Andrew L Foreman (DE 633) - Naval Cruise Book

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a e fl-fi, V. liven i iened its upsn day, it 3-5ti0!lS of the? T1S'C Chilly V l frival in the 'O the New ianto was f ity with the 3 the first n Rgcreatimz, ir acquaint-1 peculiar to atcrs. They n , . of the E ,sp ,C Ware ' l solo Fjflalo ted, WHS t, , I' 1-:Peng , . ' '-'L--v,vv1-rf.. N 4 I . , V . , I.--fi' ts without lossof or damage to her- escorted ship, The month of March for the most part was spent by the escort on the nowhfamous Nmilk- rcun'l,.b,etween the various Solomons area and New Hebrides harborso A It was while on these escort runs that the Foreman, on Ma.r'cfn 6, received her fi:cst Flash Redu alert, the real.meaning of which she was if '4 'Wei to learn laters, ' - .9 -,qi Ha ' Q V' ' ' , a Onf- the 25th of March, she was placed in , , , C as her flrst lnvaslon convoy, and proceeded to . a Emirau Island, in the St, Mathias group, where, American forces occupied the tiny coral atoll. t Departing Eminem, the Foreman completed ly minor tasks, and egrlvcd at a new harbor, Pur- . - . , ' 4 .3 1,9 D 5 - I vis Bay ln the Flcrina lslandss -+ Crew mem':.ne::'s still talk of the night they watched motion pictures on the fantaj.l,'while at distance of tnree mi'.i.es, gun duels raged between Japanese in the hills , and American 1 forces one the beacnneads aloof Bou5ainvj.lles Al- reagiyca the Crew gf DE 633 were used to action l

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, , 1 4-sliE:,.,i'Lf.f-..f'-, Y, 'fA '- 1- -J f ,------ 'T ' , 'ss-'fuf'Hv9:'N4'f'v1 '11-f'-fx 'f Y- , ' V 7' L ff,f. . ' 1 . .- , , J' 'ff is , in K l -6- s s s 5 - if was to see Amezrican shoreS 23-855-11, She' 'waslto ang ll sohor in many just like it. l ,e ,QQ ls On February 3, the Crew was given it! firsfi Sight gf the bloody shores of Guadalcanalg Nl,+ wibh0 f',' fag! - sspenn funn, slgere, the little ship was assigned its inismimew H tia1.war task, and for dreary day upcn day, it QfQ,, sailed back and forth before the bastions of the Foren ef war-lehsred island, a barrier against enemy'subjQsRedu marines- s 1 ' - T le l Shertlye thereafter , the new arrrivaleeien thegf g South Paeciiic 1 as 'underways again, to the New f Hebrides Islands, and at Espiritu Sanb0 was ,fgi Eiirg assigned her first,tender availability with theigfil i USS Dixiegl The men went ashore for the first. e ee ifmem time in the South Seas an the Fleet Recreatidnlggg , Y Center on Avre Island, and made their acquaini+3ji ance with the f'Beer Chit , len itemlpeculiar toll ,FY qminoz the United states Navy in Pacific waters. They elvis 1 4, fwstcl -at betwf were tosses these many times again. , elm l 22 Febrtlarymaarl-:ed the opening the Foreman-is real misjsi on in thesePaoific war. , s- On tk at 'clayg sie undertooke her first ,solo escort Lss5,,a short trip to Guadalcanal. ,l QQ Th' s l s s l WM'forCf 15 convey, as all others she escorted, was f gg? ., 5 X 1 fQ'7'2 T' . S'--','-f.-iw? -s F V, . remi

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.'..',m..,,5.,.., --' -- Y ' af rv 'M -sdf , ....-....... J.- .-. .-,, ,.1,:n-.4-:,.,' V 1!..jQ? 'W 1 T575 4 --1Im4.:j'. ,Z,, ' V 0... A f' Aoi . I V W , e 4 6, A . ,K , withoudz yeteefirirlge 3 shot at the enemy, ' ' s moreofhegrbosrswknew the ec,ut of the QlgG0ry. 1 Fgpemanf S bow ,Qs sheenext visited the oakde 3 island of Tullzgi, and ended-hers,Aopr'il tra, e attack, in what her crew des ribes as the Hmost'bqHed ne! tifulo SouthoSes.s island of them all, e the' 'OI-ema, ygreen endsovordent Russelsls. ' ' fn Ma 191+l+, 'Che +raversin little DE o M 01 ed Jghe Admiralgies , ere' f in the Bismark Arohlpelagof, the Treasuryoosf ggeen 51 in the north Solomons group, and began a s s o plfiase- nfekher operations with her arrivzils j so DL Sl1d,9S'bg'f'B'lif18. Point, in rough New Guinea. . - 5. - , on . , 15 OPC? ll' s , A N f s , ,'4 Q reasur s General Ma.cArthur1 s New Gumnee, campaJ, ew Bri was Ajust at 55135 height, A'E'iI1d., aso'ap :pa.1't of QQ GFGGA 3 AC1IfLiI'Etlv 'KiI1C8.idi3S Seventh Fleet , the DE 6 5 oujnd 'k was to emerge from the cm1pe.ign a 1'I1L1Ch'I116, n seasoned vessel. 4 o s fif oa Choi 5 o e s s 61995 C She smad.e.mz1ny escort zi:,rips along thfilgg f ZMOHC therne New oGu1nea coast from Bona to eHool1aj -sz. for and renchorei-many times et Cape Cretin, Qeptemt Hun1bolfit bay, and at Bane itself. ' if ' , 4 . - K -qv.. Y s ' fi ' o - ,,., ., ,4 ' WV MW