Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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I6 JULY-From IsT ROK Corps Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer Please accepT and pass To all hands The hearTTelT appreciaTion of This corps Tor The ouTsTanding supporT given us during The recenT six-day period of inTense TighTing. WiThouT your efTecTive round The clock Ti-re supporT The reTaking of losT posiTions would have been impossible. The prompTness and accuracy of Tire reTlecTs The Type men in your Task elemenT. Lee sends . . . 25 JULY-From l0Th ROK Corps Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer This aTTernoon's Tiring is The besT example of naval gunfire ThaT I have ever wiTnessed. IT has been ag pleasure To work Tor you and I hope To work Tor you again in TheTuTure. 8 SEPTEMBER-From Commander, Task Force 77 . You have earned a well deserved respiTe back home. BremerTon's unexcelled performance has made iT a pleasure To have had you wiTh us and a regreT To lose you. Goodbye and good luck. 8 SEPTEMBER-From Commander, Sevenfh FleeT Upon compleTion of a successful Tour oT TighTing in The Korean TheaTer I desire To wish The 'BremerTon smooTh sailing To home waTers. You have made a valuable conTribuTion- To The war efTorT. Well done. Vice Admiral Clark. - I3 SEPTEMBER-From Chief of STafF, Commander, SevenTh FIeeT The medal I received This morning was recogniTion of The unswerv- ing loyalTy and devoTion To duTy of all hands in The BremerTon and as such belongs acTually To all of you. No greaTer saTisTacTion can come To me. Good luck and smooTh sailing..CapTain Ward.

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' ,' ' A AA 1 , is OPERATICN WELFARE nf 'sz 4 , 1 fha ' M T f 'S s ' LiTTle KaThleen Hills of BremerTon, WashingTon, is one of Two children selecTed by The RecreaTion Commihee To receive help in her fighT back To gormal life Through The USS BREMERTON'S OperaTion Welfare un . KaThy, age Two and a half, was paralyzed from The waisT down in an auTomobile accidenT lasT year. She will never be able To walk wiThouT The aid of special braces and Training in how To use Them. Your con- TribuTions will be used To help buy The braces and pay for her Training. Ten year old Jimmy Weers of BremerTon, WashingTon, is anoTher youngsTer slaTed To receive help Through The USS BREMERTON'S OperaTion WelTare fund, as decided by The EnlisTed RecreaTion CommiTTee. Jimmy received Third degree burns lasT May. Now, Two, possibly Three years of skin grafTing and hospiTalizaTion will be required To repair The scars and provide him wiTh a new righT ear. Your conTribu- Tions will be used To help pay The expenses incurred in his fighT back To a normal life. Jimmy and his moTher will be on board for fanTail ceremonies abouT I400, 29 SepTember. T ln spiTe oT iTs schedule, The Tull and exacTing one oT war, The BREMERTQN Tound Time To be ol: service, noT in The large and dramaTic sense ThaT wenT wiTh iTs Korean duTy, buT in a small and yeT perhaps iusT as imporTanT way. Through a commiTTee oT enlisTed men wiTh The help oT The chaplain and oTher oTlicers, The ship raised 59,500 in a campaign called OperaTion WelTare Tor The purpose oT helping Two children in Their TighT Tor reTurn To normal, healThy liTe. KaThleen l-lills oT l3remerTon, WashingTon, age Two and a halT years, was paralyzed Trom The waisT down in an auTo- mobile accidenT. Ten year old 'Jimmy Weers, also oT BremerTon, received Third degree burns lasT May which caused The loss oT his righT ear. BoTh These children are being helped by The BREMERTON'S money. IT is a good Thing ThaT men oT our counTry can Turn Trom The business oT war wiTh all iTs bigness, iTs millions oT dollars and millions oT men, and Think a momenT oT a liTTle boy and girl.

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