Charles R Ware (DD 865) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander George F. Britner, U.S.N. Commanding Officer Commander George F. Britner, USN, Commanding Officer of the USS CHAR- LES R. WARE lDD-8651, was born in New London, Connecticut, on 2 April 1918. He is married to the former Miss Isabelle A. Watts of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and presently makes his home at 10 Meadow- bank Road, Old Greenwich, Connecticut. .Commander Britner graduated from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1942 on 19 December 1941. His first duty in the fleet was on board the USS ARKANSAS KBB-331, where he served until March 1943, as a Junior Officer in the Gunnery Department. From there he re- ported to the commissioning detail of the USS NEW JERSEY lBB-621 and served in the Gunnery Department for 32 months while the NEW JERSEY operated in the Pacific Area, acting as Fleet Flagship for the Third and Fifth Fleets. ln January 1946, Commander Britner reported to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Maryland, for a two-year course of instruc- tion in Naval Engineering. The following two years he served as Engineering Officer of the USS FARGO lCL-1061, during which time the FARGO served in the Atlantic .Fleet and as Sixth Fleet Flagship in the Mediterranean. ln 1950, he was assigned to the Staff of Commander Cruiser Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet until August 1952, when he reported for a course of instruc- tion at the Naval War College, Newport, R.l. Subsequent to this, Commander Britner served aboard the USS PRICHETT lDD-5161 as Executive Officer and in July of 1954 reported for a two-year tour of duty at the U.S. Naval Academy in the Department of of Marine Engineering. At the completion of this assignment in July, 1956, Commander Britner took command of the USS CHAR- LES R. WARE QDD-8651.