Duluth (LPD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER JOHN D. LASSWELL Commander john D. Lasswell was born in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1945. He joined the Navy in june, 1963, and attended the U.S. Naval Academy for four years. He was graduated in june of 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, and was subsequently commis- sioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. Commander Lasswell then attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey until March of 1968, and earned a Master of Science degree in Mathematics. Commander Lasswell was assigned as Main Propulsion Assistant on the USS CHEVALIER CDD-805D from March, 1968, until December, 1969. He was then trans- ferred to 32nd Street Naval Station, San Diego, where he served as Discipline Officer untiljune of 1970. Command- er Lasswell was a student at the U.S. Navy Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, until March of 1971, when he was transferred to the USS JOHN KING CDDG-3D as Engineer Officer. From November, 1972, until February, 1976, Com- mander Lasswell was assigned as a Math Instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He then served as Main Propulsion Assistant on the USS AMERICA CCV- 66j until May of 1978. Commander Lasswell's next assign- ment was as an Examiner on the CINCLANTFLT Propul- sion Examining Board, where he served until june, 1980. He then attended Prospective Executive Officer's School in Rhode Island, before relieving his brother, Commander James B. Lasswell, as Executive Officer of the USS DU- LUTH CLPD-6D in November, 1980. ,r I ' Commander Lasswell's awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Sea Service Ribbon. Commander Lasswell and his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Elizabeth, live in San Diego. A A

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