Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER ConSKJerin lie ' s SVnWtnc t, And oynnarrout s HoL ' .aAil Rou ' V ! Lieutenant Commander James R. SEELEY graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1959. He began his first tour as Chief Engineer aboard USS HAYNSWORTH (DD 700). From June of 1962 to January of 1964 Lieutenant Commander SEELEY served as Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Division TWENTY-TWO. During this period Destroyer Division TWENTY-TWO participated in operations around Cuba during the missile crisis. In March of 1964, he began studies at the U.S. Naval Post-graduate School in Monterey, California. He graduated in June of 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering. From there he was assigned to the USS JOHN R. PERRY (DE 1034), homeported in Pearl Harbor, as Executive Officer. In July 1968 he arrived in Vietnam for a one year tour as advisor to the DEPUTY FLEET COMMANDER, Vietnamese Navy. It was dur- ing this tour that he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V . From August of 1969 until October of 1971 Lieutenant Commander SEELEY was assigned to the Naval Ship Engineering Center, Hyattsville, Maryland. While there he served as Project Director of the Anti-Ship Missile Defense Project in the Electronics Warfare Branch. On completion of this tour he was ordered to USS MORTON (D 948) as Ex- ecutive Officer. Lieutenant Commander SEELEY is a native of Canton, Pennsylvania. He is married to the former Dinah Moses of Alexandria, Virginia. They have three children; Tamara, Thomas and Carolyn. LCDR J. R. SEELEY

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COMMANDING OFFICER CDR R. J. HARBRECHT iia+o He -rj x F«ce zone, H UiA4 OuT l-«k«» t U»S +- Commander HARBRECHT was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1936. A graduate of the University of Dubuque, he received his commis- sion through the Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island in November 1957. His initial sea assignment was the USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CVS 47). Subsequent sea tours include duty as Main Battery Officer on USS BOSTON (CAG 1), Executive Officer of the Ocean Minesweeper USS ADVANCE, Of- ficer in Charge of the Reserve Training Destroyer Escort USS BLACKWOOD, and Weapons Officer of the USS COCHRANE (DDG 21). In 1968 he reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he served as the assistant head of the Surface Junior Officer Assignment Sec- tion. His most recent duty was as Executive Of- ficer of the USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16). Commander HARBRECHT assumed com- mand of the USS MORTON (DD 948) on 24 February 1972. Commander HARBRECHT is married to the former Barbara Anne ESKELIN of Superior, Wisconsin. They have two children, Paul and Christine.

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