Koelsch (DE 1049) - Naval Cruise Book

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FORMER COMMANDI G OF ICER CDR W. O. HUCKABAY JR. Commander HUUKABAY isa native ol' Louisiana. He was horn in Nlanstield in 19355. attended puhlic schools, and gracluatecl trom Southern State College at Magnolia. Arkansas in 1957. He attended Olticer Cancliclate School in Newport. Rhode lsland and received his commission in November lSl5T. CDR HUCKABAYE tirst cluty assignment was to the US. Naval Facility. Rainey AFB, Puerto Rico. This was followed by destroyer tours as Weapons Ot'- licer on USS DUPONT tlJlJ SMU. Operations Otlicer on USS WITEK tllll 848l and USS FARRAGUT tlJl,tl lil, lflxecutive Olticer on USS LUCE tl7l,G Tl and Commanding Officer USS JOSEPH K. TAUSSIG tDE l030l. lN 19455 Vllll l'lllllliAl'mzXY graclnatccl trom the llclcnse lntclligcncc School. llc was assigned to the llclcnsc lntclligcncc .Ngcncy in Washington. lJ.l'. ancl Ot- tawa, Vanacla. ' ' Y '1 Y 1 Y I ' 1 ' ' ' l'rior to reporting to USS KOPLSKH, C llll lll l lx.1Xli.-XX was assignccl to the US. Naval War Vollcgc as a stnclcnt in thc Vollcgc ol' Naval l'ommancl and Stall. FDR HllC'KAHAY is married to the former Leticia Vazquez-Bruno of Nlavzigiicz, l'i1crto llico. 'l'lim-y liaxc lxxo sons, William :intl litlgar.

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HW-bin COMMA DI G UFFICER CDR E. K. HANNAH JR. Commander HANNAH was horn in Erin, Tennessee in 19214. and is a 1936 graduate of the University ol' Tennessee. He was a member ol the Oltieer Can- didate School, Class 30, graduating and receiving his reserve commission on 1 March 1957, and augmenting to the Regular Navy in 1959. Commander HANNAH's initial assignment was in USS TRATHEN tllll 321111. where he served as CIC and later Operations Ol't'ieer. Following a tour on the Staff. Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force. Pacific Fleet. he served as Engineer Olificer. USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS tDD 9501. A tour in the Bureau ot Naval Personnel, Washington. D.C. was followed by assignment to pre- eommissioning crew. USS VOGE LDE 10471. where Commander ll.-XXX.-KH served as PXO and Executive Ollieer upon Commissioning in November 181644. Assigned to the reeommissioning crew ol'USS NEW JERSEY tBB ti!! in Nlarch 1968, Commander HANNAH served sueeessively as Assistant Operations and later Operations Otlieer during NEW JERSEY's eomhat operations in the tiull ot' 'l'onl4in. Upon deeommissioning ot' NEW JERSEY in llecemher 19651. Com- mander HANNAH served as Executive Ol't'ic'er. USS DALE tlllill 191 until the ship reported lor inodernixaqon at Hath, Maine in Noveinher 1970. Commander HANNAH reports to USS KOELSCH lrom a il year tour in the Strategic' Plans, Policy and Nuclear Systems llivision tOl'-1301 Oltiee ol the Chief ol' Naval Operations, Washington. l1.t', Commander llANNAll is married Io the loriner llarliaia Nl XSIICIXNO ol llarringlon, Ill

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IIA EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR P. E. TOBIN JR.