Donner (LSD 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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«r rf« Commander Wick R. Harlan, Jr. Commander Wick R. HARLAN, Jr., was born in Tompkinsonville, Kentucky, and attended Tompkin- sonville High School, University of Kentucky, and the U. S. Naval Academy. Commissioned Ensign in 1945, he served his first tour of sea duty in the Pacific on board the USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14). Other tours at sea hove been in the USS TERCEL (MSF-386); command of the USS FUCKER (MCS(0)-9); operations oHicer in the USS MASSEY (DD-778); and executive officer of the USS DONNER (LSD-20) and USS FRANCIS MARION (APA-249). Commander Harlan ' s shore duty has included the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School (Aerology), Monterey, California; Fleet Weather Central, Kodiak, Alaska; Naval Air Station, Columbus, Ohio; and command of the Naval Reserve Training Center at Huntington, West Virginia. His next tour of duty will be at the U.S. Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Islbnd to be instructed in the Warfare Course. He is married to the former Miss Irene Dalrymple of Portland, Oregon.

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THE DAY BEFORE ..FINAL GOOD BVES FROM DEPENDENTS 1 Piclcett will have another girl when he returns Nabers brings the mob i Watch your stepi It ' s a long way up.