Canberra (CA 70) - Naval Cruise Book

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captain worth harrington bagley was born in annapolis, md., july 29, 1924, the son of mrs. marie louise bagley and the late admiral david w. bagley. he attended the united states naval academy and upon graduation was commissioned ensign, usn, on june 5, 1946. after receiving his commission he spent his first four years of service on sea duty. from july 1946 to march 1947, on uss wiley Cdm-295 he served in the supply department. in april 1947, he was transferred to uss dickson Cdd-7089, serving in gu n- nery and damage control billets. from november 1948 through november 1950, he served in the op- erations and gunnery departments of uss chandler Cdd-7173. , captain bagley was a post-graduate student at the navalintelligence school from november 1950 to march 1951, when he received orders to serve as assistant- naval attache, saigon. following a tour of duty- with the staff of commander destroyer squadron five, he served as executive officer of uss Ieroy 'wilson Cde-4145 from january 1955 through june'1956. from july 1956 to june 1958 he served as as- sistant destroyer detailer with the bureau of person- nel in washington, d. c., before assuming his first command, uss bridget Cde-10245 from july 1958 until july 1960. after attending the naval war col- lege, he served as assistant to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at the pentagon from july 1961 to june 1963. captain bagley was then ordered to assume command of uss lawrence qddg-45 until june 1965, when he was assigned to the staff, com- mander cruiser-destroyer force, u. s. pacific fleet, as training and readiness officer. he was pro- ted to his present rank of captain on july 1, 1966, prior to assuming command' of uss canberra cap- tain bagley served as executive assistant and naval aide to the secretary of the navy from september 1966 until september 1968. while serving in this capacity he was awarded the legion of merit. captain bagley is married to the former sydney mcfarland of santa barbara, calif. they have four children, jonathan, 10, judith, 9, worth jr., 8, and jeffrey, 6. he and his family make their home in la jolla, calif.

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