Anchorage (LSD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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8 CDEHCEP - 1 ---fr: f , ' ' ':...1:,,, -- - ,:,C.,.5,4.,.-'--- ,- -,15, .1,....- , - Commander Robert F. CONNALLY was born in Balti- more, Maryland, on 30 May 1929 and now makes his home in Manasquan, New Jersey. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, in 1952 and commenced his naval career through the Naval Officer Candidate program shortly thereafter. His early assignments were in the destroyer BRISTOL lDD-857l as Communi- cations Officer, the coastal minesweeper BOBOLINK lMSClOl-2l as Executive Officer, and in the Communi- cations Security Section of the Naval Security Group Detachment located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. From Hawaii, successive tours were spent as a student at the General Line School in Monterey, California, as Assistant Weapons Officer in the heavy cruiser BREMERTON lCA-l3Ol, and as Executive Officer of WALDO COUNTY lLST-'ll63l. Subsequent assignments included a tour in the Strategic Plans Division on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington and as Executive Officer of the destroyer HULL lDD-945l. Commander CONNALLY, in addition to graduating from the General Line School, USN Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, is a graduate of the School of Naval Warfare at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from George Washington University. Prior to reporting to his present assignment, he served as the Senior Advisor, Viet- namese Third Coastal Zone and as Commander, Southern Surveillance Group lTask Group 1l5,3l -with joint head- quarters in Vung Tau, Republic of Vietnam. Commander CONNALLY has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal lwith Combat V l, a Gold Star in lieu of the second Bronze Star, the Navy Achievement Medal lwith Combat V l, the Meritorious Unit Commendation lwith one starl, in addition to the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star, the Vietnamese Medal of Honor, First Class, for his service in Vietnam. He also holds the Navy Occupation Medal, National Defense Medal Cwith starl, Vietnam Service Medal lwith four starsl, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Viet- CQMNWWWH2MlEW'FCCNNAUN nam Campaign Medal. Vi NX XXQXR'-ui xx xx H I f 0 yr XQXXXXNXXXQQXXYXXX is f -xXXxXxXx3xXXxXxNxQ5 lkxixskiifkxkxsksbkssxs zqikskxskikikskssxx QS QQSXXKXXSSQ wssasw Q 'XEQXXXYXXXX' x N X X N x x X Xx N Nxxixx XX ix Qi 5 :Nix EXECUTIVE 'fm wi' f X ef . iff , ff, 7- , lf . is vf-Z M frl. f Zfw fv , f it 'QW Mft A ff Z f r'ff f , fr W, , ff,47,f4,! f- ,WW ff 7 ff ff f 'X 7 ffy W g f. 4 , ft -fff T it wwf! ' f fj,:f , -4 ,. X ff,,, X H gf!! 'A f, Vw- f , 5 , XQWN ,ff 'W , fff X if W W X X fffff ff if! K ,ffww Wa, ,WZ , f fsi ,'ff f X a., -wwf f f , 7 y f f f X HZ Q I 7 f f f f, , I , ff 'C ff ur ':,z-v.,- ,,

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- ..- Captaln Percy Stuart Beaman attended North Carollna State College H942 1943l prlor to entering the U S Merchant Marine Academy Following graduation he sailed on several merchant tankers In various enguneerlng capacltues After World War ll Captain BEAMAN was employed as an Engineer with the Commonwealth Southern Corporatlon In Jackson Muchlgan He was called to actlve duty nn 1951 to serve as Engineering Offlcer of the USS EDMONDS CDE 406l He then served In the following bullets Maternal Officer Staff Escort Squadron Eleven Executuve Offncer USS VVHITEHUBST lDE 634l Commanding Officer USS STABK COUNTY lLST 1134l ln June 1958 he entered the U S Naval War College as a student In the Command and Staff Course and was subsequently ordered In August 1959 to duty In the Office of the Chlef of Naval Operations He then served as Executive Officer USS JONAS INGBAM lDD 938l Commandlng Offucer USS BBOUGH lDE 148l and In the Office of the Jolnt Chiefs of Staff ln January 1966 Captain BEAMAN reported as a student rn the United Kingdom Jount Services Staff College and then assumed command of the USS ALLEN M SUMNEB lDD 692l Upon belng relieved Captaln BEAMAN reported for duty as the Prospective Commandlng Officer USS ANCHORAGE lLSD 36l Captain BEAMAN was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Navy Commendatlon Medal both with Combat V for ervlce aboard SUMNEB IH Vietnamese coastal waters an 1967 ln addltlon he wears the Presldentual Unlt Cutatlon Badge for service ln Korea aboard EDMONDS In 1951 1952 He also holds the Korean Service Medal lthree starsl United Natlons Service Medal National Defense Servlce Medal lone starl Navy Expeditionary Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal ltwo starsl and Bepubllc of Vietnam Campalgn Medal wlth device Captaln BEAMAN IS married to the former Lols Peel of Benton Harbor Mlchagan Hls wife and two daughters Beth and Janet reside In Tustin California Hls son Larry IS currently serving In the Unlted States Army 1 1 ' ' I 1 1 I I 1 ' . - 1 1 ' I ' 1 I - 1 . . 1 - ' 1 , ' ' 1 - - 11 11 I ' ' f 5 . - I I I 1 1 ' , . . I 1 , I I ' 1 1 ' . .- Y ' am A A-A A A' 1 A We 1:-1-., -ef A A-fa 1, W-1-,Berg A L -A. W .J-A--. UAA?-- fee - -L.--,--

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COMMANDER FRANKLIN H. BRIGGS Commander Franklin H. BRIGGS was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on 7 March 1933 and now makes his home in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Colorado and University of Nebraska under the NROTC Regular Program and received his commission as Ensign upon graduation from the latter school in 1955. His early assignments were in the aircraft carrier USS ESSEX ICVA-QI as a Deck Division Officer, the Staff of Com- mander Naval Forces Japan as Operations Center Watch Officer, and as Assistant Plans Officer, and as Combat Information Center Officer on the Attack Transport USS PAUL REVERE IAPA-248I. Subsequent tours of duty were spent as CIC Instructor at the Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia and as Employment Officer of the Staff of Commander Amphibious Group ONE, homeported ini Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. He reported to the ANCHORAGE from his most recent tour of duty as Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center, Scotia, New York. Commander BRIGGS has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal Iwith Combat V I and also holds the Meritorious Unit Citation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with five stars, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation ICross of Gallantryl. His wife is the former Chizuko lmaoka of Nagasaki, Japan. EXECUTIVE CDIIICEP Q