Gallant (MSO 489) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Midni ht il Most often heard quote: Fix it. LCDR ROBERT L FREEHILL USN A native of Melvin, Illinois, Captain FREEHILL received his commission from the U S Naval Academy on 8 June 1960. His first tour of duty was in Destroy ers on the West Coast, first in USS JARVIS QDD 7995 as EMO, then in USS WILKINSON QDL 55 as CIC Officer. In September 1961 he commenced flight training at Pensacola, Florida and he earned the wings of a Naval Aviator on 21 December 1962. He flew F-8 jet fighters with VF-174 until October 1963, when he was voluntarily redesignated as a Surface Line Officer. Upon grad- uation from the U. S. Naval Destroyer School in May 1964, he joined USS DAVIS QDD 9373 homeported in Newport, R. I. as Operations Officer. After two years in DAVIS he attended the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, earning his Masters Degree in Oceanography in June 1968. LCDR FREEHILL assumed command of GALLANT on 25 July 1968. He is married to the former Charlyn Kelleran and they have three children. When relieved in August 1970, he is scheduled to attend the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia.

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A LCDR R. L. FREEHILL, USN Commanding Officer 'X

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LT. LR. LAMPING, EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT James R. LAMPING, USN A native of Park Ridge, Illinois, Lieutenant LAMPING received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame in June 1964. He was a member of the NROTC unit there and was commissioned on 24 August 1964. In Decem- ber 1964 he reported to USS HANSON QDD 8325, homeported in San Diego. Serving as ASW Officer and Nuclear Weapons Officer, he made two Westpac deployments in HANSON be- fore reporting to Coastal Squadron One in Vietnam as a PCF Officer-in-Charge. After nine months in-country Vietnam, he served a three-month tour in Sasebo, Japan, supervising PCF overhauls. LT LAMPING reported aboard GALLANT on 11 September 1968. He is scheduled for rotation in Novem- ber 1970, to attend Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.