Damato (DD 871) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMODORE ' S ACTIVITIES ATWORK WHAT SHARK? IP l l 1 -— pp K H BA J 1 ii wi TWO TWENTY TWO BIOGRAPHY Captain David A. LONG, U.S. Navy, was born 26 July 1923 in Hot Springs, Montana. He joined the Navy in July 1943 after attending Kansas State University and received his commission as an Ensign in November 1944. After completing duty in training commands, he was assigned in 1945 to duty aboard the USS N. K. PERRY (DD883I where he served in the Gunnery and Engineering Departments. Following his duty he served aboard PCE 898, USS RODMAN (DMS-21) and durmg the Korean Campaign was Operations Officer aboard LST 742. Duty at the Navy General Line School at Monterey, California, aboard USS CARPENTER (DDE825), aboard USS MUNRO (DD442) and on the staff of COMSERVLANT followed. Prior to attending the Naval War College, during the academic year 1960-61, Captain LONG served as Executive Officer of the USS WREN (DD568). Following attendance at the Naval War College as a student, he served on the staff of the college from July 1961 to August 1963. In August 1963 he took command of USS E. A. GREENE (DD711I and served as Commanding Officer until August 1967. In September, 1967 he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Subsequently he has attended the George Washington University. Captain LONG has been awarded the following campaign service medals: American Campaigning Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Medal; Victory Medal, WW II; Navy Occupation Service Medal; China Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal (with four stars); the United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. On this regard he participated in the landings of Inchon and Wonsau and the evacuation of Hungnam during the Korean conflict. Mrs. LONG is the former Miss Ruth MENGEDOHT, of Charleston, South Carolina. They have two daughters: Deborah Evelyn, age 17, and Catherine Mengedoht, age 14. GOOD COFFEE ISN ' T THAT SWEET 33

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COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION TWO TWENTY TWO 32

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VENEZUELA The northern most South American Republic we shall visit, Venezuela is the birth place of Simon Bolivar and the spirit of Independence now adopted by all South America ' s ten republics. Their war of Independence lasted from 1810 to 1845 when Spain finally recognized their claims to Nationhood. Besides its strategic location Venezuela also has large mineral and petroleum reserves that make her a strong, vital and necessary ally to the U. S.