Dixie (AD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER ALBERT G. HENRY, JR., USN, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in I9-48. He was first assigned to the USS MERAPI IAF-38h he later served in USS TARAWA ICVA-4Ol and was Commanding Officer of the USS BUNTING CAMS-35. Commander Henry has seen duty in the USS DECATUR CDD-936D as Weapons Officer and USS FISKE CDDR-842D as Executive Officer. Ashore he has held the position of Naval Staff and Operations Officer Assistant at Naval Station, Naval Mine Defense Laboratory, Florida. Immediately before coming to the USS DIXIE CAD-I4D he was stationed at the Nuclear Weapons Training Center, Pacific. Commander Henry relieved Commander Bushy as the DIXIE's XO in February of I966. Commander Henry resides in the San Diego area with his wife, Martha, and their children, Mary Stuart, IO, Albert, 8, and John, 5. I - -J :K-111' Ji -'15 :'3'!f ' ' ' ' A 'f 'L,,.. '. . ' . -ca .-- .-s vw -quam nf pl' vpgwungsv Q -.-- u-i--my-wav-Q-qi-xv-v-Q-q:zwl1v1'+-weHuw-iii-1rv-ff-rr-S'0- 1-xfwvfv -1 x-ef -1 - - - F A- . - A - - H- - - .. . . .1-- .Q . . v.- .- --. I- rv '4 4 ---- 4 ---1-- 1-If-----1-1--:: f '-'-L., '.'I x.- SVP- M'b,15'f.ec,hfP: -... :-n4f.. -:.i2?tP .1 . ..,2-.-..., ,..-..... f. .,,.,.,,.- . .- ..v. 1 ... ,, ,, -,... N., ,.-.,.., . ,.. ... . . -- .f -.. - N 'T ,. - -'-'- N--'E' I ' '- . . -A . -'- . Ln . .1 - 2- :,.,-'. . M-.-,-.:rc,..-.me1.,:..f.41,....,.zzmez-L.-.ag :r:c:sx..vr.Jf...J.xI:wsu:-2:e.r:1Qs1is:::Q4fqI:.f1Ls::. ' ' '