Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER CARL J. MCCANN USN BIOGRAPHY OF COMMANDER CARL I. MC CANN, USN CDR Carl J. McCann was born in Logan, West Virginia. He commenced his Navy Career in 1943 when he entered Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia as a student in the V-12 Officers Candi- date Program. ln February 1944 he was transferred to the NROTC unit at Mar- quette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was commissioned an Ensign in October 1945. Upon commissioning, Cdr. McCann was orde red to the USS YMS 468 where he served in the billets of Communications Officer, Navigator, First Lieutenant, Gunnery Offi c er and, Executive Officer. In August 1946 he was. released to inactive duty. Cdr. McCann was recalled to active duty in june 1951 and ordered to the Staff, LSD Division 22 where he served as Staff Secretary and Staff Communications Of- ficer. In October 1952 he was o rde red to duty at the Na val Amphibious Base, Little Creek during which time he was transferred to the USS F E CHT E L E R CDDR 87ODvvhere he served as Operations Officer until july 1957 at which time he reported for duty as Staff Operations Of- ficer for Commander Destroyer Division 232. ln August 1958 he reported to Com- mander Amphibious Force, U.S. PacifiC Fleet as Offi c e r in Charge of the Phib- Pac C a r e e r Appraisal Team and Com- manding Officer, Flag Allowance. IH A ugu st 1960 he was transferred to the Uss HENRY W. TUCKER CDDR 8759 for duty as Executive Officer. ln july 1962 he assumed command of the USS VERNON COUNTY QLST 11611 in Which billet he remained until assuming duty aS CQTU' mander Landing Ship Tank DiviS1O11 NINETY-TWO in April 1964. ln july 1965 Cdr. McCann reported to U.S.NaVH1 Postgraduate School in the management curriculum from which he graduated in August 1966 with a Master'S Degree ln. Management. He assumed command of the USS MORTON CDD 9485 on 12 Octobel 1966.

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l??W' Lieutenant Commander Krumwiede Lieutenant C om mande r james M. Mc- Culloch Was relieved as executive officer of the Morton on 12 August 1967. He served his first tour of duty as weapons officer aboard the USS Ulhman CDD 6875 from 1957 to 1960. After leaving the Navy for a year, he re- turned to serve as Executive Cfficer aboard the USS ConquestCMSO 4885 and then attended postgraduate school in Monterey, California majoring in nuclear physics before reporting aboard Morton on the third of july. LCDR McCulloch is now serving as operations of- ficer on the Destroyer Squadron Five staff. gif, . Lieutenant Commander I. L. Kruniwiede relieved Lieutenant Com- mander I. M. McCulloch as executive officer of the Morton on 12 August 1967. LCDR Krumwiede was born in S t . Paul, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and in 1950 he re- ceived an appointment to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. He was com- missioned in 1954 and was ordered to the USS Frank Knox QDD 7421. In 1957 LCDR Krumwiede attended Naval Post- graduate School and he re ce ived a Master of Science in Physics in 1959. He was then ordered to the USS York- town CCVS 105 where he served as re- pair officer until 1961. From 1961 to 1962 LCDR Krumwiede served as an instructor at Nuclear Weapons Com- mand Pacific Force and then he was transferred to D e s t r oy e r Squadron Seventeen Where he served as material officer until 1964. In 1964 he attended the Naval War College and from 1965 to 1967 he served as a Physics instruc- tor at the Naval Academy. SECUHI AREA AUTI-IORIZQ 'ff Pl?211SONNv'x ONLY IQ Klill P llllghxs s- ' ' Z1 7 V , f ,NW c ,ig I , Lieutenant Commander McCulloch