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yoffrggf U S S HARLAN R DICKSON DD 708 coMMAND1NGoFF1cER HQ Pr Lflwd i CAREOFFLEETPOSTOFHCE lqbdl New YORK. NEWYORK ' To: All Hands 15 June 1968 The deployment the ship has just completed has been, to me, one of the most enjoyable of my career. Despite the trouble and turmoil prevalent in a good part of the world today, the officers and men in HARLAN R. DICKSON displayed a dedication to can all be proud. Her tasks were appearance consistently rated the zenry of our ports of visit. The the ambassadors of good will. In the Navy and their country of which we always well performed. The ship's praise of fellow navymen and the citi- personnel of the ship were at all times brief, the HARLAN R. DICKSON's perform- ance was indeed deserving of the many Wwell donesn she received. I consider it an honor to have been in command of so fine a ship and a pleasure to have served with you, fair winds and following seas. the men of the DICKSON. I wish you all is one wi ye- ,x.ef'cxeeeeeJ w. B. REG i X Commander, U. S. Navy Com anding Officer C,2a! W, 1
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I I I I I 1 I I I II I I I II I I I I I CDR WILLIAM B. REGAN A destroyerman, Commander William Baird Regan has servedwith the Coast Guard during World War II and in every theater where the U.S. Navy has sailed. After serving on board U.S. Coast Guard Cutters COLFAX and GENTIAN, Commander Regan transferred to the Naval Reserve and was released to inactive duty in May 1946. In September 1950 he was recalled to active duty and was commissioned an Ensign in December 1950 at which time he attended Indoctrination School-at Monterey, California. Reporting on board USS BISBEE IPF-465 in April 1951 he served as Operations and Communications Of- ficer until February 1952. After a tour as Radio Officer on board USS SHIELDS IDD-5969 he reported to Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan where he served as Radiological Safety Officer, Officer in Charge of LCUs and YFRs and also as Base Defense Officer until June 1954. In September 1954 Commander Regan was transferred to USS LEYTE QCVS-325 and served as Assistant First Lieutenant until October 1956, Reporting to USS GOODRICH IDDR-8315 in December 1956 he served as Operations Of- ficer until February 1959. He was then ordered to U.S. Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, graduating in December, 1959. Reporting to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in January 1960 he was assigned as Head of the Scientific and Technical Collection Unit, In January 1962 Commander Regan reported to USS BORIE IDD-7047 where he served as Executive Officer In January 1963 Commander Regan was ordered to the Us N' lD s h 1 . . ava estroyer c oo , Newport, Rhode Island where he served as an instructor and administrative assistant until January 1966, Commander Regan reported to Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam in February. 1966 where he served as Force Personnel Officer For his erformance of dut in ,I . Y this assignment Commander Regan was awarded the Navy Commendatgmn Medal. He assumed d f th U HA comman o e SS RLAN R. DICKSON IDD-7085 on March 31, 1967, Commander Regan was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 1 1927 and grad- uated from high school in the same city. He holds a Bachelor of S ' d , ' E t ' l cience egree in lec rica Engineering from Rhode Island State College. He is married to the former Shirley R, Cass of San Diego, California. They have two sons, Richard M., 13 and Mark A., 12, I I I
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