Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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commanding officer departing Captain Arthur Robert GRALLA, a native of New York City, was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1934. Beginning his commissioned service on board the U.S.S. OMAHA, he next served from 1937, to 1939 as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, Special Service Squadron, with home port in Balboa, C. Z. There followed a tour in Destroyers, after which he went ashore for post-graduate train- ing in Ordnance Engineering CFire Controlb at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here he was awarded a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering. In addition he was elected to the M.I.T. Chapter of Sigma Xi, a post-graduate honor fraternity. Following a brief tour in the Bureau of Ordnance he went to sea as the first Gunnery Officer of the anti-aircraft cruiser U.S.S. RENO. While in the RENO he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Bronze Star Medal and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Bronze Star Medal for services in action against- the enemy. In 1945 he put the heavy cruiser U.S.S. MACON in commission, as her Gunnery Officer. One command assignment followed the war, that of the U.S.S. DENNIS J. BUCKLEY. This was a radar picket destroyer, of Division 202 and Squadron 20. Staff assignments have included one tour C1947-19505 in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. In the Division of Fleet Readiness he was first the anti-aircraft Gunnery Officer, and later the Ordnance and Guided Missile member of the Air Defense Board. I-Ie served from 1950-1952 as Current Operations Officer on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Forces, Northern Europe and Mediterranean. The period 1954-1956 was spent as Administrative Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Operations and Readiness. Prior to taking command of the NORTON SOUND, Captain GRALLA commis- sioned and was the first Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Unit at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. On 31 May 1936, Captain GRALLA married Miss Mildred C. Lesser, also of New York. They have two sons, Arthur R., Jr., and Richard J. While at port-of-call in Rio de Janeiro, our ship had a change of command ceremony. Captain MCCALLUM flew to Rio to assume command, as Captain GRALLA's orders required that he report promptly for duty in the Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C. We wish Captain GRALLA luck!

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chief staff Chief of Staff to Admiral MUSTIN was Captain William Joseph DIMITRIJEVIC, USN. He has served in a number of high level posts, including that of Chief of Staff, Commander, South Atlantic, his present position. Captain DIMITRIJEVIC served in a key position on the staff of Admiral WRIGHT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, prior to this cruise. Special qualifications of Captain DIMITRIJEVIC are numerous. He is a graduate of the ad- vanced course at the Naval War College and a graduate Aerological Engineer. His omnivorous reading, keen analytical mind and deep knowledge of human nature combine readily with his many other talents to eminently qualify him as an astute Chief of Staff, with a notable flair for efficient planning - an indispensable quality in any organization.

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commanding officer relieving Captain MCCALLUM was born in Denver, Colorado, on 11 February 1912. He majored in Electrical Engineering for two years at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and was then appointed to the United States Naval Academy, where he was graduated seventh in his class in 1935. His first duty was aboard the U.S.S. ARIZONA. In 1937, he married Miss Dorothy Bradley Vaile of Seattle, Washington. He served in the Submarines S-24, S-22 and S-18. He was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade, on 5 June 1938, and to Lieutenant on 1 August 1941. Upon completion of the post-graduate course in Ordnance Engineering in 1943, he was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance, where he served for six months-the period required before his weekly requests for duty in the war zone were granted. On 1 May 1943, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was ordered to the Staff of Commander Submarines, SEVENTH Fleet, as Force Torpedo and Gunnery Offi- cer. He was promoted to Commander on 1 March 1944 and assumed command of the U.S.S. BREAM on 7 December 1944. The U.S.S. BREAM was the first allied unit to contact the enemy in the second battle of the Philippines, when she severely damaged the heavy cruiser AOBA. Commander MCCALLUM was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with V , and the Commendation Ribbon with V for his service in the Submarine BREAM. After the war, he served as Submarine Representative for Commander, Mare Island Group, Pacific Re- serve Fleet, and as Executive Officer of the Naval Ordnance Plant, Forest Park, Illinois. From November 1949 to July 1951, he commanded the Destroyer NORRIS. The NORRIS was in the first Atlantic Unit to serve in Korea. Commander McCALLUM was awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a second Bronze Star with V for his service in the Korean Campaign. After a tour as Head, Radar and CIC Branch in OpNav, Commander McCALLUM served as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. SALEM, Flagship of the SIXTH Fleet. He was commissioned Captain on 1 October 1953. From April 1954 to August 1955, he commanded the 55 ships of Mine Squadron FOUR, after which he served as Head of the Guided Missile Branch in the Research Division of the Bureau of Ordnance. He relieved Captain A. R. GRALLA, USN, of command of the U.S.S. NORTON SOUND in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 19 September 1958. Captain and Mrs. MCCALLUM have one daughter, Barbara Jean.