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Page 12 text:
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A princess smiles invitingly within her house of flowers. Fair dame, what treacherous bee has stung thy frame? (Shakespeare) A spangle of colors - floral orange, red, and green adorns a Nicoise parade beside the sea. A lovely, fur-draped belle.
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CAPT William Heald Groverman Commanding Officer The ultimate responsibility of the USS Des Moines lies upon this one man--her Commanding Officer. In his hands lies the destiny and well being of every man aboard his ship. Captain Groverman has been groomed for his assignment as Skipper of the USS Des Moines by a distinguished career that goes back to his graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1932. His first assignment was to the USS Saratoga, soon to be followed by the USS Mississippi, a showpiece of tlie pre-war Navy. In 1934 he was assigned to a small combatant, the USS Yarnall. Prior to Peari Harbor he was assigned to the USS Charleston and the USS Wicks. After Pearl Harbor, Captain Groverman became Executive Officer of the destroy- er Radford, In the battle of Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands, the Radford was active in the destruction of a Japanese cruiser and destroyers. The Radford also rescued survivors of the cruiser Helena, for which Captain Groverman received the Silver Star and the Presidential Unit Citation. In 1943 he assumed his first command, the USS Phillip, at Guadalcanal. During this command he received his second Silver Star in the action Vella LaVella. After serving on the Staff, Commander Destroyers, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, for which he received a Bronze Star, Captain Groverman was made Commanding Of- ficer of the USS DeHaven. He was awarded his second Bronze Star when he led an attack on Japanese shipping in Sagaimi Wan, Japan. After World War H he served as Head of the Undersea Warfare Branch of the Office of Naval Research. During the Korean conflict ' he assumed command of Destroyer Division 122, during which he received his third Bronze Star. In 1952 he became Operational Readliness Officer on the Staff of the Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. Prior to taking command of the USS Des Moines, Captain Groverman served as Commanding officer of the USS Mississinewa.
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What lovely, gentle hills and dales the rustic traveler spies... (Beades ' Motoring Guide to Europe) Gray rock, bikinis, and the white curd of the sea - a Nice beach.
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