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Captain Philip J. Taetz
was born in Washington, Missouri, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
L. Taetz. He
attended Washington High School in Washington, Missouri and graduated
from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Missouri,
where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
in May 1956.
In June of 1956, he was appointed in the commissioned corps
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Subsequently, he served with
the Coast and Geodetic Survey for 9 years, during which he saw
duty on the Ship PATHFINDER and was Commanding Officer of the
PATTON. He spent a year in 1964-1965 at Stanford University
on a National Institute of Public Affairs Fellowship. Captain
Taetz served as Chief of the Commissioned Personnel Branch,
ESSA, Operations and Executive Officer of the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR,
NOAA Liaison Officer, Environmental Research Laboratory, and
Commanding Officer of the NOAA Ship RESEARCHER. Captain Taetz
retired August 1, 1979.
NOAA CORPS BULLETIN, 8/1/1979
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