Finch (DER 328) - Naval Cruise Book

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V, .eu-mmf. ,, . . .. aar..m:. - vt .H..,.,tw..1 ,gt L . Y . v,!3.f5.,,LlZQ.:g ,,l,i gqtjliijl gi- vi gi THE CAPTAIN George I. Thompson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 19, 1929, and graduated from the Univer- sity of California at Los Angeles in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He entered Officer Can- didate School in January 1953 and was commissioned Ensign on May 7, 1953. His first 'assignment was the USS ORISKANY QCVA-341 and there he served asVRadio Officer and Assistant Communications Officer. In May 1956 he reported to the Communications Station Puerto Rico, as Administrative! Personnel Officer. He later served as Frequency Plans Officer for the Comm-Sta and as Communications Plans Officer for ' Commandant TENTH Naval District and Area Postal Officer for l Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier. He reported to the USS COMPTON QDD-7051 in August 1958 as Operations Officer and Navigator. In August 1960 he was assigned as Executive Officer G' I' and Navigator in the USS OUTPOST QAGR-105. Lieutenant Commander Thompson reported to Washington D. C. in February 1962 for duty as Head, Ap- plications Processing Section, Recruiting Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel. He later served as Head, Board of Applications Review for candidates for the Officer Candidate School and other officer' programs. In August 1963 he was selected to attend the Command and Staff course, Naval War College. He received a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from George' Washington University while attending the Naval War Col- lege. Lieutenant Commander Thompson assumed command of FINCH on .Iuly 20, 1964. He holds the following awards: China Service, National Defense, Korean Service, Armed Forces Expedi- tionary, Vietnam Service, and United Nations Korean Service. He is married to the former Miss Willita Glover of Los Angeles, California. They are the parents of three Daughters: Christine 13, Sharon 11, and Brenda 6. . i' L....w,- . xi-sms--fa-W nhwul' .1 x E t it x 23