Shelton (DD 790) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1958

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Taiwan Patrol, the Kyushu Patrol, and Task Force 77. She also visited such places as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sasebo, and Yoko- suka. During theliorean conflict she made three tours to the Western Pacific, her first taste of battle being in l95l. The SHELTON participated in all phases and all areas of operations against the enemy. At one time or another she operated with the Past Car- rier Task Force 77, The Shore Bombardment and Blockade Group of Task Force 95. The Tiawan Patrol Group of Task Force 72, and the Hunter-Killer Group of Task Force 96. During the conflict the SHELTON has made several cruises to the Par East. ln l954 she participated in Operation Flaghoist at lwo lima, in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the capture of the island by U.S. forces. ln 1956 she took part in the thermo-nuclear bomb tests held at Bikini and Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands. The ship is now making her eighth cruise to the F ar East, the most interesting cruise of all. The itinerary of this trip is outlined in the pictures and stories on the following pages of this book. 15

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- Nbr. TL' EGF?-fi? in its -'i i A C . f Qv X .AXQ Nix .fix Wi, FBS . X I X EN ixfgg NN Xx , if C.. QNX 1 X 'FQ 'Q Q M. Nvswwg Q i r N I C .. 'W' 3 6 MARCH 1957 While in Yokosuka, Change of Command Ceremonies took place aboard the USS SHELTON, and the responsibility for the ship passed into the hands of our new Captain-Commander I. V. Wilson. , Commander Wilson is a member of the U. S. Naval Academy's class of l939. His first billets were in the gunnery departments aboard the USS PENNSYLVANIA CBB 387 and the USS PABBOT CDD 2187. He has seen duty as Executive Officer, Engineer Officer, and First Lieutenant aboard the USS SHAD CSS 2357 and as Commanding Officer of the USS CUTLASS CSS 4787. The Captain's remaining sea duty was spent aboard the USS El.. DORADO CAGC l.l7 in the billet of Executive Officer. He has attended several schools: the Submarine School at New London: the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis, where he took an ordnance course in physics-electronics: and the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was conferred the degree of Master of Science. Commander Wilson has also served as Material Planning and Project Officer with the Surface Anti-submarine Development Detachment, Ordnance Technical Planner in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Administrative Officer and Senior Armed Forces Police Officer of Olango in the Philippine Islands. Commander Wilson has been on cruises in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He saw action during World War II aboard a destroyer off the Dutch East Indies and aboard a submarine during five patrols. The Captain wears the following devices and decorations: the Submarine Insignia, Submarine Combat Pin, Bronze Star Medal, Silver Star Medal, and various area and campaign medals. Commander Wilson assumed command of USS SHELTON on 6 March 1957. I I . t i r 1 l t I I i l t I

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