Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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WE oN v The Tollovving leTTer clearly seTs ouT The value and signiTicance oT DYESS' operaTions vviTh The SEVENTH ELEET' U S. SEVENTH ELEET ERO San Erancisco 96601 CTG 7O.8fNl:ih T650 Ser T95 I 2 July T966 COMMANDER CRUISER-DESTRDYER GROUP Erom: COMMANDER CRUTSER-DESTRDYER GROUR, SEVENTH ELEET To: CDMMANDING OEEICER, USS DYESS CDD-8805 Suhi: Rerformance oT USS DYESS TDD-SSOD in The SEVENTH l:leeT T. IT is vviTh greaT pleasure ThaT I recognize The signiTicanT conTribuTion oT USS DYESS To The successful operaTions oT The Cruiser-DesTroyer Group, SEVENTH EleeT in supporT oT our naval eTTorT in The wesTern RaciTic Ocean and The SouTh China Sea from 22 Eepruary To lil July Woo. Q. The WesTern RaciTic Ocean employmenT of USS DYESS was characTerized by many consecuTive arduous days aT sea. The liTTle Time in porT was mainly devoTed To mainTenance, repair and re- supply eTTorTs aT The expense oT Time normally available Tor resT and recreaTion. NoTvviThsTanding The sTrenuous operaTions schedule, The oTTicers and men may be iusTiTial3ly proud oT Their splendid perTormance under acTual com'baT condiTions in carrier Task Torce operaTions, naval gunTire supporT oT Torces in SouTh VieTnam, paTrol and search operaTions in VieTnamese vvaTers, and search and rescue operaTions in The GulT oT Tonkin. 3. ln every aspecT, The record oT dedicaTed service oT The ship's company oT USS DYESS while serving as a vanguard oT U.S. seapovver in SouTheasT Asia was in keeping vviTh The highesT TradiT- ions of The naval service. T - Xsf T.S. KTNG, Jr., RADM, U.S. Navy ln a cruise such ds This, The pericormance oT cerTain men is so ouTsTanding in Their conTrihuTion To The success oT assigned missions as To be deserving oT specific recogniTion. Therefore, The Commanding QTTicer has Torvvarded The Tollovving nominaTions Tor awards: Navy CommendaTion Medal Tor meriTorious service CDR. WP. HUGHES, JR., USN E

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