Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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Donald Robert Hess Captain Donald Robert Hess, U.S. Navy, a native Iowan, was born in Des Moines and raised in Daven- port. He attended lowa State University, graduating in 4965 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Commissioned in 4965 through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program, his first assignment was in USS COCHRANE CDDG 243 homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. There he served as Assistant First Lieu- tenant, Navigator and Combat information Center Officer. ln July 4968, Captain Hess attended Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode island where he graduated Uwith distinction . Upon graduation, he reported to USS CONYNGHAM QDDG 473, homeported in Norfolk. Virginia. He served there as Weapons Officer until Sep- tember 4974. The Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C., was Captain Hess' next assignment. He was initially toured as a Surface Junior Officer Assignment detailer, and later as Aide Placement Officer and Administra- tive Assistant to the Director of the Restricted Line, Staff Corps and Major Staffs Placement Division. In 4975, upon successful completion of the course of instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College in Nor- folk, Virginia, Captain Hess was assigned as Executive Officer of the USS BERKELEY CDDG 453, homeported in San Diego, California. From May 4977 to December 4978, Captain Hess served in the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs in Wash- ington, D.C., as a congressional Liaison Officer with the U.S. House of Representatives. His next assignment was as Special Assistant for Naval Personnel to the Assis- tant Secretary of the Navy CManpower, Reserve Af- fairs and Logistics3 from 4978 to 4979. Captain Hess' next tour of duty was as Command- ing Officer of the USS O'BRlEN CDD 9753 homeported in San Diego, California, from 4980 to 4982. The staff of Commander, Attack Carrier Strike Force, Seventh Fleet, homeported in Cubi Point, Republic of the Philip- pines, was Captain Hess' next assignment, where he imaged as Surface Operations Officer from 4982 to A. From January 4984 to July 4986, Captain Hess served as the Head, Officer Plans and CommuniTY Management Branch, Office of the Chief of NavOl Operations COP-4303. Captain Hess was promoted to his present rank in March 4985. He assumed commdnfi of USS G-RIDLEY QCG 243 on 44 January 4987. CaptOIfl Hess is under orders to report as Chief of Staff, Com- mander Attack Carrier Strike Force, Seventh Fleet.. Captain Hess' awards include the Legion of Meill- the Meritorious Service Medal Cgold stars in lieu of sec- ond and third awards3 and the Navy Achievemefll Medal with Combat ln addition, he wears various campaign and service medals.

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uss GRIDLEY QCG-21 4 west PacfMid East Force 88-89 Index .................. Commanding Officer Executive Officer ........, Chaplain ................... Command Master Chief .... Ship's information ......... Executive Division ....... Change of Command ........ Navigation Division ............... Combat Systems Department AS Division ..................... FOX Division .................. Missile Division .....,.... -. CE Division ................ Engineering Department .... A Division ..............,. B Division ......,.....,... E Division .... M Division ............. R Division ................ Operations Department . . Cl? Division .............. First Division ........... Ol Division . . . OM Division ....... CS Division ............ Supply Department .... S-4 Division .......... S-2 Division ........ S-3 Division .... S-4 Division ..,... Singapore ......,... Crossing the Line .... Muscat ........... Helo Ops ....... uNreEPfvEr2tl2EP , . . uso snow ...... fidra Amivmmg 4 2-3 4-5 6-7 8 9 40- 4 4 42- 4 3 44- 4 5 46- 4 7 48- 49 20-24 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-34 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40-44 42-43 44-45 46-47 48-49 50-54 52-53 54-55 56-57 58-59 60-64 62-63 64-65 66 67 68

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,. . -... mf., ...M-... 4... ,...,.. . -..,. .,....-,,. . Ulf .m1 r-Q CopToin Normon S. ScoTl, USN CopToin Scoff is o nofive of Oregon. He offended Pocific Universify in ForesT Grove, Oregon, groduofing wifh o Bochelor of Science Degree in Biology in 4963. He wos commissioned Through The Officer Condidofe School in 4965. CopToin Scoff firsT served os Auxiliories Division Officer ond Firsf Division OfficerfComboT Corgo Officer in USS ALAMO CLSD 335. ln lvlorch of 4967 he wos dssigned To Codsfol Division 44, Republic of Viefnom Novy, os Officer in Chorge of Swiff BooT ond Division Operofions Officer. He offended The Novol De- sfroyer School in NewporT, Rhode lsldnd, groduofing in Febru- ory of 4969. CopToin ScoTT's nexT ossignmenf wos o Tour os Chief Engi- neer of USS EVERSOLE QDD 7895 from Morch of 4969 To De- cember of 4970. He wos occepfed To The Novol Posf Gro- duoiTe School in lvionferey, Cdlifornid, where he grdduofed in 4973 wifh o Mosfer of Science Degree in lVlcinogemenT Sci- ence. Copfoin Scoff wos Then ossigned To Supervisor of Ship- building ond Repoir, Newporf News, Virginio os AssisTonT Mon- oger for The new Virginio Closs Nucleor Powered Cruisers. He concurrenfly served os Ship Superinfendenf for The consfruc- Tion of The leod ship, USS VIRGINIA QCGN 385, ond lfs follow on, USS TEXAS QCGN 395. Affer complefing o course of insfrucfion of The Novol Com- mond ond Sfoff College in Newporf, Rhode lslond, CopToin ScoTT wenT To The USS RICHARD L. PAGE SEFG-55 os Execufive Officer, which received The MeriTorious nif Commendofion ond The BoTTenburg Cup for excellence. From Moy 4979 To Morch of 4984, CopToin Scoff served os The Operofionol Tesf Coordindfor for The OPEVAL of The FFG-7 closs Frigofe of Commonder Operofionol Tesf ond Evoluofion Force in Norfolk, Vo. He wos promofed To The ronk of Com- monder in July 4979. Copfoin ScoTT's nexf Tour of dufy wos os Commonding Offi- cer of USS GALLERY QFFG-265. Following her commissioning in December of 4984, CopToin Scoff served os Commonding Officer unTil Morch of 49811, during which Time GALLERY eorned The Meriforious Unif Commendofion. CopToin Scoff wos nexf dssigned os The Senior Gos Turbine exominer on The ATlonTic Fleef Propulsion Exomining Boord. He olso served concurrenfly os o Senior Examiner for Sfeom ond Diesel Propulsion. He wos promofed To his presenf ronk in Au- gusf of 4985 ond received The 4240 designdfor QMoTeriol Pro- fessionol5 in Augusf of 4986. From Sepfember of 4986 To Ocfober of 4988, CopToin Scoff wos ossigned To The AEGIS Shipbuilding progrom, inifidlly serv- ing os Division Direcfor of The OperoTionsfFinonce Division, ond Then moving To The posifion of The Depufy Progrdm Mondger. Copfoin ScoTT's owords include The Meriforious Service lvledol QGold Sfor in Lieu of Second Awords5, The Novy Com- mendofion lvledol qgold Sfdrs in Lieu of econd ond Third Awords5, ond The Novy Achievemenf Medol. In oddifion, he weors vorious cdmpoign ond service medols. CopToin Scoff is morried To The former Cheryl Lynn Gillis of Ddyfon, Woshingfon. He ond his wife reside wifh Their Two children, Kevin Andrew ond Corrie Lynn in Corlsbod, Colifornio. 3