Yosemite (AD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Yctinan's rnetlals and .nvantls art' the Navy tl'onnnendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Unnirientlation Medal. Navy Occupation Service Medal tlinropean Claspl, National Dctense Service Medal tlnd awardl, Korean Service Medal and United Nations Service Medal. Captain Yetrnan is married to the tiorrner Miss Shirley Ann Schreiner of Norfolk, Virginia. They have two daughters, Deborah and Ashley, and reside in Annandale, Virginia. 1 X X 5 1--' X, gf G r xv i ,i x , 'fkllaymw ' X- ttf , Q-fvw , , .am

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nmmanhtng Qelffiuzr 1 E7 aptam Sir e! tt, 1 11 ' wlilliam . etman Captain William R. Yetman was born on December 15, 1930 in Meadvillc. Pennsylvania. Ile entered the Urllvefiiilgnfll South Carolina in September 1948 under the regular NROTC program, receiving a llaclrelor ol Science Degree and usgliuel commission as Ensign, USN, upon graduation in June 1952. His first tour of duty was as Deck Ollieer on board US d ate CAPA 1605. ln 1955 he was assigned to the USS Waller CDDE 4661 as Operations Oflieer, Ile at tended the Naval Poslgfan im School in Monterey, California and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Corninnnications lfngtneering upnll Sfaduatlo 1959. . . Captain Yetman served aboard two cruisers, USS Helena CCA 751 and USS Oklalnnna City' tilt! Sl as C'onirnuntcal10ll5 Officer. From 1961 to July 1963 he served in the Office of the Chiefol' Naval Operations. Ofliee ol' Naval Cornnittntcatiorzi From there he spent the next eleven months at the Naval War College in Newport. Rltotle Island and received his Maflefof Arts Degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University in I9tw4. Alter serving as lf'xect1tit'e0ff1'ffthe Uss Nea QDD 8415 he returned in 1965 to the office ofthe enter ar Naval trltt-...trim turntit-ttrtirlrttrr-5' l7it'lS'0n' ig-70 conclusion of this tour, Captain Yetman commanded USS Manley HDD 9401 lronr .lannany 1909 lllilil licbmury l Thereafter he served as Executive Officer of USS Columbus QCG I 91 I - 1 . trrouglr December l'l7.'. Just prior to taking command of Yosemite C . U f ' . - , , ef'lll0Il5- , aptillll Yetman served in tlre Ollrce ol the tlnel ol Naval UP ' Director of Naval Telecommunications Divisions.

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xetutihe Qbtficer Qtnmmanher uhert . Thomas Commander Robert D. Thomas is a native of Mos o Idah c W, o. He attended the University of ldaho and received a Bach6101 of S ' D I - t cience egree there in Business Administration in August of 1958. After graduation he attended Officer Candlflllae School in Newport, Rhode Island, receiving his commissio E ' n as nsign on 30 April 1959. His first assignment WQS 10 TRATHEN QDD 5305 as First Lieutenant and ASW Officer. He then went to ASW school in San Diego as a tactical instrll and subsequently returned to sea as ASW Officer aboard the cruiser CHICAGO QCG I lj. In 1966 he was assigned to Halsey POWELL CDD 6865 as Weapons Officer! Executive Officer. u Commander Thomas has sewed tW0 tours of duty in Washington D.C. From 1968-1970 he worked in the Offlc Legislative Affairs as a Congressional Liaison Offi . . I cer and from 1972 to 1974 he worked at OPNAV as Lia1s0Il to CNOITE between he served as Executive Officer of USS SHELTON CDD 790 H M J. e assumed duties as Executive Officer of YOSE in June of 1974. Commander Thomas is married to the fonmer Sandra M cvey of San Diego, California. They have three sons, Gregory Jeffrey, and Robert, and one daughter Karen. 6 if sl' 5 USS e of