Oklahoma City (CLG 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Earl F. Godfrey became Chief of Staff for Commander, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet in February 1972. A graduate of the University of Nebras- ka in Omaha, Capt. Godfrey entered the Navy as an aviation cadet in 1942. He served aboard the carrier Yorktown in World War ll and participated in the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Philip- pine Sea. Captain Godfrey has previously been Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron FIFTY-FIVE, Commanding Officer of At- tack Squadron ONE TWO FIVE, Execu- tive Officer of USS Ticonderoga and Commanding Officer of USS Kitty Hawk. M.- 'H'llun CHIEF OF STAFF

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CHIEF OF STAFF Captain James W. Montgomery served on the staff of Commander U.S. SEVENTH Fleet as Chief of Staff for both Vice Admiral Weisner and Vice Admiral Mack. Captain Montgomery came to the SEVENTH Fleet in July of 1970 from command of the guided missile light cruiser USS Galveston. Captain Montgomery is a graduate of the National War College and also attended Renselear Polytechnic Institute at Troy, New York, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Management and lndus- trial Engineering. Captain Montgomery left the SEVENTH Fleet in February 1972 to assume the position of Chief of Staff of Naval Material in Washington, D.C.

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l COMMANDING OFFICER Q, -it- '-'--lg Captain John J. Tice lll served as Commanding Officer of the Oklahoma City from February 1971 to June 1972. Before coming to Oklahoma City, he served at various commands, including Assistant Naval Attache in the Republic of China, Staff Operations Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron EIGHT and Chief of Staff!Aide to Com- mander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TWELVE. l ill