University of Virginia Naval ROTC - Long Glass Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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WA-. Capt. E.l. Vaughan, lr. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LtCol Palka, the Unit's Executive Officer, began his military career as a Seaman, USN. After a year and a half in the fleet, he received an appointment to the Naval Academy and graduated in 1962. While at the Academy, LtCol Palka found the Marine Corps more to his liking and decided to become an aviator. He earned his wings in 1964 and joined the let Attack Squadron at Cherry Point. From 1965 to 1966 he served as ground-air liason and A-4 pilot in Vientnam. Upon completion of his tour, LtCol Palka attended Air lntellegence School in Denver and then taught Air lntellegence to pilots in California. He then returned to Vietnam for another year, where he brought his total combat missions flown to 360. In 1973 he received his Master of Science degree in Aeronauti- cal Engineering from the Na val Postgraduate School. His next assignment took him to Washington as Assistant Program Manager for VXSTOI. at the Naval Air Systems Command. After completing Harrier training at Cherry Point, LtCol Palka went to lwakune, japan. In 1978 he received a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources Management from Pep- perdine University. His last assignment prior to coming here was at Cherry Point, where he held several billets. LtCol Palka has three children, Kim, Sherri, and Fritz. COMMANDING OFFICER Captain E. I. Vaughan, lr. , our commanding officer, came tg the unit in june, 1979, after serving in London on the staff of the Comander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe. Fulfilling a boyhood dream, he began his career at the Naval Academy and graduated in 1954. He won his wings a year later and was based in Norfolk. In 1959 Captain Vaughan became an in- structor of Midshipmen at the Academy. Two years latter he attend the Naval Postgraduate School, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Management. After serving as Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Carrier Division 19 in the Pacific, Captain Vaughan returned to Norfolk as Operations Officer of Patrol Squadron 56. He then served on the staff of the CNO and in 1969 became Navigator for the USS Midway during its deployment in Vietnam. Captain Vaughan went back to school after his Vietnam tour, this time to the U.S. Army War College. He served as Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics before going to London. He is married to the former Mary Deemy and has four children, Valerie, Elaine, lames, and Andy. IIT! HX Xl fl H I 63 LtCoI Fred Palka I l K q. i fr at 8 R 4 4

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University Of Virginia NROTC The University of Virginia NRO TC continues to be one of the best sources of line officers for the Navy and Marine Corps. The 1981 Long Glass will introduce you to our staff, our Midshipmen, and to those whom we honor with this year's book, the class of 1981- fourty-one of the finest new officers in the fleet and Fleet Marine Force. 4 1 'I i'54'1T Nfl.: Z! H K 65239 ,. 5: fax N

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.- - - --. V--. W -.c ---- -- I ,D f -maqxmaynv-gq-1-pq paw- -are MOI Maj. lohnson Major Maxwell O. lohnson reported to the Unit in the summer of 1979. Prior to his current assignment, he com- manded Company B IAA V1 of the 1st Tracked Vehicle Battal- ion in Okinawa. He graduated in 1968 from Santa Clara Uni- versity, where he received his B.A. in History. Major john- son also holds a M.A. in International Affairs from the American University in Beruit and is currently working on his doctorate in Foreign Affairs. His current responsibilities here at the Unit include Marine Officer Instructor, Battalion Staff Advisor, Rifle and Pistol Range Officer, Safety and Physical Security Officer, and Advisor to the Semper Fi Society. The Major and his wife, Anna Lee, reside in Charlottesville with their three children, Ann Marie, Barbara, and Lee. DD 4th Year Lt. lllig Lieutenant Christina lllig, fourth year instructor, came to the Unit in August, 1980. Born and raised in lamestown, NY, she attended the Saint Bonaventure University and majored in Modern Languages. Lt. lllig entered the Navy through the OCS in 1975, and has served as Operations Watch Officer and Port Services Officer in Panama, Oceanographic Watch Officer at the Navy Facility in Centerville Beach, CA, and Assistant OIC at the Readiness Training Facility. Prior to her assignment here, Lt. lllig served as Flag Protocol Officer for Admiral Train, C INCAN TFL T. Lt. lllig plays tennis and enjoys running, cooking, sewing, quilting, and reading. . ..., .......-..-.d..- 1st Year l Lt. Cdr. Dos well Lieutenant Commander joseph Doswell, lr., joined the Unit in August, 1979, as its first year instructor. He entered the Na val Academy Preparatory School in 1969 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1973 with a B.S. in Operations Analysis. LTCDR Doswell qualified as a nuclear engineer aboard the USS Nimitz, and then attended Damage Control School in Philadelphia before serving as the DCA aboard the USS Texas, where he also qualified as SWO. L TCDR Doswell has been awarded the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and a Unit Citation with a Battle E effi- cency award. L TC DR resides in Earlysville with his wife Diana, and is an avid and skilled raquetball player and collec- tor of antique paintings and plates. 3rd Year ff' ,Sf Lt. Graham Lieutenant lames M. Graham joined the Unit in the fall of 1978. He served as third year instructor for the Unit before leaving to attend the Department Head School in Newport, RI, in preparation for his new assignment as an engineering department head aboard a frigate. Lt. Graham graduated from OCS in 1975 and has a B.S. in Education from the University of Mississippi. He was previously stationed aboard the USS Henry E. Yarnell, where he served as Assistant CIC Officer, Inteligence Officer, and EWO. Lt. Graham and his wife, Cathy, have two children. .ur-a :nu trail..- -.q