Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Q . in 25 iuly 1953 'l2 to 16 1304, mooigd to buoy b-10, yokosuka ko, yokosuka, honshu, iapan. this was it! at last after the many days on the high sedfgwith nothing in sight but a wide expanse of water from horizon to horizon, and each otherfvlie were back in port itching for a chance to get our feet on dry land again. yokosuka became the shoppers' hunting ground with shops of all sizes selling pure silk paiamas, pure silk bed iackets, noritake chijgg sango china, and iust plain china as well as nicknacks that would make money burn in a millionairefs pcnf fx, A gradually we lefjfj'-ff. me ropes of ice, how much you speak and takusan yen, you speak special price, maybe. the languageiwifh its garbled english-iapanese was, indeed, difficult, and the customs of the iapanese were strange. it was confusing when confronted with the yes, we have no bananas expressions of these orientals. many were the cabarets, nightclubs and dives that A lined tl W -fn and often muddy streets of yokosuka. ig, also the., .bias blackmarket alley and the shady dealers who beckoned you to sell watch or change money,' fiand the rikshaw boys waiting at the curb calling, rikshaw. not far from the fleet landing the drab green building of the enlisted men's club with its white arched door- way was to become a liberty haven where you could enioy statesicle meals, see a stateside movie and relax in the lounges or club rooms. ' ,u

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29 iuly 1953 os to 12 oao9 underway for inchon, korea. our stay in vvkowkv Wm' CU' Short for we were to carry out our appointed duties in korea. rumors were wild as to where we would be 99l '9 Und what we'would be doing, but the plans set for the cavalier were sure and definite. So it was, out Cl9Uln on 'he high Seas and the four-day trip to inchon. this trip would be different from those made through the korean war zone before thetruce negotiations were begun. ,al 1 V 5 r. 3:5 1 august 1953 08 to 12g Q834 anchorjd in berth b-3 off inchon korea. inchon, the site of one of three landings in which the cavalier had participated-Jain 1950, now lay torn and battered on the yellow clay hills, a key point in operation big switch. with commander transport division fifteen overseeing the transporting of pows in and out of inchon we knew we would see a good deal of this place. the weather was hot and sultry and hard on dispositions, but some of the tension was released when the news of liberty got through, eventhough prospects didn't look too bright in a war- torn city. fi' - fl? as the days wore on, the dusty, dirty streets of inchon didn't get any Cleaner, and ghe beer in the cabarets didn't get any colder. time seemed pretty much at a standstill until the discbvery of palmi do or belief lm9W'1 U5 PleClSUl'e island, where we found time to relax, have a weiner roast and tcm in the sun or walk drOUl'lCl The iSlUl1d- C short ise off tokchok-to also helped break the monotony during our stay and-'got our minds off the stifling heat, then back to inchon for a few days more. ' ' 55 Q.,