England (CG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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mtxmB nf Mm B m DE-635 CDR W. B. PENDLETON DEC 1943 to DEC 1944 LCDR J. A. WILLIAMSON DEC 1944 to OCT 1945 DLG-22 CAPT W. J. CASPARI DEC 1963 to DEC 1964 CAPT R. E. BREGA DEC 1964 to NOV 1965 CAPT L H. SELL NOV 1965 to SEP 1966 CAPT R. H. EWING SEP 1966 to FEB 1968 CAPT G. A. MITCHELL FEB 1968 to MAY 1969 CAPT O. L. NORMIN, JR MAY 1969 to APR 1970 CG-22 CAPT J. J. PAULIS JUN 1971 to OCT 1972 CAPT J. R. HOGG OCT 1972 to OCT 1974 CAPT J. M. POINDEXTER OCT 1974 to APR 1976 CAPT C. N. AMMERMAN APR 1976 to MAY 1978 CAPT H. L WEBSTER MAY 1978 to AUG 1980 CAPT H. H. MAUZ, JR AUG 1980 to OCT 1982 CAPT D. L. GURKE OCT 1982 to SEP 1984 CAPT G. L. DUNN SEP 1984 to SEP 1986 CAPT G. M. MUSICK III SEP 1986 to AUG 1988 CAPT C. van der SCHROEFF AUG 1988 to SEP 1990 CAPT J. W. ORVIS SEP 1990 to . . .

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NAMESAKE The USS ENGLAND (DE-63S) was commissioned on December 10, 1943 under the command of Commander W. B. Pendleton, USN, with Lieu- tenant Commander J. A. Williamson USNR as Executive Officer. The ENGLAND joined Admiral William Halsey ' s Forces and operated under his command for the next several months. In the spring of 1944, the stage was set for the fantastic exploits of the ENGLAND. The Japanese forces were not adequate to defend the Marianas and Palau, either of which were likely targets of the next Allied advances. In order to obtain intelligence about Allied ship movements. Admiral Toyoda, commander of the Japanese fleet in the Philipines, dispatched his submarines to form a scout line south of Truk and west of Manus. He then intended to throw the weight of the Imperial Navy against the Allies when their objective was determined. On 19 May 1944, ENGLAND, one of three units in Destroyer Escort Division 39, was proceeding toward a routine intercept of a supply submarine that had been sighted south of Truk. Enroute, ENGLAND made unexpected sonar contact with the first of her victims, pressed an attack, and delivered a lethal payload of Hedgehogs on her fifth pass destroying the Japansese submarine 1-16. In the meantime, the remaining elements of Toyoda ' s line had been discovered, and Admiral Halsey directed Escort Division 39 to hunt them down. In doing so, the ENGLAND sank the Japanese submarines RO- 104, RO- 105, RO- 106, RO- 108 and RO- 1 16 in a eight day period. The entire scout line had become the victim of a single vessel — the ENGLAND. The Chief of Naval Operations sent the classic message There will always be an ENGLAND in the United States Navy . She was later to receive the Presidential Unit Citation for this operation which has yet to be equalled in the annuls of naval warfare! 2 NAMESAKE

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COMMANDING OFFICER Captain van der SCHROEFF received his commission through Officer Candidate School in Newport Rl, after earning a BS degree in Chemistry from Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut in 1964. After a brief special tour at the Naval War College as Senior Foreign Officer liaison officer his tours of duty at sea include USS BERKELEY (DDG 15), USS WAD- DELL (DDG 24) and Commanding Officer of USS HENRY B WILSON (DDG 7). He has also served as Operations Officer for Commander Middle East Force, US Naval Advisor to the Iranian Navy, Combat systems Depart- ment Head and Missile Gun Department Head at the Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering Station, and Anti-Air Warfare Branch Head for the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare). Captain van der Schroeff received an MS in chemistry from the Naval Post Graduate School and is a graduate of the Naval War College. He has been awarded the Combat action Ribbon, the Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. Captain van der SCHROEFF is married to Lesley Cocking of London, the United Kingdom. 4 CO