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[StartQuote] Steve Jack E Gibson was a Lt. Cdr having served with PT Squadrons 4, 10, and 11 during WWII. He had quite a career in the Navy having served on the USS Astoria CA 34 in the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. He was XO and Nav on the USS Little, APD-4. His first Combat with PT Boats was with Ron 11 while based in Rendova. He served on Base in Vella La Vella as Commander of Squadron 10 and set up a PT Boat Base on Green island. After his stint with PT Boats he went back to Melville and was attached with the training squadron, Ron 4, then to the Navy War College as a student. He served on the USS Baltimore as Chief of staff to Comcrudiv 5, Westpac and took visiting Congressmen through the remains of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Was on Staff of the Comresfleet Co, USS Barton Island ice breaker and operated in the Bearing Sea and Artic Ocean. Went to the Pentagon in chare of cold weather readiness of the Navy. He wrote offical pubs on Motor Torpedo Boat Tactics and Doctrine. He was the CO of USS Keppier, DDE 765 and operated with hunter killer forces. From there he went back to the Navy War College as instructor and Lecturer. Promoted to Captain COM MINE Ron, Long Beach based Mine Sweepers. Served as Staff COM MINE PAC. CO USS Mispillion, Fleet Oiler. Served as a technical advisor for the Warner Brothers Film PT 109. COMDESRON 13, eight ASW DD'S, Twelfth Naval District Deputy Chief for Naval Reserve. Chief of Staff, Western Sea Frontier, Retired 34 years. [EndQuote]
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