Charles R Ware (DD 865) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 170 of the 1964 volume:

m V LANTMIDTRARON ' 64 CRUUESFLOT II .his is the history of a Cruise. And this is how it all began. The Announcement was made, departure dates scheduled... we packed and re-packed. We announced to one and all that we were ready. The medical department had other ideas... and we got their point. Officers, midship- men and enlisted men. ..none escaped necessary innoculations... THEN WE WERE READY! m The sea . . . both ally and enemy to man . . . an immortal giant, for the moment, peaceful. A path of rippling silver moved slowly over the stilled surface of the sleeping giant: a perfect setting for a few moments of quiet reflection on what had passed before . ..and, more importantly now . . . what lay ahead. Our mission was twofold: to train midshipmen in the fundamental skills of naval officers . . . and to enhance the operational readiness of assigned forces. For several years we had incubated in the shell of learning; now it was time to open the shell. Finally we board $.. new sights ... new usion at first, then organized chaos . new sounds. V SwDHn? I I V joined CRUDESFLOT 10 at Annapolis. Our de tination: foreign ports on the North Atlantic. En route, we would put to the test all our classroom- learned skills and learn first-hand the arts of following and leading. . . . and someone said something about sardines in a can! We discovered that on board ship even the baggage stands at attention! Aye,, aye, sir. Soon as I get a map of this place and two extra hands, I ' ll clear the flight deck. Then the briefings started . . . and we wondered why they called them BRIEF ings A few more briefings and we would all have been re- duced to brief-cases . Briefed on first boarding, briefed on bunks, duties, eating, sleeping, working ... it sure is a popular word aroun d here! And then we signed in for bunks, although at that stage of the game it didn ' t look as if we would ever get to use them. iH£! It takes a lot of arm power ... but the lines are cast off and the ships move out. J tight force, Over . . . soon dis • iik ' «-i r m m ;,, Our flotilla is formed of 15 ships of the fleet and more than 8000 men. The carrier USS ESSEX . . . the cruiser iand flagship) USS LITTLE ROCK . . . destroyers USS CONY, USS FORREST ROYAL, USS STICKELL, USS C.R. WARE, USS ZELLERS, USS HARWOOD, USS NEW, USS DAMATO, USS BIGELOW, USS McCAFFERY, USS W.C. LAWE and USS A.M. SUMNER . . and the tanker USS NANTAHALA. In order to grasp the reins of leadership, the future officer must first learn to follow another ' s lead . . . It doesn ' t move, so we don ' t salute it nailed down, we can ' t pick it up . . . so what DO we do with it? Chip it and paint it, naturally. If we don ' t chip it, and can ' t paint it, after due discussion, we polish it . . . then . . . . . . Seven tons of rags and fourteen thousand pounds of polish later . . . we polish it again! . . . sometimes called WORK! Let ' s see now, is it over one and under two or over two and under one . . . or . . .?? He says that his brother knows this girl in Cher- bourg . . . We really never left the classroom, but anyway, the smoking lamp was lit and nobody cared about the paint bucket! . . . Of course we had another briefing! Learning the ropes, not only about bending lines, but also about those oceanic road maps known as charts . . . It sure is a big ocean! We listened . . . We learned . . . and then we tried it ourselves. Nothing beats practical experience. Textbooks and classrooms are, of course, basic. But until we put the phones on and started watching the clocks, it was just so much theory. Not any more! On this cruise, we really got the feel of the ship. Someday we will have the command. This was just a practice GQ, but someday it may be for real. Whenever that may happen ... you have to be good. . i. . - « ■ - • As one middie stands ramrod stiff, others are keen-eyed and alert: the ship runs through a practice General Quarters. No laxity here . . . this is, after all, the primary mission of any war- ship. One mistake could result in the loss of ship and crew. No one wanted to be a statistic. We never lacked something to do: We wrote a few letters, loaded a few guns, even tried on a new suit . . . and we looked pretty for the photographers, blew up balloons and attended more briefings, of course! We practiced with our pistols and never missed the water . We kept our ships and ourselves looking shipshape. From the way he left the ' copter, we could tell that he wore stars and was used to wearin ' ' em. And we could tell he was on the bridge, too . . . we didn ' t have to see him or hear him, everybody knew that the Admiral was aboard. For most of us, this was probably the most reward- ing of all our experiences on the cruise. It is axiomatic that the future officer should hope to one day wear the stars. To observe first hand how they should be worn was an experience that we did not take lightly. Then, too, the bridge is the command centerof the ship . . . from here come the decisions that affect us all. We showed the Admiral our best . . . J and still had plenty of time for the finer things in life. - f? % Flaking out and stoking up . . . we had our moment The water ripples ever so slightly as the sleeping giant is brought to the edge of wakefulness by a whisper of wind. And while the giant may sleep, (and some of us, too) the ship can never sleep. Deep within her bowels and high upon her bridge stand the rest of our number, keeping a lonely vigil. Our job: to keep these forces ready at all times. The variety and necess - s on be: . . arship was o source of never-ending amazement to us all: we may have beer receiving mare-ials from anotne ' snit c practicing with a gur -_-e. or ' epienishing supplier ... or assisting in the landing of a copter or continuing our training in the engine room . . . whatever the job. on board ship v.e couldn t put it off til tomorrc. The variety and necessity of jobs on board a warship was a source of never-ending amazement to us all: we may have been receiving materials from another ship, or practicing with a gun crew, or replenishing supplies... I •• ... or assisting in the landing of a copter or continuing our training in the engine room . . . whatever the job, on board ship we couldn ' t put it off til tomorrow. With practice, comes perfection, and though we watched many a take-off . ..with an equal number of landings ... it was a sight that we never tired of. And when the planes flew over, with our flag waving in the breeze, we stood just a little taller.  v The primary mission of the ships is not put aside during this cruise. Both copters and planes kept the watch om the skies ESSEX had eggbeaters enough to whip up a thousand cakes ... all we needed was a big enough oven. Dash made it an even 100 It was a day of celebration when Dash , FORREST ROYAL ' s drone helicopter, once again proved the practi- cality of drones, when it made its 100th safe shipboard landing. Crew and ' copter celebrated with a special cake . . . though Dash didn ' t eat any, we were all certain that it was only because it didn ' t want any. (After all, those drones can do anything!) ft € .« The Admiral rode the high line . . . and half the crew was on hand to insure a safe and dry trip. Have that coffee hot and ready when I return! ' Keep a tight grip on that line, men. The LAST thing we need on this ship is a wet Admiral! ' Hey, who is this tug-o-war ogainst, anyway? Are you sure somebody didn ' t tie this rope to a post? No Green Stamps no one to wash the windshield, and we check our own oil and batteries . . . but these floating gas stations are a welcome sight when the gauge reads near the empty mark. Refueling at sea is not the simplest job in the world: It calls for a strong hand on each helm, perfect co-ordination in the engine rooms . . . and one heckuva lot of hose! --, Our two ships move into position, keeping the same course and speed as the lines are heaved, hoses attached and hook-up is made. Refueling is begun. It ' s hard work, calling for the best in co-operation, but the job is accomplished and the voyage is resumed. w Our two ships move into position, keeping the same course and speed as the lines are heaved, hoses attached and hook-up is made. Refueling is begun. It ' s hard work, calling for the best in co-operation, but the job is accomplished and the voyage is resumed. You don ' t just drive up and say fill ' er up . . . There are times when a refueling operation is a guarantee of a salt-water bath. ... And Saturday night has nothing to do with it! ■P W II W I T - It has often been said that, despite a sometimes reputation for roistering and revelry, the sailor, possibly more so than other individuals, feels a nearness to his God. Perhaps this is so because there is no place on earth resembling the infinity of the heavens as does the sea. One cannot see the end of either . . . and both can be as peaceful as a sleeping babe or as aroused and dangerous as a wounded tiger. To this end, chapel services were held regularly on our ships. There were other moments when the pressures of the daily grind were temporarily eased and we were free for a few informal discussions or, if the mood struck, some ornamental and decorative work with some bits of hemp and manila. Time too, for events of a more active nature: A whaleboat race in the North Atlantic . . . We had our pie And ate it, too . . . All to he accompaniment of a red-hot combo! £ During our few spare moments, we made the not- too-startling discoveries that sunbathing was nice, and sleeping, even nicer. But no one could offer a kindly word about the dentist ' s chair. X- ■ ,. . . but the silver lining had a cloud: 1 L fc 7 A J M r _— 2 C 5JJ ML iU Our ships approached the ports of Europe . . . . . . and we found that there was much to do to prepare our ships and ourselves for the critical eyes of our European hosts. Everything needed . . . and got . . . that final extra polish to reflect the pride and efficiency of Uncle Sam ' s Navy . . . and its men. We scrubbed and swabbed, shined and polished . . . . . . and we presented ourselves for rigid inspection, with visions of shore leave dancing in our heads. We weren ' t Sailin ' down the river, down to New Orleans , but a band WAS there to meet us . . . then it was ail a matter of waiting for liberty!! ' Request permission to leave the ship, sir. ENGLAND BELGIUM SWEDEN ! . ' DENMARK NORWAY L v - s v j E£i51 MM GERMANY HOLLAND FRANCE CwriJfc If the United States can consider any country to be its Mother Country , it would have to be England. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights have as their foundation the Magna Charta, signed some seven centuries ago by the weakest of the sons of Richard the Lion Hearted, John. The place was known as Running Mead, long since corrupted to Runnymede, not far from London. It is now emblazoned in the shrines of History. From England, too, we inherited many of our hallowed have traditions. It was, then, with a feeling compounded of respect and admiration, that we anchored in the his- torical seaport of Portsmouth, England. Our visit to Portsmouth gave us the opportunity to contrast the old and the new. The ships of our flotilla tied up just a short distance from one of England ' s monuments to her past greatness when Brittania ruled the waves : HMS VICTORY, once flagship of the famous British Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson, now serves as a permanent re- minder of past glories. We also surveyed Britain ' s reknowned Victory Anchor, standing duty as a historical monument, and felt a stirring of pride that our country de- scended from such an illustrious sefaring nation. On to London! The Yeoman of the Guard at the Tower of London looked as British as Yorkshire Pudding . . . and he was! = e,. buildings in history have as bloody a past as London s forbidding rower ... a mute witness to some of England ' s greatness and to much of her shame. ?• ™IS ™ BLOODY TOWE OUMnD .? ■  lATm Wwor moss was KM12TEABS IIS71-3 THE GUN MJT WOKE OWUSONED M THOMAS OfEUUlT WAS KHJ WRISONIO IN K]| Sl JOHN EUOT WAi CONSUMPTION IN K32 AT HB ISHOT LAUD WAS «W AND ROM OHEff THE THE EARLOFSnAmXD ON THE WAyIo HZe Si iI cIS JUIUlUOFTHEHOOnrASaZESUVEOVi ■ OUGHT TO THE TOWEK WAS D0USONED fOEHK SHAKE IN We were tourists in uniform: seeing the sights, hearing the sounds and meeting the people of London. • ■ vh £ - Windsor Castle . . . the Palace Guard . . . the House of Parliament overlooking the Thames . . . the Historic Tower Bridge . . . and, of course, Big Ben: Keeping a silent vigil over more than eight million people. On board the LITTLE ROCK, we discovered that the United States has no monopoly on the twist. Those English girls proved that Chubby Checker is international! We could have danced all night and sometimes we did!   ■ - v • l 4 ? m . 1 i ' 1:! i r v « 1 1 1 J 1 1 Trafalgar Square . . . Westminster Abbey ... the band at Buckingham Palace: it was like a page out of history. Then, as we went down a street, entranced by these fortress-like examples of an earlier age, we were sud- denly swept back into the twentieth century as the state- liness of ancient architecture gave way to the sharp, clear, crisp and functional lines of a modern building. Somehow, we wished that we hadn ' t seen it. Touring Paris, the City of Light, we understood what inspired the songwriter who wrote, I love Paris in the Springtime, I love Paris in the Fall. Our multi-lingual guide gave u the lowdown on those high-up flying buttresses of France ' s most famous monument to the glories of the past . . . the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We gawked at priceless paintings in the Louvre and strolled about the Small Arc of Truimph. !. :a?uy v Delving deeply into the history of France, we paused briefly at the Palace of Versailles, famed as the home of Louis XIV ... we gazed at the statue of Napoleon, whose military ex- ploits startled the world ... we were impressed by the magni- ficence of the storied Arc de Triumph, and we stopped for a while at a sidewalk cafe. As our tour took us along the River Seine, our historical reflec- tions were jarred completely out of focus . . . sunning on the banks was one of the famous French bikinis, partially . . . and only partially . . . enclosing one of France ' s even more famous beauties. History took a beating that dayl « ' ••= It was a nation of granduer and opulence, of dark and grim castles, of country villages and sprawling cities, of monuments to the past and building for the future. The statue of Louis XIV, the tomb of Napoleon, the palace of Cherbourg and the gar- dens of Versailles . . . present day links with the romance and granduer of the past. We saw as much of France as our time permitted . . . and we promised ourselves that we would someday return. DLNMA Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen!!!! Celebrated city of cathedrals. Home of the master story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen. Our ships moored in sight of a cluster of small sailing vessels, while the statue of the Little Mermaid gazed quietly into Copenhagen Bay, seeming to express approval of our visit. The immense ESSEX attracted a crowd of local sightseers, while we set out on a sight seeing expedition of our own! We strolled through the streets of down- town Copenhagen on our way to the fa- mous Tivoli Gardens . . . noted for the un- usual, such as the world famous Pagoda Restaurant. 4 k Sparkling, cascading waters of the beautiful Gefion Fountain at the edge of Langelinie Park was but one of the city ' s architectural attractions . . . but we cast more appreciative glances at the all-girl drum and bugle corps. We shopped leisurely on a street designed for pedestrians only, The Walking Street . Naturally, we had to ride the roller coaster at Tivoli Gardens. R PS . 1 %j s ; Several of us caught up on the news, be- tween tours, on a bench in Tivoli Gardens, then we . . . fed some pigeons . . . toured the Danish Naval Museum . . . saw some more sights . . . and discovered that, ex- cept for language, cities and people are pretty much the same. - ft t . - Am Through the locks . . . bound for Amsterdam. The Netherlands . . . Holland: Legendary land of the windmills, the wooden shoes, the tulips and the boy with his thumb in the dyke. We visited a flower auction, learned how and why the dykes work, and found that the Dutch are a friendly people . . . well, most of them, anyway . . . and tilted with a windmill or two. - . . % te ,- ' I • • j .l- n Just like home . find the driver! when you need a cab you can ' t ' ' - r ' J r Z T r ' r r— I ; ' ' ' ■ T V ; « . i . — n — r _ r Made a quick inspection be in order, sir. everything seems to Look, ducks . . . this is a camera case. Do I look like a guy who would carry a bag of corn with him? Sure is a pretty setting looking tree I ever saw! but that ' s the craziest In Germany, we made the transit of the Keil Canal . . . on our way to participate in the Keil Week Regatta, where the Naval Academy Sailing Team found that whale boat race in the Atlantic was a good warm-up. We met mid- shipmen from the German Naval Academy at Hamburg and, of course, we saw the sights . . .ancient churches and gate houses . . . new buildings in bustling cities . . . and barbed wire and armed guards at the East German border. SecRMHnv We visited the bridge near Liebeck, where the word verboten meant we didn ' t cross the bridge . . . the famous, or rather infamous, Checkpoint Char- lie in the Berlin wall . . . the old and well-known Brandenburg Gate . . . the Monument of Laboe, where we placed a wreath in honor ofWW I dead of all nations. m From war came a strong alliance. Twenty years can make a lot of difference between coun- tries: Who would have thought in the early forties that, in 1964, American and German midshipmen would be amiably competing in an informal trackmeet? Whocould have imagined German and American flags flying side by side, symbolic of a firm international friendship? What sailor of World War II could conceive of being in- vited for dinner at the home of a German sailor and his family? We were glad that times have changed: that German home-cooking can ' t be beat! ) WJITE I SEE Tugs escorted our ships into Antwerp harbor . . . and quite a crowd turned out to welcome us! L ' i JJ - ! - I u Much of Belgium was just like home . . . the street scene in Antwerp was typical of any large city. The architecture, however, was certainly more ornate than ours . . . but some of the buildings were older than our country! We could easily imagine the conversation between that couple on a shopping trip. She wanted that adorable little hat in the window and he wanted to know how anyone can charge a week ' s pay for a dollar ' s worth of felt with some lace and feathers on it! ,  1 ' ■■■■■I - ft fefrft v ann hi Midnight sun . . . Verichrome Pan. 3 seconds at f .4.6 Photo taken at midnight Across the Baltic Sea into the Land of the Mid- night Sun . . . Norway! That midnight sun didn ' t confuse us, though . . . we always could tell when to sleep. We took in a few of the sights, like the famous Allsop Ski Jump, used each year for an international ski meet . . . we pondered the Obelisk of Struggling Humanity in Oslo and thought we recognized a few faces in it. ' Didn ' t I feed your brother in Holland? ' I ISl ! H IS II § II [fin • , vmnoNOPOicr iN- Li r The whole town of Sandefjord, Norway turned out to help us celebrate OUR independence day on the 4th of July . . . complete with the largest dis- play of fireworks we had ever seen. It made our celebrations back home seem almost insignificant. We also participated in July 4th ceremonies with a Norwegian military band in the Sandefjord town square. I ' Sure you don ' t know that guide in Holland? ' Stockholm, city of islands, welcomed us next. This Scandinavian metropolis, founded in medieval times, presented one of the most beautiful settings of any European city. Cold hands, warm heart , the saying goes . . . certainly true of Sweden: in this cold land, the people were as warm-hearted and friendly as any we ' d met. A few countries later, the driver shows up. ■-• We had all kinds of important visitors in the many ports we visited. The honor guard turned out smartly to greet the Mayoress of Southampton, England, the American Consul, the German Naval Commander, among others. S V. I. P.s and visitors toured the ships in every port. There were the German middies, some young future middies, and girls at every port . . . but our most important visitors were the hundreds of just plain people who came aboard at every anchorage to see Uncle Sam ' s seapower at first hand. and we were glad to see them! Without these people lining the rails at Oslo, Stock- holm, Sandefjord, Antwerp, Keil, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Cherbourg and Portsmouth, our cruise would not have meant as much to us. We had read about alliances with these countries and we knew what NATO is, but that wasn ' t the same thing as knowing the people We knew that it came from their hearts when these people called out . . . Homeward Bound! - k , A v b We head for home, and as the ports of Europe recede off the stern, we realize that the fun is over and the work must continue. The crack of the automatic rifle, the sore and aching shoulder, and the bark of the gunnery instructor makes this all too clear! Home again . . . now why isn ' t she here? She knew we docked today. Now, you wait right here while I bring the car. ' ' Hi, Daddy! What did you bring me? ' 11 ll ' I ' ll carry this baby and you wheel the other one. lome at last! We renewed the ies broken by our six-week iorlh Atlantic Cruise . . . A REAL welcome! 3 - . and compliments were passed around. USNAANMA COMCRUDE5FLOT TEN CINCU NTFLT COMSECONDFLT COMCRUDENLANT FOR RADM HULL 1 . AS TG 23. 1 MAKES ITS LAST PORT OF CALL TO COMPLETE LANTMIDTRARON-64 A SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING EXPERIENCE IS ENDING FOR HER EMBARKED MIDSHIPMEN. YOUR WORK IN THE MONTHS OF PRE-CRUISE PLANNING, THE EMBARKATION ON 4 JUNE AND THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE CRUISE ITSELF HAS GIVEN THESE YOUNG MEN A DEEP INSIGHT IN HOW THEIR NAVY OPERATES. LIVES. PREPARES TO FIGHT AND REPRESENTS OUR SERVICE AND NATION ABROAD. ON BEHALF OF OUR MIDSHIPMEN THE SINCERE THANKS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS EXTENDED TO YOU. YOUR STAFF AND TO THE SHIPS OF LANTMIDTRARON-64. RADM MINTER. COMCRUDESFLOT TEN USNA ANNAPOLIS TG 23. 1 CINCLANTFLT COMSECONDFLT COMCRUDESLANT FOR RADM MINTER THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE. ALL HANDS HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE RESPONSIVENESS AND ENTHUSIASM OF BOTH USNA AND NROTC MIDN. THE NAVY ' S FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS. HULL f -iiv-LL— ■ J RADM HARRY HULL COMCRUDESFLOT 10 Rear Admiral HULL was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1932 After a tour of duty on board the aircraft carrier LEXINGTON, he attended submarine school at New London and thereafter served in the submarines S-22, S-31, and SKIPJACK between 1935-1939. He completed the course in ordnance engineering at the Post Graduate School at Annapolis in I 941 . During World War II, as a Commander, Admiral HULL com- manded the submarine THRESHER for three war patrols in the Pacific. For actions in the THRESHER he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Commendation Medal. He was assigned to the staff of Commander Submarines Pacific as Force Torpedo and Gunn- ery Officer for the last year of the war, and received the Bronze Star for his services. After the war he was on duty at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Mary- land, for two and a half years, then became Commanding Officer of the destroyer OR- LECK. In 1950 he was assigned to the staff of Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet as Fleet Operations Officer. He was promoted to Captain in 1951 and later commanded the ammunition ship FIREDRAKE and then the amphibious cargo transport MERRICK. In the fall of 1 954 he attended the Harvard Business School ' s Advanced Management Program, then was assigned as industrial control officer of the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D. C. He took commandoftheRegulusguidedmissilecruiser MACON in 1957, then became Chief of Staff to the Commander Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe Commander SIXTH Fleet) AT THE headquarters in Naples. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1961 and returned to the United States to command the Military Sea Trans- portation Service Atlantic Area. In April 1963 he took command of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TEN, his current assignment. i iz This, then, was the overall story of a cruise: LANTMIDTRARON-64...the ships, the ports, the fun, the work. But every general story has its smaller, more personal stories. ..and this is the story of the part played by our ship and the men who sailed with her... CAPT C. H. BUTT, USN Commander, Destroyer Division 162 Captain Cyrus H. BUTT, USN, was born in Vaiden, Mississippi, on February 25, 1921. Before entering the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1944, Captain Butt attended Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Mississippi, for two years. He was graduated from the Naval Academy on June 9, 1943, and was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree and commissioned Ensign, U. S. Navy. He received orders to the USS DAVIS (DD-3951 and served as Torpedo and Fire Con- trol Officer and Gunnery Officer during this tour. During World War II, Captain Butt saw action in the Atlantic and South Atlantic and took part in the Normandy Campaign. Upon decommission of the DAVIS In October 1945, he attended the Gunnery Officers Ordnance School, Washington, D. C. Upon the commissioning of the USS WfTEK (DD-848) in April 1946, he served 20 months as her Gunnery Officer and Ordnance Technical Officer operating with the Development Forces Atlantic. Captain Butt first reported aboard the USS FISKE, then (DD-842), in De- cember 1947, and served as Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer. During this tour the FISKE operated in the Second and Sixth Fleets and earned her first and second Battle Efficiency Awards and the coveted Marjorie Sterret Award for Gun- nery Excellence. After detachment from the FISKE in July 1949, he served on the staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron Eighteen on board USS J. P. KENNEDY (DD-850. In August 1950, he returned to the U. S. Naval Academy as an instructor in the Department of Seamanship and Navigation. In 1951, Captain Butt received orders to the U. S. Naval Post Graduate School, Annapolis, Maryland, and Mon- terey, California, in ordnance engineering and in June 1953, received his Bache- lor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He continued his post graduate work at Stanford University and Purdue University and was awarded his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering by Purdue University. Captain Butt returned to sea in July 1954, and served on board the USS BROWNSON DD-868 as Executive Of- ficer. During this tour, the BROWNSON deployed to the Western Pacific and com- pleted an around the world cruise, earning her first Battle Efficiency Award. Captain Butt was again ordered to staff duty, this time on the staff of Commander Battle- ship Cruiser Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, on board the USS IOWA BB-61 and USS NORTHAMPTON (Ci.C-1). In August 1957, he became Ordnance Planning Officer at the U. S. Naval Weapons Station, Yorlrtown, Virginia. In January 1960, he grad- uated from the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. Before assuming command of the FISKE, Captain Butt served a year in the pre-commlttionlng detail of the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH |CG(N)-9) and upon commissioning in September 1961, served as her Weapons Officer. He re- turned to the USS FISKE for a second tour and on April 23, 1962, relieved as Com- manding Officer. During this tour the FISKE participated In the Cuban emergency, a Mediterranean and Middle East deployment and Second Fleet operations out of Mayport winning the Battle Efficiency Award, the Weapons E , the CRUDES- LANT Anti Air Warfare Trophy and was COMCRUDESLANTS ' nominee for the Ar- leigh Burke Fleet Trophy in 1963. Captain Butt was relieved on March 2, 1964, after taking the FISKE into the New York Naval Shipyard for FRAM I conversion. On March 28, 1964, Captain Butt assumed command of Destroyer Division One Six Two and embarked aboard the flagship USS CHARLES R. WARE DD-865 Cap- tain Butt is married to the former Frances Duncan of Jacksonville, Florida. They have five sons and reside at 1635 Samontee Road in Arlingwood. CDR C. R. WORLEY, USN Commanding Officer Commander Carson R. WORLEY, U. S. Navy, assumed command of the destroy- er CHARLES R. WARE iDD-8651 on 29 October 1963 in Catania, Sicily. CDR. Worley son of Mrs. Nannie S. Worley, Main Street, Jacobus, Pennsylvania, was born at York, Pennsylvania, 26 March 1922. Prior to being commissioned as Ensign, USNR at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, he graduated from William Penn Senior High School, York, Pennsylvania, and attended York Junior College, York, Pennsylvania and Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia. Upon graduation from Midshipmen School, Northwestern University in May of 1944, Worley was assigned to the Amphibious Forces, U. S. Pacific Fleet. His duty assignments included Officer-in-Charge of an LCI, member of the staff of an LCI Flotilla Commander, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of LCI. During the month of April, 1946, Worley transferred to the regular Navy and received his BS degree from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia. From April 1947 until June 1953 Worley served in the Atlantic Fleet aboard the refrigerator ship USS ALDERBARAN, as Gunnery Officer and Navigator, and aboard the destroyer USS RICH, as Gunnery Officer. While he was on the RICH, the ship wos assigned to the SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean. After leaving the RICH he ottended the General Line School in Monterey, California as a student, and upon graduation became a member of the NROTC Staff at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. While at Yale he participated in the annual Midshipmen ' s summer cruise as Officer-in-Charge of the Midshipmen detachment aboard the destroyer-minesweeper SHEA. From June 1953 until September 1956, Worley served aboard the destroyer, LAWE and LARSON as Operations Officer of the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron 14. Early in 1955, he was assignedas Executive Officer aboard the Pacific Fleet destroyer USS BENHAM. Completing his tour of duty aboard the BENHAM in September 1956, he was next assigned to the staff at NROTC unit at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. During the summer of 1957, he was assigned as Officer-in-Charge of the Midshipmen detachment aboard the battle ship USS WISCONSIN. In 1958, after a course of instruction in advanced operation at Glenco, Georgia, Worley reported aboard the cruiser DE MONIES as assistant Operations Officer for Scheduling as o member of the staff of Commander SIXTH Fleet. During this tour he and his family resided in St. Jean Cap Ferrat, Southern France, as his permanent duty station wos in the Mediterranean. In August 1960, Worley returned to the United States and attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, graduating in January 1961. Commander Worley ' s last tour duty prior to reporting aboard the WARE was as the Capabili- ties Plans Officer, Strategic Plans Division, Officer of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C. In May 1945, Worley married Miss Virginia Bond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bond, formerly of 433 Lincoln Street, York, Pennsylvania. The Worley ' s and their children, Cris, Bonnie, and Kathy currently make their home at 8115 Carrick Lane, Springfield, Virginia. LCDR W. J. ASTON Executive Officer William ASTON is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, class of 1951, and of George Washington University, where he attained a Master of Arts degree in Personnel Administration. Mr. Aston ' s duty assignments have included service aboard battleships, air- craft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. His shore duty assignments have included duty on the staff at the U. S. Naval Academy. He Is a qualified naval aviator, and is a graduate of Anti-Submarine Warfare and CIC Officers Schools. Mr. Aston is married to the former Miss Lenora Katherine Hammer, and has two children, Suzanne and William Jr., who reside in Orange Park, Florida. DES DIV 162 STAFF LTJG. M. R.STEVENSON LTJG. J. E. KERLEY E. FULLER, SMC B. HELZER, YN2 D. BECK, RM1 LTJG. A. S. LAMMEY Operation Officer OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ENS. R. E. OMOHUNDRO OC Division Officer Communication Officer ENS. J.T. WALL Ship ' s Secretary ENS. S. H. CAMP Assistant Communication Officer OC W. T. FRENCH, ETC W.T. SNOWDEN, HMC L. HOWE, QMI D. E. POLTZ, SMI G. R. LANGLEY. RM2 W. G. McCANN, RM2 A. H.YOUNG, QM3 J. W. WEEKS, QM3 D. L. FLANERY, QM3 J. E. BAUM, SM3 C. S. KUZNEKOFF, SM3 P. B.WILKINSON, RM3 J. A. MIKSA, RM3 W.J. STEPHENSON, PN3 S. C. LANEY, SN A. J. LONG, RM3 CM. ARRANT, RM3 J.F. CARROLL, RM3 G. L. RANGER, RM3 R. J.MORBY, SN T. 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