Stein (FF 1065) - Naval Cruise Book

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CSTEI has been designed to embody symbols the source of the ship's name. major elements: the top of the shield are five white stars on of light bluefthe ribbon color of the Medal lofi-lonorj symbolic of the Medal of Honor, the stars with one point to base alluding to the Medal of Honor pendant. The embattled scarlet and gold fyellowj bend, in the colors of the Marine Corps, are given to show strength and honor and alludes to Corporal Tony Stein, USMC, in whose honor the ship is named. The ancient mariner's boarding-pike is symbolic of the seas and the navy men who carried the fight to the enemy with inherent strength. The boarding-pike is gold on a field of silver. Corporal Stein was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. The state flower of Ohio is the Red Carnation, imposed on the right side of the crest within a field of white. The motto of the STEIN is INDOMITABLE . lt was taken from the citation accompanying Corporal Stein's Medal of Honor: Stouthearted and indomitable, Corporal Stein, by his aggressive initiative, sound judgment and unquavering devotion to duty in the face of terrific odds, contributed materially to the fulfillment of his mission and his outstanding valor throughout the bitter hours of conflict enhanced and sustained the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

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TO Y STEI Tony Stein was born in Dayton, Ohio on 30 September 1921, the son of Mrs. and Mr. Steve Stein. He attended grammar school in Dayton and Went on to be a student at Kaiser High School. With the outbreak of World War ll, Tony Stein felt his patriotic duty and enlisted in the Marine Corps . Corporal Stein became an expert marksman and on several occasions saved the lives of his companions . On Bouganville, for instance, he knocked his commanding officer to the ground while simultaneously firing a burst into a nearby treetop in which a japanese sniper was concealed. Before the end of the campaign, he had singlehandedly eliminated four other snipers . The events of 19 February 1945, the day of the initial assault on lwo Jima, climaxed the wartime career of Corporal Stein. Stein's Battalion had managed to isolate the hill by taking the narrow isthmus at the foot of Suribachi, but then became entrapped in a blazing Japanese crossfire which pinned down the entire unit. Using his improvised aircraft weapon, Corporal Stein and his company commander, Captain Grove Wilkins stepped out across Iwo Jima as if they owned the place - and their amazing courage kept things going . Corporal Stein suffered minor injuries as his weapon was shot from his hands. His performance on the day of 19 February 1945 was truly instrumental in pacing ultimate victory. Less than two weeks later he volunteered to help clear a ridge of japanese snipers so that his company could capture an airstrip at the north end of the i island. On 1 March 1945 he fell mortally wounded while charging enemy machine gun emplacements . The Medal of Honor was presented to Mrs . Tony Stein by RADM F. W. Pennoyer, jr. , on 19 February 1946.

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