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::. ' ' '

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Id-,,,...,...1.e.c-Q-'rx---- W4 -.J 'mr 1: 1 4. -1:vsmr:n. ' f f' H9 rm ' -.--s ff-1-HY ' ...,. q,. ,- .., 'Iwo 1 ' nf: ff. 1 --'-W'-1 - - '-' ,, ,, A-. 1 r, i ,-..- r ,-.Q 1 THE COMMA G DFF CER CAPTAIN LAWRENCE A. WILDER, USN, a native of Watertown, South Dakota, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned on 7 June l944. He served in the Pacific Theatre in USS PRESTON CDD-795D until the close of World War ll. All of his duty afloat has been in the Pacific Fleet, principally in the destroyer force. He was Executive Officer in USS R B ANDERSON CDD-7865 and commanded the uss WEDDERBURN CDD-684D Lmla me uss BRINKLEY BASS CDD-8875. Captain Wilder attended Post Graduate School at Stanford University and graduated from the Naval Warfare course at the U.S. Naval War College. He came to the USS DIXIE QAD-145 from his second tour in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. FOI' his actions in the Okinawa Campaign, Captain Wilder was awarded the Bronze St M d F ar e al with Combat V . He was awarded a Gold Star in lieu O acsecond award for his actions In the early months of the Korean conflict. GPTCIIFI Wilder and his wife, the former Geneva Barrus have two sons l-GWVSWCS E-1 l7, and David A., l5. They now reside in the,San'Diego-area: - f.:,-,1..-.2-I H'-,-'yy-1 f-4 - A- y--fix:--,n:-:-gf, f rf, ag:-mu'-'14, 9- . -.-sl. .- .af 1- :4 r f-' -1 :: J. -:,:1 n aw . -' 1 . , . , ow.:-.Y-C-..... . . , A A, Y , , . ... .M ..- .. . . . . ,,,,..,. . . ....c. . , ... . ,A ,..... ,,,.v...,, .- ..,...,w ...cl V .:::1-..1.f 1--:,J:w.k...,1.1 ,:.. .,i.,, T vm: v -ur U-ff - - A , W age' . N11-'ef A--N-3 - 3 Q13-M' Q -W M

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