Norris (DD 859) - Naval Cruise Book

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orrismen Conducted Transactions 1 18 Nov 084'7qHj Moored starboard side to Uss M.c. Fox 4DD829y. commenced taking on fuel. Installed two .50 caliber machine guns and one .30 caliber machine gun. 19 Nov 1201qH5 Underway for III Corps Area, Viet Nam. 21 Nov 0607QHy Commenced firing mount 53. O633qHJ Received counter-battery from shore. Silenced counter-battery. 42 ,

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6 Nov 13204My Came under the opera- tional control of COMSEVE-NTHFLT 10 Nov 10024145 Moored Yokosuka Japan. 13 Nov 1010QK5 Underway for Subic Bay, Philippines. Push Boats Yokosuka, Japan 9

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S In Twelve ifferent urreneies 24 Nov 1145qHl Thanksgiving Day. Dinner for the crew. Commenced holiday routine. Fired 157 rounds today. From 25 Nov to 19 Dec NORRIS fired daily and rearmed and refueled frequently. Cn 28 Nov a large V.C. base was discovered in the Rung Sat Zone and effectively neutralized with 562 rounds. 'Friendly forces found many blood trails later but no con- firmed kills. Some dayswere espe- hile Abroad 25 Nov 1947qHl Alongside USS FIREDRAKE QAEl4J for rearmin . Total rounds re 3 ceived: 1250. cially busy, such as 2 Dec when NORRIS refueled from USS MATAPONI QAO-415 early in the morning, fired various tar- gets until 1500 and then replenished from USS PROCYON ,fAF61l in rough seas, returning to the gun line to de- liver H and I fire throughout the night. Most rearrning was done at night.