Cascade (AD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT. Frederic Hall White, Jr., USN COMMANDING OFFICER I4 November 1959 - - 4 November 1960 Frederic Hall White, Jr., was born in Seattle, Washington, on August 14, 1911, son of Frederic H. and Willye Anderson White. He attended Broad- way High School and Harvard College and was com- missioned Ensign, USNR, on June 20, 1934, from the NROTC unit. He subsequently transferred to Regular Navy in 1946 and advanced to the rank of Captain, with date of rank 1 june 1956. In 1934 he joined the First Division, Naval Re- serve, Seattle, Washington, and was assigned various and sundry duties as a junior officer under instructions in various departments. From Nov- ember, 1939, to October 1945, served in the USS WEST VIRGINIA CBB-482 as assistant Navigator, Assistant First Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Nav- igator, Acting Executive Officer and Damage Con- trol Officer. From April 1946 to October 1947 he was assigned to the Naval School General Line, Newport, R.I., and from November 1947 to December 1948 at the Naval School General Line, Monterey, California, as Damage Control Instructor. From january 1949 to August 1950 he served as Oper- ations Officer aboard the USS ROCHESTER QCA- 124J. In September 1950 he reported to U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I., as Assistant to Hist- orian of Naval Operations, engaged in writing the History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II.. With the establishment of the Officer Candidate School he served as the first Executive Officer from June 1951 to September 1953. In October- 1953 he was attached to the USS POCONO AGC -16, Flagship of COMPHIBLANT, as Executive Officer and was detached in NOV' ember 1954. During the period January to Feb- ruary 1955 he attended Prospective Commanding Officers' School at Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida. On 20 March he reported as Commanding Officer, USS BARTON CDD-7221. While Commanding Officer of the BARTON, the ship was flagship of COMDESRON TWO. On 23 June 1956 he was relieved as Commanding Officer and proceeded to U.S- Naval War College, Newport, R.I., where he under- went instruction in Naval Warfare. After briefing f0f duty OH JUSMAAG, Greece, he reported in July 1957 for duty as Chief Staff Officer, Navy Section- He assumed duties as Executive Officer and Chief, Navy Section during his tour. In October 1959 he was detached as Chief, Navy Section and ordered to the USS CASCADE QAD-165 as Commanding Officer- On 9 November he reported to the USS CASCADE and assumed command on 14 November 1959. '1 ai

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For my shipmates it is hoped that this book will keep fresh in your memories our experiencies during the Med Deployment of the CASCADE from August 1960 until February 1961. For those who did not make this trip, this is an opportunity to see what we did and perhaps to make it easier and more interesting for your CAS- CADE man to tell you about it. 1 I can only speak for the portion of the cruise from the 2nd of No- vember until the end. This part of the cruise was not famous for the many ports We visited, for our schedule was changed so that we stayed in Naples until the 9th of February. During our stay in Naples many of us made tours to several very interesting places in the vicinity and also to Rome. A few of us saw some of Italy, but we worked very hard tending destroyers and other ships. It rained a good part of the time, and there were many gales that blew up as we sat in the harbor of Naples. It became pretty much of a grind. We did have two very fine ships' parties at the Flamingo Club at the NATO Headquarters Compound in Bagnoli. The USO in Naples was good to us, and we had a bowling tournament enjoyed by about half of the men on the ship. We also saw a Neopolitan New Year's celebration we will long remember. In Valencia, Spain, we found much sun and the almond trees in blossom even though it was early February. The SHENANDOAH came to relieve us,and we were off for home. - Foremost in my memories of these months was the tremendous, untiring, and skillful efforts of the officers and men to repair and serve the ships under availability and in port. It was an extreme- ly loyal and dedicated performance which gave me the greatest of pride and which also was recognized and praised by many of my superiors and contemporaries in the Sixth Fleet. We left Naples with a heaviness in our hearts brought by the death of Eugene Rocclue of the Boiler gang. He was well liked by all who knew him. We hoped and prayed that he would rally to sur- vive his injury, but this would not be. Finally, I would like to thank Chaplain Bliss, the Print Shop, the Photographers, and all others who have participated in the Cruise Book publication, I think you will find this a valuable book, Well worth keeping to remind you in future years of our 1960- 61 Med Cruise and your shipmates. he aptain CAPTAIN CHARLES HENRY MORRISON JR. Charles Henry Morrison jr., assumed command of the destroyer tender U.S.S. CASCADE on 4 November 1960 at Naples, Italy. He is the son of retired Navy Captain Charles H. Morrison and Gertrude Macdonald Morrison who are residing in Coronado, California. He was born in Phil- adelphia on 19 November 1916 and attened schools in Coronado, California and both West- ern High School and Columbia Prep in Wash- ington, D.C. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1938. While serving in the USS TENNESSEE in the Hawaiian area in 1941 he married the former Barbara Kaull Wentworth. Captain Morrison's duty assignments have also included the USS ALASKA, USS DOYLE, USS LOWRY. Bell Telephone Labratories. Whippany, N.J., Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va., Commander, Escort Squardron NINE, Bureau of Ordance, and Chief of Staff to Commander Car- rier Division TWENTY. He attened the Naval Post Graduated School in Annapolis, Ren- neslaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and the Thirty-Third Management Program at Harvard Business School. In addition to the Legion. of Merit with Combat 'V', Captain Morrison has the American Defense Medal, Fleet Clasp: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with five stars, American Campaign Medalg World War II Victory Medalg Navy Occ- upation Service Medal, China Service Medalg Nat- ional Defense Service Medal: Korean Service Medal with two starsg United Nations Service Medalg and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon.

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The Executive Officer CDR. TORAN W.P. Toran was born in new York, New York, in 1917. He graduated from Brooklyn lTechnica1 High School and the-New York State Merchant Marine Academy, and was commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve from the Merchant Marine Reserve in july 1940. The rank of Com- mander, USN, was attained in 1951. As a Merchant Marine Officer he was employed on various ships of the Moore-McCormick Steam- ship Lines, and when called to active duty in the Naval Reserve on June 27,1941, he reported to the USS VULCAN, repair ship. He served as a Division Officer while the VULCAN oper- ated in Iceland and Africa during the early period of World War II. From November 1943 throughout the remaining period of the war until March 1946, he served on the USS DUPAGE CAPA-415, with successive duty as First Lieutenant, Navigator and Executive Officer. This transport participated in seven assault landings and was hit by Kamikaze at Lingayen Gulf. In July 1946 he joined the USS YANCEY CAI-ZA-931 as Executive Officer, and as such participated in Operation High jump, Ant- arctic Expedition of 1947. In August 1947 he assumed command of the USS KARIN QAF-331, which he commanded until December 1949,after which he was a student at Columbia University C5-Term College Programj until September 1950. During the next two years he served as Operations Division Assistant on the Staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Commander Toran was Commanding Officer of the USS HANSON CDDR-8321 from December 1952 until September 1954. For meritorious service in Korea while in that command dur- ing the period December 26,1952 until July 12,1951-3, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, with Combat 'V'. After his return to the United States, he re- ported in November 1954 to Headquarters, Third Naval District, to serve as district Operations Officer, and in April 1957 WHS detached fOr duty as Chief, Nava1Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Iran, Tehan. In August 1959 he reported to the USS CASCADE as Executive Officer,