Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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MR. NAVIGATOR, TAKE US HOME On June 3rd, as Japan faded in the distance, even the most skeptical among us began to realize the Manchester was actually going home . . . FROM: COMMANDER SERVICE SQUADRON 3 TO: MANCHESTER BEST WISHES TO A FIGHTING SHIP AND HER CAPTAIN AND CREW ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR DEPARTURE X IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE FOR SERVRON 3 TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU FROM: COMMANDER TASK FORCE 95 TO: MANCHESTER MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND MANCHESTER ON YOUR FINE SHOWING IN WONSAN X REAR ADMIRAL ALLAN E. SMITH FROM: COMMANDER CRUISER DIVISION 1 TO: MANCHESTER PLEASE EXPRESS TO OFFICERS AND MEN OF MANCHESTER THE APPRECIATION OF THE OTHER HALF OF CRUDIVONE FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK PERFORMED BY MANCHESTER X WE SHALL MISS YOU BUT HOPE TO JOIN UP AGAIN IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE X MEANWHILE GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED TO ALL HANDS X REAR ADMIRAL HILLENKOETTER FROM: COMMANDER CRUISER DIVISION 5 TO: MANCHESTER MAY WELL DESERVED GOOD LUCK CONTINUE TO FOLLOW MANCHESTER X PERFORMANCE DURING THE LONG TIME YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE LINE HAS BEEN MAGNIFICENT AND WILL BE A INSPIRING EXAMPLE WHICH WE WILL ALL TRY TO EMULATE X HAPPY CRUISE HOMEWARD WITH SMOOTH SEAS X ALOHA FROM THE MATES YOU LEAVE X REAR ADMIRAL BURKE FROM: COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES FAR EAST TO: MANCHESTER CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ABLE MANNER IN WHICH THE MANCHESTER HAS CARRIED THE FIGHT UP AND DOWN THE COASTS OF KOREA X THE MANCHESTER WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED IN WONSAN X MY SINCERE WELL DONE AND BEST WISHES TO THE ENTIRE SHIPS COMPANY X VICE ADMIRAL JOY SENDS FROM: COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET TO: MANCHESTER YOUR LONG TOUR OF COMBAT DUTY IN KOREAN WATERS IS COMING TO A CLOSE X ALTHOUGH WE SHALL MISS THE RELIABLE MANCHESTER GUNS WHICH HAVE DEALT DESTRUCTION TO COMMUNISTS WHEREVER ORDERED CMA WE SHALL ALSO REGRET LOSING YOUR SMART PERFORMANCE AND EAGERNESS TO SERVE X OUR BEST WISHES GO WITH YOU X VICE ADMIRAL HAROLD M. MARTIN FROM: COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC FLEET TO: MANCHESTER THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC FLEET CONGRATULATES USS MANCHESTER ON SPLENDID PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN FAR EAST X YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NAVAL EFFORT IN KOREA HAS BEEN INVALUABLE X WELL DONE X VICE ADMIRAL A. W. RADFORD

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£y¥ fU fc FROM: LOS ANGELES TO: MANCHESTER AFTER SEEING YOUR FINE SHIP AND ITS SPLENDID MORALE THE LOS ANGELES CONSIDERS IT A PRIVILEGE TO RELIEVE THE MANCHESTER X GOOD LUCK AND GOD SPEED

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