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PENOBSCOT BAY's Commanding Officer
LT S. Marshall Griffin, Jr.
Lieutenant GRIFFIN graduated from Coast Guard Officer Candidate School in June 2001. Upon graduation, he received orders to USCGC MADRONA (WLB 302) in Charleston, South Carolina, where he was the last officer to report aboard prior to the cutter’s decommissioning. He then commissioned and served as Deck Watch Officer aboard USCGC OAK (WLB 211). In 2003, he reported for duty as Executive Officer aboard USCGC NEAH BAY (WTGB 105) in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to assuming command of PENOBSCOT BAY on July 11, 2008, his most recent assignment was as assistant chief of the National Aids to Navigation School in Yorktown, Virginia.
His educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Concentration in Criminal Justice from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He also holds a 200 ton U.S. Merchant Marine Master’s license.
Lieutenant GRIFFIN’s military awards include the Coast Guard Achievement Medal with Operational Distinguishing Device and the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, also with the Operational Distinguishing Device.
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