Index to the Oral History of Vice Admiral Bernard B. Forbes, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)

AD/A-1 Skyraider Flown in 1950 by squadron VC-33, 73-74, 79-80 Flown by Marine Corps pilots in the early 1950s, 98-99 Used by Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) in the late 1950s, 118-125 Used for training for nuclear weapons delivery missions in the late 1950s-early 1960s, 80, 120-122, 181 Flown by Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) in the early 1960s, 140-141 Role in the Vietnam War, 141

Air Force Atlantic Fleet Vice Admiral Felix B. Stump as type commander in the early 1950s, 74-77, 82-89 Vice Admiral Robert L. Townsend as type commander in 1969-70, 182-185, 189

Alcohol In the early 1940s a Naval Academy company officer found an empty whiskey bottle hidden in a midshipman room, 37-39 Serving of unauthorized wine to Naval Academy midshipmen in 1943, 38 In World War II crew members of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) drank torpedo alcohol, 51-52 Beer for the crew of the Barton in 1945 after a long session of loading ammunition, 58-59Rum ration served to crew members of British warships in the early 1950s, 93-94In the mid-1950s Admiral Felix Stump objected to staff members bringing alcohol toHawaii, 113

Alexander, Lieutenant William H. II, USN (USNA, 1944) Flight training in the late 1940s, 70 Service in the early 1950s in squadron VC-33, 74-76

Ammunition Use of proximity fuzes on 5-inch projectiles fired by the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in 1944-45, 44, 60 Explosion of a white phosphorus 5-inch projectile on board the Barton in March 1945, 54-55 Replenishment of ammunition for the Barton at Kerama Retto in 1945, 58 Handling of in the mid-1960s by the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6), 158-163, 166-167, 169-170Off-loading of ammunition from the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969,183-185

Anderson, Admiral George W., Jr., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1927) In the mid-1950s was Deputy CinCPac, 115 Former Chief of Naval Operations who took care of funeral arrangements when Admiral Felix Stump died in 1972, 110

Antiair Warfare The destroyer Barton (DD-722) fired her 5-inch guns against Japanese aircraft in 1944-45, 48-49, 51, 60

Army, U.S. Some of General Douglas MacArthur’s staff members rode the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in World War II, 49

Atlantic Fleet Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., served as fleet commander in chief, 1975-78, 223-235

Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in the late 1950s, 118-126

Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in the early 1960s, 133-141 On alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, 134

Australia In the mid-1950s Admiral Felix Stump, CinCPac, visited Australia to commemorate the World War II Battle of the Coral Sea, 114

Bagley, Vice Admiral David H., USN (USNA, 1944) Served as Chief of Naval Personnel in the early 1970s, 213-214

Bagley, Vice Admiral Worth H., USN (USNA, 1947) Served as the Navy Director of Program Planning in the early 1970s, 213

Barnes, Midshipman Willis C., USN (USNA, 1945) Served as a company commander at the Naval Academy in the early 1940s, 42

Barton, USS (DD-722) Damaged during the D-Day operation at Normandy in June 1944, 45 In 1944 Marian Forbes visited the ship at Boston, 26-27, 61 Quality officers on board in 1944-45, 45-46, 48 World War II combat duty in the Western Pacific, 1944-45, 47-55, 58-60 Enlisted crew members during World War II, 51-52, 54-55 Collision with the destroyer Ingraham (DD-694) on the night of 16 February 1945, 52-54Explosion of a white phosphorus 5-inch projectile in March 1945, 54-55Postwar service in 1945-46, 60-64

Transport of atomic bomb components to Bikini Atoll in 1946, 63-65 Decommissioning in January 1947, 66 Was sunk as a target ship in 1969, 142

Becker, Midshipman Merlin D., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941 -44, 28-29, 37

Bessac, Commander Norman B., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1945) Nicknamed “Buzz” as a Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1940s, 37, 39 In the early 1960s served with Admiral Hyman Rickover in the nuclear power program, 139-140, 178-179 Retired in 1965 to seek civilian employment, 178-179

Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands Site of atomic bomb tests in 1946, 63-65

Bombs/Bombing Atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, 63-65 The AD/A-1 Skyraider was used for training for nuclear weapons delivery missions in the late 1950s-early 1960s, 80, 120-122, 181

Bonds, Midshipman Joseph E., USN (USNA, 1945) At Naval Academy Prep School in 1941, 13-14 As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 37

Boorda, Admiral Jeremy M., USN Served 1988-91 as Chief of Naval Personnel and 1991-94 as CinCSouth, 129-130

Boston Navy Yard Repaired the destroyer Barton (DD-722) after battle damage in 1944, 26-27, 45

Brown, Midshipman John Wilson IV, USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 9-10

Bureau of Naval Personnel Detailing of officers to various billets in the late 1960s, 173, 177-178, 180 Detailing of officers to various billets in the early 1970s, 206-215

Burke, Rear Admiral Arleigh A., USN (USNA, 1923) As CNO designate in 1955 visited Admiral Felix Stump in Hawaii, 108-109

Carrier Group Six Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, 1973-75, 215-221 Staff officers in the early 1970s, 216-217 In 1974 the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Saratoga (CVA-60) was relieved for cause, 219-221

Carter, Midshipman Robert Ross, USN (USNA, 1942) As a Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1940s, 21-23

Chiang Kai-shek As President of Nationalist China in the mid-1950s, conferred with Admiral Felix Stump through Madame Chiang, 102-104

Colbus, Commander Louis, USN Served on the Carrier Group Six staff in the early 1970s, 216-217

Collisions The destroyer Barton (DD-722) collided with the destroyer Ingraham (DD-694) on the night of 16 February 1945, 52-54

Combs, Rear Admiral Walter Vincent, Jr., USN (USNA, 1936) Headed OP-103, the Manpower Program Branch of the OpNav staff, in the mid- 1960s, 156

Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33) Operations in 1949-50 centered mostly around antisubmarine warfare and attack against surface ships, 72-74, 79-82

Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Cabaniss Field, Texas Site of naval aviation training in the mid-1950s, 97-98

Cuban Missile Crisis Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) was on alert during the 1962 crisis, 134

Dement, Captain Donald E., Medical Corps, USN In the mid-1950s lived near Admiral Felix Stump while stationed in Hawaii, 112

Dexter, Commander Edwin B., USN (USNA, 1928) Commanded the destroyer Barton (DD-722) during World War II, 49-50, 67

Disciplinary Problems Captain’s mast on board the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 191-193

Dunn, Captain Robert F., USN (USNA, 1951) In 1974 became commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Saratoga (CVA-60) when his predecessor was relieved for cause, 219-221

Education Forbes’s education in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in the 1920s-30s, 1-8 For Naval Academy midshipmen in the early 1940s, 27-30, 40-41 Forbes received postgraduate education at Stanford University, 1959-60, 126-131

Egypt In the spring of 1967 the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) photographed Egyptian troops while passing through the Suez Canal, 164

Eisenhower, President Dwight D. (USMA, 1915) In the mid-1950s conferred with Admiral Felix Stump about U.S. relations with Taiwan, 102-105

Englehart, Midshipman Harry A., Jr., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 30-31, 39

Enlisted Personnel Boot camp training at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1938, 7-8, 11-13 On board the aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV-5) in the late 1930s, 8-9, 14-21 In the crew of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) during World War II, 51-52, 54-55 In Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) in the late 1950s, 125-126 In the crew of the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the early 1960s, 146-147 In the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in 1966-67, 157-160, 165-168 Crew members of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 183-185, 190-193

Ennis, Midshipman Francis W., USN (USNA, 1927) Had to drop out of the Naval Academy in the 1920s because of a soccer injury, 4, 6, 237

Enterprise, USS (CVAN-65) Replenished at sea during the Vietnam War by the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6), 161-163

Estes, Commander Carl Lewis, USNR Newspaper publisher who received hospital treatment in Hawaii in 1945 after being injured when his airplane was shot down, 56-57

Fashbaugh, Lieutenant (junior grade) Howard, USNR Served in the engineering department of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in World War II, 45, 61-63

Fay, Midshipman Richard C., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 9-11, 21, 23-25, 30, 32, 36, 39 Service during World War II in the light cruiser Philadelphia (CL-41), 25

Flight Training In Florida and Texas, 1947-49, 70-72, 78-79 In Texas in the mid-1950s, 97-98

Food Doughnuts and turkey as morale boosters for the crew of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 184-186

Football Games involving Naval Academy midshipmen in the early 1940s, 42-43

Forbes, Vice Admiral Bernard B., Jr., USN (Ret.) (USNA, 1945) Ancestors, 1 Parents, 1-4, 14, 237 Sister Marian was a Naval Reserve officer in World War II, 26-27, 61 Wife Betty, whom he married in November 1950, 85-86, 96, 106, 109-110, 116, 130, 154-155, 157, 180, 195, 205, 228, 230-232 Daughters Nell and Susan, 100, 109, 116, 130, 157, 180, 236-237 Boyhood and education in Virginia and Maryland in the 1920s and 1930s, 1-8 Service as a Navy enlisted man, 1938-41, 4-9, 11-21 As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 9-11, 24-43 Origin of nicknames “Beetle” and “Rabbit, ” 36, 60-61 Service as a junior officer in the destroyer Barton (DD-722), 1944-47, 44-67 Brief service in 1947 as commanding officer of the USS PC-572, 67-69 Went through flight training in Florida and Texas, 1947-49, 70-72, 78-79 Served in 1949-50 in Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33), 71-74, 79-82 Duty 1950-53 as flag lieutenant to Vice Admiral Felix Stump, 74-77, 82-88 Involved in flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas, 1953-55, 97 Duty 1955 to 1957 as aide to Admiral Felix Stump, who was Commander in Chief Pacific/Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, 100-118, 171, 238 Served 1957-59 as executive officer of Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15), 118-126 Postgraduate education at Stanford University, 1959-60, 126-131 In 1960-61 attended the senior course at the Naval War College, 130-133, 178-179 In 1961 -62 commanded Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176), 133-141 Served as air officer of the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) from 1962 to 1964, 142-149, 171-172 From 1964 to 1966 served in the manpower section, OP-103, on the OpNav staff, 151-156 Commanded the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in 1966-67, 157-170 From 1967 to 1969 was a detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 173-181 Commanded the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 181-193, 197-198, 201 Served 1970-72 as chief of staff to Commander Sixth Fleet, 194-206 In 1972-73 was head detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 206-215 Commanded Carrier Group Six, 1973-75, 215-221 Briefly commanded Carrier Group Two in 1975, 221-223 Served in 1975-76 as Deputy Commander in Chief Atlantic/Deputy Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, 223-234 Post-retirement activities, 232-236

Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS (CVA-42) Shipyard period in the early 1960s, 142-144 Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in the early 1960s, 145-149 In the early 1960s NBC did a television program about the ship, 171-172

French Navy Involved in NATO exercises in the Mediterranean in the early 1970s, 201-202

Grace, PrincessFormer film actress who visited the Sixth Fleet flagship in the early 1970s, 196

Gray, Lieutenant Commander William J., USN (USNA, 1943) Commanded Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) from 1957 to 1959, 118

Greer, Vice Admiral Howard E., USN (USNA, 1944) In the early 1960s commanded the air group based on board the carrier Shangri-La (CVA-38), 137-138, 141-142 In 1976 filled in temporarily as Deputy CinCLantFlt, 232

Gunnery - Naval Firing by the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in the Western Pacific in 1944-45, 47-49, 54, 58-59

Halsey, Admiral William F., Jr., USN (USNA, 1904) In 1945 received medical treatment at hospital in Hawaii, 57

Hamel, Lieutenant Commander James K., USN Served in the late 1960s-early 1970s as chief engineer of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62), 188-189

Hawaii In the mid-1950s the headquarters of CinCPac/CinCPacFlt was near Pearl Harbor, 101, 105-106, 111-112, 115-116 Vice President Richard Nixon visited Admiral Felix Stump in the mid-1950s, 106-108

Holloway, Vice Admiral James L., Jr., USN (USNA, 1919) Served in the mid-1950s as Chief of Naval Personnel, 88-89, 100, 117, 145

Holloway, Admiral James L. III, USN (USNA, 1943) Commanded the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVAN-65) during the Vietnam War, 161-163 As CNO in the mid-1970s asked Forbes to head the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation, 235

Independence, USS (CVA-62) Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in 1969-70, 182-193, 197-198, 201 Enlisted crew members in 1969-70, 183-185, 190-193 Doughnuts and turkey as morale boosters for the crew in 1969-70, 184-186 Propulsion plant sometimes used JP-5 fuel in 1969-70, 188-189

Ingraham, USS (DD-694) Collided with the destroyer Barton (DD-722) the night of 16 February 1945, 52-54

Intelligence In the spring of 1967 the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) photographed Egyptian troops while passing through the Suez Canal, 164

Iowa, USS (BB-61) Served in the early 1950s as Second Fleet flagship, 91-94

Italy Pope Pius XII had an audience with Admiral Felix Stump in the mid-1950s, 104-105 In the early 1970s Gaeta was the homeport for the Sixth Fleet flagship, 194-195, 202

Iwo Jima Gunfire support provided in March 1945 by the destroyer Barton (DD-722), 54-55

JapanVisited by crew members of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) shortly after the end of World War II, 61-62

Japanese Navy In World War II the destroyer Barton (DD-722) fired proximity fuzes at Japanese suicide planes, 48-49, 51, 60

John F. Kennedy, USS (CVA-67) Served as flagship of Carrier Group Six in the early 1970s, 216-217

Kamikazes In World War II the destroyer Barton (DD-722) fired proximity fuzes at Japanese suicide planes, 48-49, 51, 60

Kidd, Admiral Isaac C., Jr., USN (USNA, 1942) Commanded the Sixth Fleet, 1970-71, 194-197, 199-203, 215 Served 1975-78 as Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief Atlantic/Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet, 223-235

Kissling, Lieutenant Paul T., USN In the early 1950s served as aide to Admiral Felix B. Stump, 74-77

Koch, Midshipman Konrad K., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman during World War II, deliberately flunked out and joined the Army, 32-33

Korea Visited by Admiral Felix Stump, CinCPac, in 1955, 171

Larson, Rear Admiral Charles R., USN (USNA, 1958) In the early 1960s flew an AD as part of Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176), then switched to nuclear submarines, 136-138 Recommended by Forbes as President Nixon’s naval aide and later to be Naval Academy superintendent, 138-139

Lederer, Captain William J., Jr., USN (USNA, 1936) In the early 1950s served as public affairs officer on the staff of Admiral Felix Stump, CinCPac, 113-114

Lindsey, Commander Robin M., USN In the early 1950s commanded Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33), 81-82

Love, Commander Winifred, USN Served in the manpower section of OpNav in the mid-1960s, 155

Lovely, Midshipman Eugene, USN (USNA, 1972) Enlisted crew member of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in the mid-1960s and later graduated from the Naval Academy, 165-166

Lynn, Commander James W., Supply Corps, USN (USNA, 1950) Served in the late 1960s-early 1970s as supply officer of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62), 184-186, 190-191

Manpower Work of OP-103, the Manpower Program Branch of the OpNav staff, in the mid- 1960s, 151-156

Marine Corps, U.S. Learned flying proficiency from Corpus Christi, Texas, instructors in the mid-1950s, 98-99

Marschall, Midshipman Albert R., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44, 23, 28-30, 32, 34-36

Matthews, Captain Herbert Spencer, Jr., USN Commanded the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1968-69, 183, 191

Mclntire, Commander Harrison P., USN (USNA, 1935) Commanded the destroyer Barton (DD-722) during World War II, 49

McNamara, Robert S. As secretary of Defense in the 1960s was concerned about military manpower, 151-154

Medical Problems In 1945 Forbes was treated for wounds suffered when a 5-inch projectile exploded, 54-56 In August 1976 Forbes had a heart attack that led to his being retired from active duty, 227-230

Mediterranean Sea In the early 1960s Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) was deployed to the Sixth Fleet, 135-136 In the late 1960s-early 1970s the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) deployed to the Sixth Fleet, 186-187 Soviet Navy operations in the Mediterranean in the early 1970s, 197-198, 217

Military Academy, West Point, New York Football games against the Naval Academy in the early 1940s, 43

Miller, Chief Fire Controlman George, USN Served in the crew of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) during World War II, later became a physician, 51

Miller, Vice Admiral Gerald E., USN (USNA, 1942) In 1963-64 commanded the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), 143, 148-149 As Commander Sixth Fleet in 1971-73 used an aircraft carrier as flagship, 144-145, 200, 204-205

Montgomery, Lieutenant Commander Robert, USNR Movie star who served in the crew of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in World War II, 45-46

Moorer, Commander Joseph P., USN (USNA, 1945) In the early 1960s commanded a fighter squadron based on board the carrier Shangri-La (CVA-38), 137-138

Movies Shown to the crew of the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the early 1960s, 144, 147

Shown to the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in the mid-1960s, 161, 209-210 Shown to the crew of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 209-210

Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland Midshipman activities in Bancroft Hall in the early 1940s, 9-11, 21-24, 28-33, 36-40 Social life for midshipmen in the early 1940s, 10-11, 34-36 Summer training cruises in the early 1940s, 25-26, 33-34 Academics in the early 1940s, 27-30, 40-41 Chapel services in the early 1940s, 28 Sailing in the early 1940s, 28-29 Football in the early 1940s, 42-43 The class of 1945 graduated in 1944, 43-44 Midshipman activities in the early 1990s, 236-237

Naval Academy Preparatory School, Norfolk, Virginia Training of potential midshipmen in 1940-41, 9, 13

Naval Reserve, U.S. Quality reserve officers in the crew of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in World War II, 45-46, 48, 62

Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island Senior course in 1960-61 included many lectures, 130-133

New York Naval Shipyard In the early 1960s did an overhaul on the aircraft, carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), 144

Nixon, Richard M. As Vice President, visited Hawaii and Admiral Felix Stump in the mid-1950s, 106-108 In the late 1960s picked Charles Larson to be presidential naval aide, 138

Norfolk, Virginia Site of Navy recruit training in the late 1930s, 7-8, 11-13 Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1940-41, 9

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Conducted at-sea exercises in the early 1950s, 91-94 The U.S. Sixth Fleet was involved in NATO exercises in the Mediterranean in the early 1970s, 201-202

Norway Visited by NATO warships during an exercise in the early 1950s, 94

Nuclear Weapons

Atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, 63-65 The AD/A-1 Skyraider was used for training for nuclear weapons delivery missions in the late 1950s-early 1960s, 80, 120-122, 181 In the mid-1970s Forbes had to be available for possible release of nuclear weapons, 226, 230-231

Okinawa In 1945 the destroyer Barton (DD-722) provided heavy gunfire support for the U.S. invasion of the island, 58-59, 61

PC-572, USS Operations in the Caribbean in 1947, 67-69

Pay and Allowances For junior Navy enlisted personnel in the late 193 Os-early 1940s, 13 Limited spending money for Naval Academy midshipmen in the early 1940s, 34-36

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Reaction at the Naval Academy to the December 1941 Japanese attack, 22-23

Personnel Work of OP-103, the Manpower Program Branch of the OpNav staff, in the mid- 1960s, 151-156

Petersen, Midshipman Christian Charles, USN (USNA, 1945) As a Navy enlisted man and Naval Academy midshipman, 1938-44, 7, 9 Resigned from the Navy as a lieutenant commander, 7

Philippine Islands In 1966-67 the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) took on ammo and supplies at Subic Bay, 161, 169-170

Pigott, Lieutenant John T., USNR Served as gunnery officer of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) in World War II, 48

Pius XII Pope who had an audience with Admiral Felix Stump in the mid-1950s, 104-105

Polhemus, Ensign William B., USN (USNA, 1946) Served in the destroyer Barton (DD-722) shortly after World War II, 63-64, 67

Propulsion Plants On board the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in the mid-1960s, 158-160, 167 On board the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, 188-189

Puerto Rico Base of operations for the patrol craft PC-572 in 1947, 67-69

Pugh, Lieutenant Commander Donald E., USN (USNA, 1934) As a company officer at the Naval Academy in the early 1940s, inspected some of the Bancroft Hall hiding places he had known as a midshipman, 37-38

Racial Issues In the late 1930s Forbes had his first experience with integrated education, 4-5 In the mid-1960s the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) had a high percentage of black sailors in the crew, 158-160, 165-166

Recruit Training At Norfolk, Virginia, in 1938, 7-8, 11-13

Replenishment at Sea By the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) in 1966-67, during the Vietnam War, 161-163, 166-167

Rickover, Rear Admiral Hyman G., USN (USNA, 1922) In the mid-1950s visited Admiral Felix Stump in Hawaii, 111-112 Experiences in the early 1960s while running the nuclear power program, 139-140, 178-179

Robinson, Ensign Hugh M., USN (USNA, 1938) As a division officer on board the carrier Yorktown (CV-5) in the late 1930s, 8-9, 18, 21

Royal Navy Participation in NATO exercises in the early 1950s, 93-94

SNJ TexanAircraft used for flight training in the late 1940s, 71, 78-79

SailingBy Naval Academy midshipmen in the early 1940s, 28-29

Saratoga, USS (CVA-60) In 1974 the ship’s commanding officer was relieved for cause and Captain Robert Dunn became skipper, 219-221

Searls, Midshipman Henry H., Jr., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1940s, 31, 33

Second Fleet, U.S. Vice Admiral Felix B. Stump as fleet commander in the early 1950s, 83, 90-97 Conducted NATO at-sea exercises in the early 1950s, 91-94

Semmes, Vice Admiral Benedict, J., Jr., USN (USNA, 1934) Served as Chief of Naval Personnel, 1964-68, 151-153

Shangri-La, USS (CVA-38) Operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in the early 1960s, 133-134, 142

Sharp, Captain Ulysses S. Grant, USN (USNA, 1927) In the early 1950s served on the staff of Commander Second Fleet, Vice Admiral Felix B. Stump, 83, 91 In the mid-1950s served in Hawaii on Admiral Stump’s CinCPac staff, 105-106, 114-115

Shasta, USS (AE-6) Enlisted crew members in the mid-1960s, 157-160, 165-168 Propulsion plant, 158-162, 167 Replenishment at sea during the Vietnam War, 161-163, 166-167 Returned to the United States from Vietnam by going through the Mediterranean and Atlantic in the spring of 1967, 163-164

Six-Day War In the spring of 1967 the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) photographed Egyptian troops while passing through the canal, 164

Sixth Fleet, U.S. In the early 1960s Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, 135-136 In the late 1960s-early 1970s the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) deployed to the Med, 186-187 Involved in NATO exercises in the Mediterranean in the early 1970s, 201-202 Vice Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., as fleet commander, 1970-71, 194-197, 199-203, 215 Vice Admiral Gerald Miller as fleet commander, 1971-73, 144-145, 200, 204-205 Sixth Fleet posture during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, 217-218

Snead, Commander James C., USN (USNA, 1973) Served on the Naval Academy staff in the early 1990s, 236-237

Soviet Navy Operations in the Mediterranean in the early 1970s, 197-198, 217

Spain In the early 1960s aircraft from Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) flew over Spain during a deployment to the Sixth Fleet, 134-135

Springfield, USS (CLG-7) Served as Sixth Fleet flagship in the early 1970s, 144, 194-196, 200

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Forbes received postgraduate education at Stanford, 1959-60, 126-131

Staubach, Lieutenant Roger T., Supply Corps, USN (USNA, 1965) Resigned from the Navy in the late 1960s to play professional football, 174-175

Stump, Admiral Felix B., USN (USNA, 1917) Service in the early 1950s as Commander Air Force Atlantic Fleet, 74-77, 82-90, 96 Service in the early 1950s as Commander Second Fleet, 83, 90-97 Service in the 1950s as Commander in Chief Pacific/Pacific Fleet, 101-117, 171, 238 His second wife was much younger than he, 84, 89-90, 106, 110-111 Son John Morgan Stump was a naval officer, 84, 90, 110, 117, 206-207

Stump, Lieutenant Commander John Morgan (USNA, 1951) Naval aviator who was passed over for commander in the late 1960s and died in an air crash in 1970, 84, 90, 110, 117, 206-207

Suez Canal In the spring of 1967 the crew of the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6) photographed Egyptian troops while passing through the canal, 164

Sylvester, Captain John, USN (USNA, 1926) In the early 1950s served on the staff of Commander Second Fleet, Vice Admiral Felix B. Stump, 83, 90-91 In the mid-1950s served in Hawaii on Admiral Stump’s CinCPac staff, 106

TBM Avenger Flown by squadron VC-33 in 1949-50, 72-73, 79

Taiwan As President of Nationalist China in the mid-1950s, Chiang Kai-shek conferred with Admiral Felix B. Stump, 102-104

Taylor, Midshipman Warren, USN (USNA, 1945) Stood high in his class at the Naval Academy in the early 1940s, 32

Television

In the early 1960s NBC did a program about the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), 171-172 Coverage of the change of command of the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969, 183

Torpedoes In World War II crew members of the destroyer Barton (DD-722) drank torpedo alcohol, 51-52

Townsend, Vice Admiral Robert L., USN (USNA, 1934) Association with the aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) in 1969-70, while serving as ComNavAirLant, 182-185, 189

Training Boot camp at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1938, 7-8, 11-13 Naval Academy summer training cruises in the early 1940s, 25-26, 33-34 Instilling of standards at the Naval Academy in the early 1940s, 41-42 Flight training in Florida and Texas, 1947-49, 70-72, 78-79 In Corpus Christi, Texas, in the mid-1950s, 97-98

Tremaine, Midshipman Mark G., USN (USNA, 1945) As a Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1940s, 37

VA-15 See: Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15)

VA-176 See: Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176)

VC-33 See: Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33)

Vietnam War Buildup of Navy manpower in the mid-1960s, 151-153 Replenishment at sea in 1966-67 by the ammunition ship Shasta (AE-6), 161-163, 166-167

Weisner, Rear Admiral Maurice F., USN (USNA, 1941) Served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in the late 1960s, 173-174

Weschler, Commander Thomas R., USN (USNA, 1939) In 1955 accompanied CNO designate Arleigh Burke on a trip to Hawaii, 1-8-109

Yom Kippur War Sixth Fleet posture during the 1973 war, 217-218

Yorktown, USS (CV-5) Operations and crewmembers, 1938-40, 8-9, 14-21

Zumwalt, Admiral Elmo R., Jr., USN (USNA, 1943) Style as Chief of Naval Operations in the early 1970s, 209, 214