Hue City (CG 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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f f f COMMAND MASTER , - - 3iy ,n QMCMQSWD John A. Davis A native of Henderson, North Carolina, Master Chief Davis enlisted in the United States Navy in January 1964 at Columbia, South Carolina. After graduation from Basic Training in San Diego he reported on board USS THOMASTON CLSD-285 as at Deck Seaman. For two years he worked the J wing-walls during numerous Amphibious landings and was the bowman on the LCVP that landed the first Marine in Viet 7 Nam. V N g In 1966 he became a Quartermaster and also stood duties as a Signalman. He was the boat Signalman in wave four of J p the Chu Lai landing. In 1968 he reported l to the USS ALGOL QAKA-545 homeported , y r 1 6 t , J , it I V , in Little Creek, Va. as Assistant Navigator. Upon completion of a six month Caribbean cruise he transferred to tNavalcAir Station Imperial Beach, Ca. as Base Master-at-Arms. In 1970 he was re-assigned to Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Fl. Master-at-Arms force. - r , t V 4 7 ' s February 1971 he reported on board USS DURHAM KLA-1145 in Long Beach, Ca. where he qualified as JOOD underway, and participated in the withdrawal of Marines from Viet Nam. USS DURHAM picked up over 3,000refugees off theccoast of South Viet Nam for transportation to the Philippines. He was later assigned to the University of Florida as a navigation instructor, and established the first sailing program at an NROTC unit. t g l J ' y August 1979 he reported to the USS MOUNT BAKER QAE-343 at Charleston, Sc. Some of his duties were, Assistant Navigator, Navigator, 3M Coordinator, Senior enlisted watch coordinator, qualified OOD underway and obtained his ESWS pin. January 1983 he reported to Southern University and LSU combined N ROTC Unit as Junior Class Advisor. On 5 March 1986 he checked on board USS DOYLE QFFGO-395 in Mayport, Fl. as Assistant Navigator and Division Officer. Master Chief Davis' duties included condition three OOD in the Persian Gulf while performing escort duties. He reported to Service School Command, Orlando, Fl. as Assistant Director of Quartermaster!Signalman A School. On 7 January 1992 he reported to the USS ELMER MONTGOMERY CFF-10825 in Mayport, Fl. as Command Master Chief. The following year he assumed the duties as Command Master Chief of the USS HUE CITY QCG-665 and took her on her maiden deployment to the Mediterranean. Master Chief Davis lives in Jacksonville, Fl. with his wife Cheryl and seven children, Donna, Barbara, John, Kimberly, Carri, Terri, and Robert. 6

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OFFICER LCDR Eric L. Sweigard Lieutenant Commander Eric Sweigard was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and raised in various P locales throughout Pennsylvania, P .Virginia and Maryland. He was J .comm-isssi,oned an,Ensignin the ,A ff7fUPnitedvS'tates N avyiwith the class , t of f1P97,9fat therU.S. Naval Academy. Pr fPAfter completing the basic course P atfSWOS Newport, Rhode Island, if LCDR ' Sweigard P irenported A 110 . USPS BIGELOPW .r MC D-9425 ,A as the r Q PGunnery!Fire Control Officer. Upon l completion of duties there, he P .reported to the Precommissioning Unit USS TICOND.EROGA.tCG-475. . nWhil'csj faslsfigneds Q to P USS TICONDERO1GA, Qhe served as el Q Navigator and MainiPropulsion tiASrSiSt61It- a , , it f i A if c - QLCDRYSWeigardi thenentered' the Weapon Systems Sciencecurriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and earned a tMa.ster.o.fPScience in Physics. After graduating from the SurfaceWarfare Department Headfcourse at Newport, in 1988, he reported to USS THOMAS S. GATES QGC4-515 as Combat, lSystems,Officer.rP His, two deployments aboard GATES included eight monthsin Desert .Shield!DeSert Storm. p , P r S r Followinghis department head tour,,he enteredthe NavalWar, College in Newport, graduating .in'1992,with aMaster ofArtsin National Security and Strategic Studies. Returningto sea dutyupon completionof the PXO training pipeline, he reported to USS HUE CITY CCG-669 in December 1992 as the Executive Officer. ' LCDR Sweigardtwears the Navy Commendation Medal Cthree awards! and the Navy Achievement Medal. He is married to the former Elizabeth tBetsy5 Louise Nellis of Fairfax, Virginia. They have no children. P , - - - P ..,.i.L, ....... ....... ..--....,.....-........... . ,........,.. .-.iAM?4M-i,--.4.,.1.i.P-., EXECUTI E

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.4 X ,,s.,s MA. ,. - . I Bama wax-assi X . - K I Sis?gS3S?i!?f1fFiif 4 f A CHAPLAI r A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chaplain Appleton enlisted in the United States 1 Mar'inejCorps in 1976. I-Ieyinitially it 1 served, as apD1-agon, T.0.W. and A 1 Redeye Missile Technician with the f Brigade Service ,Support Group at 1, gKa1ieOhe arineiCorp,s Air Station Kaneohe, A A Hiawiaaiif He Was llofwfably disehefgedyffom active dutydsaiMar1119Se1Tgea11t111 1981. and y Jtolned ,th eMarine 1 Corps y ReSe1've,sc.He wasassignea to C Coimpan Co bat nncgm e e r A rBett5'1iiY9c11iiillslyllch111112,Virginia, Si the unit S ililigiineelfiir Ofpefiltirons Chief r p HHfi1,1988- p Dariushis reserve, YearsheeftendedtheMafi!1e Corps Staff sa-comrmissionsed Officers Academy, combat school, Mountain Warfare,1 Tra1n1ng School, and, i Syeverai Arms a f 1 1 4 p A ,A ' 1 s Q1Exercises,-inq,Twentry-efnintePalnis, California? A i i s he A 'H 1 A r A i y Q I . it Following his graduation from Liberty Universityivvith e'pe an ,B'agch,elQr1 ofQScience Degree in 1987, he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as'a,Ma1'ine Gunnery Sergeant in 1988. He accepted ayNaval 'ReserVeifComn1ission,into the Navy Chaplain Candidate Program in 1988, and participated witha CINCLANTREL unit at the Naval Amphibious' Base in Little Creeik, 'Virginiaforf three fyears. He is a graduate of Liberty Baptist 'Theological Seminary, where he was awarded a Master of Religious Education with a concentration inCounselingand aMaster of 'Arts in Religious Studies in 1991. 1 1 f 1 8 ' ' He served as an Associate Pastor in several churches and was ordained by the Thomas Road Baptist church in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1991. He graduated from the Navy Chaplains School in Newport, Rhode ,Island and was assigned as the first Chaplain on board the USS HUE CITY in 1991. A Chaplain Appleton resides in Jacksonville, Florida, with his wife Julie and three children, Hannah, Billy, and Amanda. 1 9 p ' y ' -itawmi an-.mm I -1 ml!---an--wL4g,i-- ' LT. Bill M. Appleton