Forster (DER 334) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cruise I S3 12153. QW FORSTER IBCGIVSS word at sea of a scheduled WESTPAC deployment Mbored BRAVO QIEIS, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii C mme ced preparatlons for deployment FORSTER movesito West Loch to load ammunition Underwhy for WESTPAC in company Wlth BRISTER, FAISOU , and VANCE f Crosse Internat1onal Date L1ne and entered ll e ealm of the Golden Dragon F J 4 G73 .1 ,ax FORSTER changes operational control from MIDPAC to WESTPAC Sighted Guam at f1rst light Passed Rota Island to Starboard Moored Apra Harbor, Guam, M I to refuel and replenish Entered San Bernard1no Stra1ts Moored Alava Pier, Subic Bay, Philippine Islands Underway for South Ch1na Sea and 'all po1nts W stu E tered MARKET TIM area Rendezvoued w1th U S BUCK at Qulnhon, South Vietnam to rece1ve operation order Arrived in Gulf of S1am and assumed area command Easter d1v1ne services on the fantall Entered An Tho1 for adv1sor brief1ng, LCDR FLEMING aboard for brother reun1on Ship holds skeet shoot on the fantail Shooting honors go to HUNT, STG2, BOLLINGER, a.....EN3, and PIDG, FTG3. -.,hNNk EMS? Moore Cub1 Bulkhead, Subic Bay, P I for tenderx ava1lab111ty FORSTE Welfare and Recreation P1cn1c held at Grande Island Under y for Special Operatlons r Encou tered submarine BLUEGILL wh11e steaming to av 1d Typhoon BABEH 'sums 77 3.1.1-L1 .,f5fff.lf f Moored Sub1c Bay, P I for upkeep Underway for Spec1al 0perat1ons Loaded ammu n1t10n from USS MT BAKER FORSTER credlted w1th the f1rst boarding of a steel hull merchant ship 1n.MARKET TIME OPERA TION Retr1eved V1et Cong body 1n coastal waters Entered Nha Trang, South V1et Nam Llberty par ashore for the slghts I 1 JT w, JK B,,,,,gf,, 45mg ff! up I I . Q Y Y Y 7 h ,lf ez? X PM -Q. A wi L1 1- ffq Arr? 1.fp. --f swf as' 1 ,F Eggbggg f1,flW3'5f fl Q4 if iihhws QNQQ lg 4 'f T251 Siflfi .fa - fi- , 1 1 ' . T1 A3212-I I 1-'B ' 'ii ' S -.' B if ,,,, a G ,..' Q ,. ff: 'L' -' ,L ses 1 if ' be ' f M ',L,1,, ,. - 1' . 5,1 . 12-. rr, HK- 1. ix- 4-any 5' - - A Y K - - . V N 17 ' ' 3 ' f - . .- W x A . . . i , . 1 7 N N . , 18 Xy 1 . f ' K ? v . . li L v I o 1 , 22 5 5 , ' , T V o I 24 V 5 ' A 31 I ' ' 5 i ' ' ll X I ' : I I . 28 ' ' p ! f Th 0 X fl V J v' X 'I - f s 2 I f 1, W ,, .. ,V .I 1,-Y in gs-nl, , - 1- . wp , ,-k',.:1Q5,i,1. r qw? I' f If A 7 V I A: X -751 ' ' A ,fd 7 if A gb: - , Sf' I , 'fy , A e, , -' , '-.. 1 - pi ,Q D-3-,,,.. 1 1 12 ' , , , , o a . 7 , 3 ' f . ' ' , . In . I 1 - . . o a o j . . I , . ' 6 , I 4 0 . . Q . . If 7 A , ' ' PM ' I J - p' 28 .' . ' ty 12 ' I O ' O O ' ' l W - o .F . , li - i' ,hh X -K iv 13 . ' . N 15 ' . 18 X. . . . . K 22 5 O 0 0 O .K - 2 gl-N -is -b D -i i Y -if 1 .Y gr -Q' - . -I p 25 A , . , I fl J -7 5. I G pl,

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LT R E Flemlng was born 1n Detrolt, M1Ch1g3H on 9 October 1935 He attended the pub11c schools 1n Ferndale, M1Ch1g8D and was graduated from h1gh school Wlth the class of 1953 LT Flem1ng attended M1Ch1g3H State Un1vers1ty and rece1ved a degree 1n economlcs 1n 1957 He then accepted a pos1t1on w1th the Chrysler Corporatlon 1n Detro1t, Mlchlgan, where he remalned unt1l J01H1Hg the Navy ln 1958 LT R E Flemlng was conmlssloned ln October, 1958 at the U S Naval OfflCer Candldate School, Newport, Rhode Island served hls flrst tour of duty aboard USS NOBLE CADA 2185 from November, 1958 to December, 1959 at W11Ch trme he recelved orders to the U S Naval Statlon, Rodman, Panama Canal Zone LT F1em1ng s rved as M1l1tary Personnel 0ff1Cer, Industrlal Relatlons Offlcer, and adm1n1strat1ve ASS1StaHt at Rodman untll November, 1961 In Decenber, 1961 LT Flem1ng proceeded to the NaJal Arr Technlcal Tralnlng Center 1n BrUHSW1Ck, Georgla for a four month course 1n Conbat Informatlon Center operatlons He then reported to the USS STODDARD CDD 5663 as Operatlons Offlcer and Navlgator He served aboard STODDARD from Aprll, 1962 unt11 June, 1964 LT Flmnlng to assume the dutles of LT Flemlng marrled Canal Zone, ln November reported aboard FORSTER ln August, 1964 EXeCUC1Ve Off1CeT the former Cynth1a C ORR of Balboa 1961 They have two chlldren, Dana Ellzabeth, and Robert E Jr , and presently IGS1dL at 1133 Bennlon Street, Honolulu, Hawall The Exec Lieutenant R E Fleming USN

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IT hqqfi, -N N I -...Lge H19 Underway for Manila, P.I. for rest and relaxation ,16 History R ,fag fri 2- --V f Sai' '55f5.f3lW -iiswsf' wav - ,Q K ...J gtg- -wx,:?,-.kt rt, 1:1 ..v,. I ,.N It 4-5 Holiday routine and nGa1a Barbequen on the 2 Underway for Subic Bay, P.I. fantail- i , 4 Moored Subic Bay, P.I. to complete prep- FORSTER alievad of area command? ahiP heads 6 Experienced electrical casualty in after steer- for Port- 2 I N ing. Underway'for Pearl Harbor. 12 Mbored Su ic BaY: in a nest a10H8Side the tender- 10 Entered Apra Harbor, Guam for refueling and Condition II is set l Q. for Typhoon PFREDAH. I 13 Sortie ord red. Ships break the nest and get 13 underway f storm evasion. Q 4 15 Ships return to port and weatherfout remainder 14 of the storm at anchor. f f replenishing. EESTPAC to MIDPAC. I Date Line. for the crew. Passed Corregidor Island to port. FORSTER changes operational control from Normal routine again. Crossed International Ship is diverted to Johnston Island when a crew member suffers appendicitus attack. Moored Johnston Island, transferred patient. C782 actual sea timejg 35,826 nautical miles, -4 847,605 gallon of fuel, 283 junks investigated, 83 boardings, d 46,000 man hours of watches, Moored pferside. p f 17 20 FORSTER officers and crew sponsor four San Miguel Underway for Pearl Harbor. Fi1iPinQ Students- 5 ga 19 Moored Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after 178 days 21' Ship visited by the orphans of Hospicio De San Jose School of Manila. f 22 Underway for Special Operations. ' 31 FORSTER encounters refugees fleeing ib C 1 south from Quang Ngai and provides food, medical AL erty a 1 aid, and mechanical assistance. f dlbsfffx rfggaaigs +?f'gS?Ea? 5 hifi:-1 Q:rk!EF3 iss? Q f 5 N 6 RADM Johnston, Commander-In-Chief, U,S. . smugmug, ,4,,,ff Q Pacific Fle , flies over FORSTER during a Q 3 1 1 boarding. dmiral ai -drops magazines and his , Ea f regards in note to ,O. 3 1. 'Prr- ----- 20 Entered DaiNang Harbo , Sent motor whale WaPa'W' X QQQINIII' A --boat party ashore to dminister medical aid to A XX X South Vietnamese,junk division personnel and ai ,,mlgg! their dependents. i ' 55, 26 FORSTER terminates the longest patrol-C36.daysJ:.,Ey a 'X Q: Qs and after numerous postponments, sets course '-Ij N I for Hong Kong and a well earned five days rest f ' V . and relaxation. u 'Z V , 1 ' A I I K 17 ' ,N ih - , MWwl, fnr-i.,, 1-n.n,n,TM