Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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PEOPLE People make a ship what le is. l.os Anu;eles is a com- )site of the following •ople, like a jigsaw puzzle, ach man from the Admiral own to the newest recruit in point to his part and now that his elTorts are .sential to the aeeomplish- lents for which the entire lip, the Navy and our luntry receive credit. Smiling, frowning, laugh- ig, working playing, busy r bored, these arc the eoplc.

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DEDICATION An old salt will tell you that there is a right way, a wrong way, and a Xavy.way of doing things. From the Long Glass, Boat -swain ' s Pipe, Side Boys and Gleaming Brightwork we have traditional signs of smartness and for these we are unique in our ways. We sometimes call it Spit and Polish with a tone of deprecation, but we cannot deny that it is a source of continuing pride. Hence to that NAVY WAY we dedicate this book.

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REAR ADMIRAL R.C. JOHNSON, USN Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Eleven Ralph Clarence Johnson «ab born January 4, 1911. Following graduation from the I ' .S. Naval Academy in 1932 he was assigned to the battleship ISS NEW YORK. He then served as Communications Officers on the staff of the Commander. Battleships Battle Force, as First Lieutenant on the destroyer I SS MOX. (iH.- N. and as Gunnery Officer of the destroyer IS.S DC PONT. .At the outbreak of the war he was an instructor in the Department of Ordnance at the Naval Academy. Ordered to Boston, Massachusetts in February 1942, he assisted in fitting out the destroyer I ' S.S COWIE, and became her Executive officer in June. He commanded the COW IE from August 1943 until January 1945, during which time he received a letter of conmiendation. During the latter part of the war he was Gunnery Officer on the slalT of Commander Destroyers, .Atlantic Fleet, and for outstanding service in that capacity was awarded the Bronze Star .Medal. Detached from staff duty in .August 1946, he served for two years as Ordnance Officer at the Naval Mine Depot, Yorktovvn, irginia, and for seven months thereafter had instruction at the .Armed Forces Staff College. He served from March 1949 to June 1950 as Chief of Staff to Com- mander Transport Division ELE EN then became Exe- cutive Officer of the cruiser NEW PORT NEWS. In April 1951 he reported as Conmianding Officer of the Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, and in October 1951 became Commanding Officer of the Naval Schools Command there. In August 1954, he took command of the attack cargo ship I ' .SS ARNEB which was followed a year later by duty as Chief of Staff, .Aide and Operations Officer to Commander Cruiser Division SIX. In February 1956 he was transferred to the Field Ciommand, .Aniied Forces Special Weapons Project, .Albuquerque, New Mexico. In .March 1958 he assumed command of ISS COLU.MBLS. In January 1959 he reported as Deputy Naval Inspector General, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, where he was promoted to the rank of Rear .Admiral effective June 1, 1959. In May 1960 Admiral Johnson left Washington and reported in June to .Ankara.Turkey as Chief, Navy Group, Joint I nited States .Military Mission for .Aid to Turkey. He was detached from that duty in .April 1962 and re- ported as Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven on June 7, 1962.