Hooper (DE 1026) - Naval Cruise Book

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I CDR Harry E. Carter is a native of Los Angeles, California, He Was commissioned under the Aviation Cadet program in 1943. During World War Il he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic from England, the Azores, and Gibraltar attached to VFB ll4. Immediately after the War he spent several months in hur- ricane reconnaissance off the Florida coast, then flew with a patrol squadron out of Port Lyautey, French Morroco. After a tour as in- structor in flight school, he was assigned as an air controller in USS Leyte ECV-325 operating off Korea. Converting to sur ace line in l95l, the then LT Carter became navigator and ASW officer of USS Frank K, Knox IQDDR-7425. ln 1952 he became operations o ficer of USS Stembel QDD-6445 operating off Korea, After a tour at General,Line School, LCDR Carter was assigned as commanding officer USS Durant QDFR-3895 until August l958. CDR Carter then served ashore onthe staff of ComServPac as readiness officer, assistant engineering of- ficer at the Naval Weapons ,Plant ' W in, ash- ington, and a student at the 'Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk. He then assumed com- d man of USS Porterfield QDD-6825 and, in Aug- ust l963, Escort Squadron Three, CDR HARRY E. CARTER COMMANDER ESCORT SQUADRON THREE X-. X X , ns,

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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

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Back row, left to right: LT Sandvig fCHCjg LT Dodgeg Libuton, TNSNg Greathouse, RD lg Young, SMlg Jackson, LT Doerrg LTJG Robisong LT Paul QMCj, Front rowg YN2g Owens, YN3. 4 ESCORT SQUADRON THREE The origins of Escort Squadron Three are obscure. The present squadron dates from 1958 when Hooper and her sister ships, USS Evans CDE-10235, USS Bridget QDE- l024j, and USS Bauer QDE-10255, were com- missioned. They formed, Escort Division 31. In 1960 two diesel powered destroyer es- corts joined as Escort Division 32, In March 1961 CortDiv 31 with Commander, Escort Squadron Three embarked in Hooper, de- ployed for the first time as a unit with the Ready HUK Group. in October 1961 four more escorts joined the squadron. The three DERs became Escort Division 33 in San Francisco, while the USS Wiseman QDE-' 6673, joined CortDiv 32, to be decommis- sioned in July 1962. ln October 1962 the division deployed again as part of the Ready I-IUK Group. The USS Bronstein QDE-10375, the first of aj series of escort ships with the latest ASW weapons and detection devices installed, joined Escort Division 32 in Sep- tember 1963. In June 1964 the division de- ployed to WestPac for the third time .as a unit. The ships of Escort Divisions 31 and 32 are ASW escort ships, while the three DERs of CortDiv 33 serve as radar picket ships. The ships of CortDiv 31 have worked together as a team since 1960. Working along- side ASW destroyers, they perform the same ASW functions with less equipment and man- power. As part of the destroyer force in the Pacific Fleet, the DEs of Escort Squadron Three do their job well and with pride.