Keppler (DDE 765) - Naval Cruise Book

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l' :on gtrtixztl in Newport. Rhode lslztnd. lxrfzjulwv' i ' ' XVII' . l ztnd her crew haul totnplt-tt-d at trip :uonnd tht ild l'V:l lound Kr mlm' untlergoing her regu- Nlztrth, .1 . U l 4 lgtr overhztul att Boston Nxtxztl Shipx':n'd lollowt-tl ln' rt-freslier training :tt Cilllllllllllllllltt, ilnhxt, during the lgtttt-r pgtrt oli .lnly :ind Xutgnst. On 2 .Xugust l5l5l. connnztnd wats tliztntged from llonnnznidt-r 'll ll. Cun- ninghann, PSN, to Clotninztntlt-r CI. Alznnes, USN. llert-inony wats held on hoztrd. In St-ptt-niher she rt-niatint-d nextr her honie port. October l. lllfml, Ix'1'j1f1lf'r sailed, pztrticipziting in 'nn tnztnder 'l':tsk lforct- Sl exercises l-7 October :ind end- ing up :tt .Xnn:tpolis, Nlztrylatntl, for liberty, llllill1g in the Natvi-l'rinct-ton loothztll gznne, during the .-Xctuleniy Lt - lioniecoining. Octoher 22, l95l. K1'f7fIll'7' sztiled with Cotnlleslflot VI and staill' zthoztrd taking prtrt in Lnntlflex 58, the largest training exercises since the war. On Noveinher IG, lxrpfylwr rt-ttn'nt-cl to Newport for at well earned period of lt-:ive :ind recreation thztt extended to 2 hjznniziry 1952. During this period K1-111111-r leztrned it would make at Nletliterrztneztn cruise :ind all hands turned to, to prepare the ship :ind nizike ready to sail for Gihrztltzir in eztrly Alnnttatry. On 9 lzinuztrv l952. 1x'r-ppl:-r sailed in conipziny with Lloyd PFIIIHIIIIX,'l1fl7 ll'U1JIi, :ind R. I,. ll ilsrm escorting tfulfot to the Nl'fl.Nl :irc-it to pztrticipxtte :is :tn ,-XSXV llunter-Killer group with the powerlnl Sixth Fleet. 'I'ht-se Fleet t-xt-raises tuhninxttt-d with the NXYO Cr:tndslztni opt-rzuion in which Nzttzd :ind .Xir Forces ol tht- nizijor North .Xtlztntic 'I'rt-:uv signatures partici- pated stu-ct-ssltillx' :ts :tn internzitionzd 'I'nsk Force. Lib' t-rtx' ports included .'xllQllSlll :ind Pztlernto, Sicily, Nztples. Urztn, X illelritnche, with at lmrit-l fueling stop :tt Cihrztltztr bclore sailing wt-stwztrd on l7 Nlztrch H752 for Newport. A two week tender llX'Zlll1llJllllk' :twztited our return on 27 March llliil. K4-jzjnlrr w:ts assigned to Tusk Force Rl fHUKI..XN'I'j on l April l952. Tlit-re followed Independent Ship Exercise periods, .-Xtlvanict-tl I-Iunter-Killer Exercises :ind Il trip to Rock- lztnd, Blaine, for it st-ries ol nit-:tsnred mile runs in con- nection with it Dxtvid Tatvlor Model Bztsin project. During the zulvztnced Hunter-Killer exercises in Mrtv. l95'l. with Mimlorn fCIUNlHUKl..-XNTQ. the widely known :ind highly respected R.-XDNI Dan Gad- lery pziid lx'f'pj1I1'r' Z1 visit hy helicopter. The ztdvnnced Hunter-Killer exercises in june lasted for three weeks :ind wats highlighted by rt three- dat' visit to New York City :md by Ix'f'pj1I1'r's midnight rescue of three airmen of the Wrzglil whose plane crashed into the water. Axl ,,--A w NA, 1 ,,...- Lqgv-, -2, N ':' -K A .4-aj-.

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WDDJDJDJ Q. Q . tr tal .v f-L- J U Q Illia- 1 filzb. -t 41. Qi ,S 1 a, fi F' 1. . ' N 1 . 1 T -D Qi JACK E. ROSIN, LT, USNR, Chief Engineer. Enlisted in the U. Navy in February, 19-1-1. In 19-15 he received a commission as Ensign and was assigned to small craft in the Pacihc theatre. Dis- charged in july. 19-16, he enrolled at the Univer- sity of Toledo, graduating in 19-19 with a I3.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In 1952 Mr. Rosin was recalled to active dtity and ordered to Damage Control School. Completing the prescribed course at the Damage Control School he was assigned to and reported aboard the Keppler in March, 1952. JAMES F. TANGNEY, LTAIG, USN, Operations and Electronics OHicer. Attended North Central College, Neperville, Illinois. Mr. Tangney en- listed in 19-13 as an aviation cadet. In -Iune, 19-13, he received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy and was ordered to the USS Duluth ICI. 871 upon graduating in the Class of 19-17. The years 19-19-1951 found Mr. Tangney overseas, stationed in London, England with CinC NELM. In December, 1951, he was the proud possessor of orders to report to the Kcppler. ROBERT I... IV.-XI.'I'ERS, IQPIG, USN. Gunnery Officer. Enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 19-1-1, and had boot training at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon completion of recruit training he was assigned to the U. Naval Acedemy Fleet Prep School at Bainbridge, Maryland. In june of 19-15 he entered the U. S. Naval .-Xcademy and graduated in -Iune of 19-19. Mr. 1Valters served aboard the Battleship Missouri for 28 months as B Division Officer and Turret 1 Oflicer. In 1951 he attended Gunnery Officers Ordnance School in XVashington, D. C. Mr. YVal- ters was assigned to the Keppler in March of 1952. DAVID F. EMERSON, LTQIG, USN, Assistant Operations Officer. Enrolled at Tri State College, Angola, Indiana in 1943, then entered Purdue University in 19-13, majoring in Engineering. Mr. Emerson enlisted in the U. Navy in 1944 as an Apprentice Seaman. as a QM3 he served aboard LST 658. In 19-16 he was appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Gradu- ating in 1950 he was assigned to Pensacola for flight training. Received his wings in 1952 and was then assigned to Air Anti-Submarine Squad- ron 21. After a tour in the Far East he returned to the States and reported aboard the Keppler in July of 1953. .IO1-IN A. KEI..-XIIAN. LTKIG, USN. Engineering Ofhcer. Attended University of Mississippi from 19-17-1951 and enrolled as a NROTC stttdent under the Holloway Plan. Mr. Kelahan, an Eco- nomics Major. received his commission in May and reported aboard the Kefzjzler in june, 1951.