Mauna Loa (AE 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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MAUNA LOA OFFICERS D. C. KERBY Operations R. D. ROBERTSON Assistant Operations G.CRANE Supply R. K. LEIS DCA E. T. SZABO d Division

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER THOMAS J. HERBERT Thomas J. Herbert is a native of Bangor, Maine. In June 1947, he graduated from John Baptist High School in that city, and in August 1947 entered the Maine Maritime Academy at Castine, Maine. After graduating from the Maine Maritime Aca- demy in 1950, LCDR Herbert spent four years as a licensed engineer serving in U.S. Merchant Marine ships. During this period, he made several trips to Pusan and Inchon, Korea, in addition to numerous trips to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and other Far eastern ports. In 1954 LCDR Herbert left the Merchant Marine and entered the Navy on active duty. It was also during this year that he married Miss Anna Curley of East Millinocket, Maine. Since 1954 LCDR Herbert has been engineering officer aboard USS KANKAKEE homeported in Nor- folk and engineering officer aboard USS INTER- CEPTOR homeported in San Francisco. He has also served for two years as executive officer and navigator on USS PREVAIL homeported in New York. Shore duty assignments for LCDR Herbert have consisted of two years on the staff for COMTHREE and two years in the underseas warfare section of the Naval Oceanographic Office in Washington, D.C. On 7 May 1963, LCDR Herbert relieved LCDR Harry B. Wagner as executive officer aboard MAUNA LOA. Parents of four children, LCDR and Mrs. Herbert now make their home in East Hartford, Connecticut. Clayton J Conn is a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho. In June 1948, he graduated from Idaho Falls Senior High and in September of that year entered Idaho State College at Pocatello, Idaho. In 1949 he married Miss Marcia Ann Herbert of Rigby, Idaho. After graduating from Idaho State College in June 1953 LCDR Conn entered Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduating and com- missioning in November he was ordered to his first duty station at the Military Sea Transport Service Office in Long Beach, Calif. Since 1955 when LCDR Conn was detached from MSTSO Long Beach he has served as Assistant Communications officer CTG 7.3, Personnel Officer Naval Station Receiving Station, Seattle, Washing- ton, and Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Kansas. His sea duty assignments have been Operations Officer for 1 year on board the USS PICTOR homeported in San Francisco and Da- mage Control Assistant on USS HELENA for two and one half years homeported in San Diego. On 9 August 1965, LCDR Conn relieved LCDR Thomas J. Herbert as executive officer abaord USS MAUNA LOA. Parents of three children LCDR and Mrs. Conn now make their home at 221 Goldsborough Village, Bayonne, New Jersey. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CLAYTON J CONN

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p. J. ALLISON CIC R. L. DAGROSA Communications J. E. FERRIS Navigator T. J. McFADDEN Disbursing W. K. GRAINGER 1st Division P. H. YAWGER 2nd Division R. D. THOMPSON Personnel