Acadia (AD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN GERALD M. GRUNWALD COMMANDING OFFICER UNITED STATES NAVY Captain Grunwald graduated from Washington State University in June 1961 and received his commission in November 1961 at Officer Candidate School, Newport Rhode Island. Captain Grunwald ' s sea tours include assignments as Chief Engineer USS SUMNER COUNTY (LST 1148); Chief Engineer USS SPROSTON (DD 577); Naval Advisor to the Vietnamese Navy; Engineer Officer in USS DAHLCREN (DDC 43); Executive Officer in USS FARRAGUT (DDC 37); and Commanding Officer, USS PETERSON (DD 969). His shore tours have included Engineering Instructor at U.S. Naval Destroyer School; student at the Armed Forces Staff College; Staff, Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, VA; and Senior member of the Propulsion Examining Board, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Captain Grunwald has served two tours on the Staff of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in the Surface Warfare Division. His most recent assignment was Head of Ship Maintenance and Modernization Branch, (OP-325). His Pacific deployments have taken him to the Aleutian Islands, Hawaiian Islands and to the gun line off the coast of Viet Nam. His Atlantic deployments include flagship to the Standing Naval Force, Atlantic Fleet, Mediterra- nean and Persian Gulf deployments and operations in the Caribbean Islands. Captain Grunwald ' s awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, Navy Achieve- ment Medal, and various service medals and unit awards.