Walker (DD 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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SEPTE BER Now station WALKER left Sasebo on September 4th and ioined the HORNET for the trip south to Yankee Station. After a month it , t,e on the gunline and a month of port visits and upkeep the routine of Yankee Station opera- y 1 i a ig lg iQ i tions was welcome. Much ofthe A W yn y A 1 '- l, X 556 'rf- time WALKER was detailed to escort the HORNET or one of . gg , ' lfk' the attack carriers carryingout y strikes on the North. During , flight operations itis necessary y to have a helicopter or a yy Vg destroyer stationed astern of EQ the aircraft carrier in arescue ' f ,fi 0 o c ' l i station, alert for OI rcraft which lg A t V' - , - , dp' , ' 'M s may encounter difficulty during launch or recovery. Several days were spent involved in special operations, and during l the last few weeks of the month A we had our first opportunity for anti-submarine warfare train- ing since the Sea of Japan transit. But prominent in our minds was the thought that next month we would be home.

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P i lvleals on WALKER are served cafeteria-style, and served by the mess cooks. Each division supplies a number of mess cooks proportionate to the number of men in the division, to serve approximately a three month tour. Here SN Scoles grills steaks to order for FN Wyatt and SN Cox. FN Peterson struggles withasteamfitting in one of WAl.KER's two enginerooms. Leading petty officer of the deck force, BlVl2 Dillon demonstrates the intri cacies of knots and line to SN Ross. 93. NXKW A