Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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FN Bushmg, SN Stremcha, FN Anderson FN On sgard, Back CL LCDR Forbes, BT2 Gxbault, NR AVM-1 NORTON SOUND DETACHMENT 216 HISTORICAL BRIEF NR AVM-1 NORTON SOUND, DET 216 WAS AORGANIZED 1 MAR 77 AT NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, LA CROSSE, WI WITH LT E. KREUGER AS THE UNIT'S FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER. THE UNIT'S FIRST ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING IACDUTRAI ABOARD USS NORTON SOUND TOOK PLACE IN FEB 1978 IN PORT BUEEEME. SUBSEQUENT ACDUTRA PERIODS WERE PERFORMED ON A REGULAR UNIT- WIDE BASIS ABOARD USS NORTON SOUND DURING THE 9 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS OF THE DETACHMENT'S EXISTENCE. BILLET AUGMENTATION AND RATE TRAINING WERE EMPHASIZED WITH EACH CRUISE. ONE OP THE MOST REWARDING ACDUTRA PERIODS OCCURRED IN H R 79 WHEN EACH ACDUTRA MEMBER RECEIVED A LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM CAPT LOFTUS FOR 'MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS' TO THE SHIP'S SUPPLY OVERHAUL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM KSOAPD AT A CRUCIALLY TRYING TIME IN NORTON SOUND'S SHIPYARD PERIOD. THE USS NORTON SOUND AND HER CREW HAS A VERY SPECIAL MEAN- ING TO EACH OF US. IN HER DECOMMISSIONING, USS NORTON SOUND HAS SAILED OVER THE HORIZON, BUT NEVER FROM OUR H MORIES. PN2 HcCredden EM2 Krings, RM2 Bean, SKI Hagness, OF THE MANY SAILORS THAT HAVE COME AND GONE WITH OUR NORTON SOUND DETACHMENT, cwO4 ROBERT 15.1.22 IS THE ONLY PLANROWNER WHO REMAINS IN T1-us UNIT, Ryu-:sam-1,y, SUBSEOUENT LCDR LCDR LCDR LCDR LCDR DETACHMENT COMMAN DONALD NONTELLE DUANE L. PAULSON JOHN WEIMERSKIRCH FRANK GILLETTE GREGORY FORBES DING OFFICERS INCLUDED 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984