Sacramento (AOE 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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it if 1' A. . W I 5. unmann- 01' P I CDR. 1. W. Blair Dec. 1963 - March 1965 CDR, Ira W, Blair was born in Cairo, Nebraska. He was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946, attended the Naval Intelligence School and Russian Language school in 1951-1952, and was awarded the defgree of Master of Science QManagemen? in 19 lat the U.S. Naval Postgraduate Schoo , Monterey, California. His Sea duty has included tours in USS LEYTE QCV 325, USS CATAMOUNT QLSD 175, USS EATON QDDE 5105, Staff of COMPHIBRON EIGHT, and USS CANISTEO QAO 995. In addition to the previously listed schools, his shore duty has included tours as Instructor in Portuguese at the U.S. Naval Academy, Instructor in Amphibious Operations at the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School and Assistant Naval Attache', Singapore. He is married to the former Arlene Bross of Richland, Pa. They have four sons, and make their permanent home in Richland, Pa. hip's Executive ficers CDR- J. C. Burnett March 1965 - Commander James C, Burnett is a native of Portland, Oregon. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Oregon State College in 1949 and did graduate work at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology of the University of Oregon. He also studied at the University of London and the U,S, Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, Prior to entering College he served as a radarman in the U.S. Coast Guard on the LST 169 in the Western Pacific during the closing days of World War II, After college he taught elementary and high school at Umatilla, Oregon. He entered active commissioned service when reporting as Executive Officer of the USS TATNUCK QATA-1955 in 1951. Other duty assignments have included: Navigator and Oper- ations Officer of the USS ROOKS QDD-8045 Communications Plans Officer on the staff of CINCNELMXCINCSPECOME with communica- tion Liaison duties to the Royal Navy, Opera- tions Officer of USS NITRO CAE-235, Destroyer and Ordnance Advisor to the Turkish Navy and Chief Staff Officer of COMDESRON 8.

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LCDR H.C. BRAWNER FIRST LIEUTENANT 4 66 99 LCDR G.E. BLACK WEAPONS OFFICER UTI! Provides leadership and manpower for the support of our mission and main- tenance of deck and hull, the operation of boats and deck machinery, the deck seamanship operation and evolutions, and the external security of the ship, LTJG D.J. GILL BOATSW AIN I LTJG H.T. STONELAKE ASSISTANT FIRST LT.