Ingersoll (DD 990) - Naval Cruise Book

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r 4 While in Central American waters, our Task Group carried out a traditional peacetime presence mission. Remaining in international waters off Nicaragua. Honduras and El Salvador we monitored and ex- changed calls with all merchant traffic we en- countered. With an assist from an embarked Coast Guard detachment, we also kept an eye out for vessels suspected of drug-running. A high point of the patrol was a visit to the Task Group by the Secretary of Defense. 36

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We arrived in Pearl Harbor on 12 August where we loaded stores again and received final instructions on our upcoming operations. At this time we were joined by Rear Admiral P.K. Hekman. Commander of Cruiser-Destroyer Group One, based in San Diego, who embarked in USS Leahy, the cruiser in company, and assumed command of the New Jersey Task Group. While in Pearl Harbor, many crew members visited the famous Arizona Memorial. EMC G. Rumbaua took the opportunity to ship over with the ceremony conducted on the Memorial by the Commanding Officer. fit n. iw CM I J ISOM INS I H IVtIMN MIkt N H IMIMN 11 C IVM )■ CMK Sk t JWUVIS (( 1 1 )M.»V1V Sk J • J «IS (Mk ! I J1N1I (UK t 1 tVil VtMlt 1 I JM 1» ' w VI Jl »•. «1.. . s.. s •« MU ' Sk « rcn it I E tWYflHI) Fr JiirMr«ti kf ii HVCl 1 H MAYO CMir N I OCHOMi »u t w uaM V- V ( on b , «tUA»M»H »i V Ui • m» fCir H H accii ■ ms 1 H OCUM ■u» rw 1 J UrC KM 1 i ouvu . uv «Hlb J (1 u ta r t ouui ■ -..ill .• ■kl ' . 1 1 Bh , H Otili . kSl B U H Kff • 1 KMUi ' c Wl P t T 11 Win i rfurtwi ' p .»rT 35

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