Epperson (DDE 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 1, ,n . x O ' Q QQ' N-A THAT ID!! N41 J I Members ofthe signal gang present Captain L. D. Smith the Epperson's Mbreakway flagl' as he prepares to depart the ship in Subic Bay. Left to Right: Captain L. D. Smith, SM1 Kizziah, SM2 Sullivan, SM2 Pryor, SMSN Seaman, SMSN Bush, SMSN Hart, SMSN Slay, and SMC Randolph. During a quiet moment on the gunline, Wade Pryor from Knoxville, Tennessee, finds time to relax in the shade of the starboard wing ofthe bridge. Rich Sorrell from Birmingham, Alabama, decorates the ship with signal flags during the ship's visit to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. , 5 4 M if Henry Kizziah of Tuscaloosca. af-W 5' Signalman jeff Bush of Sacramento, California, and Bill Slay of Meridian, Mississippi, watch for signal from the USS BON HONINIE RICHARD while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin. Y Tom Hart of Lincoln, Nebraska, sends a flashing light message to the USS SHANGRI LA on Yankee Station. . W

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