David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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camm Indmg Commanding Officer CDR Donald R Rhodes Commander Donald R. Rhodes enlisted in the Navy in 1958 and in 1961 he successfully competed for the Secretary of the Navy appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He received his commission in 1965 and was assigned to the USS O ' HARE (DD-889). His subsequent sea tours were Engineer and Operations on USS RICH (DD-820); Commanding Officer, USS WHITEHALL (PCE-856); Executive Officer, USS HEWITT (DD-966); Engineer Officer, USS PELELIU (LHA-5). Commander Rhodes relieved as Commanding Officer USS DAVID R. RAY on 27 May 1983. Commander Rhodes earned a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California and served as an instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He also attended the Command and Staff course at War College, Newport. Commander Rhodes has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, Navy Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Viet Nam Service Ribbon (4 awards), Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Ribbon (2 awards), and the Republic of Viet Nam campaign ribbon. Commander Rhodes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Dauby of Phoenix, Arizona. He is married to the former Miss Connie Watson of Baltimore, Maryland and they have three children: Sheri, Donald, and David.

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Commanding Officer 4 Executive Officer 5 Ship ' s Log 6 Bremerton Drydocking .. 7 Underway 8 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii .... 9 Philippines 10 Thailand 12 Hong Kong 14 Japan 18 Korea 19 South China Sea Refugee Rescue 20 Sea of Siam 84-1 21 Indian Ocean Operations 22 DAVID R. RAY On The Move 24 North Arabian Sea Self Defense Team .... 26 Table of Contents Underway Replenishment 28 Helicopter Operations . 30 The Crew 32 Operations Department 33 Engineering Department 43 Combat Systems Department 53 Navigation Executive Department 64 Supply Department 68 Air Department 72 A Last Look 75 Homecoming 92 In Memory of Steven D. Opfer 94

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Executive Officer CDR Edmon D. Hagee Commander Edmon D. Hagee received his commission upon graduation from UCLA in 1969, and was assigned as Gunnery Officer in the USS DEHAVEN (DD-727). His subsequent sea tours were Weapons Officer, USS HAMMERBERG (DE-1015); Operations Officer, USS MEYERKORD (FF-1058); Engineer Officer, USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1187). Commander Hagee relieved as Executive Officer, USS DAVID R. RAY, in July 1983. Ashore, Commander Hagee has served as the Assistant Technical Evaluation Test Director for the 8755 MCLWG at the Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Virginia. He has also served as Academic Director ACIC of the Surface Warfare Officer School Command Detachment, Coronado. Commander Hagee has been awarded three Navy Commendation Medals. He is married to the former Miss Christine R. Knowles of Ripon Yorkshire, U.K., and they have two children, Tyson and Natalie.