Frank K. B. Wheeler - Page 4




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          U.S.S. Jouett from 1938 through 1942.  He commanded a destroyer,            
          the U.S.S. Kearny, during World War II from 1944 until the end of           
          the war.  From 1946 to 1948, petitioner was the Fleet Electronics           
          Officer for the entire Pacific Fleet and shore activity.                    
               From 1948 to 1951, petitioner was the Electronics Officer              
          for all U.S. Navy ships in the Office of the Chief of Naval                 
          Operations in Washington, D.C.  From 1951 to 1953, petitioner was           
          the Electronics Officer for Mare Island Naval Shipyard and the              
          Industrial Manager for the 12th Naval District.  He was                     
          responsible for all new electronics facilities in the Pacific               
          Ocean area, building four major communication facilities and                
          providing air navigation facilities for the entire Pacific.  From           
          1953 to 1955, petitioner was again the Pacific Fleet Electronics            
          Officer and was responsible for all joint military and Navy work            
          in the Pacific.  From 1955 to 1958, petitioner was head of Ships            
          Electronics with the Bureau of Ships for the entire Navy,                   
          including the Merchant Marine and the Coast Guard.  From 1958 to            
          1960, petitioner was the Planning Officer for Pearl Harbor Naval            
          Shipyard.                                                                   
               After retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1960, petitioner worked           
          for Hewlett-Packard in California until about 1970.  After                  
          leaving Hewlett-Packard, petitioner worked for Fairchild                    
          Electronics for 2 years and then began working full time for                
          Wheeler and Associates, his own engineering consulting firm,                






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