Fechteler (DD 870) - Naval Cruise Book

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W COMMA DIN G OFFICER Commander Robert Dewey Duncan was born in Webb City, Missouri, on 10 October 1925. He reported to FECHTELER from a tour as Executive Officer of USS DALE QDLG 193. He is a graduate of the U,S, Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland 1948g the U.S. Naval War College, and holds a Masters Degree from George Washington University. His previous Commands at sea were USS GUIDE QMSO-4475 and USS PCS-1401. Besides duty in DALE his other Destroyer experience includes billets in USS CONY QDDE-5085. During the Korean conflict Commander Duncan served as Operations Officer of USS ST. JOSEPH RIVER QLSMR 5275 and Assistant Officer-in-Charge of the LSSL-105. As a Lieu- tenant he completed Underwater Demolition Team training at Coronado, California, and sub- sequently was assigned as Executive Officer of UDT-12 and later as Officer-In-Charge, Western Pacific UDT Detachment, as unit of the Seventh Fleet based at Camp McGill, Japan. He also served on the staff of the Commander-ln-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Commander Duncan is married to the former Patricia Royce Kersh of Joplin, Missouri. They have two children, Douglas, 14, and a daughter, Kyle, 11.

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.E X s xx fa if W fw W EXEC TIVE UFFIC R Lieutenant Commander Charles William Martin, Jr. was born in Cana- stota, New York on 22 June 1930. He reported to FECHTELER from a tour of duty at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C, He is a graduate of Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsyl- vania, class of 1953. His previous duty assignments include tours in USS NAIFEH QDE-3523, USS LAWS QDD-5583, USS LOS ANGELES QCA-1355, and as Flag Secre- tary on the Staff of COMCRUDESFLOT 3. Lieutenant Commander Martin is 'married to the former Leila Barbara Lynch of San Diego, California. They have 2 children: Charles, III, 3, and Suzanne, 3 months. QM-.. , , . . .. w,.....,....,....M,,..,..a....W,f.-,,,-am1w.ff .Maeva -- 1aQxm fmzz X -EXEC UTI VE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Douglas B. Robertson was born in Detroit, Michigan. He reported to FECHTELER from a tour with Headquarters United Nations Com- mand in Korea in February 1964, and departed in November 1965 to assume the billet of Staff Surface Operations Officer for COMASWGRU I, He is a graduate of the U.S, Naval Academy, class of 1951. Just prior to 'Lieutenant Command- er ,Robertson's departure 'he was se- lected for the rank of Commander. During the Korean conflict he served as Gunnery Officer of USS EVERSOLE QDD-7895. His other Destroyer experi- ence includes a tour as Executive Of- ficer of a DER, He has also served as Ass't Officer-in-Charge of an LSM, as Fire Control Officer of USS ROCHESTER QCA-1245, on the staff at Fleet Opera- tions Control Center Pacific, and as Navigation Instructor for the NROTC Unit at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Lieutenant Commander Robertson and his wife, Mary Jane have two children, Christopher, 7, and a daughter, Amy, 3.