Jouett (DLG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Seci-etary of the Navy takes pleasure in commending USS JOUETT (DLG-29) for service as set forth in the following citation: For exceptionally meritorious service from 18 February through 29 June 1968 while engaged in operations against Enemy Aggressor Forces in the waters contiguous to the hostile Coastline of North Vietnam. As a principal unit of Task Force Seventy -Seven ' s search and Rescue Forces, USS JOUETT carried out day and night search and Rescue Missions, control of combat Air Patrol, Strike -Following Duties, and Air Defense Operations against hostile aircraft. The successful completion of a large percentage of the search and Rescue Missions, involving pilots downed in North Vietnam, reflects the skillful planning and extensive training and preparation accomplished by the Ship ' s Personnel in the face of an extremely hostile enemy environment. After arrival in the Gulf of Tonkin, JOUETT Personnel quickly became noted for the professional manner and exacting thoroughness with which they controlled combat Air Patrol over North Vietnam and provided Strike-Following Services to Carrier Aircraft interdicting North Vietnamese supply lines. Additionally, JOUETT ' s aggressive and highly effective tecliniques in countering enemy Aircraft contributed in large measure to the security of Naval Ships in the South China Sea. The courage, stamina, professionalism, and dedication displayed by the Officers and men of USS JOUETT earned the admiration and gratitude of the pilots and Air Crewmen of Task Force Seventy-Seven and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. All Personnel attached to and serving on board USS JOUETT (DLG-29) during the above-designated period, or any part thereof, are hereby authorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. BRONZE STAR MEDAL CAPT ROBERT S. HAYES, USN LCDR JERRY M. LOVELESS, USN NAV ' COMMENDATION MEDAL CDR JOHN F. ADDAMS, USN CDR JOHN A. WALKER JR., USN LCDR ROBERT E, LANTSBERGER, USN LCDR HAROLD B. RUSSELL, USN LCDR ROBERT S. MALONE, USN LT ROBERT T. DOAN, USN LT FREDERICK D. SALZER, USN CWO THEODORE C. SCHELIN, USN RDCS DONALD N. DOCKERY, USN RDl RICHARD F. TANNER, USN RDl JOSEPH T. WHITFILL, USN RD2 JON E. LARSON, USN NAV ' ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL LT WAYNE H. BOSTIC, USN LT HOWARD D. HOPKINS, USN LT ROBERT I. VIC KERS, USN LT DONALD G. AUSTIN, USN LT ALLEN E. BAUMRUCKER, USN LT BRUCE K. WOOD, USN LT JOEIN W. BARR, USN ENS DAVID A. STRAUS, USNK CWO J. D. HOLDER, USN RDC BRUCE A. ROBB, USN RDl GLENN R. NEWSOM, USN RDl WILBERT L. STAMNITZ, USN SKCS JOSEPH S. HARRIS JR., USN FTCS EVAN D. COX, USN STC LAWRENCE J. R. MARTIN JR., USN RMC RAYMOND G. PARKER JR., USN ETC WILUAM B. KENDALL, USN FTMC ROBERT L. GASKILL, USN QMC RICHARD L. ROHR, USN HMC WILLDXM H. FORD, USN RD2 CHARLES L. STRACKE, USN RM2 VINCENT A. LODGE, USN DS2 JERRY A. CHRISTENSEN, USN RD2 RICHARD N. CARRIKER, USN RD2 WILLIAM R. SMITH, USN ETR2 ROY V. SIFERT, USN ETN3 ROY E. WEST, USN RD3 PAUL E. NANCE, USN SEVENTH FLT LETTER OF COMMENDATION LT THEODORE W. HUCKABONE, USN LT CARL JAFFEE, USN LT EDWARD W. WITHROW JR., USN LT ROBERT N. JAMES, USN LT ROBERT J. TERHUNE, USN LTJG RICHARD F. ' McCORMICK, USNR ENS PAUL C. METTA, USNR GMMl GEORGE R BESHEARS, USN GMMl CLAUDE H. GUNNERSEN, USN RDl DANIEL E. WTilTE, USN RD2 ERIC K. JUPITER, USN RD2 BRUCE L. MORRISON, USN RDC THOMAS E. CREW, USN FTGC GLENN H. UNDERWOOD, USN SHC LYNN E. NEWTON, USN DSC JAMES E. BOWERS, USN SMC MAXIE L. DAUGHERTY, USN STC BROOK E. FOX, USN PCI CLAYTON O. CHILDS, USN CSI MICHAEL F. COLLINS, USN MRl ALLEN F. HARRIS, USN RDl DOUGLAS E. WALKINGSTICK, USN FTMl DENNIS M. BIELINSKI, USN FTMl FRANS A. VAN GELDER, USN RM2 DONALD C. LA FLAMME, USN DS2 RONALD L. RODDEWIG, USN HM2 ERNEST F. PAYTON, USN STG2 DANIEL M. CARTY, USN RD2 KENNETH L. EATON, USN RD2 TED W. MERRITT, USN STG3 WAYNE M. SEMENKOW, USN RM3 GORDON S. GANTT, USNR RM3 DAVID F. FARIDONI, USN SN SCOTT C. JONES, USN 130

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA JOUETT ' S hxst port visit was paid to the Canadian port of Vancouver, early in March, 1967. Although the weather in the Pacific Northwest was bleak and cheerless, the open-handed hospitality of our neighbors to the north made these days memorable to the Yanks of JOUETT. 132