"Mike Weeks" wrote in news:1134783725.162353.119350
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Yofuri wrote:


IIRC, every CO of TRIPOLI from 1964 to 1982 went on to two stars with
the exception of CAPT Collie Haynes, a former POW who was in poor health
at the time. It was quite an honor list, including Willie Nyberg,
Julian Lake, Chuck McGrail and others whom I forget.

Perhaps this helps; taken from a 1993 ship's brochu

66-67 Hank Suerstedt
67-68 Bill Adams
68-69 Don Shelton
69-70 Vince O'Rourke
70-71 Paul Hatley
71-72 Jim Gammon
72-74 Warren Lockwood
74-75 Cecil Kempft
75-77 Lee Levenson
77-79 Al Smith
79-81 Collins Haines
81-82 Chuck McGrail
82-84 Tom Cliff

I show Lake as being JFK's skipper (69-70) and Nyberg had
Kearsarge(CVS-33) in 66-67.

I was really sadden to learn of McGrail's passing a few years back; his
squadron command tour had been VF-96, and had the opportunity to meet
him while doing research on that squadron's history.

McGrail was my skipper on the Midway after his Tripoli tour. Great guy.

Dave in San Diego