Brewton (FF 1086) - Naval Cruise Book

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V- N N - EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR H. G. SLENTZ- WHALEN LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HAROLD G. SLENTZ-WHALEN, USN, WAS BORN IN ELKHART, INDIANA. HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OP KANSAS AND RECEIVED A BACHELOR OP SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM IN JUNE OF 1971, AND WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN MAY 1975. HIS TOUR WAS AS NAVIGATOR ABOARD THE USS ENGLAND ICG-221, OUT OP SAN I'21 .,3. THE FINAL MOD SQUAD CREW AS- SIGNED UNDER COMMAND OF HE REPORTED ABOARD USS MER- RILL IDD-9761 IN 1977 WHERE WARPARE OFFICER PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENTS ON THE EAST USS O'BANNON CDD-983J,OPER- ATIONS OFFICER ABOARD FIRST LIEUTENANT ABOARD USS RALEIGH QLPD-11. HE TOOK SPEECHWRITER FOR FOUR-STARS, ADMIRAL LYONS AND HE RETURNED TO SEA DUTY AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OP USS 1988. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SLENTZ-WHALEN IS MARRIED JANE SLENTZ OF WICHITA, KAN- SAS. THEY RESIDE NEAR PEARL DAUGHTERS, TONIA AND TIFFA- NY, THEIR SON ZACHARY, KIMBERLY, IS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARL' T?IfESVILLET'

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, .2 W ff CO MA DING OFFICER COMMANDER KRA IG M KENNED if Commander Kraig M. Kennedy USN, was born in Seattle, Washington where he attended the University of Washington and participated in the NROTC program. Graduating in June, 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, he was subsequently commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. His first tour was as Assistant Turret III Officer aboarfdithe ,.,lfi USS NEW JERSEY QBB-621. He then served as third if f iifl ',,f 3 Division 'ss' Officer aboard USS CHICAGO :Ant,i+Submarine Warfare Offgivgeraiyapbgggrd the USS WADDELIQIDDG-245, and Operation Officer for.Beacht1n,as,ter Unit One. Officer aboard USS NOUELLET CPF-1077J, heservfeydfasg,Nlatefrial Officer for FIVE. Heqthenlserved ashore at Navy Recruiting iDistricft5!Chicago, and was Officer Programsllvlanagier for Navy Recruiting areafiyeq Heireturned to sea as the USS BARBEY 0313410881 in June 1982. In 1984, Commander,Kennedy assumed R9CIl1i'fin8 District Milwaukee. Following this shore commandhe returned to USS NEW he served as Operations Officer. Commander Kennedy assumed command of USS BREWTON CPF-10861 in August of 1988.

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I OFFICERS XX FIRST ROW LT Larry Stone LT Lloyd Powell , L R Harold Slentz Whalen, CDR Kraxg Kennedy LT Scott Brown, LT Danlel Gallagher Sl-EC N E K W ENS Dana Parker, LTUG7 Sean Connors, LTUGJ Jack Hu dleston, LT James Mrralajle LT Caldwell, ENS Kurtrs Mrller eLTUGfM1cl1ael Wrlhams ENS ruce Dolezal THIRD R W? ENS Chrlstran Hemrrchs ENS Sean Peters SUB LT Leavy RAN ENS Paul Bevans, ENS Ste ffen? ecky ENS Scott Graustem, LT Lars Peterson 1 ' ..... ...A it