Mount Vernon (LSD 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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CFFICERS LCDR V. DEKSHENIEKS is 8 natrve of Layla 5'-3 immigrated to the U.S. ln 1949. He recewed a ES '- Biology from the University of Puget Sound, locates r Tacoma.Wash1ngton, and was Comrmssfonec E's 37 through the OCS Program un Newport, Fla QF February 1964. His sea tours and brllets have lncluceg U55 WATCHMAN QAGR-162, Communrcaton G ia' U88 WHITE RIVER QLSMR-538l, Commumcatmgr Qu flC8f2 U88 COURTNEY QUE-1021j, Gunner, Au: :- lantg and USS HARRY E. HUBBARD QDD-7481, .rs Engineering and Operatrons Offrcer H25 scrum. af 3 shore tOurs have included Communrcahorv Scf-Lot 1, S. Naval Destroyer School and a three ,ear my at vw U.S, Naval Academy as Company Omguf for wt, years and Executrve Asslstam to me Comma'-dar - ,- Midshipmen. LCDR DEKSHENIEKS has Deen awarded to Mentorlous Servrce Medal for -aarvrca at va us., ACBHBUW Bhd U18 Navy COfTlf'T'l8flOdhl.Jfl Mud: n Combat V along wlth olhor campwgrr and wr. r,-1 medals and ribbons awarded durarag daplu,f'-af 2 South East Asra. Prror to assurmng hrs preswlz uuzrm lb :- acullvo Olllcer on 19 Octobnr lvfl 411:54 DEKSHENIEKS was a stuclunt and r,lm,r3r. 1'-r QHIUUBIO ol U16 COITTFTYEIHC and Stull Luisa:-,jvr af M US. Naval War Collage ln Newport. Flrlrmrl 1-rl rr.: r- .1 also Barnod El MS. Dvgroo rn lnlmrml: ,l,- lun: A rx'l. lrom the George Washlngton Umvurfmy nl ,-

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xi l EXECUTIVE Commander Billy R. Tllger, USN, is a native Tex- , and graduated from East Texas State College in i9-56 He was commissioned in March 1958 upon gracuatron from Officer Candidate School, Newport, Goose island. Besides serving in numerous administrative mst: CDR TILGER nas been the Assistant CIC and 'J ss rt- Control Officer onthe USS HELENA QCA-751, Opt-r.:Z.:-'res Officer, USS BOYD QDD-5441 and Ex- etct .L- Officer of ine USS TIOGA COUNTY QLSD- 1158l. Prior tn becoming the Executive Officer of the USS MOUNT VERNON QLSD-393, ne has as his own .. f- if .im ine USS BENEWAH QAPB-35l, the mer' t for Mobile RIVCYIHG Operations in VietNam's '.'i+t'ir3 Dvltd He served on board the MOUNT VERNON until lit' was relieved October 10, 1973 to '- i tr .tri fu lixvcutlve Olllcer of Human Relations 'r r- iffltivlll Cvriter, NTC, San Diego. -03

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