Horace A Bass (APD 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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' L L ,1 1111+ 1,1 nu lull: 1 7 1, I? A SONNET TO ENSIGN HOBACE A. BASS USNR 7 If fron your paradise of Fidd1er's Green, - Where pilots in the endless setting sun With folded wings when the cry of battle's done, May contemplate what victory my mean - You ventured forth to view this spray-bound scene, And there among your Fleet you came upon A salt-stained APD, the very one They named for you, hero, sight unseen - What think you of this vagrant cockleshell, A ferret of the lurking deep, a guard To hold the flag 'neath Oriental cloud, Chinese bazaar, evacuee's hotel, An AVP, an admiral'a barge three-starred! Proud of you are we! Aren't you as proud?

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Returned at last to Suhic my, We waited for the happy day. A few more dreams and recolleetions, Fire drills and ship inspections. Our job it seems is ending soon, At least before the first of June. So when ee get our anchor hack wefu head for sea and jnoln the pack. We'll post a lookout high to see The first sign of an APD. In may the lucky mmlonvs que. We'ZL1. meet :Ln Guam, and then the crew H111 pass to WANTUCK an the gear Bequeathed to her without a tear. We'lJ. say farewell to Seventh Fleet And count the days 'til we shall meet Our families, sweetheerts, wives, and all We left behind at home last fall. JW sonmranm 'rr-m LE'I'1'EB8A,Ij 9, me mss A munsronr, mr nor ws. we mon sr-rs nom as Hmm mfr 'INX PUEPQE QFFQIGNALQ- THE LETTERS g,.5.5. , THEY sn, umm THAT BASS IS mmsmur smmmr mn smmn, Too, A .nrsr A mmom Asx ms casa: fEditor's Note: Although the author of this Odyssey of our journey in the Pacific prefers to rennin anonymous, the editor has discovered that his initials are A.RJ

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