Truxtun (DLGN 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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i TRUXTUN had spent 6 months as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. She had been one of the first ships to re- spond to the Pueblo Incident in January 1968 and was a veteran of several eventful line periods in the Gulf of Tonkin. , Return FromWestpac ul 1968 Having proven herself capable of meeting all chal- lerrges, TRUXTUN returns to Long Beach on a beautiful July morning.

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CAPTAIN LEO J. MARSHALL, USN COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON NINE Captain Leo Marshall, USN, was born July 30, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York. He entered the Naval Service on July 1, 1943, at Holy Cross College. He was commissioned Ensign in the Naval Reserve on April 26, 1945, at the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman School, Columbia University. Ordered to duty with the Amphibious Force in USS LST 58, he served as First Lieutenant in the final months of WWII. Two successive tours in LST7s followed: First as Navigator in USS LST 533, and then as Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer in USS LST 1126. N In June 1946, Ensign Marshall was augmented into the regular avy. On April 26, 1948, he attained the rank of Lieutenant fjunior gradej, and served in USS ROBERT L. WILSON QDDE-8475 as Operations Officer. This destroyer won the squadron Battle Efficiency Award for fiscal year 1950. This ship participated extensively in the conduct and evaluation of post WWII ASW tactics. His next assignment was the Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo - Bay, Cuba, as CIC Shipboard Instructor in ships preparing for Korean Deployment. On August 1, 1951 he attained the rank of Lieutenant. After completion of the General Line School curriculum at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in January 1954, he was assigned to the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron Eight in USS P. KENNEDY QDD-8505 as Operations Officer. Duties included operational planning on the Staff of Commander Screening Group in the SIXTH Fleet. Shore duty followed at the Fleet Sonar School, Key West as supervisor of the COXXO ASW Tactical Course. On February 1, 1957, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In July 1957, he was assigned to USS FURSE QDDR-8825 as Executive Officer. That ship was the recipient of the Battle Efficiency Award in Destroyer Squadron FOUR for fiscal year 1959. During this period, USS FURSE operated with Carrier Striking Groups in the Second and Sixth Fleet as a radar picket destroyer. In August 1959, LCDR Marshal assumed command of USS PRICE QDER-3321 This unit operated as a patrol ship in the seaward extension of the DEW line on the North Atlantic Barrier. His next shore duty was as a student at the Naval War College in the Command and Staff Course, 1960-61. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on June 1, 1961. From 1961 to 1963, he served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Surface Warfare Evaluator in the Progress Analysis Group QOP-09DJ. Returning to sea in June 1963 he next commanded USS ZELLARS CDD-7775 on three deployments to Northern Europe, the Sixth Fleet, and the Middle East Force in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. In October 1965, he reported for duty in the Plans and Policy Directorate, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was a principal staff planner for Southeast Asia matters. In this assignment he was decorated with the Legion of Merit. He was appointed to the rank of Captain on July 1, 1966. Captain Marshall graduated from the National War College in 1969. He completed undergraduate study at the University of Maryland QB.S.j in 1966 and graduate study at the George Washington University QMS., in 1969. Captain Marshall commenced his sixth assignment in destroyers when he assumed command of Destroyer Squadron NINE on Jul 30, 1969. He is married to the former Marilyn Jane Mabie of Brooklyn, New York. Captain and Mrs. Marshall have four children: William f22j, Mrs. David Lane, Christine QIQJ and Barbara Q17j. DESTROYER SQUADRON NINE On 1 January 1970 TRUXTUN officially joined USS BLUE QDD-744J, USS COLLETT QDD-730j, USS DEHAVEN QDD-727J, USS OZBOURN QDD-8461, USS CHANDLER QDD-7175, USS SOMERS QDDG-34j and USS HOLLISTER QDD-7885 as part of Destroyer Squadron NINE. In recent years DesRon NINE has been one of the most active and important squadrons of the Pacific Fleet. On 18 April 1969, the Squadron was awarded the first and only Secretary of the Navy Unit Commendation, for a destroyer squadron. The award was made for the Squadronas performance during two continuous years of operations in support of the Vietnamese War, from June 1966 to August 1968. Among other accomplishments, the Squadron fired 148,039 rounds of 5 inch ammunition, destroyed 2,217 enemy structures, and destroyed 184 enemy water-borne logistics craft during 527 days on the gunline. It was with great pride that TRUXTUN was chosen to be the flagship of Commander Destroyer Squadron NINE and an honor to join the fighting ships of DesRon NINE.

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Iwi .4 Flag Presentation On 10 December 1968, TRUXTUN was honored by the Los Angeles Council of the Navy League of the United States with the presentation of a Los Angeles County Flag. Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, who was accompanied hy Mr. Roy Olander, president of the L.A. Council, lVlr. Ross Reed, Mr. Mark Watterson, Captain Steve Parkins ffietj, and Mr. Donald Kyler, made the presentation to Captain Work. In accepting the flag, Captain Work stated it is 'can honor to accept the flag. We will display the flag around the areas of the world to which TRUXTUN will sail.'7