Pine Island (AV 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER ROBERT H LENSON EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS PINE ISLAND QAV 125 CDR Robert H LENSCN the son of CAPT R H LENSON Sr USN Qdeceasedj and Mrs Margaret LENSON was born 1nNorfolk V1rg1n1a on 24 October 1923 In 1944 CDR LENSON recelved h1s eornrn1ss1on as an Ens1gn 1n the Un1ted States Navy through the Naval Av1at1on Cadet Program Pr1or to belng eornrn1ss1oned CDR LENSON had attended the U S Naval Academy at Annapolls Maryland Before assummg the dut1es of Exeout1ve Off1oer of USS PINE ISLAND QAV 123 he was Commandlng Off1eer of Patrol Squadron 17 and served at the followlng duty stat1ons Naval M1ss1le Center Po1nt Mugu NAS Atsug1 Japan Patrol Squadron 46 and the Naval War College Newport Rhode Island CDR LENSON IS marrled to the former M1ss Raye F WELCH They have three ch1ldren Robert Carol and Margaret The LENSON farmly presently res1des 1n Coronado Cal1forn1a 0 - 0 9 0 Q Q 0, 0 Q . . ' 9 9 9 . - n Q u .' Q . . . a - Q . ' 9 . a . Q n 9 o 1 Q 0 ' 9 . . n n a . . a Q o a 9 9 9 9 9 o 9 9 9 9 4 4 . o 0 . . e Q 3 n Q n n n 9 1

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CAPTAIN CLIFFORD N. SEAVER COMMANDING OFFICER USS PINE ISLAND QAV-125 Captain Clifford N, SEAVER was born November 21, 1920, in Camden, New Jersey, the son of Mr. John K, SEAVER Qdeceasedj and Mrs, Edith Lillian Robinson SEAVER. He was attending Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when in 1942, he left college to join the Navy. He was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve, and in 1943, he was designated a Naval aviator. The remainder of World War II he served as a fighter pilot, participating in the battles of Kwajalein, Tarawa, Truk, Okinawa and Japan. Since World War II he has served as a flight instructor at Pensacola, Florida, Assistant Maintenance Officer of VON-1, Operations Officer of VC-3, Pro'e tP'l ' ' ' 3 c 1 ot and Jet Maintenance Officer In the Electronics Test Division at Patuxent River. He attended the General Line School in 1953. His subsequent duties included: Assistant Air Operations Officer of the USS HORNET QCVA 121 EX t' - , ecu Ive Officer of VF-52,CommandingOfficer of VF-52, Offic -' - er In Charge of the Jet Transitional Training Unit, Commanding Officer VT-21, Operations and E xecutive Officer of the USC TICONDEROGAQCVA-141. His most recent assignment was Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, on the Staff of Commander First Fleet. He is 'married to the former Miss Rose LaConte of Newark, New Jersey.

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