John Paul Jones (DDG 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR Robert D. Pace, Jr COMDESRON NINE Robert Dunlap Pace, Jr., was born in Long Beach, Calif- ornia, the son of a naval officer. He graduated from the Uni- versity of California at Los Angeles (NROTC) in 1946. Captain Pace .served in Monlpelier (LC 571, Barton (DD 722). PCS 1399, PCE 881, and commanded PCS 1444. He saw- service in the Korean War 19.50-19.52 as Gunnery Officer of Lofberg (DD 759). and then was Assistant Professor of Naval Science for two years at the University of Idaho. Returning to sea duty in 1954. Captain Pace was ( ommuni cation Officer to WASP (CVA 18). In 19.56. he joined the Staff of Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Captain Pace next was Executive Officer and Navigator of Hopewell (DD 681) and succeeded to Command of that destroyer. After graduation from the Naval War College in 1961, his next assignment was Aide and Flag Secretary to Commander Seventh Fleet embarked in Saint Paul (CA 73), Oklahoma City (CLG 5), and Providence (CLG 6). He commanded Trathen (DD 530) 1963-1965. and then was Executive Officer of Topeka (CLG 8). Promoted to Captain in 1967, Captain Pace served as Executive and Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs prior to joining Francis Marion (LPA 249). Captain Pace ' s decorations include the Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars and Combat V , the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Com- mendation, and service awards for duty in Pacific Fleet follow- ing World War II, and during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Married to the former Dawn Stewart Schott of Rockville, Maryland and North Hollywood. California, Captain Pace has three children; Robert D. HI, Loren Elizabeth and Jennifer Stewart. Captain Pace joined Destroyer Squadron Nine from USS Francis Marion (LPA 249) of the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force, Norfolk, Virginia on 5 April 1972.

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' %jifc, EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander John L. Brueggeman entered the University of Colorado in 1957 and was graduated in 1961 earning his commission through the NROTC program at Boulder, Colorado. In 1968, he entered the Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of Science degree in Physical Oceanography in 1971. Upon commissioning the Exec served as First Lieutenant aboard USS Skagit (AKA 105) until 1963 when he was transferred to USS John R. Craig (DD 885) and served as MPA and Chief Engineer. After detachment from Craig in 1966 he served as Squadron Material Officer on the staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron Three until entering the Postgraduate School in 1968. Prior to assignment as Executive Officer of USS JOHN PAUL JONES, he was a Senior Advisor to the South Vietnamese Navy in the Mekong Delta from 1971 to 1972. The Exec is married to the former Darlene Hucking and has two children, Greg and Lisa. Their home is in Huntington Beach, California.

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DESRON 9 CHANGES HANDS ON THE JONES