Kiska (AE 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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iq-w J-Jcxxxxxtxxxxx cxkklskkl PNNNN COMMANDER FRANK E. CLARK UNITED STATES NAVY Commander lrank L. CLARK entered the United States Navy Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island in Vehruary 1961 after graduating from the University of Alabama 'ith ,A.' a Bachelor of Science Degree in Lducation. Vrior to entering the Navy, he served in the United States Xir lorce in in enlisted status from IDSU to 1954. He was conmussioned an Lnsign day ll, 1961 and reported ahoard D55 LLKHUL JUALS QDL-lU33i at hey hest, llorida. He was assigned the billet uf lirst Lieutenant, the anti-Submarine Officer and later Uunnta3'lJfficer. ln Nav 1961, he has ordered to the USS HENRY COUNTY LLSI SZJJ as the Lxecutive Officer at San Diego, California. Navy deployments were completed in the Yietnam area and surrounding waters in provid- ing logistic support within areas inaccessible to deeper draft ships. In September 1965 he received orders to report to the Commander, Philadelphia Croup Atlantic Reserve fleet as Prospective Commanding Officer for the reactivation of USS MEEKER COUNTY CLST 9801. Upon completion of the ship's reactivation at Philadelphia and the crew's training at Little Creek, Virginia, the ships was assigned to Com- mander Landing Ships Squadron THREE, homeported in Guam. MEEKER COUNTY served in the waters of Vietnam in direct support of military forces in the I and IV Corps area. In July 1968, CDR CLARK was ordered to the Staff, Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet where he served in the Read- iness and Training Section. Later he transfered to the Logistics Section where he became the Force 3M Team Manager. After his tour with COMPHIBPAC, he reported on 12 August 1970 as Commanding Officer, USS WASUTENAW COUNTY CLST 11661, homeported at Yokosuka, Japan. This duty included Market Time Support operations in Vietnamese waters, logistic support of Marine Corps operations in Okinawa!Japan, and the initial withdrawal operations of men and equipment from Vietnam Operations Round Robin. In September 1972, he reported to Naval Amphibious School, Coronado and served as Director of the Ship to Shore Department. The tour included supervising a staff of 32 instructors fofficer and enlistedj in teaching eighteen different courses of instruction to fleet personnel. He reported as Executive Officer to USS LASALLE QAGF SJ, Flagship for Commander Middle East Force, in July 1976. The politico-military tour covered the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Indian ocean areas. He reported to Navy Astronautics Group CNAVASTROGRUJ, at Point Mugu, California as Executive Officer. NAVASTROGRU's mission is to maintain and update the Navy Navigational Satellite System CNNSSJ. CDR CLARK has completed an Associate Degree in Industrial Engine- ering from Southwestern Junior College, San Diego and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles.

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