La Moure County (LST 1194) - Naval Cruise Book

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N M fgfigiiil f C i C MM N E S A ff ' lA ,il, ,ll e e Q , , , u ' ' , f, f -' .f ' ' , ': -' 57, ' -L lj ,I n V ' :f7. ill' f,-'H jl' QQ C .-VI, '-fx' :Commander Hammond was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 23 April VTm grnpshrre and attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1972 ' 1 V , . , gpard the USS BOULDER QLST-1 1 905 where he served as CEC Officer and pewarfare Officers School Department Head Course prior to reporting-to l?f?iC9f in May Uf 1976- C C 7 Q if C in 9 iff.75ifflflf ,sin November df 1977 he detached from uss HAROLD J. ELLISON QDD-3641 eeurrse QPEOCJ in Idaho Falls, Idaho prior to reporting to USS KAWISHIWI fA0f-1461 QWISHIWI QAO-1461 was decommissioned in October 1979 at which time he :remand for duty as an instructor in the Command Department. During this tour he earned r rq im the University of Rhode island. l l U if r ,r ,jj rrrr gfgl orrinr-o D r 'He next received orders to use BARNSTABLE counrrv QLST-1197j,l repedmgrebeerd :ecutive Officer. Upon completion of this assignment, he was ordered to command Ning his tour aboard USS INFLICT CMSO-4561, Commander Hammond wasyassirgnedeas dDiireCtolrfoffMiihle eat and Marine Warfare Training Center ln Charleston, South Carolina. Completing thisiassgignrnentrfihfOeteber sref dared rd command df uss LA Mounts coumv fLST-11942. i liglr i f 33des g5l If Commander Hammond and his wife Jane, have two children, Johnathanlbeloatchande iediii ' d'iiirriiisrdd