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NNNx WM . X XNNN on 'oo f . A .soo e. o . The Command sen.-as ...eo - 4 . ,. ,, ,,,.,,,.. ev.. . .oe-Q. ...vw vu- Q. Q 0 ,, .. ...cons 'Q'-J.. ...ooo oo.. '.-'Q .payout vs 4. cf 'tv' JI' .53 0 tr ts 0 Z: . Q ,e e I: - 1 f 'Q' 4' 4 'u ra , f ,v 7 -' . -' ,f - 1. 5 5 P O g ' 1 ' 9' oo n 0 nl 'Q . 0 9' 1 . -'--- gin. 4 .- ...a '- CAPTAIN JIIHN Ii. IIHAWPIIHII, USN Born on February 22, 1897, and reared in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools. Later he attended Franklin and Marshall Academy and College Lancaster Pennsylvania. In 1915 he entered the Naval Academy, from which he was giaduated iii 1918 and was assigned to the destroyer, Dofwnes, operating out of Queenstown fnow Cobhj Ireland. Early in 1919 he was ordered to the U. S. S. Mississippli where he served until 1920, when he entered the Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, The next 16 years were spent in submarines, and included command of D, K, L, and N class submarines, service in the larger V classes, and three years as operations officer on the staff of Commander Submarine Force. In 1938, after a two-year tour in the detail ofiice of the then Bureau of Navigation, he became Navigator of the U. S. S. Maryland, and in 1939 assumed command of the tanker Cuyama. This duty was followed by a tour at the Naval Academy, then a year and a half on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations. In August, 1943, Captain Crawford was assigned as P. C. O., U. S. S. Miami, then building at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia. He assumed command of the Miami on commissioning on December 28, 1943, and after shakedown and preliminary training periods took the ship to the Pacific, where he served until his detachment on February 1, 1945, to duty as Assistant to Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. CAPTAIN THIIMAS H. BINPIIIIII, USN A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Captain Binford attended Mississippi A 8: M College, Marion Military Institute, and graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in the class of 1919. He later attended the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. His duty with the fleet has been served aboard various old type destroyers, three years aboard the battleship Texas, one year's duty as First Lieutenant of the U. S, S. Tuscaloosa and duty aboard the U. S. S. Indianapolis and the U. S. S. Argonne. Capt. Binford was also Commanding Officer of the U. S. S. Clark, which was the fiag ship for its squadron. His most recent duty afioat has been served aboard the U. S. S. Miami as Commanding Ofiicer. His staff positions have included those of Scouting Force Personnel Officer and Assistant Fleet Personnel Officer for the United States Pacific Fleet. At one time he served as Aide to the Commandant Ninth Naval District. During World War II he held, in the Bureau of Personnel, the position of both Assistant Director and Director of Enlisted Personnel. At this time the Navy expanded to over 2,225,000 men. ' When the war broke out, Capt. Binford was then in command of Destroyer Division 58 of the Asiatic Fleet, His first action was seen at Bandoeng Strait, and for his excellent work in this action he was awarded the Navy Cross. Later, for gallantry in the Battle of the Java Sea, he was presented the Silver Star. The Captain also possesses the Legion of Merit.for liaison and over-all work for the Dutch Naval Command during the Netherlands Campaign. Upon arrival back in the United States, he was decorated with the Order of William by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. 1 IIAPTAIN HUBEHT BIILTUN, JH., USN Born in Newark, N. I., Capt. Bolton attended grammar school and graduated from high school in Bloomheld, N. J., in June, 1914. After a year at the Army and Navy Preparatory School in Washington, D, C., he entered the U. S. Naval Academy and graduated in the class of 1919. He has also attended the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. He has served aboard the U. S. S. Minnesota, the destroyer tender Bridgeport, the old German liner Breslau, which was taken in World War I, the U. S. S. Biddle as Engineering Officer, and the U. S. S. Sicard in the Asiatic waters as Engineering Ofhcer. In 1927, he helped commission the U. S. S. Saratoga. He served on the U. S. S. Bainbridge as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer. In 1938 he began a one year tour of duty as First Lieutenant on board the U. S, S. Arizona, and he continued his tour of sea duty on the transport Henderson. , At the outbreak of World War II, Capt. Bolton was ordered to the U. S. S. Nashfvzlle as Executive Ofiicer. This ship escorted the U. S. S. Hornet from.Norfolk, Va., to .San Fran- cisco where she picked up the famed Jimmie Doolittle and his B-25's for their raid on Tokyo, the Nashville being part of the task force. In November of 19:42, Commander Bolton, then assuming rank of Captain, was ordered to command LST Flotilla Three, which par- ticipated in the occupation of Kiska. In the assault on Tarawa,.Capt. Bolton conducted the first attack by Amtracks from his LST's against a strongly fortified japanese position. For these heroic efforts he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Late in the war he was ordered t0 the U. S. S. Pittsburgh as Commanding Officer. and from that duty he was ordered to relieve Capt. Binford of command of the U. S. S. Miami. Capt. Bolton's sea duty has been interspersed with service as an instructor in the Dejpart- . , s ' ' 7 men of Engineering and Aeronautics and in the Executive Department at the NavaiAc:bEim3, Executive Ofhcer and Captain of the Yard in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Comman mg cer Of the U. S. Naval Recruiting Station in Los Angeles, California, and as a Staff member of C0mmander in Chief in the Amphibious Warfare Section of the Readiness Division in Washington, D, C, , ..' ,.
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to Ulirhi to complete the provisioning, upkeep, and overhaul, and have our Thanksgiving dinner. By December 8, Task Force 38 was ready to return to the Philippine area to continue the reduction of Japanese resistance, which lasted for several days. Fighting ceased momentarily because of a typhoon which hit us on the 16th and which reached the Heet in all it fury on December 18th. . As a result of the storm damage to all ships, the Task Force was ordered back to Ulithi. Along with the other ships damaged, the Miami returned with her bow bent to port about six inches, due to the force of the storm. Temporary repairs and reinforcing kept the Miami on the fighting line. During this stay in Ulirhi, which lasted over Christmas Day, the Task Force hagl its Christmas dinner, including turkey and all of the trimmings. Ulirhi, besid-es being the principle base of the Fleet, also provided the officers and men with what little recreation was afforded them. Mog Mog Island was set aside fo-r recreation and at infrequent intervals everybody could get ashore to relax, get his feet on dry land, and consume the ration of beer-three cans per man. 3 New Year' s Day found Task Force 38 again under- way and making ready for continued strikes on the Japanese. Formosa and Luzon were so repeatedly hit that the aviators claimed that they were ,failing to find targets of opportunity. Since the amphibious force was -working through the Philippines to make a final land- ing in Lingayen Gulf, it was d-ecided to take Task Force 38 into the China Sea and cover targets of opportunity along the China Coast from Hongkong to Saigon. On the night of January 9, the air was tense as we transited Bashi Channel into the China Sea. The sea was heavy all of the time the Task Force was roaming the China Sea, but the aviators managed to get in three full days of attack. The Task Force with- drew through Balingtang Channel on the 20th and continued pounding Formosa and Okinawa on the return trip to Ulirhi. ,Upon anchoring in Ulithi on January 27, 1945, Task Force 38, under Admiral Bull Halsey, was dis- solved, only to- become Task Force 58 under Admiral Spruance. On January 28, the U. S. S. Miami changed command, with Captain Thomas H. Binford relieving 'Captain John G. Crawford. When Task Force 58 got underway on February 10, our objective was Tokyo and Kyushu. The day had at last arrived when the full force of the war was to fall on the capital of Japan-the date: February 16, 1946. February also saw the landing of amphibious forces on the island of Iwo Shima, and Task Force 58 con- ducted attacks on Chichi Jima, Tokyo, Kyushu, and Okinawa. While retiring to Ulichi, Cruiser Division 14 with supporting destroyers, was ordered to bombard the island of Okina Daito Jima, an important source of phosphates for the home islands of Japan. The bom- bardment was conducted at night, using starshells. Targets of opportunity were hir, and when we retired, many large fires were burning. . The pace of the Campaign- was increasing as the war approached Japan, and on March 14, 1945, after nine days of upkeep, overhaul, and provisioning, Task Force 58 was again roaming the Japanese coast, this time in preparation for and to cover landings on Okinawa Jima. The air strikes were directed against Kyushu, Okinawa and Nansei Shoto, while much of the time was spent providing a Combat Air Patrol over the landing operatic-ns on Okinawa, a new technique developed to keep interruptions to the landing opera- tions at a minimum. After 45 days at sea, Task Force 58 returned on April 30 to Ulithi Atoll for replenish- ment and upkeep. The Miami, along with the other ships, made all preparations for returning to the Okinawa-Japan area, little dreaming that our orders for return to the States for overhaul were in the process of delivery. The ship was in all respects ready to sail on May 8 when the orders arrived. On May 10 we headed east for Pearl Harbor and San Pedro. It was indeed a day of re- joicing, for it meant leave, liberty, and home after more than a year in the forward area. The ship arrived in San Pedro on May 24 and spent June and July in the Naval Shipyard on Terminal Island. Although most of August was spent in post repair trials, refresher training, and shakedown under COTCPAC fCommander Operational Training Com- mand, Pacificj the Miami was ready for sea and de- parted for Pearl Harbor on August 19.1 From Pearl Harbor the ship was ordered to Guam to help effect the surrender of the Japanese in the Marianas and Caroline Islands. Upon arrival in Guam, the ship was informed that her services were not requir-ed. From Guam We Were ordered to Okinawa to support the neu- tralizing of the Nansei Shoto by the 10th Army. This duty consisted cf patrolling offshore while the army went ashore and blew up ammunition dumps and gun em- placements. With this duty completed, the Miami departed for Yokosuka, Japan, on October 29 to re- port to Commander, Fifth Fleet, for further assign- ment. The ship r-emained in Yokosuka for five days, during which time everybody had an opportunity to visit the city of Tokyo and observe the results of the destruction of this once great metropolis. On Novem- ber 4, the Miami was ordered to Truk as flagship of Rear Admiral C. T. Durgin, who headed the Strategic Bombing Survey Group assigned the task of surveying the bomb damage of Truk. Upon completion of this task, the ship returned to Guam, thence to Pearl Harbor, and San Pedro, arriving on December 10, 1945. The ship has been in the States since that date. Q 1
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