King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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rwT E COMMISSIONING TSBi THE FU G GOES FOR THE F ,rSTT ME. QUARTER DECK ORNAMENT BEING PRESENTED Ti CAPT . BUSTARD BY THE CONVAIR REPRESENTATIVE -- ' on- gcIkT ' --

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DLG - 1 CEREMONIES 7960 ENSIGN, JACK AND COMMISSION PENNANT ARE HOISTED AS THE BAND PLAYS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THE SHIP IS NOW IN COMMISSION READING OF COMMANDING OFFICER ' S ORDERS COMMANDER M . E . BUSTARD COMMANDING OFFICER ASSUMES COMMAND FIRST WATCH IS SET BY EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EARLE MCFARLAND COMMANDING OFFICER GIVES ORDER FOR THE PERSONAL FLAG OF COMMANDANT THIRTEENTH NAVAL DISTRICT TO BE BROKEN AT THE TRUCK RUFFLES AND FLOUISHES. ADMIRAL ' S MARCH REMARKS COMMANDER M. E. BUSTARD, USN COMMANDING OFFICER BENEDICTION COMMANDER A. M. RULINSKI, CHC , USN CHAPLAIN, U. S. NAVAL HOSPITAL , BREMERTON BAND SELECTIONS THIRTEENTH NAVAL DISTRICT BAND

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REAR ADMIRAL JOSHUA W . COOPER , COM MANDER TRA I N ING COMMAND , UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET, WAS GRADUATED FROM THE U. S, NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1927. HIS DUTY ASSIGNMENTS HAVE INCLUDED COMMAND OF DESTROYERS, A DESTROYER SQUADRON, THE BATTLESHIP IOWA, AND AMPH 1 B lOUS GROUP THR EE AND PART I CI RATI ON IN THE PRINCIPAL SEA CAMPAIGNS OF WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR. HE ISA GRADUATE OF THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AT WASHINGTON, D .C . P RO- MOTEDTO FLAG RANKAUGUST 1 , 1 955 , HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF NAVY SECTION JOINT U.S. MILITARY AIR GROUP INGREECEAND LATER IN THE JOINT STAFF , JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF . HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE TRA IN ING COMMAND, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET IN AUGUST 1 96 . HE HOLDS THE NAVY CROSS, THE LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL WITH COMBAT V, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH COMBAT V AND TWO COMMENDATION RIBBONS . HE IS MARRIED TOTHE FORMER RENA M . MC INTOSH OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUM- BIA, CANADA, AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, MRS. KLEBER S. MASTERSON , JR. AND THOMAS COOPER . HE RESIDES AT 266 I AVENUE, CO RON ADO , CAL IFORN I A W ITH HIS WIFE AND SON .