Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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s: ! . HAWAII Remember Pearl Harbcr, The USS ARIZONA. 1 he first stop Of our rar hast cruise was romantic Honolulu , situated on tlic Island oj Oanu. Tlic Island is tlic main resort of tnc Hawaiian group, a lana OJ smiling people, soft nree:es, swaying palms ana the gentle rhythm of the hula. Here, too, is Waihihi with it s coral reefs ana shimmering hlue waters, crowds of sun worshippers, outrigger canoes, ana always the ever present Uiamona Heaa. I ' or those who aesirea, a tour of the Island of (Jahu was available. I he tour stopped at the palace of Ojueen LiliOKulani, the last ruling monarch of Hawaii. here also was a stop at the JVational Memorial Cemetery in the grassy crater of the e.xtinct volcano, the ancient Hill of Sacrifice. I his is the resting place of the famed writer, hrnie Pyle, and many thousands of servicemen of the Second World War. I he trip included the breath -taking view from gale swept Pali, a high moun- tain precipice and then down to tne sea to a place of special interest to movie fans, the secluded surf washed beach where the Burt Lancaster-Deborah Kerr movie From Here to Eternity was filmed. Here, too, was the lava nlow Hole through which the incoming hreakers send a spout of water into the air. lowering oko Head, a well hnown land marh, was not far away. Here sparhling crystal- clear water reveals colorful coral formations on the ominous cove bottom. I his also is a shin divers paradise. Hawaii was a fine starting point for our cruise. J he ne.xt nine days were spent looking forward to our ne.xt stopping point, ) ' OI OS( ' KA {and mail call!) Grass Skirts 57 version.

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iiiiiilJltS Paul David Stroop was born In Za-ncsvillc, Ohio, 30 October 1004. He attended high school in Mobile, Alabama before his appointment by the 7th. Con- gressional District to the U. S. Naval Academy. He was commissioned Ensign upon graduation from the Acaaetny in June 1020. He was ordered to the USS AR- KANSAS in September of the same year. When detached from the AR- KANSAS he returned to the Academy as a candidate for the 1028 Olympic team. After returning from the games, he reported to the Naval Air Station, PcJisacola, Florida for fliciht instruction. He again returned to Annapolis in June 1032 to attend the Naval Post graduate school of Qencral Line instruc- tion followed by a year s instruction in Applied L omiiuDiications. While L oinmanding Officer of the ESSE.K, in Oriental waters in 1052, he invited the former Rear Admiral Toshi- tane lakada, of the one-time Imperial Japanese Navy, aboard to talk over the I attle of the Coral Sea. During this battle, RADM Stroop was aboard the L ' SS LEXINGTON, and e.x- Admiral Tahada commanded the enemy. When relieved of Staff duty in April, he assumed command of the USS MAKINAC, a small seaplane tender. Later that year he was ordered to the Navy Department, Washington, D. C, for duty in the ' - ■ S. tleet 1 leadguarters, plans division. While there, he was assigne d to accompany Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King to the Conference in Ouebec. Subsequently he attended the conference at Yaha and Potsdam. After his duty in Washington, early in lO-J.J, he again returned to the Pacific Fleet where he served as Plans Officer on the staff of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific until August 1045. Returning to a shore assignnient in September, 104S, he became E.xecutive Officer of the General Line School, in Monterey, Calif. From August 1050 to June 1051 he attended the National War College. The following August he assumed command of the CSS I RINCETON, Later he took command of the carrier ( ' SS ESS E.X. November 1, 1053 he was appointed to his present rank of Rear Admiral while servi ig at the Naval Ordnance Test Station. In February of lOc he was ordered to relieve RAD. i J . L. J ixon as Commander Taiwan I itrol Force. J le reported aboard the flagship USS SALL JUCJW SOL ND on the loth day of April to assume his duties to protect the off-shore islands of the Pacific from the Bering Sea to the North, to the Indian C -ean to the South. In 1020 he married Miss Ester E. I lolscher of Jnilinyiore. . ' trs. Stroop and their r t r . . ' Captain RADM PAUL D. STROOP