Valdez (FF 1096) - Naval Cruise Book

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chain of command .fix vice president president gemld ro ford nelson a. rockefeller secretary of defense secretary of The navy donald h. rumsfeld i. william middendorf iii if - ,, , , ,,.,Y. ,A A,::.-...,.-v at--.1 .

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,.. , ,,, commander ioe dean peden commanding officer, uss valdez born in wales, tennessee, on april 28, 1930, commander ioe dean peden enlisted' in the united states navy in iuly 1948 and underwent recruit training at the u.s. naval training center, san diego, california. later assignments included comservpac in hawaii in 1949, the navy recruiting station, little rock, arkansas,in 1952 ,onboard the uss bremerton lca-1301 in 1955, and onboard the uss watts ldd-5671 in 1956. V promoted to chief petty officer in may 1955, commander peden received a commission by direct appointment in ianuary 1960 as ensign, limited duty officer, and five years later transferred to the unrestricted line. since his commission, commander peden has served as personnel officer onboard the sixth fleet flagship uss des moines lca-1341, as ship's secretary onboard the uss springfield lclg-71 in 1961, in the bureau of naval personnel in 1962, on the staff of commander, amphibious forces, pacific fleet in 1965 and later that year as navigator and operations officer of the uss halsey ldlg-231. he later served as executive officer of the uss somers lddg-341. awarded a bachelor of arts degree from the university of arkansas at little rock in december 1973 under the navy college degree program, commander peden assumed duty as prospective commanding officer of the uss valdez lff-10961 in april 1974. commander peden holds the navy commendation medal and the navy achievement medal with the combat