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ZF 1 1 F s '..-M A425222 v-Uv for beer center. VVith the Royal Hawaiian and Waikiki so far behind us, this beach seemed very appealing, especially considering that it was in the middle of nowhere. Diving boards were placed in- an inconspicuous place for fellows who wanted to try out swans and back fiips without a wise-cracking audience. There was a well-stocked canteen and the lines in front of it were always lengthy. Hoover Beach was visited regularly thereafter while we lingered at Guam. We had not been in the harbor long after the storm when orders came to proceed to the docking area. Although most of the harbor had been cleared, a number of obstacles still remained, and Apra was still a very difficult harbor in which to navigate. Going to the docks, we passed what was later identified as the bow of the Pittsburg. Through past news reports, we had heard how ferocious the Pacific typhoons could beg the evidence of this was there at Guam. The cruiser Pittsburg had met such a gale that the wind and sea had ripped off her bow completely. Leaving her bow at sea for Davy Jones, the Pittsburg made her way'to a naval base for repairs. The structure remained afloat and was finally picked up and towed into the harbor at Guam. ' ' After we had berthed at the dock and secured all details, our alert signal bridge spotted an incoming hospital ship that made its way to a berth just ahead of us. The Sanctuary was to discharge wounded men to be sent to nearby naval hospitals. This was one of the times that the boys on the bridge were accused of using their glasses on objects other than Hag hoists and blinker lights. During all this by-play, the industrious chiefs were busily hunting periwinkles and cats-eyes in the new Sea-Bee filled land adjacent to the dock. ,Unloading commenced, and in five days we were again readyffor sea. Once more we proceeded to a berth in the outer harb-or. After anchoring, we noticed a strange man-of-swar standing in around the breakwater. It was identified as a japanese destroyer coming to evacuate Jap prisoners under American supervision. Despite previous experience in the results of underestimating the laps, this ship appeared quite fiimsy, compared to our own modern destroyers. This diversion helped to pass, a little more quickly, the long and much scuttlebutted wait for sailing orders. ., ..l.,i,..,.d rs f-.,. . .:...,,... H. ti., ,Q ,FV 1 ij N 7 f if Tl E 'e ' '1 f 't A .'.. . x . , 4 -- i . . .. ,,..,2-H143 ,ir L. ,ggj jf ,Nw . ,V Q '1' 1 - .2 ,z-1 .1 . ' v,V- V-253 V -. I, 2. f ,,v' 5,5 9 4, A, 2.4-,.,,s:.j...s', .:, ' 5 I z ' ' .ff-:-1. ,-1 p H .1 . , , 1 f ffgzgzaw-- ' 1 ., , '1.::xfaL -n- ' f- Ig---:44:1: i'1Q fn .1 ' -1 ig f -. , , ' 1 t- -I , ' fj '- I 4:1-2' f. ,. ,, ,f . .At:.1,:,g:::1:1'.:-grey' .5.,:f:::, 'z ff . - rw, - f f 1 . ' , ,ff , fe , 2 4:-' ff, f g- 'V vi' 5 , ' . -ra , f -- :J My,.,,,,.:.31:14s-'.311-z:.-:,:--.111-'2:',1:,g 1Q:4.:,,:,., E112--,Qi . 'Y .. TZ? 7 7 fwz'-1371 f- , ff' ,. V ' f 'H ,, , ,fr':5:'- '1,, ,I 1 A :Z-iyifb A412rgigfzr-3:341:i:?i52s:5:3,3:1:1:32 -Er? -'Z'i'j2 : -' - . , ' ' ' ' 'if.VQE1-il'-if5i2i:,.1. If '1E1'1.f'e 251555 ,,.Q.f? 2: ZZPTEQTIIEIQEQ' 12-QEEEEQ.-311101?1f.1:35'?f'1Q','i'E?1liijA2-bfi'QE1f:g:f'lf-Ifi21.32i:5:1i5E5-1323121i,21'51Q' ' A '33 A .V '- V:-4-1 21,1 Z 1 v :1,.3Lf:g g 9 :-.1 'f f' L- - . w t f- f- ,V1,'-'viz.i,,3g?iZ3,:,:1,,E1:fi-yr.,,,.3,V.:5:1i1--',5.r-2',g.f:'-,V,I li:-4331iQ2,Q,,E -' 1 1- , .H ' C ' , . 1 ,.I .111Z3I: ' I,-127 -155 f' 1, - '- , '1 + , V -- -fi .3:a:,1....155-,-3:f1:2.14ei.1,,.g..g1 ' WW :eta,'g'1:-:-115.1-951611. 21.23.215Q123?5:2:3iiiiEff2?2?2g , C165
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Our first liberty at Guam consisted of a recreation party at a place known as Gab Gab Beach . Here many of us rested, among other things, our weary minds by con- centrating on a couple of cans of ice-cold beer. The Red Cross had built a recreation center which housed game and reading r-ooms, along with a collection of rug-cutting discs - Maestro Benny Goodman held forth continuously that afternoon in the mid Pacific. Doughnuts and coffee and the familiar feeling of halloween posters and decorations around the place brought up remembrances of escapades at home. Here too, we got our first View of Jap war prisoners doing numerous odd jobs around the beach area. We were sur- prised at their small stature and wondered again how such little men could disrupt the peace of the world. Their apparent happiness in theiripresent position was not under- standable and a ,little disquieting. just off the beach, on a coral strand that nosed its way above the water's surface was a marooned japanese tank, standing as a silent epilogue. 1 From the ship we could often see the great number of planes that took off and landed at the Twentieth Air Force Field and the fighter strip just beyond Gab Gab bases of the B-29 groups that helped de- stroy the Japanese Empire. Planes also were coming in day after day from distant carriers and sometimes it appeared as if every plane we had in the Pacific was there on Guam. W. l Jap Prisoners on Guam A few days later, we prepared for a friendly invasion of another beach situat- ed further out on the base. The small-boat coxswains had to do quite a bit of maneuvering before sighting Hoover Beach. A long canal had been dug extending about two miles from the back of the harbor to the beach beyond. This boat trip gave us our first glimpse of Japa- nese landing craft that were sunken along the sides of the canal. The first thing that caught our eye on arrival was the entrance to the beach built up of oil drums forming a huge letter H. Upon entering, we saw a winding, and in some spots sandy, beach, with little bath houses strung out a short distance from the water's edge. About a quarter of a mile away, there was a clump of trees which looked like an oasis - it was. This wassethe always much sought- C155 Beach. Here on Guam was one of the.
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X X IVE STRIKE OUT ON OUR OWN - Qhhiroute Cluarn to fXustraltt-- When orders first came to proceed to Brisbane to pick up cargo destined for the Philip- pines, few actually believed them. Yet once we were underway, incredulity gave way to anticipation of what was to come upon Crossing the line and in Australia. Our southerly course promised not only the shortest passage, but also the combination of many vivid experiences for the crew of this 'KA. Plans were being made ahead of time for what was to take place on an eventful morning off the coast of New Britain. Mythical contact was being made with King Neptune and all the little fishes of the deep, in time to welcome many new subjects into that Great Realm. Meanwhile, we stopped for an over-night rest and further routing at Manus, in the Admiralty Islands. The twenty-four hour stay was spent provisioning ship and worry- ing what was to happen the following day. From a distance Manus looked a little more like the exotic South Sea Islands we had heard about, but had never seen. Also it had less of that raw, just-built atmosphere about it. Upon leaving Manus, we finally experienced the initiation into the Ancient Order of the Deep. Hair cutting, sundry cuts, bruises, and soakings were given to one and all. No doubt it appeared that we pollywogs took quite a beating and were much humiliated by the shellbacks that day. All in all, it was a lot of fun, if the relief of its being over were put on the credit side of the ledger, and the fact that Australia was ahead also were added. Through the Coral Sea we sailed, and outside the Great Barrier Reef the word soon got around that we were nearing Australia. X X X5 X XX Xxx Xt X X wx ...Q Crossing the Line C175
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