Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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F'.. ' vw., w-in '. p.. gfin my ...-f af af I , 'A LL ' l Q l A .- Yr 422 5. ,M W: LL Hello again, Don. Ip- 9 Z quartet. Change of Command The impressive Change-of-Command cere- mony saw Rear Admiral Harold M. Briggs, Corn- mander, Middle East Force, and the Staff, CO- MIDEASTFOR boardthe GRE ENWICH BAY. . .their Flagship home for the next four months. We broke the Admiral's two-star flag as the VALCOUR dis- appeared over the horizon on their way home. At this point, we were only a few days away from rounding the Gulf of Aden into the Arabian Sea. . . and once more beeoming The Galloping Ghost of the Arabian Coast. 5 1 cot' ' . 1 77' .4 . -v 6 Il 4 ' i 69 C i I .ag K U5 Hi, john, good to see you. 51