Dewey (DDG 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING GFFICER M ,. ff if . if V '56 CDR joel B. Heaton Commander Heaton was born on 20 December 1944.in Brigham City, Utah, and attended high school in Engle- wood, Colorado. He received his commission after gradu- ating from the U.'S. Naval Academy-in june 1967. From September 1967 to January 1972, Commander Hea- ton served onboard USS COCHRANE 31fDDGf 211 as the lOfficer, ,Missile Of P . 4 A C ' . T ficer and Weapons',0fficer In Gunnery. Feb ary- the Executive Officer of the Nuclear Power Training Unit at Ballston Spa, New York. He returned to sea duty in March 1982 as the Executive Officer' of the USS SOUTH CAROLINA QDGN 375. f 9 Commander Heaton's various awards include two Navy Achievement Medals, the Combat Action,Ribbon,, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, the-.Navy Expedition- ru Tto,the--TNROTC fUnit' at the professor of ,Naval Arts, int Political ary PMedal, National Defense service' Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal lSeven Starsl, Vietnamese Cross of..Gallant- ry, Republic of Viet' Nam Campaign Medal, -Battle E C bb in Pistol Medal. ' - g married to the former Kathleen They have twosons, Paul and Ri ona d .com-mahrgding

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R ' ' -Executive Officer f CDR Micajah W. Newman Commander Newman was born in Greenville, Missis- sippi on 5 May 1948 and grew up in Bryan, Texas. He attended the University of the South, Sewauee, Ten- nessee before entering the U.S. Naval Academy. - After graduation in 1971, he was assigned as the Damage Control Assistant and later as the Navigator- on board the USS GOLDSBOROUGH CDDG 20j. , p I it Following Destroyer School in Newport,Rhode Island, g he served as the Engineering -Officerfeon bQardt' USS LYNDE MCCQRMICKC CDDG 887' H0111 MW 1975'f5 Febfuf ary 1977.p' sg tial V.i1 ig,-Q .,,f, ,Y 8 I , y He was then assigiied ,':' a s. 'thefI5irst,Lieutenant DUBUQUEI KLPD 8, ffrothv 1977 to. In January 1979, he p for instructor duty' inthe oprnentg From I une 1980 to February 1982 he was the Flag Secre- tary to the Superintendent. -He returned to sea duty in April 1982 as the Weapons Officer of USS WAINWRIGHTKCG 281. In April 1984, he reported for duty as the Executive,Officerof USS DEWEY qDDc4sp. A p g - Commander Newrr1n's awards and service medals in- clude the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Com- manvdation, the Navy E Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Med- all Nationa1',Defense,l Medal,'Viet Nam Medal Hu Actio ' I Sea pn pMedal, V' ' ' lam ret N the Ex' 1