Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT CAPELOTTI, after a tour with the U. S. Marine Corps attended Mass. Maritime Academy where in 1959 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Navigation and Astronomy. He reported to the USS FINCH DER 328 in 1959 and served as First Lieutenant and CiC Officer. The FINCH served as an extension to the Dew Line and was assigned to contiguous Barrier Patrols in the Aleutian ' s. In 1961. LT CAPELOTTI was assigned to the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, New York as Assistant Professor of Naval Science. While in New York he attended Hofstra University where he worked towards his masters degree in Education and also RCA Institutes where he received a diploma in computer programming. LT CAPELOTTI left the Navy in November of 1963 and shipped with the American Export Lines as third mate and Navigator and then to Grace Lines Inc. as Cargo Supervisor. LT CAPELOTTI returned to the Navy in 1965 and was assigned to the USS SEMINOLE AKA 104 as First Lieutenant. And in March of 1968, LT CAPELOTTI reported aboard the USS COLLETON as Executive Officer.