Perry Skippers
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CDR C. J. Van
Arsdall
Jan. 17,
1946 Indianola,
MI
The 1st Skipper of the
USS Perry DD844 and retired ** Admiral passed away at age 87
on October 1, 2000 at Gulfport, Mississippi. He is survived by
his wife Jean C. Van Arsdall who lives at 20 Oakwood Drive in
Gulfport 39507 (228-896-3013) and his son Clyde, a retired Navy
Captain living in Amarillo, Texas. A complete biography can be
found in the Jan/Feb issue of the Shipmate.
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R. Q. Rankin, Jonesboro, AK
2nd Commanding Officer
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CDR. John W. Higgins Jr. 1949-1950
Eastham, MA, CT |
CDR. Archer 1951
CDR. Clausner 1954
CDR. A. S. Archie 1954
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CDR. George G Ball, 1957
Virginia Beach, VA. |
CDR. Bernnard Freese, 1957-1958
Annapolis, MD (TCS)
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CDR. James C. Sheppard, Aug.
1963
Pleasanton, CA (TCS) |
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CDR. Peter J. Watson 1968-1969
CDR Sorrenson 1970 |
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Mrs. George F
Davis and her two sons George 14 and Patrick 12 of Berkley CA
present a portrait of CDR George F Davis, WW2 medal of honor
winner to CDR. George G Ball, Skipper of the USS DAVIS. CDR Ball
was Captian of the USS Perry DD844 1956-1957 |
George G. Ball also has the remarkable
distinction of serving aboard the prior Perry DMS-17 (originally
DD-340) during the time of the Japanese attack on 12/7/41 at
Pearl Harbor. It was his first ship after graduation from Annapolis.
Capt. John W. Higgins,
Jr
Capt. Higgins passed away several years ago.
USS
PC-1077 (1942-1943)
USS Price DE 332 (1944-1945)
USS Rogers Blood APD 115 (1945)
USS
Joseph E. Campbell APD 49 (1946)
USS Perry DD
844 (1949-1950)
Commander Administrative Command Amphibious Group western
Pacific (1953-1954) Japan
Commander Destroyer Division Two Forty Two (1957-1958) out
of Newport, RI
Commander ( Commodore ) Destroyer Squadron Twenty (1962-1963)
Flagship: USS Decatur
This squadron stopped the Russian ships in the Cuban missile
crisis.
Commanding Officer Key West Naval Station (1966-1967) |
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CDR C. J. Van
Arsdall
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CDR.
Robert B. Pond
1961
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CDR
James C. Sheppard
Aug
1963
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CDR.
Robert O. Clark April 1965
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Capt. John W. Higgins, Jr.
CDR. Kane
1958-1959
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The USS Perry's
The U. S. S. PERRY (DD 844) commissioned 17 January, 1946 was
named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and his brother
Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry. Oliver Hazard Perry's most
conspicuous service was in the War of 1812. He led the ships
in the attack on Fort George in 1813 and later commanded the
forces that defeated the English Squadron in the battle of Lake
Erie. Matthew Calbraith Perry served in the War of 1812 and commanded
the Gulf Fleet in the Mexican War. In 1853, in command of the
East India Squadron, he went to Japan and effected a treaty which
opened Japanese ports to American commerce.
The present PERRY DD844 is the fourth
American destroyer to bear the name. The first Perry was commissioned
Oct. 13, 1843 under the command of CDR Sam Du Pont. It was a
10 gun frigate, 250' length and 25' in berth. Destroyer No. 11
was built in 1898, served in World War I and was scrapped in
1920. Destroyer # 340 was built in 1917, was at Pearl Harbor
when the Japanese struck, but survived to participate in several
early Pacific campaigns. She was sunk by enemy action during
the allied invasion of the Palau Islands in 1944.
Since commissioning the present PERRY,
she has served in various types of duty. After her "shakedown"
training in Guantanamo, Cuba, the ship departed for a tour of
duty in European waters that extended over eight months. During
this cruise the ship visited fifty eight cities 'in twenty-two
countries. Upon returning to the United States, the PERRY was
assigned duty as Engineering School ship for Destroyer Force
Atlantic Fleet, based at Newport, Rhode Island. Recently the
ship has been assigned as a unit of Task Force EIGHTY-ONE with
home port at Norfolk, Va. |
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