Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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olonel Robert W. Wiegand, a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, served his first Marine Corps tour of duty as a platoon commanderfcrypto officer aboard the USS Spiegel Grove during the Solant Amity ll cruise, Designated a naval aviator in December 1960, Col. Weigand's squadron tours have in- cluded Flight instructor, NAS Pensacola, NATOPS Officer, HMM-364, Executive Officer, H8iHS-36, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Opera- tions Officer and Executive Officer of VMFAT- 101, Executive Officer, HSMS-10, Executive Of- ficer and Commanding Officer, VMA-211, Air- craft Maintenance Officer and Operations Of- ficer, MARTD, El Toro, Commanding Officer, H8iMS-11, and Commanding Officer, VMFA-314. Staff tours performed by Col. Wiegand have included Assistant Operations Officer, Fighter- Attack Desk, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Expedi- tionary Airfields Officer, DCfS, Air, Head- quarters U.S. Marine Corps, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 and Chief of Staff, Headquarters, FMF Europe lDesignatelg Director of Standard- ization and Safety and most recently, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. Col. Wiegand has completed post-graduate studies in financial management and has at- tended the Royal Defense College, Joint War- fare Course in the United Kingdom. Col. Wiegand's decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross with three stars, Meritorious Service Medal, 32 Air Medals. Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Cita- tion with two stars, Navy Unit Citation with two stars, Meritorious Unit Citation, Marine Corps Expenditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four Stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, the Vietnam Meritorious Commendation-Gallantry Cross and the Viet- nam Campaign Medal. Col. Wiegand has flown more than 5,600 hours in 20 different Marine aircraft. Col. Wiegand resides at Camp Lejeune. North Carolina with his wife Beverly and son Brett. CTF Colonel Robert W. Wiegand Commanding Officer

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aptain Judson H. Springer was born in Springville, Pennsylvania. After gradua- tion from Springville-Dimock High School, he attended East Stroudsburg State Teachers College earning a Bachelor of Science degree in June 1957. Commissioned in July 1958 through the AOC Program, Captain Springer completed flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in February 1960. Captain Springer transitioned to the A-4 aircraft with Attack Squadron 125 at Naval Air Station, Lemoore. California, until August 1960 and was subse- quently assigned as Weapons Officer for At- tack Squadron 93 until June 1963. Further assignments placed him as an instructor for Attack Squadron 125 until 1966 and as Train- ingjOperations Officer for Attack SQu8CrCn 192 until July 1968. Captain Springer then became an exchange pilot with the 27th Tac- tical Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base New Mexico until July 1969 He then server.: as an instructor with Attack Squadron 1?-1 at Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida A year HS a student at the Defense lritewgerifge School was followed by as-,ignrnerit as A r Warfare Officer for Cruiser Destroyer F ut a TWELVE until Noverntmr 1972 After ret quilllflciltlcin with Attack Firltirifirtiri llf? 'e then Served its Executive Offifgiir rift! rnandlng Officer of Attack ttitttitittr wt V3 followed by one ynair at this Ntitii inns s.'i',ir lego. Furtnor assiunrnnnt tiriitiljtt! 'r Ctilof of Nzivnl Opnrittitiri-1 .-.lt PlanslF'ollcy Brnntzti .intl ttmn in it . mftndor Naval Air Fortm, Ll S Atlttn! r' I it--' ln Jitnuitry 1978 no .tssurrmii l.'wft'ftfi'tf ' Currier Air Wing EIGHT tittimrtt USS Ne'.'i QCVN 687 ilftd iff MAY l9f9 rppitrtnif Q Q mttnder Naval Air Fortfn, Ll S Am-A-5 H as Air Wing and Air Tmirtirig Offfmr completion of pipeline trmrttrtg Ftp MSU'--,sa command of USS ALISTINMA ,rpg .st February 1982 and than sorted f.-.rfb Tern. Chief of Naval Operations for Arr l.'.i.qr',q-9 ,gg Branch Head for OP-506 urttti vat tggg Captain Sprirtgers docorattcns in: use :se Distinguished Flying Crggg, ve' gy 3,5 Service Medal, Navy Cortvtfecatlcn Veda and 26 Air Medals Captain Springer is ntgrrreg tg Q'-9 fgrmg' Bama Jean Smith of Mobije, A aber--3 The-, r6Sld6 in Virginia Beach wth it-gs' gtg 5.5-5' Jud and Robert. ... ... ..-- .....s... ..,.. . ,- CTF Capt. Judson H. Springer Commodore

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CTF 61 Commander Thomas W. i Summerlin Chief of Staff Commander Thomas W. Summerlin was born in Atlanta. Georgia. After graduation from Broxton, Georgia High School. he attended Emory University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1965. After attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, Commander Summerfin received his commission in November, 1965. His sea duty tours have been in various types of surface shipsg USS CONWAY QDD 5071 as Damage Control Assistant, USS TAKELMA QATF 1131 as Executive Officer, USS JOHN W THOMASON tDD 7601 as Engineer Officer, USS SAN BERNARDINO QLST 11891 as First Lieutenant, USS COR- ONADO QLPD 111 as Operations Officer, USS HARLAN COUN- TY lLST 1196185 Executive Officer and USS SPIEGEL GROVE tLSD 321 as Commanding Officer, Commander Surnmerlin has served with the Italian Third Naval Division as Amphibious Operations Officer in me Personnel Exchange Program and ashore has been assigned as CIC Training Director, Fleet Combat Training Center, AUBFIUC, Dam Neck virginia and as Officer-in-Charge, US Naval Support Activity Detachment Gaeta, Italy Commander Sumrnerliri is a graduate of Destroyer School and an honors graduate in italian of The Defense Larsgcage ln- eflfufe, Monterey, California His Oorgoratmrts rifgarle the Meritorious Service Modal and trie nary Cr,.rirrr,,rrcat.ori , Medal Crmirnarider Surnrrierlin is rnarriorg lu me rom,.,' 5,0511 ,ine Bundy of los Angolan, Cjalifnrrira fue, ar.: tue' '.,,' 54: Michael, Siltepnori, Andrew anr1f'uler rea?-Jo fs T. 1.15 ua in-43 . CTF 62 I Lt. Col. William T. Tucker Executive Officer I rw- r-A . Ufliriirur Willimiil 'liir,l-,ni was born on August 28, 1946 in ' . I- 1:11-swisf Hrs p':4r1llulrrr1firirriffm Uriivmstfy of T0nn955gq931Maf, ' vs:-' l l l '.lfi'lll'f?1 'mr,rrrir1 liretiiuriaril in Jump 1968 He BUODC' ' 4 V+' 't '- 'le'.f 1 U1 gvadiialirrg in Dr9r,r9rnb0r 1968 and was 1' '14-.tw Q, 1lrr.Ktr.:i,ifllif ,Vg -'!w1HHnI1p,g.1r,llUw,f,Q rnoy-,th '7 ' ff - f 7 -1' V'-' '-lttvrrd at a trlafrmri cortffriander with COM- C-P' - UIl a'i f ili',r1 lzaftalirlri lurcre l,0Qis,tir,e Command. FMF V :-V 1, I-cr' i vl'tQ 1' Ula. slrrifurj ',1p,tr-fl, iri FCQYJYUBYY 1970, he BUYYCQO 35 '. 2 ' ' ' '- V P' 't 4 ri'fir,w and crirrimarlding officer, Company ' W VW 'ff' Vt2 '- 'ff-Qrrurrrrf W7 Marine Division at Camp L0- nc- rin '. ' .wi-pf-ZZ,-,+'f. . avg no e ,,-. it 'YlI7j1',-1,114-,JaYaIAmph.b'fjUs Bam, Lit- ' ' Q JL 'P 1' f-W-'P 51' af wribatvatsyri iribfrucfol 31 Landing ' 'f'r- f'i i i2s'i'f 1-e.,,'.w .::.:r. r-.L r- uma. his U,g,vifiv F-tauirviqrit .Janne DN'Mon In January ' 'Wi 2' i 3 ' 1' 'f10'2-1Pf'1Wf,- and Der-rice C0mOanY- 2d 881' .p.'i.-.- Ha 1:ur.r:-f rr':' ge 1v,:a r, 2 r,,!5,3g,y and 1319, as the S44 ofhceh f 'A 'A' r 'fe ZW'-'-1:12121 i' the SZ Mayaguez recovery operation, 2m '7 '- f1 '7 U' 9'f fDB y' F. Battalion LandrflQ 'Q 4 1 ' 3'-P ' Q ' 2 '5 7 W 'Z1'i1t1i:ua Warfare ihpol in 1976 and in gf ati: 1,1334-1 Z: oraT.,ivi.wf glfiuar gf Cgfnpany C. Magma Sgcunfy I 3 -EFT '.5i'1aii'i' Z' that I-. u6q'ij,3' Qgqgularg General m Hong Kong' H6 'f M' V'7 'Q T 1f ff' COTIDBYW C. MSGBn in June 1979. 'f 'fV'ff'-Q 3'-9 4'-'14-5 States rr 19504 nf, ygymgg to HAS Company. I 'jftilil-FT'-'2 Safziiff' Heaifzuaftera Marantz Corps He aerved ag me D45 Tialfk' ZW: vb :,g'15ig1,' g:,5LJfi-,Z 535.21 A 'Fil '-fi -'za :r5e'e: to tm, flgld grade offrcarg Air and 1: in ,, -ge : :Jg B AA'7f', 1-nerr? hearing I-,irriraff Wing at Cherry X V,i.' -itll -:siren en vers? jet aa the .flj ptarrg ryfflggry He pn-396 me 220 i 'QQ g 'f' 'Q'-'f J 't ' -fe J24'r U56 as me erecutrve offlcer. N -V--J Jfllff S ,J':'5-1 -B 5922633955 lflQlUO9, U59 Qjgfftonous I BW -'5 'a'-321-:r Masai wan combat VM: Vietnam Cross of -:bl-B' Ty -r-ff' ::':f1f.: star 'Je':?ra i Campaign Medalg and Vggmam Say- rt:-E Ure-32, arf' it gg-rpaigf 51375 h 'g- .5 .i ii': .Z ,V g 1377957 Lyfy Hafklnsd have tvio sons' l V-. . . . . lil, 4 Za'-I 5 SEJQTTQQY, Rgpgggal