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discovery island of S S 1 . it 2 into the Atlantic. By ihgI18iht,11idOr1Q-and commited OP her leaden Atlantic coloration. if Ifgritngvgf FSU hqdiurned not sufficiently moderate the pe 1 t' if Warm Gulf ter For the first time in G Year fthe rg llighdamp chill of a North 11 I 1 I e ' eqvy foul weather gear from head to fodlfcarifisraljlecfggltirkirid thilfnf . I V, Sudden cold, he hoped the rapid tem 1 - - Cm S ore enduring rather than to lay him low.pem me Vcmcmon Wculd make he gray morning punctuated with raw ra' f th 1 chess returned exactly one year after she hald Csaileil ffgdh Cghlrebruclry' Hampton Roads, and Norfolk. The Lady found Hamptoli? Rocidgpiifblfi than ever in 1944, even when the bi convo ss ' - J way through a forest of ships' masts gdtnd loogin1gV?1rr'?c1?dfn . Plck- .Shallow beset Hampton Roads, and finding the deep draf+' Gnchglcross the Old Girl finally had Uto drop hook hard by Newport Nkews-5 from the Navdl OPSTUUHQ Base. The-.Gray Lady stilled her screw lpropellerl that had driven her through 82,180 miles of water. All hands prepared to rest qlang with their ship. X 'L As is often the case with adversity marking the way of the sea, the wind blewup and commenced pushing ships about like toys in the crowded anchor- ages. .The men of the fleet were called upon to look a1ive as each ship was Closely flanked on all sides by other ships or by treacherously shallow mud flats. Once again, the Dutchessmen manned their sea watches and started turning the screw preparatory to getting underway if the Lively Lady dragged anchor or if any of the dozens of other ships were blown down on her. All hands were experienced enough now to understand the old nautical adage that the safest place for a ship was at sea. As the wind accelerated to 40 and 50 knots, the ship control personnel fervently wished the 98 was at sea. Other ships. reported dragging anchor, but with devoted attention on the part of her people, the Constant Lady successfully rode out the blow as she had done many times before. I , With the dawn and calming weather, the Dutchessmen looked about them ar the low tidewater land and the distant smoke pall of Norfolk, and realized that they were in the States for good. Most of the Gung 1-lo men would never have the United States again. Voicing this view was apt to provoke some- Whqf humorously contentious discussion in the compartments by some of the more facetious as to whether the local area should be considered in the States 01' not. The final concensus was expressed in the view that as long-as.any lo- 1Y in the United States could be reached by telephone from a district, that region could be considered continental. S Dutchess now had to accustom herself to -East Coast practicesg wherelrl dncisco separatees were debarked in 30 minutes and customs clearance mfflediate, three days were required before the Lady 'was able to SGCUT'-9 clearance and debark the 19 men of Demobilization Increment Ten-V 011 February 22. 1 Lady made her onerous trip threading through the crowded anchor- buary 22, moored to Pier 4, Naval Operdfing Bflsefbcind Conggingig ng process of off-loading all the consuma e Sup , . t. For a week all diversified gear that the Dutchessmen hdd assembled during the past year .went ashore.uggie 1013 :SSE giaaii r dx of the LCMS' The Cargo bcoms of me Sel 't d'nous as mcludin ammunition small arms life wickets gas mas if' Q mejn ming and small stores, Welfare gem' medlccfl eqmp i . . ti u 1 1 lnglng into the waiting. box cars and barges gf mil 1, r , lkslj M n ' . ' . i . C617
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