Macomb (DMS 23) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1953

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History Authorizedin1932, keel laid in 1910. launched in 1941 and first commissioned in 1942. the L .S.S. .llacomb DMS 23 was named for Captain William H. Macomb. a Civil War hero, who was commanding officer of the U. S. Steamer Slzamrorlf. When first commissioned the Macomb was the Destroyer mines off the coast of Okinawa prior to our invasion. lt was for this duty that the Macomb was awarded the Navy Knit Commendation. P The .llaz-omb is credited with shooting down six Japanese planes during the war, and in May of 1945 she was hit by a Japanese 458. U W h , suicide plane, causing eight The Macomb has seen 1 1 rj 5 L U E deaths. The Macomb finish- D D' U 1 . varied service since she ' . , . '- A ed her tour in the Pacific first joined the Fleet in V ' I by entering Tokyo Bay 1942. Du ing tl v early part W I, f Q' '0'a'i ifi1 'x ' ' . with the Missouri for the of 1942 bhe sdivied as an 3 Japanese surrender. escort for ships crossing the 'llilvllang . . DM! ln '? ,Ano,'B'u.?J!'- The Macomb spent the AlJl3IlllC, allll in late j. ygarg fgllgwing thg War as she took pllrl lll lllif part 0f the Mine Forcg, invasion of North Africa. it up B5P'fflt1Bfi! 3,1340 U. S. Atlantic Fleet, with ., I x . . ' 1 Following this duty the Macomb served with British I, rm. ri-.J-'S-r i.-.Af , , forces in the North Atlantic, in search of German raiders. During later service in the Mediterranean campaign the Jllacomb sank her hrst enemy submarine. Later she took part in the invasion of Southern France. It was in 1944 that the Macomb was converted to a high speed minesweeper, tl1e DMS 23. Her next duty was with the Pacific Fleet. assisting in the sweeping of D A azmzyimsa 33,19-ll g Iltlilillilflldillfl Jmlufjgy Sguth Carolina, From home port in Charleston, A ii ii March to October of 1951 she served with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Since late 1951 her schedule has included exercises in the North Atlantic and Caribbean. y A On April 22 1953 the Macomb left the United States for another Mediterranean cruise. It is about this Mediterranean cruise that the following pages have been written...

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'41 want facts, is a statement heard frequently by everyone aboard the U.S.S. Macomb. And the man who utters that statement usually gets the facts. After graduating from the U.S.S. Prairie State with a commission of Ensign in September, 1941. LCDR Hutchinson was assigned to the Destroyer U.S.S. Dewey, one of the ships at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Following duty on the Dewey, he went to the U.S.S. Haraden, also a destroyer, where he remained as Executive Officer until July 1945. During Wo1'ld War II LCRD Hutchinson took part in ten major operations. Included are the Pacific Raids, Coral Sea, the Guadalcanal and Tulagi Landings, the Solomon and Aleutian Operations and the Philippine Island Landings. Since the war he has served as. Officer in Charge of the Officer Intake Center in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended the General Line School at Newport, Rhode Island and the Post Graduate School at Annapolis. ln addition LCDR Hutchinson has had duty as Assistant Communications Officer, Flag Secretary and Aide to the Commander Naval Forces Western Pacific. He served on the staff of Commander Joint Task force THREE, who tested atomic weapons at Eniwetok, just prior to coming to the U.S.S. Macomb as .1 li-2- 'I,'.'Lf --' Commanding Officer in I . -. -..Y , ' 9 if t 4 October 1951. , , I. . LCDR Hutchinson is 1 ' A ' G pl .. - married to the former HJ' 731, Aft A Barbara Taylor Griffin, M! ' Us .A 'Vs J, ' ,S l , I. ' f- t 1 f formerly of RidgeW00d, s Q L, .ft ' ' New Jersey. They havfb ' A 'U three sons, 101111 10, .9 A David SZ and Alan 1. A It isn't hard to summarize in one WOI'fl the motto of LCDR Hutchinson. His SIHCCTC Q , X , if 1 LCDR I L Hutchinson USN M iilui If, Commanding OI-Iicei . , lL - f Q 1 5 urging to allis-THINK.

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