Henrico (APA 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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DoccnibiT liH5. P Naval cngagemen ' . Commander Richarc! J. COOKE wai bora on October 6, 1921 in . outh was spent in Tennessee where he ; (or two years at Tennessee Weslcyan CoUege. In the tall oi 1: 41 he entered the Naval Academy. After three vcirs, ho riv:i!ved a bachelor of science degree and he was com . 1944. tiSS ESSEX (CV 9) from September 1944 to period, ESSEX participated in all major I- second battle of the Philippines to tiic close of the war- Near liic end of his tour he was awarded the (Resi- dential Unit Ci!. !i. ' :i it!; Bronze Star. He was promoted to LTJC in January 1946 . to New London, Connecticut for submarine training and ::iarine school m June 1946. Commander COOKE was then ordered to the USS TILEFISH (SS 307) for duty. In August 1949, he was assigned to the Electronics Material School, Treasure Island, California and after completing a six month coune, he was ordered to USS CORSAIR (SS 435). He was promoted to LT in January 1951. From March 1951 to February 1953 he was assigned duty as an instructor at the submarine school. New London, Connecticut. He became executive officer of the USS BLUE GILL (SSK 242) in March 1953 and was promoted to LCDR in May 1955. During the period of July 1955 to June 1957, he was program manager for Submarine and Nuclear Power Training at the Bureau of Personnel. In August 1957, he assumed command of the USS CUSK (SS 348). Two years later, he reported to the Bureau of Weapons as submarine [ToJect officer for antisubmarine warfare. Commander COOKE was promoted to his present rank of CDR in April 1960 and remained in Washington 0. C. for the following two years while assigned to the Navy Council of Personnel Boards. He repotted on board HENRICO on 10 August 1963 and relieved Commander J. F. STANFILL as executive officer on 15 August 1963. COMMANDER RICHARD J. COUKE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Commander STANFILL is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Post Graduate School and holds a B. S. Degree in Aerological Engineering. Commander STANFILL has been attached to numerous commands during hu Naval career. Starting his career in April 1938 when he entered the Naval Training Center at San Diego for recruit training. On boafd the USS NAVADA (BB 36), which was sunk during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and salvaged. Commander STANFILL served as an enlisted anartcrmaster from August 1938 to November 1942. The two su years found him serving on the USS DENVER (CL 58) — : -,-iartcrmastcr and as assistant to the navi- gator. In January 1944, he was a student of LST Amphibious Warfare at Norfolk. Commander STANFILL reported on board the USS LST 614 where he served as executive officer and from June 1944 to June 1946 Commander STANFILL commanded the USS LST 614. He was spot promoted to Lieutenant (T) in July 1944. Commander STANFILL was ordered to duty as assistant opwrations officer at NOB, Buckncr Bay in July 1946 and it was during this time his rank reverted to that of permanent LTJG. He served as assistant personnel officer and assistant legal officer from November 1946 to September 1948 at U.S. Naval Base, ptnl.-imn.i. Commander STANFILL was promoted to LT. in };•. - and again assumed command in Octo ' -r n it-,. t,r- ,, :;ic USS LST 1089. .ik of LCDR in January 1954 while serving . ..j ;..:L;PPINE sea ( CVA 47 ) as assUtant officer and ' .charge of the U. S. Fleet Weather Center. From September ..... ,., : ' ' ' ■•- ' • !959 he served as executive officer and navigator of the USS KYES. Commander STANFILL was back amongst old frier™ -ember 1959 at the U. S. Weather Center and served in numerous positions until November 1961. In November 1961 Commander STANFILL reported on board the USS HENRICO ( APA 45) where he served as executive officer until August 1963 when he was •.• ' .-%-. ' by Commander COOKE. Commander STANFILL k KICO to assume command of the USS MARSHALL (L„ ...... COMMANDER JOSEPH F. STANFILL

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COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON ONE CAPTAIN RODERICK K. MACLEAN Captain Roderick K. MACLean was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, on January 1, 1911, son of Kenneth and Katherine MACLean. He attended Bar Harbor High School and Hebron Academy prior to entering the University of Maine in 1929. Captain MACLean graduated from the University in 1933 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a sales engineer in New York and Philadelphia until March, 1941. Commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade) on March 12,1941, his first duty station was the SupShips Office in Groton. Connecticut. In November of that year he was transferred to the USS GATO, a submarine destined to participate in many of the war ' s most gruel- ling campaigns in the South Pacific Theatre. While attached to the GATO he was awarded the Silver Star for the gallantry and intrepidity he displayed leading a group of evacuees to safety from Japanese-held Bougainville. He also wears the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the GATO for extraordinary heroism in the action during her war patrols in the Solomon Islands, Bismark, New Guinea, and Truk areas. By the summer of 1943 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and transferred to the USS FLOUNDER as executive officer. In July 1944, he was assigned to COMSUBDIV 82. In November of the same year he returned to the submarine fleet, this time as executive officer of the USS PERCH. During the last six months of 1945 he was aboard the USS LANCETFISH as propective commanding officer and concurrently was promoted to the rank of Commander. Captain MACLean was transferred to the USS PICUDA as comm- anding officer in January of 1946. The same year saw him ordered to the General Line School for a year ' s tour of duty under instruction. In June of 1947 he assumed command of the USS CORPORAL and after two years in this duty he was assigned to the staff of COMSUBRDN 10. In July of 1953 he joined the staff of COMSUBLANT. August 1955 saw Captain MACLean assume duties as COMSUBDIV 82. In July of 1955 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and assigned to the Mare Island Group of PacResFlt. In January 1960, Captain MACLean took command of the USS WASHBURN (AKA 108). He was relieved in February 1961 and ordered to the Staff of Commander Amphibious Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet, where he assumed the duties as head of the Operations Department. He took command of Amphibious Squadron ONE from Captain E. R, CRAWFORD on February 13, 1963.

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CHIEF STAFF OFFICERS COMMANDER ALONZO E. BELCH COMMANDER JOHN D. BAILEY m COMMANDER JOHN N. DELARGY