Lansing (DER 388) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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WARD ROOM 1 ' Z j - . Left to Right; ENS J. L. Langford; ENS W. B. Howell; ENS J. L. Holland; LTJG R. Daniel; LT D. O. Chidlow; LCDR R. T. Shultz; LT R. S. Hardy, Jr.; LTJG T. R. ENS D. F. Weber; ENS E. W. Mason; ENS J. P. Dejanovich E. Black; LTJG V. D. Mc- Brinck; LTJG B. G. Baker; 10