Ashtabula (AO 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GEORGE M. LLOYD executive officer Lieutenant Commander George Marvin Lloyd was born on July 27, 1934, in Walla Walla, Washington, He graduated from Whitman Col- lege in June 1957 with an AB in chemistry. Upon graduation from Officers Candidate School in New- port, Rhode Island in October, he was commissioned as Ensign, USNR. His first duty station was Headquarters, Field Command De- fense, Atomic Support Agency, Sandia Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There he acted as Chief, Visitor Control Branch, in the Of- fice of the Security Officer. During a brief separation from the Navy, Commander Lloyd was self-employed from 1960 to 1961. Rejoining the Navy in 1961, Commander Lloyd served aboard USS MIDWAY QC VA-415 as First Division Officer and Fox Division Officer. After two years, he was transferred to USS VESUVIUS QAE- 15J where he served as Operations Officer. Completing two years a aboard the VESUVIUS, Commander Lloyd attended the Defense Lan- guage lnstitute, West Coast Branch, NW at Presidio, California where he studied Spanish. In 1966, Comman- der Lloyd reported to the National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, where he served for over two years. Prior to his arrival to the ASHTABULA, Com- mander Lloyd was a student at the National Cryptological School at the National Security Agency. Having operated with the Old ASHTABULA, Commander Lloyd was pleased as well as surprised with the new FLYING A . Com- mander Lloyd is a member of the Alpha Zeta Honorary Society Elliot 1 ,,f7i J , Q 5 6 Chapter, and the Mason Lodge. , E ' X X M my 1

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HAROLD S FASSET executive officer Lieutenant Commander Harold S. Fassett was born at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, on November 17, 1929. He grad- uated from San Diego State Col- lege and was commissioned as an Ensign in March 1955. His first as- signment was aboard the USS MARION COUNTY QLST-9755 where he served as Stores Officer and Op- erations Officer from June 1955 un- til May 1956. In June 1956, Com- mander Fassett reported to the USS BROWN QDD-5465 as communica- tions Officer, and served until April 1958. Aboard the USS BROWN, he also served as ASW Officer, Main Battery Officer, Torpedo Battery Officer, and Gunnery Officer. His next assignment was First Lieu- tenant aboard the USS NORTHAMP- TON QC LC-15 flagship of Comman- der Second Fleet, where he served until June 1959. Between June 1959 and March 1968, Fassett served in USS CASTOR QAKS-15 as Engineer Officer, Naval Communications Sta- tion, Washington, D.C., USS COM- STOCK fLSD-199 as Operations Of- ficer, and at Naval Security Group Headquarters as Head of Plans. In May of 1966, he was selected to or- ganize the newly established Navy Courier Service, and to serve as its Deputy Director, In March 1968, Commander Fassett assumed com- mand of the USS ASHTABULA QAO- 51J while it was in Todd Shipyard undergoing conversion. When re- lieved by Captain Koehler in August 1968, Commander Fassett remained aboard as Executive Officer.

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OFFICER LT R. SMILEY, lst LIEUTENANT LT G. KELLEY, CHIEF ENGINEER LT R. STEWART, OPERATIONS LT J. CAIN, SUPPLY LT J. ROSIAK, GUNNERY LTJG J. ANDERSON, NAVIGATOR LTJG C. STALLINGS, DISBURSING LTJG E. COKER, COMMUNICATIONS