Dennis Buckley (DD 808) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER James C. Froid was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on March 22, 1932, the son of Mrs. Elmer Froid and the late Mr. Froid. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve in March 1950. He entered the University of California in September 1951 and was transferred to the NROTC Program. Upon completion of the Bachelor ' s and Master ' s De- gree Programs in Engineering, he was com- missioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in June 1955. Through subsequent advancement, he attained the rank of Commander, to date from 1 March 1969. His initial assignment was aboard the USS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO {DE-442) as Engineering Officer from July 1955 until June 1958. In September 1958 he reported aboard the USS OKANOGAN (APA-220) serving until July 1960 as Boat Group Commander and Deck Depart- ment Officer. His next duty station was the NROTC Unit at UCLA, where he served as Senior Instructor from August 1960 until June 1962. Following assignment aboard the USS HAMNER (DD-718) from July 1962 until April 1964 as Operations Officer, he reported aboard the USS HOLLISTER (DD-788) as Executive Officer in May 1964. He then served as Senior ASW Project Officer at the Office of Naval Research, Washington, D.C., from Jan- uary 1966 until August 1968, when he assumed command of River Assault Squadron NINE, located in the Mekong Delta of the Republic of Vietnam. During the period June 1969 to October 1969, he served as Logistics Officer for River Assault Flotilla ONE. Commander Froid served as Commanding Officer of USS HOPEWELL (DD-681), from October 1969 to January 1970 when the ship was decommissioned. Since February 1970, he has served as Commanding Officer of USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY (DD-808). Commander Froid has been awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V , the Bronze Star with Combat V , the Navy Commenda- tion Medal with Combat V , the Army Com- mendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation and the Vietnamese Honor Medal First Class. Married to the former Marie Croteau of Auburn, Massachusetts, Commander Froid has two daughters. Commander James C. P ROID, USN

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1 « --!i»r?r-i »« ' : ' i ' i:- 757 The USS DENNIS J. BUCK- LEY (DD-808), a destroyer of the 2,300-ton GEARING class, was built in the yards of the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Her keel was laid July 24, 1944, and she was launched Decem- ber 20th of the same year. The BUCKLEY was placed in com- mission at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1945. Since commissioning, the DENNIS J. BUCKLEY has served in the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean Fleet. She has transited the Panama ( a- nal four times and made one around-the-world cruise. She served as the flauship for three flifferent officers. Some of the deeds wliich liiuhllKht BUCKLEY ' S record include tli ' role she; playtHi in evacuating civilian p(!rsonnt;l from Tsingtao, China, in 1948; rescue of survivors from a Navy patrol plane shot down by Chinese Communists in 1956; and her key role in the Quemoy resupply effort in 1958. In 1960, with the installa- tion of the newest electronic equipment available, vital air defense and air control opera- tions became a part of BU( ' K- LEY ' s role in maintaining world peace as a Radar Picket Destroyer. ( ' ulminatinu a period of two years of continuous opera- tions and over 161,000 miles without an overhaul, DENNIS -I. BUCKLEY was detached from the operating I ' Meet and sent to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to imdergo a l ' ' RAM MK I conversion in 1964. Tlu- conversion added new(!r and more |iot(;nt Anti-Subniarine Warfare weapons and detection equipment. Since the completion of the FRAM conversion, BUCKLEY has operated frequently off the coast of North and South Viet Nam in the role of Naval (Jlun- fire Support Ship and exten- sive SAR and plane guard duties. Currently home-ported in San Diego, DENNIS J. BUCK- LEY is assigned to Destroyer Division El h-VEN as a unit of the Blue Ribbon DESTROYER SQUADRON ONE.

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William F. Martin was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York on 15 December 1938, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Martin. He entered Cornell University on September 1956 and was accepted into the NROTC program. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve in June 1960. Through subse- quent advancement he attained the rank of Lieu- tenant Commander with a date of rank 1 July 1967. His initial duty tours included duty with Underwater Demolition Team 21, Norfolk, Vir- ginia, USS OBSERVATION ISLAND (EAG-154) at Cape Kennedy, Florida, where he was in- volved with the development and operational testing of the Polaris missile system. In June 1963 he attended the Navy Mine Warfare School in Charleston, South Carolina in preparation for his next assignment as Executive Officer, USS SALUTE (MSO-470), homeported in Charles- ton, South Carolina. While serving aboard SALUTE he augmented to the Regular Navy. Completing this assignment in January 1966, he was transferred to the U.S. Naval Des- troyer School, Newport, Rhode Island as a stu- dent in preparation for his next tour of duty. In October 1966 he reported aboard USS PUT- MAN ((DD-757) as Operations Officer. In June 1968 he was ordered to NROTC Unit, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina as Senior Instructor. While at Duke, he pursued a gradu- ate Study program in Economics, and was awarded a Master of Arts degree in June 1970. He was then transferred to USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY (DD-808) as Executive Officer. Married to the former Ann E. Owens of Hurtsboro, Alabama, Lieuten ant Commander Martin has a son and two daughters. Lieutenant Commander William F. Martin, USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER