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This is mywskipper Captain Walter L Dyer keeping h1S eye on things from the bridge He took command of the Helena last January and through a period of intensive training Dyer commanded the Cole the Niblack the Sigourney Destroyer Division 44 Destroyer Squadrons 15and 22 West Coast Sonar Training Squadron and the Fleet Sonar School at San Diego He really knows his business and our record of damage to the enemy shows it All of us are proud of our skipper . . . , . 0 , . . , U , . prepared us for a successful tour of Korean service. Before coming to the Helena, Captain , . , . , I I U , , . . . This is the Executive Officer of the U. S. S. Helena, Commander George L. Conkey. He is second in command and carries out the commanding oHicer's poli- cies. The Exec servedon the U. S. S. Ma- S ryland, U. S. S. Tracy, and U-S.'iS. Trenton before taking command of the U. s. s. E15- more. . ' y Q ' T He was later assigned to the Naval Academy as an instructor of Navigation for two years and then attended the Armed Forces Staff College. 4 Called back to sea duty, he commanded the destroyer U. S-S. Rogers for over two years. A Upon being' relieved of that command he proceeded to the University of Southern California as the Executive Officer of the Naval Reserve Training Corps for two years.
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These are the two Admirals that have raised their ilags on my ship during the third tour of duty in Korean Waters. Rear Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood led the Helena through the first part of this tour of duty, until he received orders to take command of Cruiser- Destroyer Forces, Pacific Fleet in San Diego. After We returned to Yokosuka, having jspent thirty days on the bombline, Rear Admiral Walter G. Schindler reported on board the Helena to relieve Admiral Hopwood as Commander Cruiser Division Three. As ComCruDivThree, Admiral Schindler commands the battleship U. S. S. Iowa, and the heavy cruisers U. S. S. Helena and U. S. S. Toledo. D r' th l d u ing e an ing exercise at Kojo, he also commanded the pre- D- day bombardment forces. A Captain Allan A. Ovrum relie Jed Captain John W. Ailes, Ill, as Admiral Sch1ndler's chief aide and assistant.
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