Manitowoc (LST 1180) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS MANITOWOC ' S Executive Officer, CDR Coble, is a native of Jacksonville. Florida who received his commission through the NROTC program at the University of Notre Dame in 1968. Following his commission he serv ed as 1st Lieutenant in USS HOOPER (DE 1026) in San Diego. CDR Coble was Navigator in USS PORTERFIELD (DD 682) while the ship was involved in operations off the Vietnamese coast. CDR Coble ' s next duty station was onboard USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD 714), as Navigator and 1st Lieutenant before moving on to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, where he was a Navigation instructor from 1971-1974. Following graduation from Destroyer School in Newport, CDR Coble was Operations Officer onboard USS BROWN- SON (DD 868), Chief Engineer onboard USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38), followed by a three year tour (1978-81) as Budget Officer at the Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity. Dam Neck. COMMANDER M. A. COBLE, UNITED STATES NAVY EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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COMMANDER RICHARD M. BUTLER. UNITED STATES NAVY t, i . ; ; . . .. CDK Bi,:. . . umniiifKlcd USS MANIIOWOC ttirouuh two cxtcnilcd deployment which included piirticipiiliDii in two Multinutional Force nmphibioui landing operations in Lebanon, (or whicti hi» ship w.l iiwunlrd the Navy Unit Commendation at u unit of MARG . ' K. ' USS MANITOWOC al»o irned her fifth contecutive Squadron Battle Efficiency ' E award .ring thtt period i-DR Butler II a Univeriity of Southern California journalmni graduate commi»»ione l through the Officer Candidate Prtignim in April ' 4i Hit Mutiul »ervice wa» u» WeapKjn Officer. Boat Group Conjmandet anil N.ivigator on USS LENAWEE (APA195). While on Lenawee he wh» H at Group Comnumder f(jr the fir»t amphihiout Inncling in Vietnam .it DaNang. Hue and Chu L«i Hollowing Dcitroyer Department Head Schfwl in Newport, he wui Operation Officer on USS OZBOURN (DD-846). »erving comhat tour in Tonkin Gulf for which hi iqiKiilion irceived the Navy Unit f ommendation. and parttciputing in the PUEBLO cri»i re pon»e Up jn ..-.iduation from Naval Poitgraduate School, he tcrved in the Bureau • Naval Per»onncl and l ecame designated o» a Proven Suh-«pmali t Personnel Management I)R Butler .erved a Executive Officer of USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY {LST-11921. followed by tour on the Commandci Ni.val Surfair Forrr A tlantic «taft. attendance at the Armed Force Staff College and a F ' ervjnnel and Adminiitrativc Officer for the US Naval Academy at Annnpolit CDR Butler wear the Meritoriou Service Medal (2 award ). Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V (2 award ), Combat Action Ribt.r,n. Navy Unit Commenilation (2 award ). Buttle Efficiency Ribbon. 1 2 award ) and various campaign medal

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DEPARTMENT HEADS Operations Officer; LCDR Murshull. Ut Lieutenant S ' UIPtPILY