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Tom Dolan2019-12-16T12:27:14-06:00Gregory Kahn Class of 1966 BA Political Science I was commissioned in May 1966. My first ship assignment was to the USS Tortuga [LPD 26]. Prior to reporting I attended CIC school at point Loma CA and Amphibious Warfare school at Coronado CA. I served aboard the USS Tortuga from July 1966 to June 1968 as CIC Officer and Navigator. The USS Tortuga was built in 1945. She had seen extensive in WestPac since that time, including the Korean War. She was 450 feet long, had a 15 foot draft, a well deck a, helo deck, and numerous small craft. [...]