La Salle (AGF 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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commanding officer uss Iasalle Cagf-33 captain howard scrosby Captain Howard S. Crosby is a submariner and a 19218 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. His first assignment was the USS HARWOOD CDD-8611 where he remained until attending Submarine School in 1950. Since that time, Captain Crosby has served aboard the USS GRAMPUS and USS PlCUDA in the Atlantic. V K He served for two years as an assistant to the Naval Aide to the President at the White House. He later ioined the 'USS TANG at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as the Executive Officer. ln November i96l he reported on board the USS BASHAW as Commanding Officer until December i963. His shore duties include the Armed Forces Staff College, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, student at the Army War College and the Staff of Com- mander Submarine Flotilla TWO0 Captain Crosby then served as Commander Submarine Division TWENTY-ONE from September 196910 August i970.. Prior to command on board LA SALLE, Captain Crosby completed a tour in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ' LA w rm f 1 ' -V f we f , ff W, fW fn f W A , avg, gm X xg -W 1

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commander middle eaustforce radm. robert j.l'iE1nkS A i945 class graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Rear Admiral Robert J. Hanks has served aboard the USS SAINT PAUL CCA-735, USS ISBELL CDD-8693, in i960 as the Executive Officer aboard the USS PARKS CDD-884l, and a year later assumed command ofthe USS BOYD lDD-5445. Between the years 1950 and i95-4, Rear Admiral Hanks served in aviation billets after reporting to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida as a student aviator in 1949. ' - He has also served in shore billets as a student at the Naval War College and as Chief of Staff for Personnel to Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer U.S. Pacific Fleet. A ln June 1969, Rear Admiral Hanks commanded Destroyer Squadron THIRTEEN. Prior to assuming command as Commander,MiddIe' Eqsf Force, he was Q Resecrcl-, Fellow at the Center for International Affqirgl Hgrvqfd University, He assumed command of COMIDEASTFOR on December 9, 1972.

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chief of staff captain earl h. graffam Captain Earl Herbert Graffam was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in September l952 and is a graduate of Drake University. He reported to his first assignment, the USS ERYBARGER CDEC-7055 in December i952 and remained there until she wasde-commissioned. He later served on board the USS WALTER B. COBB fAPD-'lO6l, USS MCMORRIS as the Executive Officer, Commanding Officer of the mine- sweeper USS PERSISTENT CMSO-4915, Executive Officer of the guided missile frigate USS FOX EDLG-3? and as Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer escort USS SCHOFlEl.D DEG-3 . On shore, Captain Graffam has served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C., as Aide to the Chief of Naval Personnel, and was a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Prior to assuming duties as Chief of Staff, Commander Middle East Force, in December l972, Captain Graffam served a two year tour of duty with the Ship Acquisition and lmprovement Di- vision in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. -' '-- - ---f -----0 ----- .. ,. ,, ,.,,-,.-,.,,..,...,.. ...,.. .,..-,,,.,--,V , , , 0- M ku