1977 and then Business Manager of a large Episcopal Church to the present time. Captain LIANE's most remembered highlight was the 24-hour a day Anti-Submarine Patrol when the Marines were taken to Iceland, and on 14 December 1941 when patrolling off Martinique he and Bill Coleman were catapulted to attack an obvious German U-boat contact. They both attacked on visual sighting of the periscope and the results seemed very positive. He received a personal gommendation from the Secretary of the Navy, Frank nox.