Berkeley (DDG 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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I HH LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ARTHUR M. OSBORNE Lieutenant Commander Arthur M. Osborne, USN, was born October 20, 1930 in Downs, Illinois, attended schools in central Illinois and was graduated from Illinois State University in 1952. Commissioned at Officer Candidate School in March 1953, Ensign Osborne reported for duty as ASW Officer and Gunnery Assistant in USS AMMEN QDD-5279 homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. After 30 months in AMMEN, Mr. Osborne served as Instructor in the Department of Marine Engineering at the U.S, Naval Academy, where he augmented to the Regular Navy. Subsequent sea tours included Main Propulsion Assistant in USS BOXER QLPH-45 'and Operations Officer in the newly commissioned frigate USS DALE QDLG-195. Other shore tours have included Aide and Flag Lieutenant to COMPHIBPAC and Computer Program Development at the Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego, California, where he was assigned as Assis- tant Director of Command and Control Pro- gramming for the computer installation in Uss WRIGHT CCC-25.