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USS SPRUANCE DD-963 SPRUANCE is The firsT of d cldss of 3T desfrovers developed for The primdry missionof dnTi-supmd- rine vvorfdre, including operofions ds on inTegrol pdrf of OTTOCK cdrrier forces. These mulTi-pur- pose compdTonTs ore dlso copople of delivering long rdnge surfoce ond lond missile dTTocks ond ndvol gunfire support. UTilizing highly developed vveopons svsTems, SPRUANCE con engoge ships, supmorines, oircrdfi ond shore TdrgeTs. WiTh Tvvo five inch 54 cdliper MK L15 gun mounTs, MK AT VerTicdl Lounch sysTem CTOMAHAVVKD, l-lorpoon Missile SysTem MK 32 Torpedo Lounchers, NATO Seo Spdrrovv Missil SysTem, ond on emporked LAMPS MK lll HelicopTer deTochmenT, SPRUANCE is copdple of mdinTdining Americd's sTrengTh on The ocedns of The vvorld. SPRUANCE is 563 feeT, A inches in lengTh, vviTh d peom of 55 feeT ond disploced 9000 Tons. The crevv consisTs of in excess of 2T officers ond 308 enlisTed. An empdrked l-lelicopfer DeTochmenT odds OD dddiTionol five officers ond T5 enlisTed. The keel wos ldid 27 Novemper T972. SPRUANCE vvos lounched T0 November T973 ond vvos commissioned 20 Sepfemloer T975.
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Admiral Raymond Ames Soruance Admiral Raymond Ames Soruance was born 3 July i886 in Ballimore, Maryland and OHQHUGF ine Uniled Slales Naval Academy, gradaalina wiln ine class of l907. Admiral Spruance flrsl dui linguisned himself as a Taclician and slralegisl wnen ne defealed ine Japanese carrlerforce-S0 ine Ballle of Midway in June l9112. Allernaling command of ine Pacific Fifln Fleel during VVOFIU War ll wiln Admiral William llBull l-lalsey, Admiral Sloruance's Taclical brilliance was repealedlv d' l d d ' ' ' ' ' ' isp aye uring ine invasions of ine Giloerl, Marsnall and Marianas Island and during The COP' lure of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. l-le was known as ine uQuiel Warrior . Admiral Spruance W05 called oul of reliremenl oy ine Presldenl of ine Uniled Slales in l95l To lo Ommsscdofto ecome ine Pniliopines. He served as Ambassador anlil i955 wnen ne relurned lo nis nome on ine MOU' lere P ' I ' ' ' ' ' ' y eninsu a in California. Admiral Sioruance died in l9o9.
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COIVIIVIANDINC-5 OFFICER CAPTAIN qsisu lvl. c. VVAHLSTROIVI KK 0 '14, W 3, A 9 N 'ff . -1 . I I-.WI . fbi? ' V ' 'Vx ' - y 'ofru ' 'I I 11RXNwXxs- low .1 , ,go eg --ff -ci , f-. X4-C-sf? CopToin Cselb lvidrk WohlsTrom, is The son of l.ieuT'enolnT Colonel ond Mrs. Donold H. WdhlsTrom of Povvdy, 'COllfOff1lC1. Commonder Wohlsfrom grdduoTed from Powoy l-ligh School in June 1973. Upon grodudTion, he vvos owdrded o Novy ROTC Scholorship ond offended The CiTodel in ChorlesTon, SouTh Cdrolino. In lvloy 1977, he eorned d Bochelor of Sci- ence degree in Business AdminisTrdTion ond wos commis- sioned on Ensign. CDR WohlsTrom wds ossigned To USS PON- CHATOULA CAO 1485, where he served os The AssisTonT FirsT LieuTenonT, FirsT Division Officer, ond Gunnery Officer. CAPT Wdhlsfrom complefed Surfoce Worfdre Officer School DepdrTmenT Hedd course in Sepfemper 1981 ond served ds Chief Engineer in USS ROARK CFF 10535 unTil Jonuory 19811. From Februory 1984 Through SepTemper 1985, he served ds Chief Engineer in USS HORNE CCG 303. From SepTemper 1985 Through June 1986, he served os OperoTions Officer in HORNE. From June 1986 Through December 1987, CART WdhIsTrom oTTended Ndvdl Posfgrodudfe School, lvlonTerey, Cdlifornid edrning o lviosTer of Science in ivionogemenf degree vvifh emphosis in findnciol mdnogemenf From Jonudry 1988 To July 1989, CDR Wohlsfrom served ds The Assisfonl Chief of Sfdff for Adminisfrdfion ond Flog Secrefdry To Commdnder, Cruiser-DesTroyer Group 1. From July 1989 To Morch 1991, he served ds The ExecuTive Officer, Pre-Commissioning UniT COVVPENS CCG 63D ond ds The Execufive Officer, USS COW- PENS CCC- 635 from lvlorch 1991 To lviorch 1992. CO's Pinning Ceremony
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