Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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HTHVIEW RD BOUN While we were in LaSpezia, lTaly The sewing machine in The BunTing Repair Locker sTarTed whirling and The job order Tor oreaTing a homeward bound pennanT was begun. The man behind The machine was John A. ivlclvlahon, QMS2, USNR, who had received The go ahead signal Trom Ensigns McCain and ST. Germaine. The use oT The homeward bound pennanT is TradiTional. A vessel which has been on duTy in Toreign waTers ouTside The conTinenTal limiTs oT The UniTed STaTes conTinuously Tor a period oT one year or more Tlies The home- ward bound pennanT upon geTTing underway To proceed To a porT in The UniTed STaTes, The overall lengTh oT The pennanT is normally one TooT Tor each oTFicer and man who have been on duTy ouTside The UniTed STaTes in excess oT one year. Our pennanT is 520 TeeT long wiTh one sTar in The blue Tield .indicaTing The Time ouTsicle The U. S. A. This blue porTion conTaining The sTar will be presenTed To The Commanding OTFicer upon arrival in The UniTed STaTes and The remainder will be divided equally among The officers and men of The ship's company. Much inTeresT was creaTed in leaving Lisbon when The pennanT was unfurled To The blue skies and genTle breezes assisTed by five helium filled balloons. The sl'iuTTer-bugs were ouT in Tull Torce. Rigging The Homeward Bound pennanf on The fanTail K I

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