Eldorado (AGC 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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Quarters for Muster and Ehtering Port! Our first sight of the islands of Japan, the submarine nets, and then the Yokosuka Naval Base, as we pull alongside our sister ship, the Mi. MbKin1ey, we are jested with bill- boards and multi-colored signs that read '7 come 110, WHere's Your Mei1', and 'Tired of Paying Income Tax? kimono-clad girls are dancing on the dock.

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And then, we pull away from the dock and are underway. The 'free mail' and 'no income tax' ....Pusan Harbor, the streets, the dirt, the 'papasan' with his tall hat and url? 5, S .Sa 9.-7 5 - - f,,143?E?r:?P -,,, 292, as X, FQSA Wi' 4' v, , WVV4' N xf' ' 33565. K x f 'L I 4 H ,mf H0 7 I v ,z D f fgf f :W fi J ,fyqi if l ff A A, 55 R f , long pipe -- all part of this chosen-land. Vice Admiral Sohn Won l Il comes aboard to visit the Admiral and we get a look at the only Admiral in the Korean Navy. sa V ,.: X-