Chilton (APA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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Wfi men of Transport Division Twpnly-One hail worki d lon.y and hard in pi ' cpai-ation for this, our cruise to Euro|ie. And after sailing overseas and reaching the blue waters of the Medi- teri ' anean we were in fact ready to assume our new role as the Amphib- ious Puree representalives of the I ' niled Stales Sixth i ' leet. Fdi ' ni;iny our visits to foreign counlries were olil hat , wliili ' for most il meani a new and menioridile experience. Few among liie many aie those who would forget such sighls as Iho veiled beauties of oran, Ihe bazaars of Izmir, the Can-f ' -an of Paris, Ihe art treasures and ancient ruins of Rome and the Vatican, the carriage rides )n Naples, Simbad the Sailor in Palma or the binkini-laden beaches of the riiviera ! In every port n new friend was marie as our ambassadors of American good Vi|l visited no less than eight Kuropean and Asiatic countries. All of us will long remember this cruise with the varied souvenirs and good buys that we found so plentiful. But more important is the job we did. As the Amphibious firoup repre- sentatives we participated in the joint NATO exercises Turkish Sky One, Helle- nic Sky One and Italic Sky One. And who will forget our first turnaway landing fit Arzew or our several lan- dings at Sardinia and the outstanding salvage operations there? Our Mcd- Hcps at Augusta, Naples or Golfe .iuan weren ' t easy either but the commemla- lile work of the boat crews in all Kinds of weather made for successful coniplc- lion of our job every time. It ' s been a great cruise, one which we won ' t soon forget; the pictures and features on the following pages wdl help us keep those memories. I ' roiu hei ' e on each person lells his own story... y i ?,iil j y f Oli

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THE Ooi COMMODORE Captain Bosquet N. Wev has held his present billet since May of 1953 alter seivinfr as Chief of Staff to the Commander Amphibious Training Command. lie was graduated from llie I ' .S. Naval Academy in the class of 27, serving in both Allanlic and Pacific Fleets since his commission- He attained his first command when assigned in 1940 as Commanding Officer of the USS GOFF, and Atl- antic Fleet destroyer. Captain Wev has since commanded four destroyers as well as Destroyer Division Thirty Eight, Destroyer Squadron Two and Destroyer Escort Squadron Two. From 1946 to 1949 he served with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington. His awards include two Bronze Stars with Combat V , and decorations for outstanding service to the United Stales while serving in China, Euro- pe, Africa, the Philippines and the Middle East. While serving as Division Comm- ander, Captain Wev and his staff have parliripalcd in XARMID and MARLEXs I ' lllBTACEX. TRAEX 1-45 anil Ibis, the Mediterranean cruise,