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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'i' 'iii T'N G'm mW '!': 'm' omifvwfvo HU MEWZL4 ZION For ouTsTanding performance of duTies aboard DYESS during The period lf? Jomugry 1966 To i7 Augusf Woo. Through your dedicafed efforTs and Those of your shipmafes, your ship compleTed a round The world cruise To engage in U.S. SEVENTH l:leeT operaTions againsT armed forces of The VieT Cong and The NorTh VieTnamese. Through your Q-rremign To duTy, and in The face of long hours of waTch, exfended periods aT sea and adverse working condiTions, DYESS was able To complefe all l7 assigned comhaT missions in an ouTsTanding manner, wiTh no personnel or maTerial casualTies. DYESS was engaged in direcT comhaT operaTions againsT The enemy for a ToTal of lo days during which Times 2787 rounds of 5 38 ammuniTion were hurled inTo enemy posiTions in direcT supporT of US. and SouTh VieTnamese Troops. During The seven monThs away from home porT DYESS steamed 1l6,7l2 miles, effecTing normal and exTraordinary upkeep and repairs under adverse over- haul condifions in porT and while operaTing in The compaT zone. Through your dedicafion To duTy and professional performance DYESS was aT all Times l4epT fully ready for every mission, aT Times underTal4ing duTies normally assigned larger comhaTanT vessels. Through your awareness of The imporTance of The operaTions of This ship To The defense of The UniTed STaTes and The Free World, DYESS successfully compleTed 51 underway replen- ishmenTs of fuel, food, ammuniTion, and parTs, aT nighT and day, in good wearher and had wiThouT casualTy To personnel or damage To ship, Thus mainTaining DYESS conTinually ready for fleeT operaTions and furTher engagemenT wiTh The enemy. This achievemenT will ever sTand as a proud record of your parT in The cruise of The DYESS which was fully in keeping wiTh The highesT TradiTions of The UniTed STGTSS Naval Servifie. Given under my hand This l9Th day of AugusT Woo FC. MEAD Commander, US. Navy Commanding Officer USS DYESS lDD-880l - - wv' xv- xv- ,v.-, ,-xv.-,v,-x-.A.v,sw,-'I -I -.' Yv' '-' '- ' ' y aca a. c