Chilton (APA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE HOMER C. RAGSDALE, IR. COMMANDER, USN OFFICER . ,...,0 I Commander Homer C. Ragsdale, Jr., anaval aviator since 1944, reported to CHILTON in March of 1967, following a tour of combat duty in Vietnam. As Commanding Officer, Patrol Squadron Two, Commander Ragsdale flew numerous missions along the coast of the embattled Southeast Asian nation, maintaining an alert watch for submarine activity and enemy infiltration by sea. Born in Wichita, Kansas, the Commander attended Mercer University and Alabama Polytechnic Institute prior to donning the Navy wings. His long and colorful flying career includes service with the famed Black Cats of World War ll. He holds an airline transport pilot rating, and is certified as an Air Traffic Control Specialist by the' Civil Aeronautics Administration. Commander Ragsdale wears the Air Medal with Gold Star, earned in the Pacific during World War ll. Commander Ragsdale is married to the former Kathleen Thom as of Newlyn, West Virginia. The Ragsdales have four sons and four daughters, and make their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. y A- K -f , f Y V . wi . ..,. rs... E

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CUMMANDING is OFFICER W STUART NELSON APTAIN, USN Captain W. S. Nelson is a native of Salem, Oregon. 'In 1941, after two years at the University of Oregon, he entered the' Naval Academy with the class of 1945. Following graduation in June 1944, he served on USS CABOT QCVLe28J after which he entered flight training and 'was' designated a Naval Aviator in March 1947. Following a tour in VA-+155 aboard USS VALLEY FORGE and USS ANTIETAM, he served a year in ONI, and two years on the staff, Commander Sixth Fleet as Air Intelligence Officer. From 1955 to 1957 Captain Nelson was Flight Test Inspection Officer at NAS, Alameda, and served during 1958 and 1959 in Light Photo Squadron '62 aboard USS SARATOGA QCVA-607. In 1960 he was Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander in Chief Pacific, following which he served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VA-106 operating from USS SHANGRI- LA QCVA-385. I C 9 For the past four years, Captain Nelson has beenclosely connected with the Navy's A6A Intruder aircraft program, first as Commanding Officer of VA-42 at Oceana, Virginia and more recently as AGA Program Coordinator in OPNAV. N Captain Nelson is married to the former Barbara Johnson of Portland, Oregon, who was on hand to greet CHILTON in each port' during MED 2-67. The Nelsons have two daughters, Genevieve and Lauren. ' '

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DECK DEPARTMENT LT R. J. Hadley FIRST LIEUTENANT The Deck Department headed by LT Richard Hadley has the primary respon- sibility for all Seamanship evolutions aboard CHILTON. Most seamen when first report- ing aboard are assigned to one of this department's four divisions where they get their first real taste of sea life by handling lines, tying knots, chipping paint,and stand- ing various bridge watches. , -H612-af LTJG T. J. Hammond LTJG R. L, Rearick BOAT GROUP COMMANDER SECOND DIVISION OFFICER FOURTH DIVISION OFFICER if , I A hard da J u ENS L. D. Moe-ner ENS L. G. Rogers . I S Ulghf FIRST DIvISIoN OFFICER THIRD DIVISION OFFICER