Vesole (DDR 878) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING DFFICER CW RICHARD S. WHITE, III CUMMANDER, USN Commander Richard S. White, III, USN, was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, 24 December 1919. After attending the University of North Carolina for three years, he entered the United States Naval Academy in June 1939. He graduated and received his commission as Ensign in June 1942. Commander White reported to the destroyer USS LA VALLETTE QDD-4481 for his first tour of duty and served in that vessel until November 1944. During this period the LA VALLETTE participated in convoy escort operations in the North Atlantic and in nine major campaigns i.n the Central and South Pacific areas, including support of the landings in the Philippines. He received the Navy Commendation Ribbon and Pendant for performance of duty as Gunnery Officer of LA VALLETTE during operations in the Soloman Islands when his ship was credited with the destruction of nine Japanese aircraft. He wa s promoted to the rank of Lieu- tenant ljunior grade! while serving on board the LA VALLETTE. In November 1944, Commander White returned to the United States and was assigned to duty as Gunnery Off' f d - ' ' ' icero anew estroyer, USS NORRIS CDD 8591. In October 1945 he was assigned duty as Executive Officer of NORRIS. After a tour of duty in the Far East he was selected for instruction at the U. S. Navy Postgraduate School. Commander White then attended the California Institute of Technology and in June 1948, was awarded a Professional Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After a short tour of liaison duty at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Commander White reported to Commander Cruiser Division ONE in April 1949 for duty as Aide and Fla L' t t D ' g ieu enan . uring the next two years he spent seventeen months in the Far East, including operations inthe Formosa Straits and Korea. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander during this period In July 1951 Commander White reported to the U. S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in Washington, D. C. , and served for two years as the head of the Air-Launched Missile Section. In August 1953 he was ordered to com- mand the USS I-IUSE CDE-1451. Highlights of this tour of duty were amidshipman cruise to Northern European ports and promotion to the rank of Commander, United States Navy, on l January 1955. Following the tour of duty as Commanding Officer of the HUSE, Commander White returned to the U. S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance for a three year tour of duty as Project Officer of the Terrier Guided Missile Weap- on System. Upon detachment from this duty in January 1959 hebreported to the Joint Staff of the U, S, Com- mander in Chief European Command for duty as Advanced Weapons Planning Officer, where he served until ordered to dutyas the Commanding Officer of USS VESOLE QDDR-8781. Commander White assumed command of USS VESOLE on 8 November 1960.

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f ,S N Q1 STATISTICS LENGTH 390 feet, 6 inches BEAM 41 feet DRAFT 15 feet Qmeanj MAIN ARMAMENT 6 5t f38 cal. guns in three twin mounts 2 3 f50 cal. guns in one twin mount 2 Hedgehog mounts 6 MK 32 ASW Torpedoes 29 December 194 4 V fx 7 , f Z S iq I 14 69,06 I kg ff X ff fl MQ W, Q, ffz Ry S WS 0 N, sf A A S. ,, W

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THE WARDROOM fm- W as X , , X , 5 C . , 'V , if 5 ' UPERATIUNS GUNNERY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ALFRED C. LEIS LCDR, USN Lieutenant Commander Alfred C. Leis, USN, was initially commissioned an Ensign on3 January 1951. He attended Indoc- trination School at the U.,S. NavalSchool, Monterey, California and was initially assigned to Patrol Craft on Search and Rescue duty in the Middle Pacific. A After Z7 months duty on Patrol Craft, and while assigned as Executive Officer of PC 1170 he was transferred, in August 1953, to USS NEWPORT NEWS where he served as First Lieu- tenant. After a brief tour ,LCDR Leis was transferred to MSTSLANT where he servedas a Hull and Damage Control 1n- spector for one year. This was followed by two years of duty as Operations Officer on USS BRISTOL QDD-8571 from January 1955 to January 1957. Next came an assignment as Aide and Flag Secretary to Commander Destroyer Flotilla SIX for 18 months. During this tour he originatedthe Rapid Verification Tables QRVTT, a rapid voice communications authentication system used now through- out the Atlantic Fleet. His succeeding assignment was in the Officer Distribution Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel. LCDR Leis was born in Bellaire, New York on January 30, 1928. He has had prior enlisted service as a quartermaster and is a graduate of New York University School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. ENGINEERING E C C f d Lt' R Smith' Ltjg G Sullivan 111' 1. ' d 3 14.5-C 5 ns. . raworg jg. . H, . . , ,I E gtinjgst. Lgijg. E. c71'rarriFlZr. Ltjg. 1. Lowsleyg Ens. R. Floyd. Ltjg. E. Copelanclg Ltjg. W.Martens SUPPLY ,E S f f F MQW, W Ens. G. Garritson SHIP'S SECRETARY