Peoria (LST 1183) - Naval Cruise Book

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.. , W..-my Q-m- Executive Officer l l LIEUTENANT COMMANDER THOMAS J. HIRSCI-I UNITED STATES NAVY G-raduaTing wiTh The U.S. Naval Academy Class of 4975, Ensign Hirsch reporTed as ElecTricaI Officer aboard USS Henry B. Wilson, DDO-7. AfTer compleTing This Tour serving as Damage ConTrol AssisTanT and NavigaTor, he reporTed To The USS Horne, CO-30 as The AssisTanT OperaTions Officer. LieuTenanT Hirsch Then Transferred To NewporT, Rl. where he served as a Yard PaTrol crafT Officer-in-Charge prior To enTering The Surface Warfare Officer DeparTmenT Head school. Upon graduaTion in lvlarch 4982, LT Hirsch reporTed as Weapons Officer on USS John Paul Jones, DDO- 32 and served as a member of The decommissioning crew in December 4982. Assuming dufies as OperaTions Officer aboard USS Kinkaid, DD-965, LCDR Hirsch compleTed a Persian Gulf depIoymenT and supervised The insTallaTion of The SOR-45 Towed array sysfem on board. He Then reporTed To his iniTial amphibious ship duTy as FirsT LieuTenanT aboard USS Vancouver, LPD-2. ReTurning To The U.S. Naval Academy as an insTrucTor in March 4986, LCDR Hirsch performed as course coordinaTor for The Seamanship and TacTics curriculum and sTaTus conTrol officer for The insTallaTion of The upgraded OperaTions Training SysTem. His awards include The Navy CommendaTion and Navy AchievemenT Medals. Q LCDR Hirsch is married To The former Suzanne Woodman of PorTsmouTh, New Hampshire, an acTive duTy lieuTenanT commander, who is serving as The DirecTor of Training aT FleeT Training CenTer in San Diego. The Hirsch's have Three children: six year old Twin daughTers KaTherine Anne and Nancy Elizabefh and Three year old son Thomas PaTrick. ,,,.,q iq-gMm.dfu,

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Commanding 0ffiC61' LONDOT Commander Jack L. LondoT enlisfed in The Unifed STaTes Navy AugusT 4954 in ForT WorTh, Texas. Following Basic Training aT San Diego, California, he served aboard The desfroyer USS ROGERS QDDR 8765, wifh The Sevenfh Fleef, during The Korean conflicf. From 4953 To 4966 Commander LondoT served aboard various ships in The Pacific Fleef obfaining The raTe of Chief PeTTy Officer. I Commander LondoT was appoinfed Warranf officer in Ocfober 4966 and commissioned an Ensign ID 4969. His firsT duTy as a commissioned officer was BaTTalion Commander, RecruiT Training Command, San Diego, California. In 4974 he reporfed aboard USS DENVER CLPD 95 as FirsT LieuTenanT and served in This capacify unTil July 49741. Commander LondoT's nexT assignmenT was as Officer-in-Charge, Navy Training DeTachmenT, Lackland Air Force Base, San Anfonio, Texas from AugusT 49741 To July 4976. From Sepfember 4976 To Augusf 4979 he assumed command of The Armed Forces Examining and EnTrance STaTion, Dallas, Texas. Commander LondoT's follow on assignmenT was as Commanding Officer in USS MOCTOBI CATF 4055 Then as ExecuTive Officer in USS CIMARRON CAO 4775 from February 4984 To November 4985. Commander LondoT assumed command of USS SPI-llNX CARL 245 in June 4986. ln Sepfember 4988 Commander LondoT assumed command of USS PEORIA CLST 44835. Commander LondoT's decorafions include The Defense Meriforious Service Medal, Meriforious Service Medal, Navy Commendafion Medal, Air Force Commendafion Medal, Navy Achievemenf Medal, Combaf AcTion Ribbon, various Navy UniT CiTaTions, Among oTher Campaign Ribbons. Commander LondoT is married To The Former RuTh A. Troy of Dallas, Texax. COMMANDER JACK L UNITED STATES NAVY

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