Charles S Sperry (DD 697) - Naval Cruise Book

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'AI' RK S. Cole THE COMMANDING OFFICER USS Charles S. Sperry QDD-697, The Commanding Officer, Commander RK Stewart Cole was born in Kentucky in 1918, attended high school and college in that state. He was commissioned an Ensign in September of 1943 and immediately was ordered to an LST in the Atlantic. He was Executive Officer of LST-982 during the Normandy landings in Europe and Okinawa Campaignin the Pacific. Other shipboard duties include Commanding Officer of Minesweeper Grackle fAMI3j, First Lt. and Gunnery Officer of Floyd B. Parks fDD884j, Executive Officer of foyce K DER-31 7 j, Communications Officer of Macon fCAI32j, Operations Officer of Newport News f CA148j and Commanding Officer of Bearss fDD654j. Shore duty billets have been with Naval Station Orange, Texas, General Line School Monterey, California, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, and Phibtralant Staff located at Little Creek, Virginia. He was appointed to his present rank on1 April 1959. The Captain is married to the former Ruth E. Puckett also a Kentuckian and has one daughter Patricia Kay. The Captain assumed connnand of the C. S. Sperry fDD697j on the 10th ofjanuary 1962 at Mayport, Florida. . I