Philippine Sea (CG 58) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Thomas James was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 1 July 1956. He graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in June 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. After attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, he was commissioned an Ensign in September 1978. Lieutenant Commander James' initial assign- ment was in USS DECATUR IDDG-311 as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, where he served from June 1979 until July 1982. He then reported to the USS CAYUGA ILST-11861 as the Operations Officer. In 1984, he attended the Surface Warfare Officer Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1985, Lieutenant Commander James was assigned to the USS BRADLEY IFF-10411 as Engineering Officer. This was followed by another assign- Executive fiieer Jonathan T. James Lieutenant Commander United States Navy 'X fr A ment as Engineering Officer aboard USS VIN- CENNES ICG-491. In July 1989, Lieutenant Commander James reported to the United States Army Command and General Staff Col- lege in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as a student. VVhile there, he was accepted as the first Navy Officer to attend the prestigious School of Advanced Militaries Studies for an extra year of study. Upon graduation in May 1991, Lieu- tenant Commander James was awarded a Mas- ter of Military Arts and Sciences Degree. In December 199 1, Lieutenant Commander James assumed duties as Executive Officer on USS PHILIPPINE SEA ICG-581. Lieutenant Commander J ames' personal awards and deco- rations include the Navy Commendation Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

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N8 Jr. 'W gin Berk- iinm SFA 3 sea assi? i1ElllQfl7 Ch 'zoihf 1 . h, A Judie Sch' Sit :QCD aww, -tonal ti' .1 AQUS Sen 3. v .O. ,A d will gil Commanding fficer Patrick A. Callahan Captain United States Navy ZZ June 1990 to Z4 June 1992 A-if Ei Captain Callahan was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering. His initial assignment after commissioning was as First Lieutenant and Fire Control Officer aboard USS BORDELON IDD-8811. Following graduation from the Department Head Course at the Naval Destroyer School in 1969, he served as Weapons Officer aboard USS ROBERT H. MCCARD IDD-8221 until October 1971. Follow on sea assignments include: Weapons Officer, USS RICHMOND K. TURNER ICG-2013 Commissioning Executive Officer, USS NICHOLSON IDD-98213 Surface Opera- tions Officer, Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWOQ Commanding Officer, USS 0'BANNON IDD- 987lg and Chief Staff Officer, Destroyer Squadron SIX. Captain Callahan's shore assignments include Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Person- nel, the Navy Post Graduate School at Mon- terey, California, where he graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science, the Naval War College of Newport, Rhode Island, and the Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic staff where he served as Assis- tant Chief of Staff for Combat Systems. Captain Callahan's awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with three Gold Stars, the Navy Com- mendation Medal with Gold Star, Navy Achieve- ment Medal, as well as numerous campaign and service awards. Captain Callahan is married to the former Maureen Murphy of Chicago, Illinois and the father of two children, Christopher and Colleen.

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35 Dt 08 Command Master Chief HTCM Cswl William Pelland Dy I , J an 5, 5 1 'fa' 1394 4 W' --:, -1477 f . , S WK USS VB lfllltlldi te tm' nur, Niall C .L 5 siudez .- 1 ip' School W3 vet xv. aol, ll vi. .555 gill: .gg - n Dfvlek' L V V fi I WU :gi fr! Q Oulu' u ' , f. 4 . . fl ,emfy 81 amid, 5 4 1 ,f . u, ,fif 'T v 1' 116531 I Master Chief Pelland was born 11 November 1938 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He entered the U.S. Navy on 26 June 1956 and completed Recruit Training at RTC Bainbridge, Maryland. He graduated Damage Controlman A school in December 1956. Master Chief Pelland served aboard the USS NORTHAMPTON ICLC-11 from January 1957 to October 1959. He completed his enlistment contract at Naval Marine Corps Training Center Springfield, Massachusetts in June 1962. After a 3 year hiatus, Master Chief Pelland rejoined the U.S. Naval Reserves Febru- ary 1965 until he was recalled back to active duty in June 1972. Since his recall, Master Chief Pelland served aboard USS JULIUS A. FURER IDEG-61, USS SPIEGEL GROVE ILSD- 32l, USS VIRGINIA CCGN-381, USS AMERICA ICV-661, and Carrier Air Wing 6 embarked aboard USS FORRESTAL ICV-591. His shore tours include Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Little Creek, Virginia, Fleet Training Unit, Little Creek, Virginia: and Fleet Training Center, Mayport, Florida. Master Chief Pelland 'Iv r 1 lf' 3' J x :gf an - N gf, 13: v I . If 'W A , L f I in If . WI' ' 'Aff' ' ' 'L 491 ft. .dmv served as Command Master Chief of Carrier Air Wing 6 at Cecil Field, deploying with USS FOR- RESTAL CCV-591 from January 1991 to Janu- ary 1992. He reported aboard PHILIPPINE SEA in February 1992 as the second Command Master Chief. ' Master Chief Pelland's personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, Navy Achievement Medal with 2 Gold Stars, Joint Meritorious Unit award, Navy Unit Com- mendation ribbon with 2 stars, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal with Silver Star, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Humanitarian Service Award, Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal, Southwest Asia Medal, Sea Service Deployment ribbon with four stars, and Enlisted Surface Warfare Spe- cialist. Master Chief Pelland is married to the former Lillian Zito of Freehold, New Jersey. He has 2 stepchildren and 3 children from a previ- ous marriage.