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USS McCANDLESS FF 1084 KEEL LAID CHRISTENING COMMISSIONING June 4, 1970 March 20, 1971 March 18, 1972
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS McCANDLESS (FF 1084) LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HARRY B. ELAM UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander HARRY B. ELAM was born in Clarksville, Virginia. A native of southcentral Virginia tobacco country, he joined the Navy in 1965 and served as an Electronics Technician. Lieutenant Commander Elam was commissioned through NESEP in December of 1972 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina University. LCDR Elam ' s first tour after commissioning was on board USS Saginaw, LST 1188, where he served as Electronics Maintenance Officer, Communications Officer, and First Lieutenant. During his tour, USS Saginaw made deployments to the Carribean, Mediterranean, and Northern Europe. LCDR Elam ' s next tour was on the staff of COMPHIBGRU TWO where he served as assistant Material Officer. During his staff duty, LCDR Elam made deployments to the Carribean and Northern Europe. After tours as Team Commander of AN MPQ-T-1 and Underway Training Liaison Officer at FLETRAU, LCDR Elam attended SWOS Department Head Course Newport, Rhode Island. LCDR Elam returned to sea on USS Trippe (FF 1075) as Engineering Officer. During his tour on board, USS Trippe made UNITAS, Northern Europe, and Mediterranean deployments. LCDR Elam returned to sea as Chief Engineer on USS Sylvania (AFS 2) and made deployments to the Carribean and Mediterranean. LCDR Elam next reported to CINCLANTFLT Propulsion Examining Board as a space examiner for steam, diesel, and gas turbine powered ships. He returned to sea as Executive Officer of USS McCANDLESS (FF 1084). LCDR Elam ' s awards include two Navy Commendation Medals, two Navy Achievement medals, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense and several unit and campaign medals. He is married to the former Charlene Searcey of Danville, Virginia. Lieutenant Commander Elam and Charlene live in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They have one son, Danny.
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