Yancey (AKA 93) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff fi , X ss AVN Captain Carl B. Hibben COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Carl B. HIBBEN assumed command of the U.S .S. YANCEY QAKA-93p on 30 January 1963 . Captain I-HBBEN has served the majority of his naval career in destroyer type sh i p s , this being his first amphibious assignment. ' ' A native of Georgia, he calls nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee, home. CaptainHIBBEN attended the Univer- sity of Georgia where he earned both Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees. After two y ea rs of teaching vocational agriculture in Georgia hi gh schools, he entered the Prairie State Reserve Midshipman School in New York, and received his commission as Ensign in May, 1942. ' During the war years, Captain HIBBEN was assigned to the U.S.S. STERRETT QDD-407i and wa s on board when this ship was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for participation in the Guadacanal and Solomons operations. As a result of his war service, he is authorized to wear nine engagement stars on the A s i at i c - Pacific Campaign ribbon. Between 1944 and 1950, Captain HIBBEN served as Executive Officer on the U.S.S. LINDSEY QDM-32j, the U.S.S. I-IAMBLETON QDMS-ZOQ, and the U.S .S. WINSLOW QEAG-127j. His first shore billet, after these eight years at sea, wa s a bri ef asignment as Inspector-Instructor of the Naval Reserve Unit at Fisherville, Vir- ginia. From Fisherville, he reported to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island to head th e Op- erations 'D'epa11tme nt . 9151 1,952,f1ca,p45ti15'H1JsBEN assumed c omm a n d of the U.s.s. WOODSON CDE-3591 Two years later he re- turned to Newport,,first'f,a.s Aide to the President of the Naval War College, and later as a student there.Upon detachment from the wigco11ege, Captain HIBBEN was assigned to command th e U.S .S. HAWKINS QDDR.. 8731. ' 5 Q In 19l58.ha1'reported for fiuty as Operations Officer of Destroyer Flotilla SIX. F o llow i n g this assignment, and immediately priorxo assuming command of the YANCEY, Captain HIBBEN served three years as Chief of the Program and PolicyH3ranch of the Defense Atomic Support Agency in Washington. On 1 S e pt e mb er 1962, he attained his prgient rank. l Captain HIBBEN is rri ed to the former Adeline E. Peters of Santa Ana, California. The HIBBEN's and ! X A their two sons, Johngfage 15, and Robert, age 11, presently reside in Falls Church, Virginia. Commanding Officer i K - 9 T C f 1 I

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Executive Officer I in k f! ' I xx. if f 5 Commander W.S. Gaffney EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Gaffney attended college at the University of Idaho and upon completion of his Bachelors de- gree attended Yale University for his Masters. Upon completion of his Masters at Yale he served as a forest ranger for the National Forestry Service in Montana. At the start of World War II, he received his commission as an Ensign and served with the Eighth Fleet in the Mediterranean, taking part in the landing at Anzio and Southem France. After the war he served as the Commanding Officer of an MSO at Attu in the Aleutinas. Upon completion of this tour of duty he left the Navy to become Assistant Superintendent of the Los Padus National Forest in California. The Korean War brought the Commander back to active duty where two years were sp ent on an MSTS transport. The f in a I two years found Commander Gaffney as Commanding Officer of the US S DUKES COUNTY, the flagship -of Minesweeper Squadron T HR EE . Before reporting to the YANCEY, as Exe cut iv e Officer, in October 1962, he served on the staff of the C o mm ande r, Ninth Naval District, the Staff of the United Nations Command in Korea., and the Staff of the Naval Reserve Training Command.