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William Kilnan Romoser. UmTed STaTas Navy, Commanding Oflicer of The heavy www infBalTimore, Maryland. July 2l, l903. A y r4aTTending Lehigh UniversiTy for one year, CapTain Rornoser entered The Naval Academy, Hu, ,atedin The class of i926 and drew his TirsT assignmenf aboard The U.S.S. MARYLAND. T ' From l928 unTil I939 CapTain Romoser served aboard Tnve difierenf ships of Tha Float aN'gnd.,dH Torpedo School, The UniTed STaTes Naval PosTgraduaTe School and The Naval War Collage, . T ln l939r he was given command of his TirsT ship, The U.S.S. GREER DD l4S. Ha also commandgdf UPSHUTR and The U.S.S. RADFORD before being assigned as Commanding Officer of The Naval Trainini Hollywood Beach. Florida, in I944. hr e Prior To reporhng To The U S S. SALEM November 9 l95I CapTain Rornosar was Commanding Off, UniTed STaTes Naval STaTion, GuanTanamo Bay. Cuba. For combaT in The SouTh Pacific The CapTain was awarded The Navy Cross, Silver STar, Legion of Gold STar Tor second awardl, Bronze STar, and The CommendaTion Ribbon lwiTh Bronze Sfar for secon He also holds The PresidenTial UniT CiTaTion awarded The U.S.S. RADFORD DD 446 while he was in comm vessel. CapTain Romoser is married To The former Elsie A K Ik d ' Th T Th T ' ' A h Romoser. Jr. and Barbara ElizabeTh Romoser. 6 man an is e G er O two C lldreni V CES mseuhvspfriixivgi-KBBTNEAF ,a-w 'W ev ' uswg ,Bmw bigger A S 5 KYB sw 59,5133 5 Gabe, 1957- 'b W5 siY0gw?Y10'-5 vifqoi-Wssw YW 1 we x. eh?-W sewn Om eff ers' so umm R0 ef of W 325-5: anasaevvou' Toro?-P-Wm r we 'Graff W fgffaee' bfags W Sw 0 JPY n a T caaion xl no 1.5.10 . as h on if jgparsgggii cggfihea men mate .Sou orgggsaxgzse we . x, the 3 'BO 52335069 936' OSSILGOT1 Zapp? one to Qofigrzlbip 5934, of wiht-O odd? wb-S vo U15 'Li-Qi' gefiflifmiimve e. 9 Y Tenn-Lon 1 9150 6 51090 ew. O at 9. KX 'Y 2. 'mess as 'Sow ind home rn TB- Q, o ' 5, QOHQTZQ1 be igro at tr up MW G 31 H9369 . X 113: fixes- ' mi when lo ' H- 05523 S- its o ' e V169 Banu aliiifw it Commander

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Yfaee,-44mm4z7fz4:z4za4fs'.g4uwz Commander Six+h Fleel, March l9+h, I95l lo May 27'lh, I952 malfhias B. Gardner, Vice Admiral, Uniled Slales Navy. was born November 28, I897, allended Tennessee Mililary Inslirule, Sweelwaler, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania Slale College before his appoinlmenl lo The UFIIIGCI Slales Naval Academy al Annapolis. I-Ie was gradualed and commissioned Ensign in June l9l8,and WGS ordered lo 'rhe usual sea and shore duly assignmenrs of a junior oFlicer,and in I922 was designared Naval Avialor. While serving as Operalions Officer, Naval Air Slalion, Anacoslia, D.C. H929-I93 ll he carried oul' inverled flighl resrs which proved of greal value in de-'rermining rhe necessary load liaclors for lighler planes. In company wil'h his 'rwo associales lllear Admirals A. P. Slorrs and E. M. Trapnell, lhen Lieulenanlsl Vice Admiral Gardner developed an series ol lormalions maneuvers which were regarded as lhe mosr excellenl baCI1 IIYIVIQ ever exhibiled in lhe Unifed Slales up 'ro lhal lime. Al' 'rhe oulbrealc of 'rhe Second World War, Vice Admiral Gardner was serving as Chief of Slarl IO fhe Commander Aircrafl Scouling Forces. In lale I943 he loolc over command ol 'rhe aircrafl carrier USS ENTERPRISE. Under his command rhe ENTERPRISE parricipared in rhe invasion of lhe Gilberl Islands' in raids on Kwaialein Arollg in rhe invasion of 'rhe Marshall Islands: in rhe lirsl carrier slrilces againsr rhe Japanese slronghold al Trulc: . H1 . . in ie occupalion of Emirau Island: in srrilces againsl rhe Caroline Islands: in 'rhe second raid againsl Truk: in The assaull' and occupalion ol Hollandia: in lhe assaull' and caplure ol Saipan: and in 'rhe famous Marianas TU I4eY Sh Il u n A ool and lhe lirsl baffle ol lhe Philippine Sea. In May of I945 Vice Admiral Gardner rerurned 'ro rhe Office of lhe Chief of Naval Ope-rarionsand live monlhs Iarerw d ' I d Ch' ' ' ' ' as esigna e nel ol 'rhe Srraregic Plans Division, In Seplember I95O he assumed command of rhe Second Eleel, aller serving one monrh as Commander Of Carrier Division Four. Vice Admiral Gardner assumed command of lhe Sixlh Eleel' on March I9, I95I, relieving Vice Admiral John J. Ballenrine. I-Ie served in 'rhis capaciry unril May 27, I952 when he was relieved as Commander Sixlh Fleef by John H. Cassad , V' Ad ' I ' ' ' y ice mira, Uniled Slares Navy, and rerurned 'ro Washinglon lo assume dulies as Depuly Chief of Naval Operarions lAirl.