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

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. UU. 'lflluw-H-H-. g , . , . , Q- -.. CAPTAIN WILLIAM J. CATLETT, JR. U. S. NAVY Commanding Officer, R .YXPTA-XIN IVIl.l.l.XNl -IACKSON CI,X'I'l.lCTT, IR., l'.S.N., Clonnnanding Officer ol' the Re- cruit Training Clonnnand since 21 November 1953, was graduated front the Naval ,XK'1lllQIlly in l932. Following a tour of dutv aboard the FSS COLO- Pen- F9 . RADO he reported to the Naval .Xir Station, saeola, Florida, for flight training. .Xfter further sea duty, he returned to Pensacola as a Navigation Instructor in both flight and ground training ol pilots. His war service included duty aboard the USS PE.-XRYg he was eonnnended for aiding the PEARYS escape from a three-hour hornh and tor- pedo attack by japanese planes. He later served in the oflice of the Chief' of Naval Operations and the ecruif Training Command office of the Director of .Xviation 'I'raining. Fo ing stall' duty at the General l.ine School, Newp R. l., and a tour of sea duty in the USS C Dlx X LOOSA, he served as Chief of Training for the Xlilitary .Xir Transport Service. Captain Catlett was the cilllllllllllllllllg' Ofliee 1 of the attack cargo ship FSS DIPHIJQX prior to it porting to Bainlmiidge, During his rareer he his served in training of pilots, navigators and flig personnel lor eight years, and the training of ofli vers and enlisted inen on board ship and ashore fourteen years. Ile was designated a Naval Aviation Obsei fNavigationj in HHS and, among other awa holds the ciOllIIIlCIICl2lIiOII Nledal Pendant. llou ids

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L..M-w.ha5,-awww! W- - Q., -,f, X -em, , , ' , 9 - at f.fg fas,.q'1f,t,,1.a,, ,. af ,. , - , -sv,ae A-wvifiiwvawysw-'ca wwf K a UF 't I l-I I ai CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. COCKELL U. S. NAVY Commander, Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland CI.-XIVIKAIN W'll.I.lAM ARTHUR COCKICLI., USN, assumed duties as Connnander, Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland, on I5 September 1956. Upon the acceptance of command he became the fourth Center Commander since the Centers reactivation in February l95l. A graduate of the l'nited States Naval Academy in 1928, he has an unlimited amount of experience in all phases of naval life and warfare including service in airships, battle- ships, cruisers, destroyers and fleet oilers. During World Xl'ar Il, Captain Cocltell was first awarded a Letter of Commendation with authority to wear the Com- mendation Ribbon, such authority being granted by the Secretary of the Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct . . , as Training Ofhcer on the Stall' of Chief of Naval Air- ship Training and Experimentation during the period I8 july 1943 to 25 May l944 . . An additional Letter of Com- mendation was awarded him by the Secretary of the Navy for services performed as Commanding Ofhcer of an Airship Squadron, As Commanding Ollicer of a Destroyer, he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for meritorious achieve- ments and heroic service for participation in the battles lor the Philippine Islands, Corregidor, Okinawa and the Kyushus. At the end of the war he was in command of Destroyer Division IOS. Prior to assuming duties as Center Commander, Captain Cocltell's assignments have included command of the USS C.Xl.lliNTE, the heavv cruiser FSS TOLEDO and Com- mander, Fleet .Xirship XVing ONIZ. In addition to the lkronrc Star Medal with two Gold Stars and the Combat the Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant, Captain Cockcll has received the American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Claspg American Campaign Meclalg Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medalg XN'orld I1Var II Victory Me- dalg Navy Occupation Service Medalg National Defense Service Medalg Korean Service Medalg United Nations Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.

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COMMANDER NELSON C. BLIVEN U. S. NAVY Executive Officer, Recruit Training Command OXINIXNIJIQR NELSON CI. ISLIYEN, ll.S.N., aminiiiul thuicls :is Executive Ollit-at on 1 Mau' l95fl. Piiui' to IiClJOl'llIlg zihogirtl, hc haul 1'cc'mm11is During XYm'lcl XY:u' ll, Clmiiiiiuiiclei' Bliven served ziliozml the scqiplzuu- tciulci l'SS .-XI,BENlfXRL1i, thc LIXEIIISIXJII USS ELORENCIE NlCH'1'lNG,XLE, sioiictl :uul sci-veal tis Ctmiiiiziiuliiig Ollicci' ol' thc as Executive- Ollifci' ul the lI'llIlSlJOI'I USS STORM tlestmy ci- l'SS SXIALLEY. .Xlitci gi-guluzition lioui the XlZlSSllC'llllSCllS Nziuti- utl Scliool with ai 'I'hi1'cl Nlzitds 1,ict-iisc iii .Xa l 19-10, lixiviiig scrvccl two yexuis :ls at czulct on hozml thc sclloolsliip N.XN'I'l'llKliT. xi tlilvc-iiizlstccl SilllllliC1'igQCCl mailing vcsscl, hc' wats tmuiilisximictl T mi :ui Ensign. Xlcirliziiit Klzu-ine lxt-sci-xc. l'prm cc plctioii ul' xi tout' ol. cluty its Clzulct Ollitci' lllSll'llC'lOl' for the l'. S. Xlxiritiiiie Clmiiiiiissioii, hc xoliintecrccl lm' zutivc uzivzil SCITIKC 111 Octohci' ll?-lil. KING, amd pzu'tic'ipzuccl iii the invzisioiis ol' French Xlo1'0c'r'o, Sicily, l.c'ytt', quul Iwo lima. Post wzu' 2lSSlg'IlHlClllS hzivc iiuluclecl duty with thc stall' ol' the Ceiicrzil Line School and the Rc- cruit Tiuiniiig Cmmmizuicl, Newport, R. I., and :is Executive Oflirci' ol' thc clestroyer USS FORREST ROYAL. In hltiiiiigtry I9-16 he ezirnecl his Chief KlatC's Liccnsc zuul iii Scptemhcr llllfi II'2lIlSliCl'l'Cll to the Regulzu' Navy.