Harold E Holt (FF 1074) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMA DER T. F. HUWLEY U.S. . CDR. Howley is a native of Wheeling, West Virginia. He is a graduate of West Liberty State College and was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island in 1959. CDR. Howley reported to USS HAROLD E. HOLT from duty under in- struction at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C. Other duty assignments include Commanding Officer, USS HOOPER CDE- 1026J, Executive Officer, USS SOMERS KDD-9471, First Lieutenant and Operations Officer, USS HOLMES COUNTY CLST-8361, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam, Strategic Plans Division, CINCPACFLT, and Assistant to the Surface Commander Assignment Officer in the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel. ' CDR. Howley is married to the former Mary Anne Mullen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they have two children, Tom and Kelly.

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CjygLffQE WAQOW it YELLOW PAGES wi COMIVIANDING OFFICER USS HAROLD E. HOLT CDE-10747 FPO San Francisco 96601 WE ARE IN THE YELLOW PAGES, UNDER HISTORY . That phrase sums up the Western Pacific deployment of 1975 for USS Harold E. Holt. Those of you who were fortunate to be a part of the MAYAGUEZ rescue, yours is an experience that the rest of us can only envy and take pride in the fact that we had the opportunity to become shipmates. As the years pass and each of us reflects back on the l975 cruise, the following pages will help us recall the extended steaming hours, the hard work but mostly the good times and the friends and shipmates with whom we shared the laughs and fun. It is to you the History-makers that this book is dedicated. May each of you experience favorable winds and following seas in the future. Commanding Officer

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COMMA DER R. A. PETERSO U.S. . A ! aff., :jg QW KW f i 'M ss ' W W X, 7' ,. A M as 'I R if p A av P CDR. Peterson enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1952. After graduating from the University of Idaho in June 1956, he attended Of- ficer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and was commissioned in February 1957. His first sea tour was aboard the USS SUMMIT COUNTY CLST-1 1461 where he served as Operations Officer and First Lieutenant. After duty on the Thirteenth Naval District Staff where he was assigned to training teams for Indonesian and Argentine ship transfers, he served on the USS IOWA J IMA QLPH-21 as Damage Con- trol Assistant. CDR. Peterson was then assigned to the Material Divi- sion of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. After attending Naval Destroyer School he served as Engineering Officer on the USS DALE CDLG-192. CDR. Peterson was Executive Officer of the USS BRADLEY CDE-10411 and attended the College of Naval Warfare in Newport, Rhode Island prior to reporting for duty as Commanding Of- ficer of the USS HAROLD E. HOLT. CDR. Peterson is married to the former Esther McDonald of Bremerton, Washington. They have two children, Christine and Tony.