Union (LKA 106) - Naval Cruise Book

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CGMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN FRANK T. HAMLER, USN Captain Frank T. Hemler is a native of East Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Shaw High School, attended Purdue University, and went to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was part of the Reserve Sixth Battalion, the original Ninety Day Wonders. Commissioned in 1944, he was assigned to the destroy- er USS MCNAIR QDD-697D as an engineering officer. He became a qualified engineering officer, an OOD underway, and then was accepted into the regular Navy. Captain Hemler then served in the USS ABBOTT, the USS ERBEN, and USS BUCKLEY, rising to Executive Officer. Flight training came next, at Corpus Christi, Pensacola, and Jacksonville. Subsequent squadron tours in All Weather Squadron 33, Attack Squadron l2 and 2l2, and Carrier Air Group l. Most recently he was Commanding Officer of VA-212, flying off the carrier USS HANCOCK. Captain Hemler has a master 's degree in Aeronautical Engineering atM. l.T. He's had duty in the Propulsion Branch of the Office of Naval Research. He had served as the Navy representative on the NACA committee for propulsion and then on the NASA com- mittee for propulsion. He has completed the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War Col lege.A combined tour of the Naval Electronics Laboratory, the Fleet Anti-Warfare Training Center in San Diego, and the Fleet Computer Programming Center, Pacific, enabled him to become a computer programmer, manage programmers makingaStrike Warfare Program, and be in charge of installing the original Navy Tactical Data System at a shore activity. a in em er a erve as eN v re re en ive .o he .loin S fices . ll Epffibie flgobtlOr5:E,i.5?dClp1CflgQl E-Jorlfnlqniagfl E1ndggbL1ftigbl,la3:l Slim' If ' Ins. 'Ml I A llfgllllfillllllllfllli'fllflllllltlllllll' Q fly if ff y . .gf .'f 'lil ' ey QA' F Muff Q fizlfiailllllill-f,,lll g'iml'lZlm'flToc 1 ': Ca tain He' 'li .fqri ai, if liA.1lft a a i X E-5 2:51..1hf.y.:Q5lfliiflil...Qlll.i lllllllltlfflfllfm 5 N lllllll' l lm 'tglllllll 5