Wichita (AOR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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In 'Q 0 I 5 lln,,,,q V 'I E 1 ' W L. p,,',,' -cf... rs-Q B a'l l rw-.. 31 . l,l nf ji V rf 'IU . Y ' Underway early early the nr-xt mornrng Wlf llllA transited the Straights of Malarrn, Our trnrmt through the Straights was long and huayt lt wmt w-ry crowded. Something likrv tho Nrmlrz lrwrwfry .alta-r .ro Oakland A'S game. Ships wvrf' r'vr'rywl'1r'rr- ,mtl arrrm' of the channels were small Two :lays Lum ilu- WICHITA turned wrist into the- lnrlmn Urrwm .mrl away from all of the rongr-stion in tlwr- Srrmglnrlft Enroute to the KENNFDY hattlr' group wr- tool ,r lull day for Damage Control Fivlrl llfryf' llus ww. yrrwn fun for the crew and tho Hull 'lrrrhrm raw. ll y.rw the HT's 3 ChanCrP to Show ull thvrr slralla ,mtl r-qrnp ment. They had several stations wr up lllrou ,lu rl H ' rl the ship and the rrvw was rllvrdr-rl unto group-t ul about 20 men. At nat h statron thr- rn-,tml tor y mr ,. lecture and demonstration of Ihr- r-qtrrglmwl 1. . tured at that Station 3 - 'Q Ill' tt NUAIUS, llwr err vt lr .ertuvl.llnrlrl1rlwF 'l 'lllllll 'pl Kun- ll 1 L, :lr 1 rlrl1.mnrl.rllrrr. r lllllillyl' 'U -'Nfl PH ' 'llllxl u ll l l l ' A ' W ru ' Plfulu and 'ppl lr ltr IV 'Mrs' ,urrl 'lr x'x.4-1 ll, ll 'H fl ' lorlrrf .3qfl'l rultrrdlntfl Yu lll' Hlllulllu ll,,,,,,l- ,,,, , ,W .,, , ,, ,Mrk 'ln vqrrrgnsrwrvt nl ll' rrrruefl llu eswrldq '-IHJN hull! hall llu Vwlllll lrlrvl :ll -.ol ls -ur lr- llle w l Uwlnlhpu S tlrr- 'Irvs lmvl .Q rlmfoe ltr W' X 'nw nl thru ,lW,,,,j,,g1MHg, ,:,i,x,,iril ,,r. xr A lgptpsrl lv!!! lrrmxt, vu ll rllrm 511l5V'l. llrsvw Ulf Pun!! . , l ll ljllal ,nnl,rl11.' llrr llll X

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1... As the WICKED WITCH rounded the southern tip of India and headed for the Arabian Sea we camr- across a small boat floating in the middle of no- where. We slowed the ship and picked it up. lt was nother more than a few logs roped together but it floated just fine. No one was in the hoat or anywhere around except for two or three small sand rrahs. After a few photographs we gave the r rahs a r harir r- to swim for shore. It was a nirie joh of ship driving to put the small boat alongside the ship, and a good ioh by the deck force picking it out of the watr-r, Atta boys to all involved. Easter Sunday was the day WICTHITA yoiririrl tht- Air fjfiill f5'dfflOf ICJHN li. KljNNlil'JY rlfitl tl'. lntlllw ifylfillllx on station in the Northern Ar.ihi.m time We had at took out on tlu- flight dr-tk tsteel beaffh pit nic J. lt was not near .is me v as living homv Wlth our ftimilicfs and loved ont-s littt it was a good mei' and thc- surisliirie warm, lhe Nh-ss Spec talists Ouldld tl'tet'risvlvt-s .is they ptt'p.ttt'tl spare ribs, ho! dflgs' chic ken, .intl lmriiliuigt-is with all the trimmings We played li.tskt'th.ilI, 4-nyovr-rl ilu- loud. and lH1Pf0V9d out Sllflltlltfi Wlf lll l A .iiiil tlir' Vvlllll l'l NNN were Cl?!3l'lT0d lo an i-.ltirirl tM.v.rittli, Uiimiii vxlurie we df? allowed to l 'll 'll' i 'l Hl'l'ltlit's .mil miie! that is flown In from llwtqo 14.111 ni lit tliv l? R Mi lint ri Mail is !l't0 mm' llll1'l'llrtHtlltllttirtl lui tlxitig rift ilu: ship liifelfyone li Wilt itt'rs,tr:iui'lft 'iixalvstwtlilllbifkhofne' ll' 'lll il i'libllill1i-llisblht f gf ifvjfillnl mir'vx.ii1tlillq,q5i5i,ii,, 2,43 p4,,E,5. 1 EL Hihqiy Q0 id 'fl ill tlitl .5 lfflfri intra P