Jouett (DLG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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[ WITH A SENSE OF DUTY . . .With a sense of Duty . . .emblematic of the dedicated and professional services rendered by USS JOUETT in the Tonkin Gulf is the performance of Radarman First Class Allen R. Melton, pictured above with Admiral Hyland, Commander-In-Cliief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Medal of Honor Nominee LTJG Clyde Lassen, MR Lassen ' s Co-Pilot, and two rescued aviators from the USS AMERICA. On the night of 19 June, an aircraft from the USS AMERICA was brought down deep in enemy territory. The scene of the crash was pinpointed by RDl Melton in less than one minute, and a rescue helicopter, piloted by LTJG Lassen was vectored to the scene. Despite heavy enemy concentrations of troops and gi ound fire in the area, a successful rescue was effected. For his incredible bravery under fire, LTJG Lassen was nominated for the nation ' s highest award for liis role in tliis COMDESRON ONE-JOUETT SAR. 161

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. . . PoUywogs were presented to King Neptune, Queen Amphitrite, and the Beautiful Princess . Following a visit to the Royal Barber. . . After a final baptism in the waters of the Seven Seas, PoUywogs sigTied the King ' s Log and were granted the most honorable title of GOLDEN SHELL- BACK .

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' Ut ttlfO ' .s«: «orTV ' :a« -BTVO Js. THB VPS To- V N ' V -Ol-lG ' FM U SS ENTERPRISE TO COMDESRON ONE INFO CTF SEVEN SEVEN -fO CTC SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO CTC SEVEN SEVEN PT FIVE USS JOUETT I. FOR THE LAST TWO LINE PERIODS ENTERPRISE AIRCRAFT WORKED CLOSELY WITH YOUR STAFF AND JOUETT OF YOUR SQUADRON. YOUR STRIKE CONTROL, FLIGHT FOLLOWING. SAR COORDINATION AND FIGHTER CONTROL HAS CONSIS- TENTLY BEEN OUTSTANDING AND THE FINEST WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THE AIR WING HAS GAINED THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN YOUR CONTROLLERS AND ATTRIBUTES MANY SUCCESSFUL NIGHT MISSIONS TO THEIR PRECISE VECTORS TO LUCTARS. THE SUCCESS OF MANY SAR EFFORTS HAS BEEN DIRECTLY ATTRI- BUTED TO YOUR OWN QUICK RESPONSE. YOUR FINE SAR TEAM, AND OPTIMUM LTILIZATION OF RESCAP. ALL ABOARD ENTERPRISE WHO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING JOUETT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY IMPRESSED BY THE OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL CREW . FM CTF SEVEN SEVEN TO CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT FIVE PT ONE INFO COMSEVENTHFLT COMFAIRWESTPAC CTG SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO USS AMERICA USS JOUETT HC SEVEN HC SEVEN DET ONE ZERO THREE HC SEVEN DET ONE ONE ZERO THE AGGRESSIVE. PERSISTENT AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL EFFORTS WHICH LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH ADMIRATION AND PRIDE. WELL DONE TO ALCON. RADM COUSINS. FM 3ARRGP TSN AB RVN TO CTLI 77 PT PT I INFO CTG 77 PT »= CTF 77 pro CTF 77 COMSEVENFLEET SUBJ: SAR INCIDENT 94-ai JOLLY GREEN 25. PLEASE CONVEY MY PERSONAL WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ASSISTING THE RECOVERY OF JOLLY GREEN 25 AFTER THE EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING ON THE CHINA SEA. THIS COORDINATED EFFORT MADE POSSIBLE THE RECOVERY OF .«iN AIR CREW AND A MILLION DOLLAR AIRCRAFT NEAR AN EXTREMELY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. COL LESKE. COM 3 ARRGPSENT)S. 2. ENTERPRISE WISHES YOU A SAFE AND SPEEDY RETURN HOME AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN . t- ' ] CTc ,!ffcSS«. ssSSS o, ' 2£«r7° ' £ The. ' --S ' ?o ' ' S ;ffi ' ;s,c« SOf ' 4ii i ' Enti S ' sa ' vej SAR, FM CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO PT ONE TO USS JOUETT USS BUCKLEY HELSUPPRON SEVEN DET ONE ZERO FIVE HELSUPPRON SEVEN DET ONE ONE ZERO VF THREE THREE VF ONE ZERO TWO VAW ONE TWO TWO VAH ONE ZERO VA ONE ONE THREE INFO CTG SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO CTF SEVEN SEVEN CTF SEVEN SEVEN PT FIVE CTF SEVEN SEVEN PT THREE CTF SEVEN ZERO PT EIGHT USS AMERICA USS ENTERPRISE HELSUPPRON SEVEN HELSUPPRON SEVEN DET ONE ZERO THREE SAR INCIDENT 1 YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND SUPERB PERFORMANCE IN TODAY ' S SAR FOR VF-iJ ACFTNR 204 WERE THE FACTORS WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY OF LTJG SIMMONS IN IJ MINUTES FROM EJECTION TO PICK UP. 2. WELL DONE TO ALL AND A SPECL L KUDO FOR VAW-122 ACFT NR 722 FOR HIS CONTROL WORK DURING SUBSEQUENT SEARCH EFFORT. f ? vt OS iTsB ' • ■ .oC-t? co ' st t .o -So - ' ' ' l. oof:l° bV-l ■ f.- tjB;ss SfS , FM COMDESRON ONE TO USS JOUETT 1 . WITH THE ENDING OF OUR SECOND LINE PERIOD I WANT TO E.XPRESS THE GREAT PLE. SURE THAT I HAVE FIAD IN WITNESSING THE OLrrSTANDING PER- FORMANCE OF THE lOUETT. THE SAR SUPPORT WAS SUPERB. AND IN PARTICULAR. THE STRIKE SUPPORT TO OUR NAVY AIRCRAFT WAS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. YOU CAN TAKE PRIDE IN THE TRIBUTE GIVEN THE SHIP BY THE ENTERPRISE FLYBY. THIS IS A REFLECTION OF WEL-DESERVED GRATITUDE THAT FEW HAVE EARNED. WELL DONE. 162