Gurke (DD 783) - Naval Cruise Book

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l I 3 I I 1 1, , R LPA W f -a mf I f X One day we went in close to exterminate a train But Commie guns were shooting and really raised some cain Oh, their guns were banging, their shootin's pretty neat Look out tor that there bullet! WHOOPS! ! ! It hit us in the seat' Yes, their guns were blasting, I even left my rack When there came another bullet right through the after stack l'd just begun to realize the Gooks were hot to go When they lobbed that Three-inch bullet right into Radio Then Gurke Guns were belching, and listen to me, mates We leveled all those Cornmies with our 5 f38's. 1 I -..'l i ?! , Q gl. Q 6 nfl 'X t i 1 , K' - f 1 'H L. N' 'E 1 . I' .' - il H, X5 N ,A I Y 1 A , u ' . - ' - Qftvil f ' n V I I . xx A V I ffl, - . 1 0 ' - Z, 'V' I l W ' -1 ff l 'Fl ' fl , I his , . sing. 5 t ll H Ill 5 - .1 - Q G -I l 'ff'f.f,-lwwlfl.7.! 'f M' Lx, .3 K 'Y J -va. 'Z QQ. l I lj mf X! 'ii 1 R A

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I . X X-Lys A x X by R, nl l f1.T'f3 X . : -e19g:Q'? ,.'i!!'4- xftif ,S 'f gs 'I 4331? I N . x'0 ij'1:':.: PEARL HGRUOKM 0 msc if l 3 Destroyers Return Destroyers Rowan Henderson, Gurke and Southerland returned after their third tour of Korean duty, during which they steamed 135,000 miles and fired 7,000 rounds of ammo. lk K It 21