Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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, CCT TEXT R6 9521-FWZ DURING YOUR 6 MONTHS TOUR WITH THE SIXTHFLT YOU HAVE SHOWN WILLINGNESS AND A CAN DO ATTITUDE WHICH HAS MADE THE TARAWA AN OUTSTANDING UNITAOF THE FLEET X YOUR OPERATIONS HAVE IMPROVED SUEADILYSO THAT A TODAY THE TARAWA AND CVG-8 ARE AT THE PEAK OFA ' ' OPERATIONAL READINESS X DESPITE A CONSIDERABLY LENGTHENED MED TOUR WHICH CAUSED LONE SEPARATION I A FROM HOME CMA FAMILEIS AND FRIENDS YOUR PERFORMANCE A NEVER FALTERED X NOW YOU ARE HOMEWARD BOUND I EXTEND A ' A MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS FOR A DIFFICULT JOB WELL W1 UI NG in USS TA RA W XT Y OF THE THORCUGH DTC: Hosp RECEPTION ARRANGEMENT U'-23252 fJb ITAL TOD S A REFLEC1EfTg OF MAJCREAAY WAS A FITAQDI EXCELIEM- REDIT ON Twig? DONEA? RETURN IQAJIQVDUCT If 1 DONE X' HAPPY LANDINGS X VADM CASSADY ,Ron j ' ' I S I IIIRAM6 NAVAL DISPATCH h 3ND-SHIPS-39 USS TARAWA Cv.4o Amon , WH HEADING f In Q USSTARAWA nj W Q21Q ING ' U A A -A A QCNE ..BT.-- TEXT A A DTG! 21O256ZfI-UTY . im -X! T U' A L . A BANDS -S'1:Pi19 ,.-- ,wo V-SU' 1-HE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS EXPRESSES TO THE W I -R LAST OPE fo A CAPTAINS OFFICERS AND CBEWS or THE TARAWA THE YOU . R- I 311 HAMSLETCN THE GHERARDI AND CVC-S HIS PERSONAL A- if A 1.X,'4I I S4 APPRECIATION OF THEIR FINE DEMONSTRATION on' LCYALTY 1 ESA GQMCAHD ' A W, I' READINESS AND ABILITY TO MEET EMERGENCY CCNDITICNS -,ef A M A ,ff IN MAINTAINING HIGH EFFICIENCY DURING THEIR ExTENTIoN Amos U55 'TP-Bfl ,r 4' -A ox-' THEIR NORMAL ToUR or DUTY ON FOREIGN STATION MADE A f , NECESSARY BY THEY DELAY IN THE ARRIVAL or THEIR RELIEPS gf A P IN THE MEDITERRANEAN x THEY HAVE MADE A DISTINCT 6 I CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONCEPT OF PLEXISILITY OF SEA BTG, 2314152 PowER x HE HCPES THAT THE DISRUPTION OF PERSONAL XT PLANS SUEEEHED BY MANY WILL BE CCMPENSATED PCR BY A ONTROL 09- 117 SENSE OF DUTY WELL DONE x WM FECHTELER Wm, DONE TO You TORYOUR C AVAL DISPATCH xr-sx-urs-aw USS TARAWA CV-40 FROML- I I J P 7 ,., , sumo EADING 7 wU!JONES!g8d2Z XXX 'vnsuu' MAIL Q I Ac'rxoN CNC WT 1 . HEADIW-' A XT DTG: S z MAR 2 W5 X BTG: M21 427, MSG ADM DCYLE Y DCYLE DUERPELDT TEAM SCORES AGAIN x E-EXT 3 TO Toua CTEICIESS TARAWA GRACIOUS HCST TO 2595 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS X PERFECT COOPERATION HAS GIVEN GENOAS CIVIC BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL LEADERS A THCRCUCHLY ENJCYARIE LUNCHECN AND VISIT Y GRATEPUL YCUR SUCGESTICN AND ,HOSPITALITY OF CAPTAIN DUERFELDT AND HIS IMPRESSIVE ORGANIZATION AND SHIP X GROUP LEAVINI- TARAWA RELUCTANTLY BUT FULL OF GOOD FOOD GOOD SPIRITS AND Coon WILL I REPEATED THANKS AND BEST REGARDS X WALTER PHILLIPS A TULATICN RECORD X EP-RTI GONGRA DING SAFETY ESS EXTEND MY H OUTSTAN D SUCG AND CMI-R1 QQZTTHWTLERES FCR YCUR CONTINUE SIN A NAVAL DISPATCH A 3Nl1-SHIPS-30 USS TARAWA Cv.40 HEADING ' TEXT -. A H USS TARAWA CW UR I WISH TO EXPRESS TO ALL HANDS MY ADMIRATION FOR DISPATC W THE EFFICIENCY AND PRECISION WITH WHICH GRAND SLAM OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED Y THE CONCEPT AND XL 5 H75-39 A 'I Y LN G , fp,PR1L I ' z G3 1915951 DS - DT L I-ULN - RESS T0 AL THEIR T DUERFELD-T N 1LT1g?g31??fTRoN IDAZEYETQOTSRMCNTHRS FCRYQQJQ NINE SHIP? R512 CE DUMNG AND Qooo LUCK IN STANDING,PE'i5AT TEAM N GOOD HAVE P- G ,ET Dogg SENDS.-- ' PRCGHAMS REFLECT CREDIT ON THE PLANNERS AND THE MANNER OF EXECUTION DEMCNSTRATED EXCELLENT PROGRESS IN INTER ALLIED NAVAL OPERATION Y THE FINE AND FRIENDLY SPIRIT OF COOPERATION WHICH HAS PREVAILED HAS MADE GRAND SLAM gA15g1?giLWYiaLETi?:2g:Cf'ENEJi3NCE AS WELL AS A MOST' VALUABIE T WELL DONE L EXERCISE x AN IMPORTANT TASK RADIO Ivnsuu. EXERCISE DIRECTOR GRAND SLAM 'Xxx I - DIT 5

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