Stein (DE 1065) - Naval Cruise Book

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ECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR PA UL T. SO VAL Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL was born in New York. He graduated from Trinity School in New York and the Uni- versity of Mississippi. After completing preparatory school, Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Fire Control rating while sta- tioned aboard USS STORMES IDD-7801 with the Atlantic Fleet. In 1956 Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL accepted a fleet appointment for Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Commissioned in 1960 at the University of Mississippi, Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL spent three years in USS MAHAN fDLC-111 as First Lieutenant and Fire Control Of- ficer. This was followed by six months as a student at the Naval Destroyer School, and two years in USS IOHN KING IDDC-31 as Weapons Officer. In May of 1966, Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL reported to the Atlantic Fleet Missile Weapons Systems Training Unit to head the Tartar and Terrier systems group. Returning to sea in fuly 1967, Lieutenant Commander SOUVAL reported to the building site for USS READY IPG- 87j and placed her in commission later that year, as Com- manding Officer. ln November 1969 he reported to the Re- public of Vietnam where he served as Commander River Squadron 55, in the Mekong Delta. He completed his in- country assignment in October 1970 and then reported to the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School where he undertook studies in the field of Electrical Engineering. Lieutenant Com- mander SOUVAL reported to USS STEIN IDE-10651 in November 1973. He is married to the former Dency Wood Brooksbank of Old Saybrook, Ct. and they have two sons: Mark U31 and Keith f9j. The SOUVALS live in Chula Vista, Ca.

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lfzls. is 'KQQQQ Hz '11 .zu EST ti U' iff 4 V . ' 'Y Vai 11 . 'ter . 1 M af P ' ,I Q li' fi S Commander Walter A. REISTER was 1935 in Sparta, Michigan. He attended the University Michigan and the United States Naval Academy, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy in 1958. He later earned the Masters Degree in Physics at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and attended the U. S. Naval War College, Command and Staff Course, at Newport, Rhode Island. At sea, Commander REISTER has served in USS F. T. BERRY 1DDE-8581, on the staff. Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirty-Six, in USS TOWERS IDDG-91 and as Exe- cutive Officer of USS BRUMBY IDE-10441. He also served as Sonar Evaluation Officer with the Key West Test and Evalua- tion Force. Prior to reporting to USS STEIN IDE-10651, he served briefly on the Staff, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, in the Readiness and Training Di- vision. Commander REISTER is married to the former Evelyn Hardcastle of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. They have three children, Walter, lr., Richard, and Curtis. Commander REISTER is authorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense, and Vietnam Services Medals. Commander REISTER is the second Commanding Officer, USS STEIN IDE-10651. 1 1.3 vs I s-S in , -. 5 vi . we 1' V1 v., .. . 9, ' . 1-ft xg

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se . . V vQ.:ti,gffjsi?3:,. ,Ft . -Qi L 5 3351 2:49 , as ,R 3, .- f Aa 1 H5524 . -. - xp. :ft . - . A ,,.yY .A .,.::.,,.. 5 ., 'I - .ig . ...Y J WESTPAC 74-75-M U September 1974 marked the start of STElN's second WestPac deployment. ln the course of nearly seven months, STEIN covered over 38,000 miles. Exercise MlDLlNK 74 , a joint operation in the lndian Ocean involving nearly 50 ships from the U.S., U.K., lran and Pakis- tan, brought STEIN to Karachi, Pakistan and Singapore. Christmas was spent in Thailand, where most of the crew visited Bangkok. Stops in Hong Kong, Keelung and Kaoshiung, Taiwan and the Philippines helped the crew relax between the rigorous trainin exercis g es. On the return trip, STEIN made brief stops at Guam, Midway and Hawaii, and arrived at San Diego, 7 April 1975.