Seattle (AOE 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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NEW CUMMANDING IIFFICER 2?Q,,,,,,K..5:..., 4. . , ... .. ,.. . .. elf iff' 1 ,QE Q. arf?-Q I f f -v -. . - :ur-'35 ,if z g Si- 3' N I use ' 11 CAPTAIN V. C. SNYDER UniH'cl States Nflvy JANUARY 22, IQYB I r r r Captain Snyder comes to Seattle from duty with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. He was originally commissioned an Ensign on 2 September 1954 upon graduating from OCS in Newport, Rhode Island. During his career he has served in USS LAPWING iMSOlOI 48I, first as Executive Officer and then as Commanding Offi- cer, LCU Division 22, USS C. P. CECIL CDD-835Ig Staff, Destroyer Squadron 26, Staff, COMCRU- DESLANT, Commanding Officer of USS CORRY QDD-8I7I, Commanding Officer of USS VITAL IMSO--47-il, Commanding Officer of USS DEWEY QDLG-I-tl, and Commander of Escort Squadron 8. He also spent a tour of duty with U.S. Naval Forces in Vietnam. Captain Snyder's shore duty billets included a tour ot BUPERS as Head of the Active Officer Promotion Branch. Captain Snyder holds a Masters Degree itvtanagementl from Central Michigan University. He has attended the Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial College of Armed Forces. Captain Snyder has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V , Navy Commendation Medal witlt Combat V and Gold Star in lieu of second award, Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Stars in lieu ol second and third award, Naval Achievement Medal, Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He was also awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with Four Campaign Stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Captain Snyder is a native of Marine City, Michigan. He currently resides in Virginia Beach with his wife Betty and their three daughters Pamela, Patti, and Sandra.

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4 lb -I EXECUTIVE UFFICER Commander Alvarado gr::-afe: :' 'ne Citadel with o Bachelor 2? S: e':e Zeg'-ee ' Political Science :n 1966, Felice 'Q '5'::-:' cd he was commassraned an Easg' ':-gn 'ae Naval Officers Cafaazre Sena: 2' Ne--zcf' Rhode lslana. f:ror'rMafil1 1951 f' ,. A, 'gif the Commander was asegaea ': .SS 5,3- BACHl'AE-21,12 Sec' :at ef C f 2552114 ln September of 1962, :nd . '-lx, 3' ri-Z Commander I-lfzraio ff:-. .1 gf'-:J 'Q ,SS VULCAN AP-5 1-. Comm. ':' 1: i 255 Ze' . N and A1'.1'.Mnr Emi? Coram, ' 1 355 ii' 'E' for Serflrce 5Quf1'1rf,rl Four, 11 ln lone of 172-1, he HJ, is-.ga-2: ' 'ae Naval Cornnw,nr'.'Jrror1. Jn Y, fe, N-:nh M r 1- S cs Commanrflnlon-. Coeru Q95 .-:' f-' July 1966. from Sepremrler 1756 xl' Qr::,'e Lf:' l96871lr: Comrnxnrler .ermi 'xoolzfl Q 'rffQf Q, J-. fl!.? lrrtuf-1f11r:', , Hex' Ju- sngnmernv, from Qiyssl,-er 1166 rs yea'-fflzfef 71 was of. rlse Comrrmnr xr1,rr. Carl -er mr' JL NEWPORT NE wi CA-l ld. l:f'Jl 1Q 'Jn lf onrrl UffFerr1brfrl1l7-111-v Nl. 1. .131--1 'Q Q-1 1 lop-9-111511111 irrvhl 1111 Plv' .1111 11' 2-' f'-' ' of Nilvfll 1f?l LOmrrnwr1. l1'-I - 1' 'lv' J- Wil .' ln Jrlnuclry 131 1276 P11--C 3l 1Y'lI1'1 T N 1, ,, 5'-2 ro USS MULJNI W1lllNl' Y Mu rjlf . mumcofnouf. 01111-r :url 1--lr 'rm--re ,- ,- 1976 for lass pr:-se-rm' 1-p.lr,3rxwf-fr' 1. ' xr' ' Olfrcf-rc1bOczrrlSfA11l11 Comnmmlrr Alvxrmlo 'a xwllmr :-'rl 'Q wea- Ylu' followlrwgrl5'.,0r.1MQrug rl--' N1-.4 -X L- f,-f -f-' Mbdul, P130 Ndflormll D91-'nv' Nl-'11 'Lv-1 Un- - 'OUOUS UH CO f 1l11'1'0 Mal' A '1 'f C'-'N'+3'f'QED UGBERT JOSEPH ALVARADO, JR Forces Expcrlmormrl, Mrmlql 'Nfl-9'-erm S,--, 54- J,,,,9d 5,0195 NOVY Mr.-clol, Vlefrwgm Qdllaralry Qrpix xy-,1 O-o N 9'- num Compu :gn 1.11-14,11 A Commander Alvarado ls We sof' sr Qcrsf- Gnd MUIIOH Alwqrrjdg gl 14 'giifsrg N4 ia gs Slppl. MVS. AlvQrQd0 IS P119 lQrr 9- :ling 5 MG- g Fuke of Clwrlesfoni, Sow? Core-13. Ties fr-e flirt? Children, Lynn, Qcbar' Jai -X ?r'Q'-'V Q.-3 reside In Vlrglnlc 803611.