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Upon graduating and receiving his wings in October 1948 ENS Brown became the iirst Negro Naval 'Aviator to be so designated. 1 ' i , ' ENS Brown was commissioned shortly after being ordered' to dutylwith Fighter Squadron 'Thirty-two aboard the USS LEYTE. On Oct. 13, 1950 he became the first. Negro Naval pilot to Hy a combat mission against an enemy of the United States when he flew his Corsair fighter in a strike on.enemy supply lanes from Wonsan to Chongjin on the east coast of Korea. . f . . l - , ENS Brown was killed in action, while rendering close support to U.-ESQ Marines 'trapped in the .Chosin reservoir, on Dec. 4, 1950 when his plane was shot down by enemy'Hreg A shipmate, LTJG Thomas J. Hudner, who later received the Medal of Honor, crash landed his plane alongside ENS Brown's and tried to rescue him but his attempts proved futile, and ENS Brown died - the first Negro Naval Aviatorto give his life for his country. A 1 - s . ENS Brown-is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Brown, of Hattiesburg, Miss., and a daughter, Pamela, LTJG THOMAS J. HUDNER WILLIAM G. WAGNER , ENSIGN, U.S. NAVY ENS. Wagner, a photo pilot of Composite Squadron Sixty-two, was shot down near Sinuiju while taking photographs of damaged bridges in the area. He was rescued by a helicopter but the helicopter was forced down in enemy territory before it could reach Pyong- yang, then in UN hands. ENS. Wagneris body was later found and identified. He has been officially listed as killed in action. ENS. Wagner's home is listed as South Bend, Ind. l ' 3 A y . ROLAND R BATSON JR LIEUTENANT fjunlor grade, U S NAVY LTJG Batson a member of Attack Bombing Squad ron Thirty five was forced down in enemy territory 1n the north central part of Korea He was not in Jured by the crash and efforts were being made to rescue him the following day however he could not be located and no further word has been received from him LTJG Batson has officially been listed as missing ln action His home 1S listed as Summit N J i RALPH M. BAGWELL LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, U.S. NAVY ' LCDR. Bagwell entered the Naval Service in March 1940, and served with distinction in the Atlantic and Pacific areas in World War Two. For his achievements as landing signal officer aboard the aircraft carrier, USS SAN JACINTO, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. LCDR. Bagwell came aboard the USS LEYTE as Commanding Officer of Attack Bombing Squadron Thirty-five and in the Korean Theater had led 28 highly successful missions over Korea, inflicting heavy damage to the enemy. . On his 29th mission LCDR. Bagwell, who was flying just off the deck , crashed into a high line wire and his plane fell into a mud bank of the Chongchon-Gang River south of Huichon. He was uninjured from the crash and a rescue helicopter was on its way to pick him up when a band of Chinese Communist troops captured him and took him off in a southerly direction. He has been officially listed as missing in action. LCDR. Bagwell is married to the former Miss Georgia Harper of Jacksonville, Fla., who with their two children, is presently making her home in East Greenwich, R. I. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bagwell, of Route ill, Piedmont, S. C. CDR W. M. RYON, U.s.N., Executive Officer, on the bridge during refueling. THE PGWERS THAT BE .... RADM E. C. EWEN, U.s.N., Commander, Task Force 77, is welcomed aboard by CAPT. T. U. SISSON, U.S.N., our Commanding Officer. HISTORY OF THE USS LEYTE THE aircraft carrier USS LEYTE was named after tl1e Battle of Leyte Gulf. The 27,000- ton ESSEX class carrier was launched at New- port News on 23 August 1945. Commissioned on 11 April 1946, the LEYTE was scheduled for a shakedown cruise in tl1e Guantanamo Bay area during the following month. However, a person- nel shortage aboard the huge carrier necessitated a postponement of tl1e shakedown cruise until September of 1946. Arriving at Guantanamo Bay 20 September, the carrier started a shake- down cruise which took her through tl1e Panama Canal to arrive at Balboa 20 October. A ' The LEYTE then traveled to Valparaiso, Chile, arriving there on 1 November. Theishakedown cruise took on all the aspects of a goodwill cruise as the ship stopped at Callao, Peru, during 9-13 November 1946. Transiting the Panama Canal again on 189 November, tl1e LEYTE exercised in the shakedown area of Guantanamo until 9 December. 1 Upon returning to the United States again, the carrier made several trips to Yorktown during her stay in Norfolk 27 January 1947. Touching briefly at Newport, and Quonset Point, Rhode Island, the LEYTE departed for maneuvers with Task Force 28 off the Virginia Capes on -3 Feb- ruary. Liberty at Trinidad stepped up the morale of the crew from 28 February until 7 March, when the ship departed to rendezvous with Task Force 24. I, I On 19 March, the LEYTE moored at Quonset Point, where she made preparations to' depart on a training cruise to the Mediterranean sea. Dur- ing her stay in the Mediterranean area the carrier' I visited Suda Bay, Crete, for a week- starting 16 April. She subsequently visited such Medi- terranean ports as Athens, Istanbul, Alexandria, Naples and Gibraltar. Setting her course across the Atlantic' again, the LEYTE tied up at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, -on 9 ,Iune 1947. .From 7 to 25 .Iuly, the' carrier was designated for a three-weeks-afloat training program for NROTC students. Upon returning to Quonset the LEYTE spent one month making preparations for another trip to the Mediter- ranean. U On the second Mediterranean cruise the LEYTE stopped ' at Gibraltar, Algiers, Golfe .Iuan, France, Izmir, Turkey, Suda Bay, Crete, Naples and' Taranto, Italy, Athens, Greece, and Gibraltar then home on November 19th. The LEYTE took to sea again in February for fleet maneuvers in tl1e Caribbean, visiting Trini- dad and Panama. Upon returning in April 1948 the LEYTE spent four months in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The ship departed on August 28th and stayed until October 12th in the 'Guantanamo area. The LEYTE spent November in the frigid Davis Straits area testing cold weather flying. In January 1949, the LEYTE, with 700 reserves, went to Guantanamo for a brief reserve cruise. Most of .February and March were spent in Fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean with visits to Trinidad and Guantanamo Bay. After a short visit to New York the LEYTE returned to Quonset. In May, the LEYTE spent a week at Annapolis, showing the Centennial visitors what a carrier looks like. In ,Iune the LEYTE made two two week cruises, training Reserves and Midshipmen from Annapolis. On each cruise, brief stops were made in Norfolk and New York or Bayonne. August was spent in painting ship and taking on supplies for the third Mediterranean cruise. In early September the LEYTE took departure from Narragansett Bay and was on the way to the Mediterranean again. After visiting Gib- raltar, the Riviera, Malta, Argostoli, Greece, Famagusta, Cyprus, Athens, Tripoli, Messina, Leghorn, Palermo, Augusta, Naples, and Mers- el-Kebir, she returned to the United States in late .Ianuary 1950. g 1 a Q During February and March of 1950 the LEYTE took part in Operation Portrex-the exercises off Porto Rico, then returned to Norfolk for an accelerated three week overhaul. Following this periodlin Norfolk, the big carrier returned to Quonset Point fora brief stay. During this time Air Group Three I was embarked and carrier qualified on a five day cruise. On May 2 the LEYTE set sail again for the Mediterranean, stopping briefly at Norfolk. On the ship's fourth Mediterranean cruise, she called 'at the following ports: Lisbon, Augusta, Naples, Leghorn, the Riviera, Athens, Izmir, and Beirut. I 'I r While in Beirut, tl1e men of tl1e LEYTE were enjoying one -of tl1e finest liberty ports in tl1e Mediterranean when, suddenly, tl1e visit 'was cut short. The LEYTE received the fateful mes- sage which ordered her to return to Norfolk at high speed to prepare for an emergency tour' of duty with the United Nations Forces in Korea. X, 1 BEIRUT TO KOREA THE Hbig push came upon us suddenly and unexpectedly-one night ashore on liberty, the next morning underway. That night the flag moved off and the next morning, after we were underway, we received word that we were re- turning to the U. S. You can always depend upon one thing in the Navy, and that is that it is un- certain. It makes for an interesting, if somewhat haphazard, life. In Norfolk, Virginia after a steady 24 knot run across the Mediterranean and North Atlantic the ship received an accelerated shipyard overhaul of 10 days duration. And this was our jumping-off point for Panama. Special Canal Detail. A tight squeeze. 5 at SAN DIEGO In the gloaming. AFTER squeezing through the Canal we had a quiet, uneventful trip to San Diego, a city in the land of California where there is no rain. Although we were only here for two days -during which time there was much work to be done-most of us managed to get ashore once and explore San 'Diego or Old Mexico to the south. ln a well known American novel, of recent vintage, it was stated that aeventually all good things come to the lobby of the,U.S. Grant Hotelf It would have appeared upon glancing intosaid lobby-and lounges-on the nights that we were in town that we had a few readers aboard. Then there were the non-readers, the low brows, whose activities had a dehnite Latin flair. There is a bar in Tiajuana which is reputed to be the longest bar in the world, or possibly just in Mexico, or perhaps in Tia- juana. Anyway it is so long that the proprietor has stated that he will give the bar to anyone who can start at one end and drink one drinkvfor each bartender behind the bar. This magnificent bar did not change hands while we were there, but there were some valiant efforts. This might give you the impression that we didn't do any work in allege, but such is not the case. We worked continually until we left, loading the rest .of our Air Group, supplies and fuel oil for the long trek westward. And of all tl1e departments onthe ship the one that had the most to do with getting us there was the Engineering Department. V The Executive Officer, CDR. W. M. Ryon Saturday Inspection t EXECUTIVE DEP RTME T GUR daily lives are continually regulated by this small but busy department. The Exec- utive Department should really be called the Administration Department since it handles countless matters pertaining to administration: Officers and enlisted personnel records, ship's orders or memoranda, berthing, printing, legal matters, enforcing the ship's discipline, educa- tion, morale, training, library service, religious services, Public Information, and let us not for- get our daily gouge-The Plan of the Day. Lt. Wriglit assists the Executive Oflicer with numerous administrative details, While Ensign Schrier supervises training. Chaplains Frame and Szczesny look after the spiritual welfare of the crew. Warrant Officers Jones and Gifford keep the yeomen in the Captain's and Executive OfHcer's offices hopping. For such a small de- partment they certainly have enough work to do-Ask anyone in it! 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'-,.,-:ECQ-1?'6 .-,5,,q,'A:2E42E21':7:'-5:f?g15fI3: .... ,,.,. . . .. alaizi-251111212:22Ee:2:a:2:::2:1aE5..., ' - N 7 . - -' . -Q Uniform violators felt the long arm of the law MAA FORCE HE Master At Arms force under Chief Dro- bek enforces the ship's regulations and, with the watch, carries out the daily routine. Count- less evolutions are supervised by the M.A.A.'s- the observance of reveille and taps, the orderly procession of mess and pay lines, the execution of assigned punishments, and rigging for movies or church services. - I M.A.A.s posted at the gangway insured that LEYTE liberty parties created a favorable im- pression on tl1e Japanese, and that no' Saki bottles or stray dogs werelsmuggled aboard. X DIVISION ' .:..., .4. f ,, .,-gm., ,.-.,,. 1, ...-, -...-wgg.v....-.ai L-A-v2..-.,:-.:g- - J ..- L.fg.,..-,..zg,1,.., m.4- ,,.c-J-J-.....,--g---A CHAPLAINS WHILE the Leyte was preparing for departure to her new assignment in the Pacific, she received two new chaplains aboard. They were LCDR. C. A. Frame, USN, Senior, and Lt. C. A. Szczesny, USN, Junior Chaplain. Prior to this time there had been only one Chaplain. Immediately, Catholic and Protestant programs were set up aboard. When the War zone was reached, conducting religious functions became a problem due to heavy operational load. Many Sundays there were six Divine Services held for the pilots and men between sorties. Prayers were said for the sick and injured, and special classes of instruction, Devotions, and Bible classes were held on week days. Most men became more in- terested in their faith through the services ren- dered by the Chaplains. Many were helped to solve their problems by their ministrations. There was considerable correspondence with families inquiring aboutgthe welfare of service- men. The Chaplains did other things for the crew. They represented the men on the Recreation Councils, they published a ship's paper, handled the Red Feather Campaign and the March of Dimes. The Library received several thousand copies of new books. Hundreds of games were distributed. Contests and tournaments were fea- tured. Orders for Christmas flowers were taken, to be telegraphed throughout the United States and Canada. There were five shows given aboard ship and five dances held on the beach in foreign waters. These and other accomplishments left nothing to be desired of the Chaplains. Chaplain Frame giving Holy Communion Chaplain Szczesny giving Holy Communion fzsmf mga any ywyfff' L1 E 1 H. it i K, l Z 1 Y ATHLETICS were greatly limited during our Korean cruise due to the rigorous schedule, lack of space and frigid weather. However, volley-l ball and basketball competion was held when the schedule, weather and e airplane spotting permitted. VF -32 pilots emerged volleyball champions after a slambang spikefest over B Division. B Division consoled them- selves by defeating V-1 to win the basketball tournament. In Sasebo our hoopsters dropped a very close game to the VALLEY FORGE. Volleyball tournament won by 32 pilots Leyte and Valley in a real battled I Basketball games on the way home Leyte men gave generously td charity drives V Home of The 32's News-Best in the fleet Paper Staff meets in the library I K r OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Commander Day-our genial and efficent boss Should rain tomorrow at eight OI DIVISION I THE OI division plays a vital role in flight operations and all operations of the ship. Under the supervision of ,Commander Day, the Operations Officer, C.l.C. sends a steady flow of information to the bridge, flag plot and air defense. OI provides the radar men and lookouts, who give the OOD the hot scoop on raid Baker as well as keeping a sharp search topside for mines and MIG 15s. Next we have aerologists or weathermen who predict Whether strike three will be able to blast the Sinuiju bridges. Long before Fox is dipped LT. Sanborn has decided if some Siberian warm front will prevent flying. Once the planes are airborne LCDR. Skinner and LT. Bell in air plot send them on their assigned missions. LCDR. Lumpee, LTs. Goodwin, Cullotta and Rolle-ri in C.I.C. then take over and vector out our combat air patrol to intercept any possible raid. Once the planes return Ensign Chapman s photo gang develops yards of film to see what bridges are still standing or if some pilot really toasted a camel with his Napalm bomb. Besides developing gun camera film, the photo lab also turned out those gruesome OLD. photos and most of the photos in this book. Finally we have the Intelligence Section under LT. Elefter. This team keeps track of bomb lines and any other data that our pilots require. They brief the pilots prior to take off and analyze our strike results after interrogating returning pilots. Looks like hail in North Korea Geronimo five-orbit base-Over OI DIVISION GROUP I I Lks ondhzff OI DIVISION GROUP 2 l 1i g ,, p i C CM M U N ICA TI CNS ... , OMMUNICATIONS is often called the Mlife bloodv' of naval operations. t V l q L y f It is certainly true that the swift and reliable transmission and receipt of messages is essential to the success of any naval mission, for communi- ss,tl cations in one stroke can make or break an organization. ' i, i Vrgyyst -svs Wlith the above in mind the Leyteis comm. outfit-Radio Gang and Signal Gang alike-teamed up to meet the gargantuan demands of an aircraft carrier sti,. -,s. tiling ',ers rfi st' P atasi at war. With Lieutenant Commander Carl Baker as 1tS guldmg SP11'1t, the Leyte's communications organization absorbed the hitherto unheard of traflic load -brought on 'e by' operations in the Koreans theater. 'Dispatches flew thick and fast. Much of the daily traffic that found its way from Radio Central or the Signal Bridge, to Main Comm. and thence to the Messenger's Board was routine run-of-the-mill operation dope-the kind of information that any carrier conducting constant flight operations might need. But a good per- centage of it was something special. Communications proved to be the key to first-rate, up-to-the- minute intelligence, and the long hours of labor by the communicators culminated in a series of complicated maps and charts that kept the pilots briefed on the latest situation at the battle- fronts. Always alert, always ready, the Leyte's comm. team could-and did-meet any emergency. An example of this sort of teamwork occurred when Air Plot reported a downed pilot, within two minutes a mes- sage had been transmitted to half-a-dozen rescue activities, and almost immediately a rescue heli- copter was on the way to the scene of the crash. Finally, one phase of communications not to be overlooked was the wonderfully morale-building labor of the men in the Post Office. Their work-consisting quite often of distributing 150 bags of mail within a few hours to waiting thousands-may not at once be apparent as being fundamental to the success of our operations, but it was just that, as every Leyte man knows. That large batch of letters every 3 or 4 days was a real comfort during those long and seemingly endless 52 days at sea. O-R DIVISION THIS division is otherwise known as the Radio Gang. While the manning of numerous radio circuits is its primary function, O-R also provides men to handle the sl1ip7s huge transmitters as well as personnel to perform write-up and messenger jobs in the Comm. office, yeomen to assist the Registered Publications Oflicer, and postmen to keep tl1e thousands of odd letters coming and going. Versatility is the mark of O-R. W Notice the angle of the pencil. A couple of song and dance men. Looks like an incubator Getting some hot news. Cllecki The Moneyman' ng Joe jlyillefs j0A36 book. Whereis that post card? Three round wheels. O-S DIVISION a THE uEyes-of-tIg1e-Ship? is one Way to. refer to this singularly important outfit. The Signal Gang doesn't furnish the lookouts but does maintain a vigilant 24-'hour watch all round the.360 def gree horizon. The Signal Bridge works in closeleontact with' the Pilot House, keeping the latter informed about the identity of ships, their location and otherpertinent'tactical facts. The Signal Gang, among other things, mans 'the Flag Bag, the Blinker lights, and the Speed signalsg I ' I ?X a 47 I I ' xl, I sf' - -. lyk I I V 5, X V I . I I X I A I XXX' A 'aj L lx I I . I ll .XX , , IV I I ff X I I . ' N vt ' ' - I I A JJ 'I X In 5 1- I sf we X:gIjg.f . if-I . ,-f x7?Ji'--T 4 Almost like smoke signals. Trying to get some girl's attention Robert Taylor's brother gets a lot of attention. Humphrey Bogart and friend using the flag bag. NAVIG TICJN DEP RTME T SING stars for sign posts, the gators of the Navigation department guided the ship thru the tens of thousands of miles the LEYTE covered in her record-smashing sprints over the globe. i Charged with the safe passage of the ship thru the many strange waters he has seen, the Quarter- masters' duties and skills cover a large span. Anyasteering other than routine cruising calls for an experienced QM, and the Quartermaster of the Watch is the good 'starboard armi of the OOD both in port and at sea.. Honors fa CV has manyj are N,division's -responsibility, and the accurate winding andsetting of over a hundred ship's clocks fall into their lot too. p These jobs are subordinate, however, to the primary task of navigating, an exacting, tedious achieve- ment. Led by Cmdr. Henry T. Haselton, the N department ran up an accident-free mark, despite quick transitions from one area to another. s ' , Originally attached to Operations Dept. where it Was known asO-N Division, a recent change con- verted it into a full fledged department. So, in the future, as in the past, we'll get you there, safe, sound- and likelthe LEYTE itself, ready for anything! y ' Feiiififlf23232312211:51152252515522532ii'iiiieiiiisizif?E3335: ?2?241i323f?gS'E1 ' V122':5E5i:'f . ,. i.i:fe'1lrii1?5'f252l i fiiiifl , ' a ss. , y 2. J:-. ':1 :rl P1:'.: 3'--'IH .5:':I:: f . 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Lua-...H , 1 W' -. w,:,,,x.-. -f- T he smiling Irishman D , ennis O'Ste takes a siuhf U wb flarnlon y they make up in volume., Q 4 5 E The N avigat or and Chief PH'-'J ' ,-- , ., 1-ol by Lflln g good, C ommander? PEARL HARBOR SEPT. 25-26 1950 AS 'WE entered Pearl Harbor, many of us felt nostalgic memories of Pearl during the last war. Our intrepid pilot shook the bridge watch up by speeding up the channel at I5 knots to our berth at Ford Island Pier. As we 'passed sunken vestiges of our unpreparedness, such as the hulk of the Arizona, most of us thought of the parallel between Japanese treachery at Pearl Harbor and the unprovoked Communist attack in Korea. f , g About 1400, we docked off Ford Island next to another reminder of uThe day which will live in infamyf' thellalf submerged hulk of the 4'Utah . While the duty sections loaded on about 30 or 40 planes and tons of stores, the lucky port watchitookaoff for a look at the Norfolk of the Pacific, Honolulu. A ' ' Liberty in Honolulu was short and sweet. A few brave souls took a quick dip in Waikiki Beach, while others picked up souvenirs and a few hangovers. By midnight the crew wasaback aboard ready to sail for the Orient on the next day. 1 I Aloha Tower, Honolulu 1 King lKameharneha I I Diamond Head AS Diamond Head faded from view on Tuesday, September' 26, we began our long 3,399 mile ' ' ' ' ' I h E ' 't' Officer announced voyage across the Not-so Pacific Ocean.. Shortly after departure, t ev xecu, ive that Yokosuka was our destination. A quick' lookfat the atlas and we discovered that Yokosuka was a naval base in Toyko Bay. . A , g , t A I . The long trip was filled with hard work in preparation for the long grind ahead of us. Only. one day was the crew allowed to dope off, Sept..,28. This day was bypassed upon crossing the International Dateline.. p 0 I ' p ' . - : J t I, V mfr? ' ,...Q1:k ,QR IE.RN n'r'npm.L t 1 if r fig- ' a W' Y-NE' SE' 'Woof E T I , , AT tp. 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Lighters in shapes of pistols and cameras were sold by the hundreds. Dozens of China sets were lugged back to the ship.. Many a snapshot was transformed into an oil portrait painted on silk. Silk pajamas, housecoats and robes were other big sellers. After ma-king some essential repairs and loading and olf-loading tons of stores, we departed for Sasebo at noon on October 6. Our pilots held a final warmup off the coast of Honshu enroute to the base of the U.N. Fleet. Some wenf on U Party- Souvenir Hunters Workzng party that is WE JOIN THE SEVENTH FLEET OCTOBER 9,1950 EAVING thru a swept channel threaded among the unpredictable coastlines of Kyushu and its islands, we received our first view of Sasebo. We dropped anchor in Sasebo's blue harbor several miles South of the town itself. , Teeming with squadrons of US and UN men o'war, the dog-legged harbor presented an ominous, quiet picture of the free worldis sea, power. 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ARMADA Cruisers HMS CEYLON USS JUNEAU and KENYA THE armada that we had joined was not the largest in history, but it most certainly displayed the largest variety of flags. Over 400 United Nations ships roamed the Korean Coast under the over- all direction of VICE ADMIRAL JOY, Commander of the Far East Naval Forces. The ships ranged in size from the 45,000 ton MISSOURI to tiny R.O.K. patrol craft. The combined displacements of the ships, sent by nine countries, was over a million tons. The United States and Britain sent the heaviest units, but Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, Siam and Korea were all represented by destroyers or smaller craft. c Besides the flagship MISSOURI, the American cruisers HELENA, TOLEDO, ROCHESTER, .IU- NEAU, WORCESTER, MANCHESTER and ST. PAUL and British cruisers JAMAICA, CEYLON, and KENYA could bring havoc to coastal targets. The carriers BOXER, PHILIPPINE SEA, VAL- LEY FORGE, LEYTE, PRINCETON and HMS THESEUS could send over 500 ,planes roaming all over Korea. ' I A little after dawn on October tenth we slipped past the harbor gate and sailed North in Task Force 77 into the Sea of Japan for our first blows at the Red'Aggressor. At dawn our escorts E -- sortied past us K AIR DEPARTMENT Air Boss Asst. Air Boss 14 WHEN we reached the Sea of Japan, the Air Department swung into action with a vengeance. The three V divisions worked around the clock to keep our planes clobbering Red targets. ' Our first three weeks at sea were spent in assisting R.O.K. troops in capturing East coast towns like Wonsan and the Ist Cavalry in capturing the Red capital of Pyongyang. Our planes hit RR centers like Songjin and Kilchu and silenced many Communist gun positions. The striking power of an aircraft carrier is the result of one of the closest team-work associations to be found anywhere. In order to put planes over the target at the time that they are needed. a fvast group of Hight and hangar deck handling crews, maintenance men and plane servicing per- sonnel is assembled as the AIR DEPT. of the sl1ip's company. The AIR DEPT. is headed by CDR. C. E. Ingalls of Montgomery, Alabama who is ably assisted by LCDR. A. J. Kinion. I 5 .:s.az:2mw::a:.- .... ,,, ,, . rrimairy fly-ne,.Ue ce t . as-- launching and landing Zldiibs 'S - , 1 ' ., . ..., - he ,rev .,-...'.'-' L' ' ' - The 'bossl plans a spot- that will look like this FLIGHT DECK CONTROL if THE uFlight Decknigang is composed of about 106 men split up into 6 crews. In charge of these crews are uYellow Shirts who are the semi-bosses of the flight deck. The duties of a yellow shirt are to direct aircraft about the deck and have charge over tl1e 6 crews. Tl1e crews arecalled the c'Plane Handlers and they push or pull the aircraft by means of manpower or tractors. Tl1e 6'Tractor Driversn drive their tractors, with a plane attached, into.the assigned spot prior to the take-off and after the landings. The work of the flight deck gangis longuand weary. It is tl1e busiest on board ship as well as the most dangerous. The men who handle these aircraft are well aware of the responsibility that lies in their hands and are quite careful with all the planes. The HF1ight Deck Officer is in charge of the whole Flight Deck Operation under the watchful eye of the uAir Officer who is referred to as the uAir Bossf' The 6 Flight Deck Officer has three as- sistants and they are: the uHangar Deck Officer who is in charge of tl1e aircraft parked on tl1e hangar deck, the uFlight Deck Bosinw and the cGFlight Deck Chieffl The Air Department is quite an organization and must be Mon tl1e ballw during operations. The re- sponsibility lies not only in the hands of the Air Boss but also tl1e lowest Plane Handler. The Flight Deck is again split into four Q41 different groups tl1at are part of tl1e V-1 Division. We have al- ready mentioned the plane handlers so we go to 4cCatapult.', The term uCats'7 refers to catapults and their job. These are the ones who see that the plane is catapulted from the flight deck. A fast, smooth-operating catapult gang is a major asset to operation of. the flight deck. Next we have 4GArresting Gear group called MACH and they have the job of catching the aircraft as they hit the deck. Sometimes the MBarriers fpart of AGJ have to stop the aircraft if the tailhook misses the pendants that run across the flight deck aft. This job of '4AG', sometimes provesvery exciting. Next we have ulfiepairw which you will read about in another article. This is about all there is on the Flight Deck without going into too much detail. V V-I FLIGHT DECK CREWS y W That way-please The directbr at work I After a barrier crash-moving a plane A barrier crash-helping clear the deck Respotting the deck REPAIR EIGHT p gg V l 66HEADS up on deck! This next plane is a deferred emergency. Repair Eight, stand byw. Those are the Words that have echoed many times across the deck of the LEYTE. What do those words mean to you? Nothing probably, but that is when the Repair Eight crew swings into action, just as an AA crew would upon sighting an enemy aircraft-each man knowing his duties. The mobile crane is made ready, crash boxes broken out, fire hoses standing by, hot-suit men are ready, and all hands are on the alert-then it happens-a wheels up landing, a fire, or a crash in the bar- riers. Each man runs to his station. Hoses are brought up, hot-suit men scurry to the plane to aid the pilot. who may be injured, caught in his harness, or stunned. The first and most important job is to rescue the pilot, who is then turned over to the corpsman. Then, lighting the fire and clearing away the wreckage is taken care of to ready the deck for further landings. Well, mate, it sounds like a pretty soft job, doesn't it? Well that is only one of the many duties of the Repair Eight crew. Each man is assigned a G. station, the. same as you .or your buddy. Some are phone talkers, RBA men, line tenders, and other of the various jobs that are carried out in the other of the repair lockers throughout the ship. These men carry out their G. and fiight quarters duties at the same time. During working hours when not at G. they have charge of the upkeep and maintenance of the damage control on the flight deck. Well mate, that just about covers it on Repair Eight. If you don't believe this, then come on up. Seeing is believing. Damaged enemg' S Here,s a job for the Repair Gang soon as he no whee s'ab0ut to land stops-the Hotsuit man is ready in case .of fire REPAIR 'EIGHT' IN ACTION This Corsair's tail hook didn't catch until too late One wheel collapsed on landing - More work for Repair 8 But this doesn't hapjien often 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 A 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1111 1,11 A 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 E 1 1 1 1 1 11 , 1 W, '11 1 '11 9 Catapult machinery room Just push the button On the cat cradle V-2 CATAPULT CREWS CATAPULT and arresting gear crews operate and maintain the arresting gear and two catapults. The catapults operate on the hydraulic principle utilizing a head of air pressure to give the catapult the necessary power to launch aircraft. With the use of catapults it is possible to launch aircraft in a small amount of flight deck space. The arresting gear crew operates and maintains 11 arresting engines and all of their components. With the aid of arresting gear aircraft that land on deck are brought to a stop in less than 150 feet. Arresting gear operates hydraulically. V-I CATAPULT AND ARRESTING GEAR CREWS V-2 DIVISION Sweating it out between hops Q . ALTHOUGH V-2! Division is just one of the many cogs which function as a team to make the USS Leyte click we of the division consider it the cog. To many this would seem like an' exag- geration so if you are in doubt just ask any of the men or officers from this division. The division is led by Lt. J. F. Smith who is ably assisted in this task by Lt.. W. E. Fry, assistant division officer, Leading Chief S. S. Shangula and Chcarp. M. Thorson, who incidentally, finds time between watches to handle our shop's safety while also acting as transportation officer. The overall picture of V-2 seems to be that the Division is a Jack of All Trades. 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The Air Ordnance Crew is divided into three units, namely the Fwd. Munitions Assembly Unit, the Aft. Muni- tions Assembly Unit, andthe Flight Deck Ord- nance Unit. Each of these Units is supervised by an.Air Ordnance Chief Petty Officer, and several First Class Petty Officers. The Munitions assembly units receive munitions from the magazines, and then on the 3rd deck they completely assemble the Bombs Rockets. The assembled aircraft -muni- tions are sent to the Flight Deck on the various Upper Stage Bomb Elevators. The Upper Stage Bomb Elevators are manned by Air Ordnance Per- sonnel, on the 3rd deck, Hangar deck, and Flight deck levels. The leadingPetty Officer of the Flight Deck Ord. Unit ascertains that prescribed safety precautions are being observed in regard to Air- craft Munitions. The personnel of the Flight Deck Ord. Unit, under the supervision of an Air Ord. Petty Officer, assists, when necessary, the squadron Arming Crews in loading of aircraft with the pre- scribed munitions, and in movement of the Muni- tions to the Aircraft on the Flight Deck. The Air Ordnance Officer is responsible that all Aircraft are armed in accordance with the Flight Plan. 20mm - the 6Sky Raiders' extra punch Corsair 50's get some BITE, A ,B , I l :JL i V-3 GASOLINE CREW lp f k 1 F l l , Fill 'er up l .lust five, please THE V-3 Division is comprised of two groups, eAir Ordnance and Gasoline. CHMACH. J. F. ' MIDZIOLEK is the Gasoline Officer. The gasoline detail, under the Gasoline Officer is respon- sible for servicing all embarked aircraft with aviation gasoline and lube oil and alcohol when re- quired. Repair VII which is thearesponsibility of the V-3 Division is made up from personnel of the gasoline detail. The gasoline detail is responsible for receiving aviation gasoline and lube oil from tankers at sea. It is the responsibility of the fueling crews to see that all aircraft are properly fueled before flight operation. l V-3 GAS CREWS .Ln AIR GRGUP THREE THE entire ship Works hand-in-glovewith the CAG QCOMMANDER AIR GROUPJ headed by CDR. W. F. Madden of Cleveland, Ohio. CAG and his staff provide overall administrative and tactical coordination of the squadrons em- barked in order to do the job in the most effi- cient manner. CDR. Madden, Commander Air Group 3 STAFF cvs 3 FIGHTER SQUADRON THIRTY-ONE r W1 ZHTINE A9 VF-3 fnow VF -311, is known to have been one of the Navyis oldest and finest fighter squadrons. Its history goes back long before World War Two, and has a roll of honor boasting such names as THATCH, FLATLEY, BROWN, GAYLOR, and O,HARE. AS PART of Air Group Three, VF-3 was formed at Sand Point, Seattle in September 1943 and went forward for final training in 'the Hawaiian Islands in April of 19444. When combat ready, in October of that year, VF-3 headed for the uliising Sun Country aboard the U.S.S. YORKTOWN. This tour of duty resulted in lengthy operations against the Philippines, Formosa, French Indo-China, the China Coast, Okinawa and Tokyo. An enviable combat record was established throughout these actions and included the destruction of almost one hundred enemy aircraft in the air as well as the destruction and damage of countless numbers of land and sea targets. VF -3 was decommissioned upon return to the United States in 1945, only to be recommissioned shortly thereafter. While the Squadron is now equipped with one of the Navy's newest and finest aircraft, the F9F 4'PANTHER jet, it has long been acquainted with the Grumman fighters, of which the F9F, F8F, F6F, and F4F are only the more -recent ones. The squadron, now commanded by Commander George C. 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I. on 11 October 1948 under LCDR. Horace H. Epes, .Ir., who still commands the squadron. t A , I Flying F8F GBEARCATS7, it made an early acquaintance with the LEYTE on a short cruise in January 1949. Upon return from this cruise the squadron moved to Charleston, R. I. on 5 February 1949. Shortly thereafter, VF-33 embarked aboard the U.S.S. KEARSAGE for Atlantic Fleet maneuvers in which the pilots did a notable amount of pre-invasion attacks and close-air-support flying in connec- tion with simulated combat landings on Vieques Island. ' After returning to Quonset Point in March, VF-33. had further operations with the LEYTE during early May, and ended fiscal year 1949 with a high mark in combat readiness. Shore based opera- tions from Quonset Point were continued for the remainder of 1949, except for several days in .Iuly aboard tl1e U.S.S. KEARSAGE. Iri' December 1949 VF-33 exchanged its F8Fs'for F4U-4 MCORSAIRSI' and commenced training with the new planes in January 1950 with qualification work aboard the U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA. On February First it gained a bit of distinction when MAJOR William H. Powell, U.S.A.F., reported for a year of navy duty witl1 the squadron. - Following short periods of carrier work aboard both the U.S.S. WRIGHT and the LEYTE, VF-33 embarked in the LEYTE on 2 May 1950 and commenced operations on the Mediterranean cruise which preceded the combat action in Korean waters. ' Cn 10 October 1950, LT. Robert H. Thelen, USN, led the first flight of the squadron and the first from the LEYTE, into action near Wohsan, North Korea. It remained in combat until I9 January 1951, participating in major operations at Wonsan, the Yalu River Bridges, the Changjin-Hungnam sector, and the later U.N. line below tl1e 38th parallel, in addition to widespread interdiction attacks over most of Korea. A Pujzyama and famlllar sllhouette ,,.,-W,,.w,.,.,..,.. . V Two Hnger turn up VF-33 FIRST GROUP Hepa iring a wheel strut 'l Fixing, a tal .Wlfllllf url' Meek afzical aptitude plus VF-33 SECOND GROUP Home is the hunter Smile! Sm ile! Smile! ATTACK SQUADRON THIRTY-FIVE LCDR. Ralph M. Bagwell, q BOMBING Squadron THREE, now known as Attack Squadron Thirty-Five, is one of the oldest carrier squadrons in the fleet. While many of the early squadron records were lost when the carrier YORKTOWN was sunk at Midway, it is known that Bombing Three was aboard the SARA- TOGA in 1934 or 1935 and operated as part of that carrier's air group' until the '4Sara was A torf pedoed off Midway in January 1942. The squadron, long k-nown by its insignia of the leapinglblack panther, served with honor during World War Two aboard the carriers SARATOGA fCV-3J,,EN- TERPRISE QCV-6J, YORKTOWN QCV-51, ESSEX QCV-9j, the new OWN fCV-101, and the new LEXINGTON QCV-161. M gi' . The squadron was reformed in May 1946 with LT. H. N. MURPHY, USNR, Commanding. Flying SB2C's, Bombing Three engaged in air support training, and changed their formation flying 'from SIX to FOUR plane divisions under the guidance of LCDR. H. J. BADGER, USN, who relieved LT. MURPHY in October 1946. A I ' ' I In November 1948, after an extensivecruise aboard the U.S.S. KEARSARGE, the squadron ace quired AD's and a new skipper, LCDR. R. M. BAGWELL, USN. ' ' 1 In February 1950, the squadron having been.Attack Squadron THREE ABLE and THIRTY-FOUR, was designated Attack Squadron THIRTY-FIVE. In April of 1950, VA-35 boarded the U.S.S. LEYTE for a Mediterranean cruise, which terminated when the ship and the air group were called upon to 'oin TASK FORCE 77 supporting the United Nations forces in Korean waters. The squadron up- 1 held its honor in combatting the aggressive Communistic foe. In December 1950, LCDR. J. G., OSBORN, USN, was designated Commanding Oilicer when LCDR. 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Neill, USN Commanding Ojficer IGHTER Squadron THIRTY-TWO was commissioned as Fighter Bombing Squadron THREE at NAAS Wildwood, New Jersey in May of 1945, however V-J day came along before the veteran aviators and their F6F Hellcats could return to combat. With their Jap-slapping days thus termi- nated, units of the squadron went on to notoriety at home as precision aeronauts in wide-spread bond-selling tours, air shows, and as a military stunt team in- the 1946 National Air Races. The squadron was later known as Fighter Squadron FOUR ABLE, and received its present designa- tion as Fighter Squadron THIRTY-TWO in August 1948. Serving aboard the USS KEARSARGE, as an integral part of Carrier Air Group THREE. the squadron participated in cruises to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean and the Arctic. A Fighter Squadron THIRTY-TWO received. its highest peacetime distinction in 1948 when it was awarded the Navy Battle Efficiency Pennant for outstanding .performance in Fleet Wide Competition. In December of 1949 the squadron exchanged its F8F Bearcats for F4U-4 Corsairs. A four-month period of intensive training followed, and on May 2nd the squadron sailed for the Mediterranean aboard the USS LEYTE. The squadron remained aboard the LEYTE when the ship reversed course for the Pacific in August. Six new pilots reported enroute and were ready for action by the end of September. ' V ' ' Lt. F. J. Cronin, with his division, opened hostilities between the North Korean and Fighting THIRTY-TWO, by attacking targets i-n the Wonsan area on Oct. 10, 1950. Enemy targets through- out the entire North Korean peninsula were hit in rapid sequence in the action-packed months that followed. ZZI ' , L :Al l : 1 14: E ' l l 1 1 V, , , i K 1 i1Z 2:5 czr: 5 22535i::.2132E151i215EaE2Ee.EaS1 . 12:2 2212355-'E-2-21 -2.f: - 221'1 :,4-:4 i5E5glE'E2liiff35E:fl25 2.2:2 251251222 :14 s:1:evi2h2f223252s :a:E-2251122 ff:12 :fv a:EzE5:,15:e2:i:a :': :fi 1aa:5f225r2if1?1:E-sir' ,',. ,.1L:,:,Z,.,.,,1: 1 iztz A A T A A -'v' 'iz' nt i e , ,,,...1.::.,,A.,,,:.,,,.,.:.,,..,,1.:.1.:.,.:11,,.,.,11.,..,,.1 5 1,Z, ..,.V.2.,,.,, l ,:, lziz 2 ,:, 5, , .. .. u 4 Fightin Thirty-two Capt. Sisson and LCDR Neill with North Korean flag SHORTLY after the entrance of the Leyte into the Korean fray, LCDR. D. T. Neill, VF-32's skipper, had one of the most interesting experiences of his career. In difficulties because of en- gine trouble, he turned his flight over to his second in command and requested landing instructions from a cruiser near Wonsan. The cruiser directed him to land at WonsanrStrip which had been taken hours earlier by the fast moving ROK Capitol Division. Arriving there, he discovered that there was some sort of ceremony going on on the strip and that fighting was 'still very warm 100 yards north of the strip. The ceremonial party scattered when LCDR. Neill started his emergency landing but no shots were fired-at least, none hit. After the landing, LCDR. Neill discovered that he had broken up a battle decoration ceremony at which Generals Walton Walker and Earl Part- ridge were ofiiciating. The Generals were not unhappy and, in honor of his having been the first Navy man to land at Wonsan, the Korean General commanding the Capitol Division presented LCDR. Neill with two captured North Korean Battle Flags-our first trophies of war. 'VF-32 FIRST GROUP Clancy at the wheel Japan liberty-no party poopers here Lt. Cromn and dwzszon after first squadron combat mission A 1 0sg0Z th ug cam cl, .9 VF-32 SECOND GROUP White flag Chalk up one more Plane Captains Youfve got it! .W ,Ain ,N W- .,,Y,.,-ore-:-.,,v. -.--sq g.. ,.7,1,'-y,f-f:.::2-',w-.- ... yt. -eng -V, , ,. URING our first three weeks at sea UN forces smashed past Pyongyang., the Red Capital, and landed at Wonsan and Iwon to begin the conquest of North East Korea. Our planes flew close support missions for our troops and put every rail and bus line in N. E. Korea in the red for decades to come by slashing attacks on transportation centers such as Songjin and Chongjin. Toward the end of October, the Yalu and the end seemed in sight. With good targets as scarce as nickel hot-dogs, we returned to Sasebo. 1 - , , 51 l.- ff? Q 1 Q X ff 1,51 HU-2 GROUP 151 f 1 X fy 1 M 111 A S-ff 1 . ,Xp V1,1,,1 fe N 31 August 1950 HU-2 Detachment Three was organized and directed to report to the USS Leyte for a cruise to unknown areas for an indefinite period. Lt. A. E. Monahan, officer-in-charge of the new detachment came directly from the USS CORAL SEA Helicopter Detachment and R. P. Granger QAPJ USN, reported in from NAS Jacksonville as the other pilot. A maintenance crew of six completed the detachment, under the supervision of ADC. R. J. Henderson. These men came from the parent unit at NAS Lakehurst. The plane and men reported aboard the Leyte on 3 Sep- tember 1950 and operated with the Air Department until it was detached on 3 February 1951. During this period the helicopter covered carrier operations from the Caribbean to Korea, op- eration with one aircraft, 521 flights were made, 878 landings, 305 hours flown with 8 rescues. lnnumerable pieces of mail were delivered to Destroyers, Battleship, Cruisers and other carriers and uncountable passengers journeyed about the task force in the MFLYING PALM TREE . 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In five days the LEYTE LADS had this ex-.lapanese naval stronghold pretty well cased. They knew for instance, how to say Papa-san and Mama-san, Where lay Blackmarket Row, that each Son of Nippon is born with a built in giggle, and all in all, that a guy could pitch a good liberty. Wilfmkdeverw-4-t-ww , 4 , A f sv -2 -6-W. 2? U 11511111 - To thg YA '-'J . After the PX on to Robbefs Row- sometimes referred to as Black Market Alley SASEBO AS SEEN BY OUR EGG BEATER Leyte Motorboat-Best in the East! The PX, Sasebo River and Fleet Landing Grand Central SASEBO is situated on the southernmost of the four main Japanese islands, Kyushu. Nearb is 9 , Y Kyushus largest port, Nagasaki, which had tl1e unenviable honor of being the recipient of the third A Bomb. f . Sasebo was headquarters of tl1e Third Japanese Naval district'during World War II and still is a major Naval Base. ' The harbor is situated at the foot hills of the Dyushu Range of mountains which extend from north to south on tl1e island. The city was devastated somewhat during tl1e War, but has been mostly re- built. The outlying districts of Sasebo comprise many small towns and villages in which are some of tl1e famous l1ot springs of Japan. Before tl1e war the district was a 'must for sightseers, as it is com- posed of many beautiful and inspiring peaks and valleys. Sasebo harbor was frequented by Dutch and Spanish trading ships in the 16th century. Through this tl1e Japanese were able to come in contact with the first phases of Western learning. The Eu- ropean ideas of medicine, botany and military arts were recorded in Nagasaki as early as the 16th century. It was here that St. Francis Xavier first introduced Christianity into Japan. I w Two views of the .harbor at Sasebo AIR - SEA POWER UR visit to Sasebo came to an abrupt l1alt on November 5. Scuttlebutt about a speedy return to the States via Suez to complete a round the world cruise proved to be wishful thinking. Toward the end of October the Chinese bigwigs decided to push some 100,000 volunteers into the fray to regain the loss of prestige fand manpowerj their fellow Communists had suffered. American and R.O.K. troops met stubborn resistance. Chinese Reds borrowed the tactics of Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes by making fanatic night cavalry charges. Our outnumbered troops fell back. Air power was badly needed for close support, and to knock down tl1e Yalu Bridges to slow the Chinese troops and supplies. i So at dawn Sunday, November 5, back to sea went the LEYTE. , 1 LCDR' Mccmhm y t vc-4sQuADRoNHlsToRY g TIIE Composite Squadron FOUR Detachment came from the parent squadron at NA S, Atlantic City to load aboard the Leyte with the rest of Air Group Three at Norfolk. The Detachment con- sisted of 6 officers and 28 enlisted men in the charge of LCDR. Otis E. 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Embodying all-weather training with electronic aids and guides, the Night-Attack mission was de- veloped to carry the fightito the enemy in conditions of poor weather and darkness. Extensive training was carried on by Detachment Three before reporting to the LEYTE and during the Medi- terranean Cruise in All-Weather-Night-Attack work. ' In August of 1950, when the LEYTE received 'orders to discontinue its Med Cruise and report to the Pacific Fleet for duty with the United Nations forces in K-orea, Detachment Three paused in the states only longenough to become a part of Composite Squadron Thirty-Three, which had taken over from VC-4 the activities of Night Attack in the Atlantic Fleet. Commanded by Lt. Fred W. Silverthorne, USN, Detachment Three applied its knowledge. of this new type warfare against the enemy in Korea throughout the LF.YTE's tour of duty with Task Force 774 Effectively carrying out Night Intruder, Weatliei' Reconnaisance and other special type missions against the enemy, the detachment proved the worthiness of carrier-based Night Attack in Combat. The 'Queens' in Flight Before the Hop Chalk up another mission , VC-33 DETACHMENT THREE Recco hop Communist guns hit their mark Pilots and Crewmen VC-33 Det. 3 Landed safe-ly at she never flew again ' This Commie won't fly either I ' I LEYTE AND AIR GROUP THREE A FIGHTING COMBINATION I I X , 1, II, LEYTE HELPS MARINES ESCAPE RESERVOIR TRAP 0N November 24 the UN forces began an all out offensive to end the war by Christmas. However, fate and the Politburo smiled against the UN offensive. It soon became apparent that the Chinese had prepared for open aggression in Korea. Massive Chinese armies lashed out in a surprise assault that trapped the First Marine Division and some army units in the Chosin Reservoir Area.- On December first our troops began a desperate break for the sea, with the support of every available plane. I LEYTE planes slashed Chinese columns to ribbons in straling attacks and dug into foxholes with fragmentation bombs. Napalm burned many a Chinese pigtail in attacks on barracks and tanks. In ten days the gallant Marines had cut their way through overwhelming Red hordes and arrived at I-Iungnam. Without naval air 'power the story might have been different. ' ' Another strike OH to the reservoir This critical period called for our maximum ejort AND THEN PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN THE HUNGNAM EVACUATION WITH our lines split by the Chinese hordes, the 10th Army Corps in Northeast Korea could only retreat by sea. All UN forces converged on the battered port of Hungnam during De- cember. Naval gunpower and airpower dropped some four million pounds of explosive. to prevent any interference with the most successful evacuation in history. In the words of Admiral Doyle- ult was a walk-not a run-to the nearest exit. They never laid a glove on us. Naval air and surface power saw to thatf, . A ' ' In twelve days some 105,000 troops and 91,000 Korean civilians were evacuated. Nothing useful to the enemy was left behind-17,500 vehicles and 350,000 tons of cargo were removed. Navy and Marine planes flew over 6,000 sorties. several occasions flight deck crews had to shovel off much snow before operations could be resumedsf' CHRISTMAS AT SEA LITTLE did we dream on Christmas day 1949 at Naples, that our next Christmas would he spent in the Sea of Japan. But, there -we were-giving critical support to our troops evacuating Hung- nam. On Christmas the evacuation came to a most successful finish, and a lull developed in the fighting. So we turned hack to Saseho to restock, repair and recuperate after 52 days at sea. The day began with Midnight Mass LSO feels the spirit Santa visits the marines Prize winning display A l 1 How about some more toikey? The captain discovers he has a relative on board COMPOSITE SQUADRON SIXTY-TWO Lt. Alexatos a COMPOSITE Squadron Sixty-Two was commissioned in January 1949 at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. The present commanding officer, LCDR. LeRoy W. Keith, succeeded CDR. W. O. Moore who was killed in an airplane crash. In the fall 'of 1950 the squadron was transferred from Norfolk, to the Naval Air Station, Jackson- ville, Florida where it is now stationed. The primary mission of Composite Squadron Sixty-Two is to supply the Atlantic fleet units with detachments of qualified photographic reconnaissance pilots. Pilots are trained and organized into teams at the parent squadron. These teams are assigned to carriers to supply them with photographic intelligence over a broad range. The pilot may be assigned to photograph any target for intelligence unobtainable from other sources. He may be called on for mapping runs to be used in constructing maps or correcting existing maps. A frequently assigned mission is damage assessment photography to be used 'in estimating the true amount of damage inflicted by our strike groups. Detachment Three assigned to Air Group Three and based aboard the U.S.S. Leyte consisted of six pilots, eighteen enlisted men, and four FLLU-5P Corsair aircraft. Lt. M. S. Alexatos, USN, a veteran photo-pilot of the war against Japan, was senior aviator and Officer in Charge. The De- tachment suffered one casualty, Ensign W. G. Wagner, who was shot down over North Korea while on a combat reconnaissance mission. Shutterbugs Ready to 101111 VC-62 DETACHMENT Ready Iof I, 'eww D 's wra XK X Wwwwsw Two at a time e ' Critique W ' Crystal B all Slightly chewed tail For the folks at home-HI! SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE THIS 4 4 ' v I I I - Lt. Cornell L 1 COMPOSITE SQUADRON TWELVE DETACHMENT THE Composite Squadron TWELVE detachment which has been based aboard the USS LEYTE for the recent Mediterranean and Korean cruises, is a permanent component of the parent Com- posite Squadron TWELVE, based at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The detachment consists of six ollicers and twenty-nine enlisted men, with Lieutenant L. B. Cornell, USN, serving -as Officer-in-Charge. VC-12 holds a unique status in carrier aviation, as it uses electronics as a primary weapon. As the squadron operates from carriers in all types of weather, both during day and night, it provides the necessary ueyesn which are valuable' to modern warfare, and serves as an around-the-clockguardian. The aircraft flown by this detachment are specially configurated versions of the Douglas Skyraider, which are equipped with the necessary equipment to uphold the borrowed motto, 46We fly when the birds walk. ' ! A large, fat bird Three large, Coming in fat birds VC-I2 DETACHMENT SASEBO AGAIN DECEMBER ze-JANUARY 7 SPENT fifty-two days before Christmas at sea so CTF77 sent us a belated Christmas gift in the form of a return to Sasebo. December 26 found Blackmarket Alley prospering despite 364 shopping days left till Christmas. The .lapanese souvenir trade, tho sadly spotty in quality, had a great variety, and a sudden How of rice paper boxes started streaming over 'the bow. But shopping fletis face itll lagged far in ar- rears of the order of the stay, namely, recreation. The Shangri-La, Batan, Kasbah, and other homes of the taxi dance made, to be sure, a bundle. There were 52 days at sea behind, days and nights minus wine or women. 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We then boarded buses for the last stage of the journey to the Gohra Hotel. , The Gohra Hotel, situated high in the mountains above Tokyo, is a very modern concrete building in the Western style, with everything needed for three days of rest and relaxation from auvery con- venient bar to hot mineral baths. Everyone was pleasantly surprised by the service, which rlvaled any we had ever seen. All hands took. advantage of the luxury of breakfast in bed. One of the big attractions was the hot mineral baths located in the basement of the hotel. Hot sul- phur springs are located in the mountains behind the hotel and the water is piped down from these springs through bamboo pipes directly to the large sunken bath in the hotel. For those who did not care for the mineral bath, a hot fresh watei' bath of equal size was also available next to the mineral bath. e A billiard room, library, motion picture theatre and coffee bar which served morning coffee were also available. 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Our presence was urgently required because a massive Chinese drive had just captured Seoul. In about ten days the tide of battle changed. LEYTE planes helped the Army hold the strategic central town of Wonju. General Ridgeway's Eighth Army, upon blunting the Chinese drive to split our lines in the center, then started a savage offensive of its own. Within three weeks his forces had retaken Inchon and Kimpo airfield and were knocking at the gates of Seoul. GUNNERY DEPARTMENT Gun boss orders the battery to fire In ' H in I Your sleeve is down-Over. THE Gunnery Department under LCDR. Gibson has a two-fold purpose: to maintain our guns in readiness to repel any attack and to perform countless tasks of seamanship. . The Gun Boss has two capable assistants to help him. LT. Chapman, the First Lieutenant, super- vises numerous 'udecki' operations such as fueling, loading stores, and dropping the hook. LT. Elliott, the Assistant Gunnery Oiiicer, with Mr. Gibson, insures that the battery ,is always in working order, and handles much of the oflice work. J p U i The Gunnery Department's primary function off Korea can not be determined by its title, because not once were the LEYTE's twelve five inch guns andnumerous' 40MlVI and ZOMM guns fired in anger. The Red Air Force never ventured 'to raid Task Force 77 during our tour of duty off Korea. This fact was probably due more to the obstacles facing such a raid than a lack of daring pilots or a lack of planes. Unlike Air Force bases, our airfield was constantly on the move, so the Reds had an added problem of trying to find us. Then, if they managed to battle through our combat 'air patrol, they would have met a hot reception committee in our AA barrage. ' T Throughout our Pacific cruise our gunners remained sharp with frequent target practice. We paced the force in knocking down sleeves. All during our time in the War zone part of our battery was manned in case of sudden emergency. ' A N0i 11 baby A'b0mb, just OUT Tiny, though toxic, twenties 5-inch battery going ojf. track the target, p OUR FLOATING GAS STATIONS Fueling Family style 6'Fill 'er up IN ORDER for the LEYTE's planes to maintain their daily pounding of the Communist foe and to keep the LEYTE's giant screws in motion, we were required to refuel every few days. When the LEYTE's supply of fuel and ammunition became depleted, we left the operating area for a rendezvous 'with the replenishing force. i To prevent wasting time returning to port, almost all our ammunition and fuel were brought aboard at sea. Replenishing required great teamwork and ability by the entire crew, especially the gunnery department.'During the usual rough weather in the Sea of Japan, the winchmen and line handlers had to be very adroit to prevent lines from parting or mountainous waves from swal- lowing our cargo. The fueling operation begins when the Captain carefully brings the ship alongside the tanker. Then shotguns shoot lines over from each of three fueling stations. These lines are called messenger lines since, when they are hauled back to the ship, the end of the hose comes with them. The engineers then couple the hose to our fuel connections and seconds later fuel begins to flow. We used over 3,400,000 gallons of fuel-one could drive a Cadillac forever on that. 1 First lille 0129? Start pumping The captain maintains distance e 5? PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITlON s E ' e 'v'vvmmunist b bs above ww W - . Pro a . the Om start then' mzssion p ganda Wmchmen keep T , A TNT TRANSFER WITH planes like the Skyraider using up twelve rockets per sortie, the LEYTE would soon run out of ammunition except for the services of unsung ammunition ships such as the MT. KAT- MAI. The Gunnery Department soon perfected the technique-of loading ammunition swiftly but carefully. A A Easy does it Some strafing S At times a trifle dijficult DD approaches for a moonlight cocktail. I Transfusion Q N numerous occasions the LEYTE had to fuel destroyers.pSince Destroyers have a small fuel capacity they are forced to refuel about once a week in order to remain with the formation. To save daylight hours for flying we usually fueled at night. High seas often made fueling compli- cated and hazardous. The Gunnery Department also performs countless daily tasks of seamanship. In Sasebo we dropped the anchor or moored to the buoyg lowered the gangways, and took the liberty hounds ashore. Under- way we brought aboard the groceries, many visitors or transferees and that indispensable mail. Then, there was the neverending job of upkeep of spaces and cleaning the sides. ' Guess which is the Boatswairfs mate Ready to drop the hook GUNNERY DIVISIONS 1' THE First Division starts from the bottom up-on the sides that is. Soon after the anchoring blast, '6Pappy,' Briggs' men are over the side in punts touching up the waterline. Underway, BMI Palmeris men keep close tab on the boatswain's stores and cleaning gear. Chief Boatswain Hubert serves as division officer in addition to his dutiesas ship's boatswain. O Christmas Mail by the ton FIRST DIVISION THE Second Division under LTQJGJ Topping is the forecastle division. Ensigns DeVictoria and Schakel as ,Iunior Division Officers, super- vise the training. BM2 Turner's deck gang. performs numerous duties such as dropping the anchor, mooring tobuoy, swinging a boom, and running two boats.i . THE Gun Gang under Chief Shealy keeps the forward 5 inch battery in fighting condition. But, probably the Second Division7s biggest contribution to the Korean War was to our morale, for most of our mail came aboard over their forward high line. I SECOND DIVISION Standby-Commence Fire! HE Third Division under LTQJGJ Johnsen and Ensign Kelly helped more than any other gunnery division to HKeep 'em Fly- ing. Through the number one fueling station flowed nearly three million gallons of aviation gasoline. Their Winches brought aboard bombs, rockets and tons of groceries. Boatswain's mates Simmons, Dunlap and Moynihan supervised the deck work and Chief Smith's Gunners prepared their six 40 MM quads in case YAKS and MIGS left their Yalu sanctuary. p is ' ., x p i eie. .. V-: ...V . ,.-.'.-i:35-ss:fm.- -wr'-..1:z21: .- ' .f ,ef . .1 1 .4 ,-y:,.1:fgg,:-1-vars. - . . 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FOURTH DivlSioN Off loading the Air Group UNDER the direction of LT. Segal and ENS. Miller the Fifth Division performed numerous functions. Upon reaching port Boatswain 'Morganls crane crew immediately lowered the ship's boats and transportation to the dock. The deck gang also operated two boats to ferry liberty hounds into Sasebo. Chief Peltier's un crew see that their three 4I0MM g I quads are ready to fire on a second's notice. I FIFTH DIVISION Ready for anything from bumboats to MIG 15s THE Seventh Division is led by ENS. Wlamsley, ably assisted by Boatswains Sloan and Grant. Gunners mate Jones insures that his tiny but toxic twenties are capable of spitting out thousands of rounds per minute. The deck gang under Kania and Coyer man number three fueling station, keep a gangway and boom shipshape and chip a lot of paint. That's all that need be said except for the obvious fact that we have the best looking lads aboard. I if SEVENTH DIVISION A SIXTH DIVISION, THE MARINES M M -fy ,'W5,f:fJ 5 p 1 rvfessor Koske M VVIA I-W H l in fellow Marmes www ...V -W .. e P reservoir WSALLY and Sue, don't be blueg we're shoving right off- . Yeah-shoving right off again, this time for a cruise with Task Force 77 off that miserable chunk of landscape, Korea. At the start of this cruise, Captain Wall's boys were pretty well checked out on the sea duty routine. Before leaving Norfolk, we annexed a new top kick, MSgt. Henry R. Seidenburg, who soon demons strated his ability to direct the efforts of his gang of gyrenes into those channels approved by the Marine Corps. ,lust before leaving Balboa we discovered three would-be volunteers from the local Marine Barracks. Seems their CO wasn't in sympathy with their ideas so they didn't make the trip. While cru-ising off the Korean coast, we were constantly in Condition III-Ah, how nice. Colder than - the proverbial well-digger in the far flung wasteland of the frigid North. When we weren't on watch, Staff Sergeant ROSKO ran a local institution of learning. The curriculum being 'IWhat Every Young Marine Should Know. A glimpse at the cut shows Herr Professor Knocking some Knowledge about the Browning Automatic RiHe into our uknuckle haidsn. On replenishment days the hangar deck rang with cries of Gung Ho, or, 64Watch where the hell you're throwing that box. We sure had a bangup time unboxing rockets, heaving boxes over the side, and rolling bombs about. Lieutenant Elliott got quite a charge out of our Conga line with the boxes of bomb fuses. Haw! He didn't get the bang out of it that he could have. Our characters are much the same. Stall' Sergeant McCarthy still holds sway as gunny and morale booster. His words of wisdom would be banned in Boston but we still love 'em. Pappy Schuetz still looks after the boys but was quite shaken up when one of the lads informed him that the American girls didn't have enough slant in their eyes. The rest of the gang holds sway, each in his own inimitable way. SIXTH DIVISION I if I I I GROUP I ' Fox DIVISION W FOX Division under LT. UCD Havlin-has three integral parts. First, we have the Armory Gang under Gunner Brahin, who worked around the clock offs Korea to keep the planes lethally loaded. Second ,comes 'the Torpedomen who keep the LEYTE's fish ready for swimming. Last, we have the brains of the Division-the Fire Control men. Under .,fMr. Vlllavlinw and Noble the Fire Control Gang puts-Qin' long-lgfours ftff iron out casualties in their complicated mechanisms. Chiefs Allen and Gorman insured thatfffour fire control systems could put the guns on target. Ensigns Lee and Springmier as junior division 'officers assisted in training and administrative matters. ' Q I I F DIVISION GROUP 2 Bringing the pilot aboard Chaiiefillg away Let her. down easy Tvrans usion Some shaved, some raised beards, others went undercover. 111.21433-:f 4:r,,:,-515.1 ' .1,,,.,. ,.,,,x -wax. 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That is the Engineering Department, the 'black gang,' the 'snipesf ' It doesnit' require a knowledge. of calculus to fire a boiler or turn the throttle ,wheels ona turbine, but without either a ship is just a listless hulk uponf the ocean deep. Besides providing the driving force which takes a ship anywhere, it is the organization which is so accommodat- ing with the various amenities of life which make ship- board life as close to shore-based life as possible. The snipes provide you with hot water for showers, cold water to brush your teeth, air to breathe, heat to cook your food, electricity to read by, and other conveniences had iniinitum. Aboard the Leyte there are six Engineering divisions- A, B, E, ER, M and R. These divisions, each with their own specific tasks, are integrated into one group whose efficiency can be attested to by our Commandingofficer who gave the department a hearty well done upon the conclusion of the ubig push. CDR. Guerry, The Chief i A DIVISION I ' VHytinen telling Moffat haul to do it. A birdseye view. F ALL the Engineering divisions, A Division has the most varied tasks. They keep the ship's boats in running condition, operate the elevators, operate the boat crane, keep the deck Winches in operation, make ice, keep ice boxes at the proper temperature, provide air conditioning, cold drink- ing water and steam heat. They manufacture com- pressed air, repair all machinery outside of the engineering spaces and run the ship's machine shop-all in all a versatile division. 1 I Mountaighcand Burks-looking happy for the photographer The icemen, during the cocktail hour. Lt. Radclijfe, with pipe, supervising a job. 21 couple of mental heavyiueights. B DIVISION GROUP I THERE are eight rather large boilers aboard this ship and they all require continual attention, that being the primary duty of B Division. In addition to this they make all the fresh water used aboard ship and handle all the fuel oil-incoming and outgoing-aboard ship. The only man in the division who is assured of a daily ration of fresh air is the smoke watchman who stands his watch on a small platform level with the top of the boiler stacks, and even he breathes an occa- sional draft of stack gases. These people are real smoke-eaters. B DIVISION GROUP 2 Where shall I put it? ' A reader of water meters. n ' Full speed ahead. They're trying to figure out how it works This Picture was not posed. Sworts sweats. A couple of groundho s g see light. Turn this thing here Now, this is a valve. The winners of the Xmas tree contest. The repair gang talks things over The oil gang, study in moods. E DIVISION I I E DIVISION covers the ship pretty well. Everything electrical is their responsibility, and that goes from top to bottom and stem to stern. This gang gets close to the Gwhite collar, designation. Their work entails the- operation and upkeep of everything which makes and uses electricity, which is still one of the mysteries of mankind-a bunch of mysterious people in this division. Must be the pipe shop. , All you have to do is push buttons! Sound power telephone shop. The brothers, F uglar, the fan men. All you have to do is turn u switch Get a screwdriver and stick your tongue out. Testmg or varzcose veins Gwmg an mjectwn DIVISION 1S the proprletor of the forward and after englne rooms, whereln are located four turhlne unlts whlch develop 150 000 shaft horsepower at top speed Impressed'? They also are in charge of operatlng and repalrlng the turhme end of all the sh1p s mam generators and asso mated equlpment If J 1 1 4 l H N 3? 4 , ,. i 4 P. Q M DlvlsloN N w 'm ,IN ls A- 'U'm K 1. 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' ' 'f:5E22557?5 ' i j-Z , ' 1 : 2 i 1.. .: ' Z: i:1 '-.: . ----' f-.K-V-'-H-V1-+:-ftrkilws-fs-14'f 2:1:ff -1'-' r' -sf:-.1':f.-:1f.: .sa-:a,s11::z:s,,asg.s:.:g:x2, ,.,,,. 1 ,:g ,s:g'- giif n gs, These Reds put us only 820,000 in the Red Wh l W B - d . 98 S Ol' OUT al' lf S P this month V GSK-Our floating Sears Roebuck SUPPLY DEP RTMENT F myriad of the functions performed by Supply, its most apparent involves the prepa- ration and serving of 9,000 meals every day to sustain the combat potentialities of some 3,000 men. Equally important is the feeding of the ship with tons of fuel, GSK stores, and everything from thumb tacks to new-jet engines. The LEYTE also has a tremendous appetite and growls her disfavor when she misses a meal or is fed inferior produce. Considering that both the ship and her brood never encounter troubles or come to any impasse because of supply troubles, the 300 men of Supply deserve great tribute. . Getting ready to give you the bird Breakfast breakout UNDER LT. UCD Baker are the MBut you got to have a chit gang. Their storerooms, scat- tered all over the ship, contain everything but spare TV sets. The aviation supply gang had the most problems due to the high attrition rate of their spare parts and the numerous types of planes carried aboard. S-1's motto is uName It and We Have It. And if We Don't, Weill Order It. Within these files ,repose the story of supply ' and availability S-I DIVISION Checking the myriads of pay records Records, records and more records F YOU notice a sagging midriff next look in the mirror here's the gang to blame. 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' V ' 1 - ' F2-4II2511f?1iI125i?f52f'12E2EfE:?sf1f::1Efl121-f,.'. ' -El.1f' How do we feel so good- at a buck a day? I I S-2 DIVISION Pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving Removing a body Through these hands pass a million bucks per month S-3 DIVISION STOREKEEPERS, barbers, tailors, cobblers, laundrymen, money-changers - we all gripe about their services and long lines, but who could do without their presence. Led by the Paymaster, ENS. Campanile, S-3 supplies shipboard luxuries such as clean shirts, pressed trousers and repaired shoes. They simplified our liberty problems by supplying us with Yen and Script. Stateside haircuts in every corner of the globe I I scream, you scream, we all scream . . . The Sunshine Laundry - one day service a Shoe laces to shampoo and no tax dill feature 7 I I S-3 DIVISION I I I I I I I I I The Chicken King ordering some birds A new chief joins the C.P.O. Mess I I I I Stragglers I I I . I I I I I I I .44.'.-,- N., -n,, -.-,-Mg.:.1 .:--.1--L -4- ,.,,.,.,. ,,g-., .Ab ,. ... I 'X 1 I UPON the S-4 Division falls the task of keeping about 200 officers well fed and contented with- out allowing the mess bill to rise to astronomical heights. - Keeping officers' rooms tidy became a major S-4 problem, for boxes of China and souvenirs of all sorts piled up as the cruise progressed. W' W f J l The way S-4 sees our officers- 200 hungry mouths to fill Thousandth landings meant many cakes from S-4 You get no bread with . . . S-4 DIVISICN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT First the one with the Drill, then the Square Needle. The Captain visits our luxurious Sick Bay. DURING the Korean Cruise everyone came in contact with the Medical Department sooner or later-mostly sooner. As the LEYTE rounded 2 Charlie Baker, the innoculation lines began to form. By the time We reached Yokosuka We felt like pincushions, but we knew We were secure against typhus, cholera and almost all other diseases. ' The Medical Department under Commander Rickerd was kept busy throughout our cruise curing minor aches and catfever. The frigid weather off Korea produced numerous colds that were promptly checked. APCS Went like hotcakes at every sick call. Our Medical Department's efhciency was proven by the fact that sick bay was emptied almost every time that We reached port. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 1 Some fun Easy does it NE of the Medical Department's most sparkling feats off Korea was the excellent medical treat- ment given seven North Koreans. These Koreans attempted to flee to Pusan to escapve the pangs of starvation as well as Communist tyranny. As non-members of the Wonsan Red party they weren't faring too well under the blessings of Marxism so they begged, borrowed or more probably stole a sampan in a flight for freedom. However, they drifted around for seven days after losing their course. After seven days without food or water with the Grim Reaper crawling over the gunwales, Lady Luck, in the form of the destroyer NORRIS, smiled upon them. The destroyer picked them up and transferred them to the LEYTE since they were suffering intensely from frostbite and malnutrition. After two days of treatment by our medical staff, they had recovered sufficiently to be transferred back to the NORRIS to be deliverd to Pusan for further care. A had case of frostbite Medical officer makes a final examination DENTAL DEPARTMENT THE Dental Department- was one outfit which worked double overtime on the trip out, trying to ensure that all officers and men would be in tip top physical condition in the battle zone. LCDR. F. G. Hodge, DC, USN, took charge of the Dental Department on 4 September 1950, just prior to the ship's sailing for Korean waters. Mul- titudes of details confronted him. Spaces had to be readied and quantities of supplies, loaded at Norfolk, remained to be unpacked and stowed. All hands turned to, often working around the clock. Decks were chipped, bulkheads painted and supplies were catalogued and stowed. In four days the department was ready to function. There were days of liberty in Tropical Panama, and beautiful San Diego. Then began the long trek across the Pacific to Korea by way of Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands, and Yokosuka and Sasebo, in Japan. During this period, rough spots were ironed out and the department was taking shape into the efficient organization it had to he to sup- port a fighting ship. When the ship reached the combat area, the Dental Department was ready to break the existing fieet record. It hung up the grand total forthe month of October of one thousand and eighteen dental restorations, plus numerous operations. This feat is all the more remarkable in that this work went on while the ship was under continuous combat maneuvers off the Korean Coast. Doctor Hodge demonstrates local anaesthesia prior to extracting a tooth. Doctor Irwin Fine looks on. B. K. Carter, DT1, making dental appointments The policy of the Dental Department was to render the best dental service to the, greatest number of men doing the fighting, and they have carried out this policy in an outstanding manner. ..,..-Q.-. .l-v.-.., L'-J' -+- J. J. Mulligan and L. D. Sylvain demonstrate or prophylaxis procedure to W. L. Menter if I. i I E THE BIG WHEELS COME ABOARD l l 1 f DURING our service in Ko- E X rea, we were visited by l p many prominent civilian offi- 4 cials and officers inspecting tl1e progress of the Korean ' fighting. Among these was the Secretary of the Navy, the p Hon. Francis P. Matthews. Q . - 1 1 SecNav. greets department heads on arrival Some of the boys from Nebraska A 1 l i I 1 Leaving by 'copter' i A v Q l 1 1 E I E L NEAR the end of our Korean 6'tour , Rear Admiral E. C. 'GEddie,' Ewen, USN, Commander of Task Force 77, came aboard the Leyte for two periods of a few days each, during which time we were the temporary flagship. At the end of the second visit, culminating days of rumors, the admiral told us, I have been directed to detach you from this task force and to send you to Japan for onward routing to tl1e continental United States? You should have heard the cheer that day. l Aclmirlzl Ewen meets Beno ...L v - .-.,x.., -4 v..-.., .. -A. ,, .. A warm welcome Sorry to lose you but glad you iget to go home Captain Sisson receiving the Legion of Merit G Admiral Struble comes aboard ON THE day of our departure from Task Force 77, Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander of the Seventh Fleet, came aboard to bid us goodbye and to present Captain Sisson with the Legion of Merit, in recognition of the services performed in 'Gan outstanding mannerv by his ship. In his address, the admiral said, HWe are deeply appreciative of the outstanding battle record of the Leyte. I know of no ship which deserves more to return to the United States for a well and hard-earned rest. God bless you and good speed-well done. After lunch Admiral Struble departed and shortly afterward, we were on our way-at a very good speed indeed. reeting the Department heads JANUARY I9th, 1951 Orders to be detached from Task Force 77 received- Last plane aboard at 11:45 A.M CAG-3,5 LSO,s give the last cut, And 'W A head for home RECORD OF PACIFIC OPERATIONS Miles flown Total landings Sorties made in Pacific. Sorties made in Korean Theater Total hours flown in Korean area Total hours over target. Miles steamed last year Miles steamed in Korean area Miles steamed from Beirut to operations area Days operating in Korean area Number consecutive op days General statement of activities: 2,406,000 miles Now over 30,000-Air Group -3 has 7,708 4,536 I 3,933 10,933 2,513 86,000 f79,500 in 19501 47,676 18,500-with a point to point average of 23 knots 92 of 108 days in Korean area spent underway fhave spent 2 of last 19 months in Statesj 52 Supported October east coast advance and Wonsan landings Assault against enemy supply lines and destruction of Yalu River bridges and close support of troops who advanced to Hyesanjin on the Manchurian border ' Support of Marines at the Chosin Reservoir Support of Hungnam evacuation Close support in Central Korea enabling UN troops to hold then begin their latest advance. LEYTE planes involved in attack in which 2,200 of 3,000 Communists killed in one locale. ' Damage inflicted by LEYTE strike groups: Destroyed Damaged Military buildings 894 325 Military vehicles 184 177 Railroad cars 93 199 Vessels 93 34 Supply depots 27 14 Highway bridges 12 19 Railroad bridges 7 20 Locomotives 16 21 Field pieces 8 6' Aircraft 1 1 Electric power plant 1 0 RR turntable 1 1 In addition: 130 horses fused by enemy for carrying suppliesj killed 3 pack oxen ,killed 2 pack camels killed h ,2 artillery observation posts damaged 4 mortar and 4 machine gun emplacements destroyed also many AA positions 1 landslide caused to block road 3 tunnel entrances partially blocked estimated over 10,000 enemy casualties SOME OF THE DAMAGE 5 I i 9 Sinuiji Bridges, Clobbered l BACK TO YOKOSUKA ..-,.-mam-1 , . . iv ' ' U 'A P V l4HlSwappinglnew planes for old l n A I 'N .,,.,,, . , -.::.-...g ' ' V A ' Work! 'World Worm '--www L0 H. Allen Smith YOKOHAMA SOME dozen miles to north'ard fyouire in the Navy, sonj lies fate's pet punching bag, the city of Yokohoma, Port of Tokyo. The Nip version of the Toonerville Trolley took you there on a rather flexible schedule. - i Mainly thru American aid, this town of a million souls came back from the devasting earthquakes, fires and tidal Waves of 1923 to become the hub of ,lapanas commerce, only to be leveled by the same Americans during '44 and '45. It is now groping its way once ,more toward its former heights, both asa shipping and silk center. Not visited by too many because of its location, the town neverthless couldn't be beaten in silk values, and there are rumors that the night life was top flight, too. But who goes in for that sort of thing? c I p Watch out, Treeber Velly good bargain on ans TOKYO THIS capital of all Japan lacked only one factor -nearness. The thirty mile haul from Yoko- suka put the whammy on plans for many a liberty in that spot. Over five million souls inhabit the bewilderingly laid out city. More than one Gob got off course and had nightmares navigating back to home port. Too, never will you see a city with such a maze of different architecture-Spanish villas rubbing el- bows with Colonial mansionsg Japanese pagodas cuddling an old English bungalow. The most im- pressive of all is the Royal Grounds and Palace, mecca of all Nippon. Directly across the broad boulevard lies the headquarters of the big boss, General Douglas MacArthur, and strung down both sides of it the consulates and headquarters of dozens of countries. The Ginza, Tokyo's main drag, is comparable with Times Square and Loop. Its hundreds of stores can provide enough interest to keep the average souv- enir hunters happy for a week. And tl1at's a tall order. Definitely Americanized, the major city had some excellent cabarets. However, the service clubs f and there were manyj would shame a great many so- called night spots back in the States, so an enter- taining and inexpensive evening was had by many at such places as the FEAF and Rocker Clubs- providing one didnlt get all pushed out of shape by the low prices and lose one's head. Hirohito himself .V The Imperial Palace y Street Scene f Beno looks over the scenery Welcome home. Drum majorettes yet. I I M SAN DIEGO UN February 3 as we peered through the haze we visualize the cliffs of Point Loma-our Odyssey was nearing a happy climax. Wliile steaming up the channel around North Island, the crew formed the ship s name neatly framed gwith a pair of Navy wings. When We approached our berth we found a large reception committee. Three curvaceous major- ettes strutted to the music of two bands,with the flags of the United Nations forming an ap- propriate background. While tying up, Admiral Sprague, ComAirPac, the Mayor of San Diego and other dignitaries greeted us and thanked us for our service to the UN forces. Air Group 3 was soon pouring over the gangway Quonset-bound. All of us experienced mingled feelings of joy and pride-joy because we had reached home safely after some sixty thousand miles at sea-pride because We knew We had done a good job. 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