Stein (DE 1065) - Naval Cruise Book

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- :J .w -. Mig' - , - - . .. , ,, CORPORAL TONY STEIN, USMC Tony Stein was born in Dayton, Ohio on 30 September 1921, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stein. He attended grammar school in Dayton and went on to be a student at Kaiser High School. With the outbreak of World War ll, Tony Stein felt his patriotic duty and enlisted in the Marine Corps. Corporal Stein became an expert marksman and on several occasions saved the lives of him companions. On Bouganville, for instance, he knocked his com- manding officer to the ground while simultaneously firing a burst into a nearby treetop in which a japan- ese sniper was concealed. Before the end of the cam- paign, he had singlehandedly eliminated four other snipers. The events of 19 February 1945, the day of the ini- tial assault on lwo lima, climaxed the wartime career of Corporal Stein. Stein's Battalion had managed to isolate the hill be taking the narrow isthmus at the foot of Suribachi, but then became entrapped in a blazing lapanese Crossfire which pinned down the entire unit. Using his improvised aircraft weapon, Corporal Stein and his company commander, Cap- tain Grove Wilkins stepped out across low lima as if they owned the place - and their amazing courage kept things going. Corporal Stein suffered minor injuries as his wea- pon was shot from his hands. His performance on the day of 19 February 1945 was truly instrumental in pac- ing ultimate victory. 1 Less than two weeks later he volunteered to help clear a ridge of lapanese snipers so that his company could capture an airstrip at the north end of the island. On 1 March 1945 he fell mortally wounded while charging enemy machine gun emplacements. The Medal of Honor was presented to Mrs. Tony Stein by RADM F W Pennoyer lr on 19 February 946 STEIN HERALDRY The insignia has been designed to embody symbols which depict the source of the ship's name. The four maior elements: Across the top of the shield are five 'white stars on a field of light blue lthe ribbon color of the Medal of Honorj symbolic of the Medal of Honor, the stars with one point to base alluding to the Medal of Honor pendant. The embattled scarlet and gold lyellowl bend, in the colors of the Marine Corps, are given to show strength and honor and alludes to Corporal Tony Stein, USMC, in whose honor the ship is named. The ancient mariner's boarding-pike is symbolic of the seas and the navy men who carried the fight to the enemy with inherent strength. The boarding-pike is golf on a field of silver. Corporal Tony Stein was born and raised in Day- ton, Ohio. The state flower of Ohio is the Red Carna- tion, imposed on the right side of the crest within a filed of white. The motto of the STEIN is lNDOMlTABLE. lt was taken from the citation accompanying Corporal Stein's Medal of Honor: Stouthearted and indomitable, Corporal Stein, by his aggressive initiative, sound judgment and un- quavering devotion to duty in the face of terrific odds, contributed materially to the fulfillment of his mis- sion and his outstanding valor throughout the bitter hours of conflict enhanced and sustained the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. 'DOUITABVQ' 425,-' 'fs STE! PUBLISHER TIFFANY OF CALIFORNIA V 4 1 -, V , A A, 1 Q ' 9 A - ' A it 7-il . 1 3 5 Y, . f i A 1 Q ,. , f . ' . . e 9 . 1 f rf f .' ' . . 1.1--' 1 . -'- ' pf ' 7 Si ' Q f . . K ' . r X .I',,'ya',,.jgQ.fff5.3?-'fi rilfs .. , ' , ' F

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