Julius Furer (FFG 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY, DECEASED

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REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY DECEASED BORN: Moscel, Wisconsin October 9, 1880 DIED: Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland June 5, 1963 SCHOOLINGS: Sheboygan, Wisconsin High School United States Naval Academy (Graduated first in his class in 1901) Master of Science, Massachusettes Institute of Technology. NAVY ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Initial Sea Tour: USS INDIANA, USS SHUBRICK (Spanish-American War) (2) Transferred the Construction Corps of the Navy (Now the Civil Engineering Corps) (3) Assistant Naval Constructor, Brooklyn, New York (4) Initial Industrial Manager, Charleston Navy Yard (5) Industrial Department Manager, Philadelphia Navy Yard (6) Initial Construction Manager, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard (7) Bureau of Construction Repair of the Navy Department, Washington DC (World War II) (8) Fleet Naval Constructor, Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (9) Chief Inspector of Naval Material, Pittsburg, PA (10) Industrial Manager, Navy Yard, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines (11) Overall Manager of Industrial Department, Philadelphia Navy Yard (12) Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, London, England (13) Coordinator of Research and Development of the Navy Department (World War II) (14) Post Retirement assignment to the Naval History Division of the Navy Department CAREER SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Julius A. Purer was a brilliant engineer, administrator, and naval leader. His service to the Navy played a major role in the success of both World Wars. His drive and efforts in modern shipyard and industrial techniques resulted in the efficient, fast paced output of all the Navy ' s shipyards during World War II. His foresight in planning and industrial design can still be noted today in the Navy ' s shipyards. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) Purchase of the land and initial administration of the facility now called the Charleston Naval Shipyard. (2) Purchase of the initial tools and machinery and administration of the Ship Repair Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3) Invention of the submersible pontoon, a type of marine salvage gear designed to bring deep water wreckage safely and easily to the surface (4) Design of the one hundred ten foot submarinechaser used in Anti-submarine Warfare during World War I (5) Construction of the Navy Yards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cavite Republic of the Philippines (6) Coordination of the Navy and civilian scientists for the sake of Research and Development (7) Author of the one thousand page, one volume-history of the administration of the Navy Department in the World War II AWARDS EARNED: Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Spanish Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Legion of Honor (French), Order of the Crown (Belgian).

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COMMANDER WILLIAM B. HUNT Commander William B. Hunt was born in Washington, D.C. on 10 September 1943 and raised in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy on 9 June 1965. His initial assignment was to San Diego, CA on the precommissioning crew for USS BROOKE (FFG 1). On BROOKE, Commander Hunt served as Communications Officer, First Lieutenant and CIC Officer. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Class 22, Commander Hunt remained in Newport, RI as Engineering Officer of USS JOHN WILLIS (DE 1027). His subsequent tour on USS WILLIAM M. WOOD (CD 175) was highlighted by two Mediterranean deployments where WOOD provided surveillance information on the newest Soviet Naval ships. Commander Hunt served as Operations Officer and Weapons Officer on this Norfolk, VA based destroyer. Ashore he was assigned to instruct midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department. He was selected to serve his last year at Annapolis as the Aide to the Superintendent. Returning to sea. Commander Hunt was Weapons Officer on USS WILLIAM H. STANLEY (CG32) for a tour that included two Mediterranean deployments. He attended the Command and Staff Course at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI where he was a distinguished graduate and won the coveted William S. Sims Award. He remained ashore as Aide to the President of the Naval War College. In Hawaii, Commander Hunt was Executive Officer of USS WHIPPLE (FF1062). An eventful Western Pacific deployment included participating in the Independence Ceremony for the Solomon Islands and effecting the largest documented at-sea rescue in U.S. Naval History when the WHIPPLE rescued 410 Vietnamese refugees from a crippled 20 meter boat in rough South China Seas. Furthermore, WHIPPLE received the Golden Anchor Award for retention. Commander Hunt served for two and one half years as Director of Manpower Requirements for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Following the standard CO pipeline, CDR Hunt relieved as Commanding Officer of the USS JULIUS A. PURER (FFG 6) on 11 March 1983 in the Panama Canal Zone. JULIUS A. FURER remained in the Central America area for a three month operation. On 2 April 1984, JULIUS A. FURER began a complex seven and one half deployment to the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. Commander Hunt ' s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal. He is married to the former Penny Lynn Makoske and has the following children: Cynthia, William Jr., Gregory, Laurie and Kimberly. The Hunt family currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina