Suribachi (AE 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE A ' v OFFIC f' 1 KQV tb tl K JWHPI? f w 531 r . T ',v all -xh- LIEUTENANT COMMANDER W. F. SAUBERS, USN A native of Butte, Nebraska, LCDR Walter F. Saubers has served as Executive Officer aboard SURIBACHI since August of 1965. LCDR Saubers served with the South Dakota National Guard while attending Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota where he received his B.S. degree in 1953. He served three years aboard the USS O'BRIEN CDD-7255 following graduation from OCS in 1954, and in 1957 reported for duty under COMMANDER, HA- WAIIAN SEA FRONTIER. In February 1959 he assumed the duties of Assistant Operations Officer in DE- STROYER FLOTILLA FIVE on the Flagship USS MC CAIN CDL-3j. Following graduation from the General Line School in Monterey, California in May of 1960 he reported aboard the USS REGULUS as Operations Officer and from there went on to the U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY where he was assigned as instructor in the Physical Education Department. On 21 July 1965 LCDR Saubers took command of SURIBACHI during her recommissioning period and was relieved by Captain Harris in August 1965, after which time he assumed the position of Executive Officer. LCDR and Mrs. Saubers have two children and reside in Mayport, Florida.

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ll CAPTAIN D. D. HARRIS, USN Captain David D. Harris was born on 8 September 1919 in Liverpool, England. The son of a Chief Ma- chinists Mate, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1937 as a Seaman Recruit. He advanced through the enlisted ranks to Chief Boatsvvains Mate and was commissioned as Ensign during World War ll. As an enlisted man, Captain Harris served in the Battleship, USS NEW MEXICO and the Refrigeration Ship, USS PASTORES. After receiving his commission, he served on the Attack Personnel Transport, USS GILLIAM, the Cruiser USS SALEM, the Destroyers USS BLUE, USS E. A. GREENE, USS JOHN PAUL JONES, and the Landing Ship Tank, USS WALWORTH COUNTY, serving as Commanding Officer of the latter three ships. Not all of his career has been spent at sea, for he served at the U.S. NAVAL PROVING GROUNDS at Dahlgren, Va.,was Director Secretariat on the SACLANT Staff, and Chief Staff Officer of COMSERVRON FOUR, Captain Harris attended Oregon State College, General Line School in Monterey, Calif., and the NAVAL WAR COLLEGE in Newport, R.l. Captain Harris is married and has four children and presently resides in Norfolk, Virginia, He rgok QOmmand of SURlBACHl on 26 August 1965 and was relieved by Captain Spell on 24 March 1967, COMMANDING o Frrcnn 4 ow A' Ng' h ,U I J zflf- b!Pf c, I I3 l' i,,f-4U .Q .givqfgya ra je - ,i l X9 if Q 1 2 ra, A Q Y xx X X . f rt 'xx .71 A 'Q N ,, if 47 c D

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