Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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Left to right back row: LT-IG Conlin, LT-IG Johnson, LTJG Reuter, CDR Morris, CDR Rowen, LT Hooton, LTJG Carver, LTIG Nicholson, Front Rom. ENS French, ENS Nile, ENS Dow, ENS Liftman, ENS Eclney, ENS Malady, ENS Martin: Inset: LT Holllantl, ENS Carlson, ENS Pfeiller, ENS Plush. 1 ' f Q ifif 2 FTA L C 'We 43, 1 T. Moms' lf' CDR. NVILLIAM T. MORRIS, Executive Officer, graduated from the University of Florida in 1939 with a B.S. in Business Administration. After war was declared in Europe and began to threaten American shores, he joined the Navy V-7 Program in 1940 and attended the Northwestern University Midshipmen's School. After be- ing commissioned an ensign in June 1941, he was assigned to the U.S.S..Barnett QAPA-5j to duties in the Landing Boat Division. This duty was followed by service in the Armed Guard on various merchantmen attempting to make the treacherous North Atlantic run. From there he went to the U.S.S. Wilhoit QDE-3972 where he served as executive and gunnery officer until the end of the war. He was placed on inactive duty in February 1946. In September 1950, CDR Morris was recalled to active duty to serve in his present capacity as Executive Officer of the Lloyd Thomas. if Ofhcerfi LT RALPH L. HOOTON, Chief Engineer, enlisted in the Navy in December 1936 and received recruit training at Norfolk, Virginia. His first duty was on the U.S.S. West Virginia from May 1939 until it was sunk at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. LT Hooton was then assigned to the U.S.S. Benham QDD- 397D for three months until he was reassigned to the West Virginia as a salvage diver. He saw action in the Pacific in 1943 on the West Virgin ia and finally put her out of commission in 1946. LT Hooton rose from apprentice seaman to Chief Machinist's Mate on the West Virginia and was then commissioned ensign in October 1943. From September 1946 to January 1948 he enjoyed shore duty at the Fleet Boat Pool, Bayonne, OinCh Crash Boat at Melville, R. I., and Naval Supply Center, Norfolk. His next assignment' was the U.S.S. Leyte for two years during which he went to Korea and made two Med cruises. In 1951 he helped recommission the Hornet in San Francisco, and then decommission her in Brooklyn. From this duty he was assigned to the Lloyd Thomas as Chief Engineer.