Gettysburg (CG 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Master Chief Master Chief Yeoman CSurface Warfarel Curtis Kiesau was born in Waukon, Iowa on 9 January 1948. He joined the Navy in September 1967 and completed recruit training in San Diego, California. Previous sea duty tours include USS BERKELEY QDDG-153g Staff, Commander, Submarine Squadron SIX, precommissioning crew USS SPRUANCE CDD-96333 and Staff, Cormnander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO. Shore tours include Defense Intelligence School, Defense Intelli- gence Agency, Washington, DCQ De- fense Language Institute West Coast, Monterey, CA, Navy Representative's Office, Munich, West Germany, Naval Base Headquarters, Charleston, SC, Service School Command, Great Lakes, IL, and U.S. American Embassy, Bonn, Germany. He qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist while serving on the Staff of COMCRUDESGRU TWO in 1982. He reported to USS GETTYSBURG CCG-645 as Command Master Chief in September 1992. Master Chief Kiesau's awards include the Navy Achievement Medal CGold Starl, Combat Action Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Merito- rious Unit Commendation Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal tSilver Starl, National Defense Service Medal C Bronze Starl, Vietnam Service Medal C2 Bronze Starsl, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon L2 Bronze Starsl, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon CBronze Starl, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation CGallantry Cross Colorsl, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation CCivil Actions Colorl, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Navy Pistol Sharpshooter Ribbon. Master Chief Kiesau is married to the former Carolyn Jane Thomas of Ashton, Maryland who resides in Bonn, Germany where she is pursuing her Master's Degree at the University of Bonn. They have one daughter, Patricia Ann, who resides in Tuscon, Arizona.

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' From the In the months and years to come as we look back through this cruise book and think of the many events of the deployment we will remember the good times and reflect on the experi- ences we encountered. In any event these past six months will be a part of our memories forever. When we sailed out of Mayport on 7 October 1992, the vast majority of the crew had never been overseas or served in a ship in a battlegroup. Now, in April 1993, as we return home I see a very seasoned team of professionals, standing tall and justifiably proud of their many accomplishments. I know, and so do the other 400 men that made this deployment, that although the hours were long and the work was hard it was well worth the effort. GETTY S- BURG did what our nation asked, we made a difference and our presence was felt throughout the world. From the Cold Waters of the Adriatic as we patrolled off the coast of former Yugoslavia to the far eastern Mediterranean on-station in support of National tasking against Iraq, GETTYSBURG was there, fully operational and ready to carry out any tasking from Battle Force SIXTH Fleet. Nobody knows better than a fleet sailor that it takes all hands to make a ship like GETTYSBURG work, and that unless the whole team is functioning together we cannot be ready for action at sea. This crew has proven they are a team! For some of the men who made this deployment this will be it, they'1l hang up their hat and return to a civilian life at the end of their tour in the Navy, where others may make several more deployments during their Navy careers. But regardless of what the future brings for each of this GETTYSBURG crew, you can rest assured that the many accomplishments, experiences, and friendships gained during this deployment will not soon be forgotten. To the crew members who made this deployment such a success my hats off to you - Bravo Zulu A.R. TROTTER, LCDR, USN Executive Officer - you're the best, and you proved it! Executive Officer

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