Stevenson (DD 645) - Naval Cruise Book

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.-f I SWMQ4 mc! 52.264, MARKESON VARLAND, the Skipper . . . Tall, slim, sparse blonde . . . Norwegian. Reserved with an air of deep thought. Illinois-bred, he was a student at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, prior to his appointment to Annapolis from which he was commis- sioned Ensign in May, 1940. His first year of duty was aboard the U.S.S. Salt Lake City. As an Armed Guard Officer he served aboard tankers and Liberties before going to Ad- vanced Gunnery School, Washington, D. C. Finally came to rest in destroyers as gun- nery Officer and Exec. of the U.S.S. MCCKENZIE. Duty as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. IOHN R. PIERCE immediately preceded his command of the STEVE. His wife, Virginia Swift, trails her husband about the country like any dutiful Navy Wife. Like many an- other Navy careerist, Captain Varland smiles wistfully and talks gleefully of that shore job in the States , but he is at his best in an Officers Club in some foreign clime. Last address 3107 East State St. Rd., Rockford, Ill. me and 'Cousin Bull' . . . joining IOHN DREW, Long lohn . . . came aboard as Gunnery Officer in Ulithi . . . with a Missouri drawl and boyish grin. . . King-size naval officer . . . efforts as dietician intro- duced marked improvement in Vfardroom Mess and lightened iob of Mess Treasurer. . . Mighty proud of his 5 Inch Machine Guns . . . No. l advocate of traveling light as a result of his many adventures. . . Hey, Sailors! Anyone going ashore? . . . an enthu- siastic member of the quartet and a pretty sharp softball pitcher. . . Iohn is hoping for a little Stateside duty with Marian and their family of two but being a regular he knows only too well where the good sailors go. . . Last address 250 Maywood Drive. San Francisco, Cal. HARVEY S. HERRICK . . . My initials are 'H. S.'- the STEVE in Seattle, S. immediately became No. l Promoter of California in gen- eral and San Francisco in particular . . . dilletante in classical architecture and German. . . . Spinner of salty yarns and shore-leave sagas. . . Reminiscences with Manley about the Old Navy . . . Packed off to Gunnery School at Pearl. . . Step-father of O. B. Riley and mustached brother of Richard Ney. . . Tokyo and the World Cruise only added to Harv's reputation as shipboard artist and gunsmith plus establishing him as Supreme Souvenir Collector . . . Gunnery Officer and Exec. In undergraduate days at University of California majored in N.R.O.T.C. and was graduated as Commander in the California Navy. . . After graduation came training at Submarine Base, New London, Conn., short cruise on U.S.S. CUTTLEFISH, and duty on U.S.S. LAWRENCE operating in Alaskan wa- ters. Seriously considering the Navy as a career C Make me an offer! J . . . Otherwise Harv will return to San Francisco Cby all meansli and await-the mobilization of the Cal- ifornia Navy. . . NoW did I ever tell you about the time on the LAWRENCE that . . .? Can be reached at 1245 California St., San Francisco, Cal. PAUL BILL TAFT KENDALL EXECUTIVE STAFF OFFICER DES RON 19 LT CMDR GREEN HOPKINS, PAYNE CAPT. CONNOR CAPT. STOUT, CMDR. WILSON 75 -Y - .... Tw., Am Q-.uf lm-.L we-t '-

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gem. lm. Qcm. X9 and Sfaff CAPTAIN HENRY D. ROZENDAL, U.S.N., assumed command of our squadron in Iuly, 1945 while we were in Ulithi. The Commodore has proved himself a connoisseur of good coffee and his favorite dish-rice and curry. He claims he was a farmer before the war, but he must have worked fast to crowd this in among his other more sea-going activities. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1926. Since then he has also commanded the U.S.S. Farragut tDD348l and Destroyer Division 114. While under his command the Farragut participated in the first landing' at Guadalcanal and operated in the Southwest Pacific. She later participated in the re-occupation of Attu in which operation the Farragut and another destroyer sank an enemy submarine for which Cap- tain Rozendal was awarded the Legion of Merit. While under his command his Division participated in five shore bombardments in the Kuriles. The Commodore intends to re- main in the Navy, and is looking forward to being with his wife and thirteen year old daughter, Douglas. Upon retirement he wants to settle down and raise dogs in Cali- fornia. His home address is 1225 Ohio Ave., Leavenworth, Kansas. HENRY GAILLARD, or as he likes to be called, I-leinie, came aboard the STEVE in April of 1945 to become Squadron Sonar Officer. For several months he shared with the Squadron Radar Officer the pleasures of visiting the other ships of the squadron. In September he became senior staff officer, but his reputation for friendliness and good humofl remained intact. While on board the STEVE he designed a new type of depth eharge depth-setting wrench for which he received a letter of appreciation. Before en- tering the Navy in February 1943 he was Cleveland Manager for Conover-Nast Publish- ing Company. Upon being discharged he will probably return to a selling occupation, but does not yet know Where he Will live. ln particular he wants to get back to his wife and his two and a half year old boy Henry Ir. tnicknamed Skipperl and his' ten months old daughter Wendy. He can be reached at 25 Sutton Manor, New Rochelle, N Y A EARL W. PRICE, known as Earl the Pearl is the gay old sea-dog of the STEVE troupe. . . Squadron Recognition Officer Cneon beer signs at phenomenal rangesl. . . Only member of ComDesRon 19 to serve under IOUI' Commodores. . . Has spent all sea duty aboard the STEVE. . . Iolly-hearted clown, famed for his soft-shoe, chorus line routine performed at dinner time. . . Addicted to big, black cigars. . . Graduate of Washington College in Maryland at some unspecified date in the past, Earl was a charter member of the rapidly contracting Bachelor Officers Club on the STEVE. Prior to the Navy he was employed as a textile chemist by the Celanese Corporation of America in Cumber- land, Maryland. Midshipman School aboard the U.S.S. Prairie introduced him to the Big Town . His old job is impatiently awating him. Can be reached Care Mrs. Rachel Durst, 131 Independence St., Cumberland, Maryland. LEON W. MANLEY came aboard the Stevenson in August 1944 to become Assistant Communications Officer on the staff of ComDesRon 19 and later become Communications Officer. Leon holds the double distinction of being a good judge of fine cigars and an expert in the forensic arts. Any time you want to have a good, honest-to-goodness, in- tellectual bull session Leon is your man. Before coming into the Navy in Nov. 1942, Leon worked for a Tourist Company in the summer and during the School year taught English literature and sociology at Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas. While there he also coached the debating team. He claims that even after two and a half years he still likes communications. His present immediate desire is to get back to his wife and settle down to live in his native Tennessee at 207 N. Auburndale St., Memphis. JAY-KAY SIDEBOTTOM, bouyant, dynamic atom, hiding his rampant energy and vaired talents under the title of Squadron Radar Officer, first appeared in Seattle. Per- ambulating troubleshooter in electroncis and claimant to the role of Coxswain of the Boatswain's Chair . . . Instructor in electronic theory for Radarmen . . . Demon of the keyboard on the Ieep . . . Fervent discourser and disputant during night watches on the bridge . . . Officer of the Deck in port tMany thanks for a voluntary dutyl . . . Ward- room Mess Treasurer . . . Successor to Goudy as Ship's Chaplain. Ioe's life thus far is just a chapter of the Philadelphia Story . . . resident of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania at 307 Hillside Ave .... Bachelor of Science at the University of Pennsylvania H9431 . . . commission in the Naval Reserve and technical training at Bowdoin College, M.l.T., and Pearl Harbor . . . Thence to us . . . Like kindred low-point men he impatiently awaits freedom's light and position as researcher and engineer in electronics with RCA, pointing toward that' small business of my own . . .