US Naval Training Center - Compass Yearbook (Bainbridge, MD)

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31116 ning y of the sum- .ding Bain- bat- oyer USS Wavy and- ruc- Star 't in ship for The lval led PP- Iol- yer 'on aff m. to Lze m. ial of IC, .39 39 56 -4 CAPTAIN ROYAL A. WOLVERTON, USN, as- sumed duties as Commanding Officer, Admin. istrative Command and Assistant Center Com- mander, on 30 June 1954. Prior to reporting to the Center, he attended the Naval War College, Newport, R. I., for the senior course in Strategy and Tactics. After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1930, he spent seven C7j years at sea, serving aboard the aircraft carrier, USS SARATOGA, minelayer, USS BREESE, oiler, USS NECHES, and the USS CONCORD, a light cruiser of the Battle Force. After a shore duty tour at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, he took part in commis- sioning and served as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS WILSON, a new destroyer. During World War II, Captain Wolverton took part in the commissioning and served as Executive Officer of the destroyer, USS RODMAN, which en- gaged in convoy escort assignments in the Atlantic and northern waters. In September, 1942, he as- sumed command of the USS BADGER, and con- tinued with convoy duties and Hunter-Killer ac- tivities in the Atlantic. In February, 1944, he took command of the destroyer, USS MURPHY, and participated in the Normandy Landing, Bombard- ment of Cberbourg and Landings in Southern France. Commencing early in 1945, he served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel and in September, 1946, he was assigned the command of Destroyer Division 122. During the period of November, 1947, to July, 1949, Captain Wolverton was com- manding Ofiicer of the USS MAURY, and Hydro- graphic Survey Group One, which conducted charting operations in Persian Gulf Waters. He served as Recorder of the Pacific Coast Section of the Board of Inspection and Survey, San Francis- co from August 1949 to February 1952, when he took command of the USS SEMINOLE CAKA-104D for seventeen C17j months duty with the Amphi- bious Force, Pacific Fleet, including service in .Ia- pan and Korea. In addition to the many service and campaign medals awarded him, Captain Wolverton's decora- tions include, the Silver Star Medal, the French Croix de Cuerre with Silver Star, and a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon.

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CAPTAIN HAMILTON WILCOX HOWE, U.S.N., relieved Captain Clifford Ashton Fines, U.S.N., on 30 June, 1954, and became the third commander of the Naval Training Center since its reactivation in February of 1951. Captain Howe was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1926 and prior to assum- ing his present duties, was the Commanding Officer, Administrative Command, Bain- bridge. His sea cruises have included duty in bat- tleships, carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts. His first destroyer was the USS BAINBRIDGE. During World Wvar II he received the Navy Cross for distinguished service as Command- ing Officer of the USS ROPER in its destruc- tion of a German U-boat. Later, Bronze Star Medals were presented to him for his part in wartime Atlantic convoy, and training ship operations. He was further commended for his participation in the assault on Sicily. The war's end saw him in command of the Naval Training Center, Miami, Florida. After the war his assignments included command of the attack transport USS APP- LING5 duty on the staff of the Naval War Col- lege, and command of Escort Destroyer Squadron Two and Destroyer Squadron Twenty-two. He was Assistant Chief of Staff for Administration on the staff of the Com- mander-in-Chief U. S. Atlantic Fleet, prior to reporting to Bainbridge. In addition to the Navy Cross and Bronze Star Medals, his decorations include the Com- mendation Medal Pendant and the Special Breast Order of the Cloud and Banner of China. Campaign medals are Yangtze Service, American Defense Service, American Area, European - African - Middle Eastern Area, World War II Victory, and National Defense Service.

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C APTAIN WILLIAM JACKSON CATLETT, JR., U.S.N., Commanding Oiiicer of the Recruit Training Command since November 1953, was graduated an Ensign from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1932. Following a tour of duty aboard the USS COLORADO, he re- ported to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, in 1935 for flight training. Following further duty at sea, in the USS VEGA and USS HENLEY, he returned to Pen- sacola as a Navigational instructor in both flight and ground training of pilots. His war service included duty aboard the USS PEARY. He was commended for aiding in the PEARY's successful escape from a three-hour bombing and torpedo attack by Japanese planes in December 194-1, enroute Manila-Darwin. A tour of duty in the Chief of Naval Op- erations Office in Washington included Navi- gation, research and development duties in the Office of the Director of Aviation Train- ing. He was a founder member of the Insti- tute of Navigation, and is a member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and Arctic Institute. Following staff duty at the General Line School, Newport, R. I., and tour of sea duty in the USS OKALOOSA, he served as Chief of Training for the Military Air Trans- port Service. His assignment prior to reporting to Bain- bridge was Commanding Ofiicer of the USS DIPHDA. Thus he has served in training of Pilots, Navigators and Flight personnel for 8 years, the training of oflicers and enlisted men on board ship and ashore 14- years. He was designated a Naval Aviation Observer fNavigationJ in 1945. He holds the Commendation Medal Pend- ant, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic- Pacific Area Campaign Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Med' al, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the United Nations Serv- lce Medal.