Helena (CA 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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REAR ADMIRAL R. E. LIBBY CAPTAIN J. W. AILES, III COMM ANDER R. E. CUTTS LIEUTENANT E. M. BARTON, JR. LIEUTENANT G. P. BORDELON, JR. LIEUTENANT C. C. FLOWEREE LIEUTENANT G. L. CLARK LIEUTENANT R. E. KALLMAN LIEUTENANT (J.G.) P. F. BERTRAM LIEUTENANT (J.G.) C. L. ESHLEMAN, JR. CAPTAIN J. W. AILES, III, CHIEF OF STAFF STAFF OFFICERS: CRUISER DIVISION THREE

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Commander Cruiser Division Three and Staff hi.xh i iii i u i i nun. i s.N. • OMM M)l R CRl ISl H DI1 ISION I BR] I Rear Admiral i. E. Libbj was gradu ■ted from tin- 1 . S. Naval taadem) in l ' »2i!. ranking third in In- daaa i 541 members Il«- haa taken poet graduate couraea al 1 1 • « - icadem) and .11 Columbia, where be re« ceived lii- Maeter of Science degree. id« inir.il Libby ' a sea ilm hai been, f »r ili - UK. -i part, concerned with destroyers. He baa lerved on the Bogga, the VfocDonougfi, the I ' h ' l f. .in.l 1 1 » • - . in a iiih. We li.i- -il-o served on the I SS Tennessa and the Colo- rado, .iml n the cruieera I SS Sorthampton .1 1 m 1 Bremerton. lmir.il Libby ' s tours of shore dutj bare included service with the Bureau ol Engi- neering; tl «- Planning Section I the Office of the hiel ol N .i .i I Operations; .i- Senior .i .il Member of the Joint W ;• r Plana ( ommittee, foinl biefsol Staff; aa Deputj In.l Strategi Plana, Vi ,il Operationa, and aa Director of the General Plan u ( .run 1 1. Office of the Ibief ol Naval Opera dons. He waa also assigned Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, London, I n- gland and Ude on the Staff of Fleet Admiral Ernest I. King. During World ;ir II. ilinir.il I il l participated in the Ueutian Ishinds opera ii«.n-. tin Wake [aland and .ill»ri Islands campaigns, the Marianaa campaign cap- ture and occupation of Saipan and I inian and in the battles f Surigao Strait, Iwo Inn. i and I Hdnawa. In addition i » a I • •- Legion of Merit with three gold itara, be baa il« - Victory Medal, and American Defense Medal aa well a the «i;ili -I ' acilir. m ri«;in rv;i and 1 orld N ir 1 1 ictoty medala. iliniral Libb) was assigned to Command ofCruDh THREE on Decemlxr i. . l« : n.

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EDITORIAL STAFF ( M ' l UN L M M l I IN • OMM kNDING OFFICES OMM WDlll B. . CLAH1 N l l ( l I l l 01 l l« l R .jptewi- Editor-inA hie) LCDS . B. IMH RSON Biuinesi Hanaga I tsutanlt Pkotognphu I ditoi luutant Photographa i ENS W. R. BLAN( l NS II. R. LARS! N l SS i. P. BARN1 I . K U Ml ITER, l rSN W. R. « LSI . SA I I K. 1 . K. Ill MI ' IIKI 1 S ENS M. L. SCHENKEB C. L III IMA I ' lll J. II. MOORE, I ' M W iirriilni I ililui I uistantt artooniat Publicity Wanaget tssistants I NS . I . « K K K I . i IMPB1 I I .. .in- ' P. II. RHOADES, BM2 R. Ill BLAN4 . SA I S3 B. I.. I IN . I. LORSCH, SN V. J. KELLEY, KM I I he I diton acknowledge their indebtedneaa i thoec numeroui other mem ben i the crew « li« .J- aided in the completi i i I • ■ I ruiw Book, 1951 .iml t - 1 ,«-. I., 1 1 to the member f the I nlieted R« reation • ittee l i their in iilu.ililr .c--i- 1 ., in i unil cooperation.