Camden (AOE 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander James Richard POOLE is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Class of 1957. After graduation in June 1957. he was attached to the academy as a Company Officer until August 1957 when he was ordered to the USS O ' HARE (DDR 889) as Gunnery Of- ficer. Commander POOLE then requested and was assigned to Submarine School, at New London, Conn, which he attended from June 1959 to December 1959. Upon completion of Submarine School. Cdr. POOLE reported aboard the USS ARGONAUT (SS 475) in January 1960 where he held a variety of duties including Communications Officer. Operations Officer. Gunnery Of- ficer, and Assistant Engineer. In August 1962 he reported aboard the USS TORSK (SS 423) as Com- munications Officer. Operations Officer, and Engineering Officer where he served until May of 1963. The Com- mander then attended The U.S. Naval Post Graduate School. Monterey. California from May 1963 to May 1965 where he earned his BSEE in Weapons System Engineering. In May 1965. he was attached to the Naval Guided Missiles School, Dam Neck Virginia under in- struction attending the SSBN Weapons Officer Course. Upon completion of school in Dam Neck, Commander POOLE was assigned to the Pre-commissioning Gold Crew on board USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN 657) as Weapons Officer from October 1965 to June 1968 completing two Polaris deterrent patrols. He was then ordered to the USS GRAMPUS (SS 523) as Executive Officer serving in that billet from June 1968 to February 1970. In March 1970 he reported aboard the STAFF, Commander Submarine Force, Atlantic as Strategic Missile Systems Officer where he served until September 1971. Commander POOLE then reported to the USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) in October of 1971 as Executive Of- ficer. Commander POOLE is a native of Cleveland. Ohio. He is married to the former Doris M. Davies of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. The POOLE ' s have two children, a son. Mark and daughter, Ruth. They presently reside in Port Heueneme. California. Although the completion of the 1973 deployment found Commander and Mrs. POOLE greeting the CAMDEN ' S arrival from the dry side of Pier 16. Naval Station, such was not the case in times gone by. Com- mander Poole. Executive Officer of CAMDEN from Oc- tober 1971 until late August 1973. now commands the USS NORTON SOUND. AVR-1, homeported in Port Heueneme. As always, when a member of the crew leaves, so also goes a CAMDEN family. Commander POOLE ' s wife. Doris, his son. Mark and daughter. Ruth, are pictured below. I

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EDWARD T. WALKER, JR. U.S. NAVY Lieutenant Commander Edward Thomas WALKER, Jr. is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1960. Following graduation, he attended Sub- marine School in N ew London, Connecticut from July to December 1960. From January 1961 to November 1962, Lieutenant Commander WALKER served on board USS TIRANTE (SS-420) as Assistant Engineer and Communicator. Following his tour on board this ship he reported to the commissioning crew of USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN-626) (Blue), which was then under construction at Groton, Connecticut. Enroute to DANIEL WEBSTER, he attended the SSBN Navigator Course at the Naval Guid- ed Missile School, Dam Neck, Virginia, During his five Polaris deterrent patrols on board DANIEL WEBSTER, he served in a variety of billets including Communicator, Operations Officer, and Navigator. Detached in October 1965, Lieutenant Commander WALKER reported to the Staff of Commander Submarine Flotilla SIX to serve as Aide and Flag Lieutenant. Lieutenant Commander WALKER ' S next assign- ment was Third Officer and Engineer on board USS VOLADOR (SS-490), homeported in San Diego. Repor- ting on board in September 1968, he was detached in May 1970 to report to USS CAIMAN (SS-323) as Ex- ecutive Officer. He remained in that position until CAIMAN was decommissioned in June 1972. For his ser- vice as Executive Officer of Caiman, he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal. Prior to reporting to USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) as Executive Officer in August 1973, Lieutenant Com- mander Walker attended the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, graduating in June 1973, He also earned a Master ' s degree in Business Administration from Auburn University while at Maxwell. Lieutenant Commander WALKER is a native of San Diego, California, but was raised in Kerrville, Texas. He is married to the former Elaine K. Pichler of Newburgh, New York. The WALKER ' S have two daughters, Kathryn and Audrey, and one son. David. They currently reside in Bremerton, Washington, Pictured above are the family of CAMDEN ' s new Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander E. T. WALKER, Jr., his wife , Elaine, daughters. Katheryn and Audrey, and son, David. Lieutenant Commander Walker joined CAMDEN in late August, for his first Com- missioned service duty on a surface ship. He had duty prior to selection to the Naval Academy, as an Enlisted member of a ship ' s crew. A delayed, but warm welcome is extended.