John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMCRUDESFLOT EEGHT REAR ADMIRAL HARRY DePUE TRAIN JR Rear Admiral Train is the son of the late Rear Admiral Harold C. Train and Mrs. Train of Washington, D.C. and is a 1949 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. His past service has included: Command of the guided missile destroyer CONYNG HAM and the attack submarine BARBEL: a tour as Assistant Chief of Staff lOperations and Readinessi on the Staff of Commander SECOND Fleet and duty in HAROLD J. ELLISON, ENTEMEDOR, HARRY E. HUBBARD and WAHOO. He has also served as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations, as Administrative Aide to Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitzeg as Military Assistant to Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy Howard W. Merrill: as Assistant Submarine Placement Officer, Bureau of Naval Personnel and as Assistant Military Secretary, J-2, Intelligence Directorate, Joint Staff. Prior to assuming command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla EIGHT on 15 September 1971, Rear Admiral Train served as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas H. Moorer.

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COMMANDER AIR WING o COMMANDER H L TURK Commander Herman L Turk comes to Air Wing ONE from his last assignment as a member of Commander Naval Air Forces U S Pacific Fleet Staff where he served as Training Officer for the A 6 and A 3 communities Cdr Turk entered the Navy in August 1945 and served one year In the enlisted ranks prior to release to the inactive reserves In 1950 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia Durlng the Korean conflict in January 1952 Cdr Turk was recalled to active duty and was commissioned as an ensngn at Officer Candidate School in December 1952 with orders to Flight Training Command as a student pilot He was designated a Naval Aviator in June 1954 1954 until September 1959 He made two deployments flying in F2H BANSHEE aircraft and one In the A4D SKYHAWK He then received his orders to the Naval Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River Maryland Upon completion of Test Pilot School he was assigned test pilot duties as a member of Weapons System Test In November 1962 he reported for exchange duty at Royal Naval Air Station Lasslemouth Scotland where he was assigned to the 809 Squadron flying BUCCANEER aircraft ln July 1964 Cdr Turk returned to the United States to attend Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College at Newport Rhode Island At War College Cdr Turk participated in an after hours college program and was awarded a Master of Science degree in International Affairs by George Washington University ln July 1965 Cdr Turk reported to VA 35 Wl'llgl'FfW3S icer transitioning to the A 6 aircraft ln VA 35 he served as Operations During this assignment he completed two deployments in Vietnam 4 Cdr. Turk's first operational squadron tour was with VA-172 from August

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CHIEF OF STAFF CAPTAIN C.V. MERREL Captain Merrell reported to COMCRUDESFLOT EIGHT as Chief of Staff in September 1971. Prior to his present assignment, he served as Chief of Staff for Commander Carrier Division TWO. Captain Merrell was attending the University of Oklahoma when he enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. He was selected to participate in an experimental education program, and was taught to fly while attending Colgate University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Upon completion of flight training in 1945, Captain Merrell was commissioned and awarded his Navy Wings of Gold. After serving three years with East Coast Fighter squadrons, he returned to school at Tulane University. Joining a fleet squadron in 1949, he served as Flight Officer and Landing Signal Officer lLSOl for VC-62. For the next five years, Captain Merrell attended line school in Monterey. California: instructed Air Intercept Controllers: and served as CIC Officer in USS ANTIETAM lCVA 361. Joining the Pacific fleet in 1960, Captain Merrell served as Executive Officer of VF 53 flying the F3H DEMON. He assumed command of VF 143, one of the first West Coast F4H PHANTOM squadrons, in 1961. In 1963, Captain Merrell took command of VX 4, the Navy's Fighter Test and Development Squadron. Returning to a surface assignment in 1965, Captain Merrell served as Operations Officer and Executive Officer of USS TICONDEROGA lCVA 14l. In 1967, he returned to the Atlantic Fleet as the Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division FOUR aboard USS AMERICA lCVA 66l. Between staff assignments, Captain Merrell commanded USS MULIPHEN lAKA 611, making cruises to the Mediterranean and Carribean seas.