Comstock (LSD 45 LSD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMAND MASTER CHIEF MASTER CHIEF SIGNALMAN NORMAN W. HOLZ UNITED STATES NAVY Master Chief Holz was born in North Platte, Nebraska on 23 February 1950. After graduating from Bellevue Se- nior High in June 1969, he joined the Navy and attended Recruit Training in San Diego, Cahfornia. Master Chief Holz ' s first assignment was new construc- tion onboard USS GRIDLEY (DLG-21). Other Sea Duty assignments include. Small Boat and Marine Mammal Handler, IN SHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE GROUP ONE; Signalman, USS TRIPPE (DE-1075); Leading SM onboard USS PYRO (AE-24), USNS KAWISHIWA (TAO- 146), USS WICHITA (AOR-1), USS OKINAWA (LPH-1), and as Command Master Chief, USS COMSTOCK (LSD-45). Shore duty assignments include, Recuit Company Com- mander, RTC, Great Lakes, Illinois, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Testing, Military Entrance Process- ing Station, St. Louis, Missouri, and Signalman Detailer, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. Personnel decorations include. Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, six Good Conduct Awards, two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, two National De- fense Service Medals, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal. Master Chief Holz is married to the former Donna Jean Brown and has three children, Paul (28), Patrick (25), and Dawn (20), and three grandchildren. rji • B hI ■. 1 1 m :- . J 1 1 ' ' liU PAGE 5. CMC

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER JAMES A. STEWART United State Navy Commander James A. Stewart was born in Baton Rouge, Loui- siana on 9 October 1957. After graduating from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of science degree in industrial tech- nology, he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and was commissioned on 6 February 1981. Commander Stewart served aboard USS HALEAKALA (AE 25 ) as Auxiliaries Officer for a short time before being assigned to the Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) basic course at Coronado, CA. He served his division officer tour in USS SAINT LOUIS (LKA 116), homeported first in San Diego, California, and later in Sasebo, Japan, from 1981 to 1985. During this tour he served as Communications Officer, Navigator, and Adminis- trative Officer. After leaving the SAINT LOUIS, he was assigned to SWOS Coronado as an instructor from 1985 to 1987. Upon completion of the SWOS department head course in 1987, Commander Stewart served as Operations Ofiicer aboard USS BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195) from 1988 to 1989. His next assignment was from 1990 to 1991 as First Lieutenant in USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3). BELLEAU WOOD was COMTHIRDFLT flagship for a period of six months during his tour. Commander Stewart attended the Air Force Command and Staff College from 1991 to 1992. His most recent assignment was as Legislative Affairs Branch Chief of the Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), Headquarters, U.S. European Command, at Stuttgart, Germany, from 1992 to 1994. Commander Stewart ' s decorations include the Defense Meri- torious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with one gold star, and the Navy Achievement Medal with one gold star. k ' id, ' -- y , I PAGE 4. XO

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