Downes (FF 1070) - Naval Cruise Book

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Good on ya Greek-0 . Petty Officer Third Class McLean acknowl- edges frocking award from CDR Coshow. Congratulations . . . Petty Officer Third Class Kendick ... says CDR Coshow. This is just great ... exclaims STGC Meyers, as CDR Coshow looks on. 55

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CDR Coshow congratulates three new reenlistees. (L-R) BM2 L. Azbill, SK1 B. Werring, STGC T. Meyer. MM2 D. Mark being frocked. Award ceremonies at Sasebo, Japan. (L-R) ENS D. Rios, MS3 T. Boren, QM3 T. Thompson, OSS M. McLean, BT3 Kendrick, MM3 Smith, BTS Pyle, SH3 R. Greek, OSS C. Morris, MM2 D. Mark, GMG3 D. Gipe. BTS D. Pyle getting his crow. 54

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DOWNES OLDTIMERS Bearing with the idiosyncracies of every command, sticking it out through thick and thin is what these oldtimers have experienced among many other incidents. Seldom do we fin ' ■ personnel staying in one single ship for over a period of four or more years. J%.!»lte m. dynamic world that we live in, people are apt to look for innovations, set down goals and objectives. But sometimes these goals and objectives jgjj tendency to limit human potential, since once the objective is reached, hum MpPfial goes dormant. These people that wor ' - , ..either shown symptonis of apostasy frorr ' .y know Lsj; fiOorJai||iff capabilities. They .1 to now they are still present to witness the fruits of their l abor and pu t into use manM«ds ever a ancing technologies satisfymg their infferent wanfTorTBMSf world to live in. Their untiring efforts have placed the DOWNES in a position -a ve-par with tHtf§e 0I| ' ' ■ ' ' ' ' iiiUliiin 1. MM2 HALL 2. HTC KELLER 3. BT2 MCKAY 4. ET3 TODD 5. MM2 SCHROERL 6. MMFN HARTMAN 7. BT2 LEMONDS 8. SN B. MARTIN . 9. GMG3 D. FOUNTAIN I 10. STG2 R. GARDIN 11. YN1 D. GERMAN 12. Q7SN A. HOWARD 13. STGC C. MILLS 14. DK1 R. NICKAS 15. STG2 R. REMISIN THREE YEARS FOUR YEARS