Tattnall (DDG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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ur 15 o rm e If ommomding Qfficer COMMANDER ROBERT C. PENISTON, USN Commander Peniston graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 CClass of 1947l and was ordered to USS NEW JERSEY lBB-627 and served as Assistant Navigator. In December 1947, he was assigned tothe Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, serving as a Battalion Commander and Drill Officer. In January 1949, he was assigned to USS PUTNAM TDD-7577 and served as Operations and ASW Officer. UpOH decommissioning of PUTNAM in March 1950, he joined USS CONE CDD-866l as Operations Officer. In April 1951 a change of duty sent him to the Presidential Yacht, USS WILLIAMSBURG. He served on the WILLIAMSBURG as Navigator until December 1952. At this time he was assigned to USS WILLIS A. LEE CDL- 4l and became the Operations Officer when she was commissioned. In July 1955, he was ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel and served as the Navy Placement Officer. In September 1957, he entered Stanford Unl- verslty for the Naval Postgraduate Course of Personnel Administration and Training. He received a Master of Arts degree in June 1958. In August 1958, he became Executive Officer of USS NICHOLAS CDDE-4497 In November 1959 he was de tached from NICHOLAS and reported to USS SAVAGE IDER-386l as Commanding Officer. He was detached from the SAVAGE in June 1961 and ordered to report to the Naval War College for duty under instruction in the C . . . . . ommand and Staff Course. Upon graduation in June 1962, he assumed duties as Aide to the President Naval War College and served in this position until 31 July 1964. He assumed command of TATTNALL OVIIS SGD' tember 1964, and served until 9 April 1966. Commander Peniston is now on duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C.

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Q ole Qest oye qgigoggiom Sixty Two CAPTAIN MURREL C. BRITE, USN Captain Murrel C. Brite, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Brite was born in McDaniels, Kentucky on March 21, 1923. He graduated from Hartford High School, Hartford, Kentucky and attended Western State Col- lege, Bowling Green, Kentucky prior to entering the Navy as an enlisted man in July 1943. In March of 1944 he entered the V12 program at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was commissioned Ensign at Fort Schyler, New York on 6 March 1945. His first duty was on board USS TOPEKA tCL-67l where he performed a variety of duties in the Gunnery and Operations Departments. In July 1948 he attended the General Line School at Newport, R.I. and upon grad- uation in June 1949 was assigned to USS POWER CDD-839i as Gunnery Officer. Captain Brite was ordered to the Staff, COMDESLANT as Flag Lieutenant in December 1950 and as Flag Lieutenant, COMPHIBLANT in February 1951. In November 1954 he reported to USS SPROSTON CDDE-557l as Operations Officer and in March 1956 he assumed the duties as Executive Officer of USS WHITEHURST KDE-6343. In August 1957 he was ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island as a student in the Command and Staff Course and upon completion was assigned to the Staff of the War College as an instructor in Strategy and Tactics. Captain Brite was then transferred to the pre-commissioning crew of USS OKLAHOMA CITY ICLG-5l in July 1960 and upon commissioning assumed the duties of Combat Information Center Officer. In February 1962 he reported to the Staff, COMSEVENTHFLT as Surface Operations Officer. Captain Brite reports from command of USS SOUTHERLAND CDD-7435 and is now serving as Commander Destroyer Division SIX TWO. -1