Richmond K Turner (CG 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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C MMANDI G 0 FICER S' I af CAPTAIN JOHN D. LUKE Captain john D Luke was born in lfN'inchester, lN1.r--.iclrii-etts and raised in North Conway, New Hampshire. following graduation from Bowdoin College with a liberal arts degree, he received his commission from Officers Candidate School in 1902 and was ordered to the minesweeper USS ll.l.LISSlX'Lttv1SO-1-tttias the Operations Officer and later as the Executive Officer and Engineer Officer. After a short tour on the destroyer USS NEWMAN K PERRY IDD 583i and upon graduating from Destroyer School, he was assigned as the Engineer Officer on the destroyer escort U55 JOHN R PERRY CDE 10343 in December 10o5. ln February 1968, Captain Luke was on the Staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer force, US. Atlantic Fleet in Newport, Rhode Island. Following a year at the Defense Language Institute stuiljvrg Vietnamese, he was assigned to the Commander Naval Force Vietnam where he served a year as the Senior Advisor to the Vietnamese Navy for Planned Maintenance. following graduation from Terrier Missle School in February 1073. Captain Lul-ae reported aboard the guided missle ffUi50f U55 IOUETT LCC 295 as her first Combat Systems Officer. ln August 1075 he commenced a tour as the Executive Officer on USS LYNDE MCCORMICK QDDC Si a guided missle destroyer. Captain Luke was Chairman of the Department of Leadership and Law at The US. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland from April 1917 - june 1980. Captain Luke took command of the guided missle frigate USS BROOKE tFfG U in 1981. He was most recently assigned to the Office of Chief of Naval Operations QOP O35 as head of the Strike and Anti-Surface Warfare Branch of the Combat Systems Division, where he sponsored the TOMAHAWK and HARPOON cruise missles and gun systems programs. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, two awardsp the Navy Unit Commendation, the Vietnamese Armed Forces Honor Medal First Class, and various theatre and service medals. Captain Luke is married to the former Ardith Ann Thompson of Columbus, Ohio. They have four children, john, .l08nI1a, Bradford, and Peter. r F W'

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C0 DI G0 FCER ..f '-, fwfr 'W 15,01 M .,,,,., CAPTAIN VANCE H. MORRISON . . f ' - h L'.ipt.iin Morrison was horn in New London, Connecticut. He graduated from the University of VIFQNSEHBEETF u-vviwtl .i commi-4-ion through the NROTC Regular Program in 1962. His first assignment was on US F atouras Ill IOM,-XS IDD 8333 .is EMO and Communications Officer. In 1964 he was ordered to USS WEISS CAPD 1351 Of Uper.itiori- Otticer. Following .1 year under instruction in 1966 at the Defense Language Institute fChinese Manderinhllf wav- .i--igned to LHS. Navy Security Group Activity, Halcata, Iapan. l . mmm In 1900, Captain Morrison attended Surface Wlarfare Department Head Course fdestroyer schoolj. His next a5f'gt Staff was to USS RIQIQYES IDLC 243 as Operations Officer. A tour as Photographic Intelligence Officer with the 10111 1975' CoxninariderAin-Chief, Pacific, followed. He reported to USS SOMERS CDDCS 34D for duty as Executive Officer lfnNavai k'.ipt.iin Morrisons next assignment was ASIV VVeaponsf'Intelligence Staff Assistant in the Office of Chie 0 3 . . ' FF K Peratrons tOIlN:'kYI trom 1977 to 1980. In february 1981 he s d d f U55 PRANCI5 HAMMOND' d , a sume comman o P ose Forces l0l'Pl,UPl'I.'lllI13I trom Noleosulca, japan. Captain Morrison's most recent assignment was Head, General urp timnl I I -'Q -wi - ' ' t i in tu . tratcgy, Plans and Policy Division of OPNAV . ' , . ' 'a and K .iptain Morrison holds an advanced degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern Californi he coinplctetl the Industrial Colle' ' ' , - 'nclude I E N . . nge ot Armed Forces National Security Management Course. His decorations 1 Meritorious N- - - - -' A ' ' , . - nd NAVY V. . trxiu. Mtdal with a Gold Star in Lieu of a Second Award, Joint Service Commendation Medal 3 Lonirrwndation Medal. Hldren u A - ' 5 X ' ' ' . . . . ' I l llc is nicirrutl to thi. tormer Liberty Anne Patterson ot Alexandria, Virginia. The Morrisons have three C Douglas. Ixohert and Katherine.

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