Ingersoll (DD 652) - Naval Cruise Book

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JHPZH ' rfflglli. ' Q 5 ' - J 11-K xl f at flziifn' Yokosuka, was considered by many as one of the best ports in the world. Women were in abundance-very friendly but somewhat mercenary. As a matter of fact a majority of the crew left much of their worldly savings there-how per- suasive those gals could be! It was here we had our ship's party which will be long remembered by all, the XO in particular. Our Christmas Eve errand of mercy to rescue two downed American fliers ended in failure. Anderson T512 lost his shoes here, a laughable tale if you've ever heard one. The cozy Olympic Bar was patronized and supported by members of the Ingersoll. I - ' The great Buddd Moat of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo

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.lb ,JR . p. l Hi-line transfer. Our sea life in the Far East consisted almost entirely of oper- ations with the mighty carrier Task Force 77 and a few scattered weeks with Task Force 95 on submarine maneuvers. Two weeks were spent as escort for the British Carrier HMS Ocean and a short visit to lnchon. The duties we performed were numerous and varied - screening ship maneuvers, plane guard details pouncer ship, firing and individual ship exercises, long weeks at a time under generally fine weather condi tions This intensive training kept us in fighting trim and prepared us for any outbreak or emergency during the Korean truce Padre c omes aboard.