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WAif' -.L 514.111 -1-.: :::gA1-44251 -- .T-.- , H -- ' - , ,--1-' ,, 5' CAPT Robert B. Hoff from Lowell High 1949 U.S. Naval Academy in July of that year. He graduated and was Commissioned an Ensign in June 1953. His first assignment was to USS IRWIN KDD-7945 homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. He completed his tour in the billet of Gunnery Officer. Transferring to the West Coast, he then served in USS COLONIAL ILS D-181 as Operations Officer. Thereafter he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey Ma- joring in Engineering Electronics QAcousticsj. After graduating in 1959 he commanded USS FAIRVIEW IEPCER-8501 homeported in New London, Connecti- cut. After 27 months in command, Captain Hoffman re- ported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he served as the Head of the Ship Force Level Section. Following this tour he served as Executive Offi- cer of USS TURNER JOY CDD-9511 homeported in Long Beach, California, and then as Head of the Sonar Systems Evaluation Section of the Key West Test and Evaluation Detachment, Operational Test and Evalua- wtf v WW ,. M.-M W -v sa . Lt. sf 4 I 3 USN homeported in Long Beach, California. Upon comple- tion of this destroyer command tour he served as the Operations and Plans Officer on the Staff of Command- er Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla THREE. Captain Hoffman attended and was a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. He then served as the Manager of the Shipbuilding and Conversion, QSCNJ Appropriation, in the Office of the Chief of Na- val Operations COPNAVJ. From June 1976 until 18 March 1978 he commanded USS SAMUEL GOM- PERS QAD-37J homeported in San Diego, California. Captain Hoffman has been awarded three Bronze Star Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals - one with Combat V - two Navy Unit Commendations, the Com- bat Action Ribbon and the Navy Distinquished Service Order 2nd Class from the former Republic of Vietnam. He is married to the former Anne, Lawver of Westwood, New Jersey. The Hoffmans have six daugh- ters. fe-rfwww5'w'mf--Qlifigiffifa-7?af6fWf??K?? rw- we -- -M-L m- vw-w,.v?':'f! elk-132+-1f!'f,ffS 4Tws 8 Wa,-r 5 ' , S are

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