Fresno (LST 1182) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Roland BRANDQUIST was born on 18 September 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he originally resided in Runnemede, New Jersey. An attendee of the U.S. Naval Academy, he graduated from that institution in 1960. After receiving his commission, he became a submariner. He served on five diesel submarines on both coasts, eventually holding all officer billets on those ships up through Executive Officer. Additional tours in the submarine force included Flag Lieutenant ' s and Operations Analyst ' s billets. As a student. Commander BRANDQUIST is a 1967 graduate of the Naval Post Graduate School with a degree in Operations Analysis. In 1973, he graduated with distinction from the Command and Staff course at Naval War College and earned a Masters Degree from George Washing- ton University in International Affairs. Prior to reporting to USS FRESNO (LST-1182), he served as Executive Officer of USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). Commander BRANDQUIST is married to the former Janet Lenore Kiefer of Mount Ephraim, New Jersey; and he has three children, Geoffrey, Kurt, and Kristen.

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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN... 13 April - Underway WESTPAC 76 ' 20 22 April - Pearl Harbor for supplies 28 April - Arrive Kwajalein, Marshall Islands to load for an opportune lift (House Trailers?) 28 April 7 May - Enroute to Okinawa 7 10 May - Enroute Subic Bay R.P. for Offload and R R 16 20 May - Amphibous operations in the Zambales R.P. 25 May - Typhoon Olga battered us in Subic Bay 8 June - Ship ' s party at Grande Island 17 21 June - Enroute to Kaohsiung Taiwan 21 26 June - Inport Kaohsiung for liberty and relaxation 26 28 June - Underway for operation Beacon Cherry 28 June 4 July - Beacon Cherry off the coast of Korea 8 12 July - Inport Pusan, Korea for sight seeing and buying gifts 12 19 July - Underway for Subic Bay 28 July - The E Presentation on board 3 August - Underway again, this time for Hong Kong 5 August - Arrive Hong Kong An overnight stay? 6 August - Underway to avoid another typhoon, Billie 7 10 August - Back to Hong Kong 10 13 August - Sailing to Okinawa again 13 14 August - Offload onload troops in Buckner Bay, Okinawa 14 19 August - Underway for Subic Bay one more time 19 22 August - Inport Subic Bay 22 27 August - Off to Guam, looking forward to an upkeep period 27 August 16 September - Guam 4 September - Tropical storm Fran 8 September - Ship ' s party at Polaris Beach 10 September - Sortie for tropical storm Georgia 16 17 September - Underway for Tinian and exercise Quick Jab 17 22 September - Civic action and Quick Jab Vl, Tinian, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 22 27 September - Underway for Subic Bay for the last time 27 September 8 October - Preparations for Kangaroo II 8 October - Underway for Australia and exercise Kangaroo II 12 October - Davey Jones presided at our Shellback ceremony at 00 0 ' and 140 36 ' E 19 28 October - Exercise Kangaroo II in the Coral Sea and off the cost of Australia 28 30 October - Sailing to Brisbane Australia 30 October 4 November - Inport Brisbane for rest, relaxation and kangaroo chasin ' 4 15 November - Enroute to Pearl Harbor 15 17 November - Offload troops onload Tigers 17 24 November - Underway for San Diego and home 24 November 1976 - Homecoming and loved ones

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A CO. with many talents