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. 1. 7. Captain F. F. Gill, Commanding OHicer, was born in Orcutt, California, in 1907. Well known to Californians, he played on the University of California football teams of 1926, 1927, and 1928. Upon graduation he was employed by the Shell Oil Company in their marketing organization and became local manager in Livermore, California. Captain Gill has been active in the Naval Reserve since 1929 when he took flight trai- ning at NAS Seattle. As a Reserve Officer he served as a fighter pilot aboard the USS Saratoga f1930-311 and was a member of the Organized Reserve Squadron at NRAB, Oakland, California, from 1931 until 1941. In February of that year Captain Gill trans- ferred to the Regular Navy and saw duty aboard the USS Lexington' from April 1941 until May 1942, where he served as Division Officer and as one of the First Fighter Director Officers in the Navy. Surviving the sinking of the Lexington, he next served aboard the carrier USS Santee during the African invasion. In February of 1944, Captain Gill became the Executive Ollicer of NAS Miami. In 1945 he put to sea as Executive Oflicer of the carrier USS Bairoka. Since World War II Captain Gill has held numerous commands and staff billets ashore. During the fall of 1950 he was sent on a special public relations mission to the Far East and took part in the Inchon and Wonsan landings. On 21 February of this year he became Commanding Oflicer of this vessel. Captain Gill has earned the Commendation Ribbon with two Q21 stars, the Presiden- tial Unit Citaion, the American Defense Service Ribbon with one star, the American Area Ribbon, European-African Middle-Eastern Area Ribbon with two stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon with three stars, the World War II Victory Ribbon, thc Chinese Service Ribbon, The japanese Occupation Ribbon, the Naval Reserve Ribbon the Korean War Ribbon with three stars, and the United Nations Ribbon. He is married to Barbara Gross Gill, formerly of Oakland, California, and has two daughters, ages 10 and 7. -4-
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