USS Cambria (LPA 36) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1970 volume:

' MUtt JW itHfAWWVytriWMbtM m Txu II m vtu lis PLAN 15 HEMlSPH. ' LRllS CO. lPREt£SA DEDICATION William Allen Desantis Born January 16, 1947 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Graduated from: Saint Anselm Grammar School, Brooklyn; Poly Preparatory School, Brooklyn; Saint Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y. in June ' 68 with a BA in Economics. Was married on December 22, 1968 to the former Miss Ann Frost Lewkowicz. Graduated from DCS March 14, 1969 and commissioned Ensign USNR. Reported on board Cambria May 1, 1969 at Porto Scudo, Sardenia. Appointments: June 10, 1969 - ThirdDivision Officer; September 17, 1969 - Recreation Fund Custodian; February 24, 1970 -Assist- ant First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer; March 14, 1970 - Temporary appointment to Lieutenant Junior Grade. Survived by: Wife - Mrs. Ann F. Desantis, 2053 Lexinton Parkway, Schenectady, N. Y.; Father and Mother - Mr. and Mrs. Michael John Desantis, 166 83rd Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Sister - Mrs. Elain Benvento, 55 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. •Viit (ii(flii «4r ' i(«mW Vi ' ' USS CAMBRIA is a veteran of amphibious warfare. Completed in May 1943 and christened SS SEA SWALLOW as a U.S. Maritime Commis- sion, the ship was then acquired by the Navy. She was recommissioned on 10 November 1943 as APA-36 and named CAMBRIA for Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Manned by the Coast Guard, CAMBRIA departed for the Pacific The- ater in December 1943 and arrived at Pearl Harbor on New Year ' s Day. 1944 saw CAMBRIA involved in the occupation of Kwajolein, Majuro and Eniwetok tolls, followed by landings at Tinia and Leyte. On 1 January, 1945 CAMBRIA departed for Lingayan Gulf where she landed her troops on beaches which had been seized the previous day. During this operation CAMBRIA endured enemy air raids which continued for several days, and suffered slight damage from a near miss bomb astern. Following this action, the ship participated in the invasion of Okinawa, the last and greatest amphibious operation of the war. On 10 April, 1945 CAMBRIA sailed for the United States and was oper- ating out of West Coast ports when the war ended. CAMBRIA was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet in 1 946 and placed under Navy command. Inactivated in 1949 and then reactivated and re- commissioned in 1950, the ship has remained assigned to the Am- phibious Force Atlantic Fleet as a Division and Squadron Flagship. In this role, CAMBRIA has made numerous extended Mediterranean and Caribbean cruises. In keeping with her long history of important mission assignments, CAMBRIA participated in both the Suez and Lebanon crises, and in 1962 was deployed to the Caribbean in connection with the Cuban crisis. CAMBRIA deployed to the Mediterranean with Commander Amphibious Squadron SIX embarked. This deployment was completed August, 1969. She deployed again to the Mediterranean in December 1969 returning to her homeport, Norfolk, April 1970. ' :m Captain Bivin was born in Ventura, California and attended schools in Southern and Northern California until he joined the U. S. Navy in December 1941. He entered the Naval Acad- emy in 1943, graduating in June 1946, After commissioning, he served in the aircraft carriers BOXER and CORAL SEA and entered Submarine School in 1948. He has served in the submarines REMORA, BLUEGILL, BAYA, SABLEFISH and SPIKE- FISH. His command tour was in GREENFISH in Pearl Harbor. Other tours of duty have been on the Staff of Harvard NROTC; Bureau of Naval Personnel; Stanford University Armed Forces Staff College; Staff, Com- mander in Chief; U.S. Naval Forces, Europe; Staff, Commander Submarine Squadron TEN, Commander Submarine Division ONE HUN- DRED ONE and Assistant Chief of Staff Ad- ministration and Personnel; Staff, Command- er Surmarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Captain Bivin is married to the former Joan Jossen of Douglaston, Long Island, New York. They have one daughter. Captain Homer Richard Bivin Commanding Officer .jVWn MiWw Adolf M. B. Jacobsen, the son of Oscar and Paula Jacobsen of Long Island, New York, was born in Brooklyn, New York on 29 June 1926. After graduation fronn the New York State Maritime Acadenny, Connnnander Jacob- sen served in the Merchant Marine until he entered the Navy in February, 1954 as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade). He has served with the Annphibious Force in San Diego, California, with the Destroyer Force in New- port, Rhode Island and Key West, Florida, by a tour of recruiting duty in New York City, and with MSTS Atlantic as Comnnanding Officer of the Military Departnnent of the USNS Rose. Commander Jacobsen was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the Mobiliza- tion Plans Division and served on the staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron SEVEN as Operations and Plans Officer. While at- tached to the staff, and on his first deploy- ment to Viet Nam and the Western Pacific, the then LCDR Jacobsen was spot-promoted to Commander. Commander Jacobsen re- ported to the staff of Commander, Naval Re- serve Training Command where he served OS head Inspector General Support Branch, until reporting to CAMBRIA in June 1969. Commander Jacobsen is married to the for- mer Mary Tellefsen of Huntington, Long Island, New York. They have two children. CDR A. M. B. Jacobsen Executive Officer Captain Heath and new C.O. Captain Bivin CHANGE OF COMMAND  « wr patm i ; ii y ■ - I, „.,.UU.,«.,U««..«i.....«i.«i. ) ' • r, ■ 7 IB ' ' fli HI •in, ' • ' ' $ t ;r YH ■ ' Jr ' ' ' ' ' 1 nif . ' .. ' . ' W. ' ■■•isri AND MOW DECK ■ ' « ' p l . i DECK DEPARTMENT LT C. M. Greene First Lieutenant FIRST DIVISION BMCS M. D. Mishoe Sliip ' s Bosun Atmm BM1 R. Penland, BM2 W. Harrington, BM3 J. Ervine, BM3 J. Marks, BM3 F. Munn, FN S. Brashear. SN T. Charlton, SN R. Clayton, SN A. Kremer, FA D. Nelson, SA A. Walker, SA R. Williams. 11 SECOND DIVISION ■ ' ■ ' '  ' «W59WBBBr ' BMC W. Southerland LTJG P. B. Thompson Division Officer BM2 J. Valentine, BM3 W. Phillippi, SN L. Butts, SN J. Cosme, SN R. Coker, SN A. Crum. SN D. Kolenda, SN W. Thompson, SA A. Amundsen, SA W. Brimage, SA B. Rogers, FA D. Ventre, SR S. Jones. 12 BM2 S. Sternisha BM2 H. Thomas Jr. BM3 T. Bennett BM3S. Russell BM3 J. Taylor SN A. Savko BTFA C. Sterling SA R. Bannon SA M. Foster SA R. Hensley SA L. Hodges SA C. Retherford SA D. Smith SA P. Snowden SA W. Stewart SA A. Tedesco i I . mi W I ni GMG2 G. Jones GMG3 D. Brady GMG3 V.Ort GMG3 R. Wigal GMGSN J. Ridge SN W. Nash SN R. Powers FOURTH DIVISION V ' pM - '   !4 fc x m .Mm vmm mmmmmsimBi iam • ' ; ' M,™iAV ' iJi ENGINEERING ' Z iiiijLm «WtW(W.VT MM1 E. Bruun EN1 M. O ' Kelley EN2 J. Greer EN2 N. Kratzer EN2M. Reid EN2 L. See I ye EN2 L. Starkey EN3 W. Dunn EN3 J. Jackson EN3 G. Jordens MM3 E. Quetua FN D. Cosby FN G. Campbell FN L. McCartnes ENFA R. Tindell FA E. Chastain A DIVISION FA F. Stanley, FA J. Tucker. LT W. P. Schultz Chief Engineer 18 E DIVISION EM2 R. Canty, EMFA G. Elliott ! ■ 19 LT W. P. Schultz Chief Engineer B AA DIVISION MMC R. D. Morris ENS R. Burn MM2 R. Hefner, MR3 B. Johnson, MMFN R. Grace, MRFN D. Greisch, FA J. Taylor. MIVIC V. L. Watson 20 mmmamnmmmmmima immlmim HUM Mm wx- ' mnvmnttmiiecviirin ' v tv s BTC F. Fletcher BT1 J. Rowsey BT3 A. Sherlin BM3 L. Sparks BT3 W. Stevens BT2 R. Yoak BTFN S. Blegen BTFN R. Zimmerman FN L. Diseron FN R. Halderson FN R. Kempa FA J. Krzak FA D. Simpson 21 R DIVISION ENS J. P. Johnson Division Officer ENS R. Holtzapple Division Officer SFC R. U. Lindsay SF1 J. Banning, DC2 D. Seasock, SFM3 M. Loflin, DC3 R. Loughney, SFIV13 R. Wilson. FA G, Dixon, FA J. Stoler. SN J. Huff, FN W. Kenneth, FN C. Parks, DCFA E. Durch, DCFA H. Perkowski. 22 gi7iirrTirTi ' ' niiiiiiiiiifri ' ii iii SUPPLY 24 iiiiiiiii1[MBii ' iiili ' Tiii«iii-ilBlfV[iYilil1lliii!i SKI S. Webb, BM3 J. Arsenault, SH3 T. Bergen, SK3 R. Meehan, SH3 G. Vargas, SN T. Diamond. S-1 DIVISION LCDR R. C. Mc Crory Supply Officer SN J. Johnson, SN C. Putnam, SKSA K. Hartman, SA D. Hood. SA T. Horn, SA F. Jelks, SA F. White, SA J, Wiley. ) s r LTJG Wood Disbursing Officer 25 S-2 DIVISION CS2 C. Byrd CS3 J.Hall SK3 E. Krstulovich SD1 S. Fernando, SD2 J. Calija, SD3 D. Benavente. TN R. DeLeon, TA A. Liberate Jr. S-3 DIVISION CSCS H. R. Cherry, CS1 A. Sharer, CS1 R. Smith. CSSN D. Button, CSSN S. Polston, SN G. Bach, SN A. Giannlnoto, SA E. Cruz, SA J. Singleton. 26 ■.,. _„ ,-.-.,..... ,,,,,, 27 OPERATIONS W ' i ' .tWMiiimniiwivm.T L mImJk mist. LCDR J. E. Bobbins Operations Officer LTJG S. G. Burchfleld CIC Officer 30 01 DIVISION RD3 G. Huddle RD3 E. Robinson RDSA J. Tanner SA D. Butler SN G. Brandon RDSN J. Simpson SN E. Gerardi SN J. Murray m «nwuvann«iwivnwv F COMMUNICATION ENS R. T. Ninomiya Asst. Comm. Officer SMC P. W. Ivey If W ' A CS DIVISION ETlC ETN2 ETN3 ETR3 ETN3 SMI W. Roush, SM3 J. Hasburgh, SM3 W. Weatherford. w , via ' ■ mx 4 y 1 -mMtiSSm ET1 G. Felton ETN2 M. Hughes ETN3M. Bollin ETR3 R. Gibson ETN3 M. Groening SN S. Chaput SN O. Hampton SA P. VanFossen CE DIVISION ET ' s CR DIVISION RMC J. Lee Jr, RM1 G. Porter, RM2 T. Martinides, RM2 J. Murray, RM3 R. Baker. RM3 C. Bullick, RM3 T. Holsomback, RM3 A. Hurd, CYN3 D. Marshall. RM3 R. Moss, RM3 S. Tull, SA R. Brand, SA H. Waters. l SSSSSSSS SSSSSSi i It s., .r S « -.. .IS r r ss .id . ' .1 •.; I.. S «i s; 1,1 II S.I II ■• 5 s . ... I .-•. s.. 1 1 • S s , , , It VI 1 . •O s.- li, • •; ■ . ' .. ' ' .7 SI , I . . I S4 ( t s !. VI I 1 I r J 1.2 ni M I.C ?.1M ' 1 74-.. 1 J I •. . ' w II TV . ' 4 1 .; M I M I . I I •« I I? U 4 t II 1 )! «■. 11 U I  • • . .1. ' I ' ,1. I I U I. I I •• I ., , , ' ■••• ' 1 . . ' ■ ' « ' • Kll  |f,( .. ' ■ t ♦ •«  . IMI . M U« tt ,r,  I;.,, , II I « v., ,, t •.,, , II 70 « VI ij ir.v I II 0 4 u.  .-..• . 10 41 n „. . ,.,; , inji 7 w „ i.M.  inni I .  .. I-,-, . 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S  .% w .V2 7 1 7  t 7 lO n H4 «. 1 r.-J I I « « «M.H K«4i ir .ri AS 6 12.S  :i I J MI. i AC 6 07.3 nj«j r,0 HI 5 ' S4t.n Ki 4.1 U« (it S S tS.9 HI «4 IM U I K4 ilili ON HAMK NAMfc A I.ATITVUK . 40« no- All.-— ii; • ' £r« irU 4 MM •♦ MA «• m; «  4 itt i «.« um. mm It «}  s.  = I • • « .V  . « 4 tin. ««, 4« JIH ' 44 — ■ MWT aw 3 3 Mtt4 « « t lV««.4 M« t1l l t«V ' ]M« 4 •I ' M ' VUVIHMt  ' vt -I Ut f WM « « in « t « ,it « 4 NAVIGATION NAVIGATION DIVISION 0M3 H.Devlin QM3 S. Goff 0M3 D. Lambert 36 SN M. Chandler .,. ..,. ....,.«..,..«.,. ,- ,,., ,., ,„..,,..,,„„. MEDICAL H D DIVISION LT R. D. Baker Doctor LT L. Marconyak Dentist HMCS R. W. Clary MM I S. Ward, HIV12 I. Buchbinder, DT2 D. Hoeffling, HM3 J. Burley. SN C. Norton, HN L. McClary, SA J. Bayer, SA R. Daprino. 38 ADMINISTRATION H H .■,. .„„.. .-.„._„. ,,,,„  , ,„„,, X DIVISION LT Eastland Administrative Officer PN2 G. Greer YN2 W. Hague YN2 R. Robertson i AiiH LTJG R. J. Kulak Division Officer Mik YNC R. Mimbs YN3 A. Gorchiani PN3 J. Homm Jr. PC3 J. Norton PN3 P. Parsons PN3 D. Salter PNSN W. Wolff, SN E. Furie, SN J. Glaznap, SN D. Mutschler, SA S. Dubaniewicz, PCSA M. Weber. 41 Marseille Genoa Athens 1 1 jl R c MARSEILLE M i 1s (iBiii iVi„y CHRISTMAS IN GENOA ||i_feifeti BARCELONA -— , - . iV ' . ' ,T l jl - ' B V - ' NAPLES ,A - ' . :- ' Capri Pompeii 46 rj. ill i B Tni  N nn iHnj « H mSk ATHENS .uT ' -i 1 «iL a.. vji FASHION SHOW MARSEILLE, FRANCE warn ' . S8Si.«!ri: ( . g rl— ft.- i Hx ' 4W ix H m 11 |f HP a H ■ i v HSu ' i Hu 1 HHil HEM ' ' C ' ' ■■) niioij ffl l likS ■ £ t ( H D HHh H iir iiliiiyiirm - - -• .«L S - OFF LOADING FOR A LANDING i . tf nMMi tiSaHlH ABOUT j mftamm 61 .,.,,.,,,,,-...,.....,.,.,,... ,„„,, , „ h. -; : J-ir I . ' S? :!• ' ■ --«. ,. RETURNING HOME- NORFOLK 66 agBHffia i -oaxu. 67 - - - and so the book is ended. We hope that it will recall pleasant moments as well as many hours of both work and play. It is also the last record for CAMBRIA, as her long career also comes to conclusion. 4 ■ t itlVTflPtXH WALS WORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY Marceline, Mo , I s lU Cruise BookOttice yi5 West 21st Slreel Norlolk. S irginia 23517 iMrwiMiiHi -■i.TTT ' TTt ._ - - - - r jg ORBI S T ERR. M DE.sCRlPTIQ DUO |S -m. ■ I m m. LOJaS PLAN 15 HE. 11SPH. ,RI1S COMPREH SA