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"President and CinCUS review Fleet from " Ii, FLAG OFFICERS CARRIED BY U.S.S. HOUSTON Command Name Date CinCAF Admiral C.B. McVay, Jr., US 24 February, 1931 - 1 September, 1931 CinCAF Admiral M.M. Taylor, US 1 September, 1931 - 18 August, 1933 CinCAF Admiral F.B. Upton, USN 18 August, 1933 - 14 November, 1933 CinC President F.D. Roosevelt 1 July, 1934 - 3 August, 1934 ComScoFor Vice Admiral E.H. Campbell, USN 3 December, 1934 - 1 April, 1935 Ass't. Sec. Nav. Honorable H.L. Roosevelt 15 May, 1935 - 31 May, 1935 CinC President F.D. Roosevelt 2 October, 1935 - 23 October, 1935 CinCUS Admiral J.M. Reeves, USN 2 October, 1935 ComScoFor Vice Admiral W.T. Tarrant, US 24 June, 1936 - 16 March, 1937 ComCruScoFor Rear Admiral E.B. Fenner, USN 18 March, 1937 - 7 June, 1937 ComScoFor Vice Admiral W.T. Tarrant, USN 15 October, 1937 - 10 February, 1938 CinC President F.D. Roosevelt 14 July, 1938 - 9 August, 1938 CinCUS Admiral C.C. Bloch, USN 14 July, 1938 CinCUS Admiral C.C. Bloch, USN 19 September, 1938 - 28 December, 1938 CinC President F.D. Roosevelt 18 February, 1939 - 3 March, 1939 C 0 Rear Admiral W.D. Leahy, US 18 February, 1939 - 3 March, 1939 SecNav Honorable C.A. Swanson 11 March, 1939 - 23 March, 1939 ComScoFor Vice Admiral A. Andrews. USN 1 April, 1939 - 17 April, 1939 ComDesHawDet Rear Admiral RS. Holmes, USN 12 November, 1939 - 17 November, 1939 ComHawDet Vice Admiral A. Andrews, USN 18 December, 1939 - 17 February, 1940 ComCruScoFor Rear Admiral G.J. Rowcliff, USN 31 May, 1940 . ''I More About Houston's History 1934 life which has earned her the of Pearl Harbor and the Hawaiian names of "Little Flagship of Area, from 15 May to 31 May, 1935. 1933 ston made a goodwill cruise the Fleet", "Wanderer", and "Ram­ The cruise during Six­ through the southern Philip­ bler", when she was boarded by the teen was from to the Is­ pines, and in May a goodwill cruise P, e:>ident at Annapolis, Md., for a lands and back to San Pedro, where was made to Japan, visiting Yoko­ cruise of 11,783 miles. Ports on this the As istant Secretary of the avy hama and Kobe and returning to cruise were Cape Haitian, ; May­ left the ship. Tsingtao, China, by way of the Japa­ aguez, P. R.; San Juan, P. R.; St. That summer the Houston accom­ nese Sea. On 17 November, 1933, after Thomas and St. Croix, Virgin Islands; panied the rest of the Scouting Force being relieved by the U.S.S. Augusta, Cartagena, Columbia; Cristobal and on an Alaskan Cruise, stopping at the Houston sailed from Balboa, C.Z.; Cocos Islands; Clipper­ Cordova, Seward, and Auke Bay, T.A., for via Yokohama. ton Island; Hilo and Honolulu, T.H.; and Blaine and , Wash. After overhaul in Puget Sound avy and Portland, Oregon, where our 3 October, 1935, saw the flag of Yard she joined the Scouting Force President disembarked. Pre ident Roo"evelt once more broken of the U.S. Fleet at Long Beach and Continuing to wander, the Hou ton at the main in the Houston when he made a vacation cruise to the Cerros sailed to the East Coast with the fleet. took the late Henry L. Roosevelt, then On the evening of 1 July, 1934, the I land , Cape San Luca , Magdalena Ass i s tan t Secretary of the Bay, Coco Islands, Tiger Islands, and Houston started a new phase of her 1935 Tavy, on a tour of inspection (Continued on Page 4)