Nitro (AE 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS Lieutenant Robert I . Gould serves as Nitro 's Operations Officer and Navigator.. He was born on 19 February, 1934, in Prov- idence, Rhode Island. A graduate of James T. Lockwood High School, he has attended the University of Rhode Island. A former Chief Quarter Master, Lieutenant Gould was commissioned in July of 1963. As Ops Officer, he is responsible for the planning, scheduling, and coordination of Nitro's operations and logistic service. He collects, evaluates, and disseminates combat and operational intelligence infor- mation, supervises maintenance and repair 'of electronics equipment, and insures re- liable, secure and rapid external communi- cations. He obtains clearances and operat- ing area assignments incident to the move- ments and operations of the Nitro. Before service on the Nitro, Lieuten- ant Gould was stationed on the USS SALMONIE from 1963-1967, acted as a Naval Science Instructor at Officer Candi- date School in Newport, Rhode Island, and was the Nitro's First Lieutenant until assum- ing duty as Operations Officer. He is authorized to wear the following medals: Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Expeditionary Medal, European Occupa- tional Medal, National Defense Medal. SUPPLY Lieutenant David M. Santucci is the Nitro 's Supply Officer. He was born on 18 August, 1940 in Palmer, Massachusetts. He attended Monson High School and later the University of Massachusetts, where he grad- uated in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. The Supply Officer is responsible for procuring, receiving, storing, issuing, shipping, transferring, selling, accounting for ,the command 's stores and equipment, and feeding the crew. He also supervises the Disbursing Officer, the ship 's stores, the Welfare and Recreation Fund, coordi- nates departmental operating budgets, and supervises inventories. Before coming aboard the Nitro, Lieutenant Santucci spent tours on the USS LEONARD F. ,MASON-QDD-8525 and on the USS GRENADIER QSS-5255. He wears the following medals: National Defense Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal.

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