Chipola (AO 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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