Charles P Cecil (DDR 835) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cmmmdinq emge W. fCin tony Go nmoMie i,, 74. S. A. Commander Kingston took command of the U. S. S. Charles P. Cecil (DDR-835) on 21 June 1960 at Norfolk, Virginia. He enlisted in the Navy in 1935, and served aboard Ranger (CV-4), where he be- came a QMl. Prior to World War II, CDR Kingston was assigned to the Cole (DD-155), where he was introduced to the Destroyer Navy. He then served aboard Amethyst (PYC-3) a coastal patrol yacht. During the early war years he served as a pilot, including a period spent in command of an AOG during the ATTU AND KISKA Campaigns. Cdr. Kingston accepted an Eirsign ' s commission in 1943. He spent the duration of the war in com- mand of the ATR-50, a fleet rescue tug. His next tour of duty saw him in command of PC-10S7 until her decommissioning in 1947. Cdr. Kingston entered the University of Nebraska in 1947. Upon completion of his studies there, he attended the General line School in Newport. Following a tour of duty as the Executive Officer of Macomb (DMS-23), he served in Turkey as the Destroyer Advisor to the Turkish Navy. In 1954 Cdr. Kingston took command of the Ellyson (DD-454), followed by commands of Jeffers (DD-621) and Kirkpatrick (DER-318). In 1957, he attended the Naval War College in Newport. Upon completion of this schooling he served on CINCNELM ' s Staff in London. Before reporting to Cecil, Cdr. Kingston served as the Commanding Officerof Stribling (DD-867). Cecil is fortunate to have as a Commanding Officer, a man witli such a long experience in the Destroyer Navy.

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