Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Cfflcer Captain John Quinn assumed command of the Rocm-:sn:n in July, 1953, at Mare lsland Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. Capt. Quinn was born in Howard County, Texas, on June 14, 1904. Prior to his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1924, he attended Big Springs High School, Big Springs, Texas: Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington, Missouri 5 and Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cali- fornia. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Acade- my with the Class of 1928. he was com- missioned Ensign on June 7, 1928, and subsequently was advanced to the rank of Captain on March 25, 1945. Significant among his many accomplish- ments was being appointed a member of the Navy National Rifle and Pistol Team on two occasions. He was also an instruc- tor in Ordnance Engineering from June 1935 until June 1938, at which time he joined the Uss VESTAL as the Ordnance Officer for the ship. CAPTAIN JOHN QUINN ln subsequent tours of duty throughout his naval career, Captain Quinn has served in the Uss Mc- Doucm.: the aircraft carrier Uss RANGER: the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.: and on the Uss APPALACHIAN, a naval communica- tions ship. On January 1, 1946, he assumed com- mand of the fleet tanker Uss GuAoAl.uPl:. Six months later he returned to the Navy Department for duty as Chief of the Weapon Component Sec- tion of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. On April 5, 1949, he was ordered to duty as Commanding Officer of the seaplane tender, Uss Nonrou Souuo. He held that post for a little more than a year, when he was detached in September, 1950, to return to the Navy Department again: this time as a Program Director for Ammunition in the Planning Division. From the Planning Division, Captain Quinn went to the National War College in Washington, D.C., and attended that school from August 1952 until he assumed command of the Rocmzsnzn. Captain Quinn is authorized to wear the Com- mendation Ribbon for his duty in the Bureau of Ordnance.

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Commander-Seventh Fleet Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, USN, is a native of Somerville, Massachusetts. His naval career began at the age of twenty when, in 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve Force as a machinist's mate second class. ln 1918, he was appointed Ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps, and in 1921 he trans- ferred to the regular service. His commands have included: Bombing 'H-ff Squadron 5 and Fighting Squadron 3 on the Uss LANGLEY: Uss BI-:LLEAU Woong Air Control Unit, Amphibious Force, Pacific: Carrier Divi- sion 6 : Carrier Division 4: and Carrier Division 2. His duties ashore have included assign- ments in the Material Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy: Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics: and Commander of the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent, Md. During World War ll, he received a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon for his part as VADM ALFRED M- PRHDE skipper of the Uss BELEAU Wooo, in the Pacific Campaign. He was also awarded the Legion of Merit for his part in the planning, staging and execution of the assault and capture of Okinawa Shima while Commander Air Control Unit, Amphibious Forces, Pacific. Vice Admiral Pride assumed the command of SEVENTH Fleet on December 1, 1953. On 1 April 1954 he shifted his flag from the battleship WISCONSIN to the ROCHESTER. Chief of Staff Luther K. Reynolds was born and raised in Water Valley, Mississippi. He graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned an enslgn on June 3, 1926. His present rank of captain dates from August 1, 1943. U Commands at sea during his naval career mclude : Uss BARRY: Uss CHARLES AUSBURNE: Uss COLUMBUS: -Destroyer Division 94: and De- stroyer Dlvrsion 14. His duties ashore include: U.S. Naval Academy: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., Assistant Chief of Staff lfor Ad- mmlstrationb to Commander FIFTH Naval District: Head of Complement and Allowance Branch, Bureau of Naval Personnel: Head of Overseas Section, Current Plans, in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations: Head of Current Plans Branch, Chief of Naval Operations. Captain Reynolds has been decorated with the Navy Cross and a gold star in lieu of a second, the Bronte Star Medal, the Legion of Merit, and a Presidential Unit Citation. Prior to being ordered to duty as Chief of Staff, SEVENTH Fleet, Captain Reynolds was the CAP1' LUTHER K. REYNOLDS Y gg:-rzrggzgjng Officer of the heavy cruiser Uss 3