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Alone, fhe lighfhouse sfood guard af fhe edge of fhe reef. Ships came close aboard, made a sharp furn and slid befween coral shelfs. The mounfains were high and blue in fhe disfance, buf fhe hills af fhe harbor's edge were barren. Noumea, looking like a mining camp, was af fhe head of Dumbea Bay. During peace, fhe Clippers halfed here, buf wifh fhe world af war, counfless Allied ships lay af anchor, refueling, faking on supplies, or giving fhe men a chance fo sef foof on solid earfh affer monfhs af sea. Noumea had liffle fo offer for enferfainmenf. Bars were shambles, hasfily fhrown fogefher. Good liquor was served for fhe firsf fwo or fhree drinks, and fhen if was exchanged for inferior brands. The huge Tonganese soldiers wafched fhe long line of Yanks againsf fhe wall surrounding fhe Pink Palace. The souvenirs were nof producfs of Noumea, buf fhey were purchased by fhe Americans: wood carving from fhe Tonga Island and frinkefs from fhe Soufh Sea Curio Company. Af fhe Army PX affracfive French girls served coffee, malfed milks, ice cream, or sandwiches. Officers spenf fheir 'rime af fhe Cfficers' Club in fhe Hofel Pacific. The view of fhe cify from Sf. Joseph Cafhedral was excellenf, lying spread under fhe billowing clouds of yellow smoke from fhe nickel smelfers. Javanese women wifh fheir wrap-around skirfs and immense sfraw hafs moved quiefly among fhe cosmopolifan crowds of Chinese, Tonganese, Brifish, American, and French nafives. Wafer snakes and fungus infecfion resulfed in fhe cancellafion of swim- ming. Hunfing parfies were arranged when fhe fime permiffed. Chief Specialisf Jerome Zerbe, Cafe Sociefy phofographer, was as- signed fo fhe ship, reporfing aboard fhe nighf before sailing. Preparing fo refire, Zerbe donned a pair of brighf pink pajamas. Abouf 0200, Johnson, CWT, came aboard from liberfy. Turning on fhe lighf he saw Zerbe blissfully asleep. Johnson was panic sfricken. When he could confrol his laughfer he led fhe Officer of fhe Deck in and poinfed fo Zerbe. Nexf he showed fhe sleeper fo all fhe messengers and fo fhe men refurning from liberfy, unfil fhe OOD had fo sendJohnson 'ro bed. Lafer, when fhe ceremony of crossing fhe line was in progress, Zerbe was re- quired fo parade around fhe ship in fhe pinkies. Wifh fhe arrival in New Caledonia in I943, fhe ship was called upon fo furnish replacemenfs for Admiral Halsey's fleef. Almosf fhree quarfers of fhe deck force was fransferred. Shorfly affer, a new 'draff reporfed aboard in San Francisco. Forfunafely, condifions were nof as bad fhls fime as fhey had been when fhe commissioning crew fook over in Phila- delphia, for fhere remained a nucleus of fhe experienced personnel. Several of fhe men who came aboard as seamen in fhe farsf dlraff of I942 had now become responsible peffy officers. There was Villanelli, who fook over fhe reins of fhe Firsf division in I943 and remained. In charge unfil he was made chief in fhe fall of l945. ln fhe Second divISl0fI Smiley Wiffer and Red Cliffon were given Charge of ihe d'V's'on'
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