Shadwell (LSD 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 F95 'K' -- me i--f- --r- K ,..X fs, fw- ., ,l - t I ' v W 1' ' 'S EUGENE C. MATHESON, USN Executive Officer LCDR Matheson was commissioned an Ensign upon graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1953. During World War ll he saw duty with the Navy V-5 program. At the end of the war, while remaining a member of the Naval Reserve, LCDH Matheson went back to college. He graduated from the Boston University General College in 1948, and he was attending the Boston University College of Liberal Arts when he entered the Naval Academy in 1949. Since 1953, LCDR Matheson has served on board USS Lewis Hancock 'DD-5751 as First Lieutenant, USS McGowan QDD-5781 as Staff Operations Officer to COMDESDW 202, USS Hermitage lLSD-341 as Navigator, and USS Arnold J. lsbell DD-869+ as Chief Engineer. He was assistant officer in charge of Navy Recruiting for the state of Oklahoma from 1958 - 1950. LCDR Matheson was serving on USS Arnold J. lsbell in Westpac when he received orders to USS SHADWELL LSD-151, in February 1953. LCDR Matheson reported abaord USS SHADWELL 7 March 1963 to assume the duties of Executive Officer.

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is Na f--ff WESLEY E. LINDSEY, JR., USN Commanding Officer - , . D- Commander Wesley E. Lindsey, Jr., assumed command ofthe dock landing ship USS SHA WELL August 1, 1954. . ' h He entered the Navy in 1942, serving three years as an enlisted man beforedentearigdfti val Academy. Following graduation in 1949, he was commissioned enslgn Clfl IGP the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. He attended electronics school at Great Lak6S, Uilfgolsi from October 1951 until October 1952, followed by duty on the staff of Commander D95 I Y Flotilla One. p p .ue and , ln April 1954 he assumed command of the experimental rescue escort ship BOCkV1h,Uni- in September 1955 reported as a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor QT T 9 e er versity of Pennsylvania. From July 1958 until July 1950 he commanded the ocean mineswe P USS Adroit. U and He was on the staff of Commander Mine Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, as intelligenfgefore assistant plans officer, and then commanded the tank landing ship USS Grant Couniy. 9 assuming command of SHADWELL. B Medal, Commander Lindsey wears the American Campaign Medalg World War 11 VQCYOIY fensg 1 NavY Occupation Service Medal, China Service Medalp Korean Service Medalp National Dgrmed Service MGdC11: United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ofld Forces Expeditionary Medal 1Lebanon1. t .One He is a native of Melrose, Massachusetts, and is married to the former MISS MOU ,sh P. Bell of Ml ' . . - t 0 S erose. They reside at 475 Pepper Mill Lane, Norfolk, Virginia with their W ons.

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x S f SHIP' S OFFICERS , 15 S I X1 I LT w. DAYBERT LT w. F. HARDIN LTJ. B. SUPLER LT s. Momsnouss Chief Engineer First Lieutenant Operations Officer Supply Officer L A, O 2 RA .- ' ,r , . E 4' Q, 45,5 ,.-f- Q c, Y 5 5, 1 E i t Q . .1 lf . i I -' E n ? 3 R LTJG C. E. FORREST LTJG R. M. WOODS LTJG J. S. FOX Damage Control Assistant Electrical Officer Navigator si gk, x R all 1 S .- LTJG D. E. JOHNSTON LUGI L WIDRICH N - . . ' ' , LTJG M. D. KOENIG G R. M. COCKBUR Dlsburslng Officer Gunnery Officer LU . - officer Communications