Hutchins (DD 476) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 38 of the 1945 volume:

L AdEUlG12 1978 , BY -.,....., ..-,-- I 5 3 1 Y K 3 r 5 i si 5 2 r , 1 6 3, 3 2' f 2 3141 I uf A - V, Qgff, U.s.S HUTCHINS CDD 4763 FZCEIVED L23 'mi S H NAVY D2P.2R2Mm 4i LIDRARY orgies oi: 1528 non DIWSIQN NAVY 'C R51-AT1' 2-f D3 QRTMsNr VAL THE SPIRIT OF 476 v W5 Q H99 U8 yilfzs' U. S. S. HUTCHINS ll ESTRO Y Eli 476 named for LIEUTENANT CARLETON B. HUTCHINS, U.S.N. Built at the Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Authorized --- ..... ,......,.,....,,- .l une 28, Keel Laid .... - .... September 27, Launched .,-., ---February 20, Commissioned --- ---November 17, ....-1-- 1940 1941 1942 1942 A HISTORY or THE HUTCHINS 'ffrhis is going to be 2 E004 Shim, This is going to be a fighting Ship- She was born during war, for war. S. h mmissioning, November 17 1942, until nowg the H u From the day these words were spoken, at er co 1 with almost three fighting Years behind her' came to know their prophecy. . . r her shakedown cruise. This was her test. Even the si Scarcelyfwo minths latfiq,i1eef?E-lsittffyesiregaifos out were not easy for the ship or her crew. At Casc Pfepafed a dubious we Goff, 11- ower 1-uns test firing, anti-submarine practice, and it didn't take long to fi and Cuim Sim go? thetgose 'a gigsting Shipg she could take it, come what may. Her crew, green, wide-eye hlimitoflflihex imlaiiosinaizhd the big cities and fresh from boot camp, became real seamen almost over night. Of there were a few cases of indigestion-and remember the night we almost opened fire on the moon! When the ship docked in Cuba, all hands mustered at quarters for their first full dress Captain's insp . . - ' ' . -V ' S C t f th ew, this was to e eu' Y D . i llilejgiaiiutheiri' well lilnown tradition that has since become familiar to every liberty port from Casco Bay to Harbor Cuba wasn't all play for the Hutchins and in the weeks to follow she laid the foundation of her reputation as one of the crack gunnery ships of this war. Yes, this was going to be a fighting ship Near the end of the Shakedown cruise the scuttlebutt began to fly. Where to next-Atlantic? P Everyone and his brother seemed to have the straight dope. You can bet there were a few surprised looks 0 of their faces when on April 6, 1943 the Hutchins steamed through the Panama Canal to join the Pacific b th first libert in a foreign port It was then that the Hutchln 1 'I n of Operations. And yet, there wasn't a man on board who didn't modestly admit that he knew it all the ti Still too young for combat, s e engage in Y P ' P And it wasn't until August that she started out for what pr0miS6d t0 be her fiI'St taste of aCfi0I1-the Ki vasion. The trip up was fairly quiet, no one had much to say and those that did were too scared to say 1 we still think it was the weather that was responsible for those goosepimples. Cuba.was never like this h d ' numerous convo atrols between 'Frisco and Es iritu E : . .1 l it turned .out the absence of enemy resistance more or less tempered the landings, however, it was here t crew became thoroughly impressed with the ship's firepower. And their confidence grew. 1 It will be hard to forget those next four months of patrol through the heavy weather of the North and the Bearing Sea. That indigestion again The mornin of D-Da ' was s ent in an un v ntf l ff- h On December 18th, after a record-breaking run from the Aleutians, the Hutchins arrived at Milne Bag I 1 gf w p e e u o s ore patrol every man was at his battle station ne waiting, expecting, dreading. At mid afte.noon all hell broke loose The sky darkened Wlth attacking Ja aircraft and ack-ack bursts. Several of our ships were hit and the U.S.S. Brownson, only 500 yards astern went down. Brother, that was close! In this operation, the Hutchins was credited with shooting do Guinea. It was only a matter of days after this before she was in real action at Cape Gloucester, New I N 3 . . vi h plane and assisting in splashing several others. Ironically, America at home was singing Peace On Eart Will Toward Men -for it was Christmas Day. was during this landing that she collided with the Smith while attempting to clear the transport area in po ibilxty. On the way to Ca1rns, Australia for repairs, it was necessary that she pass through the Vitiaz These waters were dreaded because they were very narrow and maneuvering was difficult. Ships made a target for ambushing Jap planes. And you can bet that the Japs were just as much aware of that fact Shortly after the Cape Gloucester landing, the Hutchins escorted an LST group to Saidor, New Guin I E 1 were. To make matters worse, the top speed the fantail with egg beaters! When it had we could make was five knots. Even with all the ship's co almost begun to look as though the scare was over, the ships Of QS :'9P0l't9d, Many bogies, Cl0Sing. The luck of the Irish was with us-right, Mike!-for those ' bogxes turned out to be a squadron of P-38's, Our sweetheartsf' At Cairns, we got a new bow and a new ski pper that turned out to be quite a pair- steel and dynamite. equipped, We gave our love to the Aussies, and headed back to sea and to war. , The war was not as far away as we h into Los Negros Island in the Admiralties and ad h0P9d f01', in a few days we were back tossing our 5 calling making coastal sweeps to Wewak, New Guinea, Then to Hansa Bay where the 'B-24's t k 00 Over and d1'0PPed a few of their own callin cards next ti I ' y 8' . 'gaiwgifeagfrligs jiegiigssilgigaiittgisii bomgatdments' you couldfft help but bf-1001116 impressed at the beauty , , U 18 Spec ln perfect f t' ,' T - - - -. thing that is known only to the tin-can sailor. O1-ma lon here ls Somethmg about thls Sighting ,M . I ,ff 3: ,-2- 'Q 3 .fa-,.1 i li . tp, .,-'-ag: N 'I'fQ1, ,hge ii ,,.,,q1jff,2ga'fi I xiwfif ., fi Y .s,,, -av,-,,,-1 ' .We continued -bombarding at Alexishaven and Madang and then 1, d d Q ., ea e westward to I-Iollandia. The in- svqltitigrliigtgiznlssimtf xtfldiildi Ii liiipe of..e'l9oufagement' but they couldft hell? but grin and wave at us when sa d b uc and Give em Hell hanging over the sides of the ship. And we couldn't but Erin an wave ack- Maybe it was wrong for us to feel a little luck as w h egding for the beachg but that was something we couldn't help either. y e sat out t ere watching them By this time were beginning to consider ourselves quite an ex ' ed bo b rd irdrome and Wakde. Island bombafdmellts, We Were almost ready forpegrrfdiiation.mTliateronsendw::ti:ii tii: id? didn't take long' to find out that school had only just started. . ' . ' We wogiliggack to the Admiralties for a little crest and relaxation. While sitting in the harbor, resting and relaxing IJ .l we were ordered to a point within about 280 miles of Truk to pick up survivors of a B-24 that had gotten it on one of the raids over the island. We picked up their position from a Black-Cat QPBYQ that was spotting for us, and soon, they were safely aboard. A little worse for the weather and the water, they were brought around with a couple of cups of our good old Navy Joe. In fact, two more cups and they'd have flown the life raft back over the island! Not that they didn't offer to take the ship up for a short hop as it was! Resfed and relaxed, we went back '60, YGS, lwmbarding again. This time at Sarmi Point, New Guinea. Up to now we had been tossing out plenty of ammunition and, believe it or not, it was a lot easier to get rid of the stuff than to get it aboard in the first place. For ammunition handling details were no picnic in the tropical heat. And June can get plenty hot in the Southwest Pacific, even without the war. On our next bombarding mission, we picked up a little present from the Emperor. A 4.7 shell drifted over from Biak Island and connected with our spud locker. That night we had mashed potatoes for chow. Incidentally, the Japs who wrote our name on that shell had already eaten their last meal. That night, our task force for had we forgotten to mention there were other ships in this war tool headed into the Narrows, south of Biak. The memory of Vitiaz Strait was still warm, if not welcome, in our minds and as our single column of ships moved along in the black night, several of the old gang of goosepimples dropped around for the excitement. They weren't disappointed, for a little later on there was more than enough action to go around. Shortly after midnight, we were attacked by a number of Jap torpedo planes that flew in low over one of the islands. They dropped their fish and tried to escape through the fierce AA fire of the task forceg however, the next morning, the Emperor was displeased to find that the night air hadn't done his Torpedo Squadron any good. Less than a month passed before the Hutch was back at her bombardment routine again: Noemfoor, Aitape, Cape Sansapor. And then one afternoon while we were laying at anchor at Mios Woendi, the Captain called an assembly of all hands on the fantail. We all knew that something big was in the air. Men, he said, we are about to embark on what will undoubtedly be our most dangerous operation. 600 knees clicked back an Amen! Again we have been chosen to spearhead the attack. Another Amen! Our casualties will be heavy, but I know that Hutch will come through as she has before. He paused for emphasis but needn't have. At dawn tomorrow we get underway for ten days in Sydney, Australia. It took a few seconds for those words to hit home, but when they did, 300 men stopped praying and began to yell. On the way down, we were still a little pessimistic about the whole thing and it wasn't until we steamed into Sydney Harbor that we knew that this time, we were really going to get that long sought rest and relaxation. Through our various sources of information, we had picked up what we thought was an almost unbelievable description of Sydney. This Was supposed to be the kind of a liberty port a sailor dreams about but never really expects to see. We saw, all right. Brother, did we! But as for rest and relaxation, well, we'll take shore bombardment any old time. When we finally said goodbye to Australia for good, we left behind us 18 unforgettable days. And said to ourselves, Someday, when it's all over, we're coming back .... It wasn't over yet and we were still to get another crack at bombarding again. By mid-September we were supporting the landings on Morotai Island. We have a feeling there's a canoe of natives down there that will re- member the Hutch for a long time to come! On our way to Leyte as part of one of the largest invasion forces in history, a leading transport in the con- voy lost a man overboard. It was impossible for her to stop so she radioed back to the ships astern to be on the lookout for him. As soon as each ship would spot him, they'd throw a life raft, life jacket- anything to help him out. After awhile it became a little hard to decide just what be E,'iV9n to the ZUY that he didn't 3l1'93dY have two or more of. When he was finally picked up by the last ship in line, he was brewing a pot of coffee before retiring for the night. We hit Leyte at dawn of October 20th. A few days later, we made our famous kill at the battle of Surigao Straits. The word 'famous' used in connection with this battle was borrowed from the history books- t about a new twist in the well known line, Wonder when Th ' f l b f m home brough l . , . we're goi:i'al:x:i othi:v1iiIn?e itniwisntlo Wonder if we'll be home for Christmas. Any other day, it s just as hard to be away maybe but Christmas just isn't Christmas anywhere but home. It didn't cost anything to dream and ..3... ' we - an I .fm .ape ,f . ' ' ' -l V il his .i our dreams were gettingbetter all the' time. It's -no wonder then, that we gOt the bi8'gGSt and Best 'Sl-11'P!'iSef'ofourW lives when we were' ordered back to the states for repairs and general overhaul. Z Thatgwas a Christmas that was a Christmas. ' ' A 3 t q' A ' ' f ' p l Our overhaul coinpleted, and with an eye on the job' over there that was,,still unfinished, we made atgshart trial run to Dago and then turned Westward - this time with another new skipper. I We wanted to make whim Ijfbud ofthe Hutch but he was to make us. even prouder. A L I xi I . A . I , V sg ar - -,fl ',a.5-my a m 4 A 4 A 1 On D-minus-3, we began patrolling off the coast of hIwo Jima. .,For. almost a month, we operated witht a carrier support group in the assault and occupation of the island. I A A April Fool's Day was no joke to us OR the laps: for that Lwas D-minus-nothing for the Okinawaw invgsion. If b an 'chance we had missed any phase of the Pacific war, we got an opportunity to catch up then, pThe,Japs Y , Y . 1 had raised their Kamikaze tactics to almost fanatic perfection. ,Suicidegbent hell came at our forces from 311 - ' H f h directions, and more that are even yet to be charted. The Japs fought long and hard, but we oug talonger and harder. It was as though they realized that this was to be the, beginning offthe end. y For the Hutch, this WAS the end. On the 27th of April, she was hit by an enemy suicide boat and her after engine room was knocked completely out. Up to then we had drawn heavily onour precioussupply of luck and it i 1 .fl had gotten too low to pull us through this last fight. But there was enough left that,.w1th the help of, our krepair, I parties, we were able to stay afloat and limp our way home. There are two kinds of limps in this -world: the broken, tail-between-the-legs limp of the beateng and the proud, satisfied limp of the wounded winner. Andftherg wasn't a frame in her that didn't deserve to be proud. Yes, this WAS a fighting ship. , A . - ' - We were back in the states when the news of the Japanese surrender came over America's radios. The Mighty 'H' would fight no more. ' W ' A A A Now that it's all over, she won't be needing usiqany more. We may leave her but she'll never leave us. The memory of her gallantry will be forever preserved in the hearts and minds of all who knew her.. And no one knew her as we did . . . Q K . l .4- fl if l. l l Y - . l I N MEMORIAM It is with the deepest sorrow and respect that the officers and men of the Hutchins pause to pay tribute to: Donald Van Valxenhurg, Sllc, U.S.N.R. William George Champion, MoMM1 c. lI.S.N.R. Paul Clifton Tucker, Jr., Sllc, U.S.IN.R. James Patrick McKenna, S2lc, U.S.N. Douglas Warren Waldron, Slfc, U.S.N. Francis Joseph Montclair, MoMM2!c, U.S.N. William Joseph St. Jean, S2lc, U.S.N. Frederick Thomas Vollrath, Sllc, U.S.N Julius Nutter, StM2fc, U.S.N.R. Bruce Almond Nettleton, S2lc, U.S.N. Robert Walter Luken, Fllc, U.S.N. William Robson, GM3!c, U.S.N.R. Gaylord Grant Hanley, S2lc, U.S.N.R. Joseph Lucious Anderson, Sllc, U.S.N.R ....5-- LT. COMDR. A. R. OLSEN, U.S.N. SKIPPER CAPTAIN J. H. SCHMIDT, U.S.N. COMDES DIV. 90 THE BIG THREE -5.. LT. H. B. COWAN, U.S.N.R. EXECUTIVE l he l l l l l 1 MEDALS RECEIVED FOR SERVICE, IN COMBAT ABOARD THE HUTCHINS NAVY CROSS Capt. K. M. McManus Comdr. C. B. Laning BRONZE STAR Lt. Mark J. Brannon Joseph P. Buckities, FC1f'c Lt. Marcel L. Mooney Robert B. Dippold, TM2ic Lt- Edward C- B1Sh0D Leonard F. Lilly, TM1. c Lt. Herbert S. Holland, Jr. Lawrence W. Hutchens, GMI 'c Joseph L. Sherman, M2!c Cecil H. Hobbs, GM1'c Carl D. Whirlow, Slfc Jess R. Eidson, GMI ic Christian A. Christiansen, CMM Leland M. Beckwith, BM1 c Riley C. Carroll, CFC Harold I. Turner, GM3rc Amil A. Olson, CGM Richard J. Wassel, Cox. Albert J. Bozsoki, FC2!c Arthur J. Brooks, S2 c Marc L. Bevan, FC2!c William H. Russell, RTI c LEGION OF MERIT Capt. K. M. McManus Lt. Comdr. A. R. Olsen SILVER STAR Lt. David S. Mziclay Lt. Mor-tz N. Andrewsen Lt, fig! Elliot Farlev, .lr Floyd W. Butler, CEM PURPLE HEART Comdr. John W. Schmidt Lt. Ernest C. Lawson Elvin C. Clifford, S2!c John F. Doyle, BM2!c John A. Pape, S2!c Theodore T. Bogucki, CTM Clint Sandlin, Slfc Juan G. Guerrero, STM1f'c Leonard F. Lilly, TMI C l':tlXK'.ll.I'd'-ll. Yitale, F2 c l'linio N idal, WT2 c Stanlvy Z. 'IX-ska, S1 c Pete lllllvy, CMM William G. Sxissv, RUM!! 1' Jose-ph L. Andi-rson, Sl v Frank J. Owczarski, MM2 C l 'i l l 1 i n l l i l l Z L: .,, gi? I 1 5 . I i i E , ! I i 5 . A l 5 5 1 i ABOUT THE CREW The crew of any Navy Ship is always changing, new men are constantly coming aboard and older well trained men are sent to schools and newer shLpii1ThtehUegZS1:ZTE absorb the personality of their new ship and the old men .carry Wit h em 51 a art their old ship. Few men ever realize until they leave their old ship Ovff H1121 t hP . of them it was, and few realize how much they have glven to make the sh1P W 3 S 9 ls- The Hutchins' crew is the Hutchins. They are a trim, energefie, ever 1'e9:dY, 51933 lot of men. They throw everything they have il'lf0 every engagement, be 112 a oard ship or on the beach. Life for them is not easy. Long Watches, IOD8' Crulsfffsf an short stays in liberty ports don't build morale, but in spite of all the hardships the crew has made her what she is - a fighting ship. WAR RECORD OF THE ' U. s. s. HUTCHINS mn 4763 1-15-43 to 8-31-43: Occupation of KISKA. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. 12-24-43 to 12-27-43: Assault and landing on CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN, while under enemy aircraft attack. 12-31-43 to 1-10-44: Assault and landing on SAIDOR, NEW GUINEA. 2-29-44 to 3-8-44: Assault and landing on ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. 3-18-44 to 3-19-44: Strike against enemy shipping and bombardment of WEWAK HARBOR, NEW GUINEA. 4-10-44: Bombardment of HANSA BAY, ALEXISHAVEN, ULINGEN and MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 4-22-44: Assault and landing on HOLLANDIA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. A 4-29-44 to 4-30-44: Bombardment of SAWAR and WAKDE AIR STRIPS, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. . 5-17-44: Assault and landing of WAKDE ISLAND, SARMI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. ' ' I 5-27-44: Assault and landing, BIAK ISLAND CSCHOUTEN ISLANDS, DUTCH NEW GUINEAJ while undef enemy aircraft attack. l 6-4-44: Under attack by enemy dive bombers and torpedo planes. 6-8-44 to 6-9-44: Pursuit Engagement of five C53 Japanese Destroyers. CBIAK ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA to MAPIA ISLANDJ. 7-2-44: Assault and landing NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 7-17-44 to 7-18-44: Conducted Patrol along the Japanese held coastline from 20 to 40 miles east of Aitape. BOM' bardment conducted also on BRITISH NEW GUINEA. 7-22-44 to 7-23-44: AITAPE-WEWAK Anti-Barge Patrol, BRITISH NEW GUINEA. 7-30-44: Acted as covering force at the landing of SANSAPOR, NEW GUINEA. 9-15-44: Assault and landing, MOROTAI ISLAND, CDUTCH NEW GUINEAJ. 10-20-44: A Assault and landing, LEYTE ISLAND, P.I. 10-25-44: BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT. 10-20-44 thru 10-29-44: Under attack by enemy aircraftg forty raids in eight da ys. ' 2-16143,5oJiiGi45: Attached to covering force during the preliminary attacks and the final assault-occupation of LK 3-27-45 to 5-31-45: Assault and landing of OKINAWA ISLAND during continuous air attacks ' -3- My DECK OI-'I-'ICI-IRS AND CHIEF I' 8: R IJI'Il'AR'I'NII-IN'I' The Deck Division of any ship might he comparrd lu Ihr- infantry in that they are the men who do the difficult tasks with the le-aut glory. Ilu-3 an- thc' me-n who ure' responsible for the smart appearance- of the Hutch, Ilandlung hm-Q, nsahhing down, wielding a paint brush besides manning wry important UQ, -talunm are- among llw daily routine tasks of the men in the Ile-ck Din-ann. From thi- Ile-ck lliwihion come some of the men who comprise the Re-pair and Ilumaul- lnnlrnl Partia-e-. The-y have their gripes as does every one in the Navy hu! when thv chap- ara- down they arc- always on hand, gripes and all. Ist DIVISION llliin 2nd DIVISION BLUEPRINTS ON THE BULKHEAD -IO- PUT IT ON-TAKE IT OFF i I I l i -W THE C'ONlMlfNll'A'l'lUNS lJl'Il'.XRTM I-INT The trusty C Division -mpplie, the -pa-in.iln-u for much of the tvchnical vquip- ment aboard. From radars to type-wrilvrs the 1 lin:-nm has it. From thi- radar antenna on top Of the mast to thc- -sound dome on the km-I you :irr IH Division il'l'l'l- tory. Sound operators, radar operators, rad.1r twhnicmn-, mdm opwalon-. r-ignalmvn, quartermasters, pharmaci-its mates, and yi-om.-n m.iL.- up ix- pi-rmnm-I. From this gang comes a wealth of information uv-d for an nxulliplnrny uf purpowf-. YW ' KIBITZING -11- RADAR AND RADIO GANF BRIDGE GANG .XXII SUN XRMEN C DIVISION OFFICERS PHARMACISTS MATES AND YEOMEN ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT GLNNEHY owlcrzlas ,.........., .r .. .- .V .gi---fi-:Q ilefki-:r-1 ' i' 41 FIRE CON11UH,fhXNG ...1.i- TORPEDO GANG 5 ity-, -...af J... iw' 4,Ll- GUN NER'S MATES Commence Firing! -and the 0 Division goes into action. The fire control gang strain their eyes and twirl their computor dials to get on and stay on the target. The gunners mates man their guns and throw out a hail of fire that can, and has, knocked the Nips out of the sky and off the surface of the sea. The torpedomen, from their deadly tubes, send the speedy fish on their way to the bowels of the enemy's ships. The very reason for the ship's being is fulfilled when this team of destruction starts to work. But when the Cease Firing sounds, and the battle has been won, the other phase of the work the ordnance men do, comes to the fore. It is a big job to keep the guns, depth charges, range finders, torpedoes, and all the rest of the ship's fighting power ready for action. It takes skilled mechanics and technicians to keep the ordnance gear in fighting trim. These are the men that do the job. GROOMING THE GUN ..14... E DIVISION OFFICERS AND CHIEFS Q Q.. -Y ...Y,.,,A2v .. , . .. ...,. , ., A ELl'X'TRIC'AL CAN! ENGINE ROOM GANG W Q11- 5... , . M. .. --...rpm-, X.,,,Q K :,4V,,,,,,,,A .-,fi-Q ,..... ..f--n -.. f23':F3:! ',... .., . .FF .?':'rV1'w L--'- - i ---- ' 'X ff.-TI 2 '.-E... i..,' -nf T II 3... t ,nii'4wa,if?iB A f l FI REROOM GANG THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT These hundred men are the heart of the ship. They fire the boilers, control turbines of sixty thousand horsepower. send compressed air to the guns and torpedozs, supply all electrical power, and provide that necessary human requirement-water. The-y fight too, manning' forty millimeter anti-aircraft guns when under enemy aittzick. 'l'ht'y do lit-tit-r than hold their own. Several Japanese planes on the bottom of tht- st-ti nttt-st to thi-. Still :mother vital factor in battle is the damage control and rt-pair parties. 'lhtf t-iigiiii-ers niziltt- up the bulk of these. They know how to act under fire, since t-iut'rt:t-nt'it-- airi- always occuring during their regular routine watches which require- triiztft-r-lilw tlocisioii- :ind :it-tion. .-tn t-ngiiit-t-r's wi-rl. is ni-it-r done. ln port with liberty a happy and much longed for prospect. tht-rv is miirli lu do. The tremendous quantity of machinery contained on at destroyer rt-quirt-s ii nrt-git amount of maintenance. It cannot be done while the equipment is in opt-rzitinn. Only too often does it interfere with their liberty. 'l'ht-so mt-n have vnrnt-d a large amount of credit not only for their able perfor- mance of duty but also for their spirit of comradeship. They not only deserve our ap- preciation, they have it. 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We met them at the entrance of the Surigao Straits, And that is where the Jap fleet met their fate, Now we were scared, we know darned well, But We had a job to do, so all you Yanks Back in the States this is how we won for you. Believe me, The Hutchins went steaming to launch her torpedoes Way down in Leyte gulf, We hit two cruisers and a Jap tin can. All we could hear was wham, Wham, Wham. And then we Sprayed them with hot lead and really let them have it, With our five-inch battery. Now the battle is over, the sun is shining over, The Battle of the Surigao Straits. Wewak The Hutchins and the Daly, the Beale was there too, The Ammen and Mullany, all fighting there for you. The crews were all trained and had seen action thru, The tiiptains had warned us that we might not come TU. But we went, Steaming into Wewak in the middle of the night, D Stearninlg into Wewak where the Japs were sleeping ig t. Oh. What' a thrill, it made us chill, Everytime a Salvo went another Jap was heaven bent, u And we went Steaming out of Wewak with a job well done, i Steaming out of Wewak mid'st the echo of their guns. D0n't forget us, give us cheer, Remember us, we're over here. So BUY another war bond for your Uncle Sam, Back our attacks with everything you can. :Show your colors, be true blue, Cause we're fighting over here for you. G0 get that War bond. Fighting here for you. Okinawa 1 Oh, there's a little place called Okinawa Oh, there's a little place called Okinawa And there was a little strife that almost cost my life. Yes, there's a little place called Okinawa. 2 Now the Bogies came in at Okinawa, Oh, the Bogies came in at Okinawa, Yes, the Japanese go mad, they hit every can we had. Yes, the Japanese got mad at Okinawa. 3 The Hutchins got hit at Okinawa, The Hutchins got hit at Okinawa, Yes, the Hutchins got hit and the crew near threw a fit, When the Hutchins got hit at Okinawa. 4 Now Leo starved the chiefs in Okinawa And Leo starved the crew in Okinawa, His spaghetti was mighty finc, it was cut from a heaving line, Oh, yes, Leo starved us all in Okinawa. Tin Can In Old Humboldt Bay It's onlv a tin can in old Humboldt Bay, Its decks are so rusted they're fading away, Just a tumble-down ship with a tumble-down crew. The Old Man's a killer, the First Louie too, I put in for a transfer-it never got thru. H The Old Man said, Sailor, it's tin cans for you. ' SO, I'm singing the blues for the rest of my cruise On a tin can in old Humboldt Bay. w 2 QQ..- 4. Pig!! M 11 ,fn , K Jw 41 4 ms. utah?