Tulare (AKA 112) - Naval Cruise Book

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'24 5 DEP RT E TI HE S EXECUTIVE OFFICER CDR. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr. USNR 1 OPERATIONS OFFICER ENGINEERING OFFICER LCDR. D. E. Buck USN LT, F. RQWYUII USN NAVIGATOR FIRST LIEUTENANT LT. W, W. Woolfolk, Jr. USNR LT, P, E, Unger USN A, 'i I I I I

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WW- - LY, ,gli A native of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, Captain Streeper graduated from The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio in March of 1942, and immediately enlisted in the Navy as a Seaman. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed an Aviation Cadet, and following completion of flight training, was com- missioned an Ensign and designated a Naval Aviator on 1 January 1943. During World War II, Captain Streeper participated in combat as a torpedo and dive bomber pilot with both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. During Korean hostilities, he participated in action with both Navy and Marine units. In 1954 he commanded a night jet all-weather detachment of Composite Squadron 3. In 1955 he assumed command of night all-weather FighterfAttack Squadron 194 and in 1961 commanded Attack Carrier Air Group 15. During these years he was deployed aboard USS ESSEX, USS ORISKANY, USS HANCOCK, and USS CORAL SEA. Prior to coming to TULARE, Captain Streeper served as Operations Officer of Carrier Division' 1 and Task Force 77, and deployed once again in USS CORAL SEA, engaged in air strike operations in Viet Nam. Shore duty billits include tours as a flight instructor at Pensacola, participation in the Berlin Airlift, Assistant Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Naval Forces Far East, Naval Attache to the Republic of Korea, two tours of duty on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Force Training Officer for Commander Naval Air Force Pacific. He is a 1952 graduate of the General Line School at Monterey, and a 1959 graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington. Captain Streeper has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three gold stars and Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Medal for Humane Action for the Berlin Airlift, Military Order Ulchi fKorean Legion of Merity, and numerous campaign and foreign medals. He is married to the former Cora Boyd Reddit of Greenville, North Carolina. The Streepers reside in San Diego. Capt H P Streeper and a group of recently advanced TULARE men.

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