Guadalupe (AO 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S.S. GUADALUPE fA0-321 FLEET POST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA D L D 1 C A ?'l U A This Cruise Book 'ell - s the story of our deployment with the D SDVBMIP Fleet from A March 7967 until 9 October 1967. Our mission: Support those Naval Forces operating in the western Pacific in the defense of the freedom of the people of South Vietnam. This we accomplished proudly and successfully. Therefore, this Cruise BOOK is dedicated to our ship, U55 dUADAtUHEg to our Crew, and to our loved ones waiting at home. To our ship: Because she never failed to respond to our call, in all weather, day and night, at all speeds, and with little advance notice. To our Crew: Because of their dedication, high motivation, un- matched ability in carrying out the myriad duties and responsibilities of our mission - done always with vigor and without complaint. To Our Loved Ones: Because of their support, encouragement, patience, and love, without which our tasx would have been so much more difficult. This is our story of hard important work at sea and some well deserved relaxation ashore. .1 Q I .X g .fydg I 1-...,.,,.?9, U. J. MUHPHY :IND sums-52,5 r. I I , Captain, M V Commanding Ufficer fs ll-Glj

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hm ,iw u-fi M, EL- I .M I 1 r .,,. A4 x-pdf 'T' 1 L-. Captain Daniel j. Murphy, originally a native Neu' Yorker but nou- a permanent resident of the State of California, entered the Navy in August 1942 as an Azriation Carle! and uas conzmissionerl an Ensign and designated a Naval Aviator in july 1943. Before entering the Navy Captain Murphy attenflefl St. john's L7niz'ersity in Neu' York for two years ancl in later years eontinuea' his edu- cation at the UI1l.l.'CJfSlf3' of Marylanrl from which he receiverl his baccalaureate degree in 1959. He assumed Cornmana' of the USS GUADALUPE on 1 Norernlrer 1966 and upon detachment u'iII become the neu' COl7IlllfI?lflI'lIg Offieer of the aircraft C'!lfflC'f USS BENNINGTON ICVS-29I hasezl here in Long Beach, California. Prior to reporting to GUADALUPE Captain Murphy was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he was Assistant Director of the Long Range Objectives Group IOP-031, Other previous duties include Commander Air Group 57 ahoarrl USS HORNET, Personnel Officer on the Staff o Con1rnana'er Naval f Air Forces Pacific. Conznranrling Officer VS-33 aboard USS BEN-- NINGTON, Executive Officer of VS-33, Assistant to Aviation Captain Detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Student Naval War College, Staff Conzrnanrler Naval Air Forces Atlantic, VP-18 and USS SPRINGFIELD ICI..-60I, Captain Murphy and his uife. the former Elaine Kelleher of Neu York City, resia'e in San Pedro, California. They have tuo daughters and tufo sons. Miss Shaun Murphy is in her senior year at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. Mirlshipnzan Daniel Murphy, jr., is a thirrl Classnlan at the LIS, ,N'r1i'gI,1qrfJpmy, Miss Pamela Murphy is in her freshman year at Marymount College, Pales Verdes, California. IIIDOIIICIS Murphy is nou' a junior at Eermin Laseun High School in San Pedro. CAPTAIN DANIEL j, MURPHY I ' I 9.3-A .L

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'M 'fre A 1 U! .Y 1 pi i 4 23 .Ji hog 71 wi -.f 4- .. 4 I I 4 'N VE .a lk 91. p t F! I - I 2 in 5 E 7 . . f 41 LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JAMES M. RICKLY Lieutenant Commander james Maurice Rickly is a native of Mason, Michigan. He joined the United States Naval Reserve in 1951 while attending college at Alma, Michigan. Following his graduation from Alma College, where he acquired a BA degree, four letters in football, and a wife, LCDR Riclely enrolled in the ROC program in Newport, Rhode Island. He received his commission in September 1954. From October 1954 to August 1956 LCDR Riclely served as Operations Officer aboard USS KING COUNTY fLST-8571, home ported in Pearl Harbor. Their main mission during this period was to provide logistic support for Midway Island. During the two years LCDR Riclely was aboard, KING COUNTY made no less than twenty three trips from Pearl Harbor to Midway transporting everything from the finest liquors t0 pedigreed cats and dOgs.ln December 1955 LCDR Rickly was promoted to the rank ofLieutenant junior grade. In September 1956 LCDR Riekly reported aboard USS CARPENTER CDD-8251 for duty as Gunner' Officer. . ' A 3 Shortly thereafter he augmented into the regular Navy as he found both the Navy and destroyer duty very much to his lilaing. CARPENTER deployed for WestPac in 1957 and during this cruise was awarded the ' 'E for both Gunnery and ASW. For the next two years LCDR Riclzly served as an OOD instructor at Fleet Trainin Center San Die o. . g . . g In May of 1958 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. In 1960 LCDR Riclely was sent to the Getleffll L' S h l 'L . ' ' ine c oo at tionterey for nine months of graduate work in all phases of general and Naval Science. F1001 Monterey he returned to San Diego for three months of Engineering School before reporting aboard USS PYRO IAE-241 for duty as Engineer Officer. During his tour aboard PYRO, LCDR Riclely pggdg gwo more trips to WestPac. From PYRO he went once again to San Diego where he served with 11,9 F196 T,aj,,i,,g Group, For two years he composed and evaluated battle problems for the underway training unit. During this tour he u't1S promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. LCDR Ric-kly ,gponed aboamr the USS GUADALUPF in September 1965. ' LCDR Riclely is married to the former Leyla Aygubpg of Hr lt H' l' ' ' . I ' I 1 7 . '- I I . b ' 5 lames Michael. Steven Carl. and David Bruce. 2 IC ugml Q Rzckly S ,MUG ,nee O35