Markab (AR 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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WESTERN . , ...R PACIFIC CRUISE LCC 2 4 IUNE - 20 DECEMBER 1968

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EXEC TI E oFF1cER A. MAsTERsoN JR. coMMANDER USNR S Born 19 June 1923 at San Mateo, California, Commander MASTERSON graduated from H11 . 1 15 Mateo High School in 1939. After several years in the U.S. Merchant Marine, he Yi'3i1SeGii1d ed for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point Long Island, 111 ' uating in 1943, he was commissioned as a Third Officer in the U S Merchant Marine. i th ' ng e period from 1943 to 1949, Commander Masterson served in various merchant S including ammunition, cargo and passenger ships which sailed in the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean I 1 s. n 949 he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy. He has served in Various Naval Aux'1' ' . CHITI 1 IHFY Shlps as a department head He was Commandin Officer of the USS HIT - g CATF 1031 from 1955 to 1958 and th E f , e xeeuuve Officer of the Uss CHEMUNG KA0 301 rom 1962 to 1965. Commander Masterson served in the office of th Ch' th Conti , . en D e ief of Naval Operations 111 9 n tal Planning Section 11958 to 1960 . 1, as Commanding Officer U.S. Naval Reserve Tfiirggio Center, Jersey City, New Jersey, as Officer-in-Charge Uss LORIKEET uvisc 491 K -f Pro 19551, and as Antisubmarine Warfare!Mine Warfare Pro ram Officer and Direct0I' 0 grams on the taf 8 1968, s f of Commandant Twelfth Naval District fReserve Supplementj 11965 to . , I1 g9JI1'1ghi'Iui.iI1'11,I9ag,Sc?rSon assumed his duties as Executive Officer, USS MARKAB fAR 23' 0

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