Horace A Bass (APD 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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31 Soon later PICKEREL, QUEHIFISI-I, too, Game into port to join our crew. Hong Kong, like so many ports, Meant softball games and other sports And shopping in the streets domtown leant knocking merchants' prices down Some spent their money in a bar, Others tried the ship's bazaar, lhere any payday you could see Smiley, long, and Peter Zee, Ling and Janson, others, too, Brought their junk for us to view, Brought paintings, eloisonne, and lace, And shattered at s. rapid pace, To sell their ivory and brass. le often stopped there just to pass A minute in that Chinese soo After lmch, before turn-to.

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33 Underway again for sea Clhere, of course, we longed to be!D, This time on a secret mission. I'11 tell you not on one condition - Don't tell a soul we're Shanghai bound A port where Communists abound. Americans are waiting there, Ready now to pay the fare For passage to another port. Our job is first to lend support. First we anchored still at sea, A port they call Ahcrity. Then on up to the Estuary, Ule' re just a supernumeraryl. Joined MIKE and NED in heavy seas, Shepherd for two LST's. The ship was tossing in the gale. KSome men were tossing at the rail 9 le shuttled hack and forth between Alacrity and sights we'd seen A When first up in the Yangtze mouth, uv' g, di L fl ' we 4 om' I Lt ll So i lefl He Thi Jn 1