Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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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-

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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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