Hooper (DE 1026) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR John W, Walden is a native of New Jersey, having been born in Camden. Prior to his entrance into the Naval Academy he attended-the College of South Jersey for one year. I-Ie grad- uated and was commissioned in June of 1952. I-lis first billet was as gunnery officer on the USS Rockwall QAPA-2305. As a LTJG he took on the duties of first lieutenant on the USS QLST- 603y, His next duty station was the USS Wilkinson QDL-55, where he was the CIC officer. ln 1957 he commenced a two year tour of shore duty as an instructor in the Aviation Department at the Naval Academy. Leaving Annapolis, he returned to sea as the executive officer of the USS Dealey QDE-10063, the first of the post-war DES and Hooper's prototype. ln 1961 LT Walden traveled to Monterey, California and the Naval Post Grad- uate School, where he studied operations analysis. ln July 1963 LCDR Walden assumed duties as Commanding Gfficer, USS I-Iooper QDE-10265. LCDR Walden is married to the former Barbara Kathryn Kessler and has two daughters, Debra and Joan, and a son, Jay. f ' LCDR JCHN W. WALDEN COMMANDING OFFICER ,'a, If gr' f ir' f ,I 7, MS,Q ,f Q .5

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SS-RA-1E-S sfvf 4' 4 23 f G fa in '21 P 'OOWERFOV Sic Navi ! A V i M 90 E '11 Lf., 0 Q' If QQ' USS HOOPER DE-1026 WESTPAC CRUISE 18 JUNE 1964 - 16 DECEMBER 1964 This cruise book is dedicated to those who patiently awaited our return They are the ones to Whom We longed to return, and paradoxically, the ones who justified our time away from homeg for it Was they We protected -- by deploying as part of the defensive strength of these United States. To our families and friends We dedicate this cruise book and ne days tha We spent away from them.

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LT William E. Vollmer, Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. in February 1956 he graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and economics. I-le then attended Of- ficer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, receiving his commission in August l956. His first ship was the USS Epperson QDDE-7195 Where he was first CIC officer, then ASW officer, and finally operations offi- cer. In January l96O he took command of the USS Hummingbird 'QMSC-1925. I-le was then assigned in June l96l to the Military Assistance Advisory Group, Netherlandsas Aide and Flag Lieutenant to RADM G. Serpell Patrick. In September l963 LT Vollmer reported to the I-Iooper as executive of- ficer and navigator. I-le is married to the former June Kraemer Sleeman and has one daughter, Jill. LT WILLIAM E. VOLLMER, JR EXECUTIVE OFFICER