Hopewell (DD 681) - Naval Cruise Book

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Some of us waited at the quarterdeck with sea bags packed to start on a hard earned leave, head for school, or to the receiving station for discharge. Our long cruise in the Grient was finally over, and home seemed even better than all the dreams and visions we had thought about since the day we left. From: Commander Naval Forces, Far East To: Destroyer Division 152 Well -done to Commander Destroyer Division 152, the Commanding Of- ficers, officers, and men of Hopewell, Kidd, Wedderburn and Uhlmann for your excellent service in varied duties during the past six months. Goodbye and good luck. fsj Robert Briscoe From: Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet To: Destroyer Division 152 The Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, congratulates Commander Destroyer Division 152, U.S.S. Hopewell, U.S.S. Kid-d, U.S.S. Uhlmann, and U.S.S. Wedderburn on completion of their second tour of duty in Korean waters. Well done. Qsj Arthur Radford

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' ,.,.......... M ' I ..vL,4Lr,,Zz, 1 J? , We arrived in Long Beach early Thursday morning, the 19th of March, to off load our ammunition. We worked hard, finished about noon and headed for San Diego. The San Diego skyline was a welcome sight when we steamed around Point Loma. As we neared the dock we heard a Navy ban-d welcoming us with Stars and Stripes Forever, and further down we Could see a huge crowd of people. Here was positive proof that our wives, families, relatives and that special gal hadn't forgotten about us during our long months overseas. Our Captain was the first to jump ship and he gave Mrs. Hildreth a royal welcome to the sound of aboard the Hopewell. ., X A.

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