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U.S.S. Decatur DD-936 Tribute PART I U.S.S. Decatur DD-936 Tribute PART I From the: Decatur Daily Review: 2 January 1957 DD-936 Christening Bottle U.S.S. Decatur DD-936 Tribute From the: Decatur Herald Sun: 25 De- cember 1955 U.S.S. Decatur DD-936 Tribute From: The Decatur Herald January 3, 1957 Decatur’s Commanding Officers DD-936 1956 - 1958 CDR John J. Skahill John Joseph Skahill was born in Natick, Massachusetts, December 13, 1919, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Skahill, now residing in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Commander Ska- hill attended the Wellesley Public Schools and Bridgewater State Teacher’s College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Following graduation from College, Commander Skahill entered the Reserve V – Midshipman Program at Annapolis and was commissioned Ensign E-VG in May 1942. He next joined the U.S.S. Morris (DD-417), and while attached to that destroyer as Engineer Officer, participated in the South Pacific and Aleutian Campaigns. Commander Skahill’s designation was changed in 1943 to DE-VG and in 1944 he became Executive Officer of U.S.S. Russell (DD-414) and participated in the Phillipine and Okinawa Campaigns. In 1946 he was transferred to the United States Navy. In June of 1947 he joined the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron FOUR as Squadron Material Officer. In July of 1949 he became Executive Officer of U.S.S. Gearing (DD-710). In September 1950 he was ordered to Columbia University in New York City and became Head of the Navigation Department and Assistant Professor of Naval Science. In July 1952 he assumed command of U.S.S. Tab- berer (DE-418) and in November 1954 he was ordered to the Staff of Commander Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet as Assistant Readiness and Training Officer for Engineering and Damage Control. In October 1956 he was ordered to Quincy, Massachusetts as Prospective Commanding Officer of U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936), and assumed command after the ship was placed in commission on 7 December 1956. Commander Skahill is married to the former Marjorie Rita Wright of East Braintree, Massachusetts and they have three children. Excerpted From: U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936) Mediterranean Cruise February to July 1958 Book Note: We lost CDR Skahill in a plane crash in 1962. “I especially remember about him was his ship handling. Approach- ing an oiler or especially a carrier he would make the approach at high speed and do a quick reverse to slow the Decatur to re- fueling speed right on the button. It was classic showboating.” Change of Command Ceremonies transitioning to CDR Seymour Dombroff Dave Evans, DD-936 Remembering Seymour Dombroff Former U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936) Commanding Officer, Seymour (Sey) Dombroff, answered his last hail on November 15, 2012, in Fairfax, Vir- ginia. Born in New York City in 1918, Sey graduated from Brooklyn College and was obtaining his masters degree in bacteriology at the University of Oregon when the United States entered WW II. He graduated from Midshipman school aboard USS Prairie State in 1942 and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy. He saw service in the Pacific during WW II and Korea. A life-long “black-shoe” Destroyer sailor, he served as XO of USS O’Bannon during the Korean War, and commanded USS Miller, USS McGinty and USS Deca- tur in the 50’s. He also commanded Destroyer Division 322 and Destroyer Squadron 36. Shore assignments included tours at The Pentagon, Norfolk and Key West. He retired to the Melbourne, FL area in 1972 and moved to the Virginian in Fairfax in 2007. Married to Estelle Margolis (who survives him) in 1943, they had two children, Jeff Dombroff (of Warrenton, VA) and Wendy Sternberg (of Bala Cynwyd, PA). He is also survived by daughter-in-law, Susan Dombroff and son-in-law, Michael Sternberg, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren along with countless friends. Captain Dombroff was interred in Arlington National Cemetery on De- cember 13, 2012. Captain Dombroff’s illustrious 30 year Naval career • May 1942 – Commissioned Ensign via V-7 Program (USS Prairie State) • August 1942-May 1945 Assigned USS Heywood (APA-12) • September 1945 – HQ, 3rd Naval District • 1947 – Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba • 1948 – Communications Officer, USS Little Rock (CL-92) • 1948-1949 – Brooklyn Navy Yard • 1950 – 1952 – Executive Officer USS O’Bannon (DD-450) • 1953 – 1954 – Commanding Officer, USS McGinty (DE-365) • 1954 – 1957 - Associate PNS, Columbia University • 1957-1958 – Commanding Officer, USS Miller (DD-535) • 1958-1959- Commanding Officer, USS Decatur (DD-936) • 1959-1962 – Operations Officer, Key West Test and Evaluation Detachment • 1962-1963 – Commander, Destroyer Division 322 • 1963-1964 – Head, Readiness Department, ASW Force, Atlantic • 1964-1965 – Commander, Destroyer Squadron 36 • 1966-1969 – Staff, ASW Operations, OPNAV • 1969 – 1972 – Commanding Officer, Fleet Sonar School, Key West • April, 1972 – Retired Donated by Jeff Dombroff This was his 1959-1960 Medi- terranean Cruise Book Mrs. Dombroff was an honored guest at our 2014 reunion in Baltimore, MD The Lipton Cup Challenge By Captain Sey Dombroff, USN (Ret.) While many Americans have heard of the America’s Cup Races, there is another legendary sailing race that has been going on since 1904 – the Lipton Cup Challenge Races. The races, between representative boats from some of the finest American Yacht Clubs, have usually been held in waters off the West Coast. How- ever, in 1958, the races were hosted by the Newport Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island. That year, I was the commanding officer of the USS Decatur (DD 936); at the time the newest destroyer in the Navy. Our home port was Newport. The Decatur was assigned as the Navy’s representative to the event. This meant that the morning of every race day, our gangway would be lowered and hundreds of celebrities (plus their guests) from the political, business and entertainment world would come aboard. Now in those days of all-male crews, areas contain- ing the heads (toilets) opened directly on passageways. With absolutely no restroom privacy, the only place on ship to accommodate the women was my cabin so all ladies coming aboard were informed of its location. The guests enjoyed good weather and the food supplied by the U S Navy. Everyone aboard seemed to be having a great time except me. The first days’ operations were no fun. I had positioned the ship on the perimeter of the sailing area within a relatively short distance of the competing boats. Unfortunately, hundreds of small craft had the same idea and I spent most of my time sounding the ship’s horn in warning off small boats that would disappear from sight under our bow or stern. One small craft banged into our starboard propeller guard and the owner pro- tested to the Coast Guard. Fortunately we had a picture of the boat at the moment of collision, with the guy at the helm being distracted by drinking a bottle of beer! We returned to port around 4 P.M. Vice Admiral “Whitey” Taylor, who commanded all destroyers in the At- lantic Fleet and whose wife was one of those aboard the Decatur, stood on the bridge of his flagship watch- ing me pull up to the pier (no pressure). Our guests disembarked and shortly afterward I was interviewed by the press as I apparently had become an instant expert on upper class sailing craft which were truly beautiful and graceful vessels. I was about to go down to my cabin when my steward showed up. “Captain, you really don’t want to go down there until I get a chance to clean up.” And he was right! What a mess those genteel ladies left. Someone stole my razor; there were messages in my phone book and trash all over the place. The steward returned in a little while to report all was again ship-shape. The same pattern occurred each day we went to sea for the races. All in all, no adverse events marred our operations but I was certainly glad to see it over. Seymour Dombroff (RIP Sir...) Dinner in the Lap of Luxury by: Sey Dombroff, Captain, USN (Ret.) DD-936 plaque hung proudly near his desk for many years In 1959 I was Commanding Officer of U.S.S. Decatur (DD 936), one of the latest of the Forrest Sherman Class of destroyers. During a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, I had made it a point, upon entering a harbor for a port call, to spot the largest private yacht present. I would then extend the owner of the most magnificent craft present an invitation to have dinner with me aboard Decatur. Thus, when Decatur arrived for a 10-day visit to the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean, I spotted a magnificent two-masted schooner – the Olympia - that I recognized from an article I’d read in Sports Illustrated magazine. After anchoring, I sent the most personable ensign on the ship to invite the owner to dinner. That owner was Stavros Niarchos, brother-in-law of Aristotle Onassis, one of Greece’s most influential shipping magnates and years later the husband of John F. Kennedy’s widow. He replied that while unfortunately he was unable to accept my invitation, would I do him the honor of having dinner aboard his ship. I accepted that invitation with a great deal of anticipa- tion. The ship was magnificent. The dining salon walls were filled with French impressionist paintings – I sub- sequently learned that Niarchos was advised to have them removed because of the deleterious effect of sea air on all paintings.
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