Saint Paul (CA 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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We of SAINT PAUL are proud men. We are proud of our ship, the old salt of her class with seventeen years of continuous commissioned service. We are proud of our task as guardians of freedom. Finally, we are proud of the manner in which we perform our service to our nation and her allies. The cover bears four Japanese characters which mean Fair Seas and Smooth Sailing. lt is a description of the good fortune enjoyed by SAINT PAUL during the past year and an expression of our hopes for the future. RE-lxfix sf'

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A Vice Admiral Charles D. Griffin Commander SEVENTH Fleet CTO October 28, 19611 6 A Naval career highlighted by sea commands and numerous staff assignments have ably pre- pared Vice Admiral Charles D, Griffin for his important and responsible assignment as Com, mander of the U. S. SEVENTH Fleet. He has been in command of an air group, two aircraft carriers and a carrier division. His staff assignments have seen him as Naval Aviation Member on the Ioint War Plans Committee gf the loint Chiefs of Staff and as Plans Officer on the staffs af Commanders-in-Chief U.S. Atlan- tic Fleet and U.S. Pacific Fleet, ln addition, he has been Head of the Aviation Liaison and Special Projects section of the Navy's Strategic Plans Division, and has served as Director Long Range Objectives Group in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and as Special As- sistant to Admiral Arthur Radford when he Was Chairman of the loint Chiefs of Staff. His last assignment prior to becoming Commander SEVENTH Fleet in March 1960 Was Direc- tor of Strategic Plans in the Office of Naval Operations. Admiral Griffin claims Wa- shington, D. C. as his hometown today although he was born in Philadelphia. He was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1927 and later underwent flight training at Pensacola, Fla., Winning his Navy Wings in lune 1930. , Since graduating from the Naval Academy the Admiral has attached the Postgraduate school at Annapolis, and Was a graduate student at the University of Michigan Where in 1937 he waS awarded a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engl' neering. He has also attended the National War College. Although today his recreation is confined to an occasional game of golf!-he shoots in the low 80's-Admiral Griffin WGS an outstanding Navy tennis star. He twice was a member of the Navy team which competedllrl the inter-service championships for the Leech Cup. Admiral Griffin is married to the former Miss Camilla Yvonne Ganteaume of Newtonvillef Mass' They have one daughter, Linda Louise, and a son, Charles DO' nald Griffin, lr., a miclshipman at the U. S. Naval AcadeII1Y-