O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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PRINCIPAL SPEAKER VICE ADMIRAL JAMES ll. DOYLE. JR., USN iii:vif'i'i' tzimzi' oi' Nav.-u. ovi:nA'i'ioNs qsi'iu',u:i: n',xm'.uii:i Vice Admiral James H. Doyle, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 27 March 1925. He attended the U. S. Naval Academy and was graduated and commissioned an Ensign on 9 June 1946. Vice Admiral Doyle's early career involved extensive sen duty in cruiser, destroyer and mine forces including minesweeper and destroyer commands. Ashore he served as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet and two tours on the staff of the Judge Advocate General, receiving a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School in 1953. Selected for the Navy's surface nuclear power program in 196-1, Vice Admiral Doyle commanded USS BAlNBRlDGl'l QDLGN 25l, one of the Navy's first nuclear-powered surface combatants, for over four years from 1966 to 1970. In 1971, Vice Admiral Doyle was selected for flag runk and following duty on the JCS staff, returned to sea in 1973. taking command of Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWELVE. While deployed to the Mediterranean on this tour, he Served 05 Commander Attack Carrier Strike Group TWO embarked in USS FORRESTAL CCV-591. In August 1974, he took Command of the lf. S. Third Fleet in Pearl Harbor where he served until assuming his present duty as Deputy Chief of Naval OPCTZUOM tSurface Warfare! on 1 September 1975. Vice Admiral Doyle has been awarded the DistingUiBh0d Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with gold star in lieu of second award and the Bronze Star as well as various campaign and service medals. He is married to the former Jeannette B- Blair of Oakland, California. The Doyles have three children. Kathleen Cwlrs. Michael Watsonl, who resides in Houston, Texas, James H.. II and Anne J. Doyle.

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llllllilf UF NAVAL 0l'l'IRA'l'lUNS J. I.. llUl,l.UWAY. Ill ADNIIRAI.. l'. S. NAV! 1.5 Y 'l CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 2 Dr-ccnbcr 1977 Deal Capuln, Please accept my mosv. sincere congratulations on the occasion of Ure CYINHISSXOUIYYQ of United States Ship O'BRXDi. An unusual dlsrrrrcrion md a special act of responsibilities fall rpon you as uw first oxrrnandrng officer. By your selection as the connirssiomng capraxn, your distinguished record of professional L'ClTlXlJ'lf'f'lfl' has been recognized, and in this assiqrment the full rrwasarir 1- of your dr-rnonsuared abilities will be called rpon to fulfill Ulf-:lr lf'!?f'DY1.'3lbl1lll0S. Nwn mr- gorns rho fleet, O'BRll3Nl will be the new-st drip in rw- Hmrr-d :Emu-5 Navy and will brinq to the op.-racing forces mr mfr nnimn dosiqn and qualimy construction afloat on the :ran rainy. YM Uris splendid ship cannot fulfill the role for which iz .mi .1uUl'Jrl7r-d by our Congress-to contr ibuu- to the oovrmon fir-fr-rr'-rr '11 our nation by maintninlnq our marltlme superiority- .rnlvrrg rr rs' manrw-3 wrvch a dedicated crew of Navy men who are wngmrllr- of ogy-rafinfi and mainraining her to the very limits of 1'-'mn'-i :mf-mial. ll lf -,nur rf-srnnsrbrlzry, as commanding officer, Lo establish for 'Hlfl'7Q an fvpf-rratinq capalilllly to match hor mtrnlial. M 'fin 'r.rr, md C'If'h' grrform, O'BRlEN will dfrvelop a personality fl ru'-r fvl and :r rf'pu'.at,ron which will endure- on-r her many yvarl of frrvwr- an Uv- nation and Lo me Navy. O'BRIEN's excellence of rirmarrr-r md professional rcplwllon will largely dqrnd IIDD r.-in Zrwlvfrfship mx rho firsr corrrnandirrq officer. l c'rma'ularr' yiu cm your ry-le-:tion for Uris mat lrrportant aw. Your if a 'arf-at honor. lt is also a profound responsi- Ullfv- l bmw- Uv fullesl confidence you will execute it wil. Sincerely, W J. L. IKJLADHAY Ill ktrliral, U.S. Navy f'l'l f-1'r1f'? .7a'1'2 J. Mullen. USN 1-'arts-: :sql-war I-reall: 3?lI'X'7Jl1filfTQ Division Llfinw S-fgif-1-5, lnggypgrauq Vaotafxiula. 'J narssmpi 39567