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first Navy ship s ince the middle thirties. The crew explored every res- taurant and nnilk bar in the city. James McCracken drove one waitress to distraction by asking for chocolate sauce, strawberries, and marsh- mallow put over ice cream, delicately balanced on two banana halves. She threw up her hands and walked away with the comment, These Yanks, They ' ll eat anything! Souvenirs consisted of greenstone or wood Maori Tickies, and Para shell articles. The men were excited to see a whole town full of white women in modern clothes — women who were friendly. It was nice too, to see men in pants, instead of table cloth Lava Lavas trailing below men ' s conventional suit coats. While everyone enjoyed Wellington, they were overjoyed when the ship pulled out. This time she was headed for the States. Passengers and ship ' s company alike were in a jovial, talkative mood. Even Cap- tain Beary, usually a grave quiet man, chatted freely with anyone who came his way. Rope yarn Sundays were not necessary to keep up the morale. Tuesday, 3! March 1942, five months after she had left Boston on the voyage which was to take her around the world, the ship sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge. She was home! - - »=
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nation, and on our course to Fremantle. Battle condition Two was set, and all hands arrived in port completely worn out. Half the crew went ashore in Fremantle, the port of Perth. The troops debarked in Adelaide. None of the crew were allowed off the ship, but with a railroad Kiosk nearby, everyone agreed that Australian ice cream was nearest to the Stateside confection. Survivors from the Philippines and from American ships sunk in the Macassar Straits Battle came aboard. Such a mixture of uniforms as the survivors and refugees wore had never before been seen! A U. S. Navy Captain in his blue uniform coat, army pants, Aussie shirt and yellow high-top shoes was a typical example. A number of civilians were brought aboard as well as Naval survivors. Among them was Mrs. E. E. Sayre, wife of the Philippine High Com- missioner. It was the first time in her Navy career that the ship car- ried woman passengers. Captain Cook first set foot on New Zealand In Wellington, and while its climate is one of the healthiest in the world, when the ship arrived there the crew was much more excited in the reception given by the townspeople. Everyone was welcome! The Mount Vernon was the first American vessel in the port since war had been declared, and the
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