Lansing (DER 388) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBERT T. SHULTZ US NAVY Lieutenant Commander SHULTZ was born in Frederiksted, St, Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands. Upon graduation from Coronado High Sciiool, Coronado, Calif- ornia in June 1945 lie enlisted in the Naval Reserve and reported to the U. S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland in July 1945. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in June 1946 as a Fleet Appointee after completing the U. S. Naval Academy Preparatory School, Bainbridge, Maryland. He was commissioned Ensign upon graduation from Annapolis in June 1950 and reported to USS LEYTE (CVA 32) for duty in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Korea. A tour as Gunnery Officer, USS CONY (DDE 508) was followed by assignment as Commanding Officer, USS BRAMBLING (MSC(O) 42) in June 1954. In July 1955 he reported to the Bureau of Ships, Washington, D. C. and subse- quently commanded USS ST. CLAIR COUNTY (LST 1096) in the Pacific from 1957-59. Following a tour as the Amphibious Ship Placement Officer, Officer Distribution Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D. C. he com- pleted the Command and Staff Course at the U. S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in June 1962. In July 1962 he reported to USS TAYLOR (DD 468) in Pearl Harbor as Executive Officer before assuming command of LANSING in August 1963.

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The new year brought quick action from USS LANSING. On 2 January 1964, she was selected by Commander, Hawaiian Sea Frontier to participate in a Search and Rescue mission. LANSING readied herself in 3 short hours and steamed northwest of Oahu where an Air Force C- 124 Globemaster went down with a crew of nine. LANSING had the distinction of being the first surface vessel on the scene and also the last military unit to leave the search 8 days and 2500 search miles later. In February, LANSING went into Ada ' k, Alaska in the middle of a snow storm to drop off a crewmember requiring surgery. In August, the ship crossed the equator and in October, made a call at Johnston Island for fueL Another medical emergency diver- sion to Adak, Alaska occurred in December, with much the same weather as experi- enced during the February trip. LANSING was inport for Christmas and New Years ' Eve, The new year again bi ' ought an early start to sea when LANSING departed Pearl Harbor on 2 January 1965, for her final patrol. During this patrol, the ship again crossed the Equator. The patrol finished the end of January as LANSING returned to Pearl Harbor for her last look at Hawaii. As the book goes to press, the ship is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor on 16 February 1965, for Bremerton, Washington and decommissioning. The final decom- missioning ceremony is expected to take place 27 May 1965. AFTER CONVERSION ' ISS -iPJtm

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT RAY S. HARDY, JR., US NAVY Lieutenant HARDY was born in San Francisco, California in November 1935. After graduation from Wasiiburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1953, he spent a year as a Naval Reservist preparing for entrance to the U. S. Naval Academy; he entered the Naval Academy in 1954. In 1958 he graduated from Annapolis, receiving his commission as Ensign, U. S. Navy, and reported for his first tour of duty aboard USS MC DERMUT (DD 677) homeported in San Diego. During the next two years on the destroyer, he served as CIC Officer and Com- munications Officer. Following this, LT HARDY was assigned to Commander Destroyer Division 212, homeported in San Diego, fulfilling a billet of Staff Op- erations Officer from 1960-1962. He then attended the U. S. Naval Post-graduate School in Monterey, California, specializing in operations research. Upon com- pletion of his graduate schooling, he reported aboard LANSING in July 1964, to serve as Executive Officer. LT HARDY will report to USS VANCE (DER 387) as Executive Officer, after LANSING reports to Bremerton, Washington for decom- missioning in February 1965.