Canberra (CAG 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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RADM. J. MON. TAYLOR COMMANDER CRUISER FORCE ATLANTIC Rear Admiral Iohn MCN. TAYLOR, USN was horn in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Was appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy in 1922, graduating With distinction in 1926. After seven years of gunnery and communications duties in various ships and staffs, he returned to the Naval Academy in 1933 for Postgraduate study in ord- nance engineering. World War II and having served in USS MONTPELIER and Staff, COMPHIBPACF LT, Ad- miral TAYLOR Won the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit with -Combat Tours of duty at Washington, D, o., Command of the Uss oEoRoE 'CLYMER and Chief of staff, ooMPH1BoRU oN1:, followed 'World War II. After study at the National War College and command of DESRON SIX, he was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1953. Following his tours as Chief of Staff to COMPHIBLANT and Deputy commander, Armed Forces Staff College, he assumed command of the MSTS NELM area. He returned to Washington, D. C. as ACNO for Naval Reserve and on I April 1959 became COM- CRULANT, with additional duty-as COMCRUDIV SIX. CAPT. R. L. TAYLOR Chief of Staff CAPT. LIN EHAN Acting Chief of Staff

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COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Charles Hubert SMITH was born in Edison, Georgia, and graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1932. He commenced his first sea tour in the USS ARIZONA and followed this up with duty in the USS IDAHO. and USS IARVIS. A post-graduate study at the Naval Academy was interrupted by a tour in the USS CROWNINSHIELD. World War II and many destroyers between, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Com-bat V. The Naval War College in 1947, and the Central Intelligence ,Agency in Washington, D. C. brought him to command of Escort Destroyer Division 21 and the Korean War, where again he distinguished himself by earning a gold star in lieu of a second ,Bronze Star. A Washington, D. C. tour in 1952, and com- mand of the USS POCONO in May 1957, gave him the USS -CANBERRA in 1958. He was reliev- ed in Iuly 1959 and now serves on SacLant Staff in Norfolk, Virginia. 1' CDR IOSEPH R. TENANTY Executive Oflicer A ,T .... I I I 'I M II umm CAPT. CHARLES H. SMITH A Commander joseph Raymond TENANTY, from Waltham, Mass., attended the Naval Academy. The North Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier received him as an Ensign at the onset of World War II where he captured the Hrst Finnish vessel of the war. Norfolk and Scotland claimed him for the war years, and in 1946 he was ordered to .COMCRUDIV 10 staff. First Naval District in 1949, and the USS BRAINE in 51 brought him to command the USS PRESTON in 1953. During this tour he was awarded the Bronze Star for meri- torius service. After serving in Washington, D. C., he went to 'Commander Caribbean .Sea Frontier. In May 1959, he became Executive Officer of the CANBERRA.