Annapolis (AGMR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAYTAIN WILLIAM E CJSJSYEIZ . KOMMAN ING' orfycez R' tm ., I , 4 S3310 3' iz W ,..-I Mr I L - ' .,- iff. CAPTAIN WILLIAM F. CASPER, OF ROSELLE PARK, N.J., BEGAN HIS NAVAL I CAREER AS A QUARTERMASTER IN 1942. AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF IN THAT RATE, HE WAS SELECTED FOR NAVY SPONSORED UNIVERSITY TRAINING. IN 1946, CAPTAIN CASPER WAS GRADUATED FROM YALE UNIVERSITY AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE RANK OF ENSIGN FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, CAPTAIN CASPER WAS ON INACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THE KOREAN CONFLICT BROKE OUT HE THEN SERVED IN SEVERAL DESTROYER AND DESTROYER DIVISION STAFF BILLETS IN TASK FORCE 77 FOLLOWING KOREA, CAPTAIN CASPER STUDIED COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS AT THE U S NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA CAPTAIN CASPER REPORTED ABOARD USS PETERSON IDE 1521 FOR DUTY AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN 1956 TWO YEARS LATER HE ATTENDED THE COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE AT THE NAVAL WAR COI.I..EGE AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND AND IN 1960, HE ASSUMED HIS FIRST COMMAND, USS TOM GREEN COUNTY CI..ST 1159, HOME PORTED IN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN AFTER TWO YEARS IN TOM GREEN COUNTY, CAPTAIN CASPER SERVED IN SEVERAL BILLETS IN THE WASHINGTON AREA, INCLUDING DUTY WITH THE NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION, WASHINGTON, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, AND THE DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING OFFICEr MOST RECENTLY, CAPTAIN CASPER HAS SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER, USS GEORGE K MACKENZIE IDD 836, l HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF USS ANNAPOLIS IAGMR-IJ ON 9 JANUARY 1967.

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Q QQ s S EORN IN GILLHAM. ARK EROM HENDERSON SACHELOR'S CO X x xX X 1 x ANSAS, IN 1929, COMMANDER WILSO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN JUN DEGREE IN EIOLOGV. MMANDER WILSON SEGAN HIS NAVA NAVY IN JULY 1951 AND ATTENDE MARYLAND. IN AUGUST 1952 CANDIDATE SCHOOL, N COMMISSIONED E COMMA US S N GR E 195 L CA D HO CO EWR NSIG NDER S UL 4 S ADUA TED 1 WITH A REER IN THE UNITED STA TES SRITAL CORRS SCHOOL AT SAINSRIDGE, MMANDER WILSON ATTENDED ORRIOEIQ ORT, RHODE ISLAND, AND IN DECEMBER WAS N IN THE UNITED STA TES NA VAL RESERVE. Q WILSON'S EIRST COMMISSIONED ASSIGNMENT WAS TO THE VERT M. MOORE fDES442J WHERE HE SERVED AS GUNNERY OEEICER ND LA TER AS ORERA TIONS OEEICER. IN NOVEMBER 1955 COMMANDER WILSON WAS ORDERED TO THE USS LEXINGTON CCVANIGJ TO SERVE INITIALLY AS WA TCH AND RIRST DIVISION OEEIOER AND SUESEQUENTLY AS THE COMMUNICATIONS TRAEEIC OEEICER. WHILE SERVING IN LEXINGTON HE AUGMENTED INTO THE REGULAR NAVY. g '- S EROM JULY 1957 TO JUNE 1958, COMMANDER WILSON ATTENDED THE UNITED ' STATES NA vv ROSTGRADUA TE SCHOOL AI- MONTEREY, CAL IEORNIA, IN THE GENERAL LINE CURRICULUM. ON COMRLETION OE GENERAL LINE SCHOOL, HE WAS SENT TO SHORE DUTY IN ERANCE AS MSTS RERRESENTA TIVE, EORDEAUX. IN AUGUST 1960 HE WAS ASSIGNED AS COMMUNICATIONS ORRICER ON THE STARR OE COMCRUDIV ROUR WHICH WAS LA TER TO EECOME COMCRUDESELOT TEN. EOLLOWING THAT TOUR, IN NOVEMBER 1952, COMMANDER WILSON WAS DETAILED TO THE STARR OE CINCRAC AS OEEICER IN CHARGE g OE THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL MAY OE 1966'- s T COMMANDER WILSON WAS ASSIGNED To THE USS ANNAROLIS CAGMREIJ AND RERORTED IN JUNE 1966 TO ASSUME THE DUTIES OE EXECUTIVE OEEICER. xx -I v WHILE ON THE STARR OE CINCRAC, COMMANDER WILSON WAS AWARDED THE JOINT SERVICE COMMENDATION MEDAL EOR HIS EEEORTS IN THE AUTOMATION OE CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS EUNCTIONS. CDR WILSON ALSO WEARS THE NATIONAL DEEENSE MEDAL WITH STAR, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL WITH S VIET NAM SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, KO RRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND THE RERLIEL IC OE VIETN CAMRAIGN MEDAL- HE IS MARRIED TO THE EORMER MISS EVEL YN MRS. WILSON AND THEIR SON JOE CURRE DAKOTA. Q M NT 5 L TAR REA AM N SERVICE OTT OP COL LY RESIDE I 5 is ER MESNEIL. TEXAS- N MINOT, NORTH s x X X IVE OPFICEK UT O