Mars (AFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXEC UTI VE o EICEE E CDR L.R. STRATTON Commander Lawrence R. Stratton was born in Salem, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. degree in Chemistry and earned his commission through the NROTC program there in March, 1970. His assignments since have taken him on board the USS CALIENTE KA O-532, USS DECATUR KDDG-311, USS JOHN PA UL JONES, and the USS NIAGARA FALLS KAFS-31. On the latter two tours he served as the ship's Operations Ofhcer. Command- er Stratton has also served at the Surface Warfare Ofhcer School, Coronado, as a naval science instructor, and at the Headquarters, Canadian Forces Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia as International Plans Ofhcer A recipient of the Navy Achievement medal Commander Stratton s next assignment will take him to OPNA V WA SHING TON D C Where he will serve in the Ofhce of Naval Warfare Commander Stratton is married to the former Miss Colleen Cartv of Halifax Nova Scotia They have one daughter Katherine 1 . - . . , 4 A ' Y , 1 . . -1 , K. Y Q 4 . o 1, . . . , , ' . A, 1 ,D y Q , I

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s UPPLY OFFICER C, CAPT K.A. KOWALSKI s ' ' 4 V A i, Captain Karl A. Kowalski was born in New York City on July 8, 1938. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. degree in International Relations, and later earned an MBA. in Financial Management from George Washington University. He earned his commission at the OfHcer's Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Since then, Captain Kowalski 's long and varied career has taken him on board the USS ALTAIR KAKS-322, Where he served as Assistant Material OfHcer, Material OfHcer, and Stock Control Officer, the NSAD CH ULAI KR VN j where he again served as Stock Control Officer, the Navy Purchasing Ofhice, London, England, and Ports- mouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On these latter tW0 EOUFS he served as Contracting OfHcer. His next assignment was aboard the USS BELKNAP, Where he served as Supply OfHcer. He then received orders to COMSER VLAN71 Where he served as CINCLANFLT Budget, AccessfMaterial, and OPTAR Officer. Since then he's been the Access and Expiditing OfHcer as COIVINA VSURFLANTJ Integrated Logistics OfHcer at S UPSHIP, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Material Offi- cer for DD963 ClassfLHA-1 Class Outhtting Programs. His last assignment before oinin th MAR S A P J g e in ugust of 198 u as as I omptroller at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland F or his distinguished service to the Navy and his country Capt un Ixoualskl I9 authorized to Wear in addition to various theatre ind offupational ribbons the x fmxumn e a ous Unit Commendation Battle E and the Vietnam Cross ol I allmtrx Ca tain K lk p owa s 1 is married to the former Miss Diphm Hi ithfrlx ol lvlldfm England They have one daughter Natalie Anne 0 1 . Q . 4 , 4 V' N W y K A f Q AQ 'fn A 7 ' I ' . . . . ' ' . . , 1, I ,g ' ' ' . - f I A. 1 1- f ' ' .I ' ' Sp ' National Defense Ribbon, Vietnam Unit Commendation, Nav ' A 'I '- 1 t M d 1, . . . , ll ff, 'YL I .xv - 2 I I - 7. . , ,