Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF STAFF OFFICER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SEVEN CDR. G. E. MUELLER Commander George E. Mueller enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947. He was commissioned Ensign in 1951 and then served in USS BLUE (DD-744) during the Korean Campaign. He received orders to submarine school in 1953. CDR. Mueller was served in the submarines USS STICKLEBACK, USS BA- SHAW, USS GROWLER, and USS GRAYBACK. He has commanded the sub- marines USS BARBERO and USS GUDGEON. CDR. Mueller has served as Comm. Officer on the Staff of COMSUBRON ONE, and as Asst. Officer in Charge of Guided Missile Unit 55 at Point Magu, Calif. From 1965-7, he served in the Strategic Plans Division of the Office of the CNO and then served as Executive Officer in USS HERMITAGE (LSD- 34). CRD. Mueller commanded USS CASA GRANDE (LSD- 13). A graduate of the Naval War College, CDR. Mueller also holds a M.S. degree in International Relations from George Washington University. CDR. Mueller is married to the former Elizabeth Hamilton of Palo Alto, Calif, and has three sons.

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Captain Boykin R. Dodson was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 14, 1919. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating in 1940. While at- tending Georgia Tech, Capt. Dodson joined the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program, and upongradu- ation was commissioned as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. He was ordered to active duty in 1942 and received a regular Navy commission in 1943. During World War II he served as Commanding Officer of a Subchaser and later as Damage Control Officer and then as Navigator aboard USS SUWAN- NEE (CVE-27). In addition to his command of the Subchaser, he has served as Commanding Officer of the USS MALABAR (AF-37), USS WILLIAM T. POWELL (DER-213), USS O ' BRIEN (DD-725) and USS LEMAWEE (APA-195) During the Korean War, he served as Executive Officer in the USS BLUE (DD-744) and USS CON- SOLATION (AH- 15); and during the Passage to Freedom evacuation of North Vietnam to South Vietnam, he served as Executive Officer of the USS ESTES (AGC-12). He has also served as Operations Officer and Navigator aboard the USS OKALOOSA (APA-219). During Capt. Dodson ' s tours ashore, he has served as Plans Officer, Staff, Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Planning and Operations Officer, Staff, Commander Task Group 7.3; Assistant to the Center Commander, Naval Training Center, San Diego, California and as a member of the staff in the Office of Chief, DASA. Capt. Dodson has just completed a tour of duty in Bangkok, Thailand where he was Chief Navy Advisory Group, COMUSMAC Thailand and CINCPACFLT Navy Advisory Group, COMUS MACTHAI and CINCPACFLT Representa- tive Thailand. Capt Dodson has been awarded the Silver Star, the Navy Commendation Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Philip- pine Presidential Unit Citation and various area campaign medals and ribbons. Capt Dodson is married to the former Elizabeth Bowden of Atlanta, Georgia. He has five children.

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STAFF AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SEVEN N-3 N-5 LCDR WILLIAMS N-4 LCDR. KEENER N-12 CDR CULBERT N-2 N-32 ! LT KOENIG N-51 N-31 LCDR DEANGELO N-41 kTLM LIm. LT. TEREBESSY N-l LT. WATERSON CAPT. LUCY LTJG HALL ENS MARSH