Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer, Comdr. Joiepb Iarlathe Staley, jr. U.S.S. DENNIS I. BUCKLEY IDD 8081 Born 12 February, 1911 in Columbus, Ohio. Gradu- ated from Columbus Aquinas High School. Appointed to the Naval Academy by the late Brigadier General john C. Speaks, representative from the twelfth Con- gressional District of Ohio. Graduated 1934. Served in RANGER KCV-41 until June, 1936. Graduated from Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, December, 19356. Served in Submarines S-38, SEA- RAVEN, NORXVHAL. DOLPHIN, HOE, GUR- NARD in command of MINGO, and on stalf of Commander Submarine Squadrons 18 and 13 all in the Asiatic or Pacific Fleets. Reported to Naval 1Var College. Newport. Rhode Island in December, 1945, as student. Served on stalli of the president, Naval XVar College from llune. 19116 until May, 1948. Assumed command ol Dennis Buckley QDDR 8081 in June, 1948. Executive Officer, Lt. Comdr. Raymond M. I-Iarrif U.S.S. DENNIS I. BUCKLEY IDD 8081 Born to Chief Yoeman Sc Mrs. Max Harris, 20 Au- gust, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minn. and moved the fol- lowing year to California. Graduated from Vallejo High Schol in 1938 and entered UCLA for the fall semester. Selected for the first V-7 cruise in August 1940 on the U.S.S. NEXA7 YORK for a cruise to the Caribbean Sea and upon completion, ordered to Mid- shipman School at Northwestern University. Com- missioned as Ensign, USNR on 12 December 1940, to report for duty on board the U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA QBB-381. Served throughout the war in the Pacific on the PENNSYLVANIA and in May 1945, ordered to new construction as Navigator on the U.S.S. BREM- ERTON QCA 1301. Took part in Hgood-will cruise to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with CINCLANT and in February 1946 ordered to Vfashington, D. C. for duty with the Joint Logistics Plans Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff. In July 1947 accepted commission as Lt. Comdr. in the regular Navy and ordered to General Line School, Newport, R. I. Graduated from Newport in May 1948 and ordered as Executive Officer to the U.S.S. DENNIS BUCKLEY QDD 8081.