Brumby (DE 1044) - Naval Cruise Book

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1?- .A -ll...-vw . ,.... me BR uMev NAMESAKES 0F DE - 1044 LT THOMAS M. BRUMBY Thomas Mason Brumby was born in Mari- eTTa, Georgia, on November 30, l855. AppoinTed CadeT Midshipman by The Honorable J. C. Freeman of The FifTh Congressional DisTricT of Georgia, he enfered The U.S. Naval Academy on SepTember 29, l873, and compleTed The four-year course on June 20, l877. During The Two years aT sea, Then required by law before final graduaTion, he served aboard The USS HARTFORD and USS ESSEX. AppoinTed Mid- shipman, To rank from June l8, l879, he was ordered To The USS TENNESSEE, and was commissioned Ensign in The U.S. Navy on April ll, 1881, while serving on board The firsT-raTe vessel, flagship of NorTh ATlanTic STaTion. LieuTenanT Brumby was named Aide To The Admiral George Dewey on July l, l899, Grid conTinued duTy in The Admiral's STaff unTil his unfimely deaTh in WashingTon, D.C. from over- work in direcT line of duTy incidenT To service on board The OLYMPlA, on December l7, l899. : ADM FRANK H. BRUMBY Frank H. Brumby was born in AThens, Georgia, on ll Sepfember, 1874, son of John Wallis Brumby and Arabella Hardeman Brumby. He aTTended The Universify of Georgia aT AThens before his appoinTmenT as Naval CadeT in l89l, The year he enTered The U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, from The Eighth Congressional DisTricT of Georgia. He compleTed The four year course and was de- Tached on 7 June l895, To serve The Two years aT sea Then required by law before final gradu- aTion. Commissioned Ensign in The U.S. Navy on 7 June l897, he subseauenflyi progressed in rank To ThaT of Rear Admiral, To daTe from SepTember l5, 1927. He served in The rank of Vice Admiral from 20 May i933 To i5 June 1934, and in The rank of Admiral from ThaT daTe unTil l April l935, and subseauenT To his reTiremenT on l Ocfober l938, he was advanced To The rank of Admiral on The Refired Lisf, To daTe from I6 June 1942. Admiral Frank H. Brumby died in Norfolk, Virginia on I6 July 1950, survived by his wife, Mrs. Frank H. llsabelle TruxTunl Brumby, a daughfer, .Mrs. Charles T. Fifzgerald of Washingfon, D.C.,' and a son, Capfain Frank H. Brumby, Jr. USN lUSNA Class of l932l. Admiral Brumby wore The Sampson Medal, Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Cuban FacificaTion Medal, and The World War l Vicfory Medal.

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1- ,gg A-4 XE wi fu-Lf' . -1 .. , 'F 13 ' if T4-A ' Mm MT A The insignia of The USS BRUMBY consisTs of a coaT of arms, suppOfTGfS, moTTo and comparTmenT. The coaT of arms consisTs of a shield, parTed per pale, dexTer blue and sinisTer whiTe, wiTh a blue border. The Two gold bars charged diagonally across The shield symbolize The rank of one of The Two naval officers for whom The ship was named, LieuTenanT Thomas Mason Brumby. The charge in dexTer shief, four sTars superimposed, symbOliZ9S Admiral Frank H. Brumby, The nephew of LT Brumby. ln sinisTer base a crescenT symbolizes The birThplace of USS BRUMBY, N O l ew reans, The CrescenT CiTy. The main charge cenTered and parTed per pale, counTer colored, is The anchor, which, Togefher wiTh The blue and gold coaT of arms, symbolizes The TradiTion of The Unifed Sfares Navy, The service To which The Admiral and LieuTenanT Brumby devoTed Their lives. The supporTers of The coaT of arms are Two brumbies, again symbolizing fl'1G Admiral and LieuTenanT Brumby. The brumby is an AusTralian wild horse and is referred To in a Kipling sTory, Her MajesTy's ServanTs. The comparTmenT confains The ship's name and number. The morfo HVENATOR ET VASTATO R , l-lunTer andlDesTroyer , sI'gF1ifl9S h T e mission of USS BRUMBY and-iTs role as ananfi-submarine warfare ocean escorf in The Cruiser-DesTroyer Force, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET.

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2. - . e -e ec. . . .. nc - I s s-W--v' is's's.s-view - f A. .. :Juli e t I ' 11553 525 .Nu-f-ff P ': z Captain Uzomas .L Porcari Captain Thomas I. Porcari was born in Jamestown, New York, 28 fanuary 1925. Subsequent to attending elementary and high schools in Rochester, New York, and one year at the Ohio State University, he entered the Naval Service in Iune 1943 through the NROTC Program at Georgia Tech. His first assignments were as Gunnery Officer of YMS-57 and later as Engineer Officer of the Philippine-based PCE-886. On inactive duty from 1947 to 1950, he graduated from the Ohio State University and worked as a Design Engineer with General Motors. Returning to active duty in 1950, he served as Staff Communications Officer of an LSM Division in Korea and later served as Aide and Flag Lieu- tenant of COMPHIBPAC and to the Commandant, FIFTH Naval District. Following duty as Technical Supervisor of a Special Weapons Team deployed in USS RANDOLPH fthen CVA-152, he served as Plans Officer of SWULANT. After tours as Executive Officer of the destroyer, USS R. L. WILSON KDD-8471, and Com- manding Officer ofthe minesweeper, USS ASSURANCE IMSO-521j, Captain Porcari was ordered to the Staff of the Naval War College as an instructor. This was followed by a Plank-ownern tour as Executive Officer of USS WAINWRIGHT KDLG-2 81 and one as Commanding OffiCef, USS BIGELOW KDD-9421. He was in command of Destroyer Division SIX TWO for a two year period during which also were included two separate additional duty tours, one as Assistant Chief of Staff fOperationsj for Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TWO, and another as Commanding Officer, USS EVERGLADES KAD-241 Captain Porcari then served as Ch 'ef fStaff . i o to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TWELVE from December 1970 to April 1972, and as Chief of Staff to Commander Carrier Group SIX and Commander Carrier Strike Force where he served until May 1974. A graduate of the Naval War College, Captain Porcari holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Ollie State and a Master of Science degree in International Relations from the George Washington University. He has seen duty in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and has served extensively with the SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean. He is married to the former MadelyQt8Lamb of fesup, Georgia, and has four children: Tom, fr. 26, John, 225 Lynne, 20, and ants, . . -V 1 -'17 'Q f ' A' fi vefm . 1 A - 'FUR