Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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North Koreans were fighting a losing battle at Kangnung. The only answer for the survivors was a retreat up the main coastal highway under cover of a blizzard which had set into the area. Lieutenant Gill and our Marine spotter, First Lieutenant Ken Henry, took off in the helicopter and directed our guns on the retreating columns along the highway. Wherever those Koreans went, our shells went with them, until the Manchester and destroyer Sperry held them in a crossfire. Three hours later, Lieutenant Henry reported no further enemy activity in the area. Tf| 3T

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1 On the 1st of February, we were back in Sasebo with some work to do. The Man- chester ' s continuous firing had nearly emptied her magazines, and there was only one way to fill them ... us. By the time we left Sasebo two days later, we had received aboard a new helicopter and detachment. Lieutenant Roger Gill and Henry Cardoza, our new pilots, did not have to wait long for their work to begin. Assuming command of Task Element 95.21, the Manchester proceeded to the east coast with the Australian destroyer Warramunga, and during the night of February 4th commenced interdiction fire off Annin Tan. The next few days found the Manchester with the Missouri and several destroyers maneuvering off Kangnung, making trouble for the Red troops who were making trouble for our troops.

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. t- ■ V SUBJECT: RECONNAISSANCE This field of work was one of the Manchester ' s specialties while we were operating with Task Force 95. Above are two examples from hun- dreds of reconnaissance pictures taken by Lieu- tenant Ken Henry (left) from our helicopter. Each of these photos requires carefully in- tegrated planning and study before and after shooting . The ship ' s photo lab and CIC Officer spent long hours in development and processing of the vital films. FROM.- CTG 95.2 TO: MANCHESTER YOUR RECONNAISSANCE YESTERDAY GAVE MOST COMPLETE AND BEST INFORMATION THIS AREA I HAVE SEEN IN THE MANY WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HERE