Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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18 O c o 1972 A u u 1974 CAPTAIN NORMAN L. KAUFMAN, USN Captain Norman L. Kaufman was born on 31 May 1927 in New York, N.Y. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1948. Upon graduation he served aboard the U.S. Army Transport General Edwin D. Patrick until 1950 when he received orders to the USS LSM 398 and served as Operations Officer, First Lieutenant and Navigator. Following this duty and attending the Submarine and Deep Sea Divers Schools, Captain Kaufman was assigned to the submarine rescue ship USS KITTIWAKE. He held several positions in KITTIWAKE, including that of Executive Officer. Captain Kaufman continued service at sea until 1957 as Operations Officer and Navigator of the Pacific Fleet destroyer USS BLUE. He then completed the General Line Curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School and received orders as Officer in Charge, Service Craft, U.S. Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion of shore duty. Captain Kaufman returned to sea as Executive Officer of the Newport based destroyer, USS HALE. That ship was eventually transferred to the Columbian Navy under the Military Assistance Program. Captain Kaufman served as the Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Navy Team that aided in the training of the Columbian crew. His first command was the radar picket ship USS CALCATERRA. He served as Commanding Officer until October 1962 when he was transferred to duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Head, Mobilization Plans Section. That assignment was followed by duty under instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College. In February 1965, he took command of the destroyer USS LAFFEY. This assignment was followed by service as Executive Officer of the heavy cruiser USS SAINT PAUL. In 1969, Captain Kaufman reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations with duties as Head, Destroyer and Cruiser Warfare Section in the Surface Warfare Division. Captain Kaufman completed the one year resident course at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and was awarded a degree of Master of Science in Administration from the George Washington University before assuming command of USS DETROIT on 18 October 1972. Captain Kaufman ' s next duty assignment will be as Deputy Assistant for Human Resources Management for the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C.

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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