Gearing (DD 710) - Naval Cruise Book

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.., -............... EA LANE JR C ommanclmg Officer C0 M MA N DER QQ Cdr Edward A Lane, Jr USN assumed command of the USS GEAR- ING on 25 July 1956 The GEARING 1S his third commandg he was previ- ously skipper of the USS HOQUIAM QPF-51, a frigate which participated in amph1b1ous landings at Wonwan and lwon during the Korean War, and of the USS STRIBLING QDD-8671, another destroyer of the Atlantic Fleet. Commander Lane came to the Navy in November 1940 as an Ensign, USNR, from the U S Merchant Marine He 1S a 1939 graduate of the New York State Maritime College and served after graduation with the U S Lines, obtaining his license as Chief Mate U S Merchant Marine. During World War II he served as Damage Control Officer on the USS LASSEN QAE 131 a repair ship which served as flagship for the Com- mander Service Force, Atlantic Fleet During his tour on the HOQUIAM as Commanding Officer, Commander Lane was g1venaLetter of Commen- dation with Combat Distinguishing Device The HOQUIAM was decom- missioned and turned over to the Republic of Korea on 7 October 1951. In February 1952 Commander Lane assumed command of the USS STRIBLING, a unit of Destroyer Squadron 6 which operated in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters He served on the staff of the Commander Carrier Division 18 from December 1952 to .Tune 1954 when he became a planning officer on the staff of the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet. In September Cdr. Lane will leave the Gearing to join the staff of Com- PhibLant. Commander and Mrs. Lane have three sons and two daughters: Deder, 183 Katharine, 145 Edward, 113 Stephen, 83 and Barbara, 4. Commander Lane's parents are Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lane of Hartsdale, N. Y.