Passumpsic (AO 107) - Naval Cruise Book

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mio no rr-E CAPTAIN EPEAUNG In naval parlance a ship is always referred to as she or her . A ship is made of steel but it is the men who sail in ships who make her reputation and give her a personality. In the following pages you will meet the men who gave PASSUMPSIC a fleet wide reputation for outstanding performance without a single significant material casualty or personnel injury for the entire deployment. We worked long hard hours but each of us knew that our part contributed to the whole of our reputation. In return we gained no small measure of satisfaction in knowing we had made a significant contribution to the support of those we served. No one person could do the job by himself. Therefore I invite you to come with me through the following pages and meet all of the POL-CATS-real men-at work and at play who took justifiable pride in their work and made a living image out of our slogan - Key to Mobility . Captain GLINDEMAN was born on September 26, 1924, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. He attended Coeur D'Alene public schools and graduated from high school in 1941. After attending Cochran-Bryan Pre- paratory School for one year he entered the U.S. Naval Academy on july 29, 1942. Upon commissioning as an Ensign on june 6, 1945, he was assigned duty aboard the USS PENNSYLVANIA CBB 385. Tours aboard the USS QUINCY CCA 71j, STAFF COMNAVWESTPAC in Tsingtao, China, and the USS FURSE CDDR 882D followed before assignment in Flight Training in December 1948. Captain GLINDEMAN was designated a Naval Aviator on june 6, 1950. His first aviation assignment was Anti-Submarine Squadron 23, leaving that squadron in November 1952. A two year tour of instruc- tor duty at the U.S. Naval Academy followed, after which he transitioned to jets and was assigned to Fighter Squadron 143 in 1955. During this tour he competed in the National Air Weapons Meet as a member of VF-143's gunnery team. His next assignment was as Operations Officer of Light Attack Squadron 55. Then in 1958 he was assigned as Operations Officer of the Light Attack jet Squadron of the Replacement Air Wing, VA-126. He attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island 1959-60. His year of study was followed by a two year tour in the Aviation Personnel Programs Branch of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations COP-503j. Following his shore duty tour, he was assigned as Executive Officer of VF-154. In December 1962 he assumed command of Fighter Squadron 154, an F8D Squadron in Air Wing Fifteen aboard the USS CORAL SEA. Upon completion of his tour as Commanding Officer in December 1963 he was assigned to Replacement Air Wing Twelve until assuming command of Air Wing Fifteen in July 1964. He was Commander Attack Carrier Air Wing Fifteen- from july 1964 until May 1965. Air Wing Fifteen was deployed in USS CORAL SEA when combat operations started against North Vietnam. Captain GLINDEMAN led the initial strikes against North Vietnam in February 1965. Following his combat tour he was assigned to the STAFF, COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET, San Diego, California, for eighteen months as the Air Wing Training Officer. In November 1966 he was assigned as the Readiness Officer, STAFF, COMMANDER FIRST FLEET until july 1968. He assumed command of the USS PASSUMPSIC QAO 107j in August 1968. Captain GLINDEMAN has been awarded the Legion Of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal With Gold Star, Navy Commendation Medal With Combat V , and the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. In addition he is eligible to wear the American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific With One Star, Navy Occupation, China Service, Korean, United Nations, Victory Medal, National Defense With One Star, Expeditionary Medal With Three Stars and Vietnam Service Medal. Cpljdkkli-151, Fiffrsg Hifi

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LCDRJ D. W. GARREIT aaa omcera, rzetreveo Lieutenant Commander D. W. Garrett reported aboard PASSUMPSIC on 16 October 1967 at Long Beach, California. t He has Served aboard USS SALAMONIE QAO-26j, USS EVERGLADES QAD-241, USS SPRINGFIELD QCLG-'75 and has had duty in Officer Recruiting, U. S. Naval Receiving Station, San Francisco. His last duty station was the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Lieutenant Commander Garrett holds a BS degree from the University of Alabama and an MS degree from Boston University. Lieutenant Commander Garrett was relieved as Executive Officer by Lieutenant Commander Shelso in April.