Truckee (AO 147) - Naval Cruise Book

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NICHOLSON, J. W. PN2 to KELSEY, R. W. PN2 LEE, M. V. YN2 FLUM, A. J. YN3 Z , ,, Z A -vw-vm-.Z BLAZO, S. R. GMC CCMAAJ EXECUTIVE STAFF BRIGGS, T. G. YN3 1 SHIP'S OFFICE The Executive Staff, usually located in the X.O.'s Ofiice, handles a multitude of administrative details: Where else Would you go to find the Ship's Sheriff, Secretary and Correspondence Center? Where else Would you go to find out Whether your shore duty orders have come in, Whether you've made your rate, or Whether you can have your liberty card for the evening? fThe Executive Staff, among its other duties, has also been the main source of the imaginative and routine Work that has gone into this Cruise Bookj. waazfc A ,L PHELAN, L. T. SN SN SN

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JOHN GEORGE N W Commander , USN Executive fficer John George Now was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on September 17, 1920. He attended Poughkeepsie- High School before entering Hamil- ton College, Clinton, N. Y., in 1938, where he ma- jored in chemistry and received his B.S. degree in 1942. Commander N ow's active naval service be-gan in August of 1942, when he entered Class 12 of the U. S. Midshipmen School in Chicago. He was commissioned Ensign in December of 1942, and by April of 1943 he had successfully completed the course of instruction at Submarine School, Portsmouth, N. H. His first shipboard assignment was on the USS APOGON CSS-3081, from April of 1943 until January of 1945. APOGON deployed in the Pacific during this period. His next assignment was on board the USS CHOPPER in the Pacific from May 1945 until October of 1946. After attending the General Line School, Newport, R. I. , Lt. Now was assigned to the USS SEA LEOPARD. In November of 1948 he began an eight months' course at Treasure Island Electronics School, at the completion of which be became Communications Officer on the USS RONQUIL. In May of 1950 he began a thirty-month tour of duty as an instructor at the Advanced Undersea Weapons School, Key West. Now a Lieutenant Commander, he was transferred in late 1952 to the Staff, Commander Carrier Division 14, where he served as Assistant Operations Officer. In November of 1953 he was once again as- signed to a submarine, the USS SEA OWL, on which he served as Executive Officer. In April of 1955 he became Commanding Officer of the USS ARCHERFISH, where he served until the ship was decommissioned in November of 1955. In December of 1955 Lcdr' , Now was assign- ed to the Bureau of Ordnance, Washington. For the next three, years he served as Assistant Branch Head for Torpedoes, RAT Weapon System Coor- dinator for Manufacture, ASROC Weapon System Coordinator for Manufacture, and Section Head for Design and Maintenance of Underwater Ord- nance. He' was appointed Commander in March of 1957, and became Executive Officer of TRUCKEE in January of 1959. Commander Now's decorations include the fol- lowing: Submarine Combat pin with three stars, American Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater with one Star, WWII Victory, Europe-an Occupation, and the American Defense Service Medal.

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