Truett (FF 1095) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER USS TRUETT IFF 10953 FPO NEW YORK 09501 To the Officers and Men of U.S.S. TRUETT: This handsome book is an appropriate momento of a unique experience. Long after I have left I TRUETT I shall take pleasure and satisfaction in thumbing through it and remembering the hard work, the good times, and the valuable friendship that were a part of our time with STANAVFORLANT. I will remember, too, as I look at the photographs of the men who served under my command, your unflagging enthusiasm and pride in ship, Navy and country which sustained us through a long separ- ation from home and a heavy operating schedule. I hope that you will have time to sit down with your friends and families in the future, show them this book, and perhaps share with them some of the excitement a sailor enjoys when serving in a good ship with a first rate crew. I know that I shall, and that I will take enormous atisfaction in boasting that I was a part of T TT. ' . T HOCK CDR USN

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,511 ffm, l CQIIGMMANDING CDR HOCK, a graduate of St. John's University, was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Candidate Program in August 1959. He reported to USS STEINAKER CDDR-8635 as First Lieutenant and fleeted up to the gunnery officer before being transferred to the NROTC unit at the University of Rochester. At Rochester, he earned an M.A. in History and augmented into the regular navy. In September 1964, LT HOCK reported to the Pre-Commissioning detail of USS BRADLEY CDE-10411 as Weapons Officer and held that billet through commissioning and shakedown training. He took command of the Naval Reserve Training Ship USS HARRIS CDE-4471 in 1966 and served as Officer-in-Charge until 1968. Upon relief, CDR HOCK was ordered to American University for Doctoral Studies. The Viet-Nam War intervened, however, and prior to obtaining his degree, CDR HOCK was ordered in country as Commander River Patrol Squadron 51 and Commander Operation Searchturn CCTG 168.31 Upon return from Viet Nam, CDR HOCK was Executive Officer of USS MANLEY QDD-9401 prior to being ordered to the Intelligence Division of CINCLANTFLT Staff in April 1972. CDR HOCK's decorations include the Bronze Star with Combat V , the Jgim Services Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. CDR HOCK resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, the former Marilyn Achtziger of New York, and their three daughters Marie, Beth Ann, and Liesl. OFFICER JOSEPH T. HOCK COMMANDER UNITED STATES NAVY

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l LCDR J. Malcolm Schantz graduated from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1963. He served as a Division Officer in the Operations and Gunnery Departments of USS CONWAY QDD--5073, prior to attending the Department Heads' course at the Naval Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island. On completion of the course of instruction, he reported to USS HAROLD J. ELLISON CDD-864D as Chief Engineer, and served in that capacity during a deployment to Southeast Asia and round-the-world cruise. On detachment, he reported to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam as Officer in Charge of YMRB-18, a mobile support base for river and coastal patrol craft in the Mekong Delta. Following that tour, he was ordered to the Staff of Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe, in Naples, Italy. He then returned to sea as Operations Officer in USS PLYMOUTH ROCK CLSD-291. Prior to reporting to TRUETT in February 1976, he served as Aide, Flag Secretary and Executive Assistant to Commander, Naval Forces Caribbean. LCDR SCHANTZ's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with VH, the Navy Commendation Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon, plus Campaign Medals for the Vietnam Conflict. EXECUTIVE OFFICER J. MALCOLM SCHANTZ LT COMMANDER UNITED STATES NAVY f