Annapolis (AGMR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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aptczm 7905544014 Q 7044 mmmwlcaq Offccm CAPTAIN W1ll1am J WACKER the son of Mr and Mrs w1111am WACKER of 5216 S Myrtle Avenue Seattle Washmgton attended school 1n Seattle 1nc1ud1ng the Un1vers1ty of Wash1ngton and earned h1s Bachelor of Sc1ence Degree from the Un1vers1ty of Maryland at College Park Maryland H e Jolned the Navy's V5 program on June 25 1945 and was comm1ss1oned an Enslgn and Naval Av1ator slmultaneously on August 16 1945 at C orpus Chr1st1 Texas Dur1ng World War II the Capta1n flew w1th Bomber Squad ron 12 from the USS SARATOGA and later w1th F1ghter Bomber Squadron 15 and F1ghter Bomber ZCA operatlng from var1ous carr1ers 1n the P3Clf1C Theatre 1nclud1ng the USS BOXER and the USS ANTIETAM durmg wh1ch t1me he was awarded the Presldentlal Un1t C1tat1on Two and one half years of the Korean Confl1ct were spent p1lot1ng R5D's and R6D's for Naval Transport Squadron Three and part1c1pat1ng 1n a1r l1ft and evacuatlon transport operatlons 1n Korea The squadron operated out of Naval A1r Statlon Moffett F1eld Cal1f S1nce Korea the Capta1n has had duty at NATTU Glenv1ew Ill1no1s the Seaplane tender GARDINER'S BAY Heavy Attack Squadron EIGHT based at Wh1dbey Island Washmgton D C He has studled at the U S Naval Po st Graduate School the A1r Un1vers1ty Maxwell A1r Force Base and the Naval Warfare Course of the Naval War College He served as Executlve Offlcer of the ASW Carr1er KEARSARGE fr om prov1ded ASW support for the sh1ps 1nvolved 1n the F1rst and Second Gulf of Tonkm Inc1dents Capta1n WACKER has just f1n1shed a tour at the Off1ce of the Ch1ef of Naval Operat1ons Pentagon Washmgton D C as Ass1stant for Spec1al M1ss1ons Systems 4Electron1c Warfare Reconna1ssance and Surve1llanceJ The Capta1n was promoted to h1s present rank August 1 1964 He 1S marr1ed to the former Mary Lour Marutz of B1cknell Ind1ana The Wackers and the1rthree ch11dren Cheryl 17 Brad 14 and T1m 12 l1ve at 11221 South Shore Road Reston V1rg1n1a fs-Qffk I 4. .2 9 0 0 I I I . A I , O 0 . I ' N 9 9 9 a A ' . , K . . . 9 9 0 l a , , 9 ' 9 - u , n 1 0 in L , 9 . . a . , . . 9 9 7 l n , a , v , O O O 0 9 9 3 January 1964 to June 1965 during whichtime the ship and its A S W group . . . . . ,, , , . , Q, , O T . U . . . u n , . ' ' 9 ' . , , Z , 5 a 9 9 ' Whig. ,,--dx HIIIIIIIIIIU 1 1, I x xv!! .2

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