Anzio (CG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Poem of Dedication to the Beach Head of and to the Crew o From farms, towns and cities, From sea to shining sea, Came a group of soldiers, To fight a foreign enemy. To the beach head of Anzio On the coast of Italy, They fought a major battle to protect our liberty. During that bloody conflict, Came words from General Clark, To the soldiers on Anzio, '4Stand and fightv he did bark. Some knew they would not make it But the battle must be foughtg So these men gave up their lives without a second thought. Twenty-two Medals of Honor Were given at that campaign, The cost of war is high, Measured in blood, tears and pain. From farms, towns and From sea to sea, , Now sails a band Finer than others .ar ga, af'

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MKFACE wAzfAitE offices fswoy commissioned officer reports aboard he not only ,sumes responsibility for overseeing a division and standing watches, I - ' the ardpoufsfpprocess of qualifying as a Surface Warfare def? challenging process includes 1nd1v1dua1 qualifications ,Officer of the Deck Underway, COIDbat Information Center Watch Smallgpgt Repair Locker Officer a d h nicer! , i , I1 a ost of S positions. Each area requires research, demonstrated Hpigncy, and experiencefppbefoige receiving the Captain's approval, he fmal hurdle is oral board foften two hours or more llengtm, the Commanding Officer, the Executive meer, and Heads. Qualification as a Surface Warfare ,fficer gh knowledge of seamanship and Weapons systems, engineering fundamentals, Q qualification, and the right to wear the golden SWO irst major milestone in a Surface Warfare Officer' s career. LTJG MCKEON LTI G WARD LTJ G LOTT LTJG MOAKLEY LTJG LARSON LTJG ICSEL ENS J ONES ACiCSfAW!SWl PLOLRDE AOlfSWl MIQLLINGS CTR I fSWl BORGMEYER CTOI fSWp GRIFFITH CTRICSWI MAREK ETIQSWI BAKER FCI fSWj SOUTHWOOD GMILSWJ DONN GSMICSWJ TETTLETON HTI CSWJ VARNEY ITILSWJ VINSON MAlfSWl FLORES MS l fSWJ LETOURNEAU MS I QSWI PERIQUET MSICSWJ RICHARDSON NClfSWl NEWMAN SKICSWJ VONGUNTEN STGlfSWJ MULKEEN A621 SW i 'l'.-XTE .-X021 SWK.-XXX' i JACKSON AWZI SXWAWI WIGGINS BMZISWI ALYIS BMZtSWl EDEN BM2l SVU ROBERTS CTRZISWI MCGR.-KW CTRZISWI RUSSELL ET2fSWp BRUNER ET2tSWl DUNN ET2fSWl LAGRANGE EW2lSWl BECKNER FC2fSWl KIPP FC2fSWl MARTINEZ FC2fSWl MILLER FC2fSWl NELSON FC2fSWJ TUCKER GSE2tSWl ONTIVEROS GSM2fSWJ YEOMANS GSM2fSWl HERRIOTT ICZCSWI TYLER lT2fSWl HUTCHINSON IT2fSWJ BILBO MSZISWI BELLETTO MS2fSWl THORNTON OS2fSWJ MODELSKI OSZQSWJ PICKETT OS2fSWl ATWOOD OSZQSWJ COWLING OSZLSWJ DELANIS OS2fSWl FLORES OS2fSWl GIVENS QM2fSWl WILKERSON SH2fSWl SINGLETARY SK2fSWJ CAMPBELL STG2fSWJ HODOCK YN2fSWJ FERNANDEZ ACB! SW l EDWARDS BM3lSW l CLARIZ.-1. BMMSW i ROMAN BM3l SWI WALKER EN 31 SW! ANGAD ENN SWI ARNOLD EN3tSWi HILL EN3f SW I THOMAS EN 34 SWI TURN AGE EN 3tSW I TURNER EI'3tSWl BASS ETSKSWI MILLER ET3f SW! SC AMEHEORN GM3fSWl CRUZ GM3tSWl GARFI GSM3t SWI ADELUGBA GSM3fSWl ALDACO GSM3fSWl DODSON GSMMSWI MOHRMANN IT3fSWI JOSEPH OS3fSWJ MERRIMAN SK3tSWl HANSON SM3fSWJ COLVIN SM3f SW I LOPE YN3fSWl IRVING YN3fSWj SMITH BMSNfSWI BAITOUR EAILISTED SURFACE IJAKFAKE SYECIALISTS I ie't R 9 D . - .A'Qf'-N' : Know all men by these presents that THESE ANZIO WARRIORS having successfully completed the established personnel qualification standards and having demonstrated the requisite professional skills and competence while serving in USS ANZIO fCG 683 has qualified as an and is authorized to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Breast Insignia witness whereof this certificate has been signed and a affixed hereunto on this ff- d3Y Of A '- 10 fs .lx.XlT1NA x' 'rfZ'Hf V x? ' 'N I -f XTR.. -Kc V 5 JK-P f3u1s:fCf,1-212A f,1fJAL:A fy.. at fs.: A 73