Anzio (CG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Joseph Horn is a native of Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States naval Academy in May, 1980, with a Bache- lor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Commander Horn ' s first duty assignment was USS SAMPSOM (DDQ 10) where he served as Com- bat Information Center Officer and Damage Con- trol Assistant. Subsequent sea duty assignments include tours as Operations Officer in USS ROB- ERT Q. BRADLEY (FFG 49) and USS TICOND- EROQA (CQ 47). He began his current tour as Ex- ecutive Officer in USS ANZIO (CQ 68) in July 1993. Ashore, Commander Horn has completed a Master of Science Degree in Operations Analysis from the naval Postgraduate School. His profes- sional military education includes assignments to Department Head School and Armed Forces Staff College. His most recent assignment was to the Joint Staff as an operations analyst in the Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate (J-8) of the Joint Staff. Commander Horn ' s personal awards include Defense Meritorious Service Medal, navy Com- mendation Medal (Two Awards), and navy Achievement Medal (Two Awards). Commander Horn is married to the former Mar- garet Marie Vitosky of Mt. Ephraim, new Jersey. They have two children, Monica and Stephanie. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR JOSEPH A. HORN Hey hid! wiui happened to the cart oon I asked (or? Uhat I uouldn I do to start this rid) over. 12 XO

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Middle: Vice Admiral Prueher visits in Maples. 3ottotn: Mot on MY ship! Capt. Balisle speaks to the crowd gathered in Anzio, Italy. CO 11

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Preparing fro the ceremony at the American Cemetery. s include av) Com- ind navj trmer Mai- Jersey, ihanie. EXECUTIVE OFFICER R.A. KURZAWA I Lieutenant Commander Kurzawa is a resident of Texas, where his mother and one older sister re- side. While serving as an enlisted Machinist Mate ; nuclear), he deployed to the Mediterranean Sea ;i978), then to the north Arabian Sea in support 3f the 1979-1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis. A direct Beet accession to Officer Candidate School, he re- ceived a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of new York (Albany) (1980). XDR Kurzawa was commissioned in July, 1981. At sea LCDR Kurzawa has served as Electrical Officer in USS OLDEnDORF(DD 972) (1981-1982), dlC Officer, USS THOMASTOn (LSD 28) (1982- 1983), Operations Officer, USS THOMASTOn (LSD 28) (1983-1984), ASW Officer, USS OBRIEn (DD JJ375) (1984-1986), and Operations Officer, USS ZMAnCELLORSVILLE (CO 62) (1988-1992). Since commissioning he has deployed to the Indian Ocean (1981-1982), the Western Pacific (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985-1986), and in 1991 to the Ara- bian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. While ashore, LCDR Kurzawa received a M.A. de- gree in national Security Affairs (1987) from the U.S. naval Postgraduate School, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute. From 1992- 1994 he served in the Office of the Chief of naval Operations as a strategic planner in the Warfare iPolicy Branch (N512). LCDR Kurzawa s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, navy Commendation Medal (two awards), and navy Achievement [Medal. He has additionally received various other medals and awards, including the 1985 U.S. Pa- cific Fleet Shiphandler of the Year Award. The Kurzawa Family currently resides in Virginia Beach, Vriginia, and includes Cindy, a native of Connecticut, daughter Mikaela (Kayla) Ann and son nicholas (nick) John. xo 13