LCDR Fay served as Commanding Officer of the destroyer escort USS Kenneth M. His next assignment was as Chief of Staff for the Commander of Destroyer Squadron 16 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, from December 1955 to March 1956, followed by service as Executive Officer aboard the destroyer USS Ault (DD-698) from March 1956 to August 1957. LT Fay attended General Line School from July 1953 to February 1954, and then served as Commanding Officer of the Underwater Swimmers School at Key West, Florida, from February 1954 to October 1955. He next attended Underwater Demolition Team Replacement training with Class 007 at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, from June 1950 to March 1951, followed by service with Underwater Demolition Team FOUR (UDT-4) at NAB Little Creek from March 1951 to July 1953.

LT Fay attended Gunnery Ordnance School from November 1948 to March 1949, and then served as Gunnery Division Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) from March 1949 to June 1951. His next assignment was as Engineering Officer aboard the dock landing ship USS Colonial (LSD-18) from February to August 1946, followed by service as Engineering Officer aboard the high speed transport USS Burke (APD-65) from May 1947 to November 1948. During this time he participated with his ship in the Battle of Okinawa. LT Fay went on active duty in the Navy beginning on March 28, 1945, and his first assignment was as an Engineering Officer aboard the attack transport USS Hendry (APA-118) from March 1945 to February 1946. Navy Reserve commission on July 29, 1943. He entered the United States Merchant Marine on August 28, 1942, and served on ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters before receiving his U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.Robert Fay was born on January 30, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive,, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. National Archives and DVIDS is 'a work prepared by an officer or employee' of the federal government 'as part of that person's official duties.' In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.ĭisclaimer: A work of the U.S. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings 25 million still photographs and graphics 24 million aerial photographs 300,000 reels of motion picture film 400,000 video and sound recordings and 133 terabytes of electronic data. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value-about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The objects in this collection are from The U.S.

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