Tolovana (AO 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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- .... Q,-. 45.--.-. 1- - Af- : ,- -- ...we e - -. --. -Q.. , ,.Q.sQ?'e-Q-pqwycmgwwwm9 9m1y-x -fr-'--' '-7-':'e-xv-Q--'-Q--gwg-geyfsa--vw 47-A-H-P e.i-nv-4-f...-.m,...-nv..--+-. ,-.-,. ,,..- -, Officars CapTain Samuel G. Gorsline Jr., was born in San Jose, California, on 20 OcTober 1921. Prior To enfering The Naval Academy aT Annapolis in July of 1941, he aTTended The UniversiTy of Mich- igan where he was a member of Psi Upsilon fra- TerniTy. He was graduaTed from The Academy in The class of 1945. His firsT duTy assignmenf was aboard The de- sTroyer U.S.S. BLACK IDD-6661. WiTh ThaT ship he parTicipaTed in The landings aT LeyTe and The Okinawan and Japanese campaigns in 1945. In 1946 he served aboard The desTroyer U.S.S. MYLES C. FOX IDD-8291 and in 1947 aboard The desTroyer U.S.S. JOHN W. THOMASON IDD-7601. In July 1947, CapT. Gorsline reporTed To The Naval Air Training Base, Corpus ChrisTi, Texas, as a sTudenT aviaTor. He was designaTed a naval aviaTor on 20 January 1949. His firsT flying duTy was as mainTenance officer and operaTions officer and laTer as execuTive of- ficer of ATTack Squadron 115. WiTh ThaT squad- ron he parTicipaTed in The defense of The Pusan Perimefer, in The Inchon Invasion and The Hung- nam Evacuafion during The Korean War. For This service he wears The DisTinguished Flying Cross and six air medals. The Navy UniT Commenda- Tion was awarded To The carrier U.S.S. PHILIPPINE 'Q SEA for The above acTion. V! From June 1951 unTiI January 1959, he served aT The following shore sTaTions: as a sTudenT aT The U.S. Naval lnTelligence School, as air infelligence officer and adminisTraTive aide To The Chief of STaff on The sTaff of Commander, Naval Forces, Far EasT, as A4D Skyhawk proiecT officer in The office of The Bureau of Aero- naufics RepresenTaTive, Douglas AircrafT Co., El Segundo, California, and as a sTudenT aT The Armed Forces STaff College. From January 1959 To April 1959, he served as a fleeT replacemenT piloT in ATTack .Squadron 44, He was execu- Tive officer of ATTack Squadron 12 from April To AugusT 1959 and fleeT replacemenT piloT in ATTack Squadron 126 from OcTober 1959 To March 1960. CapTain Gorsline assumed his firsT command, ATTack Squadron 23, in March 1960. During This Tour The squadron was deployed To The Far EasT in U.S.S. MIDWAY. In OcTober 1961, he reporTed To The STaff of Commander in Chief, Pacific FleeT as The Sfrike OperaTions Officer. In December 1963, he reporTed To The Office of The Chief of Naval OperaTions where he served Two consecufive Tours, firsT as aTTack aircrafT requiremenfs officer and Then as AssisT- ' anT for Congressional MaTTers. In SepTember 1966, CapTain Gorsline reporTed To The STaff of Commander, Carrier Division Five as operafions officer. For service in This sTaff he was awarded The Legion of Merif and The Republic of VieT Nam DisTinguished Service Order. He wears sTars in lieu of second and Third awards of The Navy UniT CommendaTion for service wiTh The sTaff aboard The carriers U.S.S. CONSTELLATION ICVA-641, and U.S.S. KITTY HAWK ICVA-631 in The Tonkin Gulf. In December 1967, CapTain Samuel G. Gorsline The Commanding Officer has liTTle free Time. Here we find CapT. Gorslirie review- Jr' repgrfed for duTy QS Commcmding Officer, ing The IaTesT schedules on The sunny sid-e of The bridge. U S S -I-OLOVANA ':-- fin 'ff - - L- , . .

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Eommrzzrdzng Captain Carl VV. Gronemann Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 18 November 1920. Prior to entering the Naval Academy he attended North Park Junior College, Chicago, Illinois and graduated in 1941, with an associate of arts degree. Graduating from the United States Naval Acad- emy in 1944, Captain Gronemann reported to the U.S.S. TICONDEROGA ICVA-141 where he served as a gunnery officer. In January, 1946, Captain Gronemann began a distinguished career in the submarine service when he entered the U.S, Submarine School at New London, Connecticut. Upon completion of Sub School, he served in various billets aboard U.S.S. RATON ISS-2701 in July 1946, and U.S.S. THREADFIN ISS-41OI in July 1948. In January 1951, Captain Gronemann served a brief tour ashore at the University of Idaho as an assistant professor of Naval Science. Return- ing to sea he went to U.S.S. GRAMPUS ISS-5231 as executive officer. He assumed his first com- mand, U.S.S. CUTLAS ISS-4781 in July 1955. In August 1957, Captain Gronemann returned to shore duty, first as a student at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, then at the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he worked in the Plans Section. From the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel he reported to the Commander Submarine Force Atlantic where he served as Flag Secretary and aide. Continuing his career in the submarine service Captain Gronemann reported to Commander Subma- rine Squadron Six in July 1962, and in June 1963, he assumed command of Submarine Division 61. Sixteen months later he returned to Washington, D. C. where he served as ioint long range strategic plans officer for the Chief of Naval Operations. On 30 September 1966, Captain Carl W. Gronemann Jr. relieved Captain Robert P. Coogan as Commanding Officer U.S.S. TOLOVANA IAO-641 during ceremonies held at Yokose Fuel Pier, Sasebo, Japan. After seeing TOLOVANA through the remainder of her 1966 WestPac tour and her 1967 overhaul, Captain Gronemann was relieved as Commanding Officer of TOLOVANA by Captain Samuel G. Gorsline Jr. at KaoHsiung, Taiwan, on 6 December 1967. At sea we not onily' put into practice what We have learned in the past, but we continue . our learning process. Here, Capt. Gronemann observes an- other ship as it makes its ap- roach alon s'd'e T p gi I OLOVANA prior to an- underway replen- ishment.

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fwcutizfc I Offzcer Lieutenant Commander Douglas S. Jordan was born in Flushing, New York, on 18 August 1931. He lived in Larchrnont, New York until 1949. The X.O. attended Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan for one year prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated on 3 June 1955. LCDR. Jordan first served on U.S.S. PUTNAM lDD-7571 homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. He was assigned duties as First Lieutenant and Tor- pedo Officer, During this period PUTNAM de- ployed to the Mediterranean Sea with the Sixth Fleet for a period of six months. ln January 1957, LCDR. Jordan reported to the U.S. Naval Submarine School at New London, Connecticut, as a student. He graduated in June and reported for submarine duty in Key West, Florida, immediately thereafter. His first sub- marine duty was aboard U.S.S. SEACAT lSS-3991 successively as Supply Officer, Gunnery Officer, and Operations and Communications Officer. ln November 1958, LCDR. Jordan received his gold dolphin insignia and was formally designated as Qualified in Submarines . He was transferred from SEACAT to U.S.S. SEA POACHER lSS-4061 in January 1960. During his tour aboard SEA POACHER he served as Engineer and Operations Officer. In the autumn of 1959, SEA POACHER conducted special operations of great value to the United States. For his participation in these operations LCDR. Jordan was awarded a Letter of Commendation. In July, 1961, he returned to the U.S. Naval Submarine School at New London, as an instructor as an aide to the Officer in Charge. Returning to active submarine duty in October 1963, LCDR. Jordan served aboard U.S.S. ANGLER lSS-2401 as Executive Officer and Navigator. During this tour of duty he was formally designated Qualified for Command of Submarines. In September 1965, the X.O. reported to the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Groton, Connecticut, as Assistant Inspec- tion Officer. While serving in this billet he progressed the construction of the nuclear submarine U.S.S, STURGEON lSSN-6371 and the conversion of U.S.S. TINOSA lSSN-6051. In July 1967, LCDR. Jordan was transferred to the west coast for the first time, where he is currently serving aboard TOLOVANA as Executive Officer. On 23 April 1968, Capt. Gors- line officially awarded the X.O. the GREEN WEENlE and all its benefits and privileges. dur- ing an unofficial ceremony in the wardroom, while steaming off the coast of Viet Nam. At this time, the X.O., always a ...Mft ' good sport, also officially re- ! qv ceived the Republic of Viet Nam Campaign Medal, sf,,,,,,.,.-, . ' nf T ' , H '- ' sv. P, H 1 ' , . . Q -K u g nm.:-an q - 5, ifffgfllfac-.'f':.1: -. J., :,,, -U, - --'C -eff '- --1 I - : 3'-7