Horace A Bass (APD 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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U S S H 0 R A C I B A 8 S A P D 1 1 nderway eturdaye and undaye ong Kong, B.C.G. :hu eorso Park, Kowloon laozity Anchorage svite, PJ. nohored Qseldomj sngkok, Sian gene, Gus: uhcle Bay, P.I. angle! Point, PJ. W sssible It '37 22. IT'S LIL IN A NAME If you have already PUT CAUTION T0 THE WIND AND LET THE MIGHTY HOBLCE IN , you'11 80011 be look through 'TI-IE KEIHOLE OF THE BASS' to witness the 'FSGLPLDESW of 3 'SHIP G' SAITSU and their 'CIE THR I ON THE HORRIBLE HORACEJ' It was e. lot of WWORK, TOIL, PITCH, AND ROLL' before we'd completed our 'MILIA SIGHI'SEEING,TR1P TO AND FROM THE ORIENTJ' And e. lot of the boys were singing '01, GIVE HE A HOME , 'I FAKE , as 'THE GALLOPING GHOST OF THE CHINA SEAS' did her 'EIGHT MONTHS CF RLMBLINGJ' 'THE BASS BUCCLNEERS' left San Diego on their WDREAHRKT' for an extended CHINA CRUISEU, oven 'I some hoped the trip would be s. RICOCHEI ' turning out to be 'DESTINATION SLN DIEGO VIA THE PACIFIC RCIJTI But it turned out to be 8 'SLG HIT T0 CHINA , 'OVER AND BACK as the HORSE'S TRAIL' went NORTH, SWT WEBB WITH THE BASS' disappointing those who longed to go East. In the course of events our 'EANCHLI GOI! had become wamssunons nr sum' 'muwu mourn: THE wonw, and the mano or nm ass' nves in the 'nm of mre than just 'THE Asm1cs.' The 'WAKE UF THE HORLCE' spelled out .l'ITIVLTE AND EVLCULTE' throughout the LSIlTIC'S PLRLDISE', 'NLGULTORSV 'SWING LND SIIAY ON THE HORLCE L' with 'THE EJHOF of 'SEVU IDNTHS' ringing in their ears ll into the eighth. - ' 'cam Bm' nor roacorrmw are 'LLL rms um Au. 'mm ur' no ohm-ved 'rm ms:-ns Founs' ma the by the ny. And cu ur those boys of the 'EVLCULTION sm or 'ran mmm' from the 'comma' to zu 'rm 1:-mg you the 'rncxmrc nonsms 'ramsuan soma fBd1ter's lobe: The capitalized and italicized phrases are titles suggested for this book.,

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THE OFFICERS Lieutenant Commander Alan Ray, U.S. Navy Lieutenant David C. Holly, 11.8. Navy I Lieutenant Howard R. Mitchell, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Langdon S. Farrand, U.S. Navy ,X AA A Lieutenant fjunior gradel Robert J. Gorton, U.S. Navy Lieutenant fjunior grade, Chester IE. Boltuood, U.S. Navy Z i Lieutenant Cgunior graaey Lawrence J. cm-sin, u.s. Navy Ensign James A. cu-mek, Jr., u.s. Navy f . -5'-0' . Commanding Officer Executive Officer Engineer Officer Operations Officer Communications Officer Navigator Aes't Operations Officer Diabureing, Commissary, and Stores Officer First Lieutenant Gxmnery Officer Damage Control Officer ' Ass't Ehgineer Officer