U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
Message from COMDESDIV 162

FM COMDESDIV 162
TO USS ALLEN M. SUMNER
BT
UNCLAS
1. YOUR PERFORMANCE AS A FIGHTING FLAGSHIP FOR ME DURING THE PAST
THREE MONTHS HAS BEEN SUPERB.
WELL DONE AND BEST WISHES FOR A SMOOTH AND QUICK TRIP HOME.

(note: This message is from Captain William B. Althoff whose pennant was aboard SUMNER from Early April 1967 until July and included two tours of Operation Sea Dragon and a period on Yankee Station.)