Newport News (CA 148) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT. E.K. SNYDER Edwin K. Snyder was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 12, 1922. Entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940, he graduated in Iune of 1943. Shortly thereafter, while serving on board the USS HAKE in 1944 and 1945, he participated in six combat submarine war patrols in the Southwestern Pacific area. After the war he served in the Submarine DIABLO, IREX, and CATFISH, return- ing to the USS IREX in 1954 as Commanding Officer. Under his direction, the IREX won the coveted Battle Efficiency Pennant and was designated the outstanding submarine in the Atlantic Fleet in 1956. After a yearis postgraduate work at Stanford University in 1957, he was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Personnel Administration. In Iuly 1959, the then Com- mander Snyder joined the staff of Commander Sub- marine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet as the Force Personnel Officer and Executive Assistant for Leadership. He next took command of Submarine Division Eighty Two in New London, Connecticut. t After a year of study at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, he reported as Chief Staff Officer, Submarine Flotilla Seven based in Yokosuka, Japan. In 1965 Captain SNYDER assumed his third command, the Fleet Oiler USS ALLACASH. Returning to the Pentagon, he next directed the Con- gressional Iointllnterservice and Special Matters Branch, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. In this capacity Captain SNYDER was the direct back- up man for the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations during Congressional Hearings. In january 1968, Captain SNYDER reported aboard the USS NEWPORT NEWS as Commanding Officer. sf.. ff 'A' if W - I fl VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE What have I seen from the bridge of this magnificent ship over the past sixteen months? First, foremost, and indelibly recorded in my mind is the performance of magnificent men. Men with a spirit unmatched, men with an irresistible enthusiasm, men who are 'unafraid and untiring in their efforts to do the task at hand no matter how dangerous or menial. And finally men who are humble and polite yet noble and proud. Proud of their country, their ship, their shipmates and yes, proud of me. To have served with these men has been the greatest privilege of my life. This fine book will give you a far better insight into the activities and lives of these men and the accomplishments of our ship, than all the words I could put down here. So please, read on and share my pride with me. 3

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER CDR. L.K. FENLON Commander F enlon was born in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie K. F enlon, Sr. The Com- mander graduated from Clinton High School, and soon thereafter enrolled in the State University of Iowa as a pre-med student. In 1944 his studies were brought to an abrupt end, when in that same year, the Commander enlisted in the Navy. Assigned as a Hospital Corpsman, the Commander worked both the East and West coasts in that capacity until mid-1945. 1949 saw the Commander graduating from the United States Naval Academy with the commision of an Ensign, and an initial assignment to the Battleship USS MIS- SOURI. Two years of duty, coupled with nine months gunline duty in the Korean war, brought an end to the Com- manderis first assignment, as he was reassigned to the USS PURSUIT, a Geodetic Survey Ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Within the next three years, LT. Fenlon was promoted to Lieutenant, assumed his first command, PCE-874, homeported in New Orleans, and returned to the Naval Academy as a Seamanship and Navigation Instructor. Commander Fenlon commissioned the USS BICELOW QDD-9421 as the Operations Officer in 1957, and remained on board until 1960, serving the last eighteen months as Executive Officer. Within these last eighteen months as Executive Officer, the then Lieutenant was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and at the end of 1960 was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as a member of the Officer Performance Division. Off-duty time in the years 1960-1962 were beneficial to the Commander, as he earned a Master's Degree in International Relations from American University during that time. The next stop for the Commander was the Naval War College. After completion of the college, he was assigned to Ioint Staff duty in Seoul, Republic of Korea. as Plans and Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Defense. This was in 1963. In September of 1965, the Commander achieved a major ambition when he took command of the destroyer, USS RICH CDD-8202. Under his command, the RICH under-went two successful deployments, visiting ports from the Indian Ocean to the Norwegian Sea. From August, 1967 to June, 1968, Commander F enlon was a student again, this time in the U.S. Air Force's Senior course, at the Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama. june of 1968 brought the Commander to the World's Largest Heavy Cruiser, where he assumed his present position. The Commanderis official home is in Thorndale, Pennsylvania. He is married to the former Mary jane Kinkaid of Thorndale, and they have two children, a daughter, Karen, and a son Leslie III. A