Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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u 1 uss eRlDLEv qoe 24D USS GRIDLEY CCG 245 IS The Thlrd shlp of The UnlTed STaTes Navy To be named for CapTaln Charles V G-rldley Cornmandlng Offlcer of The USS OLYMPIA and Flag CapTarn To Admlral Dew ey aT The BaTTle of Manlla Bay The CurrenT USS GRIDLEY QCG 245 was oullT aT The PugeT Sound Naval Shipyard ID 4962 4963 and cornrnrssloned as DLG 24 on 25 May 4963 USS GRIDLEY was recornmnssuoned on 47 January 4970 following a major overhaul and updafe of syslerns and was redeslgnaTed CG 24 an 4975 USS GRIDLEY has spenT her enTlre career on The WesT CoasT and has cornpleTed 43 DeployrnenTs To The WesTern Paorflo Ocean lndlan Ocean and Perslan Gulf ln ' 'P' - , . . . , 'Aww , 2 ' A V if, ' . ,f N - Q A . . . - 1 . . . . . . . . . r ' - 1 1

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X-Division s I 3 BACK ROW QL To RQ PNCSEAWQ DEAN, HM2 BARTENSLAGER, HM3 ESSEX, RPSN MUKES, LT. LEHMAN FRONT ROW CL to RQ NC1QSWj MUELLER, PN1 OIL, YNSN GANOW, PCSA SOHLSTROM, YN2 OHARA, CKNEELINGQ PN3 SOUMERAI. THE WORLDS GREATEST YN'S TURNIN AND BURNIN!! I LOVE ALL THESE NEW CHECK-INS !! , Hunan, ,.,,, , nr- 1 I 1 PCSA SOHLSTROM AND HIS MAIL SORTING CREW AVALANCHED BETWEEN BAGS OF MAILIIII I SAID CLEAN THE BERTHING AND THE HEAD BETTER SHINEH!!!