Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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« ■Qo - UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE GREAT FAUS ,0,0 MISSOULA ° ' , O O St OKAMfc SrATTLt RAPID CITY LOS ANCrbLtS SAN DIEGO From the library of: JACK E. FRENETTE O ' HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

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DEDICATION LIFE IS WORTHWHILE WHEN THE IDEALS WHEREBY WE LIVE BECOME THE IDEALS FOR WHICH WE WOULD GIVE OUR LIFE. SO TO THE PARENTS, WIVES, CHILDREN AND SWEETHEARTS — TO EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING WE LOVE BACK HOME IN OUR LAND, WE OF THE KENNETH WHITING WISH TO DEDICATE THIS BOOK. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE WORTHWHILE TO US . . . FOREWORD.,. This is the story, in words and pictures, of the 1955 Far East cruise of the USS KENNETH WHITING AV-I4. A story which begins on the morning of May 12th, in San Diego, California, travels some 16,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean, into the China Sea, and across the Sea of Japan. On November 1st, it ends, like many stories, with a joyous conclusion — in San Diego, where it began. To us — the 39 officers and 544 men — the ship has meant many things. She stewed us in the firerooms and fried us on the well deck. She offered us rest when we were weary and comfort when we were sad. She took us to many exotic, always strange, and some- times colorful lands. But most important she was our home away from home. And from it all we learned much. To our friends and loved ones we wish — through this medium — to bring forth some of the things we did and places we saw. You all were with us, you know. Oh yes! We would like to point out some of the places you ' ve been.