Colahan (DD 658) - Naval Cruise Book

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A beeg man in the islands- King Kamehameha. The Y in Pearl-You can leave a Mot-ml fr 3-ff Q lx do - X a J fl 5 -i l 1 X X S m l i S yflaflglk As the days went by the air became balmy and the sea gradually changed from a blue black into a blue that re- minded you ot mom's wash water on a Monday morning. More and more fellas started taking oft their shirts and soak- ing up the sun. Foul weather jackets were hung up, blues were put on the bot- tom ot lockers and whites were sent to the laundry so that they would be all ready for liberty . . . and finally, Hawaii became part of the horizon one morning. By noon, Diamond Head and Waikiki were on our bea-m-by three, we were tied up and the liberty party was champ- ing at the bit to get ashore to go swim- ming-to go sight seeing-to have a steak-to have a beer . . . and for the fellas that stay on board, there's the first mail call in days-and early liberty to- morrow. 22:2 awk-,-,-sex ,ERxR:,:S::,,::.1S,:.k.,-.-.- ..... - ....,., ....... , . ,... ' -r 2-'K-Q-xxx:-ew es.iemwNsQvfm-'xx-.,i 5.3 S.-Q3-we: 3.-.1xx':,QgQN. ,- S H I H vt xg-,-,-.T-K.W.t-q,..4-,-,..,.-.-.-.t-4.,.w.,.-.VV I-2:2 'I 1' 'N sw? fsck-,-:-:c--4:-A -..', QW'E52236835:YN 35523123532iG3:QI+':ti-t':5?:fri EQSR-662: M- -.f-.t-'X-. - --.m.-.--:Jv.b4.n:-?:- t-+,-sm-0--X Ns-x s Xv. -.- :e::223:1:1Q:skeE ' 2 'f' I .- ...'i2::E-v?- WIS-K rims -' 'i '- x:Q5e- as 2 I-'KSN-Ssmmt' X-3f5,:ff 4 v- . 7551 KxT Is.f'Ek-. E'.Z:t R x 2. .n-AIPGEISS Y J '25, I :.. qs, message, rent a room, write a letter, ' - H f ri! ' Wifi or meet the guys there. , , ,,.,. ,N '-,- . N. ., 'fa Page Twenty-twol M -. . .,. --... t,,., 5 E. V .- S . ,,,. 3 .,,,, wx 4 N sg Y x K fS:5sis:a2iis:::I- f:1W :t'2:': 3122.1-Eg. 21,25 1-.-215522125154- Iii wx :4 57 I af- ,, -A -rfkfwm ' 12 it , .,,. 4 .... , . - .,,., ,,., i tx x,,m.X- 5 . ,Nw M XNXNNE X X Xt N X y 'V-' ' '-.' 'rER:. 4 f' S . X . ecwtkwe - 1 ,.., 1 , - - The receiving barracks, the signal tower and Patti in Pearl Harbor. I I

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And Don t Forget August 20th Up goes the call sugn Who could lt wasn t raunmg but at was sure trying As always there was some last mnnute scurrylng on deck as Innes were laid out a little neater or an lrlsh pennant secured However most of the crew had shltted into unltorm ot the day a little early and were either standing versatlon or was part ot the crowd which had gathered on the fantall to llsten to the Shields band Once speclal sea de tails were set It dldn t take long for the word to come down from the brldge to single up take ln all llnes down came the jack and enslgn up went the call sign and steaming colors We were under way lt was a quiet group of men that stood at quarters that mornlng as the Colahan made her way past Fifth street landing Fleet landing Llndbergh Field Ballast Polnt Ponnt Loma and headed out to open sea Pearl Harbor bound 61 C5083 ' Page Twenty One I with one of the groups making small con- l . ' t V . E f- I -J y s sv o

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