John Bole (DD 755) - Naval Cruise Book

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It was a lovely town. 59COI1Cl largest city on the island of lt was a sad parting but all good things must come to an end. Many people came to see the ship leave. Whether they were glad or sad, I can't say but l would like to think the latter. Many colorful streamers trailed from the ship until we were well away from the pier. Hokkaido, Otaru furnished more than ample entertainment facilities

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Chief Murphy decided it was a good day for a swim so he jumped over the side. That is a nice looking bathing suit you are wearing Chief. People fished from the pier both day and night. I never saw any- one catch anything but a sardine. At first, We thought the fish were bait. They used three sizes of netsg Beginner, fisherman, and liar. ' There seemed to be an endless num ber of people. They Watched us, and We watched them.

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The ten per cent that didn't get the Word. QFFODTIH L.C. Fayard, R. D. Shipley, R. L. Crawford, R. R. Jock, S.E. Mills, LH. Kelton, QBackl A. Berry, M. M. Sonnabend, l.l-l. Evans, EJ. Beardsley, R. E. Robertson, R. H. Neil. The staff would like to congratulate Mr. Goll, who has just made Lt. Cmdr. On the cruise: - We drank 9,600 gallons of milk or 153,000 glasses - We ate 30,000 pounds of potatoes - We bought 85,000 cokes from the coke machine While it collected money for 150,000. - We ate 15,000 candy bars. - We ate more than 90,000 eggs or approximately S'p3,750. 00 Worth. - We consumed more than 15 tons of coffee Capprosimately 62 of the weight of the shipi. - There Were 53,794 packages of cigarettes sold. This is 1,075,880 smokes. - The supply officer tells me We ate 16,600 lbs. of beef but I have my doubts about this. I think it would come nearer being 50 ,000 lbs. To the hard Working Seaman who carried all of these supplies aboard, Well done. 1 49