Fanning (DE 1076) - Naval Cruise Book

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7.71,-ii-11.211 f'1-I-lf,:i1.'i1T.-1 'zz'-L-'G'..3.'f. . 1.4 - --,5:1gT'..?i '- . I--fr . . :Y Commander Gorris, a native of Pasadena, Cali- fornia, graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and received his commission in June of 1972. His initial sea tour was as Anti-Submarine Warfare QASW1 Officer aboard USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER QDD 10971, fol- lowed by a tour as commissioning ASW Officer aboard USS MOINESTER QFF 10971. Completing Naval Destroyer School in July 1976, he served as commissioning Weapons Officer aboard USS OLENDORF QDD 9721 and Chief Engi- meer aboard USS CAYUGA QLST 1 1861. ln June 19811, Commander Gorris graduated from :Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California :with a Master's Degree in Financial Management. lHe then returned to sea as Executive Officer, USS iMEYERKORD IFF 10581 followed by a tour as Chief iStaff Officer to Commander Destroyer Squadron .Twenty-One. ln July 1988, Commander Gorris was assigned to the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Surface Warfare, Surface Programs and Budget Office, IOP-301 where he served as the Operations and Maintenance, Navy iO6zMN1 and Other Procure- ment, Navy QOPN1 Surface Warfare Account Man- ager and was assigned a subspeciality in Financial Management. Commander Gorris's awards include the Merito- iious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Com- mendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Achieve- nent Medal, and various unit and service awards. Commander Gorris and his wife Martha, have two laughters, Kimberly Suzanne and Megan Christina. .Alf ' ' v Command At Sea Only a seaman realizes to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a lands- man this is not understandable and sometimes even difficult for us to comprehend, but it is so! A ship at sea is a different world in herself and in considera- tion of the protracted and distant operations of the fleet units the Navy must place great power, responsibility, and trust in the hands of those lead- ers chosen for command. ln each ship there is one man who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation, engi- neering performance, accurate gunfire and morale of his ship. He is the Commanding Officer. He is the ship! This is the most difficult and demanding assignment in the Navy. There is not an instant dur- ing his tour as Commanding Officer that he,can escape the grasp of command responsibility. His privileges in view of his obligations are almost ludi- crously smallg nevertheless Command is the spur which has given the Navy its great leaders. It is the duty which most richly deserves the highest, time- honored title of the seafaring world CAPTAIN. - JOSEPH CONRAD

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