La Salle (AP 102) - Naval Cruise Book

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oFFlc:ERs Row 1, left to right: Lt. fj.g.j J. B. Ellorg Lieut. S. Nelsong Pharmacist C. W. Clinton, Ch. Mach. L. C. Simondsg Lieut. H. M. Moriitg Ensign J. O. Wright, Lt. fj.g.j T. M. Caseyg Lt. fj.g.J I. L. Gjesdal. Row 2, left to right: Lieut. K. Young, Lt. Cj.g.j W. M. Lamb, Lt. Cj.g.j L. C. Earl, Lt. Comdr. L. BU Hurtg Lieut. W. G. Bisekg Commander E. M. Doar, Jr., Capt. H. McA. Gilman, Lieut. C. F. Healy, jr., Lieut. T. J. Taylor. Row 3, left to right: Lt. Cj.g.J C. Anderson, jr., Ensign R. C. Hayman, Lt.- Cj.g.j J. N. Theobaldg Ensign J. A. Ward, Ensign A. B. McKeelg Lt. Cj.g.j G. W. Hande. Row 4, left to right: Ch. Elec. C. W. Baker, Ensign J. M. Hanseng Ensign G. R. Romeo, Lieut. W. E. Burden, Jr.g Acting Pay Clerk L. T. Greene. Not in picture: Lieut. E. M. Brophy, Lt. fj.g.J F. Schulman, Lt. fj.g.j K. T. Swanson. l7l

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COMMANDER E. M. DOAR, Jr. Commanding Officer' Commander E. M. Doar, jr., CDEQ, USNR, enlisted in the Naval Reserve, during the first World War, as MM2c. With the educational background of three years at Clemson College, S. C., he was sent to the Naval Academy for a year, and received the commission of Ensign, USN, upon com- pletion. The U.S.S. Oklahoma was his first assignment. He resigned from the regular Navy in 1920, and joined the Reserve. He served on U.S.S. Yale, Utah, Lamson, Smith-Thompson, Tracy, Ruben James, and others. His assignments during World War Two have been twenty months as Engineering Officer and seventeen months as Executive Officer of U.S.S. Orizaba CAP-241. After eight months as Captain of Ferry Command Number One, he took command of the U.S.S. La Salle, 20 May 1945. ' wir ik if LIEUTENANT W. G. BISEK Executive Officer Lieutenant W. B. Bisek, CDMJ, USNR, graduated from Pennsylvania State Nau- tical School in 1939. From November, 1939, to February, 1940, he was employed by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Febru- ary, 1940, to December, 1940, found Mr. Bisek sailing on one of the Matson Navi- gation Company's Passenger Liners. Dur- ing World War Two, he has been Com- munications Oflicer of the U.S.S. Sepulga from january, 1941, to February, 1943. He came aboard the La Salle in March, 1943 and served as Navigator until October 1944, at which time he relieved Lieut. Comdr. Earl N. Clark as Executive Officer 7 9 o

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,stair ' . .. Q' h , L' lxvtx. A Wing, .L in s- Y 1431? - - -...-Ag A A HIEF ERS PETTY QFFIC Row 1, left to Row 2, left to nik, C. I. Row 3, left to L. L. Not in picture right: Dunkley, J.g Griflin, H. F., Hunt, A. F., Webb, A. E right: Chavez, R. B., Acker, S. S., I-Iedquist, M, R., Vode- right: Hickey, W. F., jr., Ponder, W., Bush, H. F., Goth : Wells, C. A., Wall, W. l8l