Eversole (DD 789) - Naval Cruise Book

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— - at Commandina Gfticzr gud j o t offu an (jia.nali.ao, g66oi 6 May 1972 Commanding Officer USS EVERSOLE DD 789 FPO San Francisco 966OI Dear Captain FARNHAM, On behalf of the officers and men of MIDWAY thank you for your kind words and the impressive USS EVERSOLE plaque. During the past three weeks it has been reassuring to know that our small boy has been eminently qualified to per- form any task she was assigned. I have been particularly gratified by the smartness of EVERSOLE ' s station taking and keeping in the performance of her vital plane-guard assignment. The rapid recovery of our downed pilot and aircraft debris when we lost the A-6 last week was indicative of the cool efficiency of your ship and crew in an emergency. It has been a pleasure serving with the men of EVERSOLE and I look forward to seeing you out here again in the near future. I ' m certain you and your fine crew are anxious to get out and try your hand on the gun line. The men of MIDWAY wish you good shooting! Sincerely HARRIS 73

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