Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 i m. d. balbirnie, cdr, usn 1 - commander balbirnie ioined the cavalier on december 20, 1953 relieving commander i. perry, usnr as executive officer, after being relieved himself as naval control of shipping officer for the port of sggh-5 francisco. entering military service may 1919, commander balbirnie has been on continuous actig5gi5's,ervice. in L1935, after l having been promoted up through ranks, he was commissioned as warrant boatswgg .K was promoted to ensign. 'If 'Q naval service includes serving in various types of naval vessels and naval units throughout the world. at the E outbreak of world war Il,f commander bqlbirnie was serving as officer-in-charge of net defengeg for fhe ,Q panama sea frontier, and during the war he served in V - ' the south and western pacific areas afloat. rnh -' V it -,Rm .Vg is 4 'nf E. sq ,- tif: 'DEE .1 , 5, - ff sp? WEN ,W . .,g e ef .:-l ,ne 2' in .november 1941, he, 4 s Q- W, H ,fr if - 9 :Ki -' 1 ' ..f., , 'avr , A .... J -, ' I, if! 1 I , , fc, A ni- , 5 f ' L I A. , - Q , - 3 QF- . 5, E ' 1 11: -fe f 4, . A 4 X J R' I I c , H - K e e L I ' fr, in I , -1 ' .cf Q41 1 'f -ef, . -, V i Q.. .ff -tj egg- . b ,-.1 4 'fri it '-M rf' ,w if A - M. , , . - I - Q -New N . ,,,,.- E ' I -s ' 'a,...MF- . 7

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Y Y D-A in F ' . ' ' ' 7 --12 x 1 Y, - ' 5 A' ' ' W , ' 751' '-QT V 1 . 7 1 'V l . 5 ll v ' l . ' J f 1 l 'w. s. post, ir., capt, usa , captain post is a native of california from the city of los angeles. he enlisted in the navy in 1925 and was appointed to the naval academy the following year. graduating in 1930, he served in cruisers and destroyers in the atlantic, pacific and asiatic fleets. upon completion of a course at the submarine school in new london, connecticut, he served in submarines followed by a tour of duty at the submarine base at coco solo, ' 'one and on the staff of a battleship division commander. returning to submarine duty in 1941, he was a member of the silent service throughout world war ll, during which he commanded the u. s. s. gudgeon, which was awarded the presi- dential unit citation for distinguished wartime service. since world war ll he served on the staff of commander in chief, u. s. pacific fleet, in the office of the chief of naval operations, in command of a submarine squadron and as a student at the naval war college in newport, rhode island. captain post assumed command of the cavalier on july 24, 1953, relieving captain d. t. eller, u. s. navy as com- manding officer. his decorations include the navy cross with two gold stars, the silver star medal with one gold star and the legion of merit with combat v . captain and mrs. post are the proud parents of two sons age:-I T15 and 13. rnh 6

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commcinde tran Q .g:.iI2cl-ef.-. . it Q., - I X 'ti-ggi. ' J ii,- i l A 'AP-1 H -irden, capt, usn commander zwicker reported for duty with the staff, commander transport division fif- teen on september 21, 1953 and relieved commander whaley, usn as chief of staff to commander transport division fifteen. he formerly was executive officer on the u. s. s. logan lapa-1961. during the war he was active in the pacific theater and he holds the bronze star with v , pacific theater ribbon with six engage- ment stars, american theater ribbon, victory ribbon and philippine liberation ribbon with one engagement star. commander and mrs. zwicker and their eleven-year-old daughter are presently mak- ing their home in long beach. rkl 8 x ,. . - captain virden was graduated from the u. s. naval academy in 1927. since that time he has served on the staff of com- mander submarine squadron five, com- mander amphibious group five and com- mander amphibious force pacific fleet. his shore duty assignments vary from be- ing a student and later a staff member of the naval war college,qt,newport, rhode island, assistant professoufrof naval science at northwestern university and assignments in the office of the chief of naval opera- tions, and eighth naval district. sea duty assignments cover principally the pacific ocean and contiguous sews, the atlantic and the mediterranean complex. in september 1953 captain virden relieved captain g. d. dickey, usn as, commander transport division after being 'elieved as commander destroyer squadron ru. as com- mander transport division 15, captain virden carries the title of commodore. captain and mrs. virden are the parents of three children. rkl f. w. c. zwicker, cdr, usn 2625 , ' V or Qs ,. . . . j ,X fy 'li , W' ff A 51, ,,,-1 'f 4 aff- ' ' Billet? Q4 ' ,52i- iw il-