Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Earl H. RUSSELL enlisted ln the United States Navy on 4 March 1946 and served as an Electronics 'Technician until commissioned ln 1957 under the Holloway Seaman to Admiral' Program. Assign with the main emphasis being ln Anti-Submarine Warfare assignments. Sea duty included tours as Electronic, Material Officer USS TARAWA CVS-40 l57-601, ments since that date have been varied and later Boiler Officer in s Officer in USS CONY DDE-508 Q62-641, Executive Officer in USS VOGE FF-1047 169-711. Overseas shore duty included tours as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Cuba 160-621: Surface Operations and Plans Officer, NSA Saigon RVN Q66-671 and most recently Chief, Navy Section, U.S. Military Group, Guatemala. Shore duty ls either as a student or instructor Operation has primarily been in schoo h Atl ntic Fleet ASW Tactical School 164-661, including tours at t e a BABS Programs at the Naval Postgraduate School lcum laude 19691: and Command and General Staff College of the U. S. Naval War Colege Qdistinguished graduate 19721. While at the Naval War College, an MS in lnternational Relations was conferred by the George Washington University. Commander RUSSELL wears the Bronze Star Medal, Navy Good Conduct Q2 stars1, Navy Unit Commendation tl star1, Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Combat Action Ribbon IRVN 671, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 12 stars1, and the Vietnam Service Medal K2 stars1. The son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. RUSSELL of St. Charles, Kentucky, Commander RUSSELL is married to the former Oreta L. Howard of Corpus Christi, Texas, and has a married daughter, Karen N. Malone, and two sons, Sean Harland and Kevin Howard. ELS 9 +0 CH ,lt 9 , 0 'b 1 3 1 Z L -t 44 6 o C 'Q VERSPKX ..L , i . Qvilvg is .1 k .A . qu ,- . s .Af . l0

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ww I E -J sg , Lieutenant Commander Arvel Jerald Popp was appointed to the U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY ln July of 1958 and was commissioned ln June 1962 as an Ensign, USN. He has served ln varied assignment since that time. with the principle emphasis being on duties Involving Naval Engineering. Sea duties have included the USS COMPTON IDD-7051, the USS SAIAMONIE CAO-261. and the USS DALE QDLG-191. Shore duty has Included tours at the UNDERWAY TRAINING UNIT NORFOLK, NAVAL AIR FACIL- FIY CAM RANH BAY. RVN, COMCRUDESIANT. and NAV- SURFIANT RFJXDINESS SUPPORT GROUP, MAYPORT. Lieutenant Commander Popp wears the Navy Commendation Medal. the Meritorious Unit Commendation. the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vletnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vletnam Meritorious Unlt Citation iCivll Actions Medal Hrst class color with Palml. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvel B. Popp of Crystal City. Mo.. LCDR Popp is married to the former Mary Liz Fltagerald of Grosse Pointe, Mi.. and has two daughters, Beth and Pat. and a son. Chipper.