Tripoli (LPH 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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TRIPOLI's first Executive Officer, Com- mander George H. Sidel, was commissioned a Naval Aviator in April 1944. He soon re- ceived assignment in VBF-8 as a fighter- bomber pilot on the USS BENNINGTON QCV-207. Commander Sidel was separated from the service in 1945 and received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State. Prior to his recall to active duty during the Korean conflict, he worked as a design engi- neer. In July 1952, Commander Sidel reported for helicopter flight training at Pensacola. He served with Helicopter Unit One and HS-2, the first operational helicopter anti-submarine squadron on the West Coast. Since then, he has had tours as Assistant Bureau of Weapons Representative at Bell Helicopter Corpora- tion, Assistant Air Officer on board the USS PRINCETON KLPH-53, Operations Officer for Helicopter Squadron Six and Training Officer for Helicopter Squadron Ten. Commander Sidel came to the TRIPOLI from Helicopter Squadron Six as its Com- manding Officer. He is now serving on the staff of the Commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet. X. 4 sffi X X f - QFM5 ff Q7 3 f f' sf 7 fi 9 f sf,-9 .57 f wwe ff 405 .f -'Wi ff Q my gas lwsf .yr W0 f X f ff ff f!f,!f7f!fff f AfZ SWZQW' Qffswfx eff Alf si UAW! f is 4' 4 Wgfy -f iff ff 2 .3 fs f, 1' Q, fe Q-I A 2- v. .5 li! 5 ,Z 45 gy Syfsfzysyfygfsw-1flew? pgs 45' A5 f f .4 ff Zyffiyfigfffif Ofyffifm f We f , X f .l K. X X f f X Z ysf .wsf .mf 1 f , f f Q! f , f WX y M542 -WN 'T was fa Q75 Hfsw-MQWS fwxsnwif ffy vs cf S- ff w fy ,X ,. .Q .ff fl if ffwvs f X fy! A A if ffxfrf Mlfx, Ms wwf sf rf 511 M ff p . Q? ,Q,?.!? f,?.?. f ffff fffffiffifvffff X 7 fffffff ffffgff f0ffM W, i xx if 54, if M Zhi. fn! i ,ff f if ff M ,W ,,, ,ws .Wx ls, HMS .W 49,55 ,5 ,SA

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xvnvff i .gg . ,Tx I X Captain George Prassinos, TRIPOLI's present Executive Officer, was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1944. He served with both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets during World War II. Following the war, Captain Prassinos worked at what is now known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration QNASAD. t the outbreak of the Korean War, Cap- tain Prassinos served with Patrol Squadron 861 until September 1952. He was then order- ed to the United States Army Guided Missile School in Fort Bliss, Texas. pon his acceptance of a regular com- mission as Lieutenant in 1955, Captain Prass- inos was ordered to the Navy's first guided missile ship, USS NORTON SOUN CAVM-15, where he served until 1957. In 1962, Captain Prassinos was promoted to the rank of Commander. Following duty with Patrol Squadron 22, where he served as Executive, and later, Commanding Officer, he was assigned to Patrol Squadron 31 as Com- manding Officer. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 October 1967 while serving aboard the USS TRIPOLI as Executive Officer. ,Y is , , .V W V,,,W,, ,,,. ,,,, ...,W.W,,,,.g?7WZW Us ,,1 11fs,1f 11011 1 fxyxy 11 1s is N 1ZW1fQfgs ,WZ fx ,af 10 1M 1 1f 1ff1fQf1'rf1 V1!WN-rf V 1 If , A 0 f f 1qX,.Q'S,1 ' 1 . fks-,, 3 ,1Q. 1-wig - Ks-X1 , X' f ., , ,, .,,, 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 p 1 K1 I g. -N5 C, fsf W , I s fs 1f-M '11fQ'W-ifA-X174-11k' !s'11!4ffLW1sw- I ,V xr. ,, ,X M., 1 X., fs , ,.s1,. fus . X - 1 5 1 , f XX .. Xa X , . 4 s f .X1 .- ,.7f1f.sf1- ffsf .ws ' f .. Ex , X. ,551 , X... f, X1 Z! ff vzy . 6..lf 1120 .f!.W 1 Z fwyj, X5 1-14 N 1 f X .5 W 1 Q JN , 4... , V .X 1.s1 J.. ,ws ,ws AW fs ff I VFX VMW 'W X 1 f - f s 1 ' 1 f 1 1 1 1 f X 1 WX X1f7 X!! U iff fr W!fiWWW!Wyf 1 X1 Af liffx 4 C x X 1 x f 1 1 W 1 1 5 f X W 1, X M W 7 1 3.- 1 s 1. - W 1 he A N gs 1 sf, my 1 1j1ffM1f1 1 X41 My 1 X ss - 1 ff 1 cms- 1,f f .- , 2 Jw X, six? fssfl ff , ffsff .SW fsfff-S' ' QS' tsfxffgsysywswwif 1 WQQWX ff-sf 1fs'1,1.'- fffwffs-1 .5-W. fin fix-1 N1 'sf ff-44 ,f :H f . f - f .1 . ,- f A - ff 11 71 . Sf Zfsif X Sgsfs 2 mgsiia sg f..11..., gs, ggsf ,1,.., fs-1XQ.s,,j1s1A .ss, aj , ,A 1 wx 1 Ws11s,ffQ1 ff W1 X fffh V 0fX1f, W M X-fyWXffWW I fp 1 W! X1 1 W fsy W Q! i xg sy , 1 1 if f f1. 1. .11 SW N W W.. sy 1 1 10-'fksiwfs -sw is 1 f-1 W.'f1W sf 110 sf-N f ss, KW fs fx. 1 .sf .. ,f X, Q1 W X ff 1 X 1 1 sw 1. . 1 1 . 1 Awww f.sf,1.w . 1 'JS W1 Y1 0 ff Q'-ww' 1 s. Q1 f Q91 4s r 7 fs? 1 K-W Qs' W Q- sis -11 sf? Asif 166 :f 1 W AMN 74 1 -1 fs- A fs 2 . -f ss, .., 1 Mmm- X 1' Y P 1 KW ZXJNEQ Q-of fi ZQQNQLNVN-W Qgsg ZQ N ' fryfs XV AXW ' W W1 PWM SWMVS 1 , 1 . . , 1 s, .- 1 N, 4 Q 1-s f 4 sz Q- Qf 4.Of' f '-1 ff. MN? ' 12 ' 1f, .. - ff s - f f S1 '1 'XX-1,2 YN fs-1 fs-1 my As NMA - 'Mr-f1sfhs-fXfQsr7ss1N,Q1 X -H. 1 - 1 ' 1 Q if W 7 fiwfssf 'W gg A Wfnsf 1, WN .ss 1! fssy- , , US1 Q, as-W -sw fsys svyjj-Styx NWWQ4 fm. sq ' , . X- S ' 1 1 83' 1 sxf ' fsnf fff s X 'Q X SV KS? f 'SV 4.60 Sf '-S '1 sfjff . stf 1Q.s:-ffm!! X A,-J' ' W1ffm,111.W.f.w .b s 1 N., 1 , Y ,. ,. 1, . ,NW 4 Q mf Nha f X X X 1 W W X f 1 1 X 1 X X 1 1 X f fi Wg 1NW Jxfyyxf ,1s ,1 X X1 if W, Z 17,121 f1V1 1 My Z K Z Jxiswy 7 4 N15 Z W,XQx,1!X5X.7 Aff? 17 WQf5,1Af..W 15? ZCXESZ wg Z5 fs Qyfjw QQ? 61 S1 Qwxjw X-fa X ',-L f X W 1 f X W f 1 1 f 1 1 1 Q 1 W 4 Nfffs 1fsN X 1 1 1fsX1 2 1 f M 1 V Wf , fs Of 1 fsfff 1f1s11 Pfw fgx X N1 W! Xfgxfffg ffx X fc f 1W 141k1V f2 17 If fy ff

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