Naval Captain Identity needed (DDG-12)

[daskrieg]

Can anyone identify this Vietnam Era Captain from the USS Robinson DDG-12 from the grouping I purchased over the weekend. Any help is appreciated. Dwayne

[Salvage Sailor]

Here ya go.....

 

Commanding Officers

Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Donald Vance Cox Dec 9 1961 - Aug 10 1963 (Later RADM)

CDR Harry Peter Jefferson Aug 10 1963 - Mar 4 1965

CDR Paul Boland Mar 4 1965 - Jul 22 1966

CDR Thomas William McNamara Jul 22 1966 - Apr 25 1968 (Later RADM)

CDR Philip Kent Collins Apr 25 1968 - Jan 9 1970

CDR Charles Frederick Horne III Jan 9 1970 - Aug 28 1971 (Later RADM)

CDR Robert Lawrence Lage Aug 28 1971 - Jun 9 1973

CDR Hugo Calvin George Jun 9 1973 - Oct 4 1975

CDR Peter Tillou Maier Oct 4 1975 - Jul 29 1977

CDR Charles Jacob Smith Jul 29 1977 - Dec 18 1978

CDR Dana Page French Jr. Dec 18 1978 - Feb 12 1981

CDR Kellie Sylvester Byerly Feb 12 1981 - Jan 13 1983

CDR David H. McKinley Jan 13 1983 - Jul 19 1985

CDR James Bruce Hinkle Jul 19 1985 - Aug 29 1987 (Later RADM)

CDR David L. Peck Aug 29 1987 - Sep 16 1989

CDR Donato Anthony Liuzzi Sep 16 1989 - Mar 15 1991

CDR William Ashby Lillard III Mar 15 1991 - Oct 1 1991

From navsource.com USS ROBISON (DDG-12)

[daskrieg]

Those are all the commanders i am looking for a Captain. I believe it is Lage. Is there any way to find out using the medals as a reference?

[Salvage Sailor]

Those are most likely his retirement shoulder boards.

 

Also, you may not be looking at the Vietnam era CO. That PI belt buckle could have been made in the late 1970's through the 1980's which would widen the possibilities. (note the sea service ribbon which is a post Vietnam award).

 

Many of the Commanders on that list would have been subsequently promoted to Captain (four stripe) or even RADM's prior to their retirements. For example, the CO of my DDG was a CDR and four tour Vietnam vet. He was promoted to CAPT later in the Cold War era (1979) and then he served as the NATO Supreme Allied Commander-Atlantic. In addition he also served Commander for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Commander for the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. His last duty in the Navy was to serve as Commander-in-Chief, of the U.S. Atlantic Command and retired as a VADM.

 

Your CO would have been a CDR aboard the ROBISON and then retired as a Captain. Therefore you have to take the eligible CDR candidates in your time period and see who made CAPT. This would be listed in the USN Officers Register and other publications which detail dates of rank, etc.

 

Nice Command at Sea pin by the way. Good Hunting.

[sigsaye]

What Salvage is saying is correct. DD/ DDG Captains were almost always CDRs. Usually junior at that. And, the Sea Service ribbon is from the mid/late 70s.

[daskrieg]

Thank you all for the information I am still trying to locate what exact officer these belong to if anyone has pictures of any of these officers with their medals and wear that I can identify I would appreciate it

[MattS]

Thank you all for the information I am still trying to locate what exact officer these belong to if anyone has pictures of any of these officers with their medals and wear that I can identify I would appreciate it

 

1. Click this link http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01012.htm

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page where the COs are listed

3. If the name is blue and underlined, click it for a photo

4. Match up ribbon racks