George MacKenzie (DD 836) - Naval Cruise Book

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Church service on the fanfail. 5 ' ' • (• . Waikiki and Diamond Head. An Aloha for fhe captain. Beaufifut girls and beautiful flowers, Hawaii ' s two rnost prized possessions, on hand to greet us at Hilo. Maestro Berry and the MacKenzie philharmonic get in a few licks on the dock. There ' s nothing like a Hawaiian welcome.

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HAWAII Pearl Harbor was good for the Mac. She shot, she hunted subs, she bombarded She shed her stateside dancing slippers and laced up her combat boots. The days were rigorous, jam- med with training. But the nights . . Ah, those Hawaiian nights . And who could for- get that side trip to Hilo '

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i = Q KKHoOtC Westward again We trained harder, be- came sharper Japan was less than one week away and, after Japan, we knew we ' d be play- ing strictly in the blue chip league Our charge, the U S S, VALLEY FORGE, rode maiestically astern like the giant queen she was, returning for her fourth tour of combat duty. As we neared Japan we spent the evenings singing Christmas carols under the stars. It was a peaceful and pleasant way to end the arduous day. Mr. Berry leads the caroliers (upper left). We come along side the Happy Valley to tuel (upper right). The Valley under the guns ©♦ the Mac (center right). The Laws kicks up a fuss leaving Hawaii, (lower right). Happy Hour on the mess deck (center, lower left).