John King (DDG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 -- -

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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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JOHN KING CHIEF WA TER TENDER U.S, NA VY RETIRED, DECEA SED JOHN KING WAS BORN IN IRELAND FEBRUARY 7, I865. HE ENLIS TED IN THE NA VY JUL Y 242 I893 AS A COAL PASSER ON BOARD THE USS VERMON71 ON SEPTEMBER 30 HIS RA TING CHANGED TO FIREMAM SECOND CLASS. THAN TO FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 3I, I895. JOHN KING WAS PROMO TED TO CHIEF WA TER TENDER ON I OCTOBER I909. HE WAS HONORABLE DISCHARGED AND RE-ENLIS TED IN THE NA VY SIX TIMES DURING HIS PERIOD OF UNBROKEN SERVICE. DURING THE PERIOD OF I893 TO IQCD HE SERVED ON BOARD THE USS VERMONI USS YORK, USS MASSACHUSETTS. FROM IEXD TO I903 JOHN KING WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS DE TROI71 USS VERMON71 USS INDIA NS, AND USS VICKSBURG, JANUARY I903 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE USS PISCA TA OUIA. LA TER THAT YEAR HE SERVED ON THE USS RAINBOW, USS SOLA CE AND USS HANCOCK, DURING HIS NEXT ENLISTMENT H904-I908j JOHN KING WAS ASSIGNED CONSECUTIVEL Y TO THE USS DES MOINES USS FRANKLIN, USS VIRGINIA. HE ALSO SERVED WITH THE RESERVE TORPEDO FLOTILLA. UPON RE-ENLISTING A T THE NA VAL RECRUITING STA TION N Y. IN JUL Y I908. HE WAS AGAIN ASSIGNED TO THE USS HANCOCK AND DURING THE FOUR YEARS TO FOLLOW HAD SERVICE ON BOARD THE USS WABASH AND USS SALEM, DECEMBER I9l2. JOHN KING RELIS TED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE USS FLORIDA WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24, I9I6. ON DECEMBER 26, I9I6 HE TRANSFERRED TO THE FLEET NA VAL RESERVE FROM ACTIVE DUTK TWO DA YS AFTER THE UNITED STA TES ENTERED WORLD WAR I ON APRIL 6, I9lZ KING WAS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE RECEIVING SHIP AT NEW YORK. ON OCTOBER Il, I9I7 HE TRANSFERRED TO THE NA VAL HOSPITAL NEW YORK FOR TREATMENT. HE WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER DUTY ON AUGUST 2Q I9l9 AND REPORTED TO RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK. ON NOVEMBER 3, I923 JOHN KING WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND TRANSFERRED TO THE RETIRED LIST OF THE U.S. NA VY. JOHN KING DIES ON MA Y 23, I938. KING WAS TWICE A WARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. THE FIRST TIME, '7-'OR EXTRA ORDINAR Y HEROISM IN THE LINE OF HIS PROFESSION A T THE TIME OF ACCIDENT TO THE BOILERS OF THE USS VICKSBURG ON 29 MA Y I90l, THE CI TA TION TO THE SECOND MEDAL HONOR A WARDED B Y G. O. 4QI9 OCTOBER I909, FOLLOWS 'QIOHN KING, WA TER TENDER, SERVING ON BOARD THE USS SALEM, FOR EXTRA ORDINARY HEROISM IN THE LINE OF HIS PROFESSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE BOILERS OF THAT VESSEL, I3 SEPTEMBER I909.