Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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The first order of business was the selection of a proper escort for King Neptune. Each division, the wardroom, and the DesRon 33 staff had represen- tatives. All vied fiercely for the honor of being Miss STRAUSS. A!S Division had a strong entry in DeeDee Dewolf, as did R Division in Miss Dowler. The title was awarded, however, after much careful deliberation, to FOX Division's stunning entry, Miss Hawryliw, the new Miss STRAUSS. By this time we pollywogs were beginning to feel the effects of yesterday's transgressions. A few hours of kneeling on bare knees on cold and rough deck tread were having a certain effect on the most hardened pollywog. But the worst, by far, was still to come, and little did we know that September 27th would start at... And the eventual winner of the Miss Strauss beauty pageant was the lovely Miss Foxy Hawryliw seen here with her dashing debonaire escort, Harry Walker. Mr. Maixner and Miss Neal, the wardroom entry. '-:ii-vs 1,-Y: 'i The' hairy Miss Brooks and escort. IQ.fL3ri-wrggrz V YQYZi?fF5-B'i !E5'7-fs41f'3'1T!---f::.::.. - - . I gc, J., t , .. ,, V. , 1-3 5-f-1,-r,:.p.b,gq,.:. ,,, , U -v..,f....... , - ,A ut-A 5.5 -,-N 4...:.-,.,:L-:::l.' ' ' ' L' ':

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N-23343 . Crossing The Line . . .September 27, 1973. Day of Infamy. The Day we- Crossed the line. And only all too soon were we all so recently smug pollywogs to find out exactly what was behind those secretive smiles the Shellbacks had been wearing throughout their miseries of yester- day. lt began even as the sun set on our Pollywog Day , as the watches were set for the imminent arrival of Davy,Jones and his retinue. All watches were manned, from the Royal BowWow to the Strummers and Hummers . At long last Davy Paul Baggett Jones boarded the vessel. 1 r

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