Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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IN MEMGRY GF coRPoRAL RAvMoNDLouis HCRWATH 1964-1990 CPL Horwath WHS b0fn in 196410 retired SC-T MAI Raymond Horwath. He is survived by his wife Kimberly and son Raymond, lf- CPL HOFWEIIIW IOVGCI l1iS family and did what he could to make everyone happy. He was very dedicated to his work and the Marine Corps and spent many nights after working hours to get his company ready for this deployment. CPL Horwath was a peaceful and quiet person who was always around to help. I am sure everyone who knew him will miss him very much. CPL Richard A. jones ETERNAL FATHER, STRGNCI TO SAVE Eternal Father, Strong to save, Whose arm hath bound The restless wave, Who bidd'st The mighty ocean deep Its own appointed Limits keep, O hear us when We cry to Thee For those in peril On the sea! Eternal Father, Grant, we pray, To all Marines, Both night and day, The courage, honor, Strength, and skill Their land to serve, Thy law fulfill, Be Thou the shield Forevermore From every peril To the Corps. ' 'th CPL Horwath for the last year in a company where he served as the I have had the opportumty to Serve WI I h urs with CPL Horwath ranging from the ' ,D ' th's time I spent many ong O I . Company Clerk and as my drwer Lfarlnliatlhere in Southwest Asia I heard many stories of his growing up as the cold of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to t e ' , . . . ' ' ' h ' b t out of Wilmington, North Carolina and of his decision to come Fon of a Mar'-ne' hls days of Workmg S rlmp Oa S h d it was truly a pleasure to be around him. Two I en and onest an U 'mo the Marme Corps. He Wasba WaCIEF'lIlFlro,r3Fath His love for his family was never ending. He always kept a picture things impressed me the most a out - . . . . . . ' bout them. He also was a person that did f h I d alwa s had something to say a I O hls Wlfe arld Chlld In our Ve FC een Y - ' d whatever was necessary to get the job done. It has everything with the utmost dedication and a Lvillinglness IGH 0 'H the Corps PLH t .Iwi ,miss imaswi . I ' truly been my pleasure to know C Orwa Capt. Don Elliot, Commanding Officer Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Batallion CPL Horwath died of 3 heart attack on board the SHREVEPORT while deployed for Operation Desert Shield in the North Arabian Sea on Friday November 30, I990-

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CAPTAIN DAVID I. MONTGOMERY UNITED STATES NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER Captain David I. Montgomery is native of Lansing, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1964 with a B.A. in mathematics, following which he was commissioned as an Ensign through the Reserve Officer Candidate QROCI program. As a junior officer he served onboard the USS IOSEPHUS DANIELS ICG-271, uss WITEK IDD-8481, uss PARSONS IDDG-335, and uss AGERHOLM QDD-8261. Dur- ing the period 1971-72 he was assigned as an advisor of the Vietnamese Navy's Fleet Command. This was followed by a tour as Operation Readiness Officer with the Canadian Navy's Pacific Headquarters in Esqui- malt, British Columbia. Following graduation from the Naval War College Command and Staff course in 1975, Captain Mont- gomery served onthe staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group FIVEXCTF 75, and then Executive Offi- cer of the USS BROOKE QFFG-U. In 1979, he was ordered to the staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, in London, England, as Surface Operations Officer. In March 1983, Captain Montgomery was assigned as the last commanding officer of the USS POINT DEFIANCE QLSD-313. After the USS POINT DEFIANCE was decommissioned on 30 September 1983, he took command of the USS TUSCALOOSA ILST-1187j, a position he held until lanuary 1986. After his tour on USS TUSCALOOSA, Captain Montgomery assumed duties as Chief Staff Officer for Commander, Amphibious Squadron ONE from May 1986 to May 1987. He served as Commanding Officer, USS RACINE ILST-11911 from May to November 1987, and then as Executive Officer, Surface Warfare Offi- cers School Command, Newport, R.I., from December 1987 to April 1989. Captain Montgomery assumed Command of USS SHREVEPORT ILPD-12j in june 1989. Decorations worn by Captain Montgomery include the Bronze Star with Combat V , Meritorious Service Medal with three Gold Stars, Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Com- mendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle E Ribbon, National Defense Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. Captain Montgomery is married to the former Nancy MacDonald of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Montgomerys have two daughters, Heather, a ZLT in the U.S. Army and Sarah, a sophomore at Michigan State University. N-----I------W J- ---- sir' ae ms? T 4:4 CQMMANQING oPPiei5R f . y X