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McCallum
Cdr. J.L.P. McCallum
November 26, 1949 — July 26, 1951
Captain McCallum was born in Denver, Colorado, on 11 February 1912. He Majored in Electrical Engineering for two years at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and was then appointed to the United States Naval Academy, where he was graduated seventh in his class in 1935.
His first duty was aboard the U.S.S. ARIZONA. In 1937, he married Miss Dorothy Bradley Vaile of Seattle, Washington. He Served in the Submarines S-24, S-22, and S-18. He was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade, on 5 June 1938, and to Lieutenant on 1 August 1941.
Upon completion of the post-graduate course in Ordnance Engineering in 1943, he was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance, where he served for six months - the period required before his weekly requests for duty in the war zone were granted. On 1 May 1943, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was ordered to the Staff of Commander Submarines, Seventh Fleet, as Force Torpedo and Gunnery Officer. He was promoted to Commander on 1 March 1944 and assumed command of the U.S.S. BREAM on 7 December 1944. The U.S.S. BREAM was the first allied unit to contact the enemy in the second battle of the Philippines, when she severely damaged the heavy cruiser AOBA. Commander McCallum was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with "V", and the Commendation Ribbion with "V" for his service in the Submarine BREAM.
After the war, he served as Submarine Representative for Commander, Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, and as Executive Officer of the Naval Ordnance Plant, Forest Park, Illinois. From November 1949 to July 1951, he commanded the Destroyer Norris. The Norris was in the first Atlantic Unit to serve in Korea. Commander McCallum was awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a second Bronze Star with "V" for his service in the Korean Campaign. After a tour as Head Radar and CIC Branch in OpNav, Commander McCallum served as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Salem, Flagship of the Sixth Fleet. He was commissioned Captain on 1 October 1953. From April 1954 to August 1955, he commanded the 55 ships of Mine Squadron FOUR, after which he served as Head of the Guilded Missle Branch in the Reseach Division of the Bureau of Ordnance. He relieved Captain A.R. Gralla, of command of the U.S.S. NORTON SOUND in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 19 September 1958.
Captain and Mrs. McCallum have one daughter, Barbara Jean.
