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little america five At 1900 on 6February EDISTO got under- way for Little America V to commence salvage operations at this, the most historic- ally hallowed, of A.ntarctica's bases. How- ever it had been deserted, rather hurriedly it seemed, at the close of 1957's summer season. Since that time ships have been returning to the base every summer to con- duct salvage work. Before 1961 it had been relatively easy, the cargo ships or ice- breakers involved merely moored to the ice shelf and loaded the gear by tractor. When EDISTO arrived -on the scene on 8 February we found that the comparatively low-hanging ice shelf had broken away to reveal the stark outlines of ice cliffs 75 feet high. After some consultation it was decided to employ our HRS helicopter. At first it seemed an impossible task to ask of HU- TRON 4, but they responded with a will. Soon working parties from the ship were being flown in to the base to begin the pre- liminary digging out. EDISTO, fearing that vibration of any kind would cause the re- maining ice to break loose remained some distance in Kainan Bay. At certain times visibility lowered to obscure the stretch of icy water but the personnel in CIC, with the aid of the airsearch radar, guided the birds safely home to mother.
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On 4 February, VICTORY having com- pleted her off-loading, we said goodbye to Ltjg Morris, our former engineering officer who was being transferred back to the States. Nekt day we escorted VICTORY up the channel to Tent Island where she got under- way for Lyttleton. That same day USCGC EASTWIND arrived from New Zealand and commenced replenishing our fuel supplies which were nearing the danger level. On 6 February EDISTO broke the flag of RADM David M. Tyree and movediher heli- copters off the flight deck so that a presen- tation ceremony could take place. RADM Tyree pinned the Navy Commendation Medal on Commander Evans and read the text of the commendation to the assembled crew. Commander Evans had been Commanding Officer aboard USS BURTON ISLAND CAGB' ID during her penetration of the treacherous Bellingshausen Sea in 1960's Deepfreeze. This was the first instance of a surface ship of any kind receiving this award in peace- time. A few hours after the ceremony EDISTO got underway for Little America V after embarking CTU 43.11, Commander Thurman, for what proved to be one of the trickiest and most potentially dangerous salvage jobs in Deepfreeze 61.
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