Endicott (DMS 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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.Zum YY - --f---f - -f'- I -'-- ---- - gjvecufiue 0 icer 20102 U.T.E. prophecies not withstanding, it has been an extremely successful and enjoyable cruise. Commendations by fleet, force, and area commanders attest that our spirit of cooperation and diligence toward duty have brought new glories to a grand old ship. Let it always be with pride that we each recall whatever personal sacrifices this service to our country has occasioned. In my experience, l have yet to meet a finer, more friendly, or more worth- while group than we have had here on the Endicott. May she never Sail with J. M. VAN EATON Lf., u.s.N.R. less. -,.,.,.. V.-,.-.W-.,-,...,t,.,,. V., ,W an - .-QQ.,-..--4- --., cf-.-...Q .,. ' '

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' ' -'- ----H N A :nh ...Ln Y 4- -L , 1 -1- C-V f.,......N. , , , A ' r ,..,,..,-.,,,4,..,W, J N V 'Q .4 1. - V Y - ., ..,..., Y J.,-...,.-,,. ,.. , ,.,, CZ Ll J H1161 l'll9 The ENDICOTT S first assignment after arriving in the Far East in late February of 1953 was a short tour as flagship for Rear Admiral William K PHILLIPS USN Chief of Staff to Admiral D W RADFORD USN then Commander in Chief U S Pacific Fleet We departed from Yokosuka Japan for Iwo Jima 28 February l953 where the Admiral and his staff were to arrive by plane for a tour of mspec tion of lwo Jima and Chi Chi Jima As Chi Chi Jima has no landing field facilities our mission was to take Admiral Phillips and his staff there and return them to Iwo Jima the afternoon and the Admiral s two star pennant was hoisted as Vice Admiral William K Phillips USN Capt R C Lynch USN Capt B Katz USN Cdr R R Rambo MC USN and Lt L B Bruzzolora USNR came aboard We got under way immediately and Mount Surlbachi slowly faded away as we sailed over the horizon We arrived at Chi Chi Jima early on the morning of March 3rd and the Admiral and his staff were put ashore for their tour of inspection of the American controlled island Chi Chi Jima lalso called Peel Island? is the second largest and con sidered the most important of several islands which make up the BONIN O O O O l C I Q l I 0 0 5 I I I ' 1 1 ' - ' I. I - .- I 1 U I I I 1 A ll I I . . Q . . . . I We arrived at the historical island o-f lwo Jima 2 March, l953, -late in I l - 1 - . Q . , Q . . . , 1 . . , J ' ' I 1 . . . 1 I I . I . I I. . , I . . . l . I - I