Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

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, . Ihe pas+ war buf her class 1 Ilistory of tlw ' pl . up ' B E N N Named in honor of ihe lm ' ,B ll ' ' Baih Iron worn, Bafh Meme ,I , . .CK s , I I 'WALES ,i GREFNO I ' ,ji gi' f ' I , s 'f 4- ' 1 1 s., s.,-,-- ' 4 ' l,, I I .,, V I I 1 s,- I I The Benners cruise in +he Wesfern Pacific waiers 'Iook her Io Hong Kong Shanghai Korea Formosa and several Norfh China porfs In Sepfember I947 Ihe Benner was relieved and homeward bound again affer a shori :lop in Japan In Augusl I948 Ihe Benner was designaled as a Unuf of Task Force 38 I'he Pacific Mobile Sir kung Force Task Force 38 deparied from San Diego California on I Oclober I948 and affer a brief :Icp in Pearl Harbor proceeded Io Tsmgfao There half of Ihe force was divided The half including Ihe Benner refurned Io San Diego via Japan Guam and Pearl Harbor and Ihe o+her half conhnued around Ihe world. A V On I May I949 Ihe Benner wifh Desiroyer Division I02 was frans- ferred +0 fhe Aflanfic Fleef. The cruise from San Diego Io Newporl' R . hode Island included sfops af Panama and Guanfanamo. The Ben: ner's home por'I is now Newporf, Rhode Island and her home yard is Philadelphia. ' If ' The Benner operafed under various +ask 'forces while conducf.. in Ih ' ' ' g ree reserve cruises. During Ihese cruises Ihe Benner visifed Poughkeepsie, New York, where hundreds oT eager people crowd- :f.'-1-v?':2:, ?55i1i?Qi--'T?9--P'1f???ff'4 If 4 : 1 ffhf ' M 'wr'- , , , , , . ,e -. . ,-.1..,.-.W,-f,-:en3.egg-is-VL-vggeffrirmfgfawz--'nf ': 'X-fx, NNEs s TN N r 1 I S I K ISBO l I ' 'N f ' ,I IN. SORTUQAL VALENCIA

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The day began early as hundreds of friendly aircraff fook fhe air B95'l0f' Massachuseiis- and Placed in Commission Ihefe on 'llle from our carriers fo blasf enemy communicafions, 'lransporf and in- Sdme day- ' sfallafions. Enem aircraff fook fo fh ir foo of b fhe hundreds QT . T V V i Y 6 6 - Tn Y '7' V' OnTTlI July, lusf five monfhs affer commissioning, Benner sailed as in fhe days of Okinawa, buf several kepf snooping our acfiyi- wesfward from Pearl Harbor escorfing a faslhcarrier fo ioin fhe fies. No affacks had been made by an enemy aircraff during 'lhe TV2jV'l5c Famous Third Fleef in ifs desfrucfive a'H'acks on fhe enemy's home forgnoon, They seemed confenfl- fo gnqop and run' buf abguf 1400 islands. Enroufe, fhe' carrier conducfed air sfrikes on Wake Island fhey came ouf for business. I V on JUIY la- Flf 3llY- on JUIY 26- Benner lolned Task GVOUP 383- Un' The resf of 'lhe affernoon fhe Task Force guns foughf off savage .TM der'fhe command of Rear Admiral. G. F. Bogan and operafed wifh suicide affacks, Nearby sl-,ips were hifl buf -ihe Bennefs gunfire T , ,VT irTV1giVV I, il l', rib 'T-2' T , T .T, , I, Z3 UT an rf'-' I Task Force 38 in wafers of The Japanese Empire. For fhe. greafer pari' of fhe fime, Benner played a roufine parf, screening, deliveringVmail and freighf along wifh scores of ofher desfroyers 'supporfing fhe carrier faskx force. On sfrike days, how- ever, Benner usually fook sfafion wifh several ofher desfroyers as special radarpickefs for the purpose of confrolling our own aircraff was so effecfive fhaf she survived her bapfism in baffle- and fool: her Trighfful place a a member of fhe fighfing fleef. The war was nearly af an end: all 'lhaf remained fo be done was roufine operafions +o finish fhe iob up.'Air-Sea rescue operafions, screening, and desfrucfion of driffing minesT occupied her unfil in Sepfember, i945 when she glided gracefully info Tokyo Bay and ' . ' T T ' T dro anchor fhere. . , T - ff Y-- f ' 1' gg .g . 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Back in Newporf V gur Off ' V V 1, T again,'Tall hands were kepf .busy wifh Tupkeep and fraining. Aflanfic QV, T T 6, 'fed f42 ' T T. .T T . . .. es-6 T. I Ry TT,,,.'Tl if V Flee-I' 'OperahonS. reserve cruises and desfroyelf compehhon from T T ly -L57 T T f ' .'Ocfober i950 fo March l95I. groomed fhe ship for furfher assign- , ekpe afep 2679 E . T T 'menfS. V V I T . , V , V , Vmndlfh 3 X, V Q: T Clber '7d6d ,T T. Gal T ' 'Anofher Mediferranean Cruise confmued her fasf-carrier-operafion .25 K, im' A T - S effes 1822 ' T .fraining from 6 March I95I fo I9 Ocfober l95l, when fhe ship fa T 'fha' ,holed ' V'025' ,V X.fS . TT ,A enfered Newporf once more. T V A l, fl 'ik' 0,03-, ' T' Sol T i ef' T TT 'The ,Benner parficipafed in NATO Operal'ion Mainbrace in fhe l l 0',-U of Goff .......,... 5,3 Norwegian Sea, crossing fhe Arcfic Circle on I5 Sepfember l952. T klyryy V hi R Se ' 9280 , R V ' She visifed Greenock, Scofland and Barry, Wales, before arriving in X . 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