Magoffin (APA 199) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEPARTMENT HEADS SUPPLY OPERATIONS LCDR DONALD MEHAFFEY ENGINEERING LCDR JOEL PAINTER DECK LT LAVON BAIR NAVIGATION LT MONTE COLLINS MEDICAL LT GEORGE KAPLAN LTJG ORTON KRUEGER

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DAVID C. KENDRICK CAPT. USN 1 Captain David Charles KENDRICK was born on 20 April 1914 in Port Huron, Michi- gan. He ATTENDED MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE , AND IN 1941 WAS COM M ISS lONED AN ENSIGN, AND UNDERWENT FLIGHT TRAIN ING AT PENSACOL , FLORIDA. Captain Kendrick saw his first tour of duty as a naval officer and aviator aboard THE U .S .S . Pens AC OLA (CA— 24) , and took part in the campaign for Guadacanal. He then was assigned operations officer at the Glenview NAS after being discharged from a seven month stay in naval hospitals , as a patient. In October 1946 he became executive OFFICER OF VP-26 until JULY OF 1949, AND FOR A YEAR BECAME A STUDENT AT THE GENERAL Line School until being reassigned to a two year tour of duty at the Bureau of Ord- nance . In June 1952, Captain Kendrick commenced another tour of sea duty as Navigation officer aboard the U . S .S . Cabot and the U .S .S . Bock Island , until being reassigned to a second tour of duty with Bu Ord in research and development. In June 1957 Captain Kendrick entered the Naval War Collegeas a student for a year and then became maintenance officer with AEWRON 15. In March 1960, Captain kendrick came a board the U.S. S. MAGOFFIN as executive officer until being relieved by Commander Bryant in July 1961.

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THE OFFICERS LTJG SHELDON JONES BOAT GROUP COMMANDER LTJG BOB MILLS CIC OFFICER LTJG TOM WIEGAND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER LTJG DICK GLENN DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICER LTJG ALVIN BROWN GUNNERY OFFICER LTJG JIM NEWTON DISBURSING OFFICER