Hamner (DD 718) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OEEICER bm-., COMMANDER ROBERT FREY CONGRATULATES PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS BENNY BOYLES AT CAPTAIN'S COIVIIVIENDATORY IVIAST. XO FREY? OR DAVY JONES? if Q mo. I 1 I I PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS KRAUSS AND XO FREY AT CAPTAIN'S COIVIIVIENDATORY IVIAST. 5 I 28 I 3 , I .-- -A .....,.......--,......

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CAPTAIN COMMANDER I2. N. BLACKINGTON COMMANDER RICHARD N. BLACKINGTON WAS BORN IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL AREA. HE GRADUATED FROM MASSACHUSETTS MARI- TIME ACADEMY IN 1951. HE WAS COMMIS- SIONED AN ENSIGN IN 1952. COMMANDER BLACKINGTON SERVED IN USS PICKAWAY IAPA 2221 AS COMMUNICATIONS AND CIC OFFICER. SUBSEOUENT SEA ASSIGN- MENTS WERE AS CIC AND GUNNERY OFFICER OF USS FLOYD PARKS IDD-8841. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE P-RE-COMMISSIONING CREWS OF USS MAHAN IDLG-111 AS WEAPONS OFFICER AND USS BROOKE IDEG-11 AS EXECU- TIVE OFFICER. COMMANDER BLACKINGTON HAS SERVED ASHORE WITH THE DEFENSE ATOMIC SUPPORT AGENCY IN STAFF OPERATIONS AND WITH COMMANDER OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION FORCE IN THE SURFACE WAR- FARE BRANCH. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE SCHOOL OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF, USS NAVAL WAR COLLEGE. HIS MOST RECENT ASSIGNMENT WAS WITH THE NAVAL ORD- NANCE SYSTEMS COMMAND AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADVANCED AND EXPLORATORY RESEARCH, SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEMS. COMMANDER BLACKINGTON, HIS WIFE, AND THREE CHILDREN RESIDE. IN CORONADO, CALIFORNIA.

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