Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER ,f Q 1' I f vagw, f Commander William K. Rogers : : :born on October 25, 1915, in Haddonfield, New lersey. : : :football and basketball player in high schoolg graduated with hon- ors, 1933. : : : appointed to U. S. Naval Academy in 1934 by Senator W. Warren Barbour on the basis of a com- petitive examination in which he placed first in the state. : : : commissioned with Class of 1938, U. S. Naval Academy. : : :early service aboard IDAHO, O'BRlEN, HILARY P. IONES. : :aboard O'BRlEN when she was torpedoed and sunk by a lapa- nese submarine in December, 1942, exec of HILARY P. IONES. : : :exec of the HUNT, his third destroyer duty station. : : :first command, the ALYWIN, later to receive the Legion of Merit for his exceptionally meritorious conduct against lapanese forces. : : :still another destroyer, again in command, the TINGEY. : : :WEST VIRGINIA as Gunnery Officer and acting exec. : : :Naval War College, Newport, for postgraduate study, and then for duty on staff of the General Line School in Newport. : an command of the BENNER, for which he received a letter of Commendation from Commander Destroyers Atlantic Fleet as a result of his ship's placing first in the Battle Efficiency competition. : : :became exec of the ROCHESTER on luly 6, 1954. :::eight engagement stars on his ribbons, which include, in addi- tion to the Legion of Merit, Am- erican Defense, American Thea- tre, European Theatre, Asiatic- Pacific, Philippine Liberation,Navy Occupation.

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:born luly 17, 1908, in Marion, Alabama. : appointed to U. S. Naval Academy in 1926. :four years a member of the mid- shipman wrestling team. commissioned lune 3, 1930. : early sea duty: IDAHO, LEXING- TON, DALLAS, BULMER. :1934-1937, aboard the BULMER, With the Asiatic Fleet. :shore duty at Annapolis, 1937- 1938. :reported to the cruiser SAN FRANCISCO in 1939, in which he served throughout most of the War. :Navy Cross and Presidential Unit Citation, Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942. :Legion of Merit, Battle of Cape Esperance. :1944-1946, Bureau of Ordnance, Washington. :Commander Mine Division TWO, then on the staff of Commander Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet. :staff, General Line School, Mon- terey, California. lstaff, Commander Mine Force, Pacific Fleet. : postgraduate study at the National War College, Washington. :skipper of the FREMONT QAPA- 54 . :Chief of Staff to Commander, Blockading and Escort Force, Pacific Fleet. :assumed command of the ROCH- ESTER on February 4, 1955. :nine engagement stars on his ribbons, which include Pacific Theatre, American Theatre, Asi- atic-Pacific, Korean Service, Navy Occupation, United Nations, Ko- rean Order of Military Merit, Ulchi with Silver Star, in addition to the Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, and Presidential Unit Citation. Captain William W. Willbourne COMMANDING OFFICER ' .M

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