Worden (CG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commandin fficer Captain Henderson Alison Hodge III reported for duty as Commanding Officer USS WORDEN following a tour as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Cruiser Destroyer Group ONE. A native of North Carolina, Captain Hodge was born in Raleigh on 10 August 1939, son of Henderson and Betty fRhodesD Hodge. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an NROTC student and gradu- ated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and was commissioned in June 1961. Captain Hodge has seen duty in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, having served at sea aboard USS CHIL- TON CAPA-385, USS BEALE CDD-4711, USS DEALEY IDE-10065, USS WHIPPLE CFF-10625, and command of USS BREWTON CFF-10861. Staff and ashore assignments include Commander THIRD Fleet, Commander in Chief U. S. Pacific Fleet, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam and Naval Communications Area Master Station Guam. Captain Hodge attended U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and holds a Master of Science degree in Management. His personal decorations include the Bronze Star with Combat V , Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V and the Meritorious Service Medal. He is married to the former Elizabeth DeShane of Mililani Town, Hawaii. They have one son, Andrew Rhodes Hodge. Captain Hodge was relieved by Captain Hancock and assumed Command of Destroyer Squadron TWELVE, homeported in Mayport, Florida. ww ,- Hai ,L CAPTAIN HENDERSON A. HODGE III UNITED STATES NAVY