Corry (DD 817) - Naval Cruise Book

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Poems Throughout his tour on CORRY, the crew continually gave him their support. In just a few short months, his impression on the men of CORRY was amazing. He had taken an old rusted ship with an inexperienced crew and molded them into an efficient battle-ready unit that could compete with any of the newer destroyers of the Navy and win. The crew salutes him as he leaves for his next tour of duty. l i . Gi l 5 rf ' 'U' o MMANDING oFF1oE15' GERALD J. McCORMICK J.t Meoermiek, .sf ,Massachusetts G Maritime Academy, of USS CORRY. on'October 24, 1972 fefifflievisngt,C1o1nmanderJRobertKE. Clark. - . i ' CURRY, Lieuienantc0m.. 'ffT15i1der,f2-McCorGmick.Q aw duty on board the' USS! it Dam age Control Assistant and plateifiilsasfEngineering'Officer, and on boardthe USS .con-6935aSi,ouanery officer. From the'USS transferred to the U,S. NavalSchoolsi irgg ewport, ,Rhode Island Where he served as ,AssistantsHeadpisof the Seamanship Department, ,later .igbeicomling Head of the Seamanship and Damage Ciorafirol tiSCiCitiOiif,f i'in revision of the l Schools Commi- ,conmpletion of his tour of duty at it rissf N ewpoift fS.choolsi'fCO1T1i1iand-he reported on boardtiiel ,SYLVANIAKAFS-25 and served as Navigator. .Lieutenant Commander Mc.Cormick's next tour at? the ?U, S 4 Nayati'ipostgraduate School, Monterey, Crilifor-r niagwherefhe received a B.S. inEngineering,Sffience. Uponrwlnpletiioinsof PG School, he reported as Executive , office-if on xbeardsiheuss Mr-,nnox qnnnaiy. Lieune-n nant CommanderlMcCormick's last tour of duty before reportingto CORRY, and after completing Counter In-. surgency Training.at,rCoronado, California was assign-' ment to the U,.S. Naval Advisory Group in South Viet- nam. Whileserving as a member of the U.S.r Naval Ad- visory Group in South Vietnam, he was awarded the BronzeStar. Lieutenant Commander McCormick,igoes on wserveen the Staff of U.S. Fifth Naval District, Nor- it folkn i i is . l , Lieutenant Commander McCormick presently residesin Virginia Beach with his wife, Jane, and five children, Celeste, iiiathleen, Michael., John and Stephen. X. , . ,., ..,.,,.,.,., ,,L-,-,.,,..,.,.,, ,A pg - -, N , 1 . L ,K , -xc,-..5- ...,-, -...,., -..,,,,,,, ,ANN ,W xt-Tw. ..., ,V ,N , 5.-.-.,...-., ,....,.,,,.,,.,.,,.a,.,,,.,.,.,. ,., L n m - -N --f-jj -4 --s-.--Q-.. -V..-. ..,, .,, , ,A , N , ,Nh M M, I wb ml xv-:Auf - X.. . .A ., , , , .mff.,.. , M., ,. ,. ,,,,.......4 ....,. . ...... ,,,- : . --A -f-U-M .- f .nf ,L - ,, .- ,.. ,,-....,., .. . -.-M , M ---.14 - V .,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,L ,. ,,,, ,A-nm. .Jan -.,.1..:..Y......., ....,...,... ..- .,,.r....,. ..,...nf,::'. i- -. . .

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IExEcUT1vE oFF1cER Throughout the entire cruise, he provided un- limited patience and determination in ensuring that each member of the crew was treated fairly. No request was too small or insignificant for him to consider. He also demanded that all work be done with nothing less than maximum effort from all hands. The crew more than met his demands in keeping up with the hectic tempo of operations during this cruise. In return, he ensured that the rest and relaxation periods were maximized. On the light side, one could always get what he wanted from the XO by simply plying him with gallons upon gallons of ice cream or jello - sometimes using both in getting him to grant the more difficult requests! FRANK M. HUNT, JR. Lieutenant Commander Frank M. Hunt, Jr f with a B.S. Degree in Marine Engineerir United States Naval Academy, Class of '6U. tour of duty was on board the USS DEWEY QDLG-145 as Assistant MPA, Assistant Fire Control Officer and Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. After completing Submarine School and Nuclear Powe. Training, he reported to the Blue Crew of the USE JOHN MARSHALL QSSBN-6115 and served L ,upply Officer and Damage Control Assistant. Lieutenant Com- mander Huntls next tour of duty was as the Main Propulsion Assistant on the commissioning crew of the USS LEWIS AND CLARK QSSBN-6445. Lieutenant Commander Hunt returned to the surface ships and reported to the USS EVERETT F. LARSON QDD-8305 and served as Engineering Officer and later as Operations Officer. His next tour of duty was Electronics Warfare Officer on the Staff, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Three which was performing the duties as Commander Cruise-Destroyer Group, U.S. Seventh Fleet..Before reporting to CORRY as Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Hunt attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he received a Masterls Degree in Oceanography. Lieutenant Commander Hunt is a bachelor and resides on board. :J I -.i