CAPTAIN FRANCISCO A. VELAZQUEZ-SUAREZ
Captain F. A. Velazquez-Suarez was born May 11, 1931 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico until his appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1949. Commisioned in 1953 as an Ensign.
He spent his next 6 years at sea as Salvage Officer and Boat Group Commander in USS Cavalier (APA-37); as Second Division Officer, ASW Officer and Gunnery Officer in USS Benham (DD-796) and as Operations Officer in the USS Beale (DDE-471), which was assigned to the newly formed ASW Task Group ALFA.
In 1959 Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported for duty as Exchange Instructor and Liaison Officer for ASW with the British Royal Navy at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, England. On completion of this tour, he reported for duty as COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX Operations Officer. COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX embarked in R. A. Owens, was then an integral part of the Navy's ASW task group BRAVO. When relieved in early 1963 he was ordered as Executive Officer in the USS Leary (DD-879).
In the summer of 1964, Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the office Of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the Technical Appraisals Division, Director of ASW Programs (OP-951 F) located in the Pentagon. This assignment was followed by command of the USS Hooper (DE-1026) from October 1966 to January 1968 when he was transferred for duty as a student in the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. He completed this assignment in July 1968 and was transferred for duty as Operations and Plans Officer, Commander South Atlantic Force, Atlantic Fleet located in Puerto Rico. This staff is primarily responsible for operations in yearly exercises with the South American Navies while circumnavigating the South American Continent.
Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the precommissioning detail USS Reasoner (DE-1063)in January 1971 and placed the ship in commission July 31, 1971. He remained as Commanding Officer until January 1973 when he was ordered to duty to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force U S Pacific Fleet, Training and Readiness Section, Pacific Fleet, until receipt of orders as Surface Operations Officer, COMCARGRU THREE Staff homeported in Alameda, California. He reported for duty to the Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific on July 8, 1974 as Director, Tactical Training Department until June 1975. He was then assigned as Chief, U. S. Navy Mission, Argentina. He remained in this capacity until August 1978 when he returned to the United States to commence attending various schools, visited with key staffs and served with RSG Mayport in preparation for his assignment as Commanding Officer
USS Yosemite (AD-19). He served as Commanding Officer from April 17, 1979 to July 10,1981. Following this assignment he was ordered to South Korea as Chief of Staff, JUSMAG. He served there until his retirement March 3, 1983.
Tony was a really great guy and something of a joker. during our plebe summer, our first lessons in responsibility and "taking charge" were by serving in weekly alphabetcal rotation as coxswain of the 14-man cutter crews into which we were organized. When the turn of "Suarez" came around, Tony took advantage of the way Spanish family names are formed and said, "Oh, no. I am Velazquez." When that came up he said, "But I am Suarez." It did not work that time, but it was a typical good Tony laugh.
From Tony's grandson Frankie Torres:
He raised me until I was 8 years old. A great man in my life. Very loud when he got angry. Always taking me and my twin sister fishing. I remember many times with him. I have many pictures. The flag from the Yosemite he relieved upon changing commands. I was named Francisco Antonio Ovidio Torres. I was born March 24 1983. To his daughter my mother Michelle Nichole Velazquez Suarez. And son in law my father Tiofilo Torres
Captain F. A. Velazquez-Suarez was born May 11, 1931 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico until his appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1949. Commisioned in 1953 as an Ensign.
He spent his next 6 years at sea as Salvage Officer and Boat Group Commander in USS Cavalier (APA-37); as Second Division Officer, ASW Officer and Gunnery Officer in USS Benham (DD-796) and as Operations Officer in the USS Beale (DDE-471), which was assigned to the newly formed ASW Task Group ALFA.
In 1959 Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported for duty as Exchange Instructor and Liaison Officer for ASW with the British Royal Navy at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, England. On completion of this tour, he reported for duty as COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX Operations Officer. COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX embarked in R. A. Owens, was then an integral part of the Navy's ASW task group BRAVO. When relieved in early 1963 he was ordered as Executive Officer in the USS Leary (DD-879).
In the summer of 1964, Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the office Of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the Technical Appraisals Division, Director of ASW Programs (OP-951 F) located in the Pentagon. This assignment was followed by command of the USS Hooper (DE-1026) from October 1966 to January 1968 when he was transferred for duty as a student in the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. He completed this assignment in July 1968 and was transferred for duty as Operations and Plans Officer, Commander South Atlantic Force, Atlantic Fleet located in Puerto Rico. This staff is primarily responsible for operations in yearly exercises with the South American Navies while circumnavigating the South American Continent.
Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the precommissioning detail USS Reasoner (DE-1063)in January 1971 and placed the ship in commission July 31, 1971. He remained as Commanding Officer until January 1973 when he was ordered to duty to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force U S Pacific Fleet, Training and Readiness Section, Pacific Fleet, until receipt of orders as Surface Operations Officer, COMCARGRU THREE Staff homeported in Alameda, California. He reported for duty to the Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific on July 8, 1974 as Director, Tactical Training Department until June 1975. He was then assigned as Chief, U. S. Navy Mission, Argentina. He remained in this capacity until August 1978 when he returned to the United States to commence attending various schools, visited with key staffs and served with RSG Mayport in preparation for his assignment as Commanding Officer
USS Yosemite (AD-19). He served as Commanding Officer from April 17, 1979 to July 10,1981. Following this assignment he was ordered to South Korea as Chief of Staff, JUSMAG. He served there until his retirement March 3, 1983.
Tony was a really great guy and something of a joker. during our plebe summer, our first lessons in responsibility and "taking charge" were by serving in weekly alphabetcal rotation as coxswain of the 14-man cutter crews into which we were organized. When the turn of "Suarez" came around, Tony took advantage of the way Spanish family names are formed and said, "Oh, no. I am Velazquez." When that came up he said, "But I am Suarez." It did not work that time, but it was a typical good Tony laugh.
From Tony's grandson Frankie Torres:
He raised me until I was 8 years old. A great man in my life. Very loud when he got angry. Always taking me and my twin sister fishing. I remember many times with him. I have many pictures. The flag from the Yosemite he relieved upon changing commands. I was named Francisco Antonio Ovidio Torres. I was born March 24 1983. To his daughter my mother Michelle Nichole Velazquez Suarez. And son in law my father Tiofilo Torres
CAPTAIN FRANCISCO A. VELAZQUEZ-SUAREZ
Captain F. A. Velazquez-Suarez was born May 11, 1931 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico until his appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1949. Commisioned in 1953 as an Ensign.
He spent his next 6 years at sea as Salvage Officer and Boat Group Commander in USS Cavalier (APA-37); as Second Division Officer, ASW Officer and Gunnery Officer in USS Benham (DD-796) and as Operations Officer in the USS Beale (DDE-471), which was assigned to the newly formed ASW Task Group ALFA.
In 1959 Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported for duty as Exchange Instructor and Liaison Officer for ASW with the British Royal Navy at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, England. On completion of this tour, he reported for duty as COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX Operations Officer. COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX embarked in R. A. Owens, was then an integral part of the Navy's ASW task group BRAVO. When relieved in early 1963 he was ordered as Executive Officer in the USS Leary (DD-879).
In the summer of 1964, Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the office Of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the Technical Appraisals Division, Director of ASW Programs (OP-951 F) located in the Pentagon. This assignment was followed by command of the USS Hooper (DE-1026) from October 1966 to January 1968 when he was transferred for duty as a student in the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. He completed this assignment in July 1968 and was transferred for duty as Operations and Plans Officer, Commander South Atlantic Force, Atlantic Fleet located in Puerto Rico. This staff is primarily responsible for operations in yearly exercises with the South American Navies while circumnavigating the South American Continent.
Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the precommissioning detail USS Reasoner (DE-1063)in January 1971 and placed the ship in commission July 31, 1971. He remained as Commanding Officer until January 1973 when he was ordered to duty to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force U S Pacific Fleet, Training and Readiness Section, Pacific Fleet, until receipt of orders as Surface Operations Officer, COMCARGRU THREE Staff homeported in Alameda, California. He reported for duty to the Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific on July 8, 1974 as Director, Tactical Training Department until June 1975. He was then assigned as Chief, U. S. Navy Mission, Argentina. He remained in this capacity until August 1978 when he returned to the United States to commence attending various schools, visited with key staffs and served with RSG Mayport in preparation for his assignment as Commanding Officer
USS Yosemite (AD-19). He served as Commanding Officer from April 17, 1979 to July 10,1981. Following this assignment he was ordered to South Korea as Chief of Staff, JUSMAG. He served there until his retirement March 3, 1983.
Tony was a really great guy and something of a joker. during our plebe summer, our first lessons in responsibility and "taking charge" were by serving in weekly alphabetcal rotation as coxswain of the 14-man cutter crews into which we were organized. When the turn of "Suarez" came around, Tony took advantage of the way Spanish family names are formed and said, "Oh, no. I am Velazquez." When that came up he said, "But I am Suarez." It did not work that time, but it was a typical good Tony laugh.
From Tony's grandson Frankie Torres:
He raised me until I was 8 years old. A great man in my life. Very loud when he got angry. Always taking me and my twin sister fishing. I remember many times with him. I have many pictures. The flag from the Yosemite he relieved upon changing commands. I was named Francisco Antonio Ovidio Torres. I was born March 24 1983. To his daughter my mother Michelle Nichole Velazquez Suarez. And son in law my father Tiofilo Torres
Captain F. A. Velazquez-Suarez was born May 11, 1931 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico until his appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1949. Commisioned in 1953 as an Ensign.
He spent his next 6 years at sea as Salvage Officer and Boat Group Commander in USS Cavalier (APA-37); as Second Division Officer, ASW Officer and Gunnery Officer in USS Benham (DD-796) and as Operations Officer in the USS Beale (DDE-471), which was assigned to the newly formed ASW Task Group ALFA.
In 1959 Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported for duty as Exchange Instructor and Liaison Officer for ASW with the British Royal Navy at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, England. On completion of this tour, he reported for duty as COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX Operations Officer. COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX embarked in R. A. Owens, was then an integral part of the Navy's ASW task group BRAVO. When relieved in early 1963 he was ordered as Executive Officer in the USS Leary (DD-879).
In the summer of 1964, Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the office Of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the Technical Appraisals Division, Director of ASW Programs (OP-951 F) located in the Pentagon. This assignment was followed by command of the USS Hooper (DE-1026) from October 1966 to January 1968 when he was transferred for duty as a student in the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. He completed this assignment in July 1968 and was transferred for duty as Operations and Plans Officer, Commander South Atlantic Force, Atlantic Fleet located in Puerto Rico. This staff is primarily responsible for operations in yearly exercises with the South American Navies while circumnavigating the South American Continent.
Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported to the precommissioning detail USS Reasoner (DE-1063)in January 1971 and placed the ship in commission July 31, 1971. He remained as Commanding Officer until January 1973 when he was ordered to duty to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force U S Pacific Fleet, Training and Readiness Section, Pacific Fleet, until receipt of orders as Surface Operations Officer, COMCARGRU THREE Staff homeported in Alameda, California. He reported for duty to the Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific on July 8, 1974 as Director, Tactical Training Department until June 1975. He was then assigned as Chief, U. S. Navy Mission, Argentina. He remained in this capacity until August 1978 when he returned to the United States to commence attending various schools, visited with key staffs and served with RSG Mayport in preparation for his assignment as Commanding Officer
USS Yosemite (AD-19). He served as Commanding Officer from April 17, 1979 to July 10,1981. Following this assignment he was ordered to South Korea as Chief of Staff, JUSMAG. He served there until his retirement March 3, 1983.
Tony was a really great guy and something of a joker. during our plebe summer, our first lessons in responsibility and "taking charge" were by serving in weekly alphabetcal rotation as coxswain of the 14-man cutter crews into which we were organized. When the turn of "Suarez" came around, Tony took advantage of the way Spanish family names are formed and said, "Oh, no. I am Velazquez." When that came up he said, "But I am Suarez." It did not work that time, but it was a typical good Tony laugh.
From Tony's grandson Frankie Torres:
He raised me until I was 8 years old. A great man in my life. Very loud when he got angry. Always taking me and my twin sister fishing. I remember many times with him. I have many pictures. The flag from the Yosemite he relieved upon changing commands. I was named Francisco Antonio Ovidio Torres. I was born March 24 1983. To his daughter my mother Michelle Nichole Velazquez Suarez. And son in law my father Tiofilo Torres
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