Ernest Small (DDR 838) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MICHAEL J. TRENS J ; A native of Los Angeles, California, Lieutenant Commander Trens joined the Navy 9 January 1940 as a Seaman Apprentice and came up through the ranks to Senior Chief Boatswainsmate. Becomming an Ensign on the Navy ' s L.D.O. program, he advanced to Lieutenant junior grade. Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander. Prior to comming to the USS ERNEST G. SMALL, he served in the following commands : USS UATH ; USS HOLLAND AS 32 ,- U.S. NAVAL STATION, DUTCH ALASKA ; USS MEIFFA APA 202 ; USS MONTROSE APA 212; USS GENERAL W. A. MANN AP 112; U.S. NAVAL CENTER, WILLIAM- SBURG, VIRGINIA ; USS FULTON AS 1 1 ; USS TRINGA ASR 16 ; DEEP SEA DIVING SCHOOL, V ASHINGTON, D.C. ; USS BUTTERNUT AN 9 ; USS BLUE DD-744 ; and the MINE FORCE FLEET. Lieutenant Commander TRENS attended college at U.C.L.A., the General Line school at Mono, California. The U.S. V ar College, Newport, Rhode Island and George Washington College, Washington, D.C. His wife is the former HELEN UTVICH, also from Los Angeles. They have two daughters, ages 12 and 18. As Exective Officer of the USS ERNEST G. SMALL (DDR-838) from July 1964 until October 1965, Lieutenant Commander TRENS did much for the Morale of the Crew and the ERNEST G. SMALL ' S ROADRUNNER spirit. He is currently with the Joint StafF Commander, CINCPAC Fleet, and congratulations are in order on his recent advancement to Commander. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NELSON P. JACKSON A native of Durham, North Carolina, Lieutenant Commander Jackson was graduated from Duke University in 1953. He entered Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, in July 1953 and was commissioned and Ensign in November. The USS BLACK (DD-666), homeported in Norfolk, Virginia was his first assignment. BLACK was transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1955 and deployed twice to the SEVENTH FLEET before Lieutenant Commander Jackson was ordered to the Joint Staff, Commander-in-Chief Europe, Headquarters, European Command in Paris, France. Serving two years in Paris, he attended the Sorbonne, University of Paris in late 1958 for one semester. His next duty was on board USS MARSH (DE-699), followed by a brief tour back in the Atlantic attached to USS VALLEY FORGE (LPH-8) before that ship was trans- ferred to the Pacific Fleet in early 1962. During this assignment VALLEY FORGE deployed to the SEVENTH FLEET for a nine month period in 1962 operating primarily out of Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. When detached from VALLEY FORGE, Lieutenant Commander Jackson reported as Operations and Chief Staff Officer to Commander Destroyer Squadron TWENTY-THREE homeported in Long Beach, California. Again, two more deployments were made to the SEVENTH FLEET and it was during the latter deployment that Lieutenant Commander Jackson was ordered as Executive Officer of USS ERNEST G. SMALL, reporting on board 24 September 1965 at DA NANG, Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Commander Jackson is married to the former Ann Lamar Parish, daughter of retired Captain E. W. Parish, Jr., USN. of Neptune Beach, Flordia.

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Prior to reporting to USS ERNEST G. SMALL, Commander GORMAN served for two years in the OPFice of the Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) and for one year in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Politico-Military Affairs Division). Born in New York City, he enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was com- missioned an Ensign in 1946. He has served at sea in cruisers ; ALBANY, SPOKANE, and MACON and in Destroyers, HENDERSON and OZBOURN. Shore assignments have been as an instructor at the Naval Postgraduate Intelligence School and as Assistant Naval Attache in India. He is a graduate of Holy Cross College and holds a Master of Arts degree from Georgetown University. Commander GORMAN has also grad- uated from the Naval Postgraduate Intelligence School, the Naval Language School and the Armed Forces Staff College. Commander CORMAN is entitled to wear the Am erican Pacific, European Theater, WWII Victory, Korean Victory and Occupation Medals. He is married to the former Gail Chapman of Portsmouth, Ohio.

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