Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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alpfain gugene .fdzlama .jv4fu1Ay, Wfwg ' dams Hemle , U. S. Navy, was born in Brooklyn, New Yorlc, on. February 20, 1918F2lgd:aa1it:e311lei!efdleMi1nual Trainidyg High School and one year at Columbia University before .en- tering the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on July 21, 1936. Graduated and comnuss- ioned Ensign on June 6, 1940, he subsequently advanced to the rank of Captain, on July 1, 1959. After graduation from the Naval Academy ln June, 1940,'he was assigned. to the USS NASH- VILLE, in which he served as Electrical Officer and as a Junior Gunnery Ufflcel' until Febfu?-FY 1943, participating in the occupation of Iceland and the Aleutians and Solomons Campaigns during the -early -period of World War II. Upon his return to the- United: States he was sent to the Sub- marine Base, New London, Cormecticut, for submarine instruction, and for two months after graduation- in June, 1943, he was assigned to Submarme Division TWENTY-ONE. In September, 1943, he .joined the USS SEADRAGON QSS-1947 as Engineering and Torpedo Data Computer Officer, and participated in 'four successful war patrols of the submarine in the Pacific. For fconspicupus gallantry .andaintrepidiiy-9 in action while serving as Torpedo Data Computer -Oificerm theJTorpedo Fire Control'-Pagrty onboard the USS SEADRAGON, during the Eleventh War Patrol: of that vessel in eneinyi Japanese Waters, from September 23, 1944, to November 8, 1944 . .. J' He was awarded the Silver Star Medal. The citation further states: Assisting his command- ing olficer in -conducting successful, operations by his sound judgement and coordination of import- ant information 'thej contributed materially to the sinking of enemy ships totaling over 13,000 tons and the damaging of more than 30,000 tons, and to the success of his vessel in evading hos- tile countermeasures. . ., 1 ,In December, 1944, he-was transferred from SEADRAGON to USS GREEN LIN G CSS-2131, in which, as Executive Officer and Navigator he made one War Patrol before his detachment in June, 1945. He then returned to Annapolis, and in January, 1948 completed the Naval Design Engineering Course at the Naval Postgraduate'School. For fifteen months thereafter, he served as Engineer on the Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron UNE, at Pearl Harbor, and while so assigned was a member of the winning Doubles Team, and was TIIIIDB1'-119 in the Singles in the Fourteenth Naval District Tennis Tournament and was one of theiFouastee1lt.I1 Naval District's Representatives at the All-Navy Tennis Tournament held at the U. S. Navalncademy, Annapolis, Maryland. He joined the USS BECUNA CSS'-31931 in April, 1921-9, as Executive Officer, and in June, 1950, returned to the Submarine Base, .Newr'London,.for :duty -as Ordnance Officer. When detached in January, 1951, he had duty in connection. the-reavfivating of the USS BANG CSS-3851, and commanded that Submarine from hercomiiiissioning in February, 1951, until November of that year. From December 1951, until December, 1952, he-was Commanding Olficer of the USS VOLA- DOR QSS-4905, then reported. to the Surface Anti-Submarine Development Detachment at Key West, Florida. For outstanding workin connection with ASDEVEX 1-54 during this tour of duty as Opeilagions Officer, he received a Lettm of Commendation from Commander Operations Develop- men ' orce. ' ' V - - He next reportedfortiluty ingthe Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, and in January, 1956, became Commanding Oifxcer 'ofthe USS CDD-8573. In December, 1957, he reported for duty in the -Office of the Chief of Naval? Operations, Navy Department, Washington, D. C., as head of the Fleet -Communications.. Plans and Readiness Branch. In May, 1959, he relieved as Director, Fleet Com- I1ilI111C3tl0I1S5D1V1s1on., Detached fin May, 1961, he reported to the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, for duty as Commanding 'Officer of the USS TAC ONIC CAGC-173. 5 In- .additions to the Silver Star Medal,vCaptain Hemley has the American Defense Medal with the Bronze. A 3 the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal: World War II Victory M6d3l.,.Nat10I1a'l Defense Medal? IioreanServrce Medal: United Nations Service Medal, Philippine Revllblw Presidential Unit Citagtxong and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars. He also has the Salibmarmf Combat Insignia with three stars. ' 5 ap 'n emeyisnxarriedtotheio I 1 'T ' ' two Sons and a daughter' rnmer Char1o3e of Huntington, Indiana, and has

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