Duluth (LPD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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CO MA D ASTER CHIEF CM CSWJ L.O. HYMAN III LAWRENCE O. WHYMAN III MASTER CHIEF PERSONNELMAN ISURFACE WARFAREI UNITED STATES NAVY Master Chief Personnelman Lawrence O. Whyman III is a native of Uvalde, Texas. After high school he joined the Navy in June 1969. Upon completion of Recruit Training at San Diego he joined USS IWO JIMA CLPH 25 in September 1969 as Seaman Apprentice. After requesting and graduating number one in his class from Personnelman Class HAH School, he returned to the IWO JIMA for completion of tour. In June 1973 he attended and graduated from classification and Interviewing School he was assigned to Navy Recruiting District, Little Rock, Arkansas as Senior Classifier. In December 1977 he reported to USS DELIVER KARS 233 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii performing duties as Personnel Officer, Postal Clerk, and Disbursing Clerk. Upon decommissioning he was assigned in September 1979 to Navy Manpower and Material Analysis Center Pacific, San Diego, California. Upon graduation from Management Engineering Technician School Master Chief Whyman performed duties as a Manpower Analyst and Command Career Counselor. Upon completion of this assignment he was assigned to USS NEW ORLEANS KLPH lll as Leading Chief of the Administrative Department and Personnel Officer. In February 1984 Master Chief Whyman again was assigned to Navy Recruiting District, Little Rock, Arkansas where he performed duties as Enlisted Processing Division Supervisor at Navy Recruiting Processing Station, Oklahoma, until February 1988, when he was assigned to the USS DULUTH CLPD 65 as Command Master Chief. Master Chief Whyman's awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation lSecond Awardl, Battle Efficiency Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal CFifth Awardl, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon CThird Awardl, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He also received a Gold Wreath for recruiting excellence, and nine Silver Wreaths for excellence in recruiting support. Master Chief Whyman is married to the former Nancy Ann Lack. They have two children, William, 12 and James, 8.

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6 l EXEC E OFFICER LCDRIJMDL.NHNGLE JR,USN LieuTenonT Commdnder Leo L. lvlingle, Jr. is o ndfive of Jdmesfown, New York. AfTer grddudfion from Kenf SToTe Universify in June 4974, he offended The Novdl Officer CondiddTe School of Newporf, Rhode lsldnd, dnd wos commissioned in The Ndvv in OcTober 49741. Affer commissioning he served ds Combof lnformdTion Cenfer Officer ond Assisfdnf Firsf LieuTendnT in USS KALAMAZOO QAOR 65 unTil Februdry 4978. He Then served ds lvlilifory Drill Division Office of Recruif Trdining Commdnd, GredT Ldkes for Two yedrs. In ivloy 4984, upon complefion of The DepdrTmenT Heod Course of Surfdce Wdrfore Officers School Commond, he reporfed To USS IVICINERNEY QFFG 85 for o Two veor Tour GS Ship Confrol Officer. He subse- duenflv served in USS RACINE CLST 44945 ds Operdfions Officer, ond from June 4985 os Assisfonf Chief of SToff for Operofions of Commdnder, Ndvdl Surfoce Group, Long Beoch. Lieufenonf Oommdnder lvlingle reporfed To USS DULUTH CLPD oy ds ExecuTive Officer in De- cember 4987. Lieufendnf Commonder lVlingle's owords include The Novy CommenddTion lvleddl, Oodsf Ouord Commen- ddfion iviedol, Novv Achievemenf lvleddl CQND Awdrdy, lvleriforious UniT CommenddTion CZND Awdrdj, BdTTle Efficiency Ribbon QSRD Awdrdy, Novy Expedi- Tiondrv lvleddl, Nofiondl Defense Service lvleddl, Seo Service DeploymenT Ribbon CZND Awdrdy, ond Rifle ond Pisfol lvldrksmonship Ribbons. l

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