Miami (CL 89) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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