Essex (CVA 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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Parfing is such sweef sorrow. . . . William Slwalcespeare. Sorrow, affirmafive. Sweef .. .l1elll -Crew member of flne ESSEX FAREWELL T0 ARMS . ' lTl1ose of our wives, sweefhearfs, cl1ilclren.l ON JUNE I6, iusf before casfing off mooring lines,fl'1e crew of flue ESSEX and flwe men of Affack Task Group 2 bade a fond farewell fo hundreds of loved ones and friends gafliered on ffme doclc af N.A.S., San Diego. Q...ws.m.-...-......A

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N.A.S., ALAMEDA, Por? Side, Pier 2. Two days spenl' al' Alameda for 'rhe purpose of sloring avialion gasoline aboard gave us a chance +o see whal we looked like before conversion. The unconverled Anlielam was moored lo slarboard. Tl-lE All? PARADE QVER EORMOSA in which we parlicipaled along wilh The Philippine Sea from I9 lhrodgh 24 July earned us lhe China Service Medal. WE HAVE A READY DECK! The signal lha? +he afier end of 'rhe flighl deck is clear for recovery of air crafl. PIEDMONT PlER, YOKOSUKA. JAPAN, 26 July. Here we picked up supplies before heading for lhe Combal Zone and The acfual beginning of our Second Korean Cruise. XX 4,235-if

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G xx X3 XX Que I. N 'XQNGW-X I, . , X gf in JUNE lo, l952 af 0952 mooring lines were cas? off, a couple of louqh lilfle rugs pulled :ne Queen of flwe Fleer away from 'flue dock. Eaces of fhose wlnom we loved became dimmed by disrance, 'rlweir voices became fainfer as +l'1e slrip of blue wafer belween +l'1e Ship and dock became wider. 'w.2f'iffWf:i.2f . ggi A11 -, iziffxyefbg N: me A 1' -Q . K N , , K G or G . 'N' WG' - I ' 'f ,'X?:ff NY. ,Q--L 5 ' ' 'Q' YA' P E235 f, H TXWQ Xl'?9'fT'fdiiffv-iiwe KWH, 'N Pfwfiexu were G -G A igwxiygsy Giga... K k ONCE AWAYfron'1 llwe dock a lug pulled our bow furfher in+o lhe sfream so we could make way under our own power. GOING . . . G ING . . . GONE! INTO THE channel, pasl Poin+ Loma a+ IIO4, and on info Infernafional Wafers, headed Soufh Wes? for Oahu, Terri- fory of Hawaii, for underway Training exercises.