Leyte Gulf (CG 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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COIVIIVIANDING OFFICER WSQQI SE. Ak iffy I ,Qt V 'Wm lilly CAPTAIN BOB Ft PATTON U S NAVY Captain Patton was born in Benham Kentuck U S Naval Academy where he graduated in 1967 with a degree in Naval Engineering y He attended the University of Kentucky for one year before transferring to the His first assignment was to USS STEINAKER QDD 8635 as First Lieutenant and Weapons Officer where he deployed to the Western Pacific and participated in Operation Sea Dragon Hammer off the coast of North Vietnam After graduating from Destroyer School in 1970 he was assigned to USS STFIIBLING QDD 8673 as Weapons Officer This was followed by tours as the Engineering Officer of the commissioning crew of USS FAIRFAX COUNTY QLST 11931 and E cutive xe Officer of USS MITCSHEFI QDDG 353 from 1973 1974 Other sea tours included Chief Staff Officer of Destroyer Squadron FOURTEEN and Commandin Off fUS g icer o S JOHN L HALL CFFG 325 from 1984 1987 Under his command JOHN L HALL deployed to UNITAS circumnavigating South America in 1986 . I ,I 5 , ,I I I 7 gf fi A Vvm Z f k..- l , K 7,2 A X A I I ku-1z,.-3:if',A ,, . ,-,V ,f y 'Xa sg , - ,' A M' ,Q ' 7 . . , f- 1 . f Z5 V, - A W , 74' ft, - V, gf!-Ziyi , V U .527 f I .AX f , , 1 f .ffm ,f f 5 mfr ' , .Nuff ,,,, I MQW, 1 . 2 ,, jf 'f '--Q, W t V f 5 5' '- f f N N ! ff 1 75 I , . . I l l I ' , . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . - . . . . - , . I I I n I I ' . . . . . . . , n - l I . . . . . Shore assignments have included Placement Officer at the Bureau of Personnel Executive Officer of N Fi ' l D , avy egiona ata Automation Center, Jacksonville and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans on the Staff of Commander Naval Surface Force, Atlantic. Captain Patton wears the Legion of Merit Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal fwith Gold Starl, N C , , avy ommendation Medal fwith Gold Star and Combat VJ, Navy Achievement Medal fwith Combat VJ, and several other unit and campaign awards. - Captain Patton is married to the former Linda Ulery of Cumberland, Kentucky who is a high school mathematics teacher. The Pattons have two children, Heather and Christopher. '

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