Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT WALTER F. HOFFLAND, Gunnery Officer, 136' gan his Naval career as part of the' radio gang on the U.S.S. Arizona QBB-365. In the C1nCUS Flag Allow- ance he served on several other old bwattleships. Dur- ing the war he was detached on- temporary duty with the air force based in Hawaii. After receiving his commission he went to the U.S.S. G1'aHzas,'fAF-295, and then attended a one-year course in Applied Com- munications 'at the Harvard PG School. .Following this he spent two years on the 'CinCPac Staff in Hawaii. LT Hoffland was then assigned to the U.S.S. Topeka CL 67 as Radio Officer where he served until de commissioning at Hunter's Point, California. . For two years he attended Ohio State University majoring in liberal arts as part of the Navy Five-Term Program. LT Hoffland reported aboard the Lloyd Thomas 4 May 1951 as Operations Officer and is now Gunnery Officer. LTJG CLYDE W. CARVER, First Lieutenant, atten- ded Georgia Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. in Industrial Management. After graduation in July 1945 from the Notre Dame Midshipmen's School where he received his commission as- ensign, he served on the U.S.S. Tolman QDM-285 in the Pacific. He was separated in August 1946. Whenrecalled to active duty in June 1951 he held a position in the Buying Department of Sears-Roebuck's Atlanta Offices. LTJG RALPH P. REUTER, Operations Officer, received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of fMinnesota in October 1945. He received his commission at the same time and was assigned to the Naval Air Station, Minneapolis for duty where he stayed until 'separation in August 1946.' At the time he was recalled to active duty in October 1950, he 'was an Assistant Manager with the Aetna Life Insurance Company. LTJG CARTER B. CONLIN, CIC Officer, attended the University of Southern California where he re- ceived a B.E. in Chemical Engineering in 1945 and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1947. After receiving his commission as ensign from the Columbia University Midshipmen's School in November 1945 he served on the U.S.S. Horace A. Bass CAPD-l24j as assistant communications officer until he was placed on inactive duty in June 1946. At the time of his recall to active duty in April 1951 hewas working as a chemical engineer for The Texas Company in their New York Offices. LTJG LELAND F. JOHNSON, Electronics Officer, received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in February 1946, and at the same time his commission as ensign. He was assigned duty with Post War Electronics Engineering at MIT where he received a second B.S.E.E. From there he went to the U .S.S. Benner QDDR-8075 where he served IW years with the Surface -Anti-Submarine Develop- ment Detachment in Key West. He was separated in February 1950. In November 1951 he was recalled to active duty to serve on the Lloyd Thomas as Electronics Officer. LTJG RI-CHARD E. NICHOLSON, ASW Officer, received his commission from the Naval Academy in June 1948. .He majored in mechanical engineering at Penn State for two years prior to his entry into the Naval Academy. His first duty -was Assistant Com- municator on the U.S.S. Bairoko QCVE-1155. From there he went to the U.S.S.---Diachenko QAPD-1235 as Operations Officer. LTJG Nicholson reported to the Lloyd Thomas in November 1950 and has held-the positions of First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer, the latter positionvbeing held until just before the end of the Mediterranean cruise. ENS PAUL F. CARLSON, Signal Officer, was com- missioned in June 1950 after receiving his B.A. in economics and sociology from Yale University. 'He reported aboard in July 1950 and up until the time he recently received orders to the CIC School jat Glenview, Illinois he had served longer on the Lloyd Thomas than any other officer aboard. ENS BRIGGS-B. EDNEY, JR., Main Propulsion Assistant, graduated from Georgia Institute of Tech- nology in June 1950 with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He received his commission at the same time and reported aboard the Lloyd Thomas in January 1951. ENS KING IV. PFEIFFE-R, 2nd Division Officer, graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1950 and was assigned to the Lloyd Thomas as his first duty. Upon his return from the recent Med cruise, he re- ceived ordersto the submarine Grenadiyer preceding sub training. ENS ALVIN H. LIFTMAN, Supply Officer, received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration fMarketingj from the University of Massachusetts in June 1950. He served during World IN7ar II as an Aviation Electrician 3!C in Trenton, N. and San Juan, Puerto Rico. After receiving his degree he was commissioned in July 1950 and sent to the Supply School at Bayonne. ENS Liftman reported aboard in May 1951. ENS JOHN C. MALADY, Air Defense Officer, atten- ded the University of Notre Dame and graduated in June 1951 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and received his commission at the same time. He reported aboard 26 June 1951. Mlhile the ship was in Naples he received orders to the Naval Justice School in Newport. ENS DONALD C. MARTIN, Communications Offi- cer, received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina in June 1951, and was commissioned ensign at the same time. His first duty was the Lloyd Thomas. ENS ROBERT W. PLUSH, lst Division Officer, graduated from Purdue University in June 1951 with a' B.S.'in Electrical Engineering and was also commis- sioned at that time. He reported aboard in July 1951 while the ship was in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ENS SAMUEL H. NILE, Damage Control Officer, graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1951 and reported aboard in July of that year. He had pre- viouslylspent several weeks aboard the Lloyd Thomas on a midsh1pmen's cruise. ENS B. FRENCH, Fire Control Officer, grad- uated in, June 1951 from Mlilliams College with a Bachelor s degree in History. After graduation he at- tended OCS .1n Newport from which he received his commission in November 1951 shortly after which he reported aboard. He was attending the Fleet Sonar School 1n Key Mlest while the ship was in the Mediterranean. ENS WILLIAM M. DOIV, Underwater Battery Of- ficer, received an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth College in June 1951. He was commissioned in March 1952 upon graduation from the OCS at Newport and reported aboard the same month. d

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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.

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