John Bole (DD 755) - Naval Cruise Book

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The committe i n . 3- t job . 1 th - otos are certainly ones th ' Q - '-- Q 1 m ries of a happy K uise, mindin of . lthe glorious Far East ort we visited wher we spent many hours --n ., or our 5 ed . es, trying to obtain t bes barga 1- - ' our ever dwindling funds. 'll al vs s rememb y men, heavily loaded own wi 1 ar oming aboard ship and the t ing to find so e h den storage space sa from our S pmates fwho doesn't like to poke i to uf kages?D. in ly, most of us gave up e searc nd loaded our M - AGE FROM THE SKIPPER M mailmen down until - sur they fe lik Santa Claus at Christma with a those packages. The first five mont of - cruise - w o r engineers slowly gettin hinne and thinner in the steam baths we call --,Q ms . d f' e rooms. The last two mon s, w n winter hit, they gained back all their A st 'f y t. f it hadn't been for the valian effort f the air-condi- tioning repairman a . he E e tric : - who kept the blower motors ru ing, ne of our loved ones would have reco 1 us. h he coming of winter the good co ks' an akers' efforts finally became recogni : le - oun p - ship as our pants started fittin tight a in. The laundrymen and barber a v- ' s kept 3 ing so we always looked neat an starche when we went ashore to represent the it a Stat n foreign ports. The deck fo ' , gunner' - mates , and torpedome -- -. dl pai d the s X so we always glistened in- , while at - a, the boredo of sonar 'K radio al gang OOD sec patrol and the u en on the Everytime you op ' his b k, 4 ope it will give you as much p f. F- ' s m more 1 cious than gold e . ' A ,A - i somewhat by the e ger antici- pation o '- rt QThe old-timers a . UIQ!! - -comers minds wit visions of tre ndous opportunitie -- orts yet to b d.j The ne v hiefs never k w for cer- t in whether they would have a bun g- 'J' T en they put on the new hats a the more ior chiefs .i ' . goin ack and forth between hief s qua ers and or ' rs country as new officers rived and old-t an - arted these w s again committee for t book. One last thing now that you all look lean d military don t let those side women fatten you up with their home cooking Remember there isn t erial to let out in Respectf Tom Young , C Til-1 Y 1 I I . v u 9 4 t f 'i v Q A . . A A A A in all, men, it was a gn 2 ' u' - i could go on and on it mories. I hope V . U - 1 v 1 e . . , . , v I - Q , 1 o n , I , I 6 x' those I-Idng Kong suits and unif rms you bought. X4 DEPART SQ 445 FEB 1 2 1964 LIBRARY .. 42 3 O-

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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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We dedicate this book to the crew of the USS Bole Whose Work and dedi- cation have made this one of the finest ships in the fleet. It is our desire that you remember this cruise as one of the highlights of your life. Captured With- in these pages is a small porti-on of that cruise. We know that you will never for get it but We hope that you Will always remember it as a better part of your life. . .THE STAFF