USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8 History 1963

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History 1963

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Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
CDR Ernest Sylvester Cornwall Jr. - Jun 3 1961 - Apr 1963
Change of command - April 1963
CDR Oliver Legrand Norman Jr. - Apr 1963 - Sep 16 1964

The USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8 returns from her first WESPAC tour of duty to San Diego, California, 15 June 1963. She proceeded to Sacramento, California, to help initiate its new deep water port.

"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life
worthwhile, can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction,
"I served in the United States Navy."

President John F. Kennedy
United States Naval Academy Graduation, 1963
Annapolis, Maryland

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