Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Linton Wells, II was bom in Luanda, Angola in 1946. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 and then reported to the pre-commissioning crew of USS MARATHON CPG 675 as Weapons!Supply Officer. Subsequent tours afloat included: USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS CCG 275 as Navigator, USS RICHARD E. BOYD CDDG 235 as Operations Officer and USS LOCKWOOD CEE 10645 as Executive Officer. He also served in USS WILLIAM M. WOOD CDD 7155 in the Mediterranean and the USS ALAMO CLSD 335 in the Westem Pacific and on the Seventh Fleet Staff. From January 1984 until June 1986, Captain Wells commanded the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS CDDG 165. Ashore he has worked in the Systems Analysis Division of the Chief of Naval Operations' Staff COP 965 and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he mainly dealt with Pacific and Indian Ocean issues. He reported for duty as Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Program Planning COP08R5 in July 1986. In addition to a Bachelor of Science degree from the Naval Academy, Captain Wells holds graduate degrees in mathematical science and intemational relations from John Hopkins University. In July 1983 he graduated from the Japanese National Defense College in Tokyo. Captain Wells' wife, Linda, is from New Bedford, Mass. They have two sons, Linton III and Frank. . , ,,. .l+-

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