Stein (FF 1065) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q . I CORPORAL TONY STEIM USMC Tony Stein was born in Dayton, Ohio on 50 September 1921, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stein. lle attended grammar school in Dayton and went on to be a student at Kaiser High School. Witli 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 simulta- neously firing a burst into a nearby treetop in which ajapanese sniper was concealed. Before the end of the campaign, he had single handedly eliminated four other snipers. The events of 19 February 19115. the day of the initial assault on Iwo jima. climaxed the wartime career of Corporal Stein. Stein's Battalion had managed to isolate the hill. taking the narrow isthmus at the foot of Suribachi. but then became entrapped in a blazingjapanese 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. ' si .,LessQ.than two weeks later he volunteered to help clear a ridge ofjapanese snipers so that his company could capture an airstrip at theihorth end ofthe island. On 1 March 1945 he fell mortally while charging enemy machine gun emplacements. was presented posthumously to Mrs. Tony Stein by W'..Penn9yer jr., on 19 February 1946. STEIN HERALDRY The insignia has been designed to embody 5 which depict the source of the ship's name. The four major elements: ymbols Across the top of the shield are five white' stars on a field of light blue fthe Honorl symbolic of the Medal of Honor perudasit. The embattled scarlet and gold 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 Tony 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. It was taken from the citation accompanying Corporal Steins Medal of Honor: Stouthearted and indomitable, Corporal Stein, by his aggressive initiative, sound judgment and unwavering de- votion to duty in the face of terrific odds, contributed materially to the fulfillment of his mission and his out- standing valor throughout the bitter hours of conflict enhanced and sustained the highest traditions ofthe Zinit- ed States Naval Service. ribbon color of the ,flvigdal of 'DOM I TABV6 STE!

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UNITED STA TES SHIP STEIN l06Sy is ll Klum class lrltgglft niiiiietl in honor of C orporal 'loin Stein, iNl.irine llero and Medal of llonor winner in World War ll. 'lilie lili- l05l class vessel is configured for optirinirn .inti-sub- marine performgince. lioxvexer, it is also c.ip.ible or car- rying ull! other destroyer tasks, such .is naval gunfire support. anti-air warfare and replenisliment operations. Since S'l'lflN's priniiiri' mission is .mtl-subinarine warfare, her main armament is configured to provide the optimum in ASW search. detection and kill, S'l'lilN is equipped with an ANXSQS-JOCX bow-mounted sonar which is capable of multi-mode operations, the ANXSQS-SS Independent Variable Depth Sonar lIVDSl and the LAMPS manned helicopter system. included its MAD and sonobuoy capabilities. ASW armaments include the ASROC long range. rocket-fired torpedoesg above water torpedo tubes, which can fire either MK44 or MK-16 torpedosg and LAMPS dropped torpedoes. In addition. for self protection and anti-air warfare, STISIN is equipped with a 5754 dual purpose. rapid-fire gun, and the basic point defense missile sys- tem. The keel of USS STEIN was laid on ljune 1970 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. Se- attle, Washington. She was launched 19 December 1970, and was commissioned on Sjanuary 1972 at the Puget IFF- 1 0652 Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. In April 1973. STIiIN steamed south for a four week, 1-1,000 mile shakedown cruise in Central and South America. and participated in the Portland Oregon Rose Festival later that same year. STEIN departed her homeport of San Diego for her first WestPac deployment in April 1973, returning to San Diego on 1 November 1973. September 1974 marked the start of STEIN'S second WestPac deploy- ment. After nearly seven months, and over 38,000 miles later STEIN returned to San Diego on 7 April 1975. In November 1976, STEIN returned to San Diego after an extensive eleven month overhaul in Portland, Oregon. With her return, STEIN commenced a rigorous schedule of tests and local operations, preparing for her third Western Pacific deployment during the first half of 1978. STEIN set out on her third WestPac deployment on 10 january 1978 and participated in operations in the SEA of OKHOTSK, after a 9 year absence of U.S. Naval vessels from that area. After port visits to Hawaii, Republic of the Philippines, japan, Ceylon, Mauritius, Mombasa, Bandar Abbas, Karachi, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, STEIN returned to San Diego on 16 july 1978. The ship then commenced training evolutions for her upcoming deployment in the summer of 1979.