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Change of Command CAPTAIN WILLIAM W. GENTRY Captain William W. Gentry, USN, a native of North Carolina, has been the Com- manding Officer of the POCONO since 17 February, 1962 when he relieved Captain John W. Reed, USN, in ceremonies held aboard the ship. Captain Gentry, a graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1939, has had much sea duty having served on the following ships: the old ENTERPRISE, the WASP, NIELDS, HARDING, GHERARDI, DES MOINES, FORRESTAL, and BOSTON. He served as Com- manding Officer of the GHERARDI, a destroyer, and was executive officer on the HARDING and more recently on the BOSTON. From 1950 until 1953 he was an instructor at the General Line School, Monterey, while in 1954 he was the Senior Engineering and Damage Control Officer with the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. From 1958-1960 Captain Gentry was Chief of the Navy Section with the Military Advisory Group in Belgium. He came to the POCONO after a two-year tour on the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff College in Nor- folk. During the Second World War, Captain Gentry participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the invasion of Sicily, the Normandy invasion, the invasion of Southern France, and the invasion of Okinawa. At the end of the vvar he was engaged in mine- svveeping operations in japanese waters. Captain and Mrs. Gentry presently make their home on Hampton Boulevard in Nor- folk, They have a daughter, jane. 5
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COMMANDER BRUCE B. DLINNING EXECUTIVE OFFICER Cdr. Bruce B. Dunning relieved Cdr. Waldo P. johnson as executive officer of the POCONO in San juan, Puerto Rico on February 21, 1961. Cdr. Dunning attended Beloit College and Western Michigan University prior to being commissioned in 1944. ln the years that followed he served aboard the USS R-20 a World War ll submarine, served With UDT TWO, he took a modified Ranger course and became a qualified parachutistg he was attached to the joint Advisory Commission Korea and the Combined Command for Reconnaissance Activities during the Korean Conflict, served as executive officer of the transport USS I-ICLLISQ was commanding officer of the ocean going minesweeper USS VICCRQ and most recently was assigned as Assistant Naval Attache for Air in the Hague, Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium until january, 1961, When he received his orders to the POCONO. Cdr. Dunning is authorized to Wear the following decorations: American Area, Asiatic Pacific, World War ll Victory Medal, Occupation with Europe and Asia Clasp, National Defense, Korean Service with two Stars, and United Nations Korean Medal. 6 1 7
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