Harry Hill (DD 986) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER SWttft ' CDR WILLIAM P. CRAFT Born in 1947 in Detroit Michigan, Commander Craft served his first tour in the United Stales Navy as an enlisted photographic Intelligenceman from 1967 until 1971. He left the service to attend Michigan State University, where he graduated in 1973 from the Honors College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography. He returned to the Navy as a commissioned officer in 1974. F-ollow- ing Officer Candidate ' s School in Newport Rhode Island, he attended the first west-coast class of Surface Warfare Officer ' s school in Coronado. California. He served his division officer tour onboard USS (;RII)I.KY (C(;-2I) as Gunnery Officer and Navigator from 197.5 until 197K. Ne t. he was stationed at Recruit Training Commanti. Cireal Lakes. Illinois, where he was the Military Training Assistant. Returning to sea in 19S1. he completed department head tours, first as Com- bat Systems Officer onboard USS CUSHIN(; (I)D-985) and then as Operations Officer onboard USS JOUETT (CG-29). In 1985, he served in the Communications Staff at CINCUSNAVEUR in London, England, where he speciali ed in Tactical Satellite Communications, Joint contingency Com- munications and Fleet Tactical Data Systems. He served as Executive Officer onboard USS COPKLAND (FF(;-25) from 1987 until 1989 and then as Command and Control Officer for COM- NAVSURFPAC from 1989 until 1992. In February IW3 he assumed command o( USS HARRY W. Hill (1)I)-9K6)

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER iii.i. lie ciilciL ' d Itic I S .Na al Acadciii) in I ' ' 77 .iml was commissioned in 1981. From iyS2 until 1 X5 he served as ASW OfTicer and MPA aboard I ' SS COOK (FK-1083). Me was then assigned as II,A(i LTU)C{)MCKri)l SORT ONi;. in I ' XMie report- ed to the Naval Academy as an Instruetor and Com- pany Olfieer. Alter graduatin»; with distinction trom I WO ONI-. ah..aid I SS NIMH (C N-()Sl lie next attended the Na al War C )lieL;e uhcre he grad- uated with distinction in 1 )3. He reported to his current assignment as Fxeeutive Otficer aboard L ' SS HARRY W. HII.I. (I)I)- 86) in 1993. IX l)R JOHN N. C HRIS I KNSON COMMAND MASTER CHIEF Master Chiel Boitck uas born and raised in the midwest until his graduation from high school in Preston. Iowa in 1967. He enlisted in the United Stales Navy in 1968 and completed Recruit Training and Machinist Mate A school at Great Lakes. Illi- nois. His sea tours include CSS KR.VNKI.IN I). ROOSKVKI.T (C A-42 . CSS (H ARM S S. SPl:RK (l)|)-( «)7i. I SS H I SF, (C(;-23l and the I SS lU ( H N N (DIM, -14) Ashore he has had two lours as a Recruit Company Commander and a lour as a Ship Superintendent at the ship repair Facility in Subic Bay, Republic of the Phillipines Master Chief Boi ck earned his Hnlisied Surface Warfare Specialist designation while assigned lo CSS HAI.SF ' S (C(;-23). CurrenlK he is seising .iv Comnuiiui Masiei Chief aboard CSS HARRY U. HIM.(I)I)-986I. MM(M (.S I .11 RROl I) W. 1U)()( K