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,ia Cfff ffm 2340 f, , ' v t,j'Kf3ig'1V My Lt li ai 50 7,2 111454-F7 1 Spb 2, X' l . 7 . ,'i'! D 354 i , 15 , The destroyer U. S. S. john A. BOLE QDD755j was named for the Commanding Officer of the submarine U. S. S. Amberjack. She was commissioned 3 March 1945 at the Staten Island, New York shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company. p After shakedown cruising to Cuba, the BOLE'S first assignment was to excort the badly damaged aircraft carrier U, S, S, Franklin from the West Indies to New York, Soon after the BOLE was assigned to the Pacific where she played an active role in the numerous oper- ations that eventually led to the japanese surrender. She participated in the strikes on Wake, escorted carriers to Eniwetok, saw the Phillipine invasion, and fought through the kamikaze attacks at Okinawa without damage to either ship or crew. Following the surrender of japan, she took on the demilitarization of Saochu, destroying 88 suicide boats, Many routine patrols and mine sweeping tasks in the East China Sea followed before she returned to the West Coast in 1946. When Communist aggression came to Korea, the BCLE, along with other ships of Destroyer Division 71, made three trips to Korea. The BOLE participated in the invasion of lnchon, fought as a part of fast carrier groups, bombarded the Communist shoreline and patroled the Taiwan Straits. On her third Korean tour, along with the destroyer Lofberg, she was iven the job of continuing the siege of Wonsan Harbor . . . thus participating in the longest 3 . Naval siege in history. Under fire for six consecutive days, she received onlV minor shrapnel damage. When the armistice was signed, the BOLE operated with Task Force 77 in ready standby status. Now assigned to Destroyer Division 153, the BCLE is prepared to meet any emergency in the true destroyer fashion.
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. Ruler of the 180th Meridian TO ALL SAILORS wherever you may be and to all mermaids , flying dragons, spirits of the deep, devil chasers , and all other creatures of the yellow seas. GREETINGS: Know ye that on this 9th day of june l963 in latitude 270 32' at longitude 1800 OO' there appeared within my August Dwelling the USS JOHN A. BOLE CDD755J, HARKEN YE the said vessel, officers , and crew have been inspected and passed on by my August Body and Staff. And know ye: Ye that are chit signers , Squaw men, opium smokers , ice-men and all-round land- lubbers , that X If ,f X - , L, ' X 3 1 X Al -,, - .V .1 Z having beenfoundsane and Qworthy to be numbered a dweller of the far east has beenggatheredinvmy fold anfl duly initiated into the SILENT MYSTERIES OF THE FAREEAST, Be it furtherjinderstoodz That by virtue of the power invested in me 'Lido hereby commandxtall money lenders , wine sellers, cabaret owners and all myinother subjects tofshow honor and respect to all his wishes whenever he may enter my realm. ' t Disobey this command under penalty of my August Displeasure. GOLDEN DRAGON Ruler of the 180th Meridian By his servant: D. J. Mattson Lieutenant Commander U. S. Navy Executive Officer 2
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