Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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TM2 Smith MS3 Bell EMS Longworth MSI(Sm Plummet BM2 Taylor BMI Worley ETI Hautau EN 2 Lewis QMSN Arebalo MSI Sykes BM2 Brown FC2 Lucier ETI Wallace SMS Corder SH2 Rentschler PC2(SW) Young SK3 Moore ST6SA Carlson PROMOTIONS TO THE APPOINTEE Your appointment carries with it the obligation that you exercise increased authority and willingly accept greater re- sonsibility. Occupying now a position of greater authority, you must strive with a renewed dedication toward the valued ideal of service with honor. You are charged with demonstrating a proper example of performance, moral courage, and dedication to the Navy and the Nation. Your every action must be governed by a strong sense of personal moral responsibility in order that, by ex- ample and leadership, subordinates will contribute their utmost to the effec tiveness and efficiency of the United States Navy. FC2 Cantrell RMS Bozeman RM2 Strutchen RM2 Thompson RMS Canuel RMC Scholz RMI Tucker SK2 Mueller OS 2 Flowers ET2 Gutierrez MSC Corpuz SK2 C la von ENI(SW) Thrasher HTI Thornton HTS Heritage BMS Collins FC2 Dorris ECS Ridge RMS Berger EN2 Moran EW2 Cooper OSS Saunders IC2(S !I ) Musso RMS Means OSC(SW) Claggett YNS Williams ICS Davis RMS Gruwell PN2(SW) LaPlante STG2 Zenker OSS Harris STGSN Evans ENFN Stites FN Baldonado FN File FN Gomez FA Fisher SN Felton MSSN Harper SN Johnson SN Davis SN Moreno SN Nash SN Scott FN Sweeney SA White SN Odell SHSN Ryan SN Ward MSSN Myles SN Mclver SA Brown SA Edmonson SA Page FA Williams SN Carr SA Willie SA Peterson FN Carter SN Dean SN Hatcher SN Brooks SA Hopkins BMSN Davis FN Rhodes SN Peoples SN Willems DKSN Alderman SN Hunt SN Johnson SN Miller SA Minnis FN Creath FN Mathis FN Austin FN Cochran FN Johnson FN Chmura HTFN Thatcher HTFN McDonald DCFN Vasko DCFN Melton ENFN Howard ENFN Schale ENFN Barnett HTFN Virtue 89

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ADVANCEMENTS FCC (SW) Williams FCJ(SW) Willijms FC2 Lanterman FCI Rodriguez IC2 Lukasik FCI Schullz FC2(SW) Ziolkowski HMS Vollman FC2(SW} Schuiz FC2 Leroy ICC(SW) Malzahn YNi Marshall RrVICS{SW) Cunningham GMCI Walker RMI Johnson FMC(SW) Kernohan FCCM Leary STGCS(SW) York 0SM2 Powell OSEJ Rivera OSEJ Tubbs FC2 Terhorst FCC Gilbert GMGI Brooks FCI(SW) PeBold FC2 Barzelay FCC Wanamaker ICI(SW) WelJy FCC Slearns FC3 Eykamp FCC(SW) Mason PNi Jennings GMMI VanHook QMI Churchill FCI Wolske GMGI Brown FCI kenworlhy ENC(SW) Willey GSEI(SW) Palifka GSM I Powers GSM I Bingham BM2 McPherson GSE2(SW) Ho f fart CT03 Burgan CTOC (SW) Doze TMI Perkins CT03 Kemp SN Howard SA Madison BMSA McKinney SN Bayuga SA AshcrafI STGSN Wadsworlh - CTRC(SW) Kuhns GSM2 Combs BMSN Feliciano SS Kane SN Smith STGSN Part Ida HJFA York STGSA Carson YNSS Cabret .-.!( GSM2 Shultz SHI King HTI Fisher GSM2 Saffell EW3 Hopkins OS J Anderson ETI Beery OS2 Pfuntner OSS Schloss OSS Smith OSS Winwright GSM2 Buras OSCS(SW) Herron ENS Kruike FCI France SM2 Nielsen BMC Lindeen OSC(SW) Dewey FCI Wilkerson OS I Zdunczyk SJG2 Booker OS I Behner OS 2 Crowley OS2 Keen OS 2 Reamy OS2 Smith EWS Hoferkamp OS2 Johnson OS I Holdren MSI Strange MS 2 Fagner STGI Candler SM2 Zullo TMS Jones STG2 Snowdy EN2 Long BM2 Ferrera EM2 Landerfelt EM2 Walton GSM2 Friley SM2 Bailey BMS Markey Our first year in commission was a great one for over one-half of the crew who were selected for advancement during this period. MOBILE BA Y greatly exceeded all Navy promotion averages thanks to sound self study, an innovative Academic Advi- sor program for each candidate and. smart MOBsters. We kept the tailor shops busy sewing on new crows , not to men- tion lots of gold and silver bars and leaves ' .

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FIRST YEAR Like the Marine Corps. Aegis Cruiser MOBILE BAY is ' always looking for a few good men — and she found plenty of them in the first year of service. A total of 24 MOB- sters stepped forth with raised hands during the year, shipping over for a total of 84 years, and reenlistment bonuses amounting to $55,287.96. OATH OF ENLIST- MENT: I do solemnly swear that I will sup- port and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and alle- giance to the same; and FIRST YEAR REENLISTEES: EMC(SW) NAVALTA OS2 HOOP FCC(SW) WANAMAKER FC2 SCHULZ JOI WOODPELL ICC(SW} MALZAHN SHI ROSS CTRC(SW) PURR SKI HOLT EMC(SW) BARBA GSMI(SW) PAQUETTE EMC(SW) KERONOHAN