Rochester (CA 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Demetrius l. Vellis, USN, Executive Ollicer, USS RGCHESTER, is a native Californian, born in San Francisco, California. He attended public schools there, graduating from Lowell High School. He attended the U. S. Naval Academy, graduated and was commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy in lune l94O. During XNorld War ll, Commander Vellis, a deslroyerrnan, crossed the Pacihc from New Calidonia to the Aleutians and from the United States to the China Coast. He was attached to the USS DALE at Pearl Harbor the day of the attack and operated throughout the South Pacihc during the early phase of the war. ln addition to the six ships he served aboard during his naval career, he commissioned the USS STEPHEN POTTER as Executive 0Flicer and participated in the Central Pacilic Campaign through the lwo lima Campaign. He has also served on the Stalil ot Commander Battleships-Cruisers, U. S. Pacilic Fleet, in the Logistics Division ot the Ofhce ot the Chiet ol Naval Opera- tions, and on the Stal? ol Commander Service Force, U. S. Pacilic Fleet as Enlisted Distribution Ofticer. He is married and has two children, a son and daughter. lncluded in Commander Vellis' decorations is the Bronze Star with Combat Device for service as Commanding OPrTcer of the USS PHILIP during the Korean conlTct. Among his many campaign ribbons, he also wears the China Service Extended, Korean Service with two engagement , xv, 'N 'f :i,f4iLTlm stars, Philippine Liberations, l'l ', P AMW T and the Korean Presidential ' it ' Unit Citationg S Z I 5 l ,fa