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ARGOSTOLI 22-24 OCTOBER K 7E OPERATED at sea for several days and on 22 October, arrived at the port of Argostoli, Greece. Located on the island of Cephalonia and possessing one of the best pro- tected anchorages in the Mediterranean, Argos- toli had once been a beautiful resort town with a considerable historical background. However, the ravages of war had left many marks, and the many bullet holes in the walls attested to the reality of the fighting still going on not far away. As Argostoli is not exactly a huge metropolis, liberty was restricted to small percentages, aug- mented by athletic parties and hiking groups. There wasn ' t too much do to except a chance to stretch our legs, get some exercise, and drink shrubs and statues survived some beer at the clubs the Sixth Task Fleet had set up for officers and men. It was at Argostoli that we made our first acquaintance with the ever present Greek dolls, and with German occupation money and stamps. Here also we met Ouzo for the first time and found it as powerful as advertised. All in all, Argostoli was not a stellar liberty spot but the opportunity to relax ashore in the sun in the pleasant town square was good after a long period aboard ship, and those who got ashore enjoyed it. We looked forward, how- ever, to our visits to Cyprus and Athens, and on the 24th left for those ports. all kids love photographers
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MALTA AREA-October 12-20 Getting in flight time over Malta Piping the Admiral away First time side boys ever used for a helicopter departure FOR more than a week in October, the LEYTE operated around Malta. During the weekend and on several week days the LEYTE anchored off Marsaxlokk, a well-protected harbor in southeastern Malta. Heavy swells washed out liberty plans so onlv the aviators after flight skin time from nearby Halfar Air Field managed to get ashore. Malta is an irregular, oval-shaped island, seven- teen miles long and nine miles wide, about seventy miles south of Sicily. Its capital, Valetta, is the head- quarters of the British Mediterranean Fleet. What the Fly boys saw and what swells kept us from seeing— The grand harbor of Valleta ■M Another Thousandth Landing (and cake) coming up
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some preferred beer to ouzo everything was SO lovely CPO ' s could drink beer, too A i ££9 -v. n .Norfolk r ib. CRAW8Y tt i - - l- ' fc. if,
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