Hawes (FFG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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e.o. (oinmaniUt Dunuhtie itis bunt tti tJian e, Sew Jersey, lie j riiJunletl from the Iniled Siules Ntiviil Acutlerny und uun iomniinioned an l.uisgn hi June 1974. I ' rior sea duly aiiigiiinentf hiivr imlutled: (.liJ )! Ulectruuic Wurjare and Operations OJJuer. USS I ' H ARRIS (l ' l ' -W ' J4); Weapons Officer. IfSS (.l.OVllR (I ' l ' I09H): Engineer Officer. USS HARLAN COUNTY (LSI 1 1961: and Executive Officer USS PETERSON (DD-969) . Shore assignments include duty with the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface warjare) slafj. Aide Flag Lieutenant to the Chiej of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy Ofjice of Legislative AJfairs, and the Joint Staff (C-i Directorate) . Commander Donahue holds a Master Public Administration I At PA) degree Jrom (ieorge Washington University and is a ' Distinguished Graduate of the Industrial (College of the Armed forces. National Defense l niversity. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (Gold Star in lieu of third award), joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (Gold Star in Lieu of second award). Navy Achievement, and various unit theater ribbons. Commander Donahue is married to the former Georgii Diane Hamilton of Fairfax. Virginia. They have tivo children. Katherine and Raymond HI. COMMANDER , YMOND P. DONAHYL 7;, JR United States Naiy

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Ul-.AR ADMIRAL RICllAKD I I I (,I() UAWliS { I H ' Jt- I ' JGH) Riilhtril I ' llin toii Haivts u i horn ni ihoinum, (ieory iu. on Irhinaiy I J, I H ' Jl A ler) t.ilriiietl .iili rle. Ac iirtou c ' d first tin- L ' niimity of (it-or iti on j liuith ill Mhnl,ir hi[ . then Mtrter I ' iiiitr,il) ul ' fff l ' ( fLiittl hoih I ' .isrii.ill iind juothall. W ' hiU at Mc-riYr he- ioinplfterl hi rf(junt- nfnt! for .; Litf tU (rrr hut ilfi iiiiril lo pl.it fno i-nton.il h.t el ,ill niiteaii. World U ;;■ mttrruptdl lui hrit-f itn- iul i.ir,-tr. In I I ! ■ rnli leil ,l .( Itrrnuin .mil re nt eii imlrr, to the battUihip. L ' SS OKLAHOMA fHH-.i ). IWjinf of In, l.ltc de r f. Ix u:l, aw.irii, l .1 r(,fn,- unnmu,io t in I ' JIH At the iloie of the- u;ir he rertrlc- lo the r,ini- of U , rr.;; Hu,it,ii;iin ,intl unrkfil on ei er.it fleel lny, ami ,iihin.irin( rescue repuir ships. Hiiues reieiietl hn first X.ity ( roM for tlistinptishetl seri ue in the r,ii in 0 ihe unL ' (n iiiliinamic 55 iSSIOJ) in I Jh. He was a ain eotinnissioneil an l:nsi) n l y a special ait of (.onj rei in I ' K ) for hi, pari in the Sillrage oj the sunken suhniarine S-l (SS 1(191 the prerioii, year During the Depression, the military was forced lo cut hack icfereh on in.inpou er M.iny of the oldei offurn and musta)iv,s were forced from the service or git-en iin lesirahle oh,. ,ind I lid I l.iwe, w.i, no exception He ua, piat ed in charge of a (.irilian (.onserralion (orps camp in , etc in Lind with an exceptionally poor reior l. He imtillrd hn unit with swelling pride and soon earned credit for haiinv, the cleanest and mo,t nnprined lanip in the nation In ' A 5 Hawes returned to his specialty of suhmarine ,aliap- with a,,ignmenl to the I SS I Al (OX ' . .SA ' - ' ' a. Commanding Officer. After this successful tour, he returned lo shore training duty hut did not remain there long In January I 9lO. I. ' Hawes took command of the suhmarine rescue ship I SS l ' l(ii( ) ' l.-iSR-( ) which 1 ondut led salvage and rescue operations throughout the Pacific as a member of the .Asiatic lleei I he .hip alto participated in the evacuation of the Ith Marines and ships of the Yangtze River I ' atrol in Sovemher I ' il. ihen on December 10. 1 1 1, as IISS I ' ICiHOX was docked at the Cavite , ' aval yard in Manila Hay repairing her ,teering gear which had been lererely damaged during a typhoon, the Japanese launched a massive surprise air raid. I he Japanese attack came fait and furioui. and even though I ' KiliOX ' s four machine funs were no match for the enemy. I SS I ' Kil (). still managed to clear the docks using tiller ropes for steering. Knowing the fate of the sleeping fleet at I ' earl Harbor. Ilawe, had relieving laiklei rigged, steam at the throttle, and his men ready for action. I hen. returning through heavy fire. I ' ldiOX hauled the submarine SliADRAdOX stern first into the relative safety of the harbor. Hawes ' fore, ighl ,aved not only the I ' ldiOX but also SI:ADRAdOX which later went on to sink more enemy tonnage than any other submarine in World War II h ' or her actions in saving SI:ADRAdO. ' . I ' ldliOX received the fir.i Presidential I ' nit (.nation awarded a ship m orld War II. liy the end of December. Hawes ' valiant sailor, earned a second l ' re,idenlial I nil (nation for their fighting ability, and I. I Hawes was awarded a second Xavy (.ros,. In June I ' ■) l2. Hawes was recalled to Washington where he played a major rote m deigning and building the I ' SS CHAX riCl.F.HR (ASR- ). a submarine rescue vessel. It was the first such vessel of it, type, arid Commander Hawe, subsetjuentty became its first Commanding Officer. He exhibited such ingenuity in effecting repair, to the submarine, assigned to his ship for refit that he received a letter of commendation from Commander. th lleet. Ihe final ship Rear Admiral Hawe, commended during World War II was the submarine tender I SS AX ItUDOX (AS-Jl). He received a lironze Star for leadership of hi, crew which repaired and refitted • ' submarine, in addition to making emergency repairs to a dozen others. In all. Rear Admiral Hawes commanded three ship, during World War II. participating m heavy battle action at Cavite. Subic Hay. and off ' the Australian coa,t. When he retired m Decernher. I ' J. Admiral Hawe, had worn every Navy uniform except that of Chief petty Officer and had won mo,t of the medal, and ribbon, awarded by the Xavy In addition. CSS I ' ldl-OX was the only surface ship to win two Presidential I nil (nation, during World War II Ore of then.::: ' ' ■ ■ ■- ' •• ■ .•.•.... l. , •..■ ' ■-., ■, ; ■ ■ ' (l Admitiil lldwis rcctirt ' fl ihc folloirin ,iit;irt : Navy Cross, icith Cold Star .Xmcricau ncfnis,- .Meilal uith One Star lironzf Star A»i ricaii htairc .Metlal Corunieudatiou Rihhon .1, tan, ' act f}, Theatre .Medal utih I no Star, Presidential L ' nit Citation irith I ' iro Stars World War II Victory .Medal Navy Unit Commendation I ' htltf.ptne Pefente .Medal trill ' One Sf. Army Medal t ' hiltppine I theration .Medal World War I Vtelory .Medal irtth One Star I ' l ' iltf ' ine Independence .Medal Cl ' tna Service Medal ( ondnci .Medal X