Uvalde (AKA 88) - Naval Cruise Book

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Nif- Ag .':,,,, M. . ik A . 5 i 1 i fi A i -6 'i I , if 1 i I A a i 2 . z E 9 5 '1 J l 4 L ,T 5 i 1 A 4 .1 'qi i .!. L1 ii .Ali .V WILLIAM D. OWEN CAPTAIN, USN CapTain William D. Owen assumedicommand of The aTTacl4 cargo ship Uvalde on December l9, i962. l-le enTered-The Naval Academy following graduafion from Green MounTain Juni-or College, PoulT- ney, VT., and -was graduaTed -and -commissioned Ensign in February i94i. During World War ll, he saw acTion in boTh The ATlanTic and Pacific, while serving in The air- crafT carrier Yorl4Town andvfhe lighT cruis-ers Birmingham and-AsToria. AfTer compleTing PosTgraduaTe school in i948, -he served on The sTaff of Commander BaTTleship- Cruiser Force, Pacific FleeT and wiTh The ,loinT American MiliTary Advisory Group in Europe. He commanded The desTroyer GaTling during The Korean conflicT. He Then served Three years as Officer in Charge of Naval Pecruifing Service and Naval Officer ProcuremenT for norThern California and Nevada. l-le ha.s commanded The De,sTroyer Leader John S. McCain and served as Commander DesTroyer Division i72 based aT San Diego. CapTain Owen was assigned To The Bureau of Naval.Personnel before' assuming command of U' valde. l-le is auThorized To wear The American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Euro- pean-African-Middle EasTern Area Campaign Medal wiTh one sTar,' AsiaTic-Pacific Campaign Medal wiTh nine sTars, World Warli VicTory Medal, Navy Occupafion Service Medal, China Service Medal, NaTional Defense Service Medal, Philippine independence Ribbon, Korean PresidenTial UniT CiTa- Tion, and Philippine l.iberaTion Ribbon wiTh one sTar. I. l-le is married To The former Miss Marilyn Dyson of Berkeley, California. They reside aT 2i9 De- von Drive, Falls Church, Va., wiTh Their Two children. . V . ,,,,, ,--.4.m..rA - wi-' ,xl 'fy .f- 1'if-.511-'i.--1.1-. Q ., ,T - , A Q A l . f. l f . 1 , ,f - , fs . , . ,f .- -111 ' Piz-

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