Chipola (AO 63) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1966

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Captain Robert Bemus Baldwin was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1923, He attend- ed the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned in june 1944. His first duty was served aboard the USS BIRMINGHAM during which time the cruiser participated in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns. Captain Baldwin earned the Purple Heart for Wounds received during a kamikaze attack at Okinawa. In 1946 Captain Baldwin entered flight training, earning his wings in September 1947. He served with Attack Squadron 44 as a lighter pilot until 1944 when he was assigned to VC-5, the Navy's first Operational Special Weapons Squadron. In january 1956, Captain Baldwin attended the Naval Aviation Training Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, for test pilot training. He graduated in june 1957 and went to VC-3 as a team leader during tests of the FJ-3 Fury Fighter jet. After transitional training with VC-3 he reported to Fighter Squadron 154, the first F-8 Crusaders squadron in the Pacific Fleet, as executive oiiicer and later became Command- ing Ofiicer. Following this he went to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Promotion Plans. In 1959 Captain was a finalist in the Original Project Mercury screening. He returned to Aircraft Carrier Squadron duty as Commanding Ofiicer of Fighter Squa- dron 51 in 1961. In February 1963 he Commander CVG 61. Captain Baldwin comes to the CHIPOLA from BUPERS Where he served a year as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel. Captain Baldwin's decorations include the Bronze Star with Combat the Purple Heart and the Pacific Theater Medal with two battle stars. CAPTAIN ROBERT B. BALDWIN

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER D.A. ALECXIH Lieutenant Commander Alecxih graduated from the United States Naval Academy in june 1955. As an Ensign he reported aboard the destroyer HARWOOD QDDE 861j Where he served as Engineer Officer until July 1957. He then reported to Submarine School for six months training after which he served aboard USS Creoalle QSS 291D and USS BECUNA CSS 319D. From January 1961 to December 1962 Lieutenant Commander Alecxih served as instructor at the United States Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. After a tour of duty as Navigator and Operations Officer of USS GRAYBACK QSSG 574D he reported to Staff, Commander Hawaii- an Sea Frontier in May 1964 as Assistant to the Operations Officer. He reported aboard CHIPOLA for duty on 4 April 1966.

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