Cree (ATF 84) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP ' S AWARDS Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3 Stars) Victory Medal World War II Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia) China Service Medal National Defence Service Medal (1 Star) Korean Service Medal (4 Stars) Vietnam Service Medal (3 Stars) Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Ney Award (Best SERVPAC Small Mess Afloat) - 5 Awards Admiral Arliegh Burke Award (Most Improved Ship) - 1964 Battle Efficiency E - 4 Awards Departmental E - Supply - 1970 Departmental E - Engineering - 1970 Chinese Navy Commendation For Service Rendered March Through May 1969 Marjorie Sterett Battleship Fund Award - 1969 Combined Federal Campaign Award - 1972

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support operations for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, and for TRIESTE II. In May 1968, CREE became the first fleet tug to conduct a -submarine rescue. While deployed in the Northern Pacific in 1971, CREE assisted the Coast Guard in fire- fighting and salvage operations in the rescue of the crew of the KATATA MARU. During the fall of 1972 CREE was attached to Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet for operations with Task Group 30. 5. In her thirty-first year of commissioned service, CREE was attached to the U. S. Seventh Fleet during her seven-month deploy- ment in the Western Pacific. Since 1960, CREE has made the following deployments: September 1960 - February 1961 - WESTPAC June 1962 - October 1962 - WESTPAC July 1963 - November 1963 - WESTPAC September 1964 - April 1965 - WESTPAC July 1966 - November 1966 - NORPAC (Adak) July 1967 - December 1967 - WESTPAC March 1969 - October 1969 - WESTPAC June 1970 - December 1970 - WESTPAC October 1971 - February 1972 - NORPAC (Adak) March 1973 - October 1973 - WESTPAC

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LT J. M. LOPACINSKI Commanding Officer ' % LTJG W. D. RATNER Executive Officer r