Estes (AGC 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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w- I ,f,, , 4 7 X W777 6 f Captain William H. Pellett was born at Boonton, New Jersey, and attended Admiral Farragut Academy, He was accepted to the Naval Academy and was later commissioned Ensign in the U,S. Navy in December, l94l, His first assignment, from 1942 to l943 was the cruise USS CINCINATTI in the gunnery department. Captain Pellett's next several assignments were in gunnery, culminating in 1946 aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN as Air Defense and Gunnery Officer. After shore duty with BuPers for about four years, he was made Executive Officer of USS POWER CDD 8395. Three years again at BuPers and then his first command at sea as Commanding Officer of USS MARSHALL QDD 6765 followed. ln 1959, Captain Pellett was Per- sonnel Readiness and Training Officer with CINCPACELT staff. This assign- ment he retained until l96l when he became Director of Programs at the Navy's Post Graduate School, Monterey, California. lt was in October of 1964 that he relieved Captain W, W, DeVenter as Commanding Officer of USS ESTES. Captain Pellett wears the following decorations: American Defense, Euro- pean Defense, Asiatic Pacific Theatre qwith four starsj, American Theatre, Philippine Liberation, World War ll Victory, and National Defense Service Medal. A view from the bridge a com- manding position and the best seat in the house. CAPTAIN PELLETT ff Z f f ,, ,, ,W ,,, , f W L 'WZLL 'S f iff' - J X M My .,. , X I ' ffsix X ' - , ,f , Wy f fs Aw 'r f -1. uf' f ,ff , ,. 2 , Z X fb, 43112 -I K Q SN . f 9 it s K, , f ,4 4 of if . ff f l mp, iff ff fx wc f ' yy 922,72 if A .. -. ', 7 N

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Captain David F, Loomis succeeded Captain Charles P. Sheppard as Chief of Staff to Comman- der Amphibious Force. Captain Sheppard left Subic Bay to report as inspector General for the Chief of Naval Personnel. Captain Loomis re - ported from a tour on the staff of Commander Am- phibious F o r c e, Pacific, Where he had been Assist- ant Chief of staff for administration and person- nel. I-le has had con- siderable destroyer duty as commanding officer of three destroyers and has also had a tour of duty as Commanding Officer, Re- cruit Training Command, at Naval Training Center, San Diego. z' y Q M it X REAR ADMIRAL DONALD W. WULZEN, USN Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet and Commander Amphibious Group One As Commander Amphibious Force, U,S, Seventh Fleet, he is charged with the rapid transportation of combat troops to hot spots in Southeast Asia g as Commander Amphibious Group One, he is the direct representative in Southeast Asia of Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Whose headquar- ters are in Coronado, California, Rear Admiral Wulzen took command of Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force on 20 January 1965. He has since directed six amphibious landings of U,S, Marines in the Re-public of Viet Nam. The Admiral broke his flag aboard the amphibious command ship EST ES QAGC 125 on 21 April, 1965. He and his staff of 34 officers and 75 enlisted men are homeported at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. Rear Admiral Donald W, Wulzen, Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet, officially meets his new Chief of Staff, Captain David F. Loomis, as Captain Charles P. Sheppard, Captain Loomis' predecessor, looks on.

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EXECUTIVE For several years, Commander Harold R. Heagerty served as Executive Officer. Born in Missouri, the Commander's first desire Was to fly and after being commis- sioned as an Ensign, USN, he rose to the Navy's elite flying team, the BLUE ANGELS, ln September 1965, Commander Heagerty was relieved as Executive Officer and reported to Commander in Chief, U,S, Naval Forces, Europe, for duty on his staff. Our new Executive Officer, Commander John Knox McConeghy is a U,S. Naval Acad- 1 OFFICER emy graduate Qclass of 19485 Who has spent most of his active career as a submariner. I-Ie has had primary duties as supply, opera- tions, engineering, navigation, and executive officer on some five different submarines. From 1961 to 1963 Commander McConeghy was commanding officer of the USS SEGUNDO SSS 3985 which was deployed 6 months in estPac, He comes to ESTES from Atlantic Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare School,Where he was a technical instructor. A 5 bf AXAX 9, i f f