Farragut (DLG 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lieutenant Commander Jack C. Thompson, Jr., U.S. Navy, a native of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, was an NROTC graduate of Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, in June 1953. His first assignment was as Damage Control Assistant in the USS NEWMAN K. PERRY KDDR-8833 followed by a tour in the USS BOBOLINK CMHC-445 as Executive Officer. In July 1956, Lieutenant Commander Thompson reported to the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit, University of Missouri, for instructor duty. This duty was followed by assignment as Aide and Flag Secretary to Commander, U.S. Naval Base, Subic Bay. His next duty was as Navigator and Operations Officer in the USS GUADALUPE CAO-325 from December 1960 to June 1962. Lieutenant Commander Thompson was then ordered to the Staff, Commander Destroyer Squadron ELEVEN as Operations Officer. His billet as Weapons Officer, USS LEAHY CDLG-163 from August 1965 to February 1967 was preceded by study at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California as a student in the Ordnance Engineering curriculum from August 1963 to May 1965. Lieutenant Commander Thompson assumed the duties as the Executive Officer, USS FARRAGUT KDLG-67 on March 16, 1967. Lieutenant Commander Thompson has the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. He is married to the former Adelaide Grimm of Wyomissing, Pa. With their five children, Lieu- tenant Commander and Mrs. Thompson reside in the Atlantic Beach, Florida area. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JACK C. THOMPSON, JR., USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER , ,..J....s -...LU i- .-

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WHL.- -. commnunmc A 0FFlCER Commander William A. Kanakanui, Jr., U.S. Navy, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in June 1948. His first assignment was aboard the USS C. P. CECIL KDDR-8353 as Communications Officer. He was next assigned to the USS ORLECK KDD-8861 as Gunnery Officer and participated in the Korean Conflict until October 1951 when he reported to the recommissioning detail of the USS TALADEIGA 4APA-2085. In July 1952, Commander Kanakanui reported to the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California as a student in the Ordnance Engineering curriculum. Commander Kanakanui was next assigned to the USS CORAL SEA KCVA-435 as Fire Control Officer and, two years later, reported to the Staff, Commander Destroyer Squadron TWENTY-FIVE as Operations Officer. ln August 1958, Commander Kanakanui was ordered to the U.S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility at White Sands, New Mexico for duty as Ground Systems Officer for the TALOS Missile research and development program. He then attended the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, graduating in June 1961, when he became the first Executive Officer of the USS SELLERS KDDG-115. In September 1963, Commander Kanakanui reported to the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., and until January 1966 served as the TARTAR Missile Project Officer in the Surface Missile System Project Office, Office of Naval Material. Commander Kanakanui assumed command of USS FARRAGUT KDLG-65 in April 1966. Commander Kanakanui has the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, China Service Medal, Korean Campaign Medal. United Nafi0IlS Serviee Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, National Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal and the American Theater Medal. Commander Kanakanui is married to the former Mary Louise Meyer of Severna Park, Maryland. With their three children, Commander and Mrs. Kanakanui reside in the Ponte Vedra, Florida area. -.-139.1425-,.: .- ,, ,,..,,.,...f.m..-. 1- COMMANDER WILLIAM A. KANAKANUI, JR USN

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9 I S I Q l 3 I ODMMMIDER DES DIV 22 CAPTAIN NICHOLAS MIKHALEVSKY, USN Captain Nicholas Mikhalevsky assumed command of Destroyer Division One Two Two on 23 August 1966. Captain Mikhalevsky was born in Yugoslavia while his parents were enroute from Russia to the United States. Educated in France and in the U.S., Captain Mikhalevsky graduated from Columbia University in 1944 and commenced his naval career in 1945. Captain Mikhalevsky has served in destroyers, cruisers and amphibious type vessels, and has been on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Commander Cruiser Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Captain Mikhalevsky has held two other commands, the destroyers ROBERT H. MC CARD KDD-8225 and JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. KDD-8505. While commanding KENNEDY in 1962 Captain Mikhalevsky received a letter of com- mendation for meritorious performance of duty in conjunction with the blockade of Cuba. Pre- viously, he had served as Executive Officer of USS MANLEY KDD-9403, as Flag Navigator and Readiness Officer for Commander Cruiser Division Six, as Damage Control Assistant on USS ALBANY CCA-1235, as First Lieutenant Of USS ROCKBRIDGE KAPA-2285 and as Operations Officer of USS MASSEY CDD-7783. Completion of the Operations Analysis curriculum at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California led to a degree of Master of Science. Captain Mikhalevsky's most recent assignment has been as Executive Officer of the Naval Science Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is married to the former Laurel Denmead Whelchel of Virginia Beach, Va. The Mikhalevskys have two children, a son, Peter Nicholas and a daughter, Nina Virginia. The family resides in Newport, Rhode Island.