Leahy (DLG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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C PTAIN ROBERT W. HA YLER. JR., I ' SN CHIEF OE STAFF. SOI 77 A TLANTIC FORCES, I . S. A TLA1WTIC FLEET Captain Robert W. HAYLER, Jr., USN, is Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander South Atlantic Force and Commander Task Force EIGHTY-SIX. He is the son of Vice Admiral R. W. HAYLER, Retired, and Nola Birch HAYLER. He was born on 29 November 1918 in Muncie, Indiana. He was graduated from Rogers High School, Newport, R. I., and attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. He was graduated in the U. S. Naval Academy, Class of 1941. During World War II he served in destoryers in the Atlantic and Pacific. In 1946 he commanded the USS HARMON (DE-678) and in 1947 - 1948 he was Navigating Officer of USS HUNTINGTON (CL-107). From 1951 - 1953 he commanded the destroyer GOODRICH (DDR-831) in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. In 1956 he commissioned the USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DD-932) and was Com- manding Officer for a tour of two years. Subsequently he served on the Staff of Commander Sixth Fleet in the USS DES MOINES in the Mediterranean Sea. During tours of shore duty in Washington, D. C. he served in the Officer Distri- bution Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, as Aide to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations, and Aide to the White House, and Administrative Assistant to the Commander Fleet Activities Command. He has attended the Armed Forces Staff College, and the NATO Defense College in Paris, France. During 1959 - 1962 he served on the Joint Staff of Commander in Chief Europe in France. In 1962 he commanded Destroyer Division 132 in the Pacific and in 1963 was assigned as Chief of Staff to Commander Carrier Division 17. From 1964 - 1965 he commanded Destroyer Squadron 32 in Task Group ALFA, an Atlantic Hunter Killer Group. In 1965 Captain HAYLER was assigned to COMSOLANT Staff as Chief of Staff. Captain HAYLER is married to the former Barbara SILLIMAN of Bangor, Maine. They have two children, both born in France, Robert III, and Nicole. For service in the Pacific during World War II, Captain HAYLER wears the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V . His hobb ies are sailing, tennis, and swimming. He is a member of the New York Yacht Club.

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CAPTAIN STEVEN N. ANASTASION, USN COMMANDING OFFICER Steven Nicholas ANASTASION was born April 9, 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut and attended New Haven High School before entering the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1939. After graduation in June 1942, he reported to USS CHAMPLIN (DD-601) where he served as Torpedo, Weapons and later Executive Officer. In that destroyer he participated in the invasions of Sicily and Southern France, bombardments of the Formio-Anzio area of Italy and in North Atlantic Convoy operations. In July 1945, he returned to Annapolis for post graduate study. Continuing at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, he received the degree of Master of Science in February 1948. He was subsequently assigned to work at the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico until January 1949 when he reported to USS CORAL SEA (CVA43) for duty in the Weapons Department. From October 1949 until June 1951, Captain ANASTASION participated in the atomic weapons tests at Eniwetok as Technical Officer, Joint Task Group 3.1. He was next assigned to the staff of the Assistant Chief for Nuclear Energy Applications, Bureau of Ordnance, where he remained until June 1952. Following command of USS NAWMAN (DE-416) from 1952 to 1954, he reported to the Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency and was Director, Technical Division until 1957. He next attended the course in Naval Warfare at the War College, Newport, Rhode Island graduating in June 1958. Captain ANASTASION commanded USS HAWKINS (DDR-873) from July 1958 to August 1960. His next duty was as Technical Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the ' Navy (Research and Development) where he served until August 1963. This was followed by a years study at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces where he graduated in 1964. In June 1964 he reported as Commanding Officer USS LEAHY (DLG-16). In addition to the Bronze Star Medal with one Gold Star and Combat V , Captain ANASTASION has the American Defense Service Medal with Star, the American Campaign Medal with two stars, the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occun Service Medal, European Clasp, and the National Defense Service Medal.

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COMMANDER CHARLES J. BAUMAN, JR., USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER Charles Joseph BAUMAN, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1924. He attended Frankford High School in Philadelphia before enlisting in the U. S. Navy in February 1943. After nearly two and a half years as a Radioman-Gunner in Attack and Patrol type aircraft during World War II he entered the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1945. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1949 he reported to USS PALAU (CVE-122) where he served as Second and Third Division Officer, Auxiliaries Division Officer and Assis- tant Communications Officer. In January 1951 he reported to the USS CABOT (CVL-28) where he served as Personnel Officer, Assistant Air Operations Officer and Fire Control Officer. From August 1952 to February 1953 Commander BAUMAN attended the Officer ' s Combat Information Center School at Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois. Reporting to the USS TABBERER (DE-418) in February 1953 he served as Engineer Officer until June 1954 when he became Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Escort Squadron Twelve where he remained until June 1956. First duty ashore came in June 1956 with assignment to the U. S. Naval Damage Control Training Center, Philadelphia where he served as Head of Department for NBC Warfare Defense Instruction. In July 1958 Commander BAUMAN reported as Executive Officer of a new class of Ocean Minesweeper, the USS ALACRITY (MSO-520), placing the ship in commission at Boston, Massachusetts. From May 1960 to December 1962, he served on the Staff of Commander Training Command, U. S. Atlantic Fleet as Assistant Operations Officer with collateral duties as Engineer and Damage Control Officer. January 1963 found Commander BAUMAN at the U. S. Army Counter-Insurgency School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This was followed by attendance at the Military Assistance Institute in Washington, D. C. for a short period of instruction prior to reporting for duty in March 1963 as Head, Navy Training Branch, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Iran located at Khorramshahr, Iran, the principal operating base of the Imperial Iranian Navy. In May 1964 he reported as Engineer Officer, USS LEAHY LDLG-16). Commander BAUMAN relieved as Executive Officer, USS LEAHY (DLG-16) in August 1966.