Garcia (FF 1040) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 7 text:

CDR D.E.H. SECREST Commander David E. H. Secresl, is the sun of Margaret Secrest and the late Captain Robert H. Secrest, Dental Corps, U.S. Navy, of Maitland, Florida. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy and commissioned Ensign on 9 June 1965. His assignments at sea include duty aboard USS NOA (DD84D as Main Propulsion Assistant, USS THOMAS J. GARY DER 326 as Engineer Officer, USS BORDELON (DD88V as Engineer Officer, and USS CALOOSAHATCHEE AO 98 as First Lieutenant. Additionally, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Readiness and Training to Commander Carrier Group Four. His last assignment prior to reporting to USS GARCIA was as Executive Officer, USS JASON (AR 8 . Assignments ashore include duty as Op- erations Officer, then as Executive Officer of Na- val Facility Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Over- seas assignments include a one year tour in Viet- nam at an advance repair support base and subse- quent duly as Officer in Charge, U.S. Navy Section, Cartagena, Colombia. He is a honors graduate of the Defense Language Institute (ad- vanced Spanish) and is completing a Masters de- gree in Management through Webster University. His decorations include four Navy Commendation Medals (two with combat V ), the Purple Heart, and the Combat Action Ribbon as well as various unit and campaign awards. Commander Secrest is married to the former Christie Bell of Tallahas- see, Florida. They have four children: Rachel 15, Christie 12, Helen 7, and Rob 6. Planning a NA TO exercise Thoughts of .

Page 6 text:

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Commanding Officer 3 Executive Officer 4 Command Master Chief 5 Weapons Department 6 Engineering Department 16 Operations Department 26 Nav Admin Department 34 Supply Department 36 Replenishment at Sea 40 Helo Ops 43 GQ Guns 44 AS W Ops 46 Power 47 Watch 48 Officers CPOs 52 Ops Life 55 Weps Life 58 Engineering Life 61 Nav Admin Life 64 Supply Life 66 Achievements 68 Life in General 70 Liberty 76 Ports 80 Tours 89 Little Dutch Boy A ward 93 Homecoming 94 Closing 96

Page 8 text:

LCDR H. R. JOHNSON Lieutenant Commander Herman R. Johnson was born In Witchita, Kansas 17 December 1943. Following graduation from high school in 1962, he attended Kansas State University for one year before enlisting in the Navy in 1963 as an electronics technician. Following discharge from the Navy in 1967, Lieutenant Commander Johnson attended Fort Hays State University and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1970 and Master of Science Degree in 1971. Following graduation, LCDR Johnson entered Officer Candidate School in June 1971 and, as a Distinguished Naval Graduate of OCS, was commissioned an Ensign, USN on 4 November 1971. He was then assigned to USS RICH DD820 as Anti-submarine Warfare Officer. In July 1973, Lieutenant Commander Johnson was ordered to USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN37) also as ASW Officer. From August 1975 until March 1976, LCDR Johnson attended Surface Warfare Officer Department Head School. He then reported aboard USS KNOX (FF 1052) as Weapons Officer. In January 1978, he was assigned to Destroyer Squadron Thirty-five Staff as Operations Officer. LCDR Johnson served as Executive Officer of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, Tennessee, January 1980-December 1982. From January 1983-July 1984 he served as Operations Officer aboard USS DALE CC19 . LCDR Johnson ' s awards include the Navy Com- mendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. LCDR Johnson is married to the former Georgette May Kuehlins of North Merrick, New York. The Johnson ' s have a daughter, Dorothy and son, Matthew. f