Ponchatoula (AO 148) - Naval Cruise Book

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. -. zu..--.1-J-A ,. ..,, L.S......1.1 14 E lnman Hoagy Carmichael Captain, USN Q fi is 235 901 C .M.MANDI z G OFFICER Captain E Inman lHoagyi Carmichael, a native of Macon, Georgia, attended Georgia Tech University prior to entering the Navy in January 1955. He began training as a Naval Aviator on 13, July 1956. Since receiving his wings in 1956, Captain Carmichael has been a member of various Air Squadrons and served aboard the USS RANGER, USS MIDWAY and USS CORAL SEA. ln July 1972 Captain Carmichael attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D. C., where he also attended George Washington University receiving a masters degree in Business Administration. Captain Carmichael reported to Carrier Airwing fifteen in March 1974, where he served as Airwing Commander aboard the USS CORAL SEA during the evacuation of Saigon and the SS Mayaquez incident in May'1975. ln June 1975 Captain Carmichael reported to the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D. C., where he served as the Naval Strike Fighter QF-185 Coordinator for eighteen months. Captain Carmichael's decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, 3 Air Medals and 15 lStrike Flighti Air Medals, 3 Navy Commendation Medals with l V and numerous unit and campaign awards earned as a result of service in Southeast Asia. As a Naval Aviator he has aquired over 6,000 hours of flight and 850 carrier landings. His wife, the former Joan Burton of Vienna, Georgia, and two children, Kelly and John presently reside in Springfield, Virginia. i l

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LCDR. T. O. MCDANIEL Ted Owen McDaniel was born in Prescott, Arkansas, on 12 January 1937. He attended Pineville, Louisiana, High school and in 1954 began his military career as a member of the Naval Reserves. Called to active duty in 1956 as a seaman, ET A school was his first assignment.He then served on the USS ONSLOW and the USS PHILIPPINE SEA, he was separated from active duty as a petty officer second class. Following separation from the navy, LCdr. McDaniel attended Northeast Louisiana University at Monroe, Louisiana. Following graduation with honors from college in 1961 with a bachelor of Science degree in General Agriculture, he worked for the Social Security Administration as a claims adjuster. In 1963, he attended the United States Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. There, he graduated as a Distinguished Graduate and received his commission as a second Lieutenant. Requesting and receiving an inter-service transfer to the United States Navy, he attended the U. S. Naval Communications school at Newport, Rhode island, and joined the USS COLUMBUS as Communications Department head. LCdr. McDaniel has served aboard the USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL, USS HANCOCK and as Commanding Officer, Military Sealift Command, Guam. LCdr. McDaniel reported aboard PONCHATOULA in February 1976, where he served until August 9, 1977 as Executive Officer ' ----is l l i l l l l