Colahan (DD 658) - Naval Cruise Book

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Fueling and replenishing was not limited to tankers and sup- ply ships alone. We tueled from whatever was handy. With Task Force 77, it was tankers and supply ships. When we op- erated with the New Jersey- we fueled troim her. At Oki- nawa, we retueled from the Badoeng Straits-an aircraft carrier. And at Songjin, we be- came a heavyg fueling and re- plenishing rninesweepers. Fueling from the Badoeng Straits Taking on fuel aft. Check the oil and water too. Getting rid of our empty brass. Page Thirty-one

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On lifeguard station. Groceries, ammo, fuel, personnel and-mail. Delivered right to your quarterdeck, foc'sI or fantail by highline. All you have to do is have the manpower ready to take the lines in hand and pull it aboard. After our first trip with Task Force 77, fuel- ing and replenishing at sea became as natural as breathing. We did it Making the approach. early in the morning, we did it late at night, we did it in rain and we did it in snow. In fact, there were only a few times when weather conditions were so bad that we couldn't keep our appointments with our floating grocery stores and filling stations. Then again, there were times when the seas were so calm that we went alongside and tied up. Page Thirty Mail! Hell no-chow! Richardson and baggage homeward bound on emergency leave.

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But because of the numbing action of the extremely cold water, he was unable to se- cure it. ln the meantime, our ship's boat reached the float- ing pilot, but was unable to tietam and the rest of D'esDiv l72. make the rescue because of an adverse wind and current -which kept moving him away from the boat. Sizing up the situation, the heli- copter pilot lowered his plane to within a few feet of the water, setting up a re- verse wind and current with his plane's whirring blades- floating the pilot right into his rescuer's arms. l 1 l i L li Our ship's boat goes to the aid of a downed And gets an assist in making the rescue from ' pilot . . . the Jersey's helicopter. ' Page Thirty-two