Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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Executive Officer COMMANDER JOSEPH A. JOCKEL, USN

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Captain Robert Byron Fuller was born 23 November 1927 in Quitman, Missis- sippi. He was reared and educated in Jacksonville, Florida - the city he still calls home. After serving a year ' s active duty as a U.S. Navy enlisted man at the end World War II, Captain Fuller entered the U.S. Naval Academy. He was com- missioned an Ensign in 1951. His duty assignments have included a Fighter Squadron on the West Coast, Combat Information School, Glynco, Georgia; Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Com- mander Carrier Division SEVEN in the Pacific; Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C.; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia; and Attack Squadrons based in Florida and California. Captain Fuller was Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron SEVENTY-SIX, operating from USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) off Vietnam, when on 14 July 1967 he was shot down. He was flying his one hundred and tenth strike mission over North Vietnam. He was held as Prisoner of War by the North Viet- namese until fiis release on 4 March 1973. On 6 August 1974 Captain Fuller became the fourth Commanding Officer of USS DETROIT (AOE-4). Captain Fuller has received the following awards and decorations: Navy Cross; 2 Silver Stars; Legion of Merit with Combat V , 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses; II Air Medals; 2 Bronze Stars with Combat V , 3 Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V , 2 Purple Hearts and numerous other citations and medals. Captain Fuller and his wife, Mary Anne, continue to make their home in Jacksonville, Florida. They have four children: Robert, Jr., 19; Mary Jane, 17; Susan, 16; and Peggy, 14. CAPTAIN ROBERT BYRON FULLER, USN Commanding Officer

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