Camden (AOE 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER ERNEST D. ONORATO Executive Officer Ernest D. Onorato was born April 29, 1931 at Schenectady, New York to Ganfolfo and Maria Santos Onorato. In 1952 he was graduated from Siena College in Londonville, New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He received an MA in Economics fromAmerican University in Washington, D.C. in 1959. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island with the rank of Ensign in July 1953. Ensign Onorato's first assignment was as Communications Watch Officer at the Naval Operations Officein Washington, D.C. He was promoted to Lieutenant, Junior Grade in September 1954. In 1956, after completing a course in Russian at the Naval Intelligence School, he reported for duty on the Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence as an Intelligence Analyst and Ad- ministrative Assistant. In April 1957 he was promoted to Lieutenant. In January 1959, Lieutenant Onorato was assigned as First Lieutenant aboard the USS RANKIN CAKA 1031. In November 1961 hewas transferred to the USS PAWCATUCK IAO 1081 as Operations Officer and Navigator. Promoted Lieutenant Commander in 1962, he received orders to the De- fense Intelligence School in Washington, D.C. as a faculty member. In October 1965 Lieutenant Commander Onorato reported to the Staff, Commander Amphibious Group TWO in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served until reportingto the USS CAMDEN IAOE 21 on September 26, 1967. Commander Onorato is married to the former Miss Regina Marie Kowalczyk also from Schenectady New York. Commander and Mrs , Onorato have three daughters, Carol, Lisa and Amelia.

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