Helena (CA 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF OF STAFF Born in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Christmas Day in 1908, Captain Arthur F. Spring, Chief of Staff, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet, attended public schools there. He received appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1926 and was graduated and commis- sioned Ensign in the Class of 1930. An outstanding midshipman, he played varsity football and basketball and was a member of the Ail-American La Crosse Team for three years. Among other positions of leadership. Captain Spring served as Executive Officer aboard USS MISSOURI end as Commanding Officer, USS MOUNT KATMAI before promotion to the rank of Captain in July, 1949. He then served under the Joint Chiefs of StatT before assuming command of the transport ship USS RENVILLE in 1954. -or fourteen months, he served as Zhief of StotT for Commander Traln- ng Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In October, 1956, Captain Spring assumed command of USS HELENA )nd remained in that position until jrdered to his present assignment. ie has now been selected for idvoncement to the rank of Rear kdmiral and been ordered to command if the United States Naval Base, ubic Bay, Philippine Islands. He will ssume this position in February, 1959. Captain Spring is married to the ormer Miss Clare Murphy of San rancisco, California. They have one on, LTJG Arthur Thomas Spring, who 2cently graduated from submarine ■aining in New London, Connecticut.

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COMSEVENTHFLT Vice Admiral Frederick Norman Kivetfe woi born on July 7, 1902, in Boise, Idaho. Appointed to the U.S Noval Acodemy in 192), he graduatec and was commissioned Ensign on June 4, 1925. Upon being designatec Navel Aviotor in April, 1928, h« served with naval aviation unit; ashore and afloat, ossuming his flrsl sea command as Commanding Officer USS WILLIAMSON in January, 1941 For meritorious service as skippei of this seaplane tender, VADM Kivett« was awarded the Bronze Star will- Combat Distinguishing Device following the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Leaving WILLIAMSON in July, 1942 he served with several other command; during the remainder of the war taking command of the escort carrier USS HOGGATT BAY in Februory, 1946 Since the war. Admiral Kivette has held commands in both the Atlantic and Pociflc fleets as well as serving on staffs of senior comanders in both fleets. From July, 1954, until Novem- ber, 1955, he was Commander, Formosa Patrol, leoving to become Chief of Staff, Joint Stoff, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pociflc Fleet. VADM Kivette was relieved as Ai- sistont Chief of Naval Operations (Air) to ossume command of the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet. In addition to the Bronze Star, he holds the American Defense Service Mjdal, Fleet Clasp: Americon Campaign Medal ; Asiatic- Pacific Campoign Medal ; World War II Victory Medal ; Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia Clasp ; and the Notional Defense Service Medol. His official address is Boise, Idaho. He is married to the former Mist Elizabeth Clapp of San Francisco, California. They hove one son, F.N. Kivette, Jr., who is an officer in the Naval Reserve.

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COMMANDING OFFICER Coptain Jomej T. Loy, USN, woj born on Jonuory 6, 1909, in St. Cloir, Missouri. He attended St. Clair High School prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy in June, 1927. Graduating with the Closs of 1931, he received his commission on 4 June. The battleship USS VIRGINIA wos Coptoin Lay ' s first assignment following commissioning, with billets on the USS PORTLAND, USS AUGUSTA, and USS SCHENCK filling important ports in his years as a junior officer. He was then selected for postgraduate troining in Ordnance Engineering ot the Naval Postgraduote School, Annapolis, Maryland. Duty assignments in World Wor II included the cruiser USS LOUISVILLE; Staff, Commonder Amphibious Group THREE and Stoff, Commander THIRD Amphibious Force. Postwor duties brought o tour in the Bureau of Ordnance, followed by command of the destroyer USS ORLECK ond as Offlcer-in-chorge, Gunfire Support School, Amphib ious Training Commend, Pacific. Captain Lay served as Ass ' t. Plons and Operations Officer on the Stoff of Commander SECOND Fleet and fleeted up to Plons and Opera- tions Officer prior to his detachment in January, 1954. Before reporting to HELENA, Captain Lay served one yeor as Commanding Officer of the attock cargo ship USS VERMILION and nearly three years OS Deputy Chief of Stoff, Heodquorters Armed Forces Speciol Weapons Project, Washington, DC. He took command of HELENA on December 7, 1957. Captain Ley ' s decorotions include the Legion of Merit, Asiotic-Pociflc Campaign Medal, Chino Service Medal, ond the Navy Occupation Medal (Jopon). He is morried to the former Miss Cotherine V. Nimiti of Washing- ton, D.C. Coptoin and Mrs. Lay and their three sons, James, Jr., Chester, ond Richard, reside at 285 Argonne Avenue, Long Beoch, California.