Kearsarge (CVA 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF OF .1 i ...lg STAFF A Flag Stat? is made up of several departments with the sole purpose of gathering pertinent information neces- sary to keep the Admiral well informed. The man who coordinates these depart- ments, and also acts as the Executive Officer to the Flag, is the Chief of Staff. Captain William lnman Martin is Chief of Staff for Carrier Division FIVE. He was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy with the class of '34 and earned his wings in l938. During World War ll he was a flight leader in Fighting Squadron TEN, attached to the USS ENTERPRISE, which was then involved in the Saipan campaign. As a result of his part in the battle, Captain Martin was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepedity, and also the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement. Later as Commander of Torpedo Squadron TEN he garnered the Air Medal, Gold Star in lieu ofa second Distinguished Flying Cross, and a letter of com- mendation from CINCPACFLT. As CAG of Night Air Group NINETY, Captain Martin developed, through his pioneering efforts, a successful doctrine for night air group opera- tions. ln recognition of this achieve- ment he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. ln l955 Captain Martin tack over the command of the USS SAIPAN which played an important part in the Tampico, Mexico hurricane relief mission. ln .lune of l957 he assumed his present duties after a short period as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. 31

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'Wi l . Adm Lee Q. Capt Martin 3. lcdr Francis A. lt Francis 5. Cdr Kerr 6, Lcdr Tierney 7. Cdr Suerstedt 8. Llig Roney 9. Dr Hartzler lO. Lcdr Hill ll. Cdr Trice l2. Ens Kaczmarek I3 1.1 lfi lo l7 l8 l9 20 Qi 23 23 Ens Fuller Cdr' Griese Ens O r.'.f ons Ltig Zodin Cdr Eoyum Ltig McCormick Cdr' Reeves Lt Jones Lcdr Barnes Lt Dellinger Lcdr Rasimas vw img I t if sf ' Q .,'.Q , , mi im f- g M Q ? QM Q if wiv! F .4 L, ucv Q , 'Y w I The commander of a carrier division, especially when he acts in the capacity Of a task force commander, must make far reaching decisions regarding the tactical employment of the forces Under his command. Ordered by his Sl-'Periors to accomplish a certain mission, he must decide the most effective way to carry out the task. ln mclflng his decision, he must 1 A consider a tremendous number of factors sthe local political situation, capabilities of his forces, enemy strength, weather conditions, and dozens of other interrelated factors. To relieve him of the task of sifting through the great amount of required information, he has a staff of especially qualified officers and men, divided U into departments much in the some WCIY CIS Ore my men. Each department analyzes the mission from its particular view-point and makes its recommendations to the Admiral. The Admiral comes to his own conclusions on the comparative feosibilities of the various plans in making his decision.