Nantahala (AO 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR JAMES R. JENKINS, USN Lieutenant Commander James R. JENKINS, Executive Officer, graduated from the Naval Academy in June of 1953. He served aboard the USS PITTSBURGH ICA-722, the USS CORAL SEA ICVA-432 and the USS FURSE IDDR-8821 before going to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California, Where he completed the two L21 year course in Advanced Meterology. After graduation he served as weather forecaster at Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam and aboard the USS ALAMO ILSD-331, USS VALLEY FORGE ILPH-82, and at the Fleet Weather Facility, Norfolk, Virginia. LCDR JENKINS reported aboard the NANTAHALA in February 1968. Executive 0 Cer

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e Commanding Ujjficer Steven Ward CALLAWAY, Jr., was born in Washington, D.C. on 21 July 1922, son of the late Captain and Mrs. Steven W. CALLAWAY, USN. After attending the University of Pennsyl- vania for one year he entered the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1945. Upon graduation after the wartime schedule in 1944, he served for two years aboard USS MANSFIELD CDD-728i before entering flight training. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1946, tours in VA-85 aboard USS MIDWAY and VA-45 aboard USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT were followed by a shore duty tour instructing in Basic Training Unit THREE and lnstructor's Basic Training Unit in Pensacola, Florida. After qualifying in helicopters, Captain CAL- LAWAY reported to Fighter Squadron SIXTY- THREE aboard USS YORK TOWN . CAPTAIN STEVEN W. CALLAWAY, JR., USN Exchange duty with the Air Force in the 322nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron preceded assignment to the Staff, COMFAIR Alameda in 1956. After a year in the Fleet Air Gunnery Unit, El Centro, California, Captain CALLAWAY was ordered to the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, graduating in 1958, and then to the 'Weapons Systems Test Division at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. He graduated from the senior course of the Naval War College in 1961. He commanded Attack Squadron FORTY SIX flying A4 Skyhawks aboard USS SHANGRI LA and Attack Squadron FORTY FOUR at Cecil Field,Florida before serving as Navigator, USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSE- VELT. After at tour in OPNAV in the Politico-Military Policy Division and' as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations fPlans and Policyj, Captain CALLAWAY assumed command of the USS NANTAHALA IAO-602 on 8 January 1968. He is married to the former Mary Frances ALBRO of Newport, Rhode Island.

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mission- Replemishment Nearly five million gallons of fuel aboard and they always wanted more . . . Whether petroleum products, food, equip- ment, mail or movies - morning, noon, or night. Usually a squadron at a time, most common reveille-at 4:00 A.M. The record was twelve ships in one day - an hour and a half per destroyer and the carrier six . . . we were tired. 1