Aludra (AF 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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executive Edgar W. Pollum, Commander, United States Navy, Executive Officer, relieved in May 1966. He was under treatment at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Oakland, California prior to reporting to ALUDRA, Following his selection from the enlisted fire control technician rating and assign- ment to the NROTC program he was grad- uated from the University of Nebraska in 1953. His first tour of duty was as Fire Control Officer on USS MANCHESTER (CL-83). Since his first assignment of duty. Commander Pollum has served in: USS WATTS (DD-567) as Operations Of- ficer and Gunnery Officer; USS BEXAR (APA-737) as Engineering Officer. His other assignments include: Chemistry Instructor at the Naval Academy; As- sistant Quality Control and Reliability Officer for BuWeps Special Projects Of- fice; and Chief, Navy Section for Military Equipment Delivery Team, Rangoon, Burma. Commander and Mrs. Pollum with their four children David, Deborah, Julie, and Jeffrey, reside in San Leandro, California. officer e w pollum cdr usn