Colahan (DD 658) - Naval Cruise Book

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- - V - . .-Q-im-, , ..,,...-lv ,V 1 -ww - . . Wnttlch The symbol of a saxlor that has heard some thmg IS about to happen ln th case It was the arrlval of our relrefs After Ieavmg Songjm we stopped at Wonsan to fuel un load our empty brass and rendezvous with the Twlnnng and Shields ln Wonsan we found an old friend f a tanker one we had fueled from :many tlmes slnce leav :ng the States As we were casting off there was the usual So long see you with the Task Force Not thls Whereya goin Sasebop Nope We re going back to the States Why you lucky clowns And thats just about how we felt even though we had earned It That night In the mess hall wanting for the movie to start all you heard was When l get back to the States Everyone was starting to thunk and plan In terms of stateslde leave and liberty steaks and home Sayonara Korea Page Forty Seven if , ' ' ' I l u ll Q -. ' II ' II l . I n 1 O T . . . I W II ' II ' A I I ' time. Swell, see you In Yokosuka next week . Not us. ll ' I ll I ' Il . II I ' , , I n 1 I . . I Il I II I u Q o ' I . I . I I I - y I ,

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Page ln the chow hall-relieving the watch-in the .chow line, the first question everyone asked was, We got anything yet? And the answer came back, Yep, they've got radio con- tact. Good! Even tho you couldn't see them, at least you knew they were in the neigh- borhood. On the bridge, after chow, we learned we were headed for Songjin to receive some mail from our reliefs before shoving off. Not bad-getting mail, and relieved, all at the same time. About twenty minutes later, what had been a dark blob in the distance had grown into a full sized can coming along- side to transfer our mail. After the transfer, as we headed toward Wonsan, we dis- covered our mail was in reality, mail our reliefs wanted us to take back to Japan. But, that wasn't too important. What really counted was'the fact that we were thru . . . that, there would be no more Songjin, or Korea, or Task Force 77. Not where we were going-HOME! Forty-Six The gang waiting to receive the Shelton alongside. The Shelton makes her approach. Making the last high line transfer of the trip.

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From: To' From: To' From: To. From: Tot Page Forty-Eight -Y . - Q...-Y.,-vww-an 'Commander Naval Forces, Far East Destroyer Division l72 At the end of an active tour in the Far East Com- mander Naval Forces Far East compliments the officers and men of Destroyer Division One Seven- ty Two for a job thoroughly and effectively ac- complished. fSignedl C. T. Joy Vice Admiral USN Commander Destroyer Flotilla One Destroyer Division l72 Congratulations on an outstanding performance while in Western Pacific. lSignedl C. L. Atkenson Rear Admiral USN Commander Seventh Fleet Destroyer Division l72 The outstanding manner in which the ships and men of Destroyer Division One Seventy Two per- formed their assigned duties while serving in Ko- rean waters deserves the highest commendation X Although many of your assigniments were hazard- ous and required the utmost responsibility and skill you never once failed to uphold the trust which was placed in you X Your officers and men fought and worked courageously and their high morale and devotion to duty were an inspiration to the Fleet X A hearty Well Done to all hands. lSignedl N H. M. Martin Vice Admiral USN Commander ln Chief, US Pacific Fleet Destroyer Division l72 The Commander in Chief US Pacific Fleet con- gratulates Commander Division One Seventy Two for the splendid performance of duty of your division in the Far East X Well Done for Twining, Shields and Colahan. - fSignedl ' A. W. Radford Adimi ral USN