USS Georgetown (AGTR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER A l l COMMANDER Gerard Paul Gebler Commander Gerard Paul Gebler, U, S, Navy, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 30 January 1926. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy in 1945 and his first duty assignment was aboard the USS HARRY F. BAUER QDM-26y, Later he served in the USS E-PCER 1852i until his assignment to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron ONE. Following a tour with the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba he was assigned to the USS BENNINGTON QCVS-205 in the Pacific,.then returning to the Continental United States as head of the Engi- neering Department at Officers Candidate School Newport, Rhode Island. Following tours with Destroyer Squadrons FOURTEEN and SIXTEEN he served aboard the USS OGLETHORPE QAKA-1009 as Operations Officer and later was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Before being ordered to GEORGE- TOWN he served as Executive Officer aboard USS UVALDE QAKA-885. , Commander Gebler resides with his wife Roseanne in Norfolk, Virginia. He has three children. His oldest son is in the United States Naval Academy Class of 68 . His other children reside at home.

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Co MMANDING OFFICE WS LET TER 0.5.5. GEORGETOWN KP-GTR-'D GFRE OF FLEET P051 OFT-XGE NQN YORK. NX. oesexd 26 June l96'1 herein Ales e hriei gyjnpse oi the preud end dedi-eeted crew! oi X155 GEORGE-'YOW KP-GW!-75 during e recent cruise tbr0119.Y1 south pmericen waters where they conducted research operations end displayed the flag, oi our United States to the cltlmens end nsvles oi our dnelghhorurg eeentrles. 'these men have through thelr unselilsh eiiorts and longs sometimes 65-iilcult hours, attempted to insure peace in the wlorld end s long-lesting irlendshlp with other netrons -dydle iurtherfrni, our goal oi ?1'ogress 'through Research' . Vie here-Ln claim to 'oe e conplete team oi suppliers, engineers, technicians and seamen profrldyng the best sef-15-ces in our he-U and shove all-, representatives oi our country, families and irflends. this 'oooh 'ls therefore dedicated to those who may 'oro-dee through these pages because they too have e sincere interest -Ln the crawl their Dees vlhlle G?-ORG?-'YGQN deploys to the far reaches of 5 Pe 1, sed the seas! G2 . Gonmendumg Oiilcer 4 x

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OFFICER LCDR Thomas E. Burt Lieutenant Commander Thomas Evan Burt, U,S, Navy was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania where he resided until 1949 when he graduated from Shamokin High School. He was awarded a congressional appointment to the United States NavalAcademy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1953 when he was commissioned as an Ensign. He was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade one year later in 1954. During this time he served aboard the USS McGOWAN QDD-6785 and USS INTREPID QCVS- 11j and attended CIC School at Glenview, Illinois. In July 1957 he was promoted to Lieutenant and attended the U,S, Naval Postgraduate School and obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Upon completion of postgraduate school he served as Commanding Officer of the USS GENESEE QAOG-85 which deployed to the Western Pacific. While serving as Com- manding Officer he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. He served as Command and Control Project Coordinator in the Navy's Bureau of Ships in Washington, D,C, prior to re- porting to GEORGETOWN as Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Burt is authorized to wear the European Occupation and American Defense Service Medals. He is married to the former Phyllis Manning. They currently reside in Norfolk, Virginia. EXECUTIVE