Finch (DER 328) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER THE OLD Lieutenant Selig Solomon was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 23, 1932. He began his naval career as a Hospital Corpsman with Underwater Demolition Team THREE in 1949. He rose to Hospital Corpsman First Class by the time he left the team in 1953. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy in September, 1953 and received his commission and a B.S. degree in June, 1957. His first assignment was as First Lieutenant and Nav- igator in the USS CHARLES R. WARE QDD-865j. In 1958 he became Main Battery Officer and Assistant Missile Of- ficer in USS BOSTON QCAG-15 . Lieutenant Solomon was with Underwater Demolition Team TWENTY ONE between 1960 and 1961. He was assigned to the Officer Procurement Office at the Navy Recruiting Sta- tion in Albuquerque, New Mexico through 1961 and 1962. He reported aboard the USS HARRY E. YARNELL QDLG- 17j as Navigator in 1962. He became Executive Officer of the USS FINCH CDER- 3285 in January, 1964. He left F INCH in August, 1965 to become Company Of- ficer at the U. S. Naval Academy. He was promoted to Lieu- tenant Commander shortly thereafter. LT S. SOLOMON Lieutenant Robert E. Spydell was born in Boston, Massa- chusetts on September 14, 1936. He graduated from the Uni- versity of Southern California in J une, 1958 and received his commission through participation in the Regular NROTC program while attending the University. His first assignment was as Boat Group Commander in the USS HENRICO KAPA-455. His next assignment, in April, 1960 was with LCU Division TWELVE based at Coronado, California as Operations and Gunnery Officer. He reported to the USS OZBOURN QDD-846j in October, 1960 to be- come Weapons Officer. He was assigned as Operations Of- ficer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Division 192 in August, 1962. He became Officer in Charge of the Mobile Transfer Team at the Fleet Training Center in Norfolk, Virginia in August, 1963. He was transferred to the Fleet Training Group in San Diego, California in November, 1964. Lieutenant Spydell became Executive Officer of the USS FINCH QDER-3281 in July, 1965. He is married to the former Miss Katherine Petersen of Detroit, Michigan. They have one son, Andrew, age 4. 24 THE NEW LT R. E. SPYDELL

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