Cochrane (DDG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR DANA P. FRENCH JR. 10

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CDR. ROBERT K. U. KIHUNE, USN Commander Robert Kalani Uichi Kihune, U. S. Navy, was born in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on 15 June 1937. A graduate of the Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, he attended the U. S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an En- sign in June 1959. After graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy, Commander Kihune serv- ed as Damage Control Assistant, Electronics Material Officer, and CIC Officer onboard USS PRICHETT (DD-561). He was reassigned in October 1961 to the commissioning crew of USS ROBISON (DDG-12) as the Prospective Com- munications Officer. Following ROBISON ' s commissioning. Commander Kihune served one year as Communications Officer and the remainder of the tour as CIC Officer. From July 1963 until June 1965, Commander Kihune was enrolled in the Communications Engineering curriculum at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, from which he received a bachelor of science degree. He was then assigned as Operations Officer in USS FARRAGUT (DLG- 6) from July 1965 until March 1967. In June 1967, Commander Kihune reported onboard USS DAVIDSON (DE-1045) as the Executive Officer and served in that position until his reassignment to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in January 1969. While in the Bureau of Personnel, he was assigned as Head, Communications Activities Placement Section within the Officer Distribution Division. Commander Kihune is married to the former Hope Puanani Zablan of Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii. They have two sons, ages 10 and 11, and one daughter, age 5.

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LCDR Dana Page French, a native of Newburyport, Massachusetts, enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 1955. In August, 1956, he was selected for Naval Academy Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Maryland, and in June 1961 upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy, was commissioned an Ensign. In August 1961, LCDR French was assigned to USS COONTZ (DLG-9) as First Lieutenant, and later as gunnery assistant. After two years onboard, he was reassigned to USS WHIPOORWILL (MSC-207) out of San Diego, and served as Executive Officer until March of 1965. In April 1965, after 5 years at sea, LCDR FRENCH commanded USS KOKA (ATA-185) homported in Sasebo, Japan until July 1966, when he served as aide and flag lieutenant to Commander Western Sea Frontier in San Francisco, California. October 1968 brought yet another tour at sea when LCDR French served as Commander, River Assult Division ONE ONE TWO in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. In February 1970 he was reassigned to USS LEAHY (DLG-16) as Weapons Of- ficer, and upon selection of Prospective Executive Officer, reported to United States Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk Virginia until January 1972. On April 4, 1972, LCDR French reported aboard USS COCHRANE (DDG-21) as Executive Officer. His wife, Marge, and two sons accompanied him to his Hawaiian duty station, and reside in Pearl City, Oahu. ii