Richard E Byrd (DDG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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fx ., ,I C37 'Z .Q 1 ,X .Emi- .-Q-43 ref' ...A 345 ir ,. . 1 1 if fi gk r. Operations Department f4i! 'W - , Lieutenant PAUL S. HOLMES United States Navy IS H I es USN be an his military service in January 1975 as an enlisted man. Upon completion of basic training at KFC Lieutenant Pau . o m , , Q Orlando, he transferred to NTC Great Lakes to complete the Navy s Basic Electricity and Electronics course. He was selected as a participant in the pilot Ere Conirolman A School in New London, Connecticut He was a plankowner and first person to qualify in submarines while onboard USS MEMPHIS CSSN-6915. He advanced from seaman to petty ofiicer second class CFTGZJ prior to becoming a commissioned officer. LT Holmes a native of Spencer Iowa attended Iowa State University prior to entering the Navy. He received Bachelor of Arts degree in I H' t ' Se tember 1977. He eamed his commission through Officer Candidate School in May 1978. Ordered to USS DASH IMSO-428 is oryrn p for his operational tour, he served in the Damage Control Assistant, 1st Lieutenant, Mme Counter-Measures, and Executive Officer brllets ' ' ' ' t d S rface Warfare from December 1978 through November 1980. In September 1980 as a lieutenant junior grade he was desrgna e a u Officer. LT Holmes has also had service in USS LUCE QDDG-C585 as communications officer Headquarters U.S. Forces IioreafEighth U.S. Anny ti fiicer. While sening in fSecretary Joint Staffi as Action Control Officer and Security Manager, and USS SAN DIEGO CAFS-67 as opera ons o SAN DIEGO, he reached two milestones in his career as he qualified as Engineering Ofiicer of the Watch CEOOWI and achieved his Command Qualification. His decorations and awards include Navy Commendation Medal with one star, Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Marksman ribbon, Battle Efficiency Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployinent ribbon with two stars. LT Holmes and his wife, Su Chun, reside in Virginia Beach. He has two children, Christina and Jonathan. 8 Operations Department

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