Wallace L Lind (DDE 703) - Naval Cruise Book

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ATHENS Li-l'x,G -l,-. And so from Green Pivot we proceeded to the southern entrance of the Dardanelles, there to conduct ASW patrol for aRed sub. Sonar contacts were numerous but those rocks and pinacles could not fool our alert sonar gang. Our first realliberty since leaving Norfolk thirty-four days earlier began on 15 May when we anchored in Phale ron Bay, the port of Athens. The four day excursion to the Dardanelles turned up no Soviet subs but off of Greece, on our way to Phaleron Bay we picked up 19 Russian contacts. These were all part of the curious looking whaling fleet we passed. All hands remarked on their female crews. Except for some unfriendly shore patrol parties, Athens was 4.0 liberty town. The awe inspiring ruins of the glory that was Greece 3500 years ago were adelight to the shutter bugs and to the tour enthusiasts With little imagination we could see the ancient Greek genius for architectured proportions and their combix ation with beautiful nat ural settings When darkness drove us out of the A cropolis there were many hours of lively entertain ment waiting at John Bul1's th Flamingo Club the Chicago Bar or any of th other gay night spots

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.xh- ' ...el vw' . We arrived in France Good old Marsielles A good liberty port For a ten day stay Our joy was short lived Because the ve ry next day The bad news arrived Prepare for underway It seems ther as yibletfb' Q f the S Canal wo small Arabian countries Were raising a little hell So we heaved in our anchor We hosed down the chain We lit off superheaters We were on the way again Fall in at your quarters Shake a. leg there mate Mr. Seymoure will raise hell lf you answer up late The Des took the front She was se pace We we To kee rdinia night in Sight We were steaming in formation At twenty-seven knots The crew was sacked out With the overflow on cots We sighted the 6th Fleet Just a little before nine They were all in formation We had made it on time We reported in as ordered And without any hesitation The entire 6th Fleet . Was off for our destination We sighted Stromboli lsland Bearing one three eight We were on the right course To transit the Messina Straits The Waller was assigned to lead The heavies fell in line We were to be guide Until the Straits were left behind We arrived off Cyprus Island Things seem to be guieted down e remained there for three days teaming around and around Admiral Brown sent'out orders We head back towar Rome Hold exercise G ivot And pick up mai ome We ar d off of Italy Bu no mail for us began to show rs began to cuss Naples was the next port Eight whole days of rest Liberty for the Waller crew Nothing but the best Then we got new orders Naples we could delete We were assigned Saloniki A small town in Greece We were enroute to Salouiki When the ve ry next day Your orders have been changed You're going to Phale ron Bay The next day more new orders To ComDesSquad Two Eight There's a contact off Turkey Go there and investigate So here's to Phaleron Bay Another port we missed lf this c--- keeps up I am going to get .... mad. BY1 E. O. Gentry QMC, USN JI'

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