Higbee (DDR 806) - Naval Cruise Book

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'T 1 1 1 , 5 oUR EXEC Lieutenant Bickenbach graduated from Stanford University in 1942, joined the Navy immediately, and was commissioned in 1943. After attending Sub Chaser School, Miami, Florida in July and August, he went to Camp Bradford, Vir- ginia for Beach Jumper training, and spent the remainder of World Wai' II in the Amphibious J Forces as a Beach Jumper. V l i Lt. Bickenbach was separated from the Service in November 1945, changed to Regular Navy, and E returnedito active duty immediately, going to Mine 5 Warfare School. 1 . I ln early 1946, he reported to the U.S.S. MAIN- . 1 , E Q STAY as Executive Officer and relieved as Command- 4 A , , .3553 V E f A 1 A illi 1l iiiii J J fiiiif ing Officer in August, at Pearl' Harbor. He decom- l WILLIAM K- BFCKENBACH- LT- USN missioned her the latter part of 1946, and spent 1 f five months with the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Lt. Bickenbach then spent twenty-five months as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. NASHAWENA, a cable layer. ' ' Q After completing General Line School, he was assigned a tour of shore duty with the NROTC unit at the University of Idaho. - He reported to the HIGBEE as Operations Officer, July 1952 and became Executive Officer in July 1953. ' - A , 424'-P 'O N -,X f ,f cf fi V ' -' 1 Q I t -If I .' If . . V A V, . f , ' ,W . I ,' if zo' 'J f -HI I- I J V I ,I l 9 sf I6 I ff Krall . l -'lx ,fl V i F--, fi ff' .1 , 11.17 2 A fl Xt' lgggfyv' , J ' I K . YQ, ,iff . W, A ,,

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C OUR f SKIPPER L Prior to World War II, Commander Rind- skopf served two years on the U.S.S. COLO- RADO, and attended the first mobilization three month course at the Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. Upon graduation, he became Gunnery Officer and lst Lieutenant, on the U.S.S. B-4. He was on the commis- sioning crew, as Gunnery Officer, of the U.S.S. DRUM, November, l94l. During the war, he made eleven Pacific war patrols 1n the DRUM r1s1ng to become her Command1ng Officer for the last two patrols Commander Rlndskopf was an lnstructor in the Torpedo and Gunnery Department of the New London Sub School from l945 to l947 then became Commandlng Officer of Kwik MEN the SEA CAT for two years 1n the Atlantlc and Caribbean The next three years were at BuOrd 1n research and development of fire control Materlal He spent a year on the Staff of ComSub RonONE at Pearl Harbor as Officer 1n Charge Submarine Prospective Commanding Officers School COMMANDER MAURICE H RINDSKOPF USN A US N val Ac d my Cl s of 1938 On l8 September l95i3 Commander Rlndslcopf relleved Commander V J Soballe USIN as Com' manding Officer U S S HIGBEE at Long Beach Callfornla Commander Rlndskopf wears the Navy Cross Silver Star Bronz Star with Combat V and Com mendation Rlbbon w1th Combat V for duty performed on the DRUM 1n add1t1on to the American Defense American and Paclfic Theaters World WarlIV1ctory and Ph1l1pp1ne Liberation Medals He 1S married to the former Miss Sylvia Lubow of New London Connecticut and they have one son Peter twelve His parents are Mr Herbert A Rlndskopf and the late Mrs Rlndskopf of Jamalca and Huntlngton New York a l I ' o 9 . , r p a reai X is r n s 9 b . . 9 . p . a . . . . a a e , a s . . p . . T '- 9 Q Q 7 L 7 ' 9 r 0 - 9 , . ' . I ' - ca as '- 9 a a ' ' ' 64 ,QQ . 0 . 0 a , , 7 9 , Q Q . . 1 . 0 ' . a 9 7 ' 0 , . 9 - ' ,J lil muh li dlihlfl Hr 1931

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