Decatur (DDG 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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Combat Syste ms Department Combat Systems Officer LT Sun void Sacred Heart, MN Weapons Officer LT Olin Phoenix, AZ Systems Test Officer Systems Test Officer Asst. Weapons Officer Asst Force Protection Officer LT Terrell ENS Yarbrough LT Hutchins LTJG Spann Pekin, IL Louisville, KY West Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Fire Control Officer Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer Strike Officer Electronic Materials Officer LTJG Tracy ENS Hamon ENS Saber ENS Sayre Raleigh, NC Redding, CT Houston, TX Des Moines, lA m •« 1 Ordnance Officer Combat Systems LCPO CW Division LCPO ENS Suh STGCS(SW)Day FCCS(SW) Johnson Garden Grove, CA Walled Lake, MI Chico, CA 10

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Stephen Decatur 1779-1820 Our hero dies, and yet his name emblazoned On the naval role of fame Shall live till yonder bright star to seamen dear Shall cease to brighten the northern sphere Till winds no more shall rage nor fires roar And Freedoms sun shall rise and set no more. ( {C : CA ccCn, This is just one verse from one of the poems written following the tragic death of Commodore Stephen Decatur on March 22, 1820. What is it about the man that inspired such words? Heroism, Charismatic leadership, Patriotism, Honor and total devotion to his country, and bravery in battle where some of the things that defined who Stephen Decatur was. Decatur was only 41 years old at the time of his death. Stephen Decatur ' s first moment of glory was in 1804 were he led 74 men aboard The Intrepid into Tripoli harbor and burned the captured American Frigate The Philadelphia. Within 10 minutes of the encounters beginning. The Philadelphia Has ablaze. For his efforts he received his commission to the rank of Captain. In February 1808, he was appointed a member of the court martial that tried Com. James Barron for surrendering his ship to the British man-of-war Leopard. In The War of 1812, while in command of the frigate. The United States, Decatur and his crew defeated the British Frigate, The Macedonian, and brought her back to the United States where she was refitted and commissioned in the American Navy. Following the War of 1812, Decatur obtained treaties from Tripoli and the Pirates of the Barbary Coast which eliminated the United Sta tes from paying tributes for safe passage. As a member of the Navy Commissioners, Decatur made remarks against Com. Barron who then challenged him to a dual, which in those days was how men of honor settled disputes. And so it was that his naval career ended as heroicly as it had started. When the word fire was given, Barron was wounded in the hip where Decatur said he would shoot. Decatur was shot in the abdomen, fell soon after, and died later that night.

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CE Division LCPO ETC(SW) Paris Cannelton, IN CF Division LCPO FCC(SW) Humphrey La Habra, CA CO Division LCPO GMC(SW) Lotts Petersburg, MI CA Division LCPO STGC(SW) Clark San Diego, CA ETl(SW) Brandt Houston, TX ETl(SW)Casad Chicago, IL ETl(SW)Krull Dumont, lA ETl(SW)Lutz Paynesville, MN FCl(SW)Adorador Auburn, CA FCl(SW) Brown Hartvk ' ell,GA FCl(SW)CreveHng Quail Valley, CA FCl(SW)Dillard Boise, ID FCl(SW)Hale San Diego, CA FCl(SW)Meader Grass Valley, CA STGl(SW)Case Willamette, OR STGl(SW)Dapiaoen Las Vegas, NV STGl(SW)Mayle Auburn, ME ET2 Dutcher Eagan, MN ET2(SW) Fitzpatrick San Diego, CA y ET2(SW) Kendrick Bakersfield, CA 11