Andrew L Foreman (DE 633) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 25 text:

- ww-:1rx 1f'-1 ' ' --- , --s--A--ff - v w , .--fx-. A . , , W -was an M- , :hy T.. ' L ,, .15-. ,,- ,ffl the Yearlgf Q leases of the irzccption of the new Japanese to Once , airs technique sei' Kamikaze Ulivine Windl M 'fn H0Uandia,5f f Aybacksfh They were to see more of this fi? Hlrbor technique as their effor-ts in the war con- fands. The pinueds. ' s a if-13-Expandjmg mt at Manus.A3 5 served, incluf td the fixingsgf 'zip of rest by 3 gi apznai packafe :pine gay decore 31311, and their wie evident 5 Of those 5: 5 :size of it: has ,it Cf1riStH1f351anA n LQC, o'iOU.ld be I- .30 : 1 'e Fore!-Hin andy? ' ' ' HQ ,TLC Pifllflc W cific: ,. n . -L11 PJ ,e M . U1 ,E-35105 gf . XCS-'51 an Q , Wltn , - During 1944, major events had taken place aboard ahip, Her commissj,onir1gCap- tain, her conmissioningg Executive Officer, and 'ef' n'ffig.iJ'al ring-gineerimg Ufificer khad beef. re,.Ja.:ed., So me the liven Eisgs offi- cer! It-Jxngfaqneie faceswere to be Seen among hercrew, ami a few of the old ones. were Y missingsa A new battle-wiseness was ,evi- dent. This was to be an advantage in days to come-, 5 , a Y ' xg , ' ' As the year 19145 opened, the Phili- ppines campaign was amost complete. The big sh-ips were engaging the enemy in the last big naval battle of the war, andthe a last phase of the Pacific wariwas be- 5130108-n a ' T he outlook for actionefor the DE appeared not very br-ight. as it continued' ' its usual escorts runs between Hollandia 4 :PFA A A 1, 1 .- Vg, - ,N W. . ff-fn----'wi-W ' A 5 - ' 3-f ' - .4,,H - 'Ks.s'f:g9., ,fu P! H in-I u

Page 24 text:

J fr H, -- V 'H'Eff!'F '.'f -sir'-V ' During the remainder of the year 194A ff on nisslons oi escort between Hollendla, Dutch N6W'Guinea and Seeadler Harbor at she 6SCOFtSdfb1OUght supplies and.much Headed equipment to the repid-expanding New,Guinee bese Christmas Day was spent at Menus A festive holiday dinner was served, inoluv ding traditional turkey and the fixings All hands enjoyed a full dey of rest by order of their Skipper, and opened packs ges received from home. Despite gay decor ations in the crewfs mess hall, and their attempts to feel happy, it was evident that meny'were the thoughts of Hthose Christmases at homefn Few spoke of it, but ell'were thinking of the next Christmas p end'wondering,mhether it, too, would be spent in Far Pacific waters. ' f . Je By the end of l9L4, the Foreman and her crew were veterans of the Pacific war, Pafiidbents in three invesions,'eccomr ' a 1 I .gg,, sv . I as x V Y M I U: J 7 , x k I A- A 4 F 9- 3' the little Nav: ship Hturned to 'once agal - QV Menus in the,Afmiralty Islands. The ships Q n f :.:,3' G uv .I . :Mh,.n ' I I V -. I ' ' I 1 4. 4' A'-U A A' . Q C. 'I V i .1 ...vo s p diien . ' s X .f-, -5 s A. F J. 4 1 . 1' V 0 f . 'Qtek e New 3 k PliShed travelers of the South Pacific, r experienced in the battle tactics of the enemy, had known war weeriness, and wit- v Jzs

Page 26 text:

's N . 5 w e166 Q V I I 5 M. ,A ., ri ff, 1 betweenH01landia and Menus for the first wegkg9, However, the crew need have had no'worrieQf about inaction Qnd boredom, as later events we? to prove. or od k V ig! . ' r - V, 41,-45 f A slight diversion'was offered when on 3 fr Jdnuery322nd, she was ordered on escort to 1 T, ff .uetbk in the Marshall flslands, and enroute .ff picked up another.sound.oontact,owhich, after? G' several hours, proved not to bera submarine. j of This was new'duby,Aand the crew's interest Wai ai renewed. The Foreman returned to Menus, and 'r ' mediately was returned to Majuro, also in the f Mershelfe5 on another escort missionf which T almost resulted in ner return to the United' eStatesa EvenbSdhegating this happy juncture, , d, 4 lsr' Q, ,she returned to Mgnuson February 6th, d nm I .Afier a few days at anchor, the Forenanjfind WHS dgain,pnderway4 Her ordere read Ulithi q Atolldin the Caroline Is1e.nas', and me crew read between the lines and realized that thi' igf owes the end to rear area duty for her. This'Qi:Q' v I time theywwere beck o roow in the fight. r r 1 ,j Q. Q ' ' m u , W U' A A