Harry Hill (DD 986) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 11 text:

ilii- IkmcIi cn|ii iii ' llii tcniT . s.iilois Innii ll.iirs V, I M-i- vsli.il llic KLiiiil sl.ilc III Hawaii has lnulli-i (Hclnv ARIZONA ' S FINAL RESTING PLACE On December?, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Empire of Japan. The USS Arizona was struck by ani 800 KG bomb. Over a million pounds j of ammunition exploded into a| tremendous fireball and sunk the ship within nine minutes, killing 1,177 sailors and marines. The memorial below was erected in their I ' k I ' I he bar M-cni: in Hauaii jravc xailors a charKc tn rcb ' lia c M mc tun ( Ab») e) OS I John C lippinjicr go! the chance lo visii A iih his ( luiviii K.ilhs ,iiul ht-r Iricnil iiim Hcln i

Page 10 text:

RST ST HAWAII The transit from San Diego t Peail Harbor took its toll on bot men and machinery. The ten foe seas which pounded the shi- ' ' many sailors feeling ill and c minor damage to equipi Hawaii offeretl a refreshing and a chance to recuperate befo. Missing those left behind. MSSA Lee Spry enski sends a message to his Uned ones (Above). Getting Tatooed is a time honored tradition among sailors. ET3 Bradley Uyema gets painted in a local Tatoo Parlor (Above). The majestic Diamond Head Point (Below).

Page 12 text:

KXTRA 1 1 FEB 94 HARRY W. HILL WOGS EXTRA! 50 CENTS REVOLT! Slimy wogs invaded the HARRY W. HILL today creating utter chaos. The Captains underwear was stolen and the Chief Engineer was baricaded in his room. The wogs roamed freely throughout the ship laying waste to everything in their path. King Neptune declared a state of emergency and called out the Royal Shellback Guard to restore order ... UWVW M MMA ' FA Stephen Storch awakens tn find hiniselt ' chained to his rack (Above). Snipes are signalmen tool (Above). Looking tor the easy way to get salty are LT Jim Hunt and ENS Jim Hoppe. They obtained the Weapons Officer ' s own special blend (Below). ■ngyi ■f- h. » B 4 FCI Franklin Smith as Wog with an attitude! (Above). IX 2 Dustin Paige. DC3 Charles Grant and HT. Vaughn Robinson enjoy the evening talent show (Below ).