Rushmore (LSD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cgmmanding fficer ,I i. E 1 t Frederick A. Edwards f Q... Commander United States Navy E I It it wa s T I 'x l 1 s 5. I . Commander EDWARDS was born in San Diego, California on 27 July 1926. He was graduated from the United States Naval Aoademy 111 f June 1950, with a Bachelor of Science Degree and holds a Masfjgftsn Science Degree in Personnel Administration from George Wag 1Com- University. Following his commissioning as an Ensign in 195 , Zi 1 mender EDWARDS served in Uss RoANoKE QCL-1455 from July A .P 1950 to December 1952. After attending submarine school in New London, Conn. in 1953, he served in the submarines USS CQRPORQIIE qss 3465 Uss sEA PoAcHER qss 4061 Uss s13A CAT 455 39991 Commanding Officer of USS TORSR QSS 1237 from August 19 July 1965 1 has also served as Officer In Ch irgr of the Reserve TE21111 marine USS HADDOCK QSS ASU is Proicct Officer inthe J as Section of thc Office of Nival Rest 11Cll ind as Thlfd Ba Officer at the U S Naval Acadc my 1or to coming to USS RUSIIMORI Q oinmandcr LDWARDS Ser as Executive officer of Uss Mount RAIL. qi PA 9137 d mmander hdwards currently rcsiclc Q with his wife AIICG an children in Virginia Bc, ich Virgina 1 ' ' . . ' . ' ' 63 to l HS ' A S A -1 i He ' 'S ' ' ing d sub ' - I , O' . - - def' 2 . - m . , 1 s. ' . K ' l Qi Se - ' ' ' .1 K5 I 'V L . L :E . . 4. 1 3 U 0 1' i , i . , 5 . ved L L' ' , C, I 4. L it - . I L . 1. J -A , d A A , - our 1 CO W ee' 3 eg' is, ' ' f mx . . . . .CA 3: 7 . Y. .1 . Q. 4

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5 Zi il' I M E D 3 - 6 9 13 November 1969 - 15 April 1970 13 14 November November - 1 December November Underway 30 5 - 10 December 11 - 20 December 22 - 27 December 29 December - 5 January 6 - 23 January - 6 February 9 - 20 February 21 - 28 February 2 - 13 March 13' - 18 March 21 - 30 March 1 April 13 April 15 April 2 1 January ,Q I x -fu from Little Creek, Va. Morehead City, N, C. Rota, Spain Toulon, France Lovo Santo, Corsica Genoa, Italy Barcelona, Spain Porto Scudo, Sardinia Naples, Italy Navplion, Greece Athens, Greece Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta Valetta, Malta Valencia, Spain Rota, Spain Morehead City, N.C. Little Creek, Va.

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Executive Officer Robert H. Tate Lieutenant Commander United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Tate entered the Navy through the Contract NROTC pro- gram at the University of North Carolina. He has served as ASW Officer in USS ALLEN M. SUMNER fDD-6921, Gunnery Officer in USS ISAAC C. KIDD QDD-66155 Administrative Officer of the Defense Communications Agency-Spain, Italy, Africa Regiong Operations Officer in USS RUSHMOREg Statistical AnalystfData Processing Officer, Staff Commander Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. LCDR Tate returned to RUSHMORE in June 1969 as Executive Officer.