Dubuque (LPD 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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Victor Asle Dybdal was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, on May 20, 1914, son of Elland A. and Mary QSandj Dybdal, both now deceased. He attended Fergus Falls fM1nnesotaJ High School, prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary- land, on appointment from his native state ln 1934. Graduated and commissioned Ensign on June 2, 1938, he subsequently advanced in rank to that of Rear Admiral in November 1966. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1938, he joined the USS ARIZONA QBB-395 to serve as Assistant Navigator and Communications Watch Officer. In June 1939 he reported as Assistant Engineer and Torpedo Officer on board the USS HELM fDD-3881, and later had duty as First Lieutenant and Tor edo Officer and Gunner Officer '- P Q Y - In January 1943 he became Executive Officer. On board the HELM at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, on December 7, 1941, he subsequently parti- cipated in the Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings Qincluding First Savoj. Detached from the HELM in September Q943, he had fitting out duty in the USS MORRISON QDD-5605, and became Ex- ecutive Officer upon her commissioning, December 18, 1943. While attached to that destroyer, he participated in the Hollandia operations, Truk, Satawan, Ponape raids, capture and occupation of Saipan, Tinian, and the southern Palau Islands and the assaults on the Philippine Islands. Detached from the MORRISON, he assumed command of the USS DRAYTON QDD-3661 in December 1944 and parti- cipated in Leyte, Luzon and Borneo operl ations, and the consolidation of the South- ern Philippines. During the period November 1945 until May 1948 he was Officer in Charge, Fleet Gunnery and Torpedo School. He next commanded the Fleet Training Center at San Diego, for one year. A tour under instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, from August 1949 until January 1950, was followed by command of the USS DAMATO QDD- 871D in the Atlantic. From March 1951 to July 1953 he served at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe, Paris, France. He reported for instruction at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, in August 1953, and remained there from June 1954 until August 1955 for duty on the Staff. He next commanded ESCORT SQUADRON SIXTEEN, and in July 1957 was detached for instruction at the National War College, Washington, D.C. He served in the Strategic Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., from July 1958 until July 1960. Following this tour, he served as Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Carrier Division FIFTEEN. In September 1961 he assumed command of DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVEN, during which time he participated in Joint Task Force Eight. In October 1962 he reported to the Politico-Military Policy Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He served in the Western Pacific as Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander SEVENTH Fleet from August 1964 until October 1966. In November 1966 he re- ported to the Defense Communications Agency as Deputy Director for Plans, prior to receiving his present assignment as Commander Amphibious Group One. He is married to the former Betty Dexter of Honolulu, Hawaii, they have three children, James Richard, Ellend, and Noelle Marie Dybdal.'fiis,official address is 417 Cleveland Avenue,.Q.3fg,'gus Falls, Minnesota. 3, ,?,..2. I -,:-1. ix :,. r'- :N v rf JP' .-I - 4l'

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. 1,3-. ,f,n'- ' ,, .- 1 f, ,.,-. ,-tl -. 'J'V'I' ei' vf. 7' . ' I -4 ,- LM - , ,'5-,. ,. ,. Edwin Miller ROSENBERG 'was borrrrin Moscow, Idaho on February 24, 1919, and entered the Naval A'cademyHin'1938 He' was graduated in 1941 and WHS Sfilefffed for Flag rankrin 1968 . Upon commissioning he was assigned to the USS OMAHA fCL4b and saw actlon in the South Atlantic Campaign IH 1944 he attended fllght training and upon com- pleuon served in PV Squadrons in Lake City Florida and Beaufort South Caro- lina, His next duty was aboard the USS RUDYERD BAY QCVE81j as navigator -nf 1947 he was retired after prolonged treatment at the U S Naval Hospitals 1n Chelsea and Brooklyn In 1948 he returned to active duty as Sian instructor at the U S Naval Academy lfimltll July 1950 Pursuant to an Act of Q-hon.gress he was restored to the active list of the Navy He was then assigned as cutive Officer of the USS VOLGEL- the Commanding Officer of the 'USS BLACKWOOD QDE 2191, duty in the'iOff1ce of the Chief of Naval Operations and Commanding Officer of the USS if, .IRKE QDD-783D Subsequently he served Operations Control Officer on Com- : rider-in-Chief Pacific Fleet Staff and as A Ya, nistrative Aide to the Secretary of the In 1960 he attended the Industrial rzaiiiege of the Armed Forces upon the completion of which he was ordered to the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief Atlan- tic Fleet as Head of the Strategic Plans Section. He was in Command of Dei stroyer Division 282 from September 1963 until August 1964 during which he spent six months in WESTPAC. Returning to staff duty, he then served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Readiness for the FIRST Fleet until June 1966, when he assumed Command of the USS CANBERRA QCAG-21. CANBERRA was the major gun fire support ship for the SEVENTH Fleet from October 1966 through May 1967. As CTG 77.1 Admiral ELCQSENBERG commanded the Sea Dragon 'IIQQIY Group off North Vietnam. From September 1967 until -December 1968 Rear jfflmiral ROSENBERG served on the Staff the Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet jv'I'w've he served as Fleet Plans Officer, fissistant Chief of Staff for Plans, and ikeputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Per- sonnel and Administration prior to re- porting as Commander Amphibious Group THREE. . X W N I 7 9 'I' . 1 5 , . E J gif ' . . 7 0 Ive . . GESANG CDD 8625 followed by tours 'ul I O 7 'ir is ' ' fr ri ' ' ' I'-I Rear' A,dmiragi2,g RO7'12iQ,f7ir'Egr'2f33-1 is married Elo tim: iorryicr ijrf ,gffsfnd 3Qi1i1llA,ND ,gf Digs lVlo1nee, Iowa. Thy, iiqgrpg ggfgg, Eric and Eriwin.

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