King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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'YP Commander Dempster Nl. JACKSON. a native of Southern California. attended the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy upon graduation in 1952. During that year he was a member of the Navy crew representing the United States at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Finland. Commander JACKSON's first tour of duty was aboard the USS DEHAVEN CDD-7271 serving as Main Propulsion and Damage Control Officer during the Korean cont1ict. His next assignment was CIC Officer and Regulus Missile Guidance Officer on the cruiser USS HELENA QCA-751. Using his guided missile experience, C mmander JACKSON then served as the Navy Liaison Officer to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville. o Alabama functioning as the Inertial Guidance Officer on the first FBM tJupiter1 Launch Team. Continuing in the missile field, he next was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington. D. C. in 1957 as Test Ofticer for the Polaris Project. Commander JACKSON assumed command of the USS SUMNER COUNTY tLST-11481 in June 1958. His two years of command were followed by a tour at the Navy Post Graduate school at Monterey. California where he studied Underwater Acoustics Engineering. Returning to sea in 1963. as Executive Officer and Navigator of the USS MADDOX CDD-7371. Commander JACKSON was award- ed the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V when North Vietnamese motor-torpedo boats attacked that American destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin on 2 and 4 August 1964. D Commander JACKSON assumed command of the USS CHARLES BERRY IDE-10351 in February 1965 serving in that post for two years. For this service he was awarded his second Navy Commendation Medal. From March 1967 to March 1968. Commander JACKSON served as Operations Officer of the Naval Support Activity in Danang. Republic of Vietnam. For his timely action during the critical 1968 Tet Offensive. he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V . Prior to his tour as Commanding Officer of KING. Commander JACKSON was Deputy Director of Systems Engineering at the Anti-Submarine Warfare Project Office in Washington, D. C.

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EXECUTIVE fl LCDR.E.E.KI LLINGER Lieutenant Commander KILLINGER, born in Springfield, Ohio. first served on the USS BEN- NINGTON KCVS-203. In November of l962 Mr. KILLINGER reported onboard the USS J. W. THOMASON KDD-7605 as Weapons Officer. He next spent a year at U. S. Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey. California as a student in the Engineering curriculum. Upon graduation he was assigned to Fleet Anti-submarine School for instructor duty. In May of 1967. LCDR KIL- LINGER went to Naval Advisory Group. Vietnam as a Military Vietnamese Advisor. He was then transferred to KING as Weapons Officer and later assumed the duties as Executive Officer. Mr. KIL- LINGER has since reported to Naval Operations in Washington, D. C. OFFICER LCDR.C.I.CO0K Lieutenant Commander COOK. a native of Seattle. Washington. is a 1960 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. His first tour of duty was aboard USS BUCK tDD-76ll and in March N62 he was transferred to Utility Squadron THREE IVU-3l where he served as Ofticer-in-Charge of DASH Detachment and Pacific Fleet DASH Standardization Officer. Lieutenant Commander COOK's next two years were spent aboard USS DAVIDSON CDE-I0-455 as Weapons Officer. In March of i967 LCDR COOK reported to Chief of Naval Personnel tPers-Bllfltll for duty as Assistant for Favorable Separations Continuations. Following his two year tour in Washington. D. C.. Lieutenant Commander COOK was transferred to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla ELEVEN and served as Surface Operations Officer in charge of Training and Readiness Schedul- ing. In August 1970 LCDR COOK reported onboard KING as Executive Officer.