Peterson (DD 969) - Naval Cruise Book

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X.O. COMMANDER PERROTTA JOINED THE NAVY IN 1961, BECOMING AN E-6 BEFORE OBTAINING HIS BS CPHYSICSJ DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE VIA THE NAVY'S ENLISTED SCIENTI- FIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. HE WAS COMMIS- SIONED VIA THE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND IN JUNE 1968. FROM JUNE 1968 THROUGH APRIL 77, HE SERVED ABOARD USS COLUMBUS CCG-125 g USS BIDDLE CCG- 34J QMISSILE BATTERYJg USS SEMMES CDDG-18 QWEAPONSJ: AND USS READY QPG-875 . PRIOR TO REPORTING TO PROUD PETE, COMMANDER PER- ROTTA SERVED AS THE SECTION HEAD FOR AAW- XCOMBAT SYSTEMS TRAINING OF THE DIRECTOR- ATE OF MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING CCNO-OP39J. HE IS MARRIED, AND HIS WIFE, THE- RESA, AND THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS, LAURIE, ASHLIE AND ANGELA RESIDE IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. HIS AWARDS INCLUDE THE NAVY COMMEN- DATION AND ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS. BELOW, C.O. CONGRATULATES THE X.O. ON HIS PROMOTION TO COMMANDER. A A

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C.O. COMMANDER GRUNWALD GRADUATED FROM WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND ENTERED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, NEWPORT R.I. UPON BEING COMMISSIONED HE REPORTED TO USS SUMNER COUNTY KLST-11485 AND SERVED INI- TIALLY AS DCA AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS THE EN- GINEERING OFFICER. AFTER COMPLETING THE CRUISER DESTROYER FORCE 600 PSI STEAM ENGI- NEERING SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO CA, HE WAS AS- SIGNED AS ENGINEERING OFFICER, USS SPROS- TON KDD-577J FROM 1964-1966. HIS FIRST TOUR ASHORE WAS AS ENGINEERING INSTRUCTOR AT U.S. NAVAL DESTROYER SCHOOL, NEWPORT RI FROM 1966-1968. AFTER THREE MONTHS TRAINING IN CORONADO, HE WAS AS- SIGNED AS A NAVAL ADVISOR TO THE VIETNAM- ESE NAVY FOR ONE YEAR. IN MAY 1970, COMMANDER GRUNWALD SERVED AS ENGINEERING OFFICER, USS DAHLGREN CDDG- 435. IN JANUARY 1972 HE ATTENDED THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, NORFOLK VA. COMMANDER GRUNWALD SERVED ONE YEAR ON COMMANDER CRUISER-DESTROYER, U.S. ATLAN- TIC FLEET STAFF IN NEWPORT RI AND TWO YEARS ON COMMANDER NAVAL SURFACE FORCE, U. S. ATLANTIC FLEET STAFF IN NORFOLK VA IN THE MATERIAL DIVISION. HE RETURNED TO SEA DUTY IN JUNE 1975 AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS FARRAGUT QDDG-371. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE SURFACE WARFARE DIVISION. COMMANDER GRUNWALD IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER MARGARET JENKINS OF OAK HARBOR WA. THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, BARBARA 17 AND SCOTT 15. THE GRUNWALDS RE- SIDE IN VIRGINIA BEACH. ' 4 BELOW RIGHT, C.O. DISCUSSES PLANS WITH HUS- BANDRY AGENT A. R. TOOARNI IN PORT BAHRAIN

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EAPO DEPT FAR RIGHT LT MARRA WEAPONS DEPART MENT HEAD AND CDR PERROTTA, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DISCUSS THE OPERATIONS OF WEAP ONS DEPARTMENT. BELOW FIRST DIVISIONS BOAT CREW TAKES THE CAPTAINS GIG FOR A TEST RUN AROUND PROUD PETE , IN THE CLEAR GREEN WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF. I 1 I , LT DAVID MARRA Z lg: rd 5. , i fir as I -ff l' 3 J 'I IL ,I 1 2, I I' A E, ' f 5 ,I L, , , - ! 8 lv E ,I