Tanner (AGS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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EKU ' ' ' ' CA PTHN I.A.i-I. SAMFSON Captain Righard Albert Holmes SAMPSON was born in Lansford, P l ' ennsy vania an attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PennSYl vania On l5 July l942, the Captain entered the Navy as an Avi?'- tion Cadet at Corpus Christi, Texas, where he received his comm1S sion as an Ensign Naval Aviator l3 March l943 During his career as a Naval Aviator Captain Sampson has d serve in many noteworthy positions Prom flight instructor in Oklahoma to Chief of Staff for Commander, Anti Submarine Warfare in Iceland Prior to reporting aboard the TANNER, Captain SamP5On served with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as DGPUPY Director of the Special Studies and Presentation Group. I I 3 l O , . . -- --- 4 - . V ' '

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p nmbg glllllllllllllllllllllllll Commander Wallace E Williams has served as Executive Off1CeT aboard the TANNER since December of l967 During this time, aS Administrative Department Head he has had the Herculean task of maintaining all records and correspondence up to date. In l953 the Commander graduated from the University of Utah where he received his bachelor of science in chemistry. He then attended Off1cer's Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, re- ceiving his commission in November l953 Commander Williams 1S a graduate of CIC Officer's School Sub- 9 marine Off1cer's School and is also qualified for command of sub- marines Our Execu 9 USS REMORA CSS487j and the USS MENHADEN CSS377J. Prior to reporting aboard the TANNER he was the A ' ' , ssistant Operations Officer on the Staff, Submarine Force U S Pacific Fleet tive Officer has served with the USS YORKTOWN CCVAl0J