Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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GIBRALTAR AGAIN-JANUARY 14-17 AFTER a one-day journey from Oran, the mense joy of all hands. We transferred tons of sup- LEYTE again dropped the hook under the plies to the Midway as well as forty sailors, who Rock for one last crack at Mediterranean liberty. shipped over for another Med cruise. Two days later the Midway arrived to the im- Anchored in the shade of The Rock again. One last hike around The Rock. bs •V.rnT tas fiMtt OH HAPPY DAY - IT ' S THE MIDWAY At 0S00, January 16, every eye was looking westward tor the vision of our relief coming through the haze. At last the Midway arrived and the darkness began to lift.

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STATISTICS OF THE CRUISE MaKiho THE 20ooo UkoivKx 1. -Miles Steamed 2— Takeoffs 3— Landings 19,090 2,686 2,598 4— Countries Visited 11 5— Ports Visited 14 6— Boat Landings (Port Gangway) 19,999 7— Condition Yoke Set 882 Times 8-Tuhes Blown 333 Times 9-A.P.C.s Dished Out 99,900 10-Cals Left Behind „???? We had nothing better for killing this page— So! Thanks for the memory Of October on the Biviera, Tripoli and the Sahara, Of Classes flowers, whiskey sours, And Pisas Leaning Tower, too; How interesting it was. Thanks for the memory Of the boatswain s There Will Be No Spending Christmas drinking vino. Lovely Capri and gay Paree And the cab drivers mighty fee How expensive it was. And great was the lucre we wasted And innumerous the liquor we tasted Oh well, it was swell (?) while it lasted But we did have Inn And no harm done. And thanks for the memory Ol our lour months in the Med From Gibraltar to Port Said; Of St. Peters dome, ruins of Borne, And ruins ol Athens, too; Aw Fully glad I saw vou But happier going home So thank on so much. - TSU THf 7VG WFif7?S To OFT THAT I. ft off THE 5 HIP