Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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MMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION TWEL E Captain Phillip A. Wilson Captain WILSON entered the Navy V-12 Officer Training Program in November 1943 and attended the University of Redlands, Redlands, California. I-Ie was commissioned Ensign, USNR, on 30 july 1945, after completing Midshipman school at Northwestern University . I-Ie subsequently advanced in rank to Captain on 1 january 1967. . Captain WILSON's early career was spent in the Amphibious Force and Underwater Demolition Teams . He served thirteen months in Korea as Platoon Officer in UDT ONE . As a member of UDT ONE, he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V and Gold Star in lieu of second award, a Presidentail Unit Citation, and two Navy Unit Commendations . Following graduation from the General Line School at Monterey, California in 1952, Captain WILSON served as Operations Officer of the USS ERBEN KDD 6315 and Executive Officer of the USS D. W. TAYLOR CDD 5505. This was followed by a tour of duty in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations as foreign aid officer in the Military Assistance Program from August 1957 to january 1960 . Captain WILSON was then ordered back to sea a Material Officer and Chief Staff Officer to Commander Destroyer Squadron SEVEN. I-Ie next served as Engineering Officer of the USS MIDWAY CCVA 415 until june 1963 . Following his tour in MIDWAY, Captain WILSON was ordered to the Staff of Commander Training Command, Pacific, and thence to the USS THOMASTON QLSD 285 as Executive Officer and then temporary Commanding Officer from April 1964 to October 1965 . After Commanding the USS UI-ILMANN CDD 6875 from October 1965 Cduring which time he was awarded the Bronze Star again and the Vietnamese Navy Cross of Callantry for operations in South East Asia5, Captain WILSON assumed command of Destroyer Division TWELVE on -4 May 1967. Captain WILSON resides in San Diego, California with his wife, Claire, and their son, Douglas 1115. Their daughter, Kathleen, is married, and their other son, Phillip, Jr. , is presently serving in the U.S . Army.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Lieutenant Commander Robert S . MALONE, the present Executive Officer, reported aboard BUCHANAN in june of this year, fresh from a successful tour as Engineer Officer of the USS JOUETT QDLG-295 . A graduate of Duke University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in 1957, LCDR MALONE was commissioned at the Officer Candidate School in january 1958, whereupon he was assigned as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS NEW CDDE-8185. From this assignment, in December of 1960 he was made Engineer Officer of the USS STORMES CDD-781 until May of 1962 when he was assigned to the staff of COMCRUDESFLOT 1 as aide and Flag Lieutenant. From june of 1963 until he graduated, LCDR MALONE attended the US Naval Post-Graduate School where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in the Engineering Science Curriculum . After his tour on the USS JOUETT which followed, he became the BUCHANAN's Executive Officer. LCDR MALONE, married since March of 1961, currently makes his home in San Diego, California, where he lives with his wife and four boys . Lieutenant Commander Orrin L. MORRISON, Executive Officer of the BUCHANAN from her period of refresher training in August of 1967 until june of this year, received his commission as a graduate of the NROTC Program in 1958 at Ohio State University where he also received his Bachelor's Degree. I-le was first assigned the job of Weapons and Operations Officer aboard the USS COOK QAPD-135 until june of 1961 when he became Flag Lieutenant and Aide on the staff of COMPI-IIBGRU 3 . Following this tour he attended Destroyer School from which, upon graduation in july of 1963, he reported aboard the USS TOWERS CDDC-95 as Operations Officer. Following this, LCDR MORRISON went to the staff of COMCRUDESPAC and later attended the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California, where he received a Master's Degree in Business Management in july of 1967, just prior to reporting aboard the BUCHANAN. LCDR MORRISON left BUCHANAN for an instructor post at the Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center in San Diego . 5

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STAFF EMBARKED RALPH D, PETERSON LT, USN Staff Operations Officer c. DoN COLEMAN Lrqjgp USNR cRA1c R. NoLTE, M,D, LT, USN MC Staff Mecfical Officer Staff Communications Officer REYES, SD2 i 2 i 7 SHAW, YN, Staff Yeoman