Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander john .McKay r .-.-an--su Us x 'H nz D +L? lln..,M Commander john N. McKay, jr., comes to SPIECEL GROVE from USS EL PASO QLKA 1171 where he Served as Executive Officer. Prior to his tour on EL PASO, ht- had wr'-.i-tl .ws tihu-i Engineer on USS ALBANY QCC 10j, Fnginf-1-ring Oflict-r on USS BELKNAP ICC 265 and USS PRATT QDLG 131 and EXeCutive Offifer of USS SALUTE QMSO 4701. C'omrn.indm-r Nh lxav hav also served HS Assistant Chief Of Staff for Managernf-nt Information on thi- wtatt ot C omrnantle-r Mine Warfare Command. While with tht- Mint- VV.1rtart- Fort c, ht- wan .mwgm-tl .ix Opt-rations and Plans Officer of CTF 65 in Operation Nimbus Stri-am . This Tmlt fort 1- i-ondin it-il mini- clearance operations in the fvlediterrant-an which PVi'TTileIiIllY lt-tl to thi- opt-ning of thi' Suv: Canal in 1975, Holding a Master of Soir-rife Degree lin c-ompnti-1 wut-rue-3 from thi- Nami Postgraduate Sfhool, Commander Mc'Kay is alio .1 grarlimtr- nt 'Xustin Pi-.ix Slain- l nut-rvtx in Clarksville, Tennessee. His wife Charlene- and thr-ir two rhildron ilnhn and Cfarhi-rim-i maki- the family home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. flewmh, V -- -- - ff , fr -mn..-.ap.mnauf4-s r V ' -159-'U A sl