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Sphadm 2. Wklmw. Qc. Capfain, Unifecl Sfafes Navy Commanding Officer 3 Ociober I949 To I2 Sepfernber i950 F fx iff? HRX ,Si . A I fb K5 xii eapfain Ephraim R. McLean. Jr., was born in Cleveland, Mississippi. Alfhough on only parf of ihe presenf cruise, he has been in fhe Columbus for mosf of her ofher cruises, as his dufy iusf prior fo becoming Commanding Officer of fhe Columbus, was Operafions Officer on CinCNEl.lvl's Sfaff. ' 4 ln his final message fo fhe personnel of fhe U.S.S. COLUMBUS Capfain McLean said: l am proud fo have served as commanding officer. lf is a greaf ship and if has proved fhis by winning fhe Baffle Efficiency Pennanf and having fhe highesf reenlisfmenf rafe in fhe fleef. Aw Q f
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fogmt 3 gdlmgy Admiral, Uniled Sfafes Navy, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces. Souihern Europe and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Easfern Allaniic and Mecliferranean
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pew 'Wcvzald mmm Capfaln UniTed STaTes Navy Commanding Officer I2 SepTember l950 To 2 Augusf I95I fW fx !'1:Q?6 ill XSEX . i ,V LJXXM apTain Wellings came To The U SS COLUMBUS from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where he was AssisTanT Chief of Sfaff To The Commander in Chief Pacific FleeT During The war he commanded a desfroyer in The SouTh Pacific. The USS STRONG Capfain Wellings firsT command was aTTaclced and evenTually sunk on The FourTh of July, I94-3. AfTer a period of recuperafion in a hospiTal, CapTain Wellings was appoinTed Desfroyer and Squadron Commander which he held for ThirTeen monThs. I-le was laTer assigned To The Bureau of Naval Personnel and The NaTional War College, WashingTon. D. C. While on duTy in Washingfon, D. C. he was made AssisTanT Chief of STaTf To The Commander-in-Chief, Pacific FleeT. For Two years he sTayed aT This command. During The summer of I95O he was relieved of his duTy as AssisTanT Chief of STaTf To The Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleef, and ordered To assume The new posifion of commanding of The U'.S.S. COLUMBUS. In addiTion To The Silver STar Medal, CapTain Wellings has earned The Bronze STar Medal wiTh Two Gold STars and Combal' V , The Purple l-learT Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Base Clasp: The American Campaign Medal, The AsiaTic-Pacific Campaign Medal: The World War ll Vicfory Medal: and The Philippine Liberafion Ribbon. . ,Z - lu LA . 415. -EJ
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