Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Henry T. DIETRICH, JR., USN Executive Officer, USS COLUMBUS CCG 125

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REAR ADMIRAL ERNEST W. DUBIE, JR UNITED STATES NAVY Ernest William DOBIE, Jr. was born in Oakland, California in 1916, son of Harriet QColbathJ Dobie and the late Lieutenant Ernest W. Doble, U.S. Navy. After attending the University of California at Berkeley for a lfe-ZF, he entered the U.S. NAVAL Academy at Annapolis, Maryland on an igppointmefwf1fQ1T1fffl16 Reserve. Graduated and commissioned Ensign he'lSl1l?Siequentlyfadvanced in rankto Rear Admiral on 1 December years of post graduate Work in ordinance en- School, Annapolis, Maryland and at Cornell .jIthaclaQ, 3?NeWjYork where he received the degree of Master of October 1946 until January 1948, he served ee Q.ie A.. JERSEY, CBB- 621. 1952, he served as the Chief iiivieieii Fiiiii-TWO eiiii Cem- commanded USS LOFBERG t!?DfiY59i5 3!?'iitf9f1,1BQ1'3fE9?i0U5. iii?1CfK0?ie.a?dufing the Periods March .iii 21953, he Wes awarded the lB3' iB1?A911Ze Stal' Medal, i'i... .ii.. TJ ieerYed'Wiii1 Swiembei' .i.i fi.. riiieei' Destroyer Swfeeiiieii fDQ iE-was eeeiaiied .ii.' New at eiei iiie iiiiiieieii lie Navel iiiii field Ceeei iili ea5S0C13tedfliS9V???!11PQH?l9Se?3Q395+' 4 .iii 'fi ii.i eee.. l iiii i iiii if AAAM fh9Qit95ValfiiWa17f94fe CUWSG' at 'assumed 1961 Admiral ?9fff319i QAE-45, i.if TH Fleefsi' A, ,yeafrgi iateyhei 4.of1,1ghe12gSurieee4qgAntiSub1iiarme, Warfare .fff Chief fQffNava1DeeretriiqneaeNeVsQDePa1fF,I11ent3iQ7WiiiS1iingt91iqfD4iC9fi ..9.. ieii . A .. .AfIHVfQC50U91'?19.5359 'he'35i4574im9difi9VQmm3ndf9f.i.iD9Stf057e1'iisquadmn TWO' . Technical Appraisal and Re- ,Diyi5iQ1j,jQffiggfQf Antisubmariineixwarfare Programs, Office 0f'the1riChiefI.ofzNava1.0perations. In August 1965, following his selection the Director of Antisubmarine Warfare Research andT'iDeve1opmenti'Programs, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and ilaterjg October 1967, became Deputy Director ASW Programs. A i ,Since October 1968 he has served as Commander Cruise-Destroyer Flotillai TWO. 1 ln addition to the Bronze Star Medal with Gold Star and Combat WVU, and the Commendation Ribbon with Combat V , Admiral DOBIE has been awarded the Legion of Merit Medal and is entitled to the American Defense Service Medal with Bronze Starg Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver and three bronze stars Qthirteen en- gagementslg World War II Victory Medalg China Service Medal fExtendedlg National Defense Service Medal with Bronze starg Korean Service Medal with four stars and the United Nations Service Medal. He also has the Philippines Badgeg and the Expert Pistol Shot Medal.