Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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X Rear Admiral Gerald E. Miller enlisted in the Navy on his 17th birthday. He served for two years as an enlisted man and then entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1938. Rear Admiral Miller graduated from the Academy with the Class of '42, just 12 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After receiving his commission in the Navy, Rear Admiral 'vliller was assigned to the USS Richmond which was operating in the auth Pacific. He served aboard Richmond for two years, seeing action - both the South Pacific and Aleutian campaigns. 'QU The indeifi of his career has been concentrated in the fields of naval fn and personnel administration. He served for two years in the 1 '1mpaign, first on a Task Force Commanderis Staff and later e mliianding Oilicer of a jet fighter squadron. He has been .'iniCommander and the Commanding Oflicer of an ammuni- .p,':.the USS Wrangell. Under his command, the Wrangell ' 'ipated in the Cuban blockade and later deployed with the Sixth H . et in the Mediterranean. He served at sea with the Sixth Fleet as -nmanding Officer of the attack carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, a sister ship to Coral Sea. 'QU Rear Admiral Miller has served ashore in the Joint Staff for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and with the Target Planning Staff at SAC Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, specializing in atomic operations. He has served with Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C., including direction of a project for introducing computers into the N3vy's personnel administration. In fact, Rear Admiral Miller holds a Masters Degree in personnel administration from Stanford University. B0f0fe assuming the position of Commander Carrier Division Three, Real' Admiral lVIiller was assigned to the Odifice the Chief of Naval Operations as Director, Aviation Plans and Eiteqnirernents Division. 'll Rear Admiral Miller wears the Legion of Mfenit, Distinguis- hed Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation in addition to his campaign medals. X. RADM Miller checks over the daily Air Plan ffar leftj. During a few moments of calmness in his daily routine, RADM Miller catches up on the latest magazine Cim- mediate leftj. RADM Miller looks in on SN E. Scopell who stands watch at one of CIC's many radar scopes. Vizf ng, H

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CQMCARDIV 3 f RADM GERALD E. MILLER

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I s CHIEF OF STAFF CAPT MARTI G. O' EILL Captain Martin G. O'Neill was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 25, 1917. An alumnus of the University of Maryland and Seton Hall University, he joined the Navy in 1939 as an aircrewman in Reserve Scouting Squadron 3. In 1941 he was ordered to duty as an Aviation Cadet and was commis- sioned and designated a Naval Aviator in Judy, 1942. QI During World War II, Captain O'Neill saw combat in both the Atlantic and Pacific, serving with Escort Squadrons 1 and 3. He was awarded five Distinguished Flying Crosses, fourteen Air Medals, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Purple Heart. QI In 1948, Captain O,Neill tem- porarily commanded Attack Squadron 134, and attended the N avy's General Line School in 1949. He was Executive Officer of the USS Point Cruz CCVE-1191. From April 1954 to June 1956 he served as Naval Deputy at the U.S. Air Force's 35th Air Division and then he attended the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. In the fall of 1957 he assumed command of Fighter Squadron 14. QI After duty in Fighter Squadron 191 at Key West, Florida, Captain O,Neill was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Assistant for Anti-Air Warfare from 1960-63. He served as Commanding Officer of Carrier Airborne Early Squadron 11 where he played a major role in the fleet introduction of the E-2A Hawkeye early warning aircraft. QI Captain O'Neill was Com- manding Officer of the USS Currituck CAV-71 in 1965. He became Commanding Officer of the USS Ticonderoga CCVA-14j on June 1, 1966 and prior to assuming his duties as Chief of Staff, COMCARDIV 3, he was Commanding Officer of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CCVA-421.