Background
Sr., David Robert Scheu was born on February 8, 1944 in Milwaukee. Son of Oscar Charles Junior and Dorothy Marie (Schmitz) Sr.
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David Robert Scheu Sr.
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1967; Master of Business Administration, University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, 1980.
Career
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1967; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1988; served on, United States Ship Sterett, 1967-1969; served on, United States Ship Buchanan, 1970-1971; stationed at, United States Naval Academy, 1971-1974; served on, United States Ship Berkeley, 1975-1977; stationed at, Fleet Combat Training Center Pacific, 1977-1980; served on, United States Ship Hepburn, 1980-1981; served on, United States Ship New Jersey, 1981-1983; served on, United States Ship Edson, 1984-1986; stationed at, Comcargru Seven, 1986-1989; stationed at, Military Sealift Command, 1989-1991; director, Battleship North Carolina Memorial, Wilmington, North Carolina, since 1991.
Membership
Board of directors Travel Council North Carolina, Raleigh, since 1991, North Carolina Maritime History Council, Beaufort, since 1991, Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wilmington, since 1992, History Naval Ships Association, since 1994, North Carolina Heritage, Inc., Raleigh, since 1996, S.E. Tourism Society, Atlanta, since 1996. Member of the United States Naval Institute, Navy League United States, S.E. Tourism Society, Retired Officers Association.
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Married Deborah Singleton Hill, February 3, 1968. Children: David R. Junior, Stephanie Ann Scheu Aman.
