Saginaw (LST 1188) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS LCDR Ervin E. White YT 'Mx f'4h,Ju9 LCDR Nathan L. Astleford

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Message From The Captain . I On Januany 25nd, 1971, USS SAGINAW wan cominnioned at Long Beach,1 I Caligonnia. Thun nhe began hen caneen an a United Staten Naval Vennel. Since that date SAGINAW han compiled an excellent necond og achievement. Shontly agten comminnioning nhe jounneyed thnough the Panama Canal on hen way to hen homepont og Little Cneeh, Uinginia. On the way nhe panned 4 acnonn the equaton and the many pollywogn wene inducted into the Realm og King Neptune. Upon annival, SAGINAW nettled into pnepanationn gon going to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. SAGINAW panticipated in Shahedown tnaining Pont-nhahedown tnaining, and Amphibioun tnaining. Fon all og the long monthn og tnaining SAGINAW emenged with a ginal gnade og Hexcellent.H In the nummen og 1971 SAGINAW tnavelled to hen ginnt yand peniod in Philadelphia. Hene minon modigicationn wene made an a nenult og lennonn leanned duning nhahedown tnaining. In Novemben, nhe netunned to Little Cneeh, and neady gon the Fleet. In Januany 1972, SAGINAW panticipated in hen ginnt gleet exencine ogg the coant og Maine. Snowy Beach wan the name og the exencine, and thin exencine pnoved to be a valuable one in tenmn og lennonn leanned. In Manch 1972, SAGINAW went on hen ginnt extended openation to the Meditennanean. She wan only the necond LST og hen clann to do no. In Augunt, nhe netunned a5ten nix long monthn og nteaming with the U.S. SIXTH FLEET. Thin booh in the ntony, told in pictunen, o5 the nhip and the cnew D that in SAGINAW. It in anothen in the long line og ginntn that a new nhip goen thnough. It in hoped that thone og you who nead it will nememben the long hounn npent aboand SAGINAW and paune to nememben thone who have mQd2 hen the gneat nhip nhe in. I I fn,

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Department Heads . ' W: 'x K- LT D. Fallon LTJG O'Ne111, LT F. Galietta Former Present Former First Lieutenant First Lieutenant Engineering Officer .I- W dv 'U- -. LT P. Savage, Jr. Chief Engineer LT W. Calfee Former Operations Officer LTJG Michaels LTJG W. Constantine LTJG R. Rollo Present Former Present Operations Officer Supply Officer Supply Officer