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CDR A. J. NEMOFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jun: mb - MARCH 1967 Commander A. J. Nemoff was born in Chicago, lllir10lS, on December 10, 1925. He enlisted in the Navy's V-5 AVlU1l0f1 Cadet program in Chicago on May 14, 1943 Und fecelved his commission and wings on November 1, 1945. After completing operational training in the F6F Hellcat at Naval Air Station, Opa Locha, Florida, Commander Nemoff was assigned to Fighter Squadron 98 at Naval Air StG1i0f1, LOS Alamitos, California. In August 1946, he was assigned to Fight- er Squadron 51, flying the F6F and F8F Bearcat. ln November 1947, Fighter Squadron 51 was designated to evaluate one of the Navy's first jet aircraft, the F-J1 Fury. Commander Nemoff was one of the first Naval aviators to operate jet aircraft from a carrier. ln May 1949, Commander Nemoff was selected for the Five Term Program at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. In January 1951, he was transferred to the U.S. Naval Post Graduate line School at Monterey, California. After completing Line School, Commander Nemoff was as- signed to Fighter Squadron 122 from J anua ry 1952 to October 1954. During this time, Fighter Squadron 122 deployed on two Korean cruises. Commander Nemoff was awarded four Air Medals and the Navy Commendation Ribbon with V . ln October 1954, Commander Nemoff was nominated for Air Force Exchange duty and was assigned to the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Air Defense Command, at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. While attached to the 84th FIS, he served as a Flight Commander and was the Team Captain during the Western Air Defense roclcetry meet, he then repre- sented the 84th FIS during the Air Force 1955 roclcetry meet at Yuma, Arizona. ln December 1955, Commander Nemoff was awarded Air Force senior pilots wings. Commander Nemoff was nominated to the Naval Test Pilot School at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Mary- land, in January 1956. After graduating from Test Pilot School in June 1956, he was assigned as Project Test Pilot to the Service Test Division. During the next two and a half years he conducted tests on new Navy aircraft and evaluated asso- ciated equipment. ln January 1959, Commander Nemoff was ordered to repon to Commander, Carrier Group THREE Staff as Air Group Land- ing Signal Officer. As the senior CAG 3 LSO, he made two bjh Fleet cruises on board USS SARATOGA KCVA-601 flying opera- tionally the F-8, A-4, and F-3 aircraft. In December 1960, while in Cannes, France, Commander Nemoff was ordered to report to Fighter Squadron 84, then temporarily based at Naval Station Rota, Spain, as Executive Officer. On April 12, 1962, Commander Nemoff assumed command of Fighter Squadron 84, During his tour as Commanding Officer of VF-84, Commander Nemoff made two more Mediterranean deployments on board USS INDEPENDENCE KCVA-622. His squadron also provided fighter cover during the Cuban missile crisis. After being relieved in April 1963, Commander Nemoff re- ported to the Naval Air Test Center as the Branch Head of the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch of the Flight Test Division. ln the winter of 1963, he was assigned as Branch Head of the Carrier Suitability Branch. During his last tour of duty, Commander Nemoff was involved in all flight test phases of the research, development, and test of Navy aircraft. He has flown over 60 different models of aircraft, operated from all of the Navy's attack aircraft carriers, and has accumulated over 1,000 arrested landings, the second Naval aviator to accomplish this feat. Commander Nemoff is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Commander Nemoff assumed his position of Executive Officer on .lune 2, 1966. He was detached from SHANGRI-LA at the end of March 1967. Commander Nemoff will enter the Uni- versity of Maryland in the fall of 1967 for one year of study leading to his baccalaureate degree. Commander Nemoff wears the Victory Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Navy Expert Pistol Shot Med- al, the Korean Unit Citation Medal, the Korean Theatre Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Medal, the Korean Campaign Medal with two stars, the National Defeltie Service Medal with one star, the Air Medal with three S1051 and the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Combat V - Commander Nemoff is married to the former Sally E- 5099011 of Chicago, Illinois. The Nemoffs have four children: John C-. 182 Robert A., 165 Christine L., 145 and James B., 12.