Forrestal (CVA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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12 Biography

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Executive Qfficer Captain Dean cn. 'Fournier Captain Dean N. Fournier was born on December 30, 1949 in Holyoke, Mass. He graduated from Westfield State College with a Bachelor of Science in Educa- tion in 1971. In May 1972, he attended Aviation Officer Candi- date School at NAS Pensacola, Fla., and was commissioned in September 1972. He received his Wings of Goldv in December 1973 at NAS Meridian, Miss., and reported to NAF Sigonella, Sicily, as station pilot and Assis- tant Security Ojficer. In February 1976, Captain Fournier reported to the Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center, Lowry AFB, Colo. Upon completion of training in Septem- ber 1976, he was assigned to VS- 35 as Air Intelligence Office. He then joined VS-29 at NAS North Island and deployed to the West- ern Pacmc aboard USS Ranger Fighting Frogs as Aircraft Di- vision Ojficer and Student Con- trol Ojjicer, and was selected as Instructor of the Year. He report- ed to Fleet Replacement Squad- ron Forty-One IVS-411 in january 1980 for S-3A training. Captain Fournier then joined VS-37 for two WESTPAClIO cruise aboard USS Enterprise ICVN-651 and USS Constellation ICV-641. He served as Sawbuck', Assistant Operations Officer, QA Omcer and Training Department Head, and also earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from National Univeristy, San Diego, Calf From November 1985 to Novem- ber 1988, Captain Fournier was assigned to Chief of Naval Air Training, Corpus Christi Indoc- trintation Team IT45TSj as Cur- riculm Development Officer and Ground Training System Officer. tation and Test and Evaluation of the T45TS Ground Training Sys- tem. In May 1990, Captain Fournier reported to VT-21 as Executive Of jicer. He assumed command in September 1991, establishing the first T-45 Goshawk squadron. Captain Fournier joined USS Forrestal IAVT-591 as Operations Ojjicer in early September 1992 and assumed duties as Executive Ojjicer in june 1993. Captain Fournier's awards in- clude the Meritorious Service Medal fthree awardsj, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service De- ployment Ribbon, and the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ser- vice Ribbon. He has accumulated more than 3 ,700 flight hours. Captain Fournier and his wife, up 'l 1 . 1911 111

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I I O Command master Cluef AIZCCTDIAIOJ Irvin CR. Hendershot Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman IAir War- farej Irving R. Hendershot was born in Asbury, New jersey, and enlisted in the Navy on August 25, 1970. After recruit training at Great Lakes, Illinois, he attended Aviation Structural Mechanic fHydraulicsj Class A School in Millington, Tennessee, enroute to VS-29, NAS North Island, Cali- fornia, where he completed two WestPac cruises aboard USS Ti- conderoga ICVS-141. Following tours at Cubi Point, Philippines and NALF Goliad, Texas, as Aimeld Sup- port Leading Petty Ojficer, Mas- ter Chief Hendershot reported to VS-28, NAS Cecil Field, Florida in December 1979. He then joined Helicopter Anti- Submarine Squadron Fyfteen as Maintenance Master Chief, mah- ing several deployments with Car- rier Air wing Six aboard USS For- restal ICV-591, including one to the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic aboard the Artic Circle. Following a tour as HSL-30 Command Master Chief, he re- ported to USS Forrestal fAVT-591 as Command Master Chief in jan- uary 1992. Master Chief Hendershot has been awarded the Navy Commen- dation Medal Itwo awardsj, Navy Achievement Medal ftwo awardsj, Good Conduct Medal Ifive awardsj, and nunerous unit and campaign awards. He is married to the former Bev- erly B. Fox of Largo, Florida.