Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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K.. Commanding Officer Captain Richard M. Dunleavy

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CAPTAIN STANLEY R. ARTHUR Captain Stanley R. ARTHUR entered the Navy through the NROTC program at Miami University. He was commissioned in june 1957 with orders to report to Pensacola, Florida for flight training. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1958, he reported to VS-21 at NAS North Island and deployed aboard USS KEARSARGE. In 1960 he became a Plank Owner in VS-29 and again deployed aboard KEARSARGE. Assigned to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1962, he was awarded a BS in Aeronautical Engineering in 1964. His next tour of duty was with VX-1 stationed at Key West, Florida as a Weapons Project Officer. In 1966, he reported aboard USS BENNINGTON as Assistant Navigator. After a deployment to the Gulf of Tonkin, he reported to VT-23 for jet transition training. In 1967 he reported to VA-55 and made two combat cruises aboard USS HANCOCK. After this tour he reported to VA-122 as an A-7 Instructor Pilot and Maintenance Officer. Additionally, he became the first Officer in Charge of the COMFAIRLEMOORE Weapons Training Center. Injuly 1971, Captain ARTHUR reported to VA-164 as Executive Officer and assumed command a year later while again deployed aboard HANCOCK. During this tour he completed over 500 combat missions in the A-4 Skyhawk. In August 1973, he reported to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Additionally he attended George Washington University and obtained an MSA degree. Upon completion, he reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he served as Head of the Aviation Lieutenant Commander and junior Officer Assignment Branch. He reported aboard USS SAN jOSE CAFS-75 as Commanding Officer in july 1976 and reported to CNO's Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course, Idaho Falls in january 1978. Captain ARTHUR assumed command of USS ,SEA CCV-43D in june 1978. Captain ARTHUR has been awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V , eleven Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Meritorious Service Medal, four individual Air Medals, fourty-seven Strike-Flight Air Medals and additional individual, unit and service awards. Captain ARTHUR is married to the former Jennie Lou MAPES of jackson, Ohio. They have four children: Erin, Brian, Derek and Brad.

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COMMAN DIN G ' OFFICER Captain Richard M. Dunleavy Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Captain Richard M. Dunleavy graduated from Boston College in 1955. After designation as a Naval Flight Officer in October 1956, he served in Heavy Attack Squadron One at Naval Air Station, jacksonville, Florida deploying to the Mediterranean and North Atlantic aboard USS FORRESTAL and the USS SARATOGA. Captain Dunleavy was ordered to Heavy Attack Squadron Three as an A-5A replacement bombadier navigator injanuary 1962. After his transition to the A-5A aircraft, he was ordered to Heavy Attack Squadron Seven at Naval Air Station, Sanford, Florida and deployed again in the round the world cruise Operation Sea Orbit, aboard USS ENTERPRISE. - In September 1964, Captain,Dunleavy received orders to the staff of Reconnaissance Attack Wing One. After attending the Naval War College, he transitioned to the A-6A aircraft and deployed to Southeast Asia with Attack Squadron Eighty-Five aboard USS AMERICA. In September 1969, he received orders to the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five, Detachment Oceana as the Officer-in-Charge. During this tour Captain Dunleavy participated in the A-6 series and laser guided munitions operational tests. I Captain Dunleavy reported to Attack Squadron One Seventy Six in june 1971 asf Executive Officer and assumed command on july 31, 1972 while deployed aboard USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Detaching from Attack Squadron One Seventy Six in june 1973, he assumed command of Attack Squadron One Twenty Eight which earned the Pacific Fleet Golden Anchor during his tenure. Reporting aboard USS KITTY HAWK as the Air Operations Officer in December 1974, he assumed the duties of Operations Officer in july 1975 while again deployed to the Western Pacific. In june 1976, he reported for staff duty with the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. On August 22, 1978, Captain Dunleavyl assumed icommand of USS PONCHATOULA CAO-148D at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On December 22, 1979, he became the thirty-first Commanding Officer of USS CORAL SEA. His decorations include eight Air Medals, including one individual Strike Medal, four Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V , Navy Unit Citation, Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal. Additional awards are the Henry M.jackson Award in 1974 and thejohn Paul-jones Award in 1975, both Navy League presentations for leadership. Captain Dunleavy is married to the former Sibyl Blair of Miami, Florida. They have four sons- Michael, Mark, Matthew and David. A