Rogers (DD 876) - Naval Cruise Book

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x Y xii ji I Officers if LCDR R. J. Graff Weapons Officer LT M. D. Barker Chief Engineer LT A. J. Melanson Operations Officer LTfjg5 J. E. DeKorne Communications Officer LTfjg5 C. D. Elliott, III MPA LTfjgJ P. Gillette Supply Officer LTCjgi C. M. Kern ASW Officer LTfjgi G. L. Krum DCA LTfjgb C. G. Meyer CIC Officer

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Present Executive Dfficer LCDR Elbert E. Flesher, USN l.i0'11ll'I1ilI1l f'oriirimrii1'-:- 1 1u-Lain-r lf-1 n 1'Hil Hrwtfitmff- if the' lfnito-11 Sluts-r. Nami .Kimi a-my Mu-r into-ptim: hi-. worn minsimi me nn 1'Zn:a1i.gn ht- r-- porto-i1 nimnrti thi- USS JUHN STON 11111 H211 who-rv he uw 1. tht- 1'I1e-rtron1t's N1nifitf-ri.'inv-- Uffifrl' 111 1902 iii' !'o'1H1!'tv'i1 'ii tha- USS WA1,l.M'1'2 1. 1.lNli 11111711111 im' lQ'I1111U1'cl1'N .lim while JOHNSTON finish.-11 hw: I-'RAM voiiwiwaiori In 151133 he !'Q'l111'11k'l1i11?i1v' JOHNSTON its CIC' U1'1'it'e-r int! inter flvvtvd up to Upvxxitioris 011161-I' LCDR 1'.1t'5i1k'1 St1'4 signmt-nt in 1964 was with th.- staff of Destroyer Division Ltd us Operations Officer 1-'rom there ht' uttvtitieti the 1' S N.iv.11 Post Graduate School in Mon terey. California. receiving .1 bachelors degree in operation analysis, in 1968 he served with COM.-XSWFORP.-XC Staff as the Fixed Systems Analyst From there he went to COM- FIRSTFLT in 1970 as assistant ASW Officer. He then reported aboard ROGERS as the XO in 1971. His decorations and serv- ice ribbons include the Natg- Achievement Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. the Vietnam Service Ribbon. and the National Defense Medal.

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