Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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P-140434Z FM : CTU 77.6.2 TO: USS MIDWAY INFO : CTG 77.6 DONT KNOW BOUT PRES CHIANG BUT WE ARE IMPRESSED

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- — • - I y ■ 1 1 - TK Ttt i vtm | wt Br HM| r W; L P-141504Z FM : COM7THFLT TO: USS MIDWAY INFO: COMCARDIV 5 CVG 2 FOR CAPT BLACKBURN X IT IS HARDLY APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO TRY TO EMBELLISH PRESIDENT CHIANG KAI SHEKS MESSAGE WHICH IS PASSED SEPARATELY IN COMTAIWANDEFCOM US 141209Z WITH GREAT PRIDE X VADM KIVETTE P-140730Z FMi CTF 77 TO: USS MIDWAY CVG-2 YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY WAS A TRULY PROFESSIONAL JOB X A HEARTY WELL DONE X SIGNED RADM CLARKl

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P-140840Z FM: COMSEVENTHFLT TO: USS MIDWAY COMCARDIV 5 CVG 2 YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY WAS OUTSTANDING X YOU HAVE LIVED UP TO YOUR REPUTATION AS THE OLD PRO X I AM PROUD TO NUMBER MYSELF AMONG THE FORMER COMMANDING OFFICERS OF MIDWAY AND PROUD TO HAVE YOU ALL IN THE SEVENTH FLEET X A HEARTY WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS X VADM KIVETTE P-141502Z FM: COM7THFLT TO: USS MIDWAY INFO: COMCARDIV 5 COMCARAIRGRU 2 HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO PASS FOLLOWING MSG TO CAPT J T BLACKBURN COMMANDING OFFICER USS MIDWAY VIA VADM KIVETTE COMSEVENTHFLT FROM PRESIDENT CHIANG KAI SHEK X PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE THANKS FOR THE GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY EXTENDED TO ME AND THE SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CHINESE ARMED FORCES WHILE VISITING YOUR SHIP TODAY X THE MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE AND VIGOROUS SPIRIT WE WITNESSED FULLY REFLECTED YOUR STATE OF COMBAT READINESS X PLEASE ALSO CONVEY MY APPRECIATION TO ALL THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF YOUR SHIP P-150240Z FM : CINCPACFLT TO: CTF77 USS MIDWAY YESTERDAYS OPERATION WAS ONE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE X YOUR HARD WORK AND INTENSIVE TRAINING TO MAINTAIN COMBAT EFFECTIVE- NESS IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA WAS AMPLY DEMONSTRATED IN THE IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE OF ALL HANDS X WELL DONE X ADMIRAL H.G. HOPWOOD P-150508Z FM : COM7THFLT TO: COMCARDIV 5 INFO: USS MIDWAY COMCARAIRGRU 2 FOR RADM CLARKE X COMTAIWANDEFCOM US 141110Z IS READDRESSED WITH PLEASURE TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DEMONSTRATION FOR PRESIDENT CHIANG KAI SHEK X YOUR PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY AS DESCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT NEEDS NO GILDING FROM ME X I CAN ONLY ADD MY SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPERIOR EXAMPLE OF TEAM WORK X VADM KIVETTE P-151200Z FM : USS MIDWAY TO: COM7THFLT INFO : CTF 77 FOR VADM KIVETTE X YOUR MESSAGES RE ACADEMY OPERATION GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ALL HANDS X I SHARE YOUR PLEASURE AND PRIDE IN THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE HARD WORK AND FIGHTING SPIRIT OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN I HAVE THE HONOR TO COMMAND X J T BLACKBURN v :