Yancey (AKA 93) - Naval Cruise Book

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Executive Ilfficer The Execufive Officer of The YANCEY, George S. Grey. was born in Newchang, China. He was commissioned in The grade of Ensign in i943 while on board The USS SUSAN B. ANTHONY CAFTA-725. ln 1947, Commander Grey aTTended The Amphibious lnTelligence School aT l..iTTle Creek, Virginia. He served aboard The USS WACCAMAW CAO-lO9l from T949 To l95l as OperaTions Officer, NavigaTor and CommunicaTions Officer. ln lviay of l955, Commander Grey aTTended The U.S. Naval Ship Salvage School aT Bayonne, New Jersey, and in July he assumed command of The USS HOIST CARS-1105 .- Commander Grey served as OisTricT OperaTions and Plan- ning Officer aT STaff HeadauarTers, lsT. Naval DisTricT before reporTing To Precommissioning School, l:leeT Training CenTer, San Diego, California, for recommissioning of The YANCEY. GEORGE S GREY CUMMANDER U S N

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Commanding Ufficer CapTain Gordon R. KeaTing, a naTive of BrainTree, Mass., received his commission as an Ensign in The Navy in 1930, having served in The MerchanT Service since 1920. 1n 19111 he vvenT aboarf The USS ST. AUGUST11N1E CRD-5111 To serve in The dua1 capaciTy of ExecuTive Officer and Navi- gaTor, and in 19113 he became Commanding Dfficer of ThaT same vesse1. 1n AugusT of ThaT year, CapTain KeaTing, acTing as Commanding Officer, p1aced in commission The USS 1-1IL1. CDE-11111 aT Drange, Texas. ' 1-1is nexT duTy was EscorT Commander of Task Group 112.6 vviTh The 1:ourTh 1:1eeT, and 1aTer Took command of Escorf Di- vision 69 in The Pacific. Capfain Keafing served as The Di- 9rec'Tar of Cargo DperaTions Division, and 1-1ead of Research and Deve1opmenT of The 1V1i1iTary Sea TransparTaTion in Wash- ingTa.n2gD.C. from 1950 To 1954. V.1n,QcTober of 19511 CapTain KeaTing assumed command of The USS CARR1-CDRNUS CAKA-571, and The fo11awing year becamefCommanding Officer of The USS MARKAB CAD-211. 1-1ifs duff! sTaTions immediaTe1y before assuming command of USS Y11-INCEY were, Commander, Reserve DesTroyer Squadron 11, and UniTed STaTes1X1avy and Marine Corps Reserve Training CenTer, Washingfon, D.C. GORDON R. KEATING CAPTAIN, U.S.N. 1 1 1 i 1 1 ,i 11 1 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1, gl'

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Named Tor Yancey CounTy in NorTh Carolina, USS YANCEY QAKA-935 was commissioned in 0cTober, l91l1l- l-ler TirsT assignmenT was To ioin The U.S. Pacific l:leeT in preparaTionTor The impending invasion oi lwo Jima during World War ll. ln April, l91l5, The YANCEY Took parT in The landing oi The 27Th. Division, U.S. Army on l-lagushi Beach, Gkinawa. During The ohc-loading phase oi This operaTion, The YANCEY, conTinUally plagued by air raids, scored iTs TirsT hiT on enemy aircraTT. Beiore The war was over, orders were received Tor deTached duTy in connecTion wiTh The movemenT of personnel and eauipmenT Trom rear bases, which was To Take The YANCEY To Niro Wan, The Sea oi Japan, l-liroshima, Manila and French lndo-China. V ATTer The war and one year of service in The ATlanTic l:leeT, The YANCEY parTicipaTed in The ToUrTh Byrd expediTion To AnTarcTica, The largesT oi iTs kind in hisTory. Q