CAPT Douglas McDonald

Navy | Supply Corps Officer

Dates of Service: Mar 1968 - Jun 1999

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Sep 1969

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Military Experiences

Oct 1995 - Present

Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Contingency Support Team, US Forces Haiti

DLA Contingency Support Team | Port-au-Prince

Coordinated Contracting & in country supply

Sep 1972 - Jun 1974

Officer in Charge

LANTFLT SOAP TEAM BSN&PHIL | New London, CT

LT McDonald served as Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Boston Navy Shipyard, Philadelphia Navy Shipyard and Submarine Base-New London Supply Overhaul Assistance Program (SOAP) Teams (1972-74).

Jun 1970 - Aug 1972

Supply Department Officer

USS EPPERSON DD 719

Following Navy Supply Corps School in Athens GA, Ensign McDonald was assigned as Supply/Disbursing Officer in USS EPPERSON (DD-719)-(1970-72) where he participated in two WESTPAC deployments which included assignments as Close-in Gunfire Support in V Corps and Plane Guard duty on Yankee station and Sea of Japan patrol duty).

Deployments

(3 years, 1 month)

Mar 1995 - Feb 1996

Operation Restore Democracy (Haiti)

Commander, Defense Contingency Support Team-Haiti

Jul 1971 - 1972

Southeast Asia

SUPPLY DEPARTMENT HEAD
Disbursing. Officer, Crypto Officer
Responsible for all food service, shipsstore, wardroom, inventory control and ship's OPTAR management..

Jul 1970 - Jan 1971

Southeast Asia

Transit Yoko..Sea of Japan patrol..Transit Taiwan.. Subic ..Yankee Station.. GunLine..da Nang..Hong Kong..Cam Rhan bay..Subic..Guam..Pearl (home port)