Mississippi (CGN 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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comMm .VM ' .v ' V yCfister Chief W rd vns raised in Westfield, N.J. and gra(M B«%Wesifield Senior High Sdioolpn 1969. .Upon gfidaiation he eii||y£ yhe Mvy. After completing recruit trainingVBB tVkes and QM A ' choollivNewport, RI, Master ' ' iotheA;SSCOURTNEY(DE-1021)..d3l6rd(2 statfonshaveincludedCbmmiiWerSecon . , . , sUSS pf aGHT D. EISENHpAXTR (CVN-69), .Commander Naval Surface Fbrpe Atlantic, USS L«lN2),Fie ljIiiteWrgence, Command, Atlantli ftitelligence Command and the USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40). -Master , ' t|. awarded the Navy Commendation Mejfal, the. Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards . Navy Unit , i». Battle Efficiency E (3 awards). Good Conduct MedaffS awards). Navy Expeditionary Medal, National- meoal-Awith star), and the Sea Service RibtiOB (4 ith 4 stars). M jterChief Ward is married to the former Donna L. LuA oFil rfolk, VA They reside in Chesapeake, VA. - ' V : ' ' ' J ' ' ' J m • ■■

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SHIP ' S The name USS MISSISSIPPI has been carried by four ships. The first USS MISSISSIPPI was a sidewheel steamer, which served as Commo- dore Perry ' s flagship on Perry ' s momentous voyage to Japan in 1853. This trip helped open Japan to Western trade. The first USS MISSISSIPPI also participated in the American Civil War. ihe second ship to earn. ' the name USS MISSISSIPPI was the battleship (BB-23) which was commissioned on February 1, 1908. USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-23) sailed with President Theodore Roosevelt ' s Great White Fleet. Upon its decommissioning on July 21, 1914, USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-23) was turned over to the Greek government. It saw service under the Greek flag tor an additional 17 vears. The third USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) was commissioned on December 18, 1917 at Newport New Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. USS MISSISSIPPI served during WW II first in the Atlantic and then the Pacific Theatres of Opera- tions. During the war the USS MISSISSIPPI earned eight battle theatres ot participation in numerous invasions. USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) also took part in the last battle in history to pit battleship against battleship. On the night of October 24, 1944, she helped destroy a powerful Japanese task force during the Battle of Suriago Strait. USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) was also in Tokyo Harbor for the signing of the Japanese surrender document. She was decommissioned on September 17, 1956.