Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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CPR-5 Ret ■ ' Captain HaiT ' T. Jenkins, Jr. , is a native of Suitland, Mar ' land. He entered active naval service in July 1945, and was assigned to the aviation training unit at Newberry College , Newberr ' , South Carolina and later at the University ' of South Carolina at Columbia . He received flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas, Pensacola, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida. He was designated a naval aviator in August 1948 and joined the fleet as a midshipman flying the Martin Mauler, the navy ' s then newest attack aircraft. Commissioned ensign in December 1948, he subsequently served in the destroyer USS Fred T. Berry, the jeep carrier USS Point Cruz and a carrier based early warning squadron. In 1959, captain Jenkins completed a two year study at Naval Post Graduate School and received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering , Following a tour at Naval Air Turbine Test Station, Trenton, New Jersey , he rejoined the fleet flying the A4 Skyhawk , with attack squadron one six three where he served as the executive officer. He asr ■ ' ' ' — ' ri„ „™u„. i, J- aitVA »VtlJ lA Jl. J t it IIJIA v.. a 1 - Jiti J.it ji. j .i .. v . . .... ' ..-.. Vietnam in November 1965, remaining a prisoner until February ' 1973. Since his release and recuperation at naval hospital in San Diego, he has served as force operations officer on the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and as commanding officer, USS Denver (LPD 9). He commenced his tour of duty as commander Amphibious Squadron Five in January- 1976 and assumed additional duty as commander Amphibious Group, Eastern Pacific in August 1976. He completed both of these tours in August 1977. Captain Jenkins (RET) is married to the former Marjorie Fowler of Washington , D . C . They reside in Coronado , California with a son Kirk, 17, and a daughter, 19. They have one married son , Chris .

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Captain Robert E. Klee was born in Tacoma, Washington on May 15, 1930. He attended the ■University of Puget Sound prior to graduation from the Naval Academy in 1953, Sea tours included USS Lenawee (APA 195), USS Neifeh (DE 352), USS John S. McCain (DL 3) , USS Parsons (DD 949) , and command of USS Falgout (DER 324) and USS Joseph Hewes (FF 1078). Shore assignments included instructor, NROTC Unit, Stanford University, and Staffs Cincpac , OPNAV (OP 60) and OJCS (J 5) . He attended both the Naval Command College and Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, and holds a master ' s degree in International Relations from the George Washington University. Captain Klee is authorized to wear the Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal, Armed Forces Expenditionary Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, China Service Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnamese Unit Citation, and the Vietnamese Service Medal. Captain Klee is married to the former Valerie Mooney of San Anselmo, California. They reside in Bonita with their children Robert, 13, Denise, 1 1 , and Colette , 9 .

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Captain Uavid G. Ramsey received his commission in June 1951 and has served ex- tensively in both Atlantic and Pacific fleet units. In his early career tours he served in destroy- ers and amphibious ships. His early assign- ments included experience in gunnery, engineering and operations departments. Following his sea duty he was selected for post graduate school. He was then assigned as Assistant Naval Attache in Hong Kong. From 1964-1966 he served as Executive Officer of USS BRUSH (DD 745), followed by six months as a student at the Armed Forces Staff College. In 1967 he assumed command of USS PRESTON (DD 795) and completed two combat deploy- ments. In 1969 Captain Ramsey became a Plans Officer in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations until 1972 when he became the Chief Of Staff (N3), for Amphibious Group Two. In 1974, he was assigned responsibilities as Assistant Chief Of Staff (J5), for Commander In Chief, United Nations Command United States Forces Korea. From February 1976 to August 1977, he commanded USS VANCOUVER (LPD 2). Captain Ramsey holds the Bronz Star Medal with Combat V , the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V , and other campaign and service medals. He is married to the former Nancy Lee Richmond of Danville, Virginia. They have two children, Lynne and Richmond. Lynne is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music, New York and is presently a violist with the Pitts- burgh Symphony Orchestra. Richmond is a third -year engineering student at UCLA. Ij