Hooper (DE 1026) - Naval Cruise Book

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Top row, left to right: Wells, RD2, Williams, RD2, Mattison, RDS, Spaulding, ETR33 A11g1e, ETR3: Felt, Dahl, RD2, Vandevender, ETl, Hummel, RDCA,Thomas, ETR3, ENS Wilde, Downey, RDSN, Anderson, SN, Burton, RDl, Borlek, HM2, Anderson, RD2. Bottom row: RD3, Hann, RD3. CI DIVISION CDC DIVISICDN Top row, left to right: Duran, RM3, Rose, PN3, Warren, RMSN, Havens, QMSN, Hightower, RMSN, ENS Sohwartzrauber, SM2, Mayhan, RMl, Wilson, YNCA, McKinley, Bishop, SN, Simmons, SN, Oksanen, RMSN, Braden, SMl, Gibbs, QM2, Brandt, RM2, Coker, SM3, Lytle, SN, Gorman, RM3. Foesch, PC3. Bottom row: Brown, YN3, Adams, SN,

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Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego for her first major overhaul. During the next five months a unit command- er's facility was added to the superstruc- ture to accommodate Commander, Escort Squadron Three and his staff. ln March 1961 Hooper again deployed to WestPac as part of the Ready Hunter Killer Group. 'The second major overhaul began in March 1962 in the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. ln October 1962 Hooper deployed again, to return in June 1963. Hooper deployed on her fifth cruise as part of Anti-Submarine Warfare Group One, Whose mission was to provide ASW protec- tion for the Seventh Fleet. To accomplish this search and attack units CSAUS3, con- sisting of one or more ships and support- ing ASW aircraft QSea King helicopters and S2 fixed Wing aircraftj, are formed and dis- patched. The group consisted of the flag- ship USS Kearsarge QCVS-335, the four de- stroyers of Destroyer Division 233, and the four destroyer escorts of Escort Division 31.

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Top row, left to right: Wilcox, SN, Sappington, SN, Bottom row: White, BM2, Murphy, SN, Gumb, SA, Graff Swann, SN, Holmes, SN, Fisher, SA, Clark, BMl, SN, Beamer, SN, ENS Tebben, Kelly, SN, Dorell, SN Royal, BM3, Brobst, BM3, Schaeffer, SA, Ryder, SN, Werner, SN, Benson, SN, FIRST DIVISION FCDX DIVISICDN Top row, left to right: Kennedy, GMG2, I-Iibbard, GMG3, GMG3. Bottom row: Nord, STGSN, Liscom, ST GSN, Davis, STG2, Emery, STGl, Harris GMGI, Boyd, GMGl, Desautels, STGSN, Hogen, ETGSN, ENS Key, Matthews, Northover, ETG2, Fish, STG1, Donnelly, STG1, Baldwin, SN, Taylor, SN, Gill, SN, Endicott, SN, Henry, SN.