Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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. y .-0 f',g,. ' ummm: yu luuil-Rm l.Il.l uxnl GHNINIXNIWII. n sx I an-441' 1 'l'ln- llllll' lm- rullle- fur .1 Ihllllllg ul Ilu' muy:-, Hur fllilv iv- in ln' alv- l'0llIlIll-i!lUlH'll lwrv in lllmrla--ima. -wmv ul yuu m ln- elvnamlniliuwl mul I'l'llIl'Il lu yuur viviliam pur-mb .mul .a lux ul' u- lu gn un In mln-r -lnip- :mel juln- in the- Navy. 'l'hv :XIIIIIIPII lmi vnrmwl ln-r rf--I in l'f'lll'l'lllf'lll. flltlmuglu lu-r mr:-rr has lwvn vmnpnrntiyvly -hurl. it lm- lu-vu um- ul llll' mn-1 mu-rg:-tif' :mal vivial of this war. llnrelly a f-pn! in llw l'.u'ihf- mm ln- mvniimuwl Ilan! lln- .Munro-n llaslfl lwvn anal -Inv ll-lhlllf na- llu-rv ulwn the- llgglnling nn- lnnglu'-I. , You IIIPII ran lw yrry prmnl of yunr par! in llli- nur. Yun llznyv alum' LI vX0cllvnI wnrk in nm' nf llw num! lmmrrlmu jnla- in ilu' vmrlrl. as llgllllllljl clvstrnyvr. ln llw namv uf nur mnmtry .mel nur Ymy. l tlmnln you for your vouragv. your vnrrgy anal FOIII' r-flnrlf, l will always rrmvmlwr llw Xnnnfn fr-r if'Yl'fJll rv-11-fm-, 'lluinly lwrzmw- I sil'wvrvly lu-livw llwrv wa- nn lwtlvr -hip ur rn-ss in nur llc--lrmxe-r Nm-y during tllv war. Svvnnrlly. lwfall-v -lu' wus- my lin! mmlmanfl. Yi-lIOIT'Vl'l' you gn. ulmtm-or gm: flu. l ui-lm all of ynu thc- he-5-1 uf luck

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,J 1' , ,Ak K' V Lf 1 1 I n t., ,i4,. Md Ev L i' 'Wing 5 , , M. ' ,4 G -in 3 ow' -if --w. -if 8 'Q N QI- 0 ' ' -Q ,, -p. ' . . 'wgggj it rr- n t 3, WM in 4, t 0 v,,,,,4 r new I ,M .M,.,..,,, I .,...1,f:!Hwn-.... ..at.Q....-v - ' - - - -- lar tXlNll N UIH3 Tlu- first Mmm-n was an pre--World War I eh--truye-r lint vommianioncd 23 May WH. Sha- haul in lung und prnnd mr:-4-r na-rving an tutul uf 23 yearn in our Navy and Cmnt Guard. She- we-nt thrnugh tha- lin-t World War with din- tinction und the-n in W2-I was tram-fe-rre-el to tha- l'nite-d Stats-s Coast Guard for ten full years und the-n mum- the- day tn gn wha-rv all good dvntroycrs go, the scrap pile. Under thc- to-rms of tht- London Trf-my she. along with 122 other dutroyvru, was as-rnppe-d in Will. HK. I' we if ,Nd

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V in tho' growing mighz nl' thf- l . S Nuy, ..,. ..,-.....- - -., ,.....:.Ji..1,..u Un the twelfth of Nlilffll. 19 13 gmuth--r vessel was lT0lUpll?t4'll. munth- ala'-ml ul' schcvlulc at tluf llvllllo-he-ru 51 a'v- l lQmup.my yarfl in San Fraru-i-4-U, anal ul 13341 un thu clay thu l.nila-al Stair- bhip Xnnm-n fllll 5279 wiln culllllll-miunrol .uul luoh hrr pl.u'r llll ll-l'll'l'llF IN Xl.X5lx-X With lluunumuele-r J. l.. lD.mh-l- .al Ihr hrlm lllr' wnllmg hut ilu-xpcriclu-ml vrvw sv! uhou! In huilcl .nu o-lllvirlnl Iighluug m.n'lnnf-, Nl half- tru pf-r r--ul xu-rc u'h'l'allIs nf l'm-url llar- lmr uml ilu- rurly Slllllllllhll l-l4nfl- lmlllv'-. Ihr nth:-r mm-lx su-rr r.uw rvvruil- mlm haul FUIIIQ' from ull walk-l uf lull- nuly .1 frm -vllufl mnnlh- h--fur--. l o-w nf un will forge-I Ilan-w hr-I hr-In wrrk- -,ll ummm: un lu-.u1l. talking nu supplivs. Hpilfv' pdf!-1 illl'l fllfl. hnnrmug mu' w.n .nr-.mul .mfl gvunng .nr-lu.nule-al ssilh ull nur ne-w ship- lllnle--s. what an vlmuge- tha- wa- frmu lh.- ..4r.-lr'-V .l.u- an lr-'.e-urv I-l.m-I mul Sllll l'lrum'iM'u. w l'.Y1'Il lllo' V0'l1'l'4lll'4 lm-I murh In lf-.urn .ulmul lhn- urn Ili'-lflINl'l uhivll un- Al l.ilI'1'l'N' l.l'0lll ilu' .. - . my - - P nhl lnur-papa-rw um-at ul the-un W-rr u-4--l In .ln-l thu sw-rv -ull he-.armg llu- hrunl ul' lhv hgh!- ing in ilu- l'lu-lliv. ,-Kflvr rumlurting mum-rum Iv'-sh .mel Lulung he-r nlll In -4-.u .n frm linw- hy mam-In-N. wa- I nv! -lull for Sun Ili'-gn fur .n lin--mm-lg Inunmg pf-rnml. .urrnmg un llu' llr-1 nf April. Aflvr lllrvc- ww-lu su- wvrv ru-Alu-el ln 5.m l'.-llru. .arrnmg un ll Xpril. 'lhr nc-xl :lacy l.ia-lllvllmll llumummlvr lla-nry Nlillilum. jr.. muh mmm,m.l nl' thv -hip .mel nn lhf- nm-nly-thirfl wf- la-ft on nur '4llllkI'!lUNll rrui-fr 0l9'4lIll.lll0II unlumwn. Al..-XSKAN PORT FIJIET AT COLD BAY