Lofberg (DD 759) - Naval Cruise Book

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A 4 We Wzzrdrwm HOW COULD WE EVER FORGET: Bill Eisenbeiss exercising after dinner. Carl Hoffman trying to defy science by putting two ships on one station. Three LOFBERG JO's taking a midnight swim in the Kalayaan O'Club pool. Going to GQ to identify two fishing boats. Jim Kresge and Tom Vajda returning from the CPO luncheon The XO building up his right arm at the club game rooms. The departure of Hal Manicke. The Scopitone at the Chuck Wagon. A Jerry Yablonicky searching for the lost an- chor with grappling hooks and a magnet. Jerry Lange getting to know the plant. Gary Zopf painting the town - Olongapo. Steve Fitzgerald as an Army helicopter door gunner. The counter battery action at Cape Lai. Tom Lange's first week at sea. George Abbott wrestling with the bear in his cave.

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.. I 1 562916 A I Ender A graduate of the Un1vers1ty of North Carollna Lleutenant Commander Bader recelved h1s oom m1ss1on through the NROTC program 1n 1955 H1s flrst tour of duty from June 1955 unt1l June 1957 was aboard the USS LCESER QDE 6803 where he served as CIC Communlcatlons and Operatlons Offloer From 1957 unt1l June 1959 Mr Bader served as an mstruotor 1n the Forelgn Language Depart ment at the U S Naval Academy In June 1959 he reported aboard the USS FCRT SNELLING QLSD 303 as Ops and later Englneerlng Offloer In August of 1961 the XO entered Naval Intell1 gence School 1n Washlngton D C as a student In July 1962 he began a tour as the Assls tant Naval Attache U S Embassy 1n Ottawa Canada From here he Went to the USS VAN COUVER QLPD 25 for a year and a half as Operatlons Offloer before beglnnmg h1s tour on the LOFBERG LCDR Bader 1S a natlve of Lou1sv1lle Ken tucky He 1S marrled and has four daughters all res1d1ng 1n San D1ego U16 Q50 X 9-, .9 -fl fi, ,Iii - ?i . ' -sl . 3 . . 0 ' 4 ' Q 0 xi ' 11 Q .4 O I I . V I . C 9 ' O . n . 0 IE . . 0 , 1 O I 9 I , u , , . . I 0 l - ' I ' ' 0 N to , 6 7' fl Z3 '-1 ,LA fig' fI5f'3 'iflif' A ae - zip: ' ,..Q . . A 9 , 9 , 6 I ., L fb, Y L. 5, , tl. .1 .. IV' A 1 b . 'P' ,-I 5, 1 1 fl.. '

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,M HIWIUI' ks Mike Cambron looking for his mattress on promotion day. Hump Freak falling asleep at the Q J. Steve Wheeler 'dangling from a helicopter. Dick Welsh's wetting down party. How's your diet coming Tom? .... Great Captain .... MMMFFH. Dick Bundy's strict adherance to temperance Carl Hoffman grading JO Journals. Ron Phemister actually doing his JO Journal. Steve Wheeler slowing down upon return to CONUS. . Jerry Cutrer ordering 50 screwdrivers in- stead of 50 foul weather jackets. Captain White's endurance at watching our fantastic sea prints. The ship's party at Sasebo. The Shellback initiation. The beard growing contest. The word to finally GO HOME .