Oklahoma City (CLG 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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United States Shi p OKLAHCDMA. CI T Y CLG 5 The story ofthe OKLAHGMA CITY is the story of two ships-each quite dif- ferentfrom the other, yet still the same. It is the story of men, since, after alt, men are the life of the ship. Of men who fought in a great war to earn for their ship and for themselves a record justly deserved. And of men deeply involved in the march of progress, Worle- ing to make themselves and their ship a useful instrument of the age in which they live. The story is one of a return. A return of the ship to life from the Reserve Fleet, and a return to a dif ferent world from the one she left a short thirteen years hefore. Finally, it is a story of achievement hoth of the ship and of her men. Thus the story hegins-first, the men of OKLAHOMA CITY. . .

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Commanding Qfzfcer U S. S. GKLAHOMA CITY Captain George R. .Muse Captain Ceorge R. Muse, USN, was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1938, and assumed command of USS OKLAHOMA CITY on 7 July 1961. During Wo1'ld War II, he served in various ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, including command of the destroyer USS STEPHEN POTTER. As a result of his participation in the Pacific he was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with 2 gold stars, plus Combat NVQ Navy Commendation with Combat MVP, Army Commendation with Combat HVRQ American Defense with 1 star, American Areag Pacific Area with 10 stars, Occupation Ribbon, WWII Victory, National Defense, Korean Defense with two starsg United Nations and the Philippine Liberation with 2 stars. Upon completion of the war, Captain Muse became Executive Officer of the USS PRAIRIE, and was with the Politico-Military Division of the Oflice of the Chief of Naval Operations During the Korean conflict he was attached to the Plans Division, Staff of the Commander Naval Forces Far East, and additional duty in the Korean Armistice negotiations g .. Since the Korean conflict he has served as Commanding Olhcer of the destroyer USS MC CAFFERY, and on the Staff of Commander Second Fleet. In 1958 he graduated from the U.S. Naval War College and was ordered to the Basic War Plans Branch of the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washiligtori, D.C., until his detachment in May 1961. Captain Muse and his wife Mary Jane have two daughters, Mary Ann 17, and Katherine Read 15, all of whom reside in the Long Beach area.