Nimitz History
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: “Carlos R. Rivera”
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>At 03:40 PM 12/13/97 +0000, David L. Riley wrote:
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> > “…After graduation he joined USS Ohio in San Francisco and cruised
> >in her to the Far East. On 31 January 1907 after the two years’ sea duty
> >then required by law, he was commissioned Ensign, and took command of
> >the gunboat USS Panay. He then commanded USS Decatur and was court
> >martialed for grounding her, an obstacle in his career which he
> >overcame.
>—Point, set, match. :)–after I reread the original post, I realized I
>had interpreted incorrectly.
>
>CRR