Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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RETURN TO SAN DIEGO

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COMMAND RELIEF Three .LEYTE shippers-Capts. Sisson, Dudley, Erdmann AFTER operating off the California coast for a- week with Air Group 101, we returned to San Diego, where Capt. Sisson was relieved as Commanding Officer by Capt. Paul L. Dudley, USN. Present at the ceremonies was another former C.O. of the Leyte, Capt. W. L. Erdmann, present Commanding Clfficer of the Naval Air Station, San Diego. The next day we were off on our happy way, speeding toward Balboa. One night was spent there shop- ping, viewing the magnificence of the new HEI Panama hotel, and sightseeing in general. The follow- ing day we transited the Canal, stopped overnight while the port section got checked out on the wonders of Colon and the Copacabana, then off toward Norfolk and home, home, home. ll ... .