Mount McKinley (AGC 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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,q, I - :cu-sn.. ,., TH NAVAL CAREER OF COM ANDER LIONEL J. GOULET, USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS MOUNT MCKINLEY QAGC-7, Commander Lionel J. Goulet, U. S- Navy, was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 27 June 1922. He attended Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School, St. Michael Central High School, and Wright Junior College in Chicago. He completed his education at the University of Illlnols, where he graduated with a Bachelor A of Arts Degree in October 1943. He enlisted ln the Navy V-7 Program in November 1942, and was co mls- signed Ensign, USNR, in May 1944. He then attended submarine school, fol- lowed by tours in various Relief Crews until he was assigned to USS CABRILLA l3S-288l, which was commanded by Qthenl LCDR Henry C. Lauerman, USN, former commanding officer of USS MOUNT MCKINLEY. He made two war patrols on CABRILLA before World War II ended. During the transitional period after the war he served in USS CHARR CSS-3285 for two months, and then in uss SCABBARDFISH Q55-397, until October 1946. He transferred to the Regular Navy in September 1946, and in October reported to the Naval Academy Preparatory School, Bainbridge, Maryland, as an instructor. In September 1947 he returned to sea ln USS SEA DOG LSS-4013, again ln the Pacific Fleet From January to December 1949 he attended General Line School in Monterey, California, and in December 1949 married LT Victoria Makarczyk CNC, USN, a native of Nanticoke, Penns lvanla. They both reported to San Diego 1h January 1950, he ln USS POMODON SS-4867, and she to the Naval Hospital Mrs Goulet later resigned from the Navy. In October 1950 he reported to the re commissioning detail of USS ENTEMEDOR CSS 3405, and rode her around to New London, Connecticut. In September 1951 he reported to the Judge Advocate General's Office for duty under instruction, and attended Georgetown Law School under the Navy Post- graduate Instruction Program He graduated from Georgetown ln June 1954, and was admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia. Lionel III was born mn 1952 In July 1954 he reported for duty iss 4835, in Norfolk, Virginia vteky 1956 he took command of USS SIRAGO KSS 1958 In July 1958 SIRAGO was awarded as Executive Officer of USS SEA LEOPA Lynne was born ln August. In July 4851, where he served until September the 'E' for Submarine Squadron SIX. He reported as Director, Executive Division, Basic Officers' Depart- ment, U S Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, ln October 1958, and taught neophyte submarine officers submarine seamanship. In July 1960 he reported as Assistant Operations Officer for Submarines on the Staff of Commander Carrier Division TWENTY lAntl submarine Hunter Killer Group FOURQ, which rode LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INTREPID during LANTPHIBEX l-62, and RANDOLPH to the Mediterranean on the Midshipmen cruise in the summer of 1962. Commander Goulet relieved Commander John E. Ruzlc as executive officer on 20 October 1962, two days before the Cuban Crisis was publicly announced. - Y RD

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W K Rv . - ',,,e.. 4225.1 . 1-amner.m.aa.fu:1.wm+4a.,g-magna-A-E ns.-,W-.-Q-,v 01-.f,--e.y-m--wwvw-wv1w'-f'1 '- 'W' '4 TH NAVAL CAREER O CAPTAIN ERNEST L. SCHWAB, USN COHNANDING OFFICER, USS MOUNT MCKINLEY fAGCo7, Captain Ernest L. Schwab, U. S. Navy, assumed duty as commanding officer of USS MOUNT MCKINLEY QAGC-75 on January 18, 1962. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 27, 1917, Captain Schwab attended Brooklyn Technical High School and the United States Naval Academy, graduating from the latter on June 1, 1939. Captain Schwab then served as a secondary battery officer on the battleship PENNSYLVANIA, Flagship of the United States Fleet, until May, 1941. From July to October of 1941, Captain Schwab was a student at the submarine school in New London, Connecticut. During World War II he made a total of nine sub- marine war patrols during which he served in all submarine billets. Included in these patrols were the Presidential Unit Citation patrols of U35 GUARDFISH and the participation of USS DARTER in opening the famous battle of Leyte Gulf. Following the war, Captain Schwab completed the naval warfare course at the U. S. Naval Warfare College, Newport R. I., and then returned to submarines and took command of USS TORO. In 1951, he became head of the Sonar Branch of the Bureau of Ships, and later assumed duties as head of the Electronics Planning Staff of that Bureau. From 1954 to 1956, Captain Schwab served as commanding officer of the destroyer USS WEDDERBURN participating in the Tachens evacuation ln China. From 1956 to 1958, Captain Schwab attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts and Harvard Universities where he obtained a Master of Arts Degree, a degree as Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, and passed examinations for Ph. D. in international relations. Captain Schwab then served two years in the Political-Military Policy Division in OPNAV followed by fourteen months as Chief of Staff, Commander Carrier Division TWENTY, an ASW carrier group. ' In addition to appropriate area and service medals, Captain Schwab's decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat 'VN, Presidential Unit Citation CGUARDFISHI and Navy Unit Commendation IDARTERD, In April of 1943, Captain Schwab married Miss Betty Sandgren gf New London, Connecticut. They have a son, Donald, and two daughters Holly and Trudi. The Schwabs currently reside in Silver Spring, Margland. famlrsSS'S-

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'SHIFT COLORSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'ONE LONG BLAST ON THE WHISTLE USS MOUNT MCKINLEY fAGC..77 STANDING OUT OF RERTH 31 NORFOLK NAVAL BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ENROUTE TO OARTEOENA, SPAIN, COMMENOING HER DEPLOYMENT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND OPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SIXTH FLEET. nALL ENGINES AHEAD ONE-THIRDH USS MCIJNT NCKINLEY PASSED USS ENTERPRISE QCVAN-65, TO STAR- BOARD, HATTENTION TO STARBOARDH 'HAND SALUTE , AS WE RENDERED I , HONORS wE, IN ADDITION, SALUTED FAREWELL TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO OUR LOVED ONES ........