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Cruiser Baltimore At Sea Two Years l HUMEWARD-BOUND Another of the stories now revealed with the lifting of the security curtain is that of the war exploits of the cruiser Balti- more, which fought inlmany parts of the Pacific and partici- pated in the first carrier raid against Tokyo. Successor to a line of the cruisers of the same name, the new Baltimore was commissioned April 15, 1943. A recital of the engagements in which the ship took part has been re- ceived by Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin from Capt. C. K. Fink, in comm-and of the vessel. In ,Pacific Two Years Dated in August before the end of the war with Iapan his letter was released by the security authorities several weeks ago. Captain Fink wrote, in part: I would like to take this opportunity to let the good people of Baltimore know what their namesake has been doing out here in the Pacific. Needless to mention, the U.S.S. Baltimore is strictly an instrument of war. The vast Pacific has been her home for over two years. Her participation in actual combat has been wide and varied. Bags 12 lap Planes Twelve lap planes were brought down by the cruiser's guns and several island installations were bombarded, Cap- tain Fink wrote. The vessel's active operations began with the attack on the Gilbert Islands. Then came attacks on Kwajalein and Maloelap in the Marshalls as part of the es- cort of fast carriers. In February, 1944, the Baltimore, operating with fast car- riers, participated in the attacks an Truk and Saipan. Next the ship was part of the fleet that blasted a path for the land- ings at Hollandia, New Guinea. Captain Fink continued: , The Central Pacific had now. become our habitat. We ' ' -f'-l: a'sai' helped cover the 'invasions ofthe Marianas Iwo lima. Under Admiral Halsey' strikes 1 were Formosa and Luzon. Early in ,19451foundthe In Iwo Irma Invasion Strikes were made against Camrahn Bay in do-China and Hong Kong In February the pated in the first carrier I raid against Tokyo finally led to the invasion of Iwo lima. on 'Easte , 1945, the Baltimore operating with fast carriers, way for the invasion of Okinawa. ' I ' 2 '1 This ship is only one of hundreds doingyher defeat of Iapan. Wars are not -won by taking. a stand, but by striking the enemy whenever and may be found. It isrthe new ships, the productsof. ing into the South China, Sea. ' A . Q r skill, labor, money and experience, learned the, hard that form the overwhelmin bulk of the hu e task 9 . . 9 j ,. will finally bring the enemy toshispkneesff 4' ,.'W A ' 'F - ' Ship Like Community- f , - Captain Fink described life on shipboard as a large and well-integrated cofhmunity with ya shop, shoe repair shop, clothing store,-1 ice-cream: movies and other facilities available. . A daily paper issued on the, ship is From the crew a dance band, softball, teams have been formed.,lAmong they are: . ' Lieut. Cjgj Iohn C. Ryan, 111 Barclay ham, seaman lfc, 2702 Presbury street: lfc, Govanstowe George Kruger, 2114 trician's mater, lfc 80 Webb street, and' il. man lfc, 2802 Berwick avenue.
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