Wichita (AOR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR G.L. SKIR , USN Commander George L. Skirm lll is a native of Norfolk Virginia. He began his naval career ln eiilistiiig in the N.n.il lieseix e in Mtn 19651 d ft ' ' ' an a er receiving an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy from the Secretary of the Navy, he gi.idii.itt-tl in l'lfl .ind has coininissioned on Ensign in the regular Navy. After commissioning Commander Skirm spent three years onboard the USS NIZOSHO UNO- l lsbl .is llir lst A l ignid t .algo Ollit U' he was then transferred to the USS DAHLGREN CDDG-435 where he served an eighteen month loin as thet It N l DS ollit vi ln 1075 Coiiiiiiaiidei' Sklfm attended the Surface Warfare Department Head course, and was subsequently assigned to the USS VRANt'lS HAMMOND HTF- l067l liovii0D0lT9d in Yokosuka, Japan, serving as the Weapons Officer. He was later assigned a split loin as Ont-intioii-. twllit ei mtlm.ilt1llSS WABASH iAOR-5i- Upon completion of this sea tour he was assigned to Commander Servif e tnoup ONI' stall as Assistant tWiit'i.itioiis st ht-dnlei in ltltltl-1931 He then served a sequential staff tour with Commander Cruiser Destroyer tironp lilVl ns thet It N I bis tillit ei In l ebiimiy mm hc iCD0f'ed to the USS WICHITA as Executive Officer. g , His decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal twith one gold stail, Meiitoiions lliiit t tniiiiit'iicl.ilitiil txoit-.in lwesidential Unit Commendation, and several individual and service awards. efxo

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1-'3 'UN, U 9 AFCIVI .W. WEAVER, USN was Dorn in BOVViSldl1f1,Ali7Cl'l1l, larhicla, i11 lf1, 1Z,llt1t.1111t'1t11l11'111111111S1.111's111 111319 Master Chiefweaveryjoined the navy in August 1952. Af1C'1'iJ11SlC l11ill1ll111ll1S1ll11510110111111 f111n1.111 1' N11111111.11111 N1111111111S11111111111' Mechanic HA School he was assigned to Naval Air Station, North Is1an1l,S.1nl1i1'g11 1111 111111 1111 111' 111 111 111f11- 111- 1111'1111s11-11 fwlltyiwtlexi NAS North Island, having advanced to Aviation Structural M111 11211111 1'i1s1 Class, ln 1956, he was assigned to Patrol Squadron 4O,l1ase1la1NavalS1a1io11,Sa11qI1'1l'111111,111'1111l11i1 1111111 V1111111111111-s 111'111'1a1111'1111111111111 and flew aboard the P-SM Marlin seaplane. In January 1961, 1115 was 111011101111 111 1 1111-1 1'1-111 111111 111 111111 111 111.11 111111,11 11-111 1t'11Ul'l1-'U 10 Training Squadron 51 at Naval Air Station, Corpus fQ11ris1i,'l1'xas. Master ChiefWeaver was transferred to Naval Air Station,Ala1111'1la,t a,,i11 111112,111111111111-11.1s.11111111111s111111 11-1 111111 1.111 1111 11111112118 at the Naval Air Rework Facility. From 1964 to 1966, he sc-1v1-11 with 11111 1i1s1 11111111 S1111a1111111 11111 111111111111-111 111.1 1.11111 11'111'si11111'if1' Fleet Composite Squadron Five, lJetar,hmer11 Alfa,I1ast'tla1 Naval A11 S1a1i1111, 1 11111 I'11i111 V1111111111111-111111111 111 11111.111111'111111ss11111s11l1 '11 the coast of South Vietnam. After receiving training in 1111- Iil1liIl1t'Il11l1f 1' 111 111111 -'1l'l11111111111.11111.111111111 111111111 -111111 11111111 131 .11 11'11'i Air Station, Miramar, San Diego, Weaver wasorrltzrc-1l1o1111111111Sq11.11111111 l1'1,'1lll11t -.111111111.1-11 --.111111.1 11-. .1 1:11111111'11a1111' 1111111 From early 1968101116Iatierparlol l9811Mas1t'rfI1it'1W1'.1v1'1 1v.1'1.1-11-.i11111'1I1111.11111111.'s1111,111111111.,11111'1l11111 111111-. 1111111 111 1111'1 N and overseas,ln1lune1981,he1rar1sl1:rre1l1oNava1Ai1S1a1i1111,111111111,N11 ,111111111.11111 1 11111111.11111t1.1-.1111 11111111111 1111.111'.11 1as11'1 Chiefweaverjoined the crew o111SSl5N'H'lRl'ltlS1'1i11A11g11'11 l'1111!11111111.1'..1'.1.11111111111 f11N111,11,1111 l1,111111!t1111111Z'11111111f1 l11Mlt1111'1 1983,hewasappointedfQomrnar1r11'1.1s11f1't,1c1i111r111111- 131111, I 111 M111 I'111'1Fi,1-.11111111l1'11,1111111111 1 1 11 11,, 1 N 1' 'N Command Master Chief. , 1-1 1111. 1 -1 V11tllllQ.1s1X111l1: Mas1,erC.hiefWeaverisrriarrifffl1r11111'1r1111111 1311l1111f111111 '1111111111 1. 1 1 l , , X 1 1 1 -1 , 1 , ' ' Son Doriallfl. Yqym ,,1,, RU,1l111Utx1 affyw,