Arlington (AGMR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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-4- - i g gl - Commanding Offiggr Captain Thomas F. Utegaard Thomas F. UTEGAARD was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin on 5 Jan- uary 1922. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy as a Midshipman in August 1941 with the Naval Academy Class of 1945 and, because of the wartime aca- demic acceleration, was graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned an Ensign on D-Day, the sixth of June, 1944. Ensign UTEGAARD spent the next four and one-half years aboard the light cruiser, USS PASADENA CCL-655, which was present in Tokyo Bay at the time of the Japanese surrender and which had earned six battle stars in Asiatic- Pacific campaign ribbon during the concluding stages of World War II. On subsequent tours of duty afloat, he served as Communications Officer on the staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirty Four, as Executive Officer of the USS STODDARD QDD-5665, as Operations Officer of the USS ST PAUL QCA-755 and as Commanding Officer of USS KOINER CDER-3317 and of USS O'BANNON CDD-4505. Tours ashore have included duty with the Fleet Train- ing Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U. S. Naval Postgraduate education in Com- munications and in Navy Management, a tour in the Pentagon with CNO's Shore Activities Development and Control Division, and two and one-half years at the Naval Academy as an instructor to the Midshipmen in the science of navigation. Captain UTEGAARD's most recent assignment prior to assuming command of ARLINGTON was with the Director, Naval Communications, where he served as the Assistant to the Director, Naval Security Group in matters con- cerning security operations, a position which he held since August 1965. He is married to the former Audrey Ann MARTIN of Harrisonburg, Virginia. They have three children, daughters Carol Ann and Karen Ann, and a son Eric who just completed his second year as a midshipman at the Naval Academy with the Class of 1969.

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Visit of Sagres BH' ?.---, .lu iisgh i The Portuguese naval ship SAGRES visited the United States in June and entered the Naval Yard at Norfolk on a training and good-will tour. AR- LINGTON acted as host ship through- out their stay and conducted a tour for the crew of our visiting Allies.