Cleveland (LPD 7 CL 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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THOMAS E. HOPSON Commanding Officer-USS Cleveland A Navy junior, Captain Thonnas E. Hopson received his com- mission tlirougli the Officer Candidate Program in December 1965 following graduation from East Tennessee State University. Captain Hopson ' s sea tours include Deck Department Head in CJSS ASHLAND (LSD 1), Weapons Officer in USS FURSE (DD 882), Operations Officer in GSS VANCOUVER (LPD 2), Executive Officer in USS MANITOWOC (LST 1197), and his most recent assignment on the Staff of Commander, SEVENTH Fleet as Fleet Exercise Officer and Fleet Amphibious Warfare Officer. Addition- ally, he served in Vietnam in 1971 as Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer, Tra Vinh and has twice served on the Staff of the Com- mander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, and Commander-in- Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet where he earned the designation as a proven subspecialist in Joint Intelligence. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Armed Forces Staff College and Army War College. His awards include Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, the Air Medal with numeral 8, Joint Service Commendation Medal in addition to Vietnamese Campaign, Unit and Service decorations. Captain Hopson is married to the former Juanita Nelson For- tune of Portsmouth, Virginia. They reside in Poway, California with their son Thomas and daughter Holly Anne.