Shenandoah (AD 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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Boiler Technician Master Chief Philip F. Lemense is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and joined the Navy in 1961. After attending Recruit Training Command, and Service School Com- mand, Great Lakes, he reported aboard USS GREGORY IDD 802i for his first sea tour. This was followed by tours aboard USS COLUMBUS QCC 12l, USS PORTERFIELD QDD 682j, USS PRAIRE QAD 151, and USS MULANY QDD 528l. Leaving the Navy in 1967, he rejoined in 1973 and reported on board USS JOHN F. KENNEDY QCV 673, followed by tours aboard USS HIGBEE QDD 8061 and USS HENDERSON tDD 7851. Master Chief Petty fficer Philip P. Lemense Command Master Chief Master Chief Lemense then received his first shore duty assignment at Re- cruit Training Command, Great Lakes as a Recruit Company Commander. Re- turning to sea, he then served on board USS SCHOFIELD GPG 33 from 1981 to 1986. Master Chief Lemense's second shore duty assignment was at the Chief of Naval Technical Training, Milling- ton, Tenn., as a Training Program Coor- dinator from 1986 to 1990 after which he assumed duties as Command Master Chief, USS SHENANDOAH QAD 40, in April 1991. M Ch' f L ' I aster re emenses persona awards include the Navy Achievement Medal Qtwo awardsl, Navy Unit Com- mendation Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation ttwo awardsl, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy E , Good Conduct Medal lfour awardsl, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal ltwo awardsj, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon ttwo awardsj, Vietnam Service Medal Qthree awardsj and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Master Chief Lemense is married to former Cathy Sexton of Clear Springs, Alabama and they reside in Virginia Beach, Va.

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Commander Michael E. Sagen Execu tive Officer Commander Michael E. Sagen is a na- tive of Venice, Florida, and entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1971. After completion of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training in 1977, Command- er Sagen served aboard the USS VIR- GINIA lCCN 38l as Auxiliaries Division Officer, Repair Division Officer, Reac- tor Controls Division Officer, and Elec- tronic Warfare Officer. Following his tour first as Operations Officer and then Engineer Officer aboard USS KNOX QFF l052l. Commander Sagen was the Dam- age Control Assistant aboard the USS CARL VINSON QCVN 70l. He then at- tended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Ca., after which he assumed duties as Executive Officer, USS SHEN- ANDOAH KAD. 44j, in September 1990. Commander, Sagen's shore assign- ments include Assistant to the Director, Systems Analysis Division QOP-961 of the Chief of Naval Operations, Wash- ington, D.C., and as Staff at the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit, Ball- ston, N.Y. He has attended school at the following locations: Naval Nuclear Power School, Orlando, Florida: Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ballston, N.Y.7 Fleet Anti-Surface Warfare Train- ing Center, San Diego: Naval Education and Training Center, Treasure lsland, San Francisco: and Surface Warfare Of- ficer Schools Command, Newport, R.l Commander Sagen holds a Bachelom Science in Systems Engineering Dcgm from the U.S. Naval Academy, and: Masters of Science in Electrical Engi- neering degree from the U.S. Naval Post- graduate school. Commander Sagen's personal award- include the Meritorious Unit Commen- dation Medal fthree awardsl, the Nan Commendation Medal, the Nan Achievement Medal, and various cam' paign and unit awards. Commander Sagen is married to the former Kathleen Hardee of Venice, Flor- ida. Commander Sagen and his wiff have two sons, Eric and Christopher. ,.. ,,-,..Q.....,.-A- 4 Boili F. Len Wiscor Afte Comm mand, USS G sea tm aboard PORT QAD 11 Leavin 1973 at F. KE tours a USS H

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wr -.11-gh.: rs. . .- - ' Electronics Technician First Class Louis H Balot, III Sailor 0 The Year 8 ETIQSWJ Louis Henry Balot, lll was born in Washington, D.C., on December 2, 1963. He is a 1981 graduate of Arch- bishop Wood High School for Boys in Warminster, Pennsylvania. . He enlisted in the Navy in April 1983, and attended basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois. After completion of Basic ElectricltyfElectronics and Electronics Technician QETQ A Schools, he report- ed to NAS Millington, Tennessee for temporary duty under instruction prior to attending Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida, and Proto- type Training at Ballson Spa, New York. ln july 1985, Petty Officer Balot re- ported to USS THEODORE ROOSE- VELT's QCV N 711 Reactor Controls Di- vision where he served as a Maintenance Group Supervisor. Following his assign- ment aboard the THEODORE ROOSE- VELT, he attended Fleet Radiological Controls Maintenance School in Charleston, South Carolina. ln November 1989, he reported to USS SHENANDOAH QAD 40, where he serves as the Production Assistant forthe Nuclear Repair Division in the Repair De artment ' P - l Personal awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduttg Medal lsecondj, Battle E , National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service 3 Medal, Sea Service Ribbon lsecondl, and ' Pistol Marksman. Petty Officer Balot is married to the former C nthia Ann Goetz of Pitts' Y burgh, Pennsylvania. They have one A child, Lauren. ' 'S 5 r