Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Dr... 3 b ERIC LEE WASI-IAM yy, COMMANDER, UNITED STATES NAVY Commander Eric L. Washam was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and entered the United States Naval Academy from the State of North Carolina. He was commissioned as Ensign upon graduation in 1968. In 1969, he received a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He is a graduate of the Defense System Management College qprogram Managers Coursey , ard the CDD Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course. Corrmarder Washam was designated a Surface Warfare Officer in l97l during his assignment aboard USS HALSEY QDLG 235 . He graduated from Surface Warfare Officer School QDepartment Head Coursey in 1972, ard subsequently served aboard USS JCI-IN S. MCCAIN QDDG 367 as Weapons Officer. Most recently, he served as Executive Officer of USS BELKNAP QCG 265 . - -His shore assignments include a Personnel Exchange Program tour with the Royal Navy QUnited Kingdomjg the AEGIS Shipbuilding Project in the Naval Sea Systems Command: and Program Coordinator for the Deputy CNO for Surface Warfare for the Aegis Weapon System, Vertical Launching System-, and Stardard Missile Programs. Commander Washam wears the Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commerdtion, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, ard Navy Sea Service Ribbon. He is married 'to the former Heather Nichols of Pasadena, California. They have one daughter ard reside in Ventura, California. 16 ,

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Zi COMMANDING OFFICERS OF USS NORTON SOUND QAVM ll NAME CDR B. S. CUSTER CAPT R C. BRIXNER CAPT A SMITH, JR. CAPT O C. GREGG CAPT T A. AHROON CAPT J QUINN CAPT M P. BAGDANOVICH CAPT A O. MOMM CAPT C L. WESTHOFEN CAPT J C. PARHAM, JR. CAPT T W. HOPKINS CAPT R F. SELLARS CAPT G P. CHUNG HOON CAPT A R. GRALLA CAPT J L. P. MCCALLUM CAPT B W. SARVER CAPT E P. BONNER CAPT R D. MUGG CDR L. E. ERNDER CAPT W A. ARTHUR CAPT J H. BEHL CAPT G H. LEWIS CAPT F E. REICHWEIN CAPT R A. AIKEN CDR C. E. CLYNES CDR J. P. POOLE CDR D. B. DICKMANN CDR T. J. LOFTUS CDR J. E. SEEBIRT X CAPT R. A. CROOKS CDR E. L. WASHAM PERIOD OF COMMAND JAN SEP JUN APR MAY JUN SEP OCT JUL JUL JUL AUG JUL AUG SEP SEP JUN AUG JUN JUN JUN JUL OCT OCT MAR SEP AUG JUL OCT OCT MAR 1945 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1970 1972 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1984 SEP JUN APR MAY JUN SEP OCT JUL JUL JUL AUG JUL AUG SEP SEP JUN AUG JUN AUG JUN JUL OCT OCT MAR SEP AUG JUL OCT OCT MAR DEC 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1962 1965 1967 1968 1970 1972 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1984 1986 F 15

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