Du Pont (DD 941) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW: OS3 Stroleny, RMC Miller, OS3 Hibner 2nd ROW: PNSN Wagner, BM3 Moolchan, SH2 Heath, OS2 McKnight 3rd ROW: BM3 Thornton, OS2 Puckett, FTG2 Macomber, ET2 Norton, FTG2 Pieffer, OS3 Howard NOT SHOWN: BTC Slaughter, MM1 Bickford, MS1 Gotianse, SK3 Boyd, MS3 Oliver, MM3 King, MM3 Sloan A nik Q, 'Q, if 5 M.: lik P1 SALTY DOGS Among DUPONT's finest are the men whom we refer to as Salty Dogs. These men have been singled out amongst others for faithfully serving on board USS DUPONT since she com- pleted her last major overhaul in the Bethlehem Steel Shipyards in Hoboken, New Jersey, in June of 1980. We would like to single out one individual who has served on board DUPONT since February 1977, SMC BRYSON who has earned himself the right to be known as DUPONT's Saltiest Dog. f W FRONT ROW: ICC Fisher, BTC Wagner 2nd ROW: HT3 Casebeer, BT3 Mickelson, BT3 Vanpatten, BT3 Ashley, MM2 Jensen BT3 Franco, IC3 Ramey 3rd ROW: EN2 Dawson, MMFN Frye BT2 Crumpton, BT 2 Mehl, BT3 Keast, BT2 Waldrop, MMFN G. Smith, MM2 Whitney, BT3 Tirrell, LT Ponsolle

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AWARDS L AND 2 fi 4 ADVANCEMENTS 5 ff 45 ff' :rr l One opportunity the Commanding Officer 3 ' enjoys partaking in is the honor of recognizing crew members for their outstanding performance and achievements. Since Commander Burrows releived as Commanding officer of USS DUPONT in December 1981, he has had the privilege of recognizing some of DUPONT crew members ' for the following: I' 1 - Meritorious Unit Commendation 4 - Navy Achievement Medals 7 - Good Conduct Medals 8 - Surface Warfare Officers 10 - Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists 3 The following were also advanced to their U present rate this year: F 1 - Commander 6 - Lieutenants 4 - Lieutenant Junior Grades f 1 - Warrent Officer 2 - Senior Chief Petty Officers A 4 - Chief Petty Officers 5 - First Class Petty Officers - Second Class Petty Officers 7 - Third Class Petty Officers I I J In addition to the above awards, the ship received the following awards: I l Battle Efficiency Award l Top Hand Award from Battle Force Sixth Fleet Behind the Eight Ball Award Engineering E Antisubmarine Warfare A Communications CH

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l im BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: LTJG McLaughlin, SK3 Boyd, BM1 Lovett 2nd ROW: ENS McGovern, PC2 Ecklin, QM2 Steely, BTFN Walker, BMSN Oliver, LT Rosemond 3rd ROW: SKSN Boyd, BM3 Thorton, MMFN Smith, BM2 Sloan, MMFN Mutter, MMFN Lee, GMG3 Bushey, EN2 Dawson V Ft B . O X 0 fd' O 0 D W h ROE .saeimlx M N x, QQ' fled 55 V l sf I ff' fl Ti' Laing? H. SOFTBALL FRONT ROW: OS3 Smith, PNSN Wagner, OS3 Howard T 2nd ROW: CDR Geismar, BT2 Armstrong, SH3 Chaney, SH2 Heath 3rd ROW: EN2 Dawson, SM2 Moody, STG3 Vanderzee , QD ' Q 411 M f -Q55 Zh 1' K 'LET I KR' KQSQFV N C