West Virginia (BB 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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5 X 1-'ig lulu I llll' Sl-HD S LUG b 7-BC THE LOG or THE xvhr xuz ,INN 53 fTo tle tune of California Here I Come 1 ' , V '10-U. x I11 September one fine day ' XVe left the good ol U S A v I .1 fl' Hawaii the land oftropical palms ' sh 4 f XVas Hrst stop but soon xx e 'eft cause that was 111ucl1 too c'1l111 And xx e xx ere heading far out on the blue For our unknoxx n rendezvous sa X Our first attackers then broke through 'mun 'Ixx as Weptunus and his crexx ' KNWL'-'zz,vf, QSec1etD Island here xxe com fX 'X f The place the .laps xx ere dr1x en fro111 I l : fo Next Lex te and battle xx ith tl1e Jap fleet I .E 1' l 1' XVe beat e111 and it xx as reallx quite a feat ! And tl1e11 xx e left for the Nexx Hebrides 'Wx For beer and swimming and a l1fe of ease ff' :ax f x it Then, once again, the battle call B1ck to I evte on the ball' ,OCKSV fCensoredj Island here xx e are f-Q-L-2,2 wo Our convoy xx on t be very far O fu 'J It s secure and xve are gomg far axvav 4- K NN To mail call and mem ries of another da f J I X ff -f,,,f And noxv xve re Going back into the fray X 9 Headm towards Manila Bay X L f' s Q -. V- C ll Q , X F X 1 sa , ns 0 I S' xx Q ,f '-x X V Q 1 1 1 S Xl f . . . c A ' , , , 9 , ff x a , , ' I Y I ,x f a I 1 . If I: 5 L I V , j wr, Q ' ' ' - I Q 7 C . P' Q XI QAMR .. , 7 , ' , ' ' , I , 1, ' l If f 1 , It fl ll 1 ,C X I fw I I If , N ' I . ' X , I f , , ,- , ff ff - A. , ,9 . 7 ' Y I - 'Q -S rx' .N-I ANN'-g I i...,1.,- t H 1 , J' . . V 'I f A I I 1 0 f - 'l u I ' - ' ,P f . e P 1 ' 1 Y C 4 j o 2 ' J i - . -A ' Kjos , , . 5 . -- f A ' , 1 I jp ' - ' T C as 4 Q37 v . Q Z' 'V 'ix' 5 I ' wx f . y. 2-N X 0 .J f ' 1 Q , ,f , D l cf Q X A - ' fb, Z 1 ,In-1, X We kicked the japs from Luzo11, too, I g H XX r , 9 . K '13 fi- A K KQV' X f 1 f fNdllIlv ' f ' RN' NX ' ' f ' ' 9 'f V '. f . A ff fx X Q f It xvasn't long before they quit. IEWQNM 1 X ' V o 'H' A Gigi' Ig' 5 V ff., , . K , . I 1 KX I I 131. N K , - 1 il It i' - ' - I 1 I ' 'I' Q 1, W 9 ' ,J 11 ' mm I' .1 ' l Z! ' ' M if 4 ' I , .lylg lllllnln: 'Un 1 0 ul' I Q Y . f 3 fl xx 0 ' bln K: jig' yt, : - A ' .. Al Z, fi- : ' ML , 4 V 1 :I nluflllla 2 vi, C., : 1 1 1 j gf Axx Sou Bataaners that s for you' X Q I Lingayen Gulf xx as xx l1ere xx e hit O Y fy A' I y MacArthur took over and all is xx ell ' A , - I -' He s giving those japs all sorts and kinds of hell And now xve re gomg to xvho knows xx here l Q But suddenly xve ll just be there ln I-ll I u ' nlllnll 1 This ends our story for right now lllhmm iT5'f '1 n lll.llu.l1LlD.1l1 I --1 ' ' ' gif? But xve'll be coming back-and how' I I Dov Joms sox

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F t Row: McGinnis, Hirkaler, Murray, Poisson, Landry, Marpert, Hutchins, Crask, Thibeault, VVoods, Schippers. ron Second Row: LaRosa, Hairell, Mask, Reichert, Bingaman, Ens. Heatlie, Lieut. Dice, Mach. Castleberry, Giorgi, Turley, Luebbert, Maloney. Third Row: Benak, Moore, Bloemers, Rogers, Punitigain, Martin, Binder, Myers, Steele, Krueger, Sherer, Miller, Boehm Back Row: Flotow, Lumbert, Dougherty, Pinchowsky, Jaworski, Edwards, Mullenix, Lash, Ferebee, Care,Forest.' F t R : ' M - ' - . S d R ron ow Stone, Shultz, Sicvcis, Ccrny, Sfgplwnsfm, gnydcl-5 bchuxvx Snlmincnu econ ofw: Newber l , ' e , , ' 1 , T1 . d R W gEJog3scin,l?, G., White, Tysdal, Klnsltc, lurnmn, McArthur, Dovlc, Stevens, lrlclvnrv, Allsup 917' ow: as t e ' ' ,, , A- - ., . ' ' er, e iermgton, Shouse, Silski, Prcsnall, lxthmgron, Ciliristy, llruncr, linker, Urban. Back Row: Freeman, Sanchez, Schafman, Medina, VVard, H. ll , Hilton 'I'hurmon M uld mx li l l B ' r' v . 1 mf, ur nm son, rmzcu. l64l

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THAT NIGHT AT SUBIGAO ON14 cinu'1,1m sl-ixsli 11 su1'g1'cofcxlxil111'n- tum um tlxmuglx tlxc ship ns thc xxcml 5- xxlrlx i1u c1'mirlc1u Sllllll' lumnlmlml- mcnrsrillgm1u:'vlx,1lw Xxcc Vcc xx as y L . WN Pqgged Owl. the px gwtcm hm l - 5 X ' lung utlwlunc :mul xx c xx cnc llSlHlllQ L. L.. A -' - 4 V' X H-L I, . 1. g, . - - ,J x, '. 1. .' ,. that afternoon, four duvs nltcl' tlu: 7 1 ' Xxxx llfml Ill lil'-lllullulx ln fm llffil- ' ' 'V - l V' Ld T. 'I l tl' -xx ll XX 1I'Cl' nfl cxxtc C 'ulf VW -1' attack on Exclolmn. llxc spcnlccls 3, H , N L - A , ' - 19- ? . bllu-ed: l 'UQ txmllx' lcuflqul l'Ul'XX1'll'Ll tu thc carlx' All lmnds fOqLl21l'l'CI'SfO1'11 special N lNUl'I1lI1Q' mul cxumilxg' xiwitw uf Xxaxlx- nuuouncguxguflll ing' Nlzulxiuc fllmrlic nw 21 fcxx planes The inxxxsiou attack had been exciting Cllilllgll, .xr 11 111110 xxmlld run rlxc gnulnrlcr of wlxipw in the as it xxzxs the first action for mzmxf of the crcxxx At iulf, QlI'1lxX'll1Q Qrcnt px'1'11muls of ,-XA iirc. Tlxex' least it had provided 11 xxelcome 5tllNL1l2'lI1K after tlxc grueling davs of drill and the mum' Lmcventful dnx's gmc us somcrlxing fu lmumlg l-Ul'Xx11I'LlfU,115 xx 0 xxuited 'll'ULlllLl xxmulcrilxg xx'lx1u'mu11' ncxr uumxc xxnu lil- Xxlhall N0 Mail? xct formpsulc11umx'ics. lu' sluuuxing' Qmxnul cm tlxc first ul' flux scnwn, Judging rlxc shuts ld be. .Nlnil cull xxns still tcm vague 11 date in 1110 l'utu1'c,111ul it xx ns 11 little Garlx llxc plumes rcmllulcd us of lone lllllKlllCll5 lxiglx-miling nuwuss n pub dnx llllllkll-QKl3 ut' QUINWCVS 1110 lxcsr tlxex' cmmlxl. ,Xlnum iuxcxltnlwlx' tlxcx' xxmuul up in 11 tlnming mass. amd Klux cwxx not mm xxxuclx tmuxlg stntloll of l'l'lm'l' Dccwlllcl' 7' '94' txx'u'c11 xlllx lm1SL'CIlu' pc1'fu1'11m1u'C of steaming to our olmjcctixfc. Auul it lxzul been an histo1'ic:1l dnx' for tlu: Wbst Virginia as slxc numvccl in to lead the attack, for she xxfus flying thc, smug colors 5110 flcxx' xxflxcn sho went to the lumrmm mx Dcccmlmcr 7th, But it lmcl laclcccl much of tlxc cxcircnufm nl' VlE1I'f1XX'2'l21l1Cl Kxxwljnlcingp1'c-inxfnsumlmmlmrclmcnls were alnumst clown trmscicluclax'1ulxx',U1x lyplm- one clay, with tlxclmcnclxlmczul llrmlx'Q5r11l,Ii5lx4-l11,,,, HUC llcls xx we lxlnu'cx,lns1u xx llL'l'llCl' tl1iQ ul' llxnu mu'xxm1lxllm1'sl nun tlqmuw IH mul-.ur 'mil lll5l'llfQ1'11lL', Hl'NII'k'.1lx mm lllkl sun lI1LlL'Ulll s. l wwlwwwnnull in llg1lllL'NlI1llK'lllllNlK'N'Ullll, I lmt u1xllu'mwl'1xin--ul li lxlux luur xlgxx xxx' 'S L . ' ' 4 1' p llL'L'll1lL'llLlllQL'lI'4m1y11lu'sL'll5jNlll.1II,ul N,Xl1ll ' . Ilxnm :mul nxmu- 4mxx'I' lm Ilu' xl.lXXl1 I'lll1,.lllK Qll'NH'l'N xx vu' lwpl .xt xxmlx lmug .llIL'l' lxlxwl y . l l'9 lllvll. IH'-l AlN1luxxx xx .1-N luluxl lm ilu mn luv- lguxcx l lull' lxllnsf 110011 ll'1ll,llu'x 1 mul 1-'mm llllx 411 xuxlx ul llulm .mul L lfxfl Q