King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER I I RAYMOND W. HINE LCDR, USN Lieutenant Commander HINE, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, served in the Navy for two yearS as an Aviation Electroniesman after which time he received a Secretary of Navy appointment to the Naval Academy, where he was commissioned an Ensign upon graduation in 1955. As a junior officer, he served in all Gunnery billets on the USS DORTCII QDD-6703. On his next two Ships, USS GYATT QDDG-lj and USS GALVIZSTON QCLG-33, which hc placed in commission, LCDR HINE served as ASW Officer and Missile Launching and Handling Officer respectively. Ile next spent two years at L'. S. Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey, California enrolled in the curriculum of Ordnance Ilngineerinpg. Upon graduation he was assigned to the USS LITTLE ROCK QCLG-U as Missile Officer and Nuclear Weapons Officer. In 1963, LCDR IIINE went to the U. S. Naval Academy where he taught courses in Systems Engineering and Automatic Control Systems. H9 was then transferred to the l'. S. Naval War College at Newport, R. I. where he attended the Command and Staff course until June of 1966, when he was then transferred to KING.

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COMMA DI G OFFICER COMMANDER WILLIAM L. READ, USN Commander READ attended the University of Illinois and Columbia University as an Undergraduate be- fore entering the United States Naval Academy in 1945. He was graduated and commissioned on 3 June 1949. His operational experience as a naval officer has been gained in destroyer and amphibious type ships. He has served in the USS BROWNSON QDD-8681, USS MOUNT OLYMPUS QAGC-83, and USS JONAS INGRAM QDD-9381. From 1961 to 1963 he commanded USS VAN VOORHIS QDE-10283. Commander READ is a graduate of the United States Naval War College. His shore assignments have in- cluded work in the Bureau of Naval Personnel involving special studies of the Navy promotion machinery and also as Flag Secretary to the Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Force. Prior to reporting to his present command, USS KING, he served as a military assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington. Commander READ is married to the former Martha Miller of Hinsdale, Illinois. They have three chil- dren and reside in San Diego, California. CA PTAlN'S MESSAGE Our 67-68 cruise in Viet Nam waters was a memorable one for me and a highlight in my naval career. It T th has been an honor to serve as your Captain and to participate with you in King's fine achievements. oge 'd a owerful unit of sea power in support of our country's er we functioned as an effective team to provi e p . . . . d. .d 1 C H- objectives. That fact is most gratifying to me as it must be to you. To each of you for your in 1v1 ua o tribution to this accomplishment, my admiration and respect!

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WEAPONS B.G. MILLER LCDR, USN 7 .4 in W'