Semmes (DDG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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COIVIMANDI Q OFFICER CDR GILBERT P. LAUZON, USN 20 J LY 1984 to PRESENT A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, Commander Gilbert l'. Lauzon was commissioned through the l lROTC Scholarship program atTuRs University in June IQG7. His initial assignment was as Gunnery Assistant in USS RICHARD li. ISYRD KDDG 2?5l. Upon Completion of two years of service in USS RICHARD tl. BYRD, Commander laulon was reassigned to duty on the pre-commissioning detail of DETROIT lAOE fll. Following Commissioning of USS DETROIT, Corrnnander' lauion was assigned duties as Assistant First l,ieiitenantfweapons Otlicer. He was assigned, in .luly IU7 l, to the Plaval l'ost tir.idu.ite Sehool, Monterey, California, from whic h he rereivecl rl Plaster 0fS4 ience Degree in Operations ltesearch,f'Systerns Analysis in Septernher l97.'J. Following further' duty under instrux tion .it the Naval Destroyer Sc hool in Newport, Rhode Island, .ind the N2ivyf.iuir1i'dl 1issiIvS4,hool.iilD.nriPler ls,Virqini.i,l onnn.mdvr liflulon rrporttfti to USS 9lfMl'llfS lllllfi HU Ili' was Weuipons Ofiicer in 'Sf1MMliSIrorn 'sm-pteirilwr lU7'1-iillllll1lil.ilIiX livin Upon detac hrnvnt lrorn SICMMIQS, CKoinw.inflir larwou was F' v1 .ln-I1 ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island Completing the Naval Command and StatTCourse in July 1977, he reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Systems Analysis Dixision lOP96l in Washington IDC Completing this tour in OP96 in December 1979. Com- mander lauron returned to sea duty as Executive Officer ol USS Wll.l.lAl'1 V. PRATT lDDQ -Ml, in which he served until October H38 l. For his next assignment, Commander Lauzon returned to the Pentagon for another tour in the Systems Analysis Dixision lOl'96l, and subsequently in the Program Resourc e Appriaisal Division lOl'9l l. Commander l,au7on was detached horn Ol'Sll in December 1983 for assignment as HRS SEMMES lDDG l8l. t'onnn.inder lauzon is married to the former Catherine Ann t'oinrn.mdinciOfiicer oil lilylil ol t'h.nleston, South Carolina. The Lauzons have a son tlliibfli, .ind .ltidllt1i1il'i. Blyth. I5 amino- '-bv-lv Shimmy.. :su

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. COMMANDI , J, 4,2-1g. ,e4,',-1 ' , ..-...Y G OFFICER L-al' CDR GILBERT P. LAUZON, USN 20 JULY 1984 to PRESENT A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, Commander Gilbert P. Lauzon was commissioned through the NROTC Scholarship program atTufts University in June 1967, His initial assignment was as Gunnery Assistant in USS RICHARD E. BYRD CDDG 2Z5l. Upon completion of two years of service in USS RICHARD li. BYRD, Commander Lauzon was reassigned to duty on the pre-commissioning detail of DETROIT fAOF lil. Following commissioning of USS DETROIT, Commander Iauzon was assigned duties as Assistant First Lieutenant!Weapons Officer. He was assigned, in July l97l, to the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, from which he received a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research! Systems Analysis in September l975. Following further duty under instruction at the Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Navy Guided Missile School at Dam Neck, Virginia, Commander Lauzon reported to USS SFMMIZS IIJDG l8l. Ile was Weapons Officer in SEMMES from September ISJ74 through .luly ISJ7l3. Upon detachment from 'Sl'1MMfZS, Ctllillllillilitfl' laulon was .... ,l......,.g1...-...ma ..Q.1f Q ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, Completing the Naval Command and StaffCourse in July 1977, he reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Systems Analysis Dixision lOl'96l in Washington, DC. Completing this tour in OP96 in December 1979, Com' rnander lauzon retumed to sea duty as Executive Officer ol USS WIl.l.lAM V. PRATT IDDG 4-il. in which he served until October 1981. For his next assignment, Commander Lauzon returned to the Pentagon for another tour in the Systems Analysis Division lOl'96l, and subsequently in the Program Resource Appraisal Division IOPQ I l. Commander Iauzon was detached from OVEN in December 1985 for assignment as Commanding Officer of USS SFMMFS IDDG I8l. Commander laulon is married to the former Catherine Ann lllyfh olCh.n'leston. South Carolina. The lauzons have a son Gilbert, and rl daughter, Blyth. 3 ' ' ,i.i.,.n.....nlnn-..4..1. '

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