Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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SPMtf Map of Gibraltar Bay Quarters for entering port OFF TO A SLOW START LIBERTY call was toned down to a whisper when the Leyte ' s men got set to hit the beach. Somebody with a sliderule figured out the liberty quota— somebody who couldn ' t count over ten. lucky guys! Practically the entire LEYTE liberty quota Being taken for a ride

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GIBRALTAR-THE MED ' S FRONT DOOR Till, southernmost point oi the Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar stands guard over the outsized lake we call tin- Mediterranean Sea. Corrupted from the name |ebel Tarig, Moorish conquerer of the eighth century, the Rock was first prize in a thousand-year-long tug-of-war between Spain, the Moors, and Great Britain. The English, who have been in possession since 1704, evidently like it there. They show no signs of moving. Great walls are abundant through the zone, proof of the feudal nature of this vital Big Boulder of Britain. While we are more apt to associate the Rock with life insurance rather than history, nothing in this world has had so much value for so long a time. An interesting spot to start an interesting cruise. Just like the insurance ad The Coral Sea eagerly awaiting us flow Li%nilT com deuces tbh. m ' flv,Tc$ FOR All HANDS UNOfcR 5 ft 2 i . W«Th odd NurnfctEHS H Tt E 3 5EC.Ti ' gn WHO v vEAtf t l £ 34 JUP p£l b. v

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J » Omar, the Rugmaker, displays his wares Marine engagement. Talking shop over some of that swell warm beer THE FIRST WAVE HOT on the heels of our first liberty came Britain ' s famed money devaluation. The locals took it all in stride, but we Americans brought up on the old-fashioned dollar-and-ccnts basis got lost in the shuffle. However, ignorance is bliss, so we hit the markets with unholy light in our eyes. We retired back to the ship, battered and bruised in the pocketbook, loaded down with assorted useless souvenirs. Southport Gate Main Street, nee Robbers Row