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CAPTAIN WILLIAM R. BURNS, JR. COMMANDING OFFICER USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) Captain William R. Burns, Jr. took command of the nuclear powered cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) in November 1990. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, attended high school in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1967. Upon commissioning, he was assigned as Weapons Offi- cer in the gunboat USS GALLUP (PG 85), a unit of the Market Time Forces in the Republic of Viet- nam. Subsequent sea duty included tours as Operations Officer in USS MEYERKORD (DE 1058); Com manding Officer, USS UTE (ATE 76); Main Propulsion Assistant in USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9); Executive Officer, USS ARKANSAS (CGN41); and Commanding Officer, USS BAGLEY (FF 1069). Captain Burns most recent assignment was as Chief Engineer in USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). Assignments ashore have included tours as Junior Officer Detailer in the Naval Military Personnel Command and as Nuclear Type Desk Officer on the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Captain Burns is a graduate of the Navy Nuclear Power School, the National War Col- lege and the John F. Kennedy School of Govern- ment at Harvard University, where he was awarded a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Captain Bums is authorized to wear the Meritori- ous Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star, and various unit and campaign awards. Captain Burns is married to Catherine Ann Ballinger, a Lieutenant in the Navy ' s Civil Engineer Corps. He has a daughter Bobbi and a son William, who reside in Virginia.
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