Haverfield (DER 393) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 5 text:

'Quik I K, Xa ffl., ,X Kjjjffffi' I s ...f fy f- fha! f I 'a asv' . , 1 U.S.S.HAVERF1ELD DER 393j X iii Ship 's History U,S,S, HAVERFIELD CDER 3935 was originally commis- sioned as DE-393 in Houston, Texas on 30 August, 1943 with the primary mission to hunt and destroy enemy sub- marines. The ,HAVERFIELD was dedicated to the memory of Ensign James W, Haverfield, who was reported missing in action aboard U,S,S, Arizona at Pearl Harbor on '7 December, 1941. During the long war years HAVERFIELD achieved an outstanding war record, and was officially rec- ognized by being presented with the Presidential Unit Citation for heroic and successful service against enemy submarines. At the end of World War II HAVERFIELD was placed in mothballs and for many years lay dormant until the Cold War required her services. On 4 January 1955, after being extensively, modified, HAVERFIELD was placed in com- mission as DER 393 with the primary mission of a picket ship, providing early warning, and detection of enemy a.ir- craft. From April, 1959 to March, 1965, HAVERFIELD became part of the Pacific Barrier, and later from her new home- port of Guam, Marianas Islands, afforded anti-submarine protection for the Marianas area, as well as performing rescue at sea and disaster assistance missions. During this time HAVERFIELD was also the first destroyer es- cort to maintain patrol in the Taiwan Straits. In March 1965 HAVERFIELD arrived in her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was assigned to Escort Squadron FIVE, On 19 June 1965 HAVERFIELD once again headed West... this time to South Vietnam. The DER had again become a vital part of our nation's defense by being assigned to patrol the South Vietnamese coast, guarding against in- filtration from North Vietnam by sea. This patrol duty became known as Operation Market Time. Since that first deployment in 1965 HAVERFIELD has returned to the Western Pacific for two more assignments with the Seventh Fleet, deployments of seven months, followed by five months in Pearl Harbor preparing for the next deployment. Most of the deployed time was spent as part of Operation Market Time, however during this most recent deployment which ended 4 December 1967, HAVERFIELD was also assigned patrol duties in the Taiwan Straits and as Station Ship Hong Kong. HAVER- FIELD will make her fourth deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam in May, 1968. l C

Page 4 text:

. a aa w 1 1 4 If 4 w 1 ll I is in 5 lx G7 6 4 n W 1 4 r ui ng r ,.l' X . v I Y 1 X , Wit in, l WF: mx-1-' , A 'Qin , M1119 Mg vw I. X --Mit Jimmy 5 V., , ' Lg my :mtg , M .- ,kv 'lisa . , V dk IGN , fe , M migux Wm 2 J Yi 1, 0' ' J ' ,Mi 4 W V ff' . 'I my -1 V73 , XE V! . '1 , r Y WY L,m,,,-M-mr Y , , 3 , ' ' 1 ',f W- ' l V ' K b ' X, J

Page 6 text:

COMMANDING OFFICE Lieutenant Commander Kvederis first enlisted in the Navy in his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1947. After serving as aircrewman and electronics technician in various heavy attack squadrons and training commands, Lieutenant Commander Kvederis was commissioned through the Integration Program in June of 1956. After OCS at Newport, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Commander Kvederis served aboard the USS WADLEIGH fDD-6895 as Electronics Material Officer, CIC Officer, Communications Officer, and Operations Officer. His next assignment was an Assistant Operations and Plans on COMDESLANT staff. After Staff duty Lieuten- ant Commander Kvederis served aboard USS LUCE QDLG-75 as Operations' Officer and subsequently was ordered to Bureau of Naval Weapons as Assistant Project Officer for Fleet Readiness. Prior to being ordered to HAVERFIELD, Lieutenant Commander Kvede- ris served as Executive Officer, USS WAD- DELL QDDG-245. Lieutenant Commander Kvederis is married to the former Ruby B. Zeran of Rockford, Iowa. They have five children, and now live in Hono- lulu, Hawaii. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Richard Hoecker, from New Rochelle, New York, was commissioned a line Ensign upon his graduation from the United States Naval Aca- demy in June of 1960. Lieutenant Hoecker's first assignment was as Main Propulsion Officer on the USS RANDOLPH QCVS-155, after which he served on the USS EVANS QDE-10235 as Weapons Officer. After at- tending Navy Post Graduate School and serving as a Navy recruiter in Seattle, Washington, Lieutenant Hoecker was ordered to the HAVER- FIELD as Executive Officer. Lieutenant Hoecker is married to the former Jean Milne of Forfar, Scotland. They have two daughters.