Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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xv-'Zia , if 5 2 x W, -Jigga 469552. in .4 mv' 1 ep? 4 3 ,X WV, wg., ,mir N , . A A 1 ,-4 ,Q N' I 3' .. ' X75 . W w 5 - sz 4 5 4 .5 mi 'f . ' -. M' 'N In rf! K J 5 m..i3i 1 if -Dees.. ,,.gg...,.,.-...,ngg.....1 v ,L W ,W -,,,,., , 4 , M , , M , QQYR HISTORY OF DESTRO YER SQUADROIY SEVE Destroyer Squadron SEVEN was first established in September 1920 as a reserve squadron of 15 ships homeported at Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron was deactivated from July 1922 until April 1959 when it was reorganized at San Diego, Califomia. ln December 1940, the squadron was reformed at Newport, Rhode Island and until the end of the European War was actively engaged in escort duties throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean Theaters. ln May 1945, the squadron was refonned at San Diego and operated with the Pacific Fleet for the remainder of World War ll. In November 1945, the squadron was deactivated and in January 1946, DESRON SIXTY was redesignated DESRON SEVEN. Ships ofthe squadron participated in the Atomic Bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and saw extended action during the Korean War, including the invasion of lnchon. During the Vietnam conflict, the squadron again sawaction on the Market Time patrol and engaged in the bombardment of North Vietnam. In January and Febmary 1979, the squadron was actively engaged in Indian Oceanf Arabian Sea operations and participated in the evacuation of Iran. DESRON SEVEN deployed as part of Battle Group Foxtrot in May of 1984 and participated successfully in Indian OceanfArabian Sea ASW operations and various battle group and multi-national exercises. Currently, DESRON SEVEN ships are USS JOHN YOUNG IDD-9751, USS RAMSEY IFFG-21, USS SCHOFIELD KFFG-51, USS RENTZ IFFG-461, AND USS MEYERKORD IFF-10581. CHIEF T s W 1 'MTH V, .A f AA My 1 f S A x 3 qi lYCCMfSW,A W2 DA VID A. MSCSISWQ FRED BORJA DISTEFANO ill 1. NO PICTURES AVAILABLE HMCSISWI JAMES F REIYIY OSCISWI JACK R FRENCH 24 DESRON SEVEN . .2 l 1 T' A 3 2 MMCSISWJ KEVIN J. RMCISWI ALAN CLARK 5 SLIEF BRADLEY Ynclswr MICHAEL I 1

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CHIEF OF STAFF 5513 CDR JOSEPH F DRISCOLL JR STAFF OFFICERS A ex . .-:4.w94W' . g- - . cmlwf' I- , pig 4, . 1 F A H 'K--.. 1 1-is, A 4. .. I . , . , Y. I A K A E' LCDR GARY ERICKSON LCDR JAMES F. LT STEVEN C. VAN LTJG JOHN W- MCISAAC HORN WISNIE WSK1 NO PICTURES AVAILABLE: LCDR KIM S. BUIKE, LCDR JEFF FULLERTON, LCDR JOHN B. STURGES III, LT BRIAN L. FOWLER, LT TENNIS L. HEUTON, LT JIM TRIPPEL DESRON SEVEN 25

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ENLISTED E-5 AND BELOW 5-fl gs! Sf , RM1 JOSEPH G. O52 CHARLES E. COLE O52 STEVEN V. MARINO, III USS SCHOFIELD IEEG-51 I'IOOPER USS PIGEON IASR-212 USS LEAI'IY ICG-161 I 1 ia ff 1 f SM2 SCOTT W. VON RM5 RICHARD E. YN5 KEITH H. BROWN BERNER BLANTON USS RENTZ KFFG-452 USS RENTZ KFFG-461 USS PIGEON KASR-212 -.Q-V 5 OS5 DA VID W. COLE OS5 GREGORIO GARCIA OS5 STANLEY B. HOOKS USS ARKANSAS USS ANCHORAGE USS ANCHORAGE ICGN-412 KLSD-562 KLSD-562 EL 656-I' 1 RM5 ARTHUR R. RM5 PEDRO J. STGSN DANIEL T. HILL VERDUGO VILANOVA USS RENTZ IFFG-461 USS LEAHY ICG-161 USS ELLIOT IDD-9671 NO PICTURES A VAILABLE: MS1 MANUEL M. FUENTES - COMDESRON SEVEN ET5 THOMAS OUTING, JR. - USS RENTZ IFFG-461 OS5 CHARLES E. WILSON, III - USS ROBISON IDDG-121 RPSN SCOTT A. GEPFORD - COMDESRON SEVEN STGSN BRUCE A. MCKINNEY - USS RENTZ IFFG-462. HL- DESRON SEVEN 25