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No Photo Available	-	Joseph Aloysius Gainard, born 11 October 1889 in Chelsea, Mass., enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force 23 November 1917. He received the Navy Cross for distinguished service while Master of American merchant steamer City of Flint, seized by a German cruiser on the high seas 9 October 1939 but returned to him in a Norwegian fjord 3 November. Recalled to active duty on 30 July 1941, he commanded submarine decoy ship Big Horn (AO-45) in the Caribbean, then commanded attack transport Bolivar (APA-34) in the Pacific. Illness took Captain Gainard from this duty and he died in the U.S. Naval Hospital at San Diego, Calif., 23 December 1943.		Bill Gonyo
	154k	Artist's conception of the Gainard as built in a cutaway view by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	133k	USS Compton (DD-705) and USS Gainard (DD-706) just before launching at Federal Shipbuilding in Kearny, NJ March 28 1944.		Steve Golden
	81k	The destroyers USS Compton (DD-705), USS Purvis (DD-709), USS Dickson (DD-708) and the USS Gainard (DD-706) behind the USS Yosemite (AD-19). Circa mid 1950's, location unknown.		William T. Bullard
	136k	November 1944, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	59k	September 19 1951, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	238k	Circa 1952-1954 when CDR Brookings was in command. Venice, Italy with the USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) behind).		Gordon Imrie
	136k	Circa 1952-1954 when CDR Brookings was in command. Location unknown.		Gordon Imrie
	202k	September 13 1952 at Newport, RI. Officers row.		Gordon Imrie
	440k	September 13 1952 at Newport, RI. The Crew.		Gordon Imrie
	126k	The USS Compton (DD-705), USS Gainard (DD-706), USS Perry (DD-844) and USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708) circa 1958. From the collection of John L. Slade who was XO of the Perry from 1951 to 1953 and Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	173k	Circa 1957-1959, from the collection of John L. Slade who was Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	272k	Image from a "Wecome Aboard" pamphlet circa 1957-1959, from the collection of John L. Slade who was Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	189k	Image of some of the Chiefs and Officers, Captain Slade is in the Center, circa 1957-1959. From the collection of John L. Slade who was Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	214k	Gainard alongside the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) on December 15 1957, photo (CVA-42-4035). From the collection of John L. Slade who was Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	271k	A letter from the Commander of the Destroyer Force dated August 21 1959 thanking Captain Slade for his service with the "Tin Can Navy." From the collection of John L. Slade who was Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	58k	Atlantic, March 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	51k	Atlantic, March 1967		© Richard Leonhardt
	42k	Atlantic, March 1967		© Richard Leonhardt
	67k	Atlantic, March 1967		© Richard Leonhardt
	70k	Atlantic, March 1967. Alongside AO-39 Kankakee.		© Richard Leonhardt
	82k	Newport RI., March 1967. In Between DD-842 Fiske And DD-858 Fred T. Berry.		© Richard Leonhardt
	161k	Gainard at Rapallo (Genoa) on October 11 1968.		Carlo Martinelli
	202k	As above.		Carlo Martinelli
	60k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	39k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
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CDR Francis Joseph Foley    Nov 23 1944 - May 1946
CDR Walter Harlen Baumberger    May 1946 - Sep 1949 (Later VADM)
CDR John Robert Welsh    ?
CDR Robert Somers Brookings II    1952 - 1954
CDR Samuel Elijah Watson    1956 - Aug 1957
CDR John Lathrop Slade    Aug 1957 - Aug 1959
CDR David Lee Wetherell    Aug 1959 - ?
CDR Charles Kittelle Moore    Feb 1961 - Apr 1963
CDR Richard Aubrey Griswold    Apr 1963 - ?
CDR Aloysius Joseph Pickert Jr.    1964 - ?
CDR Willard Huntington Clark    ?
CDR Raymond Thomas Mc Donald    1968 - 1969
CDR Willis Joseph Clermont Jr.    1969 - Jan 1970
LCDR Edgar Gene Trayer    Jan 1970 -  Feb 26 1971

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