John King (DDG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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L'0MM14NDlN6' 0FFlC'fR Captain Stanley J. Pryzby was born in Green- field, Massachusetts on 29 February l940. He attended Princeton University where he was a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps,graduating witha Bachelor of Arts Degree. Commander Pryzby was commissioned as an Ensign, United States Navy in june ofI962. His first assignment was as First Lieutenant On board USS BACHE KDD-4701 He has also served at sea on board USS PRIME KMSO-466j as Executive Officer, USS LUCE KDLG-7j as Weapons Officer, and USS BROOKE KFFG-lj as Executive Officer. Shore duty assignments have been on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations KOP-10002, Chief of Naval Education and Training, and Deputy Commander Operational Test and Evalu- ation Force, United States Pacific Fleet. His last assignment was once aga.in on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations fOP-942Gj. Captain Pryzby is a graduate of the United States Naval School,Mine Warfare,the Department Head Course, United States Naval Destroyer School, and George Washington University. Captain Pryzby's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal fwith a gold star in lieu of a second awardj, the Navy Commen- dation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal fwith a gold starj. Captain Pryzby is married to the former Geraldine R. Orsini of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Captain and Mrs. Pryzby have two sons: Gregory and Michael. O 49 ,R mb if . , 4, , f in 1, -ii. f- T f . T'-ff.: .lZ7.!'f:,f'. -- - 7 if ' 7

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JUHN 1865 1 ,, ,.. ,. .......l--.-..........,...... 5 V 1,-41 ' USS JOHN KINC KDDG-31 is named for two times Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Water Tender Chief john King. During his twenty-six years K1893 to 1919j he served in USS VICKSBURC and was aboard that vessel when she participated in Admiral Dewey7s Campaign at Manila Bay in 1898. It was on this vessel that he obtained his first Congressional Medal which reads, 'cOn board the USS VICKSBURG, for heroism in the line of his profession, at the time ofthe accident to the Boilers, 29 May 1901. His next Congressional Medal was awarded while he was on board the USS SALEM Ufor extraordinary heroism in the line of hisprofession on the occasion ofthe accident to one ofthe boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909. - john King, a native of Ireland, was born in 1865. During the late 1800's he migrated to America, and enlisted in the Navy in 1893. We on the JOHN KING are proud of our enriched heritage and shall strive to sustain it through perseverance, courage and necessary tenac-ity. RWM? 1938

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