Alfred A Cunningham (DD 752) - Naval Cruise Book

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, , ' f ' f ' 0 f , 'W 4 ' 1 , 719 on o, T 2422 we ' x , if J ' f Za Q, iwvwff, V V f 2, f, ,, , v uf e e LJ of e . a f me aa axe Jeff. 2 ww ' ' T. M f .. V VJ ,, 'L , el M ' M 0.7- ,os.a'ffe-fleff-11-w ,f Z ' BeTore seTTing TarTh on her second Korean cruise, The CUNNINGT-'TAM had spenT an evenTTul seven monThs in The UniTed STaTes and had acquired a new cam- manding oTTicer: Commander A. A. CLARK Ill, oT Fresno, California. On The TwenTy-second oT March, Tor many oT The crew, Their TirsT, and Tor mosT, Their second Korean cruise had begun. While in The cornbaT area, The CUNNINGT-TAM saw duTy wiTh nearly every allied naval Torce in The For EasT. She sTeamed oTTen wiTh The TosT carrier Task Force aTT The EasT CoasT aT Korea, was a uniT aT The Formosa PaTrol7 drilled in inTensive air-sea anTi-submarine warTare wiTh The hunTer-killer Task Group: and bombarded NorTh Korea boTh wiTh The UniTed NaTions EasT CoasT Blockade and EscorT Force and on gun sTrikes Tram The carrier Task Farce. lT was wiTh The Sangiin blockade elemenT ThaT The CUNNINGT-TAM meT her real TesT. On SepTember l9Th, while shelling The coasTal railroad sauTh aT Songiin The CUNNINGT-TAM was Taken underTire by several CommunisT shore baTTeries a1' poinT blank range. ln The brieT period aT The engagemenT, The ship received beTween T00 and T50 rounds oT Tire, suTTering Tive direcT hiTs and seven near air bursTs. ThirTeen crew members were wounded, buT TorTunaTely none was iniured seriously. The CUNNINGT-TAM herselT received considerable damage, buT aTTer emergency repairs by her crew, was able To conTinue acTian wiTh The Songiin elemenT. AT lasT The cambaT Tour was ended, and wiTh The resT aT desTroyer Division i3I, The CUNNINGHAM began The iaurney home, aTTer seven monThs in The For EasT. During Those monThs, The CUNNINGHAM had sTeamed 68.500 miles. burned 3,250,000 gallons aT Tuel oil, and refueled aT sea ThirTy-Tive Times. Her duTies had Taken her Twice To Two years Through every phase aT Korean cambaT duTy. IT was noT a record, buT The iob had been done, and done well. IT was good To be home ! lee M' iiff'W l'i mei! all I oil! lla' A eraipf' Em rome low ing yoilflflf well. Ellfg fl 41' ' Sli aloof' eeipomibilifj my PMN fl liaoe TN ' tioeoeef T7 yerienef- ll eiaiie1f'7l tional eerora lation To mia pained the rbip! 4 yoafeepel. 4 rerpeet if. 0 high reputa! T o lbofe eizilian life par your ia perional be happy rerui demir pam To tlnooe earry on a mexperieno have you a tbe fame 1 iailof' Ilia! 35:4 , . TT 'Ti eil, 2157 -9: l A T ,T T 1 5

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TTBQ .FHL Th ,W- l , A 1 1 IW On The TwenTy-second oT lvlorch, 1952, The USS ALFRED A. CUNNlNGl'lAlv1 DD 7521 in compony wiTh desTroyer Division 131 leTT Son Diego Tor her second l . , Tour oT duTy in Koreo. This bool: Tells The sTory oT Those seven monThs in coml3ciT woTers. Launched oT SToTen lslond in 1944, The 752 hos olso seen ocTion in The losT greoT boTTles in The PociTic. She ioined The TighT oT Wolce, Guorn, The Phillipines, ond OT Olcinowo where she served os o porT oT ThoT gollonT TirsT line oT deTense The rodor piclceT group T Fl +Th CUNNlNGl'lAlv1 ln 1946 olong wiTh mosT oT our powerTul Poci ic ee e become o porT of The new reserve TleeT BuT in 1950 wiTh The sounds oT o new wor rising in Koreo she shed her peocehme cocoon ond seT obouT The business oT d herselT Tor The TighT oheod oT losT on Jonuory second 1951 her sholce reo ying clown over her crew recidy The CUNNINGT-TAM seT her course Tor cornboT woTers noT To reTurn To The UniTed SToTes unTil eighT monThs hod possed

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,..- fi- ' - Q I y it .1 6' I r ' oC6lV9 FWD I, pu ' ' ,, ,er I o M5109 on 58 '., A 5. ,' Coma SHOW , fegll d r -woS90 I am intenxely proud of the competent, poxitive manner in which the ojicerx and men of the CUNNINGHAM have carried out their affigned daily taxhf during thif cruife. Even the tediouf, ,fometimef irk- Jome housekeeping dutiex and never end- ing routine maintenance have heen done well, Emergency operational and hattle dam- age repair.r have heen acomplifhed with Jhill and refourcefulneu. Dutief of tremendouf reyponfihility, which if performed poorly can prove coftly and dangerouf to the chip, have heen carried out with marked effec- tiveneff hy perfonnel of very .rhort .rea ex- perience, We have made a 70,000 mile cruiye in 7 month: with an excellent opera- tional record and a refultin g excellent repu- tation for the chip, You ac individual! have gained the defirahle reputation within the Jhip'f company of heing reliahle, re- Jourceful, and well-informed. Thif mutual refpect if, of courfe, reflected in the Jhip'J high reputation. To thofe of you who are returning to civilian life at thif time I extend my thankf for your :ervice to your country and my perfonal hect wifhef for a gratifying and happy rexumption of your hufineu or aca- demic purfuitf. To thofe of you who are remaining to carry on df hefore and to train the new, inexperienced inen I Jay, I am glad to have you aboard. May the new men gain the fame pride in heing a Cunningham Jailor that I have. to -: JV - .Lf A ' I A ,N fi-fiffz 7 M.