Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY OFFICER COMMANDER RICHARD D. JOHNSON Commander Richard D. Johnson be- came CASTOR ' S Supply Officer in July of 1965, He reported aboard from the De- fense Construction Supply Center where he served as Chief, Inventory Management Division, Supply Operations Directorate, and Chief, Engineering Management Division, Office of Planning and Management. Born in Dickenson, North Dakota, Commander Johnson was commissioned after graduation from the University of Minnesota, where he majored in Busi- ness Administration and Naval Science. The Commander holds a Master of Sci- ence in management degree from the U. S. Naval Post Graduate School at Monterey. Previous assignments include USS AS- KARI (ARL-30); Puget Sound Naval Ship- yard; Staff, Commander Naval Forces Far East; NAS Jacksonville; USS IOWA (BB-61); Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; U.S. Naval Mission to Peru; and Staff, Commander Fleet Air Wing Eleven, Commander Johnson is married to the former Miss Elizabeth Phillips of West- bury, Long Island. Their two children are Margretta 6 and Richard 3. In his free time, the Commander is a golf enthusiast. Commander Johnson was recently se- lected for Captain rank. He is now in resi- dence at the Naval War College, Newport, R. I.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER WILLIAM B. SHIELDS Commander William B. Shields became CASTOR ' S Executive Officer in October of 1965. He reported aboard after being relieved as Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Facility, Pacific Beach, Washington. Born in Forkville Centre, New York, Com- mander Shields graduated from Kemper Military Academy and then went on to the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, graduating with the class of ' 49. He attended Naval Post Graduate School at Monterey, Califor- nia in 1959, fiie Executive Officer ' s Naval career began in i949 when he accepted a direct commiss oi is Engisn. Previous duty as- signments at U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, and Chief Staff Officer for Com- mander Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN. Commander Shields is married to the former Miss Ruth Baudreau of Maynard, Massachusetts, previously a Navy Nurse. Their six children range in age from three to twelve. The commander weilds a Can- non Pellix in pursuit of his hobby of pho- tography, and is also an avid stamp col- lector. Commander Shields is now Communi- cations Officer on the Staff, Commander, Naval Forces Japan.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER KEN M. HAMILTON Commander Hamilton was born on February 17, 1929 in Yonkers, New York. He graduated from Williams College in June of 1951. After completing Of- ficer Candidate School with Class V, he was commissioned an Ensign in 1952. As a young officer he served aboard the LST 735 and minesweepers homeported in Sasebo during the Koi-ean Conflict. Then followed tours as V ) ' ' -rations Officer on the HAMMER- BERG •,DK-1015) on the East Coast; re- cruitihc, My in Detroit, Michigan; and as Communications Officer on the OKLAHOMA CITY including additional duty on the Staff, Commander SEVENTH FLEET. Just prior to reporting to CAS- TOR, Commander Hamilton was in the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he was head of the Reserve Officer Promotions Section. Commander Hamilton is married to the former Margeret W. Williamson of Sumerset, Mass. Their children are Stephen, 9; Sus;in 7; and John, 3,