Robert J. Coontz oral history transcription, 2000

Coontz, Robert J., CAPT, USN, 1926. Typescript of the thirty-five year naval career of Coontz who enlisted in 1944; Topics include his grandfather, ADM R. E. Coontz, second CNO; His father's death, youth in Bristol, Va.; Gradu­ ation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949; Served in USS Missouri as a spotter; Flying spotter missions in the Korean War; Operation Officer in USS Charles S. Sperry, 1952; Met Prince Philip and Pope Pius XII; Co, PCE 870 in New Orleans; PG School, 1955; Electronics Instructor, USNA: EXO, USS Sellstrom, 1958-1960; Trained as a programmer at Naval Electronics Lab to introduce Navy Tactical Data Systems in the Fleet; CIC Officer, USS Chicago, 1963-1965; EXO, USS Halsey off Vietnam, 1966-1968; Head, Plans and Policy, MISD, 1973-1977;JCS, 1977-1979; Retired in 1979; Includes thoughts on his naval career.