Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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, if 3-s,,,-1-1 ' CLIFFORD L. BEKKED HL CAPTAI , .S. NAV PRESENT COMMA DI GOFFI Cl l d Ohio was raduated from Miami University, Captain Clifford L. BEKKEDAHL, a native of eve an . g Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science Degree and commissioned an Ensign, USNR, in 1953. His first tour of duty was aboard the USS ARNEB CAKA-561, during which time CAPT BEKKEDAHL 955-561. was assigned Navigator of the ship that served as flagship of the original DEEPFREEZE Cruise K1 Following his service on ARNEB he augmented into the regular Navy and attended the CIC Officer ' Off' f the USS School in Glynco. Georgia. Upon graduation, CAPT BEKKEDAHL became the Operations icer o W. R. RUSH QDDR-7141. He had served there for almost two years before being ordered in June of 1959 to in- ' ' ' ' 't' t h' teachin duties, he also engaged structor duty of the NROTC unit at Ohio State University. In addi ion o is g in graduate study at the University. . ER h LT. BEKKEDAHL became Com- After this tour of teaching Naval Operations and Navigation, the t en manding Officer of USS UTINA CATF-1631. While he was in command of UTINA, the ship conducted the ' ' - ' 963. U com letion of two years in command salvage of the Haitian Coast Guard ves el DESSALINES in 1 pon p of UTINA he was selected for and ordered to post-graduate training at American University in Washington, ' ' D ' I ternational Relations. For the next two years D.C. In August 1964 he received his Master of Arts egree in n he served as assistant for European and NATO Affairs in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C. ' ft' f the USS Returnin to sea duty in October 1966, CAPT BEKKEDAHL became Executive O icer o S WILLIAM V. PRATT CDLG-133. Continuing on sea duty, CAPT BEKKEDAHL reported aboard the USS . , d JOHN R. CRAIG CDD-8851 as her new Commanding Officer in September 1967. Completing his tour aboar USS JOHN R. CRAIG on July 9, 1969, CAPT BEKKEDAHL was ordered to Annapolis where he served for ad I-fs letras years as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Ac emy. 11 D C here he attended the National War College graduating on Ernest recent assignment was in Washington, . . w , M y sauna 6. 1973. ,

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f Q' DALE . BRUMBAUGH CAPT I ,U.S. VY FCRMER COMMANDI G GFFICER Captain Dale C. BRUMBAUGH was born in South Bend, Indiana on 5 March 1924. He is ia June, 1941 graduate of Central High School of South Bend. He attended Wabash College in Crawfordsvilleylhdianal before entering the Naval Academy in June, 1943, from which he was graduated and commissioned inviifllile, 1946. T 9 . After a succession of shipboard assignments, including the USS VALLEY FORGE CCV-4511, USS PGS' 1449, USS RUBY CDE-6981, USS PC-1 145 he was designated a Naval aviator in April, 1951, fo11owingi8.,1101lY' of School in Monterrey, California. ' 1 1 1 1 During 1955 to 1957 Captain BRUMBAUGH served on the Staff of Commander, U.S. SiX1ih,lF'199t, followed by 2Vn years in Washington in O P 30. A tour as Executive Officer of the USS HUGH PURVIS CDD? 7091 preceded an assignment on the NATO Staff of CINCAFMED in Malta, G.C. He then commanded USS WILLARD KEITH CDD-7751 and later served on t Another tour in Washington, this time with the Naval Communications Command, preceded a. one year tour with Commander, Naval Forces, Vietnam until February of 1971. . 1 Captain BRUMBAUGH commanded USS SHENANDOAH CAD-261 from 12 March 1971 to 22 AHQKIS17 1973. 1 9 he staff of Commander, Cruiser-DestroyerFlotilla Three-

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JOSEPH S MANSEIELD JR LIEUTE ANT COMMANDER AVY EXECUTIVE OFFI ER Lieutenant Commander Mansfield grew up and attended schools in North Augusta South Carolina. He began college-level studies at the Citadel in Charleston South Carolina in 1953 and soon thereafter transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy and was graduated and commissioned Ensign, USN, in June 1958. LCDR Mansf'ield's first tour of duty was aboard the destroyer LAFFEY, homeported in Norfolk. From there he received orders to report to U.S. Navy Submarine School. New London, Connecticut, and upon graduation reported for duty aboard HARTER, a nuclear-powered attack submarine. After completing several patrols, he was then assigned to the pre-commissioning unit of the USS JAMES MADISON, aboard which he continued to serve after the boat's initial cruise. Following completion of that tour, he reported to Commander, Submarine Force. U.S. Pacific Fleet. for duty as a member of his staff. LCDR Mansfield's next tour of duty consisted of assignment in the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington. D.C. Upon finishing there. he returned to the surface fleet. becoming SHENANDOAH's Ex- ecutive Officer in November. 1971. The XO is married to the former Evie Key of Richmond. Virginia. They have one daughter, Electra, 3 years of age. and reside in Virginia Beach. Virginia.