Fitch (DMS 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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GUING HUME We're going home, homeward bound, no words fall easier on our ears than these. No thought is more wel- come. Spirits brighten with each mile. We worked hard, stood a lot of watches, turned to a lot. We did a good job, we know that, not smugly but proudly, we know. We got in some good liberties too. Tops. They're waiting for us thereg it'll be good to see them, It'll be good to get home, welre going home. On April 22, 1953 we set sail from Charleston, S. C. On October 24, 1953, six months and two days later, we returned. We,re home. The Lasi' LeH'er Going Home 4mumn4m.w, z,. Z47f fj ' fav 91. X 'A ig'Qf,,wf f' .M..g,-.iw , , A . iz X, Wd' U 2 , ' f . U g h ' . Two Charlie f2Cl X I, . .Ji ff S. fm ,ff Q ,ff gn f, , I ,, .. it X QA, rjis I nu- AIM, QT1 Wig: . .. I 'XX-' ' .- I me QW INQQU 1 WW, f ' , ff , Nz- 1 5 fl fs f s r t s ' W - Ns f ,ffststii i . Oi--Zvi, t i 'W ..,Qss4f1 ff, , ' src' sk .. P , '1EMQ,f,i .. .x , -. grade-'Q-wer mm-ss 7,Z ?ef w aff' - .mi

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LA SPEZIA Sept. 21 to Sept. 25 La Spezia, was a rather pretty little Italian town with many good restau- rants, shops and interesting little side streets. We were moored close to town, so very little of our liberty was wasted walking to and from the ship. La Spezia was nice, but we were beginning to grow restless, for there was a port, now only one month away that promised to be best of allg Char- leston, S. C. Golte Juan, Fieet Landing tHow did we get here7t Main Street, Lespezia -.....,.....,..-M., ..,,.......,,....,,.... Wm-MM ,,-. n nu-nn lust another Italian tnwn View of LeSpezia from Bow of Ship 2 t n I t s z l I ! Harbor ot Lespezia Main Street, Lespezia ,.,.,....---- ..-- -w,.....X.u sl. u xx W t-Jw .- st f f. v ' - fww---f-nf. :sat r.Qwmh.t :Qu-nu.. wsu

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