Waldron (DD 699) - Naval Cruise Book

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ARANCI. SARDINIA Late in June, we put into Aranci Bay, W f X Sardinia, with other ships of the SIXTH FLEET. It was not a port of call so there 4 A were no liberty parties as such. But we'11 remember Aranci for a long time because of what you see on this page. Here, we ran , into the finest beaches of the Mediterra- nean. The water was crystal blue, of a A perfect temperature for swimming and the beaches were the cleanest and widest of any we had seen on the entire cruise. Each of our four days in Aranci, large parties of swimmers and sunbathers went ashore to soak up the sun. It was a terrific break in the cruise. Forrestal Loans a Hand in Q . 3? . 1 'L ,'F'., :A!v ,VM f. MSM I ,, . f ,. ff: J , ' Aw' +6 1 I P V 1. K.: K V' ' if feisw E 4' Y ist W P A fx B 1 ykr 2 mx T,-.Qs 1 :V Ls,-,QI 1 it .X . ,q.e,.t.. ,,, a. fx. V. ' 1. , 2 N 51 sr f x xi' . N K 1ii Aixl? if-f wwe, 'Xt ., .X ' . x-lf i . ' 4, ,X 4 - L 1-an ' V. S K .52 :f A ' 1 Li 4 ., -em he gr bf i s X 3 ar . fi u q , X X ,f JA S x X - V N X There Were Photographers . Yeah! Nice Beaches . . Q :X ? . a L 'NO sf? There! A Sea Porcupine . . K i And Subje cts 38