Damato (DDE 871) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER ESCORT DESTROYER Squadron Four COMMANDER ESCORT DESTROYER Division Forty-two COMMODORE J. J. CAREY COMMODORE G. P. UNMACHT OUR NEW EXEC ROBERT J. SAMMONS, LCDR, U.S.N. Entered Naval Academy June 7, 1939. Graduated from Naval Academy June 19, 1942. Served in U.S.S. NELSON (DD623) from December 1942- February 1944 as assistant gunnery officer and communication officer. Served in U.S.S. RENSHAW (DD499) from August 1944- November 1945 as executive officer and gunnery officer. Served in U.S.S. THOMAS (DEI 02) from November 1945-May 1946 as commanding officer. Served in U.S.S. JACK W. WILKINS (DE800) from May 1946-December 1946 as executive officer. Served in U.S.S. TANAGER (AM385) from January 1947- August 1948 as commanding officer and commander mine division eight. Served as naval weapons instructor, NROTC Unit, Uni- versity of Colorado, from August 1948-June 1951 Served in U.S.S. LIDDLE (APD50) from July 1951 -Febru- ary 1952 as commanding officer. Served as Force Engineer on Staff Commander Battle- ship Cruiser Force U. S. Atlantic Fleet from April 1951 -December 1952.

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INSPECTIONS... TOP: Commander Escort Destroyer Squadron Four Inspects S Division. LOV ER: Captain Meadors inspecting First -Qp, Cppfpjns Inspection of C Division. Division. LOWER: The Engineers are inspected by Commodore Carey.

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] U. S. S. DAMATO (DDE-871) • A d Care of Fleet Post Office 1 3 M 7 New York, New York TO THE CREW I As this book goes to press we are preparing to embark on another year in the history of the DAMATO, There are among you many new men; some new to the Destroyer Navy; some new to shipboard life. In perusing this book you will see unfolded in its pages typical activity of the sailors who have been there . Liberty ports that we will hit again, experiences that we will re-live and memories that will always have a place in our NAVY BOOK . All these we hope to do together. We are starting a cycle in July that is not new, but parallels the chain of events that led to the eventual winning of the DESLA.OT E in 1952. It is my sincere belief and hope that a spirit that was evi- denced then still exists and will be the spark which makes the DAMTO an E ship for the fiscal year ' 54-. Guantanarao Bay for the post yard shakedown promises to be a rug- ged training exercise, but the ultimate is a better ship and a more efficient crew. To those men who participated in winning the first DESLI ' IT E , well done , to the new men aboard Welcome and Help us win the next one . Good shooting and good sailing - - - together we can and will win, VICTOR F. WADSWORTH Commanding Officer for PEAa or Nil- m SAVINGS BONDS