Stormes (DD 780) - Naval Cruise Book

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I f. CDR .-XlfYHU'f'1' IJ, i'lNf1I.l-I llnving been born in tin- New i I1,,fil7li e' A of Newport, liliiuiv l:4l.ln'l, the like-' fr In 1' 11 early nge slibjevtwi in the llXll'ilfl 'f--- :iz ' i niwzii viiy. Hi' .itte'n'iv-I llho-I-' I-41 will it IH' College :ind in lflll enlisted 1:1 lllvi v ' the Nm.-.il lll-serve Midshxprnm vi- vvlvlng his commission .is i'.ll5l,QTl. ll-5 i his toni' of duty .it the l-'Sth Nm il Sher:-z . llvadqugwtvrs :ind has since s--ri.---l iii-wir! 'He PC 451, USS GIl.i'f'l l'i'I, Ulf, V55 l1U5f,'l'E-' .XV 'X I':Kl'CllfiVl' Uffitvr of the V55 NETW IPXNUX-'Fifi AKA, andthe USS WARIIICK .KKK-421. llzs W duiywrls lvtnporzirily iriterrupted Y-when Fir sf?- Ved as Inspector-Instrnctor, Nivgil R-'ser'--' Training Center in Dunkirk, New York. ll- reported aboard the USS STORMEI5 in F-Ujv 1953 in the capacity of Executive Officer. la Dvceniber of 1953 was appointed Cort::1'..2::'ier USN. His untiring efforts have aide-1 greatly in increasing the general opez-ming ezfxciencv of the STORM!-IS. Born in the midwestern city of East St. Louis, Ill. , in May of 1920, the Skipper began his Naval career at the Naval Academy in 1937. In 1941 he received his commission as ci Line Ensign and beganhis tour of duty aboard the USS SALT LAKE CITY. He has since ser- ved, as Commanding Cificer aboard the USS RINEHART, Commanding dficer aboard the U55 ROBERT I. PAINE, Staff Commander of lk-strayer 5.11141-iron l4, Commanding Officer, L'. 5. rice! rlxlilllllllgl Center, Pearl llnrbor, mil: Lim- Chic!! of Naval dx-rations in Wash- zzggt ,zz 11.6. , .incl recently served as :1 student nt me .kr-::.e .i :-ees sin: College in Norfolk, Va . lr: J .-Ej- I 1:05 he assumed command of the wr, X i- lil?-lips .ui-.i has remained in tlint cup- .ly . if ,. Ihr' -s .irld sojourn of the STU!! Ml-IS. lif i .uni leadership has served IIS in- 'Q' ' fill flillfr L'I't'W. X66 CDR WILLIAM F. BARRY

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R 3 '5 3 3 3 s 3 9 I 0 9 3 I Q U w 5 Q W Q W W Y 2' T 5 i 3 5 N 4 5 Q w w x w Y Y 'Q 1 Q Q 0 9 Q l o 1 6 4 1 9 1 3 I N W tsman i t The Cameo ora N O N 1 1 'Q N N N N N 'Q N 'Q N 'Q I Liberty Party S I Ney Joe, voices a short, wiry, mop haired E grins, nttirod in a slightly threadbare suit, and I tugging eagerly at your sleeve as you walk dovm f the Via Roma. What youwanta buy? a cameo, S doeskin gloves or a Biretta maybe ? Where 5 else could you be but gay Napoli! Land of 5 spicy spaghetti, steaming pizza and nose-tick- 3 1-V T . .. . 1 mg.. red Chianti. Atter twelve days at sea the 1 Crew responded enth x usiastically to liberty call . , Due to a mechanical failure the ship rernainedq 5 inNap1esfo,r eleven days instead of the intend- '7 E ed l three Some were l , . . uelq' enough to 5 see Rome and all had the opportiuiity E to visit nearby Pompeii, Vesuvius and Sorrento. 2 -K XXXXXXX xxx xxxxxx y NJNJKISJN- 545533, NXS-lN.ry,r N-IN-lSfN.r5,4l l IIN'- Q 'Q J Napoli The Arcade