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Page 39 text:
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MAY IS FLOODTIME IN FUKUOKA Rocking contentedly at the buoy in Yokosu- ka, we received the inevitable orders to get underway. Liberty parties became working parties and we soon steamed smoothly through the nets and set a southerly course for famous Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu. After twisting our way through the Shimono- seki Straits, we at last anchored in Fukuoka and changed back into whites. The next day it rained. And the next! For almost a week the rain poured into the city, and at the end of the week full-scale flood rescue operations began. Life rafts, supplies, and medical aid were promptly offered to the stricken Japanese by the GUNSTON HALL and the nearby flagship ELDORADO. Chief Carpenter KUISEPPA and Boatswain ' s Mates LAIRD and KRUSICK took the ship ' s life rafts and left for the hills where they helped to save many lives in the badly flooded areas. We all shared their pride in a job well done when they received commenda- tions for their work. 35
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IN APRIL: OPERATIONS AND LIFTS When we left Wonsan there were rumors of an availability period in Yokosuka or Sasebo. These hopes were soon scattered as we com- menced on a series of lifts and amphibious operations that were to last for more than a month. Midnight loading, early morning anchor de- tails, and then midnight unloading. Boats in the water, and out of the water, helicopters on and off the flight deck like flies. And the maze of last minute unanswered questions. Do all the radios work? Can we make that speed? Is the crane operating? Does the supply de- partment know? There was the usual amount of griping in the chow line, but when the Commodore finally signaled us our Well done, and sent us on our way back to Japan, we all agreed that it hadn ' t been so bad, and some of it had even been a little fun. 34
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MORE LIFTS - June, July, and August merged into endless days of boredom, deadening heat, and shuttle -trips from Japan to Ko- rea. We slept topside, bolted our food to get out of the steam-filled messhall, and made one shower do the work of three. Heat rash and salt pills made the rounds, and the only bright moments were rumors of an armistice and home a month early. And finally, the big news arrived. The truce had been signed at Panmunjom. Once again rumors flew, but they were guickly forgotten as we got underway for Cheju Do to assist in the now famous exchange of prisoners of war. The pa- 36
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