Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1965

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LCDR DARREL SMITH LCDR D. Smith assumed duties as Execu- tive Officer on 31 August 1964 in Naples,Italy. LCDR Smith enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and received his commission in 1955. Since his commissioning, he has served in destroy- ers, cruisers, auxiliaries, and staffs. Prior to reporting aboard VALCOUR, LCDR Smith was the Operations Officer on USS NANTAHALA QAO-605. CDR R. M. FORTSONS CDR R. M. Fortson reported for duty as Operations Officer in August, 1963 and assumed duties as Executive Officer in March, 1964. CDR Fortson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1945 and saw combat duty aboard destroyers in the South Pacific during WW II. Following the war, he entered flight training and since then has served with ASW Patrol Squadrons. Postgraduate training as an Opera- tions Systems Analyst has qualified him for two tours in Washington, D.C. under Bureau of Weapons. 5

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CDR, J. B. BARNETTE CDR J. B. Barnette reported for duty as Executive Officer, USS VALCOUR, on 30 October 1963 and assumed duties as Command- ing Officer in April, 1964. CDR Barnette enlisted in the Navy in 1940, and after radio school and flight training was commissioned as Ensign and Naval Aviator on 13 September 1943. During WW II CDR Barnette served with VF 89 based aboard' USS AntietamfCV 365. After further schooling at Tulane University and General Line School, Monterey, Calif., CDR Barnette held duties with various training commands and staffs. In December 1959 he assumed command of Patrol Squadron 24. CDR Barnette was or- dered to Bureau of Naval Weapons, Wash., D.C. before reporting aboard VALCOUR in October, 1963. CDR D. P. CURTIS CDR D. P. Curtis assumed command of USS VALCOUR on 11 November 1964 in Karachi, Pakistan. CDR Curtis graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944 and participated in the war in the Pacific earning seven battle stars. CDR Curtis has held command of three ships, served on several staffs, and instructed at Yale Uni- versity's NROTC Program. Before reporting aboard VALCOUR, CDR Curtis served in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as Chief of Naval Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group.



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