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Show Utah Man Commands U. S. S. Melville j Captain William Cyrus Barker, Jr., the Navy Recruiting Inspector Inspec-tor for the Western Division, which comprises the Salt Lake. Denver, Portland and Los Angeles Districts with headquarters at San Francisco, was detached from ie-cruiting ie-cruiting on December 28th, and ordered to assume command of the U. S. S. Melville on December 31st The Melville is a tender for Battl Force destroyers based at San Dicgc, California. Captain Barker is a native of Utah. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1902. |