Sioux (TF 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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Reflection onthe Cruise This book prvswntsa but ummm--r vhnptvr an SIOUx.l lung and Drum! h i Sturt X Qt-H ru tw! greatness hy those who mnnnv-S her and in'-ee her life It is my distinct pleasure tnhme :mm manded such n ship and he-r nutsmmtinn rr-ev-' During the long months uf thifi xivplnf-'ment we have steamed over FUNNY mites, lflruw of those under tow I-'rom Singapore m Int-hunt from Midway to Qui Nhun. we have roamed the Western Pacific performing tasks vital to the support of the United States Seventh Fleet and the Vietnamtzation program Frem the placid waters of the Yellow he tothe raging fury of A44 'I .pn.r.,n Kit, uv have met the sen on her own rf-rma Hnrkhrf-akin! salvage- work in Da Num! 18 far Qeparntr-ft from that gentle breeze and cool Mai Tai in Hawaii, but both were a part of this rr-ui-:fx and arf- memories not soon tobe for- gf1ttr'n ff f7 fx .r 'Hz' . XC -'CC ll, G A. Klein Lieutenant United States Navy

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USS SIOUX is a fleet lug which was built by the United Engirteertng Company of A a e dat California Commissioner! on 6 December 1942 the ship bears the name of the Sfzciantritu- which inhabited the Great Plains area :settlers thc: Mississippi River arm! the Rt,-clj. ?v!f.w-f1!a1r':5 During W W ll the SIOUX g,arZ2f.'ipe:-E+: in Q number nl rnajnr operati-,ras in zrze A51 4:21-- Pacific theater Arnortg these t'.1f:ig41g,f.e was :fr 'I'reas-lury-lwlgairmlie ffperazzon !,gL,a-t-P: 11. the Green Island l,a:u:trgg QIL Efef,:'-a:tj. 4144 The SIOUX also toni part in me fn - .?lII-:. en: urge nawa nperntlfms t!f.r::g,g ifgvr fire: pert -5 .:+-if Alter the wart SIULX per! 1 1, .-41.5 sl- salvage nper'at1f,ns an me we - . r. 1 t . , Inf SIOUX eartmfl four' star: !,:t Le: 1.,i-.f.. ,I ifzt' war, wliltth ltirlfulaffi Elm utf.1,.f4 .7 .7:.1.-suvozw lwn malt mihtfmmfan lhfc-utitfxilfmlutmffl ,f. 47 H K, f . 1 f. f, ,T ttintltlfallml for xsane -fff..x1ri alwl X Wt1 S !'i!G'Hfll!Ill711l'1l1l11f .1 . it Wiki stat'-:lnlltrwl ff: ffffff' x l,N l 'Pi 11 Hll'!UfIl'f' ,f A '- l'nl'lflt' l lvr-li tial! out ' : Nlllln' 'iulffx ia 1 M'-f' x Q fivlfa nf titlvle-tit' t--:ta f 1. ' o part in Operation Helping Hand after the Alas. kan earthquake disaster. She has been involved in many various operations in support ofU,S, forces ashore in Vietnam: from thetowlngnf necessary materials to the salvaging gf stranded, wrecked and sabotaged vessels. During her 1971-72 WestPac deployment, SIOUX assisted in the salvage operations con. get-ted on the SS GREEN BAY. a merchant ship 52321 by sabotage in Qui Nhon, R,V.N. She made writes tous which included the old San Fran- t-:sfo iightsliip from Guam to Vietnamg an army my time-it irnni Vietnam to Koreag an LST from Xtlrtnsnka to Sasebnr Japan, and at portable De E img lm-r irnni Vit-trmm to Hawaii SIOUX log- gvti 2:1 inure than 2540011 miles and vlsled the 3-t :us .2 Hmm lituigt Singapore, and Kaohsiung, 3:11314 lil .lntitiary of 19712 Sha' wtfallwrtvd the .tt .if Irwin-his Kit and vscnpvdutidnttmgml 'mf NN.-salma vruist- uns, in all probabili- w t intel wilt- lux' lllv SIOUX. Slit' hliri pvra .1 if ut ll :tml re I tl- tt Ill t' tl It tt F tl Ati wt' tlwnll t tv, t-.iz vlmtipr ul Slttltlri from lltt' cl C I I Vo tt: tt- 1!it 4, inisv Html-t 4-tllltirs dvtllvnlv lltln v-.lt E1 ilu rss Sllllxx USS SIOUX CATF-751

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Vi-Sql' wa F -,Mini 'r M QL'- Commanding Officer l l.if'utenant George A. Klein III is anatlv90f Baltimore. Maryland. He entered the Unlled State-s Naval A c a de m y in June 1962 and V185 commissioned in June 1966. l,.ieutena.nt Klein has served as Damage Control Assistant on the USS COGSWELL iDD' 6541 and in June 1968 entered the United SUN95 Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island- UP' on Graduation he reported to the USS HENRY W. TIJCKER QDD-875i, where he served as EU' Eineering, Officer until April 1971. Lieutenant Klein is married to the l0I'me' .loan Woodley of Hewlett, New York. DUIIUS we ViestPac deployment they became the Proud parents of a baby girl.