Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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i 1' . as g lf OPERA T10 S! We operated in the waters around Japan for four months. Our first assignment was to patrol the coast off Korea. While on this patrol we encountered some of the worst weather the Sammy B has ever had to ride out. But ride it out she did and after a brief period in drydock we returned to sea. At sea, we were part of the Seventh Fleet, Uncle Sam's strong right arm in the Pacific. Wie plane- guarded for carriers. conducted aircraft defense exercises and learned to he self-sufficient at sea through replenishing via high-line transfers. One of Our most exciting experiences came one one dark night when we located and rescued three downed flyers. For this we receiwfd an Adrnirall well done. Finally, our tour of duty with the Pafrifify Fleet was over and we set a course toward Singapore. first stop on our return horn:-. iit'f'd.llNtf ul the trouble that was lirewing at horiinisa wt- Paine pretty close to returning. Clvimz Sm Senza divan Pacz zc cemz Part of our iob was to create smoke and hide the fleet if necessary. , As we headed home we watched the big carriers pass ovsr the horizon to- ward Formosa.

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MANILA The next port of call was Manila. The Philip- pines are in Asia, thousands of miles from the States and hard by Japan. China. and Siam. but it was like coming home. People chatted in Ameri- can on the streets even if the accent had a touch of the native tagalog, and thousands of Lf S. Army hand-me-down jeeps jolted the population around town. Coke was the popular drink tho' sometimes laced with a jigger to give it muscles. But the Filipinos proudly made us remember that they have an Independence Day too. also July 4. They bragged about their democratic government tho' they willingly admitted its short- comings. And they pointed out to us the war ruins and the historic places where Filipinos and Ameri- can soldiers fought side by side against invaders. Manila socialites invited many men from the Ship to their homes and clubs as part ofa Welcome- the-Navy program, and the guests lived in style. Tours of the city and outlying districts kept us out of the city till nightfall too. We ground to a stop several times to watch water buffalo amble across Main Street, and we checked up on copra factories and grass huts. Mighty different, but we felt like home. A busy strut corner in Manila. Nota the inp-taxi. This is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. .D 3 Pr - Some of the officers and crew got to mee? President Megsaysay of the Philippines! 1-gi 90 . , X l Ti.. .1 , .. Pg.. r s ,v I ,.,'r ' ,.----Q' ' 'rffy W , ' Q ' X, , ,Ve . , ::: :iz I: ' . l v'f.',- ::: : ' I 'Q hail!!-.-E ff ,F i - 4- 'Q l-E515 gm- 'LL'-'