Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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U.S.S. LLOYD THOMAS LDDE764j cfo Fleet Post Office New York, N. Y. From: The Commanding Officer To: The Ships Company Subj: Mediterranean Cruise, 8 January, to 26 MEIPCYI 1952 l. Pursuant to orders received from the Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet, this ship in company with the U.S.S. CABOT, HARWOOD, KEPPLER and ROBERT L. WILSON proceeded to the Mediterranean theatre in January, 1952 and reported for duty to the Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet. With ships in company, the U.S.S. LLOYD THOMAS comprised a hunter-killer force which par- ticipated in the Sixth Fleet and North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercises including history-making Operation Grand Slam' wherein ships of four nations operated side by side under a single set of tactical instructions and a com- pletely unified system of communications. On the lighter side this vessel paid good-will visits to a number of foreign ports. 2. Naturally-the protracted duration of the cruise away from home port, wives and sweethearts and normal supply and maintenance facilities imposed burdens, and in some cases hardships, on personnel of the ship. Moreover, poor weather on the passage over and during our stay in three of the five ports that we entered caused sleepless nights in rolling compartments at sea andxcaused us to spend dull evenings aboard in harbors too rough to permit shore leave. Special sea detail posting and steaming watches in port became more regular than O8OO musters. Finally the ship was almost continuously under the pres- sure of either exacting operations or the requirement to exhibit only the most impeccable behavior as American ambassadors of good will in foreign ports. ' 3. Despite these many challenges, this ship's company saw to it that the LLOYD THOMAS was never once open to criticism for being late or slow or broken down when operations were underway. Nor was this ship's company once involved in fostering anything but the best of good will ashore. On the contrary,, the ship was complimented on numerous occasions on'her smartness and appear- ance and on the individual performance and behavior of the members of her ship's company. ' 4. In this letter I want to address each person serving aboard.and commend him for contributing to-a highly successful cruise, and to tell all hands that it is a source of pride and pleasure to me to be associated with such a top- flight outfit. xx, - fiwfi William H. Rowen , T Njifraqi j 5 lex, 1, .. li!! I -A .JG X, . . - H!! 1

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swf on Cer, CAPTAIN LOUIS ALLEN BRYAN, U. S. Navy, Commander of escort Destroyer Division 62 since July 1951 graduated from the Naval Academy in 1932 where he was a five-striper, president of his class, and played tackle on the football team. Following graduation he served on the battleship Nevada and the cruiser I ndtana- polis. In 1935 he was designated Naval Aviator at Pensacola, but'-later decided in favor of des- troyers due to a lack of carriers and planes at the time. Captain Bryan graduated from the Naval Academy PG School in 1939 and was Gunnery Officer on the U.S.S. Cushing when war broke out in 1941. His war duties include service as Executive Ofhcer on the U.S.S. Duncan which participated in the battle of Cape Espe- rance in 1942, Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Shubfrick in 1943 which was part of the Sicilian Invasion Fleet, Gunnery and Training Oflicer on the DesLant Staff in 1944, and Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Blue .in 1945 while operating in the Philippines and Japan. His wartime decorations include the Silver Star, SecNav Com- mendation, two Bronze Stars, and the Purple Heart. After the war he spent two years at the Naval Academy followed by service at the New- port NAPS as Executive Officer and then Com- manding Oflicer. In 1951 he graduated from the Newport Naval War College, after which he assumed his present duties while the ship was at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. iz- .,.,,v,-'- ' -5-ggxl I, 'l lfefzf X 17 l ' 'rl' ' if o n A. , Qs e LT JAMES L. YVILSON, Staff Operations Offi- cer, attended the University of Pennsylvania as an NROT-C student and graduated with an A.B. in June 1943. He received his commission upon graduation and was assigned to the U.S.S. Hunt QDD-6745 on which he served until Decem- ber 1945. He was then assigned duty at the Separation Center in Bainbridge where he served until release to inactive duty in October 1946. LT'W1lson then studied law at Rutgers and received his LLB in 1950. He was recalled to active duty in his present capacity in September 1950. DR. ROBERT C. FLIPSE, Staff MedicalOflicer, served during World IV ar II in an enlisted status and has a ,service record which includes recruit training at Sampson NTS, Hospital Corps School at Portsmouth, Virginia, and duty at various Naval hospitals. Shortly before the end of the war he was assigned to New York Medical Col- lege from which he was graduated in 1948. He was released to inactive duty prior to graduation. 191950, he was recalled to active duty and assigned to St. Alban's Naval Hospital on Long Island ln .the X-Ray Department. Dr. Flipse assumed his present duties in December 1951. A