Damato (DDE 871) - Naval Cruise Book

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Congratulations...

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WINNING THE In August 1952 the DAMATO was award- ed the Battle Efficiency Plaque for fiscal year 1952. This award, made by Commander De- stroyers, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, is made annually to those few ships which, on the basis of competitive exercise scores, performance of assigned combat and Fleet exercise missions, and general reputation, show superior quali- ties of battle readiness. Pictured on the page is an informal photo- graph of our staff of officers who contributed greatly to winning the coveted honor. In the upper right hand corner we have a photo taken in Korea of Lieutenant (junior grade) George Carpenter 111. Lieutenant Car- penter (second from left) was also a leading figure in the keenly fought competitive exer- cises that enabled us to come out on top. He is presently engaged as a liason officer with the United States Marine Corps. Shown with him are his R. O. K. Marine Lieutenant, his Korean interpreter and Staff Sargeant. Many of the other officers pictured here returned to their civilian pursuits. We would like to present pictures of many of our former crew members who contributed to our success but since that is not possible we wish to say that their mighty efforts had a salutory effect and were greatly appreci- ated by both the command and the crew.

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OFFICIAL GOVERNOR DeCASTRO OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS GREETED BY THE ADMIRAL