Henry Tucker (DD 875) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER B. c. Willcox, JR. This is a record of accomplishments, ot converting the unusual into the ordinary and a saga oi dedicated men. No phase ot destroyer operations has been omitted from our experience. We have refined old techniques and pioneered new ones. - We have lived the entire period in a wartime posture' and have made the name HENRY W. TUCKER known around the world. On the other hand as this record shows, all has not been work, for we have found time for compassion and play to leaven our lives as tree and competent men. The Viet Cong remember us tor our powers in battle 5 the orphans ot Kaohsiung and the lepers of KOYAMA for our generosity and humanity. This is two years of travel equal to tour trips around the world, of action from Tsushima to the Indian ocean, ot Singapore and I-long Kong and Olongapo and Da Nang, ot dedication and love and determination to preserve the ways ot tree men everywhere. 3

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Perhaps the best record of TUCKER'S one and a half years as a forward unit of the Seventh Heet is seen through the following statistics, compiled from departure Yokosuka 30 I une 1964 through 4 December 1965: CD ,..,..,.. 595399694 C3 0 41K4 .ig aw M 2 22 0 'H9- '93p--v-- 9,l.l32,-i231-v-Cs:-,Er 0099 U, 3 k4C'Ut.DD-vUll1 53 womoom SOHCDH v-:W ro C. 0 9- ' 5 ff mr-UQ, ro mm U3 53 'CJ F: H' O w f-1 Q3 13-' 1-r 5 B CD cn Q- CS FY' U1 you E 3 P-S9 TA wooou O ROQEEESQSQCD Ooor--mom-AZXSR Q cm 1 nv l S 1 o l D , CD gnincncn UJUD wcnwgn Carriers operated with: U S . Bonne Homme Richarde 1 2. U. S. . Constellation 3. U. S . Hancock 4. U. S. Hornet 5. U. S. . Independence 6. U. S. . Kitty Hawk 7. U. S. Midway 8. U. S. . Oriskany 9. U. S. . Ranger 6 10. U. S. . Ticonderoga For the future, we can expect more of the same intensive and important operations, until relieved as a unit of the Asiatic Squadorn in mid-1966. For the past, we can look over an exceptional record and be proud of having been in the Seventh Fleet during this time of stress, and of having been a member of the U.S.S. Henry W. Tucker, QDD-8753 att' viz . . We - I Q 'F'i f ,L Klitfi 11' i .cull A ' ' wi . E!! ., Al M1 J -' p- ! -5 fi- E ' jig .,- .ri 2 . -. 1 .- .. - :EJ it -1-Y ,- 'L 1 .- ' ' 4' .RG i l..Q.L,Q. .,- -- fi . .v:aeag'- -, ff 1 V I' Q- Q - 'g::- xi- . I-.apr ...an -. .. :jjygg ,g - L1 , . 1., . ' Yr 1 lr.,-I--, .1 x 1, , ' . ', -'i . - ' ' g .' ,. f-fe'-lfiflf 1-ffi-:'l'j.' 1 -1 . 3ffF i'fl f -1 . -'f'i'f' ,7 1'--.5+??.:-1-rg '. 'f ' '. ' 4 . --..----,-...,..... . . . ' '1f'L'l fi -5.1-E 4 -I-2---gage:--:a+ - . -.- -L-- 4 ' V .' . - HHN ' :ff ' --- '----T---2554417- '-t.'-,gg 'iLv ,L 4 -:ei-.,--4:-. -.4-.--,:.,.--r 3, H, -3- -ij f 'e- V -Q ' . - N: f - .- .. - -4- -- -'f - --M '25-7:1 fa:-- -H - A--- 'a i ,H ' fl' '- :He 'nm' ' '- ' -- , -f--- - - ,J .- + ' -, '24 Q --. ' --fav-:if -5':i tfT'if---i' ' T-'Q.'l , -ff. '14, N... ....- , A it - -xaffif -345221-1-ine? sf' G.-fe: 4-Q21-1: i-1:'g?5:g --ff ., , ....'z,-. -.. U - 7 ,. 4 -..S-, 1 - --- 'f- ,, - -rw -f . . ,tg W. f-.-.. wif- 'f ? -. '-'-- ,,,. JF H-Sify . .f A I V, - X aqf,:wgfw ---rf. ., fizxl-,'iQ-,,3'S 7 f-,gf g.,ll ..-rgll 1:72 V' 'y 'V , 1' ' ' ' ' W- 4--1--. - gi.L4fi'7: i1ff:f---Ita..,: lgf ,S F - -'S ., Q., - . --f . Q.-,-4--a----f ...Q --' -,MN-, ' v .Z 4 -'-k - - ' --bag F' ' - '- i 2

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1 J A1 ad 4 t si 2 'E lf: I, :E ,ie QL 15 is If hr'-7 'dw' wk COMMANDER BURR C. WILCOX, IR. U. S. Naval Academy graduate of l945...electronics and CIC ex- perience on two cruisers...cl1emistry instructor at Academy 1949- 195l...Navigator AGC...Engineer Officer DDE...Naval Post Graduate School in lntelligence...Assistant Naval Attache in Ceylon 1955- 1958...Executive Officer DD including operations off Lebanon... Commanding Officer USS DIRECT CMSO-43OD...Navy Plans Officer at Taiwan Defense Command in Taipei the 3 years prior to assum- ing command of USS HENRY W. TUCKER CDD-8755 in September 1963-...CDR Wilcox, married to the Doris L. Freeland with daughters Pamela and Carol and son Burr C. Ill, will next serve on the staff of Commander Carrier Division Two based in Norfolk, Virginia. 4 f ff