Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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...To erve As Flagsltip For Commander Patrol Ftrree .eleventh Fleet s sf X X X we - 'QEJU-Flf'7'-f ' I, 12111 1 7 lei -i1 Q 'A ' ' ' ,i , J! , i , ee , , - i Rear Admiral BERNARD' CSmokej STREAN, USN Bernard Max Strean was born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, December 16, 1910, the son of Ralph and Maude tlelopkinsj Strean. He attended Attica Clndianaj High School and Marion CA1abamaj Military Institute prior to his ap- pointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary- land, from the state of Indiana in 1929. As a midshipinan he was a member of the crew of all four years and partic- ipated in football. On June, 1933 he was graduated and commissioned Ensign. Following graduation from Annapolis, Admiral Strean reported aboard the USS PENNSYLVANIA and later was detached for flight training at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, being subsequently designated a Naval Aviator in 1935. Then followed duty with Fighting Squad- rons SIX and THREE in the USS SARATOGA, Patrol Squadron ELEVEN in San Diego, California CI938j, and in 1939 he flew with Patrol Squadron 'l'VVlCN'l Y THREE at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. ln Dee- ember 1940 he became an instructor at the Naval Air Station, .larksonx tllt-, 1' lot nla ln 19-lf .Xdnural Slit-an bt-pan his lone and itnpressive list ot t'tlllllll1lllll5. .Xlter si-rxinp .ts t O, ol the liligllt Slitlltlllltlllltlltbtl lloard in kansas t ity, Missouri, be as- stnned eoinntand, in 19-lj, ol lfightinp Squadron ONE at- taelietl to the PSS YORR'l't 11N N, lluriue this period be was anarded seven .Xir Medals and three llistinguislled lilyine tirosses. lie won the Navy liross for heroic aetion during the lirst battle ol ilu- Philippine Sea and is entitled to the ribbon lor, and a l:n'siinile ot, the Presi- dential Unit titation awarded the YORK'l'OW'N. ln September 19-1-1 be beeaine kltbllllllltlllllllll Otlieer ot' Air tiroup NINI-1'l'Y l-lltl1l'll and in ,lune 1945 took command ol Air liroup SliX'liN'l'Y l'ilX'lf attaelied to the USS lfRAN1il,lN Il. ROOSliXll'1l.'l'. ln November 1946 he reported as Operations Ollieer on the stall' of lfommander Fleet Air Quonset Point, Rhode lsland. Ile was a student at the Armed lforees Stall' College Norfolk, Virginia, until ,lanuary 19-19, alter whieh he was assigned as llead, 'Peelinieal 'liraining Program Section, Ollice of the Chief ol Naval Operations. Ile assumed eonnnand of Air Transport Squadron 1iltill'l' in Oetober 1952 and from August 195-1 until April 1950 was Commanding Oflicer ot' the Natal Pre-lfligbt School, USNAS Pensacola, lflorida, lle next eonunanded the USS KENNETH VV1l1'l'lNG and in August 1957 reported lor instruction at the National XX'ar College, Xliashington l7.C. ln Febru- ary 1958 be was ordered to duty as skipper of the USS RANl7Ol.Pll HQVS-151, Vlibile under Admiral Strean's command the Randolph earned its third consecutive Battle E Pennant, five departmental lf's and the 1959 Marjorie Sterret llattleship lfund Award. ln March 1959 he took over as Chief of Staff lor Vice Admiral VV. l-. Rees, tiommander Naval Air lforee, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. It was while in this position that he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in May 1960. O11 ,luly 1, 1960 he assumed connnand of Fleet Air lN'hidbey, Vllhidbey lsland, Oak llarbor, 1l'asltington. Additional commands included Contniander, lfleet Air Vifing FOUR and liltlllllllillltltd' Naval llases fl'lllR- 'l'EENTlel Naval llistriet. On 24 june 1961 Rear Admiral Strean became Com- mander U.S. Taiwan Patrol lioree. Additional commands include tiomniander lfleet Air XN'iug ONE, tfoinmaudcr Patrol lforce SEVl'fN'l'll lfleet and t'onunander Task lforee 72. The USS S:'Xl.lSl1URY SOUND is one of three ships that serve as the Adniiral's Flagship. ln addition to the Navy lioss, the llistinguislled lflyins Cross with two gold stars, Air Medal with six gold stars and the Presidential Unit t'itation Ribbon, RfXl1M Strean is also Ittttllfwiletl to wear tln- ,-'Xinerienii Ili-lense St't'Vit't' Medal, VVorld XfVar ll Virtory Medal, ,Xineriean llainpaign Medal, lCuropean-.Xlriean Middle lffast tmnpaien Medal. and the Philippine l.ibi-ration Ribbon. Ile has also been awarded the llistingnisberl Sei tire Medal trout the govertt- int-nt ot' tireere 8 1 yy' if 55.35 was i .fit J, N . j:?jJfjZ,.:....::, V K 4 My M,--ig W U KV M

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