Mount McKinley (AGC 7) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 109 text:

'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 ........

Page 108 text:

,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

Page 110 text:

7 NPROCEED INDEPENDENTLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , RHUMBLINE TO GIBN THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS IN CROSSING WE ENJOYED NSMOOTH SAILINGN AND WARM TEM- PERATURES THROUGH THE GULF STREAM. H 5 U A! ,, ci 5 11 lf 1, z 5 QE 15 ,gi .N I THIS PERIOD PROVIDED EXCELLENT TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR OPERATIONAL READINESS THE MARK OF THE UNITED STATES SIXTH FLEET TRAINING DRILLS INCLUDED GENERAL QUARTERS, MAN OVERBOARD, AIRCRAFT TRACKING, GUN FIRE CONTROL, DAMAGE CONTROL I NSECURE POR HEAVY wEATHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ILE . 3 Q2 A iii 1 I Eff 'ly Q M Q, I 'fi E2 an ffl if ,fi EVENTUALLY WE ENCOUNTERED THE HEAVY SEAS WE HAD BEEN EXPECTING. THE CREW ATE CHON ON THE MESS DECK.