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WESTPAC- - -1961 ' MORTON left San Diego on the 3rd of April, the day after Easter. Our trip across the Pacific was punctuated with a brief but pleasant stop at Pearl Harbor and a fuel stop at Midway Island. MORTON men enioyed seeing these two historic spots of World War ll, and relaxing in the sun and surf at Waikiki,Beach in Honolulu. . The next stop was the island of Guam where MORTON underwent a week of repairs and upkeep. lt was also an oppor- tunity for lots of athletics, swimming, and fishing after the long iourney across the Pacific. From Guam we headed for the Island of.Tauwan. About halfway there, we were diverted through the Philippine lsland chain and on to the Gulf of Siam. The situation in Laos appeared critical at that moment. With characteristic readiness for trouble anywhere, anytime, the SEVENTH Fleet was moving into position iust in case it were needed. Fortunately, and perhaps because the SEVENTH Fleet was ready, the crisis passed and MORTON was again sent toward Taiwan. For a month MORTON operated on the famous Formosa Patrol between Communist China and Free China. ln between patrol duties we visited the Taiwanese ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung and while doing so showed the capabilities Nof SEVENTH Fleet to wage peace as well as being ready for war. ' Through Operation Handclasp MORTON had carried hundreds of cartons of food, medicines and clothing from the United States for donation to those who are less fortunate. Much of this material was given to the Christian Missionaries in southern Taiwan and to the Red Cross Society in the country's capital of Taipei. ln addition, through other activities such as baseball games, receptions and dinners, MORTON cultivated a bond of friendship with our Free Chinese allies. From Taiwan we headed north to Japan visiting both of the ports of Yokosuka and Sasebo. ln between ports we operated at sea with one of the Navy's powerful fast carrier striking groups. MORTON acted in the destroyer's traditional role as anti- Submarine and anti-aircraft support for the attack carrier. During one period at sea we participated in an anti-submarine training exercise with units of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. The highlight of the visit to Japan was a special two-day stay in Yokohama which is the Sister City of MORTON'S home visit was to present the Mayor of Yokohama with a picture which the City of San Diego port of San Diego. The purpose of this had entrusted to MORTON to deliver as a token of its friendship for Yokohama. ln addition, we opened our decks to general Vlslilng Gnd many citizens of Yokohama came aboard to see this bit of America far from home. Saving the most exotic for the last, we iourneyed to fabulous Hong Kong iust before leaving the Western Pacific and the SEVENTH Fleet for our trip eastward and home. ,
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SKIPPER A native of Pennsylvania, Commander 1Nilliam'C. YOUNG was educated in the public schools and raised in the city of Allentown, He mended Muhlenberg College, Allentown, and the University of Alabama of Tuscoloosa. He entered the Navy in 1940 as a seaman apprentice and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1942. His first tour of duty upon being commissioned was as an in. gfrucfor in gunnery. This was followed by a sea tour which from 1943 until 1947 he saw service with the amphibious forces on board the USS GRIGGS lAPA 1101, USS BRONX lAPA 2361 and with the Staff, COMTRANSDIV THIRTEEN on board the USS CHILTON lAPA 381. In 1947, he left the amphibious forces to join the destroyer fleet in the USS JOHN A. BOLE lDD 7551. He served on board for two f years rotating in the normal sequence through each department, concluding with holding down the billet of Operations Officer. Early in 1949 he entered Miami University for a year's study, and then returned to the sea-going Navy as Executive Officer on board the USS WANTUCK lAPD 1251, where he saw service in the Korean War. He participated in the landings of Wolmi Do, lnchon, and Wonsan plus numerous raids conducted by the Royal British Marines and our own Underwater Demolition Teams. In 1951, he reported to the Staff, Commander Training Com- mand, U. S. Pacific Fleet, for duty in the Operations and Training Section. Following this he was ordered to attend the War College at Newport. ln June 1953, he reported to the Chief, Bureau of Naval Personnel for a tour of duty. He commanded the USS GEORGE lDE 6971 from September 1955 until October 1957 when he was transferred to duty with the U. S. Naval Mission to Venezuela as the technical advisor for operations and training to the Venezuelan Fleet Commander. In September 1960, he reported aboard MORTON for duty as Commanding Officer. He is married and has three children. I wi E 1 XEC. ff . am.. '53 - 1 Lieutenant Commander Stansfield Turner was born in Chicago, 1 1 Illinois, in December 1923. He was raised in the Chicago area and fi attended public schools and high schools in Highland Park, Illinois. ' In September 1941, he entered Amherst College, Amherst, Massa- if X chusetts, and pursued a liberal arts course until June 1943. At that 1 I time he was appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy and entered 1 with the class of 1947. 1 During his years at the Naval Academy, he played varsity foot- Xi ball and in the spring term of his first year was Commander of the Brigade of Midshipmen. A He graduated in June 1946, and went to sea duty in the USS PALAU lCVE 1221. This was followed by a tour in the Mediterranean in the U. S. S. DAYTON CCL 1201. ln September 1947, he entered Oxford University University on a Rhodes Scholarship and pursued NNN .3 a course in political science leading to a Master's Degree, until 1 'F 3 1 Q v March 1950. Returning to the sea-going Navy, he served in the U. S. S. 'f ' f STRIBLING lDD 8671 for a year and a half. Following this he wog aide to the Chief of Staff, CINCNELM, based in Naples, Italy. 1952 and'1953, he served in the U. S. S. HANSON lDDR 8321, largely in support of the Korean War. He ccllIQAa0nYdg3i-223 ?pgrte2f:D:35GcESCrJffKZ of the Chief of Naval Operations for duty in the Politico-Military Policy Division. of CINCPAC at P I H b D I S l O 4881 from December 1956 to June 1958 when he was transferred to' the Staff . ear or or n emembe' 19601 he feP0I'fed aboard MORTON for duty as Executive Officer. He IS married and has two children.
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