Chipola (AO 63) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 34 text:

Y Y! - F l . CAPTAIN JOSEPH A. GRACE, II Captain Grace was born in Plaguemine, Louisiana in 1921. He attended Louisiana State University prior to his entry into the United States Naval Academy in 1940. Upon gradua- tion in 1944 Captain Grace was assigned to the USS CONNER QDD 5825. He attended the United States Navel Submarine School at New Londen, Connecticut in 1945. After service in the USS GRAMPUS QSS 523D, USS SEA ROBIN QSS 407D and the USS QUILLBACK QSS 4241, Captain Grace reported, in 1949, to the NROTC at Rice Institute, as an instuctor. In April 1951 Captain Grace was assigned as Executive Officer of USS POMODON QSS 486j. Upon completion of this tour of duty in junuary 1953 and until November 1955 Captain Grace was Head of the Engineering Department, United States Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. After serving as Commanding Ofiicer, USS BLENNY KSS 3241, he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance in November 1957 for duty as Head of the Underwater Fire Control Brrnch, Research Division. Captain Grace received his Master's Degree in Management from the United States Naval Post-graduate School in 1961. A Following a tour on the staff of Commander Carrier Division FIFTEEN, Captain Grace reported in March 1963 to the staff Commander ASW Forces Pacific as Shipping Control Officer and later as Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans. He assumed command of the USS CHIPOLA KAO 63D on 24 june 1965. When detached from CHIPOLA Captain Grace reported to the Staff, Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Mediterranean Malta, B.C.C., for duty. sind!

Page 33 text:

'I' W 3 'Q' ww 5' Q B17 A' All W wfwg im wag' W1 f. APY' 103' 4 K A 4 Q:-wry s'a1G-P , I W .p--ahah? ,M 945 V V257 ii W 's f '-4' 1 ' 4' LV' 1 fmt?- ar? 'Q -'wg' if I V Nw Gil-n :aa 1? 1- f 'J wr-up JSM if WW mg... Q. 5 Ns- nur in nm-,x X can 7' ig gf? XR f me Ll fi v:2 .1 0' -,xx X 51lN5v,g SN: FIV: og m my ...,. Mjgsiaig, R S -3, N144 X' W vm -..,iF 'va ..,... zzz' N 'W' 'A' vw- Ibn-iv 1 -w-are ullnft' 1 llnww -Q-:irm4'F,-f Shu-sv--ss wr- 55 N91 Qgmaannq 'YV 'Y fa. Rf, f NW 1 K bma- 'Q A3 'kv X, ' 2,1 Yixffii' iswbf, , 'L 4.9 Q? W' wi 'Q- W-'fff , '-- X -. fix -4 11' r sf J vu- M v If 1 Al. 1 1 S . 1, f wi? r ,A D 2 mpg- A VV S J Q nj.. -43: A-LW V L . Q ' 1- Q f' , -' V 1 . 1- XQ ' 'ff1--- ' Q -A 'fa' 'Y - - ---A, 7 ' vi 1 5 M W W Jax' ' -b L, -.1 ' -' - :P 1' ' ' . , V41 . .Q -me -3 i 2 'fav -4' A-4 -f' H 4 3 . 1, . ' It 'A ' A ' ' ' Q , W U 3 'iw' 7? LQ. fQ..9!L?iffE,,Ly -' ' - Ll m e ,, ', .J f A -- I - ' if 44, . ' -if ..-,..:,, ., 3, ' .- - X - Aj , 'kk 14 V 5.45 K 3 ' rw L. -Q55 ,dc I ' ' V :K ' L ':1 'S' 1 .W ..- Q - x I 1 A I I .x Q, if K 4 4 ' 3.0. -M -H, ..m :-V,' ,.,,.-I-:tk A5 ., - A ' M f ,b -'fd pf 7 ' w Q f,.,.,,,,jw-. 2 ll U - :g,g'1 1 v ' I V, ' fl , 1 1 -V b ..,L f . , . -' , ,- ' -r -H Me-'.4Qr'- Q ' 'fm A 2 .. T-' 9 Ti ff Q ,p .X-4 ' 1 W . 2 .. ,U N , ... . 1 A V 'I , Guru Q ,, ' 5, W,,,W if .Na ' 2 ' 5 1 X f ' ' fl, 9? W- 4+ , X ,N ,V ' M A L- ' T '- ' - f f W xx , 11 J, ,, Q .. V: M .vm .x.! D W gf -f ' if M- 2 35? 7 xx ' J' -' A ' 'ff -I n ,. ,Tb K W , , , 16 1 X H -N 4 A ,Ai ww 6 , Mg. jig - I ,.... xi -., ,, ' Q,,?4,,W.?,4 224. .,.., I I FA , I 1 if A H V . Y,-w . Q i V :M .-.Z L! ' 1' A S45 N Ky X 9' ' r Af' X .A ' W ,wh - i Y, 4 K 1, I V iv Q j r N . X K ,, V , , Q, . 59 I VK K I aww -,. f . .- - 4 vi- Y ,1.1f.mz +1 Q lf, . 4 fgjkef X K ff f. fifffg- A 11L,,,.: ihTL' J .--' - ' + - ,311 . l f 1 IQ Nm .4 , fr? ,L f ,f,,.,fk -.M-,V4 . '1 'Ur a - 1 E V ' 1 QM' V Wi L?EQv5Q2,.1F-is ' 'f -' .L'i5'9i3T11 I 'if'-2 A' if ,.fK'5?f?M ' ff. - -v 13 , - f -.. in V ' 5 54' ' - f if . 14 .V 1 A . V ' '73 x . . 'f , X4 'ai 'Y . ' ff? A ' 1 w f 'R ,. .. m . , , V., ,,,, , W, , A 1. - . 'g,M gq,.1 ' W we 'l 2' 4 f f ' , wi -' , if .ef .cl , if f 46440 4 Q, V 'fa ' Q1-A , x . 1. U Q 0 . . 'E .-- ' A ' if Lg. ' 'ig x , Q. bdlgjf I ., m fggf up Q? , ' -1- f ' f if Y 1 , f-g J , . A' 'fm V gig lr , 'a , .l 6 -. .V ' A',L 3 XY f , f , fi , 5 f Q., ' ' 2 1 3 'fx Ml W . W 52' 6 , ' I I ' . , . - 1: V A Z 42 gp .' ' ' xg f L 2 , ' A -M.. hx 4s , k W, A . A ,A ,c 1 T' ' A K . f' ,gaki :STI 'A I ,ff - 'A ,, ' li X m ,,. ,A 31? ' Y'-LQ ' ,L .- , - 1 Nays 4 , ' N' , V ' HQ A ur' 1 520 WIN Y ,fl K 2 -WZ-9',. u . Q: , I W wma, . :ij-'Zi g V 3' W' 3 ' : , ' . 7- , , HL, xv' ,255 ' ff A- M: -Z , K? t,,:gj'i,' g - - W 'far -B W- - - A - I X1 th. 1 'Q-'Mi J 1 , Q! L 6 L ' U . , VL . 1, x l ii ..:., fxgqimv l I , , Z ' H f . ' 'Lp,2pi ' '.Qf3 NN K A x . ' -' L4 Lia,-ln ' - YL ' A e . EL X ---' 'IX 4 E , ' 43: J! 2' 5: .' , Y '

Page 35 text:

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER C. W. LEARNED Charles William Learned was born in 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy in August 1950 and graduated in june 1954. As an Ensign he then reported aboard the destroyer rader picket, HERBERT -I. THOMAS. He then reported to the re- frigeration ship, ALSTEDE. Following this tour of duty he attended the Fleet Gunnery School in San Diego until March 1959. He was then ordered to duty under instruction at Groton, Connecticut in the Advanced Nuclear Engineering Course. In September 1959 he continued nuclear engineering training at the air craft carrier A-1-W reactor plant in Arco, Idaho. In August 1960 he was ordered to the precommissioning unit of the USS ENTERPRISE being built in Newport News, Virginia. He served aboard the ENTERPRISE during the construction and propul- sion plant test program, the commissioning, and the initial fleet operations. In August 1962 he attended the Basic Submarine OHicer's Course at Groton, Connecticut, followed by a one year tour of duty on the submarine, SKIP-IACK. Lieutenant Commander Learned holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Naval Academy. He has achieved the qualification of Chief Operator for A-1-W reactor plant and he has also qualined on the A-2-W and S-5-W reactor plants. He has the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnamese Service Mecal.