Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER Captain james M. Curtin Captain james M. Curtin enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve in 1954 and entered the U.S, Naval Academy the following year. He graduated and was commissioned an ensign in june 1959. After earning his Naval Aviator designation, he was assigned to Patrol Squadron Seven with whom he made two deployments to the Mediterranean. In 1964, he returned to Annapolis for a tour as a midshipman company officer. He returned to flight duty with VA-12 in which he deployed again to the Mediterranean and to the Western Pacific on board USS SHANGRI LA. Captain Curtin completed his Masters Degree in International Relations at American University during his tour with VA-45. He subsequently served with Air Wing Twenty One, embarked in USS HANCOCK during the 1972-1973 cruise to the Western Pacihc and Indian Ocean. In 1974, Captain Curtin became the Commanding Officer of VA-212 and he completed his third Western Pacific deployment aboard USS HANCOCK. He then went to Washington to serve as the Middle East and Africa Policy Planner for thejoint Chiefs of Staff. In july 1978, he reported to USS CORAL SEA for duty as the Operations Officer. Captain Curtin became Executive Officer of USS CORAL SEA in july 1979. In addition to numerous service and campaign medals, he has been awarded the Air Medal eight times, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Captain Curtin and his wife, Mary Glenn reside in Pleasanton, California with their three children, Laura, Leslie and Michael.