Pine Island (AV 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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i Captain Gerald Eg Minor was born in Leoti, Kansas on 19 July 1917, the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Minor. After entering the Navy in October of 1940, he was commissioned an Ensign on 21 J une 1941 through the Aviation Cadet Program. During World War II he served two years as a flight instructor at Pensacola, Florida and Dallas Texas. The last part of World War II was spent as Assistant Air Officer aboard the USS MARCUS ISLAND QCVE-77-Q in the Pacific. Since World War II he has served as the Executive Officer of Patrol Squadron THREE in Panama, Plane Officer at BUPERS and on A CAPTAIN ' GERALD E. MINOR coMMANo1NG oPFicER uss PINE ISLAND QAV-125 1 the staff of COMNAVAIRP AC, in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations QONIQ, as Com- manding Officer of Patrol Squadron TWENTY- ONE in the Mediterranean, Operations Officer aboard the USS HORNET QCVA-123, in the Enlisted Distribution Divisionat BUPERS, and Officer-in-Charge of Naval Collaboration in Air Intelligence at Washington, D.C.'I'1iS most recent assignment was on the Joint Staff of Headquarters Alaskan Command as AS- sistant Chief of Staff J-2, Intelligence. He is married to the former Marian Eileen Gamble of Garden City, Kansas and has a son and a daughter.

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A Commander Grant L, Donnelly Was born on 23, April 1922, inlvleadow, Utah. He at- tended the University ofWyoming, University of Utah, George Washington University and San Francisco State College. It was from San Francisco State College that he received the Bachelor of Arts, degree in World Trade and International Development. He completed flight training at Naval Air Advanced Train- ing Command, Corpus Christi, Texas, Where he was commissioned as Ensign and desig- nated a Naval Aviator on 16 July 1943, His duties have included fighter, trans- COMMANDER I P GRANT L. DONNELLY EXECUTIVE OFFICER uss PINE ISLAND CAV-125 port and patrol Squadrons. He, served as Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron. FOUR, In addition to these he has served on COIVINAB ELEVEN and COMWESTSEAFRON Staffs. Prior to reporting to the USS PINE ISLAND on 15 November 1963, he served as Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron THIRTY-ONE. He has been married to the former Lorna Robinson of Oakland, California, since 24 March 1945. The Donnellys have two children, Pamela and Bruce.