COMMUNICATIONS AND YOU

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Naval Engineers JournalVolume 79, Issue 1 p. 33-37 COMMUNICATIONS AND YOU COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON JR., COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON JR. U.S. NAVY COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON, JR., U.S. NAVY has served in the U.S. Navy since 1942, starting as an enlisted man in the Destroyer Forces Atlantic Fleet prior to entry into the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944. He graduated in 1948 and served in the Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet on attack troop transports until 1951 when he entered the Navy's Postgraduate Training Program. Concurrently, in 1953. he received a Master of Science Degree in Naval Architecture from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and entered the ranks of the “Engineering Duty Officers” assigned to the Naval Ship Systems Command (formerly the Bureau of Ships), Department of the Navy. He has served on the waterfront in Naval Shipyards in supervisory positions on new construction, conversion, repair and dry-docking of ships ranging from minesweepers to attack aircraft carriers. Other duty includes tours in Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Florida, the Material Section of Mine Forces Pacific Fleet, the Engineering Department of the U.S.S. RANDOLPH (CVS 15), Project Coordinator for Aircraft Carrier Design in the Bureau of Ships and Industrial Officer of the David Taylor Model Basin. He is currently the Fleet Maintenance Officer on the Staff, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe.Search for more papers by this author COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON JR., COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON JR. U.S. NAVY COMMANDER THOMAS B. WILSON, JR., U.S. NAVY has served in the U.S. Navy since 1942, starting as an enlisted man in the Destroyer Forces Atlantic Fleet prior to entry into the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944. He graduated in 1948 and served in the Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet on attack troop transports until 1951 when he entered the Navy's Postgraduate Training Program. Concurrently, in 1953. he received a Master of Science Degree in Naval Architecture from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and entered the ranks of the “Engineering Duty Officers” assigned to the Naval Ship Systems Command (formerly the Bureau of Ships), Department of the Navy. He has served on the waterfront in Naval Shipyards in supervisory positions on new construction, conversion, repair and dry-docking of ships ranging from minesweepers to attack aircraft carriers. Other duty includes tours in Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Florida, the Material Section of Mine Forces Pacific Fleet, the Engineering Department of the U.S.S. RANDOLPH (CVS 15), Project Coordinator for Aircraft Carrier Design in the Bureau of Ships and Industrial Officer of the David Taylor Model Basin. He is currently the Fleet Maintenance Officer on the Staff, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe.Search for more papers by this author First published: February 1967 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1967.tb03589.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume79, Issue1February 1967Pages 33-37 RelatedInformation