Paul F Foster (DD 964) - Naval Cruise Book

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THEE ECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAMJ. HANCOCK, USN Lieutenant Commander William I . Hancock was born in Davenport, Iowa . He entered the US Naval Academy and was commissioned in June 1965. Following graduation, he was assigned to USS TATTNAL CDDG 195 as Gunnery Assistant and Assistant Fire Control Officer and later as First Lieutenant. Upon return from a deployment to the Mediterranean in 1966 , Lieutenant Commander Hancock was assigned to COSTAL SQUADRON ONE as an Officer in Charge of Fast Patrol Craft operating off the coast of South Viet- nam. During this tour, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for meritorious service in support of US Marines near the Demilitarized Zone. Following graduation from Naval Destroyer School in June 1968, Lieutenant Commander Hancock served in USS BROOKE CDEG 15 as Weapons Officer and later as Chief Engineer. During this tour, he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious achievement during a deployment to the Western Pacific. He sub- sequently attended the Naval Postgraduate School graduating in September 1972 with a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis. He was then assigned to the systems Analysis Division in the office of the Chief of Naval operations just prior to his assignment as Executive Officer, USS PAUL F. FOS- TER CDD 9647. Lieutenant Commander Hancock, his wife Gayle A. CRedmondJ and their son Jeffrey, reside in Chula Vista, California .

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THE COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER GEORGE E. SULLIVAN Commander George E. Sullivan was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and was graduated in 1960 from the US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point. Upon Commissioning, he served aboard the USS VESOLE CDDR 8789 as First Lieutenant, Damage Control Assistant and Chief Engineer. His second assignment was Operations Officer for COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION ONE FOUR TWO. Coming ashore in 1965, he was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as a Junior Officer Detailer. In October 1967 , Commander Sullivan returned to sea and took command of USS GALLUP CPG 855 participat- ing in Market Time Operations off the coast of South Vietnam. In 1969 , he attended the Naval Postgraduate School and was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Management. Following a tour as Executive Officer on USS GOLDSBOROUGH CDDG 205 , Commander Sullivan took com- mand of USS BLANDY CDD 9433. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal while BLAN DY was part of the US Sixth Fleet. He attended Armed Forces Staff College and was Executive Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Human Goals just prior to this assignment as Commanding Officer USS PAUL F. FOSTER CDD 9645. Commander Sullivan, his wife Roberta, and their four children: Sean, Darryl, Neil and Colin reside in San Diego , California. I 41

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