Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER U.S.S. DENVER (LPD-9) CAPTAIN J. L. KAUTH USN

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Captain John L. Kauth assumed command of USS DENVER on February . 1970, as the ship approached DaNang. Vietnam. His previous assignment was as Assistant Chief of Staff, Naval Base, Los Angeles Ix ng Beach, California Capt Kauth attended High School in Minneapolis. Minn. He entered the Navy in 1942 through the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and was commissioned Ensign on 16 September, 1944 In 1948 he received a BA degree from the University of Minnesota and in 1964 a MBA from George Washington University, while as- signed to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, DC. Other recent stations include OPNAV, USS ESSEX as Executive Officer, and VP-22 as Commanding Of- ficer. In 1963, he won the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy Award. Capt Kauth is married to the former Maryb M. Swank of Harrisburg, Pennsylva nia, and has two children. He and his family presently live in Lakewood. California.