Coontz (DLG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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m LIEUTENANT COMMANDER C. J. RORIE, U.S. NAVY EXECUTIVE OFFICER 10 :

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COMMANDER EUGENE C. KENYON, JR., USN, COMMANDING USS COONTZ (DLG-d) nugcnc c i .cnyoD jr., oiiimauucr, L.S. Naw, commanding USS COONTZ (I3lG-9) was bom in Sacramento, Cali- loraia on 25 December 1923. He entered the L.S. Naval Academy in July, 1942. In June of 1945 he was commissioned an Ensisn, L ' .S. Na - and was assigned to USS ALAB. NL (BB-60;. The following year CDR KEN ' YON commenced a postgraduate course of study in Engineering Efectronics at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology-, grad- uating in March 1948 with a B.sr Desree. He next served aboard USS BRINKLEY BASS (DD-88,; as Assistant Gunnery Of- ficer and Ass ' istant Engineering Officer until November, 1950, when he was ordered to CIC Officer ' s School and then as Op- erations Officer :r-;ri USS MARSHALL (DD-676). In April, 1952, CESl KEN ON com- menced a four year tour in special weapons assignments, serving first with the 1233rd Nav - Special Weapons Unit at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then as an instructor at the Special Weapons School, Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Virginia. In April 1956 he joined the stall oi . ' --irr, d.rricr Ljivisiou SIXTEEN, -- .z as Assistant Opera- tions Officer (Surface) until July 1958 when he reported to the U.S. Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Md., as a Weapons In- structor. hi July, 1960, CDR KENYON was as- siened as Executive Officer of USS ZELLARS (DD-777), ser -ing aboard until July of 1961, when he was ordered to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, for ' a course of ins true:::- :-. Navy Management, He graduated v.::- ::; degree of NJaster of Science and in July of 196 2 assumed command of USS HAMNTR (DD-718), serving in that ca- pacity ' until January 1964. CDR KENYON is married to the former Jane Christie of Ithaca, New York. Thev ha-.-e a s::., Stephen, and a dau£hter, Chri5::e .-s.-. CDR KENYON presently resides inCcr -a;:, California. CDR KENYON ' S decorations include the Na -y Commendation Medal, Korean Service !edal (2 Stars) and various c am-

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER C. U.RORIE,U.S. NAVY LCDR Rorie is a graduate of Union University, Jackson, Tennessee. He entered the Naval Service in May 1952 and was commissioned 5 November of the same year. Since commissioning he has served in various destroyer, cruiser, and minesweeper type ships including command of USS ROBIN (MSC-53) and USS WAXSAW (AN -91). His ashore tour was spent under instruction at the U.S. Naval Post Graduate Engi- neering School where he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, in connection with his studies in the Guided Missile Curricula. He has successfully completed the prerequisites for Qualified for Command of Destroyers and has been so designated by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Before coming to COONTZ, LCDR Rorie was COMCRUDESP-AC Staff Weapons Officer for Gunnery and Guided Missiles. During his tour as Executive Officer COONTZ, he was selected for additional duty as Chief Staff Officer COM DESRON FIVE Staff in connection with TONKIN GULF Operations. LCDR Rorie is married to the former Patricia Cunliffe of Jackson, Tennessee and has two children, Michael and Catherine. II