John King (DDG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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P Y Comm NDING OFFIGER QOMMA NBER RICH RD FUNKE CCZVIMANDERTRICHARD FUNKE IS A NATIVE OF ELLIOTT CITK MARYLAND AND WAS COMISSIONED VIA THENRO TC A T CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN JUNE I97I. HE RECEIVED A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM THE U.S. NA VAL POS TGRADUA 'TE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA IN JUNE l972. FROM OCTOBER I972 TO NOVEMBER I975 CDR. FUNKE SERVED AS DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT AND MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT OF USS CHARLES F. ADAMS CDDG-22. AFTER GRADUATION FROM THE S WOSCOLCOM DEPARTMENT HEAD COURSE HE SERVED AS CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS MITSCHER KDDG-352 FROM AUGUST I975 TO FEBRUARY I978 AND THEN AS CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS GUAM CLPH-92 UNTIL NOV. I979. CDR FUNKE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE FACULITY OF THE . UNITED STA TES NA VAL ACADEMY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FROM JANUARY I98O TO MA Y I982. HE THEN SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS MILLER CFF-IO9Ij FROM SEPTEMBER I982 TO FEBRUARY I984 AND AS A PROJECT OFFICER A T THE U.S. NA VAL WAR COLLEGE, WAR GAMING DEPARTMEN71 NE WPOR71 R.I. UNTIL OCTOBER I986. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND OF USS JOHN K - ING CDDG 32 IN DECEMBER I987 WAS AS EXERCISES OFFICER FOR COMMANDER, SECOND FLEET. CDR. FUNKE 'S PERSONAL A WARDS INCLUDE THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, JOINT SERVICES COMMENDA TION MEDAL, NA VY COMMENDA TION MEDAL AND THE NA VY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. HE IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER SANDY BURGESS ALSO OF ELLIO TT CITY, MARYLAND. THEY HA VE A DAUGHTER CAROLINE CD AND LIVES IN VIRGINIA BEA CH, VIRGINIA. .,,..,-.- T. A.rx-..TT.m,-ffm:-5.-m,1un,,nn-N--www-f-H H' f-'-

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,. , Il L EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR. RUSSELL P. TJEPKENA LCDR. RUESSEL P. TJEPKENA IS A NATIVE OF BROOKL YN, NEW YORK. HE ATTENDED MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY AND WAS COMMISSIONED MA Y l976. FROM JANUARY l977 TO JANUARY l98l LCDR. TJEPKEMA SERVED AS MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT AND CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS MOUNT WHITNEY CL CC-202. AFTER DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL, HE SERVED AS CHIEF ENGINEER OF USS MILLER IFF-l09lj. LCDR. TJKEPEMA WAS ASSIGNED TO COMNA VSURGRUFOUR FROM MARCH l983 TO SEP- TEMBER I985. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT BEFORE REPORTING TO THE JOHN KING WAS ON THE CINCLAN TFL T PEB WHERE HE SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER I985 TO APRIL l988. LCDR. TJEPKEMA 'S PERSONAL A WARDS INCLUDE THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, AND NAVY COMMENDA TION MEDAL. HE AND HIS WIFE NANCY AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN JENNIFER ISL MEGHAN C6j, AND RUS TY C42, RESIDE IN VA. BEACH. ,-.........,.. ..1,.f ... -nf ' -..f , , V ,. -J ,,, , ,,,, , - ' , 1 V V . , - - - A -' H -- -