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DEPAR TMEN T HEADS .I I , Q A O Z k ' ', . 4,-f X Y- LT C. W. CAREY LCDR T. C. ROWAN LCDR J, A, WILLETT, IV NU'UiQ0f0 0Pe Ufi0n-9 Officer Communication Officer LTJ. T. DOHERTY LT THOMAS J. SULLIVAN First Lieutenant Engineer Officer ,-4'- VY LCDR T. V. FEKULA LTR. L. SMITH LCDR R- K- HILL Supply Officer Medz'cal Officer Dental Officer
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OFFICER Captain Rowan was born in St. Paul Minnesota, in 1919, attended Cretin High School and graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in December 1941. His first tour of duty was aboard the USS VINCENNES KCA-442 which was sunk during the first battle of Savo Island, and, after a brief three month tour on the USS NORTH CAROLINA IBB-85j, he was assigned to the USS DE HA VEN IDD-4691 which was also sunk beneath him eight weeks later by Japanese dive bombers off the coast of Guadalcanal. The next seven months he spent recuperating in the San Diego Naval Hospital. He returned to duty successively aboard the USS BLUE IDD-7442, USS SIVENSON IDD-7291, and the staff of ComDesRon TWO where he spent the remaining two years of the war and the first three post war years. After attending Postgraduate School z'n communications at Annapolis in 1948, he was assigned to duty on the staff of ComCruDesPac in 1949 as Com- munications Officer and in 1952 to NavCommFac, London, as Executive Officer. In 1954 he reported as Operations Officer of the USS NEWPORT NEWS fC.-1-1481, and in 1955 he assumed command of the USS WREN IDD-5681. Two years later he reported to the Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy for duty as Assistant Chief of Stafffor Personnel and Administration. ln April 1961, after twelve months as Executive Offz'cer of the USS NEW- PORT NEWS ICA-1482 Captain Rowan was assigned to duty in Washz'ngton with the Director of Naval Communications where he served successively as Director, Plans and Policy Divz'sion,' Offz'cer in Charge, Naval Communicatz'ons Systems, Headquarters Activityj and Director, Program Division. -'milk ln. September 1963 Captain Rowan reported for duty as Prospective Com- 'U d 19 Officer of the Navy's first Communicat' M ' Rl Sh' USS .-X.Y.X'.-1PO1,I.S'KAGJIR-11. mn ajor e ay lp ldcflpfflifl R02i'an's .decorations and medals include the Purple Heart with go Q star, Asiatic-Pacific' Theatre U0 starsj, American Theatre, American De- -ttl:-fi?-X0 !l UCCUPGIIOII. National Service, Philippine Liberation, and China Captain Rowan is married to the former Ha I . K if ry Thompson of Durham, North and they are the proud parents of three boys, John, William and .I- THE COMMANDING kwin.
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