Lincoln County (LST 898) - Naval Cruise Book

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l l l l l iw-ff l 1 1 Leading Petty Officer Forney Wagnrer, TE! Communications Oth er Ensign Joseph Faure Jr. Graduated from Porter-ville College, Porterville California in June l959. He was selected For OCS, and after receiving his commission as Ensign, reported alzoard the Lincoln in January l959. l-lis first iob was Gunnery Ctticer. Alter that there was a short tour as Damage Control Assistant before taking over as Communications Officer, Much of his time was spend attending various schools in San Diego. So much ol' the time, in fact, he had the title llSchoQI Oflicerl' for rrany months. Mr. Faure was detached in April I96o with orders to report to the Naval Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California. l-le is a numerical relieve For an Assistant Regimental Commander, so it is expected that many a raw recruit will come under the scrutiny ol: our Former Comm Officer. As of this writing, his fiance is expecting a wedding in June I960. 1-5 I .ST r l l l 1 I i

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operdiionsz .. Y.,1 'Gr Front row l to r: Meiscblcer, PNZQ Bowen, YN2g Robin, QMBQ Cospelicli, SM2g Coolc, QM2g Olsson, RD2g LaBay, ETN2g Baclc row: Sorrell, RM3g Bincarorslcy, E-l'NSNg Cawthon, RD3g Reed, RMSNg Weimer, SNg Young, RDSNg Olsen, RM3g Wagner, TE! CLeading P.O.D Operations Officer: LTJ6 Robert Benn. Graduated from Mississippi College in 56, maloring in Speech radio and TV, enterediOCS in 57, receiving his commission as Ensign in May 57, reported aboard the Lincoln in June 57 as lst Lt. and Gunnery Officer, assumed the duties as Operations Olilicer in October 57. Mr. Benn was promoted to LTJC5 in November 58. l-le is to report to the Naval Station, New Orleans, La. in August l96O. Mr. Benn is not married, but is window shopping and glad ol: it.

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Back row, I to r: Gruenhagen, EN2g DeLoach, ENlg Spencer, FAg Blansett, EN2g l-lans, EM2g Meredith, FNg Gorton, EN3g Light, EMS, l-lermansen, EN23 Onutrock, FAg Bailey, SF3g Ducree, EM3. Front row, I to r: Snyder, DC2g Diclc, EMFNg Lingo, FAg Cline, FAg Dougherty, FNQ Sanderson, EN3g Shanahan, ENCg Closson, ENIQ Mills, ICB Chief Engineer: LTJ6 Warren Gay. Mr. Gay graduated from the University ol: Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas with a BS in Chemical Engineering in August of l958. l-le was enrolled in the regular NRoTc Program and received his commission immediately upon graduation. I-le served six weelcs of TAD aboard the U.S.S. Washtenaw County CLST Il66D before reporting to Pensacola, Florida tor Flight training. Deciding early that Flying was not for him, LTJG Gay left Pensacola and reported aboard the Lincoln in November l958. l-lis first duty was as Damage Control Assistant laetore talcing over as Chief Engineer. l-le became First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer in April l96O. Mr. Gay is married and glad ol: it.