Trathen (DD 530) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER HARRY BARRETT HAI-IN The p kipper Commander Harry Barrett Hahn was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1915. The son of Mr. HBITY Hahn and the former Miss Ellen Flattery, Cdr. Hahn attended St, Iohn's Preparatory School and Columbia University. The Commander then entered the U., S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, fr01'1'1 Which he received his commission in 1937. The Commander wears the following decorations: TheAsiatic-PaCifiC Area Campaign Medal, The American Area Campaign Medal, the American Defense Service Medal., The World War II Victory Medal, the Korean Service Ribbon, and the United Nations Service- Ribbon. Prior to assuming his present command on August 1, 1952, Commander Hahn served with the Armed Forces SpeCi3l Weapons Project, the USS MISSISSIPPI, USS MIDWAY, USS COLUMBIA, and the USS NEW ORLEANS. Cdl:- Hahn also attended the U. S. Naval Post G d S work in' Naval Ordnance. ra uate chool and the Post Graduate course at M. I. T. f0I' adwmce

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' CAPTAIN CLARENCE E. CORTNER, USN COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON 28 AND DESTROYER DIVISION 281 Captain Clarence E. Cortner, United States Navy, was the Com- mander of Destroyer Squadron Twenty Eight and Destroyer Division 281 during our world cruise. He was born in Cortner, Tennessee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Cortner. He entered the Naval Academy in 1923 and was commissioned Ensign in 1927, Since reporting to his first ship, Captain Cortner has served extensively in battleships, cruisers and destroyers. He saw duty aboard the cruisers Concord? and Galveston and the battleships Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. Much of Captain Cortner's sea time hasbeen served in destroyers. He came to his position as COMDESRON 28 inIuly1952, as aveteran of nearlysix years of destroyer experience. Captain Cortner was promoted to his present rank in March, 1945, andshortly thereafter assumed command of Destroyer Division 12. Im- mediately prior to assuming command of Destroyer Squadron 28, he was U.S. Naval Attache' in New Delhi, India. During his tour of duty off Korea, Captain Cortner earned the U- nited Nations Service Ribbon and the Korean Service Ribbon. Pre- viously he had been awarded the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Area Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pac ific Area Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Navy OccupationService Medal. i -Q .X . , 15, .- x, 4, 1 , X , . . . w.,+,,.v,X p. V- -f A-, ,xi , ,.- ,Q U wumrx, . ' 3,9 if ff, ,H ,ja ,r:r A .f flprryw- K , .ff -ff Vx fin, 4 .., if '12. .Q J' 'ax Vi., . .Q .vu 9. I .:il:1f'?' .5g.'3!3..,,:: - W E, 1 . i fix 'WW-L-H. I-zi-I:fz12::is:1'-:-1.- , .. .5 H fi-'f .I-'ii i 'Ii V F435 T. '. X - fi'Ei'fl ?3'f fi3f37i3EE2s':5,3?f' 72? .','L li f. ,t,r k,.,,:1'5' , j. '-.:4Qf :32-l- - fig. f 'gf' K. V. .krkr V, ,,.V,, ,, ,,,k K V, ..,, I V... WT -5.-f 3' :zifli-V''2E3?'ff5:'f5'52' . K' 1 'f-f . .Q,,,,. .,,.- Q -f.-, . GQ ' -s ,fl ' fy., ss fi, . 2 sE 3, 'w ir15713f lf. ':'::3E'5'. .V I X M..3..,.,i, ,,.,, ,.,.,.. , .L .l r Qznnvvl A , , ,,.,,,,,5.,,.,,f3,..i,.,.,.,,,,A V,Vk Z i,-,,V,.Qgg:gj23,,,,, f. , Y ' 1 as R k 7-'mil 'Q X'3' .1,1i. v7-3,-2Gs..,y3:v:..3g, 1:1-yy . .v f- ,.,,, gi ,f-, . 11, - I X-9, IagzfI-ff.252-fzie'.,:g:--'--1'gi,. 'F ' . 3 2.L:.:.- ,H w ,. .' ii -- ' .V '.

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i ngm EW ev? 5 it WU WX8 f3'N ,QNX ms e L,j LCDR McKellar was commissioned ENS, USNR in Sept., 1941. Following World War II he transferred to the reg- ular Navy in July, 1946. His previous duty has been mostly in submarines both afloat and on staffs, having served in the USS SAWFISH, USS BAYA, USS LAMPREY, and with ComSubDiv 222, and ComSubLant. He attended the Un- iversity of Washington and is a graduate L oooo oloo -- 0f the University of Utah and the Naval LC DR McKeI lar Intelligence Post Graduate School. LT JG Cobb LT JG Brusf LT Anderson L Three officers who played large parts in preparing the Trathen for Far Eastern duty and in the first stages of the ship 's battle experiences were not with us at the end of the world cruise. LT. Anderson, our Gunnery Officer, LTJG Brust, Engineering Officer, and LTIG Cobb, First Lieutenant were among the many Reserves called from civilian life to officer and man the ships of a Navy which expanded rapidly to meet the threat of the Korean crisis. These three officers served aboard the Trathen through the ship 's period of duty with Task Force 95. Then, their tours of active duty completed, they left the Trathen in Yokosuka in May to retum to the United States to resume their civilian careers.