USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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,. , ....-........,i,-c. iw.-,. . A IIIIQ Bi 55 lluN- .XX,x .x,, X ,qi ,,,,,,,Nw ,XX. . K X A X N X 'C 4 X Q 3 ! if M 5 X wi Y' QW ra ii E, fi Commander William R. JENKINSON can goo whole day, weeks or even a whole cruise wifhouf ever hearing his name. He goes by yanofher name: AIRT BOSS, The BOSSf' of The AIR DeparTmenTis an experienced heli- copTer piiofiwifh more Than 4700 hours in ali Types of heiicopfers. The Monfepelierl Idaho naTivei joined The Navy in 4962 earned his WINGS,of GOLD in 4963 and WESTPAC 80-84 smokes his sixfh WESTPACdepIoymenT. The AIR BOSS is marriedrfo The former MissiKaThleen Pefersonfrom Cohiville, Wyoming andis The faTher of eighT children. He is ia solid family man. Commander Jen- kinson says Thafifhe dedicafed hard working officers and men of The Air DeparTmenT are whaf madeifhis cruise an enjoymenfwfo be on. T A A A y Q X .

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