Theodore E Chandler (DD 717) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Captain 5 A COMMANDER J. D. H. KANE, JR. Commander John D. H. Kane Jr., United States Navy, assumed command of the CHANDLER in November of 1953. He came to the CHANDLER from the staff of COMCRUDESPAC. Commander Kane received his commission from the U. S. Naval Academy 19 December 1941. After graduation, he served as gunnery officer aboard the U.S.S. FITCH lDD 4621 and held the position of execu- tive officer aboard the U.S.S. HARADEN lDD 5851 and the U.S.S. 'BADGER lDD 6571. ln 1945 and 46, he was commanding officer of the U. S. S. CAVALLARO lAPD 1281 in Pacific waters and the following year assumed command of the ALEXANDER J. LUKE lDE 5771 in Atlantic waters. His wide background of Naval duties includes periods spent with the staff of COMSERVALANT, Naval Intelligence School, staff1COMNAFOR Germany, and the Naval War College. Commander Kane, his wife, Sue, their daughter Suzanne, 3, and their two sons, John Ill, 9, and Joel, 7, reside in Coronado, California.

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CHANDLER 7 ing Officer of the CHANDLER. lt was during this period that the book China Station was written by one of the CHANDLER'S officers. It was in 'I949 that Commander DOUKAS was relieved by Comman- der W.J. CULLUM. Immediately after the invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans in l95O, the CHANDLER, along with the rest of Destroyer Division lll, was ordered to Korean waters. During the Korean hos- tilities, the CHANDLER made a total of three tours to the forward area, participating heavily in the action. ln March of l95l Comman- der CULLUM was relieved by Commander T.H. WELLS as Commanding Officer of the CHANDLER. The second Korean tour was likewise mark- ed by numerous shore bombardment engagements, during which the CHANDLER was credited with destroying six enemy batteries of TO5 MM guns. ln March of i952 Commander WELLS was relieved by Commander D.M. RUBEL as Commanding Officer of the CHANDLER. During the third tour to Korea in l953, after rotation from Task Force 77 to Formosa Patrol to shore bombardment with Task Force 95, the CHANDLER earned membership in the exclusive Trainbusters Club and received high praise for her operations. As a result of her par- ticipation in the Korean conflict the CHANDLER received all nine battle stars that were issued. By the end of l953, Commander J.D.H. KANE, the CHANDLER'S present Commanding Officer, had relieved Comman- der RUBEL. Since the termination of hostilities in Korea, the CHANDLER has made two routine six month tours to the Far East in addition to training operations off the West Coast of the United States. These tours included operations with Task Force 77 and Formosa Patrol, as well as visits to such ports as Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokosuka, Sasebo. 2 -7111 ,

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he Executive fficer l l ,-We l LIEUTENANT EDWIN P. SMITH JR. Lieutenant Edwin P. Smith Jr. United States Navy came to the CHANDLER in March 1955 after serving as Navigator and Engineering Officer aboard the USS HOPEWELL lDD 6181. LT. Smith received his commission as Ensign at Northwestern Univer- sity in 1945 after attending Mississippi State College, the University of Louisville and Notre Dame University. His previous Naval service includes duty with Naval Scout and Radar Units, service as Executive Officer of the USS LCT 257, Commanding Officer of USS LSM 160 and two tours of duty with Underwater Demolition Trans Pacific Fleet. Lieutenant Smith, his wife Lee and four daughters reside in Chula Vista, California. -. 7 ...