Macomb (DD 458 DMS 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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i Q, 1 I 1- '4 2 Z H if I ,E fs 4 'T I is 5 .- l ll duty. The ship left Saseho for Norfolk on the 5th of Decem-her. As we passed the flagship of CoMinPac, we were serenaded hy a hrass band playing: NCalifornia Here l COINP... 'l'hus thc final wartime cruise of the Mighty Mac came to an end, as we retraced our track l , l 2 l b-nm.,,Q,,.,..., K l 0 as M-M Y ,W in - . .. ..-in ,,,..-Q., w..,l X,3,,y' i ' V ,H , gf ,M A, ,W-nu My ' jww - ,, ,M A 'Q :ftp , Q ' ,mia ' i , . I il We ' , A ' 'Wg - .2 -M'W ',w -- - ww , M eVr.'e ry- ,lnp survivors 1' ..,. T ' 'Y' H wr-w-f.J 1'y' 'i ,W A ii x i X' ww vMig .V 'mt ' I, 7' ii 'K .ff-1 A:-1 . Q hy way of Eniwetok, Hawaii, San Diego, and Panama. However, the Mac is not through for shc has been assigned as an active unit of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet, to carry on the fine tradi- tion and record she built in four vears of wal- time cruising. Mine exploding off Korean coast l J . 5 E Liberty in Sasebo 'kr fi' 96 . r 'it T if r s t

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hggey did not attack. hut the sky was filled with AA fire from the celebration on Ukinaw a. Short- ly after sweeping had f.'Ul1IH1f?l1CF3fl on the follow. ing morning. orders were l'f'f.'F?lX'f?fl lu rvturn U, Buckner Bay. From thffrf- on thf- 13th wt- Sailefl for a rffndffzxnous with thf- mighty flrd Fleet. The following two wer-ks wrro- -in-nt at sea, fueling. dodging the typhoons whirh de-- layffll the lflffrftis f'lllf'l'llljLf 'loluo lim. I-xpl-nlin: floating: ll'llIH'5 and making final prvparalion- lol' thi? lflllllllhllillll Hf'f'liFlUll. 'lllv hllil' v'nlv'rv'-l Siigiillll wliill. jllrl nlll:-itll' nl' rllllklll lint. Ula lltv' Zflll. sm-pt llu- f'hannv'l ahviul nl' tln- Ili--.Inu and lows: on tln- 20th. und nt ln-I. 'III Xnznxt 20, lllls. ill lllll clrnmwll L1n4'lI-II' III l-flu-I llzly. wi' rrmainv-el at unvhor until the' lth of Supl.. :tml wilno---ml tho- I'ornml -urn-rnlf'r .llvwtllvl llu' Kline-ollrl from il Ili-tauue' ol lllllll mural-. Sltorllt lllo'ro'ill'lo-T wo- II-It llluvlun link. Ile'-Iuzt Top: llultlo- llc-4-t nt znwlmr in 'foluo Hin nllnllllll Yirtorv flight ou-r 'liulnvn Han W 4... A... we W i,a 5 -t'k 4'q,. -.P ,+- ii 'ti' Ur' .Im-L.-tl ul Saipan: -If lin- hz -I lin XM- wt-Iv in Ukingnwu on tha- E-vtl. - It lv- lll.l'l Il I-ut I-I -1-.I lu ll llII'c'e'-llaly pil ailr I .th z, wlnh- -n I--ulv II- IIIilIvswm'pilIg1 'IJII -:,- I New- - III.-N NlldllxlIuIII5QIs1'lln. wa' I' I It ll l.Ilv.Ilw-1' 'ltlXlXUI' In al Flllilll -li If-lls,I'IlI-lllIvI:I.1l---.itil ln...-I llI4'M'hlIl'- ' II llll' LJIHIIII IMI- I-nm-II lux I I I Il 2 l.In- .In-l Iln-I urn' 1'XllI'lII1'lI ll ' I I , 'lIl?4'lN' .nl ln-I, l'IlIiIllX.lll1'I I ' ' I I 'IvslII.ll II-n.IInn'nI llulll us, ' l I ' I I 'wfl li' I- 'Il 'Illl Ilgggllvllvs, lll' I WIA- I' 'lt l'llII.' In Iln- Sllzlils. we- I'IlI 'v-9 Il xlhlj Nlnusnit 'III llta- lull 'IN- l III- .I-lst-if fi' II 'II--ruling, .mal rullllllt-nw-cl al I'I'f- I l Ilxfvll NIIJII-, 1'nlllltlIll'll 'II i'I'I- II' lil Iln jfltln, llnfn l4'lll4'4l In llll' l'iiI!-I lion.: 'ue to ,II-'nfl .Inf-Ilwr Ixplaoon. fllh-r ll MIllI lllil-llIIIQ llt' Nuf1 nmlllll'5ll1tll'-Htl llll' 1 I 4 . . ..Ih, ww mf-ffl--lffl If- Hl-.nn'mu. ruling out il Ixplmoon on Ihr wax mul JIIHXIVQJ Ilwra- on Ilu' lL2Ih. llnr n--xt iw:-vp jolt was in Iln' l:llHSl'll x - I- '., -m ' . ' tI.II.- lr 'rn Ihr ..-nfl Illl Ihr- Zfvlh. llc' H'lIll'IHtl If- Fav-lfo on thf' Zfith. lluring Ilw nvxt 3-day -I.1x Ihr- fr'-w wai gmntv-fl lilwrlx. Wil' II-It on Ihv l-I nl XuXl'Illl'f'f for EllIfllllf'lA swf-vp olwra- ll'III. Fvvrmv of thi- onr- wel- sal Ihr- 1-ntranf'f' to the- Y I-llow Fm. nf-ar Qlzf-lport lsland. 'llw swoop group I'llf'nIHllf'I'f'fl lIIIlDZll'illlf'lf'll FIIf'l'l'4S and ther . I , . liar- 1-ompllvrl a grand total of Zld IIIIIIVF swept lu datv, Thf- group rf-turnf-d to Siliffllfi in the middlv nf 'Nownilvf-r. Soon the-rf-after orders wi-rv rffvviw-rl lu rvturn to thf- .-Xtlantir: Fleet for 25

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CADIPAIGNS Ayn INYASIQINS THE INVASION or NORTH -4FRlC.4 Lak! in August ul' 1942. twill-tll21Ul2lI'UlllNl llhi split In th,-N. twin, K.xPlU5iUn5' Hx tht, nah! ship, as it always clues. that snnwtliing hut nas -if tht- lin-5 which innm-tliuti-lx liulitiiil thi- slliva brewing for the Mighty Mac anfl he-r sister ships. anal tht- th-lvris-ltnlcli scat. the nivn iuultl niatlw nut Nobody knew what was running ull. hut thv thrt-,. Shiw nhifh had l,t.K.n hit In 'm.Pl.dm.5 scuttlchutt was flying thif-l-c anfl fast. Wv min- alll nt-I-,. W.,.fl.,.l hits. dcnd mnidshipgu 'film N.,-t fevcn more certain after a threw xwcks training the- tl:-stunt-r llLllllltlt'ltlll, thi- trunspnrt llingln-s period in Chesapeake Bay was follnwecl by an tnnl tht- ttnil-.cr Wiiiniiski. tim nl th,. llmxi. an 4-vffn inure iiitfensitifefl une in livrnnnlu. linriu-ity flint-ml within fpitting tlistuinw' ul tln- Nlatvnnih was 8l'UU9f7fl U1 21 l W'l' Piltfll Nllfll- UH U1'lHlH'I' lin' trumpnrt funk tht- in-xt flux. sullt-ring ln-aux 29, W-12. me Sr-t out wafstmiril with at huge- win- mistlatllivw. Thi- ilcstrnu-1' haul 'ln-cn split ailningt Wy. Thee mnwy irlf'r1'uSf'fl fluily ur-til it num- in nw. tht- Q-xpl..5i.,n tilntting parts ul tht- atm l't'f fl 900 Shllli lift-nmiii tlirnugli tht- sith-5 znnl tht- dit-si-I shavlx Un Nnvvnilwr Tth. tht- zirlnzulzt split intn sm- 1'l 'l - l'il F lil 'l l'l P1 l lllt' Sllilfh lm' 4-ml grmips prcfpurattnry tn striking ilu. ,,l,jm.tiw hw-n at vustntlty. lin' tunlwi' fam-tl ninrh lwttvl thif lullnwing nmrning. It was unly thvn that mm' ll ' ll um' ul 1' lim l lH 'l- 'l55l Pl liuptuin Duvall infnrnwrl his nn-n. sp:-ul-Qing nwr V W Wi-'11-li iwllilil-11. the' PA SySlt'Ill. that tht- nnnnc-nt wus all htnnl H 1 - ulwn tht- Nligrhty Mau' uns ln tukt- part in tln- .Huh um' l 'lm 'Il 93 u 'l 'im'5 in l ' Inm5inn nf Nnrth flfrivu. xnit nl tln' lxille-r. annl innnngi-il lu gain at Mtlllltl , 1'uHlitt'l. tsllivll Nuts lwllutsvcl lat at tlvplll 1'llill'g1 Un XllYt'IlllN'l' 13. tht- two 4-uns. llznnhlvttni znnl nnmgki uilhnm Uxililv Wmlh. 'l'I'iF 'mlm' mm xltlthllllb, wi-ln' llt'Slgllillt'fl as part nl tht- si-ri-Q-ii Umm' lhmugll IIN, High' uf XUWIHIWI. ll. 'HN lair ilu-1-in-rit-r 52lllQ1il'Il'NHl. Sl'llt'tllllt'tl tn luunvli fnllmsmg dm th., Xlmuml, H,uH.m,'I lu I,-mln'-I plum-s fur tht- assault. Iht- clutic-s in-rv pe-rlm'nn-tl nm fm fm' f-'mn tht' WMIHIMI mnkm, winumki its m'4l4'l'i'tl. znnl tht-n nn tht- 1-ve-ning nl' Nnwni- ami' hutl lmwlx 'xlmn-'I hm Fiqh. 'list' mmmw IN . lm 'hw mir 'ililivwll ill lm' mr 'IW' uh:-n lnnr Q-Xtwliwinm Flaixi-4-xial4'li1-v than tln- filli- strnyvrs in tlwsqtlzltlruii. thc- Curry uncl Hnhsnn. Win, all it again. 'INN 'HH um 'HHH 'hm lllltl.Wt'l't' clil'c'r'te-cl to lift-N't't'tl tu l'i.t'tlZllLl Hui lm' night nl tht- lr:insptn'ts :incl s-upplx s-hips whim-h fmilml: aSS'lm wm' Arrwlllg lim' In gpm' uf ml, m-rv nnlnznling: nn-n :intl 1-ipiipiini-nl. 'l'ln- 'Xalan Slwml all 'hi' lfiilfi thi' Shllls mir 'l'i'l r 'l tu pre-pam-al tn gn lu tln-ir HF'-lt-lilllt'l'. lint wus in anlrlnn' III thi- vicinity uncl flmppi-'cl tl1c'irl'i'spw'- AMN' In mb, H 'Mmm Um nf this ..Im,Pmln tm- htmks aisle-rn of thc- tanks-r xvinmrlxsi. tlwrf- ium,tiUH-- ,H HH. Mft. imrimr of CuHl',lmN,u 1 luvling ship for the- next IllUl'IllIlQI. ifxml wlwn. UH U',lUlN,r 13. HN, mimm, ',nh,H,d As tht' crvw sottlvcl clown for tht- night aftvr that pnrt, iw flrvw zi lirvzith nl rf-lie-l. znnl thanks-cl almost five tlays of inoclificfl gi-m-ral quartf-rs uliatvvvr gmlf sw lun-u In tum- he-f-n sn luvkt and vontlition watches. tht- silvmw- was suflflc-nlx in the' lIliflSl of our Hrs! hig slum. 21