Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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Al Wi V259 fffz,-K ANNE mmf 2 til 351 U I '- D X Volume 2 Numberilli Ulises? saturday Anr1l26 1952 ANTIETAM LEAVES PEARL HARBOR: ENROUTE TO U.S. Qu March 19th, the Antietam left Task Force 77 for the last time to spend a little more than three Weeks at port in Yokosuka, Japan. Part of that time Was regular Rest and Recuperation Leave, the rest as uStandby Carrier. As sailing date neared, supplies and bombs were off-loaded for the Antietamis successors. Her planes Were flown to a field 111 Japan and, on April 17th, she left Japan and set her course for Hawaii. Arriving in Pearl Harbor on Thursday morning, the ship re- ceived a Marine Fighter Squadron bound for the U.S., and sev- eral civilian guests and newspaper reporters. During the two-day visit, crew members enjoyed a final liberty in Hawaii. At 1000 today, the big ship steamed past Waikiki Beach and disappeared around Diamond Head . . . homeward bound.

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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE COMES CLEARLY INTO VIEW AS CREW ASSEMBLES FOR FLIGHT DECK FORMATION ANTIETAM IS HOME NWWQBSWW A MINUTE TO GO. nearly everyone is on flight deck . . . while baggage waits on hangar deck for men in first leave party.