Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 May 1944 Arrival of Admlral L A DAVIDSON USN CruD1v Elght The Annual Mlhtary Inspectlon IS about to commence 1 to r under vertlcal fender, LT F M Lamkm, CDR R L Solt LCDR L L. Young, CRD G K Wllllams, Unknown Captaln, Captam F R Dodge CDR CF Sell OOD is Geo. Grelb Inslde gun shield IS CBM B111 Tyler, and CYN Cox + J' 4 'f5z??5 l iZ1f- ww. ,-.WT Y f . u ' ...wa-.ae , 'gs' VIEW of Palermo harbor in 1943 Note barage baloons for protectlon agamst d1ve bombers VIBW From: TO : IT HQS BEXITIFJLLY SO THB .SPL OI! YOURSELF

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A, Walter I. SCOTT. last day on the job, Introl Division, Chrysler Corp., Ann Arbor, MI. May 1972 ' f ' Q... blnq Scotty with the beard, his wife Dottie, Daughter-in-law Susan, and Son Vern. Easter 1974 below Son, Walter V. Scott, and Walter I. SCOTT. i . D., K' ., 'Ui f, I gpg? A' f f . f f WW Q 17? Mfg te . fit .Lf ' 4 . Q 7- ' Hifi ,A , .. -5 If ,,. A A. .,,... A I , Lt. U83 Walter I. SCOTT, USN. Donner Pass, Calif., 1945 Lieutenant Ugj Walter I. SCOTT, USN Cretl, 1821 Los Lagos Circle, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was born 3 May 1912 in Oelwein, Iowa. He enlisted in the Navy, 2 June 1931, and he received his Recruit Training at Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. He married Dorothy H. Scott, 26 May 1937 and they have -,one son. Walter Vern SCOTT was born 26 June 1.945 and he spent 14 months in Vietnam during a.4 gear enlistment in the US Marine Corps. His wife IS usan. Lt. SCOTT reported for duty in BROOKLYN, 30 September 1937 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, from the USS Tattnall. He was assigned to the F Division where he advanced through the line to Fire Controllman First Class on 16 May 1939. He was transferred to the Advanced Firecontrol School, Washington, D.C., 3 May 1940. He also advanced through the grades tp Lgglitenant GED 1 April 1945. He was retired in Aprll After retirement he was employed by Introl Division, Chrysler Motor Co., until 30 May 1972, at which time he retired again. Decorations: Navy Unit Citation, USS Denver, Letter of Commendation and the various Campaign bars and stars of World War II and the Korean Campaign- ss. X.. X ! X X.

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-if OUR MIGHTY B Brooklyn was this cruiser's name, 'Twas in the Med she got her fame, Where ancient galleys used to roam, The 'Mighty B' had made her home. September was in Boston great, We fought the battle of the Cape. Canberra crew we gave the dope,v Call them lines, they a1n't ropes . Then came the hurry call, Savannah's hit, We're needed all. But wait, no cans to screen, To hell with that, our eyes are keen. Light off the boilers, up gangway, Make preparations to get underway. Go to your stations the sea detail, The watch has shifted, we're setting sail. Baker's checked, departments ready, The watch is set, the wind is steady. Anchors aweigh! We're off to the Med, So long old Boston, full speed ahead. The third day out we hit a gale, All turkeys mustered by the rail. O'rourke was missing in the search, We hated to leave him in the lurch. Seventh night out we saw a light, Land Ahoy. Old Gib's in sight. The channels narrow, traffic heavy, But our old man's course was steady. Oran we saw but not for long, We were eager, spirits strong. Due East we went, slowing not, North coast of Sicily was the spot. What port it was we didn't know, Then we sighted Palermo. Such beauty we had rarely seen, Mountains high and valleys green. Philly and the Boise were waiting there, They'd done good work in the Salerno a We got the Staff, they pulled away, And there we were, S.O.P.A. Now little did we know, When we set foot in Palermo, That it was in the books to be, The home port of the 'Mighty B'. But we liked well Mondello Beach, Souvenirs were many, not bad eats. Catacombs, churches, shops and vino, We nestled close to Mt. Pellegrino. Rugged duty was Shore Patrol, Look in the shops and take a stroll. At the Club the job was tougher, Stay on the wagon and really suffer. Here it was we met the Mayor, We think he liked our bill of fare. Plus other visitors who would beam, 'My gosh, you people have ice cream'. ffair. But came the call for CL 40, To help the Army with a sortie. Gaeta felt our wrath one day, Returned to rest in Naples Bay. Did I say rest? I take it back, 'Cause I hardly saw my rack. A new tune on the Hit Parade, Was 'Air Defense', Here comes a raid. Now Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, Is a legend of the Med. Here it was our fliers brave, Got the DFC from 'Dugout' Dave. SNAFU, TARFU, FUBAR, 'Twas the transfer of the war. What's the dope on the two star flag? Just who's winning this game of tag? Off to Algiers and H.K. Hewitt, To 'get the dope on how to do it. Something's up, we headed west. Stopped at Gibraltar for a rest. Gib's a rather British town, We liked their Scotch and drank it down. Here we heard the Bugle Blare: Attention for the Spanish Mayor! . But off again, a job to do, Escorting corn-huskers was something new. G Q all night, speed at flank, Well we knew, we were outranked. Oran's the spot that has good beer, Drop that hook in Mers-el-Kebirl Vulcan sailors out of the way, Here comes the Brooklyn down the bay. Nurses, Wacs, beer and snacks, At Maison Cologne some were taxed. Football on the dock we played, The Frenchies aft were quite dismayed. To Club Thirteen and Murphy's Bar, We bummed our way in the weapons car. The women here were quite allright, Better yet was Herman's delight. Every day the B.A.F. Flew o'er the ship till we were deaf. We shore bombarded night and day, To show the Frenchies how to play. Christmas season was drawing nigh, Malta's the spot and not too dry. Three long cheers for Admiral Dave, For our best interests he did slave. Our 4.0 Club was lots of fun, Beer.yvas weak, ale was bum, But Jltterbug our crew could do, The Malta girls liked something new. K1ng's Head Bar and Union Club, Valletta's Gut had many a pub. Sllema lay across the drink, A Dhysa'll take you in a wink. i. I l 1 I l I r r i 1