Seeking records of USS Truxtun (DLGN-35)

Dear Mr. Perales,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941 - 1983 in the Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24) that include the deck logs of the USS Truxtun (DLGN-35) from 1970 through 1973.  For access to and/or copies of these records please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

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Hi USS Truxtun DLG(N) 35 enter Da Nang harbor on Oct 25, 1969 for a briefing