Vance History

USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387

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Recieved from F. Joe Glenn

U. S. COAST GUARD CUTTER
VANCE (WDE-487)
DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY
3 APRIL, 1954

U. S. NAVAL STATION
San Diego, California


PROGRAM

0830 - All hands to quarters aft.
Sideboys man the Gangway.
"O" Division stand by the colors.

0850 - Arrival of CAPT A. B. DICKIE, USN,
Commander, Sub-Group ONE, San Diego
Group, PACRESFLT, and official guests.

0900 - Ceremony commences.
Commanding Officer reads his orders
and pronounces the ship decommissioned.
All hands and guests face forward, and
the Commanding Officer orders the colors
(Jack, C.G. Ensign, Commissioned Pennant)
hauled down.

0905 - Commanding Officer turns over vessel to
CAPT DICKIE. CAPT DICKIE reads his orders
and accepts the ship. The watch is ordered
relieved by CAPT DICKIE.

0910 - Completion of ceremony
All hands remain at quarters until
departure of CAPT DICKIE and official
guests.


SHIPS ROSTER

LT N. L. Scherer - Commanding Officer
LT G. W. Cooper - Executive Officer
ENS J. R. ROWLAND, JR.
ENS J. M. KELLY
ENS R. E. FRIDAY

ANTHONY, C.C., CS1
BEAN, L.R., EM1
BELETTI, D.G., SK1
BETZ, J.E., SN
CAMBRA, E.L., TN
CHUNG, M.S.S., RD3
COLE, H.N., SN
CRAMER, R.D., SN
D'AVELLO, H., SN
DIBS, G.A., SK2
FOHRENKAM, R.W., BM2
GONZALEZ, G., BT2
HANSON, M.A., GM2
HYNE, B.G., SN
JANKE, H., ETC
KANESHIRO, H., TN
KOTKIEWICZ, T.J., EM2
LAU, W.H.L., RM2
PEABODY, B.G., EN1
PRICE, C.E., FNDC
TANANKA, H.O., FAEN
TURNER, B.M., YN1
YOSHIMOTO, S.Y., SNRD
TAWATA, T.S., GM3

PLANK OWNERS

LT N. L. SCHERER
LT G. W. COOPER

ANTHONY, C.C., CS1
KANESHIRO, H., TN
FOHRENKAM, R.W., BM2
PEABODY, B.G., EN1
PRICE, C.E., FNDC
TAWATA, T.S., GM3
YOSHIMOTO, S.Y., SNRD

"THE VALIANT VANCE"

Recommissioned 9 May, 1952
at
U.S. NAVAL STATION
Green Cove Springs, Florida

Decommissioned 3 April, 1954
at
U.S. NAVAL STATION
San Diego, California

ALOHA

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