Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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c. otnniandina Frank O ' Beirne Captain, USN Qi O CAPTAIN PRANK OBEIRNE wa,. born in Biloxi. Mis?. He lived in Illinois from early childhood until entering the L. S. Naval Academy in 1922. He received his wings in 1929. Following a short tour of sea duty, he returned to the Post Graduate School at Annapolis and later, the University of Michigan where he received a Master of Science in Engineering in 193.5. The following years found Captain O ' Beirne in tlie Pacific Theater with an occasional side trip to ashington. D. C During W orld ar . while in the Pacific, he served as Commanding Officer of tlie L.S.S. BRETON ( CVE-22 i and Chief of StaflF. COMCAOn SEVE.N on board the U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD. After another short tour in Washington at the National War College Captain O ' Beirne went to London as Assistant Naval Attache and Assistant Naval Attache for Air where he served until he returned to ashington for duty in the Strategic Plans Division. From there he received orders to the U.S.S. IVHD- W A as her eleventh Commanding Officer. For services rendered. Captain O ' Beirne displays the Bronze Star, tlie Air Medal, the Presidential L nit (atation. the Armv L nit Catation. the American Defense Service Medal witli one star, the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with three stars, the Philippine Defense Ribbon witli one star, the American Area Campaign Medal and the ' orld W ar II Victory Medal.

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CAI ' T AIN k. CRAK; uiii. born an.l raiw-.l in (ialcHhiirp. Illinoix. H - all«-nilc-.l Knii Collciic in (ialrsbiir); for l»o yrarc hi-for - atl ' ii(lin|: llic I. S. a jl Acadt-my. from wliirli lie (:ra liial il with tlic cla-s of V)2 t. W liilc al llic Academy lie excelled in liai-ketliall and Jacros ' C. After lours of duly on llie I .S.S. ARIZONA and llic I S.S. MA(,Ain. Ca].- tain (Iraij; cnlcrcil (lijiln Irainiiiii al l ' i-n. acola. Klorida. and was dchijinalcd a naval a iator in l ' ).iO. Th.-n followed t»o years aboard ibe I .S.S. NK, I)A. atialioii duties in Hawaii and carrier duly on the U.S.S. l-A.N il KV. During ibe first years of W orbl War II i aptain Craig beld various sljff assipnmenis in the Pacific area. May l ' )4. ' }. look him to Na al Air Station. DeLand. Florida, as ( ' ommandin« Oflicer, and in 1944 be bad two commands: tbe U.S.S. SABLE, a traininfr carrier operalinp on l.akc Micbigan and later an escort carrier, the U.S.S. CROATAN. After service as Chief of Staff for liolb Commander Carrier Division Four and Commander Fleet Air Quonsel. Rliode Island, be beaded tbe Aviation Dcparlmenl at tbe Naval Academy for tbe 1948 and 1949 academic years. In l od be was assigned as an aide to the Secretary of Defense in S asbington and later worked with ibe Foreign Military Affairs Branch of ibe Defense Depart- ment. Captain Craig assumed i-oniniand of llie L .S.S. MIDW.W on H March I ' .)1. K. Craig Captain, USN ( ominanau ■ ■; ,,,r, •;

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C i V o -V CCJb 4 KoBKRT S. QUACKENBLSH Captain, USN AFTER attending CornwaH High School, ( ' ornw all. pw ork. and a Naval Preparatory Academy, (laptain Robert S. Qiiackenbii li wa appointed to the L. S. Naval Academy in 1923. He ua graduated with the class of 1927. In 1929 he was transferred from General Line service to the then infant Naval .Air branch, where, following graduation from the Naval School of Photography in 1932. he became concerned mainly with photographic work. During Vl orld ar II Captain Quackenbush became (Commanding Officer of the L.S.S. TANGIER, after ha%ing served aboard the U.S.S. ARIZONA and the U.S.S. SARATOGA. The Legion of Merit, Air Medal. Presidential I nil ( itation and the Order of the British Empire were awarded to him. Being the first officer to study photographic interpretation under the British, he estab- lished a similar school in the Lnited . tates uiion comjjletion of these studies. He was at the Bikini bomb tests as Photographic Officer. Following his expedition to the . ntarctic in 1946-47, he was Task Force Com- mander of the . rctic Replenishment Expedition to the Canadian . rctic which made him one of the few officers to cross both circles in the same calendar year by ship. Finishing these cruises to the icy ends of the earth. Captain Quackenbush became Commanding Officer of the Naval .Air Station, Key est. Florida, and later Chief of Staff to COMC. RDIV FOUR where he is serving at the present time.