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■ DEDICATION p M I i To those who ha e manned this ship before us . . . To our shipmates who helped us with our work and made the long days aw ay from home more pleasant for us . . . To our families, wives, and sweethearts who were always in our hearts . . . To all these and to the crew who will serve in this fine ship in the future, we proudly dedicate this book, the story of our cruise.
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1957 WESTPAC CRUISE USS BRAINE DD-630 SHIP ' S HISTORY Advisor, Ens. Tuttle Chiei Photographer, Price Business Mgr., Bowers 1 .7 . r IRRO-GRAPHIC produced by THE JACK DAVIDSON PUBUSHING CO. Box 989 SonDiago 12, Calif. The keel for the U.S.S. BRAINE (DD-630) was laid on October 25, 1942, at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, and she was formally launched on March 7, 1943. The ship was named in honor of a Civil War Hero, Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine, and was christ- ened by the wife of his grandson, Mrs. D. L. Braine of Brooklyn, New York. She was put into commission in Boston on May 11, 1943. The BRAINE first saw combat action in the carrier raid against Wake Island on October 5 and 6, 1943. In November 1943 she participated in the initial land- ing operation at Bouganville and was the object of a direct attack by enemy torpedo planes, at one time
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