Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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,, .f , .,,,. ,.,,. .. , , . . ..,l, ,ht . r.,g,.1..u:.411...A .- ,T-, 55:3-'45 ,, ,-Lag' L 1,4 4+ ,,...,,.4..-r v-f-:F v' A n,--,,,.g ,4 . x Q.. 1 eq 0,311 1 1 A f--- vw-4H'ff1 A. . .. -A .,,4,.....-s r-Plus .au-ue-4+-4-W- 'F' 4 kg an A nan. I I V 44... a..,.iasua-I-I-0-+ P ' .-n-+L:--5 - N-A-4-f ff - ! ' L'-2 f14:: S k .Z1T' f-a-I ...J H - 1 ' 4 ' -- EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WIERSEMA grad- uated from the California Maritime .Academy in 1958. During the following year, he served in the Merchant Marine until he transferred to the Navy where he served as Navigator and First Lieutenant on the USS Aludra CAF-555. Upon graduation from submarine school in 1961, he was assigned to the USS Charr CSS-3283 in the Pacific. After two years on the Charr, he served a fourteen-month tour on the staff of Commander Submarine Squad- ron Five and then moved on to the USS Cabrillo CAGSS-2885 as Officer in Charge from November, 1965 to January, 1967. His next assignment was on the USS Chopper CSS-3425 where he served as Navigator and Executive Officer for twenty-six months. After a six-month tour as Executive Officer of the USS Georgetown CAGTR-25, LCDR Wiersema took over as Operations Officer on the USS Concord CAFS-SJ and served in that capacity from January, 1970 until July, 1971. In November of 1971 he was transferred to the CA CAPON where he presently serves as Executive Officer. LCDR Wiersema is married to the former' Valerie Connell of Scotland. The Wiersemas currently reside in Los Angeles and have two daughters. . A W1- af . l '-mv' E.K. WIERSEMA 24 2 5