John F Kennedy (CV 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT JOHN C. DIXON JR 30 NOV 72 - 24 MAY 74 CAPT WILLIAM A. GURECK 24 MAY 74 - 29 NOV 75 CV 67 CAPT JOHN R. 29 NOV 75 - C. MITCHELL 14 MAY 77 CAPT JERRY O. TUTTLE 14 MAY 77 - 28 NOV 78

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CAPT EARL P. YATES 7 SEP 68 - 3 SEP 69 CAPT JULIAN S. LAKE 3 SEP 69 - 4 SEP 70 PAST COMMANDING OFFICERS 1 ■4; CAPT FERDINAND B. KOCH 4 SEP 70 - 1 OCT 71 CAPT ROBERT H. GORMLEY 1 OCT 71-30 NOV 72

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COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN JERRY O TUTTLE Captain TUTTLE assumed command of USS JOHN F. KENNEDY on 14 May 1977. Assignments in Captain TUTTLE ' s career include: Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Commanding Officer and Executive Officer, Attack Squadron EIGHTY-ONE; Executive Officer, Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR; Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; - tructor. Attack Squadron FORTY-FOUR; Maintenance L fleer. Attack Squadron FIFTEEN (during this tour he fle -. 210 combat missions over North Vietnam); Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington D.C.; Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWELVE. Prior to his tour as Commanding Officer of USS KALAMAZOO, he had command of Attack Carrier Air Wing THREE on board USS SARATOGA. Captain TUTTLE made his one-thousandth arrested carrier landing aboard USS SARATOGA in January 1975. Captain TUTTLE has been awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Meritorious Service Medals, twenty-three Air Medals (18 Strike Flight and five individual awards), four Navy Commendation Medals and various other campaign medals. Captain TUTTLE, a 42-year-old native of Hatfield, Indiana, is married to the former Barbara BONIFAY of Pensacola, Florida. They have five children.