Charles S Sperry (DD 697) - Naval Cruise Book

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c o M M A N O D F I F N I G C E R CDR Russell A. VoUertsen, USN Commanding Ollicer USS Charles S. Sperry (DD697) The Commanding Officer, CDR Russell A. VOLLERTSEN, enlisted in the Navy as an Apprentice Sea- man in December 1941 and after completing recruit training in San Diego, served in the Pacific in the USS MEDUSA (AR-1) and the USS GENERAL G. O. SQUIER (AP-132). In 1943 he was selected to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Maryland to prepare for entrance examinations for the U.S. Naval Academy. He was subsequently discharged from the Navy in June 1944 as a Machinist Mate 3rd class to enter the Naval Academy on a fleet appointment. After his graduation with the class of 1948 A he received an Ensign ' s commission and served almost four years in various departments of the USS BOXER (CV-21). He compfeted an assignment in the staff of the Naval Academy Preparatory School in 1953, and followed this with a regular tour as Commanding Officer of the USS MORGAN COUNTY (LST-1048). Upon completion of Naval Engineering course at the U.S. Navy Post Graduate School in Monterey, he returned to sea, and served three years as Executive Officer on a split tour between the USS BROUGH (DE-148) and the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DD-823). In 1961 he completed the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College, Newport and was assigned to the staff Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Development) in the Command Systems Branch. He is married to the former Loys M. Howell of Atoka, Oklahoma. They have four sons. The Captain assumed command of the USS CHARLES S. SPERRY (DD-697), a Pram II Destroyer, on 6 September 1963, at Newport, Rhode Island.

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LCDR Joseph R. Morgan was bom in Newton, Massachusetts on 4 June 1929 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1953, having previously served aboard the SPERRY as a midshipman. He served on the USS LLOYD THOMAS (DDE-764) and the USS GLACIER (AGB-4) as gunnery officer and participated in Operation Deep Freeze I and II on the GLACIER as a demolition officer. As aide and flag secretary to Commander Cruiser Division 4 he served on board the cruisers ALBANY, CANBERRA, BOSTON, and MACON while operating in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and North Atlantic. LCDR MORGAN re- ported aboard the SPERRY from the Executive department of the Naval Academy. He is married to the former Margaret Holmes of Brighton, Massachusetts and has four children, Bruce, Jay, Genice, and Kimberley. E X E C U O T F I F V I E C E R LCDR Joseph R. Morgan, USN Executive Officer USS Charles S. Sperry {DD697)