Stickell (DD 888) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE FORMER Lieutenant Commander Brunner was commissioned an Ensign in June 1958, on the date of his graduation from NROTC training at Oregon State. He received his BS degree in Business, specializing in Production Management. Prior to becoming XO of STICKELL, he served one year, in country, in Vietnam. Lieutenant Commander Brunner departed STICKELI, in Bahrain to become the Executive Officer of the newly commissioned USS CHARLESTON ILKA-1131. He is za native of Grants Pass, Oregon and is married to the former Miss Modesta Valencia. They reside with their four children in Virginia Beach. 'I LCDR KEITH QTT OFFICER 34, DANNY BRUNNER LCDR, USN R11 'SE Lieufremml CUIIIIIIIIIHIPT Ulf is :r native of Ringfisher, Oklahoma. He onlislerl in tht' Navi' in 1955 and graduated from the Univfffsify of Kansas with at BA degree in 1960. He C0mI7lC'fCl1 his post-grrulrrult' work at fhe Naval Post- graduate School and rr-cr-iw-rl his Masters Degree in 19705 WS' Pfiflr Io rr-cr-iving orders to become the Ex' ccutivr: Officer of USS S'I'lf'Klil,l, Sm' 'IUU' U5SlKlHllf'llfS inclutlt' fours on USS ORLECK fUU'?86i, Uss t:1rrri1,m' flJl,Ci L'll and USS COONTZ fDfJf'-9l- Ht' has also sr-rvori on flu' Staff OI CUUCRU' DILSI-'AC H1117 H! NAI f':rm Run flew, RVN. U l1N'Uf0llillll fx0lllIIlilllfff'l Ufl is married to the former MIHSI Norof-ri Mitchell. 'l'hf-v luivf- two children, Christi' H1 Alfil.

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CU MANDING O FICER . . xv or af, CDR. A. J. Buchanan U. S. Navy BOOM BOOM Commander BUCHANAN graduated from the Ursinus College, Wyoming Seminary and did graduate studies at George Washington University. He reported to USS STICKELL on 26 No- vember 1969, from the Politico-Military Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He has commanded the USS RUCHAMKIN CAPD-891 and has been Executive Officer of the USS WILLIS A. LEE IDL-41 and USS DESOTO COUNTY fLST-1171j. His other assignments at sea included billets as department head in USS ROBINSON IDD-5621 and USS CALOOSAHATCHEE IAO-981. Ashore Commander BUCHANAN has completed tours at the Bureau of Naval Personnel and as a student at the Command and Staff course at the U.S. Naval War College. Commander BUCHANAN is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and Mrs. Buchanan reside at Virginia Beach with their three daughters.

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C0 DESDIV 2 2 THE C0 MODORE Captain Edwin E. Woods, Jr., U.S. Navy, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, assumed command of Destroyer Division TWO FOUR TWO on 30 December 1970. He reported from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Captain Woods first entered the Navy in 1944 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1949. In July 1959, Captain Woods, as a Lieutenant, attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. On graduation in January 1960, he remained on the staff as Aide to the Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College. In August 1962, as a Lieutenant Commander, he was ordered to com- mand the USS JOHN WILLIS IDE-10271. On 22 April 1967. when the USS TALBOT IDEG-4J was commissioned, Captain Woods, then a Com- mander, became her first Commanding Officer. Following graduation from the National War College in June 1969, Captain Woods was assigned to the Strategic Plans and Policy Division, I Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. During the cruise, the Commodore received word that his next as- signment will be as Commanding Officer of the USS HORNE IDLG-302. . gfsawf ,..,.- G. G CAPTAIN E. E. WOOD ' ay are LCDR Victor Ktulak LT Thomas Markley LT Harry IDOCI Smith LTJG Frank Fletcher Staff Chaplain Operations Officer Medical Office' .-. 1 Q MMS YN1 F. R. Cipollo SD2 C. V. Bello RDSN R. M. Durso Engineering Officer TN J. M. De1aP-HZ INo photoj