Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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i , . , 5 ,rurffrrf-gi -1 ',. , A ' Y' 'Eff if 4' ' Viv ' ' fqfgga. ' Fioyd R. Banloury Lieutenant Commander THE COMMANDING CDFPICER Lieutenant Commander Floyd R. Bantnury, was lnorn 17 March 1925 in Knox Country, Otiio. He graduated trom Danville Higii Sctxool and attended Otiio University prior to entering tlie United States Navy in May 1943. Atter graduating from time Radio Material School, Treasure Island, Cali- . tornia, he was ordered to duty instructing at tile Radio Technician Sciiool, Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois. Lieutenant Cornmander Bantiury advanced to Clniet Electronics Teclinician in Ianuary 19446 and reported as a rnemlaer ot tlie commissioning crew ot time USS BUCK CDD-7615. Following duty in USS BUCK, l1e served in USS JOHN A. CDD-7595, USS SIERRA CAD-185 and in USS , PIEDMONT QAD-175, the latter in Tsingtao, China, shortly tnetore Tsingtao was Occupied ivy the i Cluinese Communists. ' E In 19419 Lieutenant Commander Banlaury was ordered to duty instructing at ttie Advanced Undersea Weapons Scitmoot, Key West, Florida. He served in USS CCA-1335 in 1952 and i 'E 1953 during two deployments to tlue Korean area then returned to tlie Advanced Undersea Weapons 1 Atter graduating sixtii in txis class at Otticers Candidate Sctiool, Newport, Rliode Island, in Sep- temluer 1955, Lieutenant Commander Bantmury was ordered to WORCESTER CCL-1440 and served as a junior otticer ot a declz division, tl'1en F Division Otticer and First Lieutenant. The USS X! School wiiere l'1e made a major revision to ttie tliree montli basic electronics section ot the sctiool. ll I l WORCESTER made two deployments witti tl1e Seventli Fleet iietore tie was ordered to the tive-term 1 college program at Ol1io State University in July 1958. Upon graduation in June 1960 and a course W ot instruction in ittie General Line Scluool, Monterey, California, tie was ordered to USS MCKEAN K QDDR-7845 as Cperations Otticer tor anottier deployment to ttie Western Pacitic. Lieutenant Commander Baniaury reported on iuoard USS TILLS CDE-248D at Portland, Maine, in Iuly 1962 as Otticer-in-Charge and was concurrently the Commanding Otticer ot tile Naval Reserve Training Cellfef from AP1'i1 to A119113 1964. In August 1964 lie was ordered to ttie statt Commander J Service Force, US. Atlantic Fleet, Nortoliz, Virginia, and served as Assistant Electronics Ctticer ttien Electronic Data Processing Otticer. Y

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X., f X -fg- ' , A Ci.ggr,,. f'f:5??u Vuff' X -- Ja: MESSAGE TOSTUALL HANDS Qniy a compiete reiteration ot tiistory couict expiain the roie you in ttie CCL- LETON have contritauteci to ttie tree woricii The contagious ciisease ot communism wiiicii runs rampant' in poverty torn countries respects oniy iarrneci migtit. Countries iiave repeateciiy tween ciupeci ioy the taise precepts anct promises ot communism atter they tiave tween taiucigeoneci into sutu- inission. No country has wiiiingiy accepteci communism, not even the Russian peopie. The protection ot our iitnerty anct treeciom is a perpetuai responsitaiiity. The eariier anci tiie tartiier trom our homes we commence our protective ettort, the more secure We stiaii remain. The sacritices you tiave marie is proof enougii that our way ot iite is more ciesire- aisie than what you have witnessed riuring tiiis tour ot ctuty. The time anci ettort you tiave expencieci in tuitiiiing our mission is an extremeiy ctieap premium tor time insurance ot treeciom. To the men in Jttie CCLLETON, I extend a most iiearty weii cionep you have met every ciiaiienge anci have macte time Moioiie Riverine Force concept a success ineyoncl expectations. W6