Tattnall (DDG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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150 melfeommomule west oye iuisiom Sixt y Tw 0 CAPTAIN WILLIAM M. MONTGOMERY, USN William M. Montgomery was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on May 3, 1921., He graduated from the U.S.' Nigga Academy in December 1941 with the Class of 1942. He was promoted to the rank of Captain as of u y . Up-on graduation he was assigned to USS SIMPSON CDD-221i. He then commissioned USS STIMBEL CDD-644i serving as Engineering Officer and Gunnery Officer. After a year as Executive Officer of USS ZELLARS CDD-7771 he was ordered to the Naval Postgraduate School in 1946 for a course in Engineering Electronics. Completing his studies in 1949 he was awarded the Degree of Master of Science, and reported to the Research and Development Board in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. From late 1950 to 1953 he was engaged in the evaluation of new development electronics equipment, while assigned to the Staff of Commander Oper- ational Development Force. The next two years were spent as Commanding Officer of USS RODMAN CDMS-21i. Following three years as an instructor in Electrical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, he attended the Naval Warfare Course at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He served until 1961, when he reported to the Staff, Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force. In 1963 he was assigned as Chief of Staff to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TWELVE, serving until December 1964. Upon being relieved as Com- mander Destroyer Division SIX TWO, Captain Montgomery reported as Commanding Officer, USS TOPEKA CCLG-Si.

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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

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