Jouett (DLG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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Boi ' n in Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 3 August 1930, Commander Addams received Ills early education in the public schools of Fort Thomas. He gxaduated from Harvard College in June, 1952, receiving a Bachelor Of Arts Degree with a Major in American History . He was selected for Officer Training at the Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island and was commissioned an Ensign in the line in May 1953. He volunteered for train- ing in explosive ordance disposal as an Ensign and was assigned to the explosive ordance disposal school, Indian Head, Maryland. Upon graduation from this course he served as Officer In Charge, Harbor Defense Unit, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Subsequent sea tours in- cluded duty as Operations Officer USS William C . Lawe (DD-763); Communica- tions CIC Officer, Staff Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two; and Operations Officer, USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13). He next reported for a year of study in the Command and Staff course of the U. S. Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. Following graduation he was selected to remain on the Faculty of the Naval War College for the next two years. During this time, in off duty hours, he completed his studies with George Washington University, and was awarded a Master Of Arts in International Affairs . Upon completion of his tour aboard JOUETT, CDR. Addams relieved as Commanding Officer, USS COCHRANE (DDG-21). JOHN F. ADDAMS COMMANDER, USN Jouett ' s First Executive Officer 3 Dec. 1966- 16 April 1968 172

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CAPTAIN ROBERT S. HAYES, U.S. NAVY Bom in Columbus, Ohio on 5 July 1922, Captain Hayes received his early education in the public schools of New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He attended Washington and Jefferson College for one year prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy in August 1941. He was graduated and commissioned an Ensign in the Line in June 1944. His first sea service was in the USS SANTA FE (CL-60) during which he partici- pated in the amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima, carrier air strikes against the Philippines, Okinawa, and Tokyo; and finally the occupation of Japan. During the initial carrier strikes against the Japanese homeland the SANTA FE came to the rescue of the badly damaged and burning aircraft carrier, USS FRANKLIN, only fifty miles from the enemy shoreline. For this alongside rescue, during which over eight hundred crew members were taken aboard, the SANTA FE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation. Captain Hayes remained in the SANTA FE until after the day when she reported for inactivation at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He next reported for duty on the Staff of Commander Battleships-Cruisers, Pacific Fleet. Subsequent sea tours includ- ed service in the Atlantic Fleet as Operations Officer of USS PERRY (DD-844); Executive Officer USS NEW (DD-818); Commander Officer USS HEMMINGER (DE-746); Communications Officer, Staff Commander Amphibious Group Four; Operations Officer, Staff Commander South Atlantic Amity Force; and Commanding Officer, USS POWER (DD-839). Service ashore included tours as Assistant Communications Officer, Staff Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic at Norfolk, Virginia; and Strategy and Tactics Reviewing Officer, Staff U.S. Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. Captain Hayes is a graduate of the Applied Communications Course of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; the Command and Staff Course of the U.S. Naval War College, and the Intensive French language Course of the Defense Language Institute. He has received a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from Boston University. Prior to reporting to the USS JOUETT, Captain Hayes was Head of the Foreign Languages Department at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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JOHN A. WALKER LCDR, USN Jouett ' s Second Executive Officer 16April 1968 — Bom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 September 1933 Lieutenant Commander Walker attended GermantowiT Academy for twelve years . He then attended Princeton University as an NROTC Regular, graduating and being commissioned an Ensign of the line in June 1955. His first sea service was m USS RANDOLPH (CVA-15) during wliich he participated in two Mediterranean Deployments, including The Suez Crisis of 1956. He next reported to USS ALTAIR (AKS-32), homeported in Barcelona, Spain, as Operations Officer . Subsequent sea tours included service in The Atlantic Fleet as Operations Officer, USS LAFFEY (DD-724) and on the Staff Of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Division Twelve as Surface Operations Readiness and Training Officer . Service ashore included tours as U.S. Liaison Officer to Her Majesty ' s Canadian Communication School in Nova Scotia, Canada and on the staff of Commander Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harlxjr, Hawaii. 173