Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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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,

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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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,lunv ll we lt-ft for San FFill1l'iSl'0 :making .1 full power run during the night tmil .irriving thv nm-it mlay. Wie tivai up .it pit-r Sl. Bt-tlile-ln-iii Steel Conipany for pu-t -liikmlown rm-pairs which histvtl ahont thru' in-elv. Uur stay hvrv was high- light-'-l hy nFl'i5t'llN lilwrty anti rvtl allvrts. lin--v .nh-rt- ou-urrctl quite' oftvn :mil wort' oft--n t-onfufing uhvn Sun Fraticisco wottltl lu' iioltiplvlrly lll.tt'hc'tl ull! N llilt' llatliltllltl .mil ll!-rlu-lt-5 in-rv .i blgm- of light. l.il'c s .-mh.nrr.i--ing :noun-nt txttm- trying to ox- pl.iiu .n Liu- rt-turn from liln-rty thu- to un Jlrrt in ll.lL.l.lIlll. stopping alll isv:-tlmtllul lr.illi-A ,u'ru-- Ilia' lrriilgv. Nsllili' ill Skill 'xhxk xl-x5k x l'Vf.1tt1'i-ru llu ullx' got tht' Nlirtl. Un July T wt- got unilf-rwiy an-l -In-nt th-- n-wt tru -l.iy- -lt-pt-ruining mul nmlting ah'- gilllnillg uml rzul.ir 4-ul,l,,-4,l,,,,, mn.. tn, luls li, with th-' lin-li. Nlulhiny .mil lirowmoli we' vmvurte-al u group ol' tr.ui-porh put won lu X-Lil. lllfll turn---l .ir-vuiiel .mil 1-.uric lHll'lR to Silll l rnm-in-u :arriving Il july. liight ilu- Ln--r tn- it--rf oil .t,g.un for Ml.ilt. lhif trip ini- high- light'-fl who-n tht- ilitlhun, lwlif-im.: -hr hon-l -ight'--l .1 It-it--ol v-'. ui.:-lv .i ilvplh 1-lun-gv :tl- ltwlk, lull llli-1 W.:-4 lattrr llf'll'fllllHl'll In ln- .1 lfil--' -..lil.u'l 1 v . . llio' ro--it nl' tho- im,.tL:v' ini- im:-i.v'titlul rv: pt I-sr th-M -'-v Illlllllllll' lmtlh- with ilu- iu':tllii'l'. wir ttrrivml .il Mluln K ings:-I, Ihr I..-if I.-it -l ix- it--if -'wut ---mliirtilig vxe-i'vi-i-- only-ich' of 'NIH ttlilrr wltirll tn' I.-fi .ittvl wvrv' un liiliil I-tr thi' tllX,t-Hill nl lXl'-h.l llll ll Xllgtlrl. lltll' np:-vital an-aignim-nt wa- In i--tori thi- -ull' in th-1 l'.m1-tIi.mi.i .i- tht-x umm-il lrmn plum- to plttw' In tivw lltv' prugt'a'1- ol' tho- nlwralluti ui- lli-ti retiittiwl In Minh .lllll -'will lllc' INN! Iwo ww-lu in patrolling lb'll'f.lll1lll1 with thi' lf-ui-sill- l'-utl.m-l. Milt l.il.e- llity. Fam l l'aitl- viswo uml llc--llmi LII-. 2h 50'l'lc'tnlwr ws- lvlit tnL:v'tli'-r with tht' l'r---ul-nt xlnltriw. llvzilv. attul lin-lt for l'e':it'l llttrlml' ttrrivilig llvtnlwr -o-4-mul. Xlllimlzh lil:--rtx in l':'.ttl ina- tiolnlilx lmurolltt'itlg1 ilu-mir. this win- our lir-t trip ln tht- l+I.m-l- .mil .iiitrr nur tmir in th: iIt-uti.in- it -1-vine-fl at pamialif-v. lt Wilrllll til lint lnrvio-1' tltnugli. .mil on ilu- -'lrirnlli - - - ' Nfl 'il ,A in' hml to lvtnv. .irrning lm--lt .ut X-l.ilt --n thi- tilt.-f-mln. NH Um I H Hill M 'lilll'l't' in' e'Ko'r1'i4e'4l with l' li b...it- .t1'llll2 .i- t.irgLv't for th-fur Q ,,, :air turpvilo flllli. Xia- h.ul at lim- tuiiight in mir port Q-tri-is .infl wvtlt into Tian-vpn-rw lion-, .ilnngfnlv tht- Xl.irlt.ih, In -f-nil .1 alive-r clown to 4-nt it ull. lllt llle' twvttly-fru'Iltlt tu- ssvrr llttflvruni with tlir liivlitnonel, Kult-igln. Ili-trnit. llu-li. ll'-.ilr .mil lhrlw .mil prmwe-alittg to the' Prihiloll lflnnil-. Thi- for 1'ei li.:-I no S00llt'l' atttvltorvel mln-it at -torm unrnimg iniinr in l'.lll-ill: us to hoist llllt'lIOI' intel hexnl for lhitvh llarlmr uln-rv mv i M25 All'l'iVt'1l lllc' lNl'llt,'llilllll. ililli- prenvtl In lw thi- lzlllf half-way vivilizt-il spot sn- limi -vo-n in tho- Xlvutian- .mil our six-clay stay' tlu-rv was the' high point of our North Pavilic tluty. Svvvrail of our 'lihvrty hounil- we-nt mvr into town, sigm-il on as cooks at thi- lmuil rv-iaurant whit-h was short-lianah-il anal atv thi-in out of lmuw and lmmf- whilc drawing pay for the-ir work. Hur lm-ke-thall tvani took over the local gym anal tl.-fmt.-il all corner- In win the title' of Task Form' Chainpions.