Neosho (AO 143) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 Y I I 1 ' 'K 55- ft??2FfP'S'1?fifC1 Y'1vfi2vSfi:1'lzifmff-'iii--x, Qlnmmzmhing Qbffirer COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Charles Gordon TATE, United States Navy, received his commission on 4 February 1952. Captain TATE served in USS FIREDRAKE CAE-145 with the Pacific Fleet during the Korean Conflict before entering Submarine School at Groton, Connecticut, where he was graduated in December 1955. He served in the submarines USS SEA CAT CSS 3995, USS BERGALL CSS 3205, was Executive Officer of USS THORNBACK css 4185 and Commanding Officer of USS TIRANTE CSS 4205. Following com and of TIRANTE, Captain TATE attended the Naval War College where he was graduated in June l968. After a tour on the faculty of the Naval War College, he was the Chief Staff Officer, Submarine Squadron FOURTEEN in Holy Loch, Scotland. Returning to the United States in 1971, Captain TATE was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he served as Head of the Strategic Programming Coordination Branch and Head of the TRIDENT Program Coordination Branch. Captain TATE has served with the Key West Test and Evalua- tions Detachment where he conducted the Operational Evaluation of the Submarine Torpedo Mark 45 and was the Surface and Submarine Reserve Program Coordinator on the Headquarters Staff of the SIXTH Naval District. Captain TATE has served most recently at the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D. C. Captain TATE is a graduate of Harrisburg Township High School, Southern Illinois University, and George Washington University. He is married to the former Sharon Lee Watkins of Marion, Illinois and has one son, Gregory. K V rm Z if

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