Cimarron (AO 22 AO 177) - Naval Cruise Book

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EX' SX N- if y 11 . 'vw I HI f- . Y shin' . ,ms 1, , . On board any Navy ship, the Executive Officer is the Captainls right-hand man. The 'Execi, ... , Vain' ., has unlimited responsibilities. As second in command, all phases of the shipls operations are known to hinf. The Exec's interest for the Welfare of the crew is an everyday task. Starting from quarters till who kn' ws when his realm of interest includes all of the ship's correspondence, safety measures, morale of the crew and counselor for individual personal problems. Commander Keith began his naval career as an enlisted man on the 30th of July 1941. In 1941-42, while onboard, the USS LEXINGTON, the Commander was one of the survivors from the Battle of the Coral Sea on the 8th of May 1942. After his tours of duty on the USS BLOCK ISLAND in 1943 and USS WASP QCV-18j until 1945, he was motivated toward pursuing a naval career and later entered the Integration Program from which he was commissioned as Ensign, United States Navy in 1954. -- The Exec's service schools have included ASW Officer School, Fleet Sonar School - San Diego, and Nuclear-W-an fare School. A native of Denver, Colorado, he now resides with his wife Mrs. Iva Lee Keith in Compton, California. Some of Commander Keith's decorations include two Navy Unit Commendation Medals awarded while serving on the USS WASP and while serving at Naval Support Activities, DaNang, Vietnam in 1965-66. Service medals include the Navy Good Conduct Award Medal with 3 stars, American Defense Service Medal with 1 star, Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 silver stars, American Campaign European-African-Middle Eastern Medal, Victory Medal WW II, Korean Service with 2 stars, United Nations Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 stars, Navy Occupation Service Medal, China Service, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal witlf ' stars and Vietnar, -'V Campaign Medal.

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'i' 3-1 ,TSN H arf :HE ig ' 'itlbw-. V - ff. m..,,: ,-+ ARRIVING' - a phrase unique to the Navy announcing the arrival of the Commanding Officer ai1d.alerzi1,g the crew that the Skipper is on board. Besides affecting the material condition of the ship, the Qaptain3s.3decisions mold both the attitudes and morale of the crew as it becomes a precision operating unit. .UA native of the State of Washington, Captain Heg entered the Navy on 11 November 194-2 and was assigned to the office of the Assistant Industrial Manager, United States Navy in Baltimore, Maryland. As an Ensign in 1943, Captain Heg was initially assigned to the USS PROTEUS QAS-191. Subsequently he reportedqaboard the submarine USS BANG QSS-3855 in which he made five combat war patrols in the Pacific area. His postwar submarine duties included service in USS CONGER QSS-477D USS ODAX QSS-4855 USS BURRFISH QSSR-3125 and Command of the USS TIGRONE QSSR-4191 Captain Heg attended the Navy's Deep Sea Diving School and subsequently was Officer-in-Charge of the Submarine Escape Training Tank in New London, Con- necticut. Later he served as Commanding Officer of the submarine rescue vessel USS SUNBIRD QASR-151. . Captain Heg attended the Naval War College in 1956-57 and afterward served there on the academic staff for two years. Other duty assignments included a tour on the Staff of Commander Carrier Division 18 Chief ,Staff Officer for Commander Submarine Squadron Two and Command of Submarine Division 101. Prior to boarding the CIMARRON, Captain Heg completed a four year tour in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Captain and -Mrs. Heg with their three sons reside in Los Alamitos, California. Captain Heg holds a Master of Science Degree in Political Science from George Washington University, Wash- ington, -D.C. His, military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Subnji. ne,,Cf1fr'9atl,P1n with 3 stir' P American Defense, Atlantic Theater, Pacific-Asiatic Theater with 5 t V' - W - . C' ' - - s ars, ictoi Occv all as the Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal.

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mission- refueling at sea romeo. . . Nearing the Vietnam Coast, Seventh Fleet requirements arrive by radio message before radar picks up any contacts. Last minute arrangements are made by flashing light as the customer ships cross the horizon. KNOW all hands man your underway replenishment stationsn hlares over the 1 MC, final preparations are made on all ships and Romeo flags are hoisted at the dip.