Hewitt (DD 966) - Naval Cruise Book

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MAC (SW) Foster states for the rec- ord that he can out hit, out run, and out catch FCC (SW) Akers any time, any place. HM3 Devira. Shopping for jewelry in Pattaya Beach, Thailand.

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y £ SN Vigilance (L) and Li Taussig (R) at their Sea and Anchor Detail Station. | Hell N. Moselina WW I . Wood « « k ' I B. Mallov M. Richards J. Weaver I . ( .reene

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AIR DEPARTMENT The Air Department was attached i HEWITT for the ships pre-deploymenl workups and for the West-Pac. Their parent command, I It-lit opter Anti-Sub- mariiif Squadron (Light) Forty Seven, is based al the N ' uvul Air Station North Is- land, California. Detachments like Sab- erhawk 61 are assigned to various ships throughout the fleet. Though their primar mission is Anti-Submarine Warfare, most of their time was spent finding, identifying, and tracking surface shipping. Saberhaw k 61 was HEWITT ' S long range eyes ant) ears during West-Pac. They also performed important logistic missions including transferring personnel, mail, and repair parts.