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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