Shasta (AE 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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'HL Rear Admiral P. P. Cole presenting Shasta with thc Runner Up NEY Award for the best feeding ship in FM: USS WADDELL TO: USS SHASTA 1. YOUR CAN DO SPIRIT IN PROVIDING ANY SERVICE REQUESTED HAS MADE WORKING WITH SHASTA A PLEASURE. WE HAVE RCVD AMMO, DUMMY MISSILES AND ASROC, FUEL, MOVIES, AND EVEN OFFICE SUPPLIES, ALL IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THIS MUST QUALIFY SI-EIASTA AS THE ALL PURPOSE A ll 2. IN WADDELL, IT HASTA BE SH ASTA . BT FM: COMSEVENTHFLT TO: USS SHASTA SAYONARA I. AS SHASTA COM PLETES HER WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT,I EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO HER CREW FOR THE DEDICATED SUPPORT THEY PROVIDED TO SHIPSIN SEVENTHFLT OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS. SHASTA'S PRESENCE ENHANCED SEVENTHFLT'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO ALL CONTINGENCI ES. YOUR MOTTO IT HASTA BE SHASTA IS NOW WELL KNOWN TO SEVENTH FLT. 2. I WISH YOU SMOOTH SAILING AND A HAPPY REUNION WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. VADM j.L. HOLLOWAY III, USN BT KUDOS the Pacific Fleer. 'gl 4'-sf' ik

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Alllfin E- Smith, LCDR. USN tRETJ reccwmg the Na y C on Medal for F hilpdformlnoeu lst LT. on board Shasta from 26 February l972 ro lbjuly I973 kg A t H153 DWL Q! LJ I qv 1 K 3