Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY OFFICER COMMANDER D. D. BURBANK Commander Burbank is anative of Michigan and graduated from high school in Niles, Michigan in 1947. Having com- pleted the NROTC Program at the University of UTAH, he was commissioned Ensign and married on June 9, 1951. His first ship was WEDDERBURN (DD-684) where his duties included Communica- tions Officer, Navigator, and Opera- tions Officer. In 1953 and 1954 he served on USS TINGEY (DD-539) as Oper- ations Officer. In August 1954 he transferred to the Supply Corps and completed Supply Corps School in Athens, Ga. in April of the following year. He was ordered to the Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, and served as Control Division Officer, Material Division Officer, and Fiscal Officer. In December 1957 he became the Supply Officer of USS TULARE (AKA-112.) Following this afloat tour, he went to the Office of the Navy Comp- troler in Washington. Commander Burbank received his Masters Degree in Business Administra- tion in June 1962 from Northwestern University, His field of specialization was transportation management. The years 1962-1965 were spend at NSC Pearl Harbor, first as Cargo Officer and then as Freight Terminal Officer. In July 1965 he went to Saigon for a year ' s tour as the Freight Terminal Officer, He served briefly on the staff of COMSERVPAC before going to the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. Upon graduation, Comma oder Burbank received orders to CASTOR. Commander Burbank and his wife have three children — Fran, Dean, and Don. The family enjoys touring around Japan on the weekends.

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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,

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LIEUTENANTS C.R. Jensen Engineering Officer E.G. Cassanova First Lieutenant R.H. Heitmanek Navigator W.J. Whittemore Assistant Supply Officer B.E. Selzer Operations Officer LIEUTENANTS JUNIOR GRADE D.I. Nelson Damage Control Assistant G.R. Fry Ship ' s Store and Food Service Officer