Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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Wardroom Officers: (Left to Right)— LTJG Palenshus (SC), LT Lechleitner, LT Murphy, ENS Fann, LT Driver, LCDR Brown, LCDR Fitch, LTJG Markulus, CW03 Wilson, LTJG Hadel, LTJG Nolte, CW02 Howard, ENS Roadinger, ENS Strawder, LT Beaty (SC) , LTJG Kautz, ENS Zucker (SC) , LT Longenecker (MC) . Not Pictured: LCDR Scheerer, LCDR Naylor (CH) , LT Eastwood, 1ST LT Gologonoff , LTJG Jennett, ENS Zieschang, CW02 Laros.

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Commander Reginald C. Pye, Jr., USN, Chief Staff Officer, Commander Amphibious Squadron Five, is a native of Red Bank, New Jersey. He graduated from Williams College in 1956 and was commissioned in 1957 as an Ensign. His first assignment was Communication Officer, USS JOHN HOOD (DD 655 ). This was followed by Officer In Charge , Branch, Hydro Office, NAVSUPPACT, Naples; First Lieutenant, USS FORT SNELLING (LSD 30); Operations Officer, USS NORRIS pD 859); COMSEC Officer, USMACV J-6; and mSTRUCOT, NAVDESTROYERSCOL, In July 1970, Commander Pye was assigned as Executive Officer, USS MCCARD (DD 822). He assimied command of USS CAYUGA (LST 1186) in May 1972. This tour was followed by assignment in December 1973 as Executive Officer, Combat Systems Technical Schools Command, Mare Island. Commander Pye is authorized to wear the Navy Commenda- tion Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Joint Service Com- mendation Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, as well as several campaign and service medals. Commander Pye is married to the former Mary Jane Fitzpa trick of Brooklyn, New York. They have daughters, Mary Kathleen, 18, Victoria Meave, 16, Regina Cecilia, 11, and a son, John Edward, 14. Commander Herbert B. Richter is a native of White Plains, New York and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1959. Sea tours have included USS EVERETT F. LARSON (DDR 830), USS WHETSTONE (LST 27), COMPHIBRON 7 Staff, and USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). CDR Richter holds a Masters Degree in Physics from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and has served in related shore duty assignments with Test Command DASA, Albuquerque and Field Command DNA at the University of California, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. CDR Richter is authorized to wear the Bronz Star with Combat V, Joint Service Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal (5 campaigns), Vietnamese Presidential Meritorious Unit Citation, and Vietnamese Service Medal. CDR Richter is married to the former Barbara Smith of Montrose, Colorado. They reside in Chula Vista with their pre-school son, David.

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Chief Petty Officers: (Left to Right)— ICC Warner, OSC Weitzel, ETC Price, C Chilcutt, SKC Hitchen, HMC Saizon, RMCS Wimpy, PNCM Buck, SMC Haney, MMC Pomibier, BMCM Yockey, NCC Green, MMCM Barnes (MCPOC), EMC Scott, HTCS Mills, HMC Ziel, SHC Greenidge (EOT), MSCS Arthur, EWC Van Horn. Not Pictured: BTC Long, HTC Lawling, MSC Lewis, RMC Peterson, BMC Kinghom.