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.

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DONALD P. COOK Executive Officer-OSS Cleveland (LPD-7) A graduate of the CIniversity of Utah, LCDR Donald P. Cook received his commission through the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP). He enlisted in the Navy in 1966 and served as a Hospital Corpsman at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, a tour with 1st Marine Division in Vietnam and a tour on Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Accepted for the NESEP Program, he was commissioned an Ensign in December, 1976 after receiving a B.S. in Math at the University of Utah. He served his first year as an instructor spotter at Naval Gunfire Support School in Coronado. He served sea tours on USS DURHAM (LHA- 114) as Gunnery Officer, Assistant First Lieutenant, Electrical Officer, and Chief Engineer on USS INGERSOLL (DD-990). LCDR Cook attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he received an M.S. in Operations Research and Systems Analysis. Next came a tour with CINCPACFLT Propulsion Exam- ining Board as a Gas Turbine Examiner. LCDR Cook reported to USS CLEVELAND (LPD-7) as Executive Officer in August of 1989. LCDR Cook ' s personal decorations include Meritorious Service Medal, Naval Achievernent Medal, Corhbat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal with star and Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars and the Marine Corps Emblem. LCDR Cook and his wife Teodosia and their five daughters live in Rancho Penasquitas, California.