Pine Island (AV 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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y CAPTAIN HARVEY P. LANHAM UNITED STATES NAVY CAPTAIN Harvey P. Lanham entered the U. S. Naval Academy in 1933. As midshipman, he was editor of the 'G Log , and won the Commander James Edward Palmer Prize. Graduated and commissioned Ensign in June of 1937, he- subsequently advanced to the rank of Captain. Following graduation, he served on the USS NEW MEXICO until 1940, when he reported to N. A. S. Pensacola, Florida, for flight training. After being designated Naval Aviator in October, 19410, he joined Bombing Squadron 6 based on the USS ENTERPRISE. He later served as Commander, Bombing Squadron 81, Commander, Fighter Squadron 81, Commander, Air Group 21, and Commander, carrier Air Group 81. He has also served as Commander, Air Group 5, Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Group 5, and Executive Officer of the USS ORISKANY. . Captain Lanham acted as executive assistant and-senior aide to Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations prior to assuming command of the PINE ISLAND on the lst of September, 1959. At the present time, Captain Lanham is Commanding Officer of the USS INDEPENDENCE. Captain Lanham is the holder of numerous medals and decorations for outstanding and heroic achievements, including the Silver Star, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, six Air Medals, a Presidential Unit Citation for service aboard the USS ENTERPRISE, and a Navy Unit Citation for service aboard the USS WASP. Captain Lanham is married to the former Miss Shirley M. Vance, who lives with their' two children in Temple City, California. ' - 1

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myawmuaww wt 0F F ICERS CAPTAIN .ical-IN A. FERGUS , UNITED STATES NAVY 1 nz 1 ff. - 2 3' Captain John A. Ferguson of Watertown, South Dakota, began his Naval .'.h service on September 28, 1936 as a Naval Aviation Cadet. Upon completion of flight training, he was designated a Naval Aviator on September 10, 1937, f and was subsequently advanced to thc rank of Captain. His early naval sea duty experience has been primarily in. multi-engine seaplanes in the Pacific area. In September 1944, he assumed command of Patrol Bombing Squadron 13. A Captain Ferguson has had three tours of duty at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. He served as Executive Officer of the USS ATTU in 1945, and of the USS WASP in 1954-55. He was Executive Officer, and later Commanding Officer of the Mars Squadron VR-2, in 1951 at Alameda, California. He graduated from the U. S. Naval School fGeneral Linej in 1949, and from the Naval War College in 1954. From .1955 to 1957, he served as Commanding Officer of the U. S. Naval CIC Ofhcers School 'at NAS Glynco, Bruns- wick, Georgia. , Prior to reporting to his present assignment as Commanding Officer of the USS PINE ISLAND, he served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He reported to the CNO after serving as Operations and Plans Officer on the staff of Commander, Carrier Division Seventeen, then engaged in anti-submarine warfare operations in the Western Pacific. Among the numerous medals and decorations awarded Captain Ferguson 'are the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, and the Commendation Ribbon. if Captain Ferguson' is married to the former Miss Elizabeth Ann Harris, who lives with their three children in Arlington, Virginia. F

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COMMANDER JAMES D. HAZARD UNITED STATES NAVY Commander James D. Hazard was born in Gaylord, Michigan, on ,luly 18, 1920. A graduate of the class of 19441 at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, he selected aviation as a specialty and was designated a Naval Aviator in September, 1944. Commander Hazard served as Navigator on the CVE-98, and Executive Officer of VP-62, FASARON 112, and FASRON 115. ln June, 194-9, he was an assistant professor of Naval Science at the University of Michigan. ,After a tour of duty in Fleet Logistics Air Wing, Atlantic, he became assistant administration head at the Naval Academy. Prior to reporting to USS PINE ISLAND, Commander Hazard served as Executive Officer and, subsequently, Commanding Oflicer of PATRON 417.