Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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:I QM ,Kismet 532 iii 5 ff L 5, gels fri ei Q .'V. 5.1 Vi I . 3, api x fs'- ill, Tia: iii V..-B ITI ERARY As the Green Witch is now spending much of her time in the ancient Bible Lands of the Garden of Eden, and Sinai, and in the domains of Sindbad the Sailor, of Aladdin, and repeating the Open Sesame of Ali Baba, sailing in the wake of Alexander's Admiral Nearchus, visiting the ports of call of Marco Polo and others, she really should trade in her broomstick for a more stream-lined and modern Magic Carpet. This year the itinerary was like this: Gibraltar, Barcelona, Spain, Cannes, France, Valleta, Malta, Port Said, Egypt, Massawa, Eritrea, Berbera, British Somaliland, Mombasa, Kenya Colony, East Africa, Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland, Karachi, Pakistan, Bah- rain Island, Persian Gulf, Basra, Iraq, Umm Said, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Trucial Coast Nr. 1, Muscat, Oman, Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf, Abadan, Iran, Bushire, Iran, Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf, Bombay, India, Colombo, Cey- lon, Aden, Arabia QB. C. C. 5, Venice, Italy, Valencia, Spain, Gibraltar, B. C. C. , and Norfolk, Virginia.

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4, ful: . L CAPTAIN FRENCH WAMPLER, Jn., USN Captain French Wampler, Jr., was born 17 September 1913 in Fountain City, Ten- nessee. He entered the Naval Academy 17 June 1931 and was graduated 6 June 1935 His record of service includes, U, S. S. Saratoga QCV-35 June 1935 - June 1938, Flight Train- ing, Pensacola July 1938 - July 1939, Engineering Officer, Flight Officer, and Executive Officer, Torpedo Squadron Two, U.S.S. Lexington fCV-2J August 1939 - March 1942, Executive Officer, VGS-28 April 1942 - September 1942, Asst. Training Officer, NAS F - . . ort Lauderdale October 1942 November 1943, Air Officer, U. S. S. Sangamon QCVE-261 December 1943 - December 1944 in following Pacific Campaigns, Kwajalein, Hollandia, Palau, Saipan, Leyte Gulf, Air Officer, Staff COMPHIBGROUP SEVEN January 1945 - July 1945 during Okinawa Campaign, Commanding Officer, NAAS Barin Field, Pensacola, Florida August 1945 - February 1947, Operations Officer, USS SAIPAN fCVL-48yMarch 1947 - February 1949, Head Distribution Control Section, Aviation Personnel Division, DCNO QAiry February 1949 - July 1951, Student Naval War College, Newport, R. I., Strategy Tactics Course August 1951 - June 1952, Advisor to Peruvian Naval War College, Lima, Peru, S.A. , August 1952 - July 1954, Asst. Director Aviation Personnel Division, DCNO fAirj August 1954 - December 1956, Commanding Officer U.S.S. GreenwichBay January 1957 - present. His decorations include: Legion of Merit with Combat V, Distinguished FlyingCross Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation. He was promoted to grade of Cap- tain on 1 July 1954.

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if ,L . avr-A-aw., --4. FLAG PERSONNEL I 19' '- iv '. F ha The men who help keep the friendly relationship of the U. S. and Coimtries of the Middle East alive. Through heat 112001, sweat and fsometimes tearsy the above carefully se- lected group, which constitutes most of Commander Middle East Force's Enlisted Staff pulls some of the most ardous duty in the Fleet.