Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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K , ' f . KK. . flfpf-Q., We 27 august 1953 20 to 24 2143 underway for yokosuka honshu lapan our task was fmlshed but operation bug swltch was only started rn the weeks we had spent rn rnchon we had seen many ships come and go carrying repatrrated pows bac to the states and shrps carrymg the commumst pnsoners to tnchon to be returned to their slde of the fence we had been Gt the top of the hull rn lnchon to watch the amencan pows as they were flown rn bY hel'C0Ple and we had Seen the Communist pnsoners march up the pontoon prer some of them wrthout pants some of them W'fl1 OU' Show Und 01hefS In t0rn clothes all a part of their own domg as a demonstratlon of hllfe toward 'hen' CUPVOYS leech Ship and each man was domg a small part rn the team work of carryrng out oPel'Ul'0 blg Swllfh and we had fmlshed ours 31 august 1953 06 to 08 0749 m00I'ef-l Sfdrboard slde to berth 11 Mu s tmaval fleet acttvrtres yokosuka honslw IUPUV' Une' be 'l9 In ll1Ch0l'l for the Past month and with not mu chance for good liberty yokosuka was a Pfelly welcome slghl not much hme' W 5 lost In 9911159 off the ship when the flrst liberty call was sounded Y 0SUkU beehme our home Port ffgm whl,ch we were to operate ,regularly for the next month we saw chrgasakr beach many times and we would see more of It from now on at was at chrgasakr beach where we rehearsed our one Gbles and 501001 ed UP the fel-'Sh edges for more Important operatlons to come 1 october 1953 06 to 08 0659 underway for hong kong b..c. c leaving yokosuka agarn the cavaher headed In a southwesterly ear

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yo kosu ku :ami