Roanoke (AOR 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT I WILLIAM H. REED COMMA DING OFFICER CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. REED IR, COMMANDINC- OFFICER, USS ROANOKE IAOR 7l Captain William H. Reed Ir. entered the Nlavy in De- cember 1958, was commissioned as an Ensign in May 1959 and was designated as a Naval Flight Officer in November 1960 while serving in Hawaii with Airborne Early Warning Barrier Squadron, Pacific. Upon comple- tion of his tour with the Barrier Squadron, he was as- signed to the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, Cali- fornia. Returning to sea duty in April 1965, Captain Reed's next assignment was in USS ORISKANY ICVA 345 where he made three Vietnam combat deployments as the ship's Assistant CIC Officer. Captain Reed then under- went tansition training in the EZA aircraft and in May 1968 reported to carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN. During this tour of duty, in which the squadron made two Vietnam combat deployments as a unit of Attack Carrier Airwing FIF- TEEN embarked in USS CORAL SEA ICVA 439, Captain Reed served consecutively as Administrative Officer, Maintenance Officer and Operations Officer.

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Captain Reed next served briefly as the Aircraft Maintenance Manage- ment officer on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air San Diego. In February 1972, he was reassigned to the Staff of Commander Carrier Division ONE as Aide and Flag Secretary, making a final Vietnam combat cruise in USS MIDWAY lCVA 413 and the first Pacific Fleet Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier CCVJ cruise in USS KITTY HAWK lCV 637. Departing Staff duty in April 1974, Captain Reed completed refresher training in the E2B aircraft and served consecutively as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN while the squadron completed two Western Pacific cruises in USS ENTERPRISE lCVN 653 as a unit of Carrier Airwing FOURTEEN. Upon completion of his squadron com- mand tour in October 1976, Captain Reed was assigned as the task Group OperationsfCommand and Control Officer in the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Captain Reed commanded Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED TEN from October 1977 until july 1979, when he was assigned as Executive Assistant to the Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Captain Reed assumed command of USS ROANOKE lAOR 71, February 20, 1982 while underway in the Arabian Sea. Captain Reed holds the Meritorious Service Medal, six Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, Navy Achievement Medal, Presi- dential Unit Citation, Three Navy Unit Commendations, Meritorious Unit Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal with Ten Stars, Vietnamese Air Cross of Gallantry, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation and the Vietnam Service Medal. Ca tain Reed is married to the former Dolores Collier of Long Beach P 2 , California. They have a son, Michael, and daughter, julie. They reside in Coronado, California. ' fx- sb I X T' X9 5. N! x fl. Tiff Wy. , , Fil