Sabine (AO 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT. C. MCGEE, USN LT. A. DUTROW, USN LT. T. GAINER, JR., USN Novigofor - July IQ63 Engineering Officer Opergfions Officer - ,luly i963 isf Lf. - Feb.-July i963 Navigator - June 7962-July 1963 DEPARTMENT HEADS LTligl E. MALLON, USNR l-Tligl E. MILLER, lll, USNR LTU!-ll J. MAYO, JR., USN Firsf Lieufengnf Supply Officer QPQVGHOVWS OffiCerlUr1filJUlY V963 'T fir i l'T'TTiT ifiTFTf1F x P' - -,M ' -..,. ,-1

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i . 17' i J. A. MERRTTT, 'TTT LCDR, USN lSince July 19631 Bom Q11 Moy 1926, Pensacola, Florida. ATTended Universify of Florida lno degreej and UniversiTy of SouTh Carolina, from which he graduaTed in T946 wiTh a B. S. degree. LCdr. MerriTT is married To former Norma Andrews and has 2 sons, John A. MerriTT, TV, Gnd Andrew J. MeVFiTT,and Two daughTers,l-indq Sue and Ellen Louise. n T-le was commissioned as Ensign, USNR T9 June T9116.ATrer aTTending USNROTC aT UniversiTy of SouTh Carolina T8 June 19117, he was commissioned USN. He possesses following medals: American Campaign World War II VicTory Navy Occupafion Service Medal lEuropean claspj NaTional Defense Service T946-117 - CommunicaTions Officer aboard U.S.S. L.S.T. 500 T947-ITB - CommunicaTions Officer, USS LSMR 5T3 19.48-119 - Damage ConTrol Officer, USS PorTsmouTh TCL-T023 T949-5T - STaff, ComservlanT Jan. '5T-Dec. 'ST - CommunicaTions Officer, USS LST 533 T952-53 -Communi cafions and Gunnery Officer USS Tweedy QDE-5325 T953-54 - Commanding Officer, USS Chadron lF'C564T T954-56 - Commander Mine Division T02 T956-57 - PlacemenT Officer, BUPERS T958-.59 - Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Training .CenTer, Pensacola, Florida T959-6T - Officer in charge, USS Tweedy QDE-532i T96T-June '63 - Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Training Cenfer, Pensacola, Florida Reporfed aboard Sabine as XO in July T963. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Born In NanTuckeT, MassachuseTTs on T January T929, son of LT. Samuel K. Gamache, USCG iReT.j who resides aT Riverside Park, Camden, Maine and The laTe Mrs. RuTh H. Gamache. ATTended Maine Marifime Academy, Casfine, Maine graduaTing in T950. Enfered The Naval Service from Rockland, Maine in Augusf T950 as an Ensign, U.S.N.R. Ordered direcTly To U.S. Naval Amphibious Warfare Training School Coronado California Thence To U S Na val FIeeT Gunnery and Torpedo School San Diego California Thence ordered as BoaT Officer To USS ANDROMFDA TAKA T5 laTer serving as BoaT Group Commander of This ship ParTicipaTed in Three malor engagemenTs T950 T952 during The Korean Confl1cT ATTended The U S Naval School Ship s Salvage from AugusT To November T952 graduaTing as a qualified Navy Salvage Diver and Salvage Officer Thence ordered To USS ALSEA CATF 975 serving as ExecuTlve Officer from November T9 2 unT1l April T955 Assigned In T955 To Maine Marifime Academy as AsslsTanT Head DeparT menT Naval Science laTer assuming The duTies as Heed DeparT menT of Naval Science ReporTed To Balboa Canal Zone in June T957 and assumed du Ordered in December T959 To BosTon Naval Shipyard as Opera Tlons and Securify Officer In SepTember T96T organized The nucle is crew for The USS SA BTNE TAO 25D assuming duTxes as Execuflve Officer upon SA BINE s recommxssioning in December T96T Defached from duTles In July T963 and assigned To U S Naval and Marine Corps Train ing CenTer in Pueblo Colorado as Commanding Officer Married To The former Mrs Marie lBerryD Hamlin of Rockland Malne Three children Susan B Hamlin USD KaTherlne B Hamlin 8 sTepchlldrenj and Charles C Gamache TU Family presenT ly residing aT 7027 Holiday Road, Jacksonville T6, Florida. SAMUEL C GAMACHE LCDR USNR fiJnTil July l963i T 1 7 T 1 I 7 I u . - .D . , n , U ,. . , nes. QS commanding oifacef, uss PAiuTE QATF-1595. T ci,cQ,' I ,'. -

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