Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,,,-,A-gr CDR. W.C. GRAFTON USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Warren C. Grafton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Grafton of Oakdale, Louisiana, was born in Falluton, Louisiana, on 4 July 1920. He attended Oakdale High School in Oakdale, La. and later Cochran-Bryan Preparatory school in Annapolis, Maryland, Comman'der Grafton gradu- ated from the Electrical Engineering School of the A. 81 M. College of Texas in January 1943 when he was commissioned an EN SIGN in the United States Naval Reserve. He transferred to the Reg- ular Navy in 1945. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 October 1957. His first tours of duty were engineering assignments ashore and afloat in USS BASILAN and USS WASATCH. From April 1946 until December 1947 Commander Grafton served aboard USS UVALDE CAKA-S85 as First Lieutenant. Upon detachment from UVALDE he reportedio the General Line School, Monterey, Calif., for duty and instruction. From January 1949 until July 1950 Commander Grafton served aboard the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT in the Engineering Department. - From August 1950 until April 1951. he attended the Joint Army Navy Air Force Guided Missile School, Fort Bliss, Texas. Commander Grafton then returned to sea to serve three years in destroyers, first as Operations Officer and Navigator of USS POWER CDD-8393 and then as Executive Officer and Navigator of USS HARWOOD QDDE-8613. In June 1954, he reported for duty in the Guided Missile Branch of the Research and Develop- ment Division of the Bureau of Ordnance. He was detached in November 1956 and reported aboard USS INTREPID CCVA-111 as Engineer Officer. In July 1958 he was assigned to the stalf of Commander Training Command Pacific Fleet as the Guided Missile Officer. Commander Grafton has been in TACONIC sinceukugust 1960. He has been awarded various World War II campaign and service medals, China Service and European!As1at1c Occupation. Commander Grafton is married to the former Dorothy Russel of Hollywood, California. They have one son and one daughter. n s l 1 1

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Q O cPo Joe Tilghman Ens. Ray Shelesky Division Officer John Sheppard Wayne Peplow Guudencio Gonzales John Adams Ge0'9e Baker Gef Y Barnes' Andrew Bayes Leo Buring Joseph Crabill Daniel Derfus l l 2 O Q we , Q 'oo -55+ l sf 5 W X 1' ' s' fx' James Gwen Jigjgscgjn 535132 James Lee Ronald Gary Rouse, Willard Wnllvum Stephen Crowder Porfrqy l 2 . 5 , Savoy Shorf Smifh Rosner Roth Sclnierre 5 O V Rober1Svenson Ralph Zuck