Barbour County (LST 1195) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR R. A. BELL LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BELL REPORTED TO BARBOUR COUNTY FROM DUTY AT HOLY LOCH, SCOTLAND WHERE HE WAS ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER SUBMARINE SQUADRON FOURTEEN. HE RELIEVED LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CURTIS REEVES AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN APRIL 1975 DURING THE WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BELL ' S PREVIOUS DUTY ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMARINES. HE SERVED ABOARD THE SUBMARINES USS BLACKFIN (SS322) AND USS SARGO (SSN-583) AS AN ENLISTED MAN AND ABOARD THE USS IREX (SS482) AND USS GEORGE BAN- CROFT (SSBN.643) (GOLD) AS AN OFFICER. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BELL WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 22. 1939 AND IS A NATIVE OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN. HE GRADUATED FROM BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL AND IS A GRADUATE OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN 1965 AS A PRODUCT OF THE NAVY ENLISTED SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (NESEP) HE IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER ALICE CHAPMAN OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN. PRESENTLY RESIDING IN CHULA VISTA, CA.

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COMMAND- ING OFFICER COMMANDER C. W. CLARK, JR. COMMANDER CLARK REPORTED TO THE BARBOUR COUNTY FROM DUTY AT THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. WHERE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY. HE RELIEVED COM- MANDER THOMAS D. CARROLL AS COMMANDING OFFICER IN JULY 1975 DURING THE WESTPAC DEPLOY- MENT. COMMANDER CLARK ' S PREVIOUS DUTY ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH DESTROYERS. HE SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYERS USSSTRIBLING (DD 867) and USS OH ARE {DDS89) AS A JUNIOR OFFICER. AND WAS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BOTH USS SAMUEL B ROBERTS (DD-823) AND USS HARRY E YARNELL (CLG-17). COMMANDER CLARK COMMANDED USS MONMOUTH COUNTY (LST-1032) FROM FEBRUARY 1966 TO MARCH 1967, COMPLETING A ONE YEAR UNACCOMPANIED TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. COMMANDER CLARK WAS BORN ON APRIL 22, 1937 AND IS A NATIVE OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE GRADUATED FROM PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL IN 1955, AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY IN 1958. IN ADDITION, COMMANDER CLARK IS A GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND A GRADUATE OF THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE. HE IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER LAURIE PAGE OF NEW CASTLE. NEW HAMPSHIRE AND HAS ONE SON. IAN CAMERON CLARK. PRESENTLY RESIDING IN RHODE ISLAND.

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OPERATION FREQUENT WIND AFTER SAILING HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD AT BEST SPEED WE ARRIVED AT THE GULF OF TONKIN AND RENDEZVOUSED WITH THE REST OF THE PACIFIC FLEET AUGMENTED BY EVERY AVAILABLE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND SHIP THE EVACUATION HAD NOT YET BEGUN THE CREW OF THE BAR- BOUR COUNTY WATCHED THE BOMB FLASHES EACH NIGHT AS THE COMMUNIST ADVANCE CLOSED IN ON SAIGON. FOR DAYS THE AMERICAN FLEET SAT POISED FOR ACTION WAITING JUST BEYOND THE HORIZON FINALLY THE END CAME. ALL AMERICANS REMAINING IN VIET- NAM MUST BE EVACUATED ALONG WITH A FLOOD OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OPERATION FREQUENT WIND WAS EXECUTED, • i il K.. w n 1