Acadia (AD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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The following crew members received their third Good Conduct Award: ETC R. Carey, EMC T. Steiner, PMC C. Gavino, HMC R. Frank III, MM1 B. Arboleda, STG1 E. Beall, and DTI R. Martinez. The follow- ing received their forth Good Condu( t Award; SHCS |. McClinton, MMC R. Mays, CMC R. Toland, and MR! R. Riego. A special congratulations goes to BTCM Ro- berto Moreno, who received his fifth Good Conduct Award. Congratulations to you ail. HM3 Vincent R. Williams received a letter of Commendation for being selected as the ACA- DIA ' s Sailor of the Quarter. His overall perfor- mance in aspects of his work earned him this worthy honor. In addition, the entire Medical Dept. received a Letter of Commandation on their overall performance during the West Pac. In part, the Commanding Officer cited, You main- tained a blisstering pace throughout , while still continuing full medical practice services of the crew. I want to extend my personal appreciation for your long hours of dedication and vigilance in the maintenance of the crew ' s health and well bring. Well Done 153

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II 57 CREW MEMBERS RECEIVE AWARDS Fifty seven crew members received recognition from the Commanding Officer, Parker T. Finch in an awards ceremony held on July 22, 1983. Of the awards presenteci, eight Letters of Commendation were given to Acadia ' s crew members who per- formed their duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. In addition, several Good Conduct Awards were presented to crew members in recognition of their faithful service. The following crew members received their first Good Conduct Awards: BT1 M. Flourney, MM1 J. Hegedty, BM2D. Todd, ET2 M. Arnold, SK2 J. Coulter, MS2 S. Bowen, HT2 D. Ruyts, ET2 D. Hofer, HT2 J. Croskrey, HT3 E. Marin, MM2 J. Lomont, HT2 M. O ' Connell, ET2 P. Hunt, ET2 R. Raymond, HT2 D. Konnick, RM2 M. Mares, HT2 ). Zupfer, HT2 G. Saugstad, GMG2 W. Barton, IM2 R. Tamblin, MM3 R. Bean, MM3 J. Campbell, MS3 T. Rctener, and ET3 R. Ross. The following crew mem- bers received their sec- ond Good Conduct Awards: SKC W. Wilder, EMI A. Nafarrctc, FT1 T. McNearny, SHI H. Mi- guel, SHI R. Rodriguez, ET1 J. Bowman, MSI L. La- car, MM1 R. Viado, MM1 K. Anderson, HT1 D. Saia, MM1 W. Salvador, EN1 D. Anderson, and SK2 P. Hal- stead. 152

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II FN Joseph O. Oberg III received a Letter of Commendation for his quick action and re- sponse to a major fire onboard ACADIA June 9th, 1983. He correctly reported the fire and returned to the scene and attempt- ed to extinguish the fire. Six members of ACADlA ' s Fire Cracker Team also received Letters of Commen- dation for their performance in combat- ting that fire. The members of the team who received the awards are: HT2 Pa- sauell Brooks, HT2 Robert Ruggeri, F1T3 David Thompson, HT3 Daniel Forester, MI! Riihard Hunt, and MM X r,rct;or Th()r[)( ' . 154