Tripoli (LPH 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Henry Suerstedt, Jr., a Naval Aviator and a graduate of the University of Maryland, commanded TRIPOLI through the first four of her amphibious operations in Vietnam. Captain Suerstedt entered the Navy in 1941. He received his early flight training at the Naval Reserve Base, Oakland, California, and was commissioned an Ensign at the end of October 1941. After a combat tour in the Pacific, he was designated Executive Officer of Composite Squadron 21. He was ordered to duty as the Executive Officer of Carrier Air Group 100 in 1945. Since then, Captain Suerstedt has served with Escort Carrier Air Group 784, Attack Squadron'55, All Weather Attack Squadron 213, Fighter Squadron 54 and the USS SICILY QCVE-1189 as Air Officer and later Navigator. He also served on the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Staff of Commander Carrier Division Five. Prior to reporting as Prospective Com- manding Officer of the TRIPOLI, Captain Suerstedt commanded the USS UNION CAKA- 1063. He is now serving with Naval Air Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C. f V W fl 'ff 'f ff M94 fs ,f,f wwf f f:- ,ww-4 ,,,Uf-f X X X X X X X X X X! ff 7 J f 4' ,X , W X ww Q , fff f f, M, sa! ,,,, wkfffy X fzyfw 7, 4' f ,, ,fail X X fjf 7 X ff ,Q '- .W Af, I ,, f fy! 7 ' 7- f Af ff V My ff, Q W ,ww ,grfgff w ff, mf, JM. ' f -ff f af ,, ' ff ffm-,ff,,f W -fd, 4 I ,WWW ff 0 W wait f , , A f f f X f X 4 fi ' ' .f.f, f, , 1, 4 f I W 'W f f f f ,f f ,f ' ' if f X' f ,ff , ff X ,I f 7 077 7X4 ' ' 3 f X.,-V ff-, ,f- W . Ky. ff! , 5 W 7 fa-ZWWMZ 'W f fi , W ff 2 ff QW, 0 ,L f Q 470, ,' Q7 Q f .av 0 ,, fn W f I f .yy ' I ,X Qs f, .M f yy. ff fy f 75,1 17 ,47 as f ,wh lfpxwkzw, .-fy, jf? WMM-lvzfy , , ZWL,qr,,,7fW7 5 Wf M! ZW Y! If W wiv- W,,,1fW,.,y, fw xg Zi. krfx' sg, AWK? RU. f4Z,W ,ylavfg WZWW if XKZ' ' ,4 9. gffgyi 19,4 ,KZ f V M f f wg 0, 0 If 7' w of ' afffsf, 'tffw' 77 Q',, Lu, . W W W,4'W. W wwf fa ff, W QQ, - 5. .W M 4- ww f ffm f ff Maw , M 1 , , f5,,.,. W., , f ,V ,JZ X ,, 4 f- ff ,, 7 4 1 fr. , X , X V, s,fLf0jW,1,qr!z AZJ6 , ,

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Captain William L Adams was commls sloned an Ensign upon completion of Aviation Training in 1942. After serving in various squadrons embarked in USS LEXINGTON, Captain Adams served as a flight instructor from 1945 to 1948 at Naval Air Training Com- mands in Jacksonville, Miami and Pensacola, Florida. Captain Adams saw action in Korea while embarked in USS ORISKANY. In 19.55, he be- came Commanding Officer of Fighter Squad- ron 24, embarked in USS ESSEX and USS SHANGRI-LA. After graduating from the Naval War Col- lege, he served at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California. In 1960, Cap- tain Adams joined the staff of Commander Carrier Division Two in the Atlantic Fleet. Assigned as Executive Officer of the USS MIDWAY in 1962, he was selected for his present rank in September of that year. After serving in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and with the Staff of the Commander, First Fleet, Captain Adams assumed command of the USS PLATTE in March 1966. He relieved Captain Henry Suer- stedt as Commanding Officer of the USS TRIPOLI on September 7, 1967. H W ff -M. W, ' s , W 12' M W 'Z fu 'WW W X ff f W S- SWlf 5l' 4 WSW lYfT'Z Q fl Wm? mfss X' 7 Wg 4- WQXX X- wtssy Q fs? 7 Q 'SW fog A W 7 Q. .0 s-,yy-NW! , W1sf 45 1, ki X. , ,,xQ...., g f. AV. ,W 5 k,,, i f Q W 1 , W ff s Fw W Ny ZX ws f QQ, Wgs- , Wg ss , Zeer Z - y 'fs,f4.s-,S WQW7 My fW.s, WSW . W fwhsxwff Q- X 1 X ff A f ff .2 S 4 ,f w..Wf.s-W.f Ms X -N sei WW NOW A ff hw A Q A fs? A X A .AAA ,ff ,, ,s 5 . ws , f. ,f. sf f . ,,f ,,, X A .ef 0 Q., 'H , 5, ' 5 Q 1 ss f ,ffsriw .f sf f, ,,s,'wi- .nv fs, my V55 wt. W' Q . y 7 fs, ,f X ff v 4 S ff .gs yfjsw fs , .sy WX., f fsy gg. S AW Wfw ,,sy,Q.,ff',,-wg we N'-Q . Q f X f 2 2 f f W iff 7 X f WNW fm ,if W! WffZf 4 W7 f fWrWs,7 W Wg! ' , ' f 5 X' ffs, .sf 'vs-fvgpff -X if...-f Q X S, W X. X f, sf ,, Z fs, fs, Y,.,gA gm.. ,gf NRS- 5 4 in fly is , W if M552 'jg 9 s, '5'gQ,7i ffyf 's y X. sfj.. f, fists, 0 :Sf Fwy MN-F M 4-My My 2 s f Ksyfws yf Y7.fvw.,S MSW W-Zyrwfz' 'S 15 wi . Q N , W Q W J NW fs, nw A , wr, fs, ,,,,zmf,y,,fMs-gg,f y is X W' SW Sz, vs, Wswffs- - WR f Wx -AW X rhvrws isa HQ X MQW ff , r W 7 7 ff W my ff S 5 s SW X N wx f Z .X N Q S V My iw Wsv Q Q A W of fa , -X . W Q My X my . 'Ny 'W s X Wx X W sf Q W 4 SW .S 7 ff S, Asif . NW - is-WX. rwsyx rfasswxrc, LWNJWQSZ f Q, W .. S .ps Q, . -rw V, y-syfffswfw is ff fm W

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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