John McCain (DDG 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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QW 4, X 2 ,R Commander David N. Denton entered the Navy in' 1953 and received recruit train- ing at the U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. He subsequently entered the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and was commissioned an En- sign in the United States Naval Reserve that same year. Following graduation, he served in the Gunnery Department of the USS BON HOMME RICHARD QCVA-315. In August, 1956, he began a tour as Administrative As- sistant and Aide to the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations fNaval Reserveb. It was on this tour of duty that he was appointed as an officer in the regular Navy. After attending Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California in 1958, he served as Operations Officer and Executive Officer of the USS JOHNSTON QDD-8215. In August, 1961, CDR Denton reported to the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. where he became as Assistant ENSXLTJG Assignment Officer fSurfaceJ. CDR Denton was a student at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, when ordered to report on July l, 1964, as Com- manding Officer, USS DEALEY KDE-10063. On July 1, 1966, he returned to Washington and joined the Staff, Director ASW Pro- grams in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. In this assignment he was re- sponsible for Special Studies, Speeches, Presentations, Government and Industrial Liaison. In Jime, 1969, CDR Denton was assigned as Prospective Commanding Of- ficer, USS JOHN S. McCAIN QDDG-365. CDR Denton is a native of Jefferson City, Tennessee and a graduate of Carson- Newman College with a Master's Degree in International Affairs from George Wash- ington University. He is married to the former Rita F. Hartington of Providence, Rhode Island. They have four children: David N. Denton, Jr, Emily Kate, Jennifer Louise, and Mark Hartington.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAI The goal of delivering to the fleet a fully capable warship is a most difficult task. The long frustrating hours in the shipyard, the logistics of moving dependents from the east to the west coast, the at sea periods for test and evaluation and concluding with a concentrated Training Evaluation, requires sailors with understanding, talent, and dedication. The JOHN S. McCAIN cannot perform to her design capabilities unless every crew member has a desire to excel. It is excellence that wins honors, establishes reputations, and most of all it is excellence that Wins wars. I salute those of you that have strived so hard and served so well, during a most difficult period. It is to the White Hat, that has made our goal become a reality, that this Cruise Book is dedicated. COMMANDER DAVID N. DENTON , ,

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