Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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,Q l. .ltd P SS l'I'INNSYl,l SNIA UN l',XTRUl. Une week at svu and we arrived at Culd Bay. Alaska. wht-rc instead of speedi- ly rt-turning to the Stutvs. we found our- wlxef- undvrway for tln- invasion of Attu. The vruife wa, typical of most Aleutian ,ailing at vtmstant lmttlv ngaimt the' Plo- nicntr. ruuglt wan, ruin. vuld and visibility lll iH'lll'llllf lvru. 'l'lu- morning uf ll Huy. l'l lQ5 lwg.ui tln- Xninu-n'r lirf-t mlnpuipli ul' tht- war. lt was lntn in thi- day lwfurr tln- lug lift.-tl fullit-if-ntlp fur ll? lu xii-is what wan- ,wing un. but tltc Mlllllllrl of tlu' landing rraft mrryiug trump- lu tlu- ln-url: rutllal ln- lu-ard from tlu- i-vre-vnittg ntutionn mul inl'rrquo'nt r.uliu ri-lmrt. Wu- u- -.mtv ide-41 ul' tht- prugrvm- living nlaulv on tht- ln-zwln. l nr tht- liri-t fe-is du- sw tlnnlwl nur tum' ln-tsu-rn nur lmtrnl r-tutinn :incl our am- vlmruge- in Nlu-.tu-rv Huy. llw In-I night ...nw .il tlu- ill-ptr-ily:-iw mantle- fulnnzirim- atttaivlcs. und on tht- fourth elny .a l-npr-lt. v..tL.- Inlwuil lin-il nt tln- ,l. l . llc-ll mm r-iglm-tl. Un tht- -ixtli el.n wr lvlt nllt 'mln-I -tim-ni and jmmwl tlw l. S. S. l'vnnv-ylxamin and tlte' Nttrmntt u- part nf tln-ir -in--n ll t..t- lun sw untill- nur lint ra-nl P-lllilllitfllll' 1'untau't. und ulllmugli llltllxlllgl tm. :lf-pth .li.ng. .itt.nl.- .mil putmllinp tln- :nw-n for lin- ur r-ix lumrn no sigm nl' elnnmgv .app-um--I, Hn NIM l'P :lu N11--im with ilu- Xnnnvn. :mel ,Mom-r ll:-ml an- vrwurts, patrolling nnrtli ul Xttu. I-rm:-lf-l :uv -uppmt lm tlu' up:-mtimn. 'liltrrv dup- lah-r tlnv t.i-L lUY'l'f' reiumt- fl and -lmlffl lazult In Mlnlt ulu-rv upun :arrival Illa- wvtttltvr wats tem liaul In rnlvr llw lmrlmt -H Mf'IH1Fif'fl In un mn may IuIlt1'5l:4If'r-. Ulf Hrattlle- . A 4 s tltv l't'lllliYlX'llIl't nrtml ruin min with ns t-v we mn. llrf nwrtnn mliilv mv lu- it mi In tlu- 4-untlt. l lirst sighting lnnil at tiapv Wlvmlm-inn. lalul'-'rum tm 31:15 Iii. jnm- lar:-t mu- :arrive-al at Fam Di.-gn and nmnrvd along-ielv tlw Xlinvr llfml :it tlu' llfilfflfff lim-1-. linu-rg:-m'y rs-pain In-lil IIS llvrv fur N-viral day- 'luring mln--h timfi uf- Tf'ff'Hf'll il anrpru-1' xi-it limm .Mlmirul King. Al. NSR KN l-'UU 6 Q fi' E llKl lx 'lil llllilll nlzx Us,