Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS VALCOUR

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forPEACE s vALcouR KAVP ss! Qfjs' U S Care of Fleet Post Office Y k New York New or qgz, .swab for the Thls book s1gn1P1es the oonpletlon of anotner tour O1 duty M1dd'Ie East Force VALCOUR in the P6TS1HH Gulf as flag shlp for Commander I can thlnk of no better tltle for your crulse book tnan tne one you nave ur entlre orulse chosen, UOf Jazmrats and Meng It very aptlv descllbes o I am very muon aware of the oondltlons under Wh1Ch you have worked, but the sp1r1t, S1HC9l1ty, and great 1Ht6T6Su wltn wh1c1 yor have perlorm d suoces ful tour or ed your dutles wer resuonslble for a very hapny an duty You are al1 to be commended ' I As ambassadors of the Unlted States and ne Unlted states Navy, d :Lf our tour of duty gust comnleted nas alded :Ln any am proud of you, an t n the thanks Or BHS people at home way the future seourlty of our na 10 , y own UWELL DONE' Q W111 be added to m R R Mo GRACKEN Commanding Officer 3 ' Jar I nv ' ' ' ff I XB 5 3 JN 1 1 I N III V ,ce af ,7 n 'fl W 1 Q 0 o 4 . o 1 fl ' A L In o o ' ,, 9 I 4 f- O o v u 0 1 .J D L q L 1 as s u v Q U 0 'I U U I . L o a Q as o .L is 1 0 -2 1 n .. 4. o 4 A fg 'U F1 V A .L 'D ' I -- O o ,Ls u ,-5, v ... a. U J ' 0 1 o 0 L 5 0 W . D I1 K ' t I O O ,1, '

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I CAPTAIN REGINALD MCCRACKEN, USN Commanding Officer USS VALCOUR Captam R R McCracken was born 20 July 1908 ln Seymour, Iowa The Captam s wlfe and two sons are currently resldlng at 5704 32nd St N W , Washlngton D C The permanent home address of the McCracken famlly IS Albla Iowa Captaln McCracken was graduated from the Naval Academy ln 1931 and has been on contmuous actlve duty slnce that date serving aboard the USS TENNESSEE USS PERRY Naval Alr Statlon, Pensacola Fla fdeslgnated Naval Aviator ln August 19341 Torpedo Squadron 2 on the SARATOGA Scoutmg Squadron 1 on the RANGER, Patrol Squadron 10 ln Honolulu, Patrol Squadron 41 ln Seattle Washlngton, Staff Fleet Alr Wmg Four StaH Fleet Alr Seattle USS PUGET SOUND CCVE 1131 USS COMMENCEMENT BAY CCVE 1051 and the Naval Alr Statlon, Atlantlc Clty N J Next came the Naval War College ln Newport, R I Naval Alr Station, Ford Island, Honolulu, and the Office of Chlef of Naval Operatlons before bemg asslgned to this command Prlor to assumlng command of the USS VALCOUR CAVP 551 Captaln McCracken commanded the USS COMMENCEMENT BAY CCVE 1051, and the Naval Alr Station Ford Island Honolulu During the early part of World War II C194-2 431 Captaln McCracken acted as Operations Officer and the Chief of Staff for Fleet Alr Wmg 4 ln the Aleutians He spent the remannmg years of the war aboard the USS PUGET SOUND CCVE 1131 as the Execu uve Officer Captain McCracken IS entitled to wear the followmg rlbbons and decora tlons P30160 Theatre Campalgn and Amerlcan Theatre Campalgn ribbons, Chma Service Medal Occupatlon Medal Leglon of Merit for duty per formed ln conjunctlon with the Aleutlan Campa1gn1 World War II Vlctory Medal and the Purple Heart The Captam has attended the Naval War College at Newport, R I and was promoted to Captam m January of 1951 . ' Q .. . og Q -,. . . . ,Il . . , n . . a o 0 I ' 9 9 Q ' 9 9 9 ' . . 9 I9 , . . . . . , 9 . 9 ' 9 . . . . ' 9 9 . . . G 00, 0 I U U . O o u 0 ' 9 . . . 9 9 - U I ' 9 . . . . . .. O , . . O . . . , , . . . ' ' O Q l . . . , . I 9 9 C ' . . . . . , , 9 . 9 0 .. og ' 0