Frederick (LST 1184) - Naval Cruise Book

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' The USS FREDERICK In Operation Desert Strom The USS FREDERICK was part of the 15 ship amphibious armada that departed on 1 December 1990 for the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. Upon arriving in the Gulf of Oman, the FREDERICK along with various am- phibious ships from the east and west coast conducted amphibious exercises in preparation for an amphibious landing, if needed, in Kuwait. Upon commencement of Op- eration Desert Storm, USS FREDERICK and various ele- ments of Comphibgru Two and Comphibgru Three headed to the Persian Crulf and conducted one of the greatest mock amphibious invasions in modem warfare, that pinned down 15 Iraqi Divisions, thus ensuring a quick and decisive victo- ry for the allied forces. The FREDERICK was involved in the only amphibious landing of the Gulf War. i 1 I 5 A I -14

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M Wm .....,........,.Y- ,,-..-- --,.-- - -vb - -v......- -----'--'-- Commanding Officer COMMANDER THOMAS WILLIAM THIESSE, USN COMMANDING OFFICER, USS FREDERICK CLST 1184-I CDR Thiesse is a native of Oak Park, Illinois. The son of Mr. and Mrs Gilbert H Thiesse he entered the Navy via the NROTC program at Miami University He graduated in 1972 -with a BS De r ' . g ee in systems analysis. He first served aboard the USS Saratoga CCV-605 as Missile Officer and later as the M and B D' ' ' Offi ' ' lVlSlOI'l cer. His next assignment was aboard the USS Dale CCG-195. Following department head school, CDR Thiesse served as The Weapons Officer aboard the USS Vreeland CFF-10685 and as the Engineer Officer aboard the USS Manitowoc KLST-11805. After a tour 'th th Wl e Commander Navy Recruiting Command Headquarters Staff in Washington DC, he served as Material Officer on the Staff f th C o e ommander, Amphibious Squadron One and as an examiner for the CINCPACFLT Propulsion Examination Board. CDR Thiesse also served as the Executive Officer aboard the USS B ' riston County KLST-11983 and most recently as the Surface Operations Officer on the Staff of the Commander, Joint Task Force Middle East. CDR Thiesse's awards include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, The Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars and the Navy Achievement Medal.