Hooper (DE 1026) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT Fletcher J. Barnes III USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT Fletcher J. Barnes, III was bom on 15 June 1938 in Lexington, Virginia. After attending St. Christophers High School in Mchmond, Virginia, he entered Wash- ington and Lee University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. In July 1959 he entered the U. S. Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and was Com- missioned an Ensign upon graduation. His first duty station was the USS Francis M. Robin- son (DE-220) where he served as Assistant Communica- tions Officer. In June 1963 he served aboard the USS Basilone (DE-824) as Electronics Material Officer, Com- bat Information Center Officer and Operations Officer. Other positions LT Barnes has held include instructor duty with the NROTC Unit at the University of North Carolina, River Assault Group Advisor with the Naval Advisory Group MACO and Commanding Officer of the USS Alba- tross (MSC-289). He reported aboard the Hooper as Ex- ecutive Officer in March 1967. LT Barnes is authorized to wear the Bronze Star with a combat V, the Viemamese Cross of Galantry, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Expe- ditionary Medal, the Vietnamese Service Medal and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal.

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To the Crew: Whai is a leader? He is a man who always takes the positive approach and presses for accomplishment re- gardless of obstacles or discouragements. To be more specific, it is not the critic who counts: nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of good deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actu- ally in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood: who strives valiantly: who errs and comes short again and again: who knows the great en- thusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause: who at the best, knows in the end the tri- umph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place may never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. A leader is also a man who learns by admitting his mistakes. He realizes that the most serious threat to a persons progress arises from his efforts to keep safe his job. to see to it that he doesn ' t make mistakes. Some- times when we adopt safe altitudes we tell ourselves that we don ' t disagree with the boss because we are loyal to him and the organization. Far be it for me to belittle loyalty, but 1 would rather have a little dis- agreement. I ' d rather have someone give me an argu- ment. Let us remember that when two men in an organ- ization think exactly alike, we can get along without one of them. The outstanding leader so infuses his followers with the desire to be led that they will do everything possible to comply with his wishes and support the policies of the organization whether the leader be present or not. A leader cannot be made from a man who does not sin- cerely wish to be one. or from a man who is unwilling to make the sacrifices required of a good leader. The stu- dent who feels that leadership is all glory with little re- sponsibility will be greatly surprised when he realizes that the glamour and prestige attached to the leader are out-weighed by his worries, work, and responsibilities. To be an outstanding leader requires the hardest kind of work for which very little material credit will be forth- coming. Good leadership is the hardest kind of work. It is attention to the smallest detail that affects those un- der you. It is knowledge put to use practically, so he may guide his men to work efficiently. It is paternalism in its most real form, for he is the father of his family of men to see that all their needs are properly cared for at all limes. His is the responsibility to see that they are well clothed and fed and that they are rewarded or pun- ished for their good work or misdeeds. No unit, however small, can function without a guiding hand, and the leader is the force thet gives direction to the efforts of the group. Without good leadership any group becomes a random thing with effort being dissipated in all directions. Success or failure isdependent upon the man in charge.

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CHIEF ENGINEER LT Kenneth M. Knudsen, USN LT Kenneth M. Knudsen was born 4 May 1940 in Pinsburgh. Pennsylvania where he attended St. Mary of the Mount High School. In 1959 he entered Ohio State University and en- rolled in ihe ROTC program. He served as company com- mander and was selected for Scabbard and Blade, a na- tional military honor society. Graduating in 1963 he was commissioned an Ensign in die United States Navy. LT Knudsen ' s first duty station was the USS S. N. Moore (DD-747) which is home ported in Long Beach. California. While aboard he served as Damage Control Assistant and Main Propulsion Assistant. In 1965 he reported aboard the Hooper and served as Chief Engineer until May 1967. LT Knudsen has made three deployments to the Western Pacific and one summer cruise to the Mediterra- nean. LTjg Gerald R. Hess LTjg Gerald R. Hess was born 27 August 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduation from the University of Detroit High School he attended the University of De- troit and Miami University where he enrolled in the Re- serve Officer Training Corps program. While in College he was a member of the Delta Chi social fraternity and the Inter Fraternity Council. He was also on the Dean ' s List. In 1964 he was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy. LTjg Hess ' first duty station was the USS S. N. Moore where he relieved LT Knudsen as Main Propulsion Assistant. In 1965 he attended the U. S. Naval Destroy- er School. Upon graduation he reported aboard the Hooper as Chief Engineer. Since joining the Navy LTjg Hess has made three WESTPAC cruises. His wife is the former Karen Paul of Detroit Michi- gan. They axe the parents of a daughter, Catherine and a son Christopher.