Monticello (LSD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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MANDER JOH EXECUTIVE OFFICER J-1 3

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THE OLD MAN Captain David Brvan , Jr . Commanding Officer of the MONTICELLO, WAS BORN in China on July 12, 1915, the SON OF Dr. David Bryan, Sr . a Southern Baptist Mis- sionary, and the FORMER Mildred Rose Thorne . Coming TO the United States at the age of twelve. Captain Bryan attended high school in Livingston, Alabama and received his B .S . DEGREE AND M . A . IN MATHEMATICS AT THE University of Alabama prior to volunteering for THE Navy in 1941 . Captain Bryan WAS commissioned an Ensign in January 1942, having attended officer candidate school aboard THE Prairie State. His wartime service included tours IN the engineering departments of the U.S.S. GEORGE F. ELLIOT AP-13 the U.S.S. FULLER AP-14), THE U.S.S. POINSETT !AK-205 and the U.S.S. BOW- DITCH AGS-4 While serving with these vessels the Captain participated IN history, as beach guard officer andassault wave commander in the original landings at Guadalcanal, Tulagi , Bougainville, and Okinawa. Bi i Following the war he was Executive Officer of the U.S.S. CAVALIER i APA-ST ' iand THE U.S.S. GALILEA (AKN-6 !. In July of 1947, he attended the General Line School at Newport, Rhode Island after which he remained to instruct in Engineering. In August 1950, he became Executive Officer of the U.S.S. POWER (DD-839) WHERE he served until Feb - RUARY, 1952 WHEN HE RELIEVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE U.S.S. JOYCE (DER-317). IN NOVEMBER 1952, Cdr Bryan returnedto Newport and was assigned to the U .S . Naval Officer Candidate School, first as Military Director and then as assistant Officer in Charge. He commanded the U.S.S. CLARENCE K . BRONSON ! DD- 668) FROM November, 1956, to August 1958. He served AS Director of Naval Personnel on the staff of the Commandant, First Naval District from August 1958 UNTIL October 1960. In November 1960, he took com- mand of the U.S.S. MONTICELLO (LSD-35). The Captain now makes his home in Coronado, Cali- fornia where he resides with his wife, the former Sara Ramsey Browder and their youngest daughter Emilie. Anne, the other daughter, is married and lives in New York,

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THE X. O. Commander John W. Barnes, U.S. Navy was born in Macon, Georgia, on Decembers, 1923, son of the late Wil- liam M. Barnes and Mary W. Barnes. Heattended local schools, then grad- uated FROM Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he now makes his home. commander bar- nes is married to the former frances Loraine Mac Laughlin of West Palm Beach, Florida. Their two children ARE Margaret, age 9, and John, age 1 , commander BARNES enlisted in the Navy July 1, 1941, and served as a flight crew mem- ber IN THE naval aviation ORGANIZATION UNTIL ENTERING FLIGHT TRAINING. HE GRADUATED AS AN AVIATION PILOT First Class in 1943. He was commissioned as Ensign in 1944 after serving WITH Patrol Squadron 42 in South America. He served as a navy pilot until 1948, seeing service IN THE ALEUTION ISLANDS AND NORTH PACIFIC AREA AS A MEMBER OF PATROL SQUADRON 62. He WAS ORDERED, IN 1 948 , TO DUTY ABOA RD TH E U . S . S . IOWA ( BB-6 1 ) . H E SERVED AS SH 1 P ' S SECRETARY UNTIL THE IOWA WAS DECOMMISSIONED IN 1949. COMMANDER BARNES SERVED ABOARD THE U.S .S. MISPILLION ' ' AO-105) as Operations Officer and Communications Officer. He WASABOARD THE MISPILLION IN THE SEVENTH FLEET DURING THE INCHON LANDING IN KOREA AND REMAINED ON THE MISPILLION IN THE KOREAN WATERS UNTIL 1951 WHEN HE WAS ORDERED TO THE U.S.S. DES MOINES CA-134 THE DES MOINES WAS FLAG Sh I p OF COMMANDER Sixth FLEET, OPERATING IN THE ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN AREA. COMMANDER BARNES SERVED AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER UNTILTRANSFERRED TO ATTEND THE U.S. NaVY GENERAL LINE SCHOOL AT MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. UPON COMPLETION OF L I NE SCHOOL HE ATTENDED THE UN I VERS ITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA UNDER THE 5 TERM COLLEGE PROGRAM. UPON COM PLETION OF COLLEGE HE SERVEDABOARDTHE U.S.S. MCNAIR DD-679 AS OPERATIONS OFFICER AND ABOARD THE U.S.S. WILLIAM R. RUSH iDD-714) AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. BOTH SHIPS OPERATED EX- TENSIVELY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND M EDITERRANEAN S EA AREA AS A UN IT OF S IXTH FLEET . PRIORTOASSUMING HIS PRESENT DUTY AS EXECUTIVE OFFIC ER . U.S.S. MONTI CEL LO ( LS D-35 COMMANDER BARNES SERVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AT WASHINGTOn ' D.C. Commander and Mrs. BARNES currently reside in Coronado, California.