Benjamin Stoddert (DDG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER W. C NEEL Lieutenant Commander Neel was born in Rochester, New York 13 October, 1930. He attended schools in Rochester graduating from Brighton High School in 1948. After two years in the NROTC program at the University of Rochester he entered the Naval Academy and graduated with the class of 1954. Following graduation, LCDR Neel reported to the USS ENGLISH (DD-696) where he served as Damage Control Assistant and as Engineer Officer. In 1957 he was ordered to duty in Tokyo, Japan as aide to the Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Japan. His tour there was short- ened by one year to enable him to report for a one year course of instruction in Nuclear Propul- sion at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Since graduation he has served as Training Officer at the Idaho Reactor Prototype, as Electrical Officer and Damage Control Assistant on the commissioning crew of the USS BAINBRIDGE (DLG(N)25) and, most recently, as the Engineer Officer for the DIG Reactor Prototype at the General Electric Company ' s West Milton Plant. LCDR Neel is married to the former Colleen Stibal of Roberts, Idaho. They are the parents of two children, Thomas and Mark. LCDR Neel reported aboard the USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22) on 27 June 1966 as the new Executive Officer.

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LI li L CAPTAIN K. V. JOHNSON Captain Keith V. Johnson, USN, attended Northwestern University as a Midshipman. His first tour of duty was as Gunnery Officer in USS LST 1073. Captain Johnson has since served as Gunnery Division Officer in USS BOXER (CV-21): Executive Officer in USS ROBINSON (DD-562), and Operations Officer in USS ALBANY (CG-10). He has commanded USS CHARLES E, BRANNON (DE-446) and USS BARNEY (DDG-6). Other duties include assignment as Range Officer at NAS Seattle; Intelligence on Staff of Com- mander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet: and Assistant Attache assignments in the Embassies in London and in Stockholm. After attending the Naval War College in Newport, R. I., Captain Johnson took command of Destroy- er Division One Hundred Twelve. His wife, Marjorie; daughter, Cynthia; and son Leif, presently are living in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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