Hewitt (DD 966) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMAND MASTER CHIEF Master Chiel Knabe was born in Freedom, Oklahoma .md u.is raised on various n Force bases throughoul 1 1 1 1- l niicd St.it ts ,is Ins fathei was .1 1 areei n I on e man. He graduated from Enid High School in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1965 Vftei one semestei ai Bethany Nazarene College, he joined the Navj in February 1966 and attended Basit I rain- ing .it San Diego, ( lalifoi nia Mastei ( hiel Knabe ' s previous dut) stations include; L ' SS BLUE (DD 744). Kiwi Di iMon ' . ' I in Viel Nam, I ' SS Ml l (, ION iCVS 20). L ' SS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), I ss LONG BEACH (CGN 9), and USS PAl I.E. FOS- TER 1 1)1) 9 j4 . Mis slide t. in- include; ombai Systems I e hnii al Si hools Command, Mare Island, Nav) Ret ruiting District, Denver, and Meet I raining Group, San D 1 50 Master Chiel Knabe ' s awards include the Bronze Stai Medal with Combat V , Purple Heart, Nav) Commenda- tion Medal with ( ombai V , ( ombai tion Medal, Good Conduct Ward 1 ' 1 Awards) and various unit and campaign awards. Mastei Chiel Knabe is married to the formet Brenda Sue Pilgrim ol Duncan, Oklahoma. Ihe have two sons, Paul .md Ken I hey reside in San Di go, ( alifornia. DATA SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN MASTER CHIEF (SURFACE WARFARE) CHRISTOPHER P. KNABE

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RICHARD C. HILL III o ember 1989 - Present Lieutenant Commander Hill was commissioned an En- sign in 1976. He is a graduate of the University of Cali- fornia at Los Angeles, where he received a Bachelors De- gree in Psychology. His previous tours included USS HAMNER (DD 718) as First Lieutenant and Director Officer, USS FLETCHER (DD 992) as Navigator, USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG 32) as Missile Officer, then as Weapons Officer, USS DUNCAN (FFG 10) as Combat Systems Officer, and USS ENGLAND (CG 22) as Combat Systems Officer. Lieutenent Commander Hill ' s shore assignment was in Washington D.C. as the Nav) Equal Opportunity Program Manager under the Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command. In 1989, Lieutenant Commander Hill reported to USS HEWITT as Executive Officer. During this tour, HEW- ITT participated in the Phillipine Contingency Opera- tion CL VSSIC RESOLVI and various naval operations throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans, North Arabian S a, and the Persian Gulf. Lieutenant Commander Hill and his wife, Genai, have two daughters, I i I lain and Ashley, and make their home in Old Bridge Estates, Virginia. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM R. MASSIE August 1989 - November 1989

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DEPARTMENT HEADS OFFICER IN CHARGE HSL 47 DET 7 Lieutenant Commander K.L. Crowley OPERATIONS OFFICER Lieutenant J.C. Hochwalt (August 1989 - January 1990) COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER Lieutenant J.R. Provencher OPERATIONS OFFICER Lieutenant G.A. Chalfant ( January 1990 - Present) CHIEF ENGINEER SUPPLY OFFICER Lieutenant A. A. McMinn Lieutenant T.S. Schergen