Horace A Bass (APD 124) - Naval Cruise Book

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v- '-5,3 ff--' The job was donejgo back to port? Thkough.Sasebo is no resort We found the time fax to have a beer Down by the small boat.1anding pier. A week in port, our longest stay. Team Gne embarked, tnen underway To Wansan harbor, up the coast To clear ki the mines our Gommie host Had laid where welcome mats should be For guests arriving from the sea. ln port we met the HMighty Mon Her broadside ready torgo. Two days in port before we.sail With Wantuck tofdeliver mail, Then just at sunset far at sea We met the thirty LST. Again returned to Wansan Bay, Received the word we'd sail next day To find another stretch of beach That landing ships could safefy reach At Iwonaup the coast away We followed sweepers in the bay, And survey men took boats ashore To talk to natives and explore The site where army troops would land No mud, no rocks, just clear white sand Next morning back to Nonsan port, - Delivered our survey report ...,.t... . ... ' Ani

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---- -v--v-- .-G-Iv---W -- v-.--v- - In Sasebo three days we lay Before the word came HUnderway2 So finally for a change of scene Got underway on Halloween. and this time we were not alone Six mine sweeps joined and also one Jap LST - but what is more y Our Vanllenburgh was 'bommodoref He listened on the radio And told the Jap where he should go The northbound trip was rather slow Our destination, Chinnanpo, A port the enemy had mined. Our job would be to search and find A channel forfghipsto use. An urgent job - no time to lose. Three weary winter weeks went bys And from the gray November sky Came rain and sleet and even snow5 Whenever northwest gales would blow, Our boats were busy searching mines And planting buoys on the linesj Or working with the windmilli crew, ! Who spotted more than just a few, Then one November holiday an icy dawn, we're underway And up the shallow coast we steamed - -r ,. .,Y,.. ., , ..4 angin a.