Barnstable County (LST 1197) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER JOE L. BELL Commander Joe L. Bell was born in Broken Bow, Okla- homa and is a graduaTe of The UniversiTy of Oklahoma. Upon graduaTion he immediarely reporfed To The des- Troyer USS CHARLES S. SBERRY CDD-6972. Following a Three year Tour, he reporTed To The U.S. Naval Sub- marine School aT New London, ConnecTicuT. AfTer graduafing from Submarine School, Commander Bell reporTed To The USS BUGARA CSS-3312 in San Diego, California. AfTer qualifying in submarines, he reporTed To The Navy Nuclear Bower School, Mare lsland, Calif- ornia. l-le reporfed in December, i964 as a member of The precommissioning crew of The USS GUARDFlSl-l ISSN- 6121, aT New York Shipbuilding CorporaTion, Camden, New Jersey. ln AugusT, l967, Commander Bell was ordered To The STaff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific FleeT in Bearl l-larbor and served There unTil March, I 970. ln May, 1970, Commander Bell reporfed as Engineer To The USS DURHAM KLKA-77112. ln July l97l he assumed dufies as Execurive Officer during DURI-lAM's second WES TBAC deploymenf. ln SepTember l973, Commander Bell reporfed To STaff, Commander U.S. Naval Forces, SouThern Command in The Canal Zone. Commander Bell served as Plans Officer and Panama Canal 7'reaTy Liaison Officer on ThaT sTaff unTil January 1976. Commander Bell has been awarded The Navy Commenda- Tion Medal wiTh Two Gold STars in lieu ofa Third award.

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COMMANDER JOSEPH M. LANG, JR. Commanding Officer of USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY CLST-H971 during the first half of the Med Cruise was Commander Joseph M. Lang, Jr., United States Navy. Commander Lang is a native of Gainesville, Florida and a graduate of the University of Florida. His past assignments have included duty in Destroyers, LST's, Coastal Advisor in Vietnam and a tour in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He commanded the USS WESTCHESTER KLST-ll67i and served as Aide and Flag Secretary to Commander Cruise Destroyer Group Twelve prior to reporting to BARNSTABLE COUNTY on January l8, l974. Commander l.ang's awards include the Bronze Medal with Combat V, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and Honor Medal, First Class, along with unit awards and campaign medals. Commander Lang currently makes his home in Dixie County, Florida.

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Esm-.,.', LCDR Murray FIRST ROW: RC3 Aguilar, SN Ferrell, YN3 Miller. SECOND ROW: RlNl3 Taylor, LCDR Murray, PN2 Daniel- Exeeutfifve O f fileer LCDR Murray is a deparfmenf unfo himself. He covers fhe billefs of Nav- igaror ancl Rersonnel Officer as vvell as Executive Officer. AsSiSf9Cl lf' his dufies by the infamous X Division, he srays abreast of fhingS while keeping everyone else on Their foes. A man of many hafs, hiS conning cap vvifh The briney green gold frim is his favorife. 5