Mount Hood (AE 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Mark Donald Wessman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 10 December 1948. He attended the Univer- sity of Utah under the Regular NROTC program and graduated with a bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering. Following commissioning as an Ensign in 1971, Commander Wessman ' s first assignment was to USS VANCOUVER ;lPD-2) where he served as Second Division Officer and then as Gunnery Officer. That tour was followed by assignment to JSS PRARIE (AD-15) where then Lieutenant Wessman served initially as First Lieutenant and then as Weapons Logistics Dfficer. On completion of the Surface Warfare Officer ' s Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island, he reported on Doard USS ALBERT DAVID (FF-1050) as the Engineering Officer. He then served as Operations and Engineering Officer on JSS PYRO (AE-24). Commander Wessman then received orders to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California, where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a naval subspecialty code in Weapons Systems Engineering. Subsequently, he was ordered as Executive Officer of USS CAYUGA (LST-1186) following which he served as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander for Amphibious, Auxiliary, Mine and Sealift Ships, Naval Sea Systems Command. From August 1987 until May of 1989 Commander Wessman served as the Training and Readiness Offi- cer on the Staff of Commander, Combat Logistics Group One. Commander Wessman ' s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. He and his wife, the former Martha Cauthen of San Diego, California, make their home in Concord, California. They have two :hildren, Andrew and Donald.

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% •► lA ' g It -Eg Mark Donald Wessman Commander United States Navy 5 December 1 989-

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Charles E. Whitman Lieutenant Commander United States Navy Executive Officer