McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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B x 87' Junk boarding Party Number ONE. Junk boarding Party Number TWO, 42 pfv

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Mc MORRIS IUINS IUNK FORCE MC MORRIS was made an honorary member of the South Vietnamese Junk Force in deference to her extended tour of service in cooperation with the Vietnamese on patrols against Viet Cong infiltration by boat. Patrolling daily off Qui Nhon with a junk division, the ship was something of a mother hen to the native craft which did not get to port often and consequently ran short of supplies regularly. Tea, water, and as a special luxury, ice cream, were transferred to thejunks,much to the delight and appreciation of the Vietnamese. On another occasion the Squadron doctor went aboard a junk and removed shrapnel from a wounded man's eg. So grateful were the natives that on one rendezvous they took time out to officially proclaim the ship an h onorary member of the force , i Also while in the Vietnamese hai-bor SSOQL Nhon, MC MORRIS donated over tie Holy badly needed medical-SUPP11eS to Family Hospital in QU1 Nhon' The Commanding Officer, accompamegrgi coMcoRTRoN FIVE and U26 Sqgawith doctor, visited the hospital 1l'1 Jun a small token of medical supphes' Four of the nuns from the HOSp1ll2lJgtRalfS were hosted to a brief visit of was the by the Commanding Officer. Ship' nuns first visit to 21 Navy fight-lillgd that During their visit, it was. Givere Slow many of the medical supplies riorities, in arriving, because Of mllltary P lies had and that consequently, Cfiflcal Suggket, and to be purchased On the black mofinferi01' often timeS, these Supplies Werged medical Quality. A list of critically neem ned, and and surgical supplies was co fine e Mc MoRR1s on a 1-eturntllip July delivered a seC011Cl donatlo arli' th , . c