| VOLUME II ,.
NUMBER;23
THE ADAK SUN
4 JUNE 1962 ,
STATION AWARDED SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT
IN SAFETY BY CHIEF OF STAFF, CCM17 IN CEREMONIES HELD.HERE
Captain J. D, FULP, Jt., Chief of Staffr Commandant, Seventeenth Naval Dis
trict presented the ’Secretary of the Navy Award for Achievement in Safety,!-for
the calendar year 1961 to Captain S<i M, SHELTON, Commanding Officer o-f Naval
Station,: Adak, Alaska in brief..ceremonies held Tuesday, 2.9 May at the station.
The award from'the Secretary of the Navy reads*
"I take pleasure in awarding the "Secretary of the Navy Award for Achievement
in Safety" for the calendar year 1961 to the U. S. Naval Station, Adak, ; r
The safety record attained by the personnel under your command attests to the
prudent observance of the Navy’s safety rules and accident prevention practices.
This safety record, is' one .in’which you may well take pride, .. * ■ .
T ektend my congratulations and- sincere appreciation to you and to all. pers
onnel whose collective and individual efforts have contributed to this fine acc
omplishment in the field of accident prevention,"
• ; s/. Fred Korth
The Commandant, Seventeenth Naval District, .in a letter forwarding the Secret
-ary of,.‘the Navy award, which, was-presented,'by Captain Fulp said*
"I take pride in forwarding enclosure (,1) representing many thousands of Safe
Driven miles within your command. .
Records indicate that 94:,304 miles per accident, were-driven by personnel of
U. S. Ncaval Station, Adak, Alaska during 1961., This represents about thirty
accident'free^cross-country trips from San Francisco to New York. This record
reflects special credit on the.vehicle operators of.your command and the. out«
standing leadership under which-they drive’.
My sincerost.congratulations,to' all hands .for. a job "WELL DONE."
Js/ f. e. eakutis : * \ . .