Lenawee (APA 195) - Naval Cruise Book

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HAWAII I HAWAII — Pearl Harbor was both the first and the last chapter of our Asian Cruise. It was a good liberty stop enroute to the Far East and a welcome sight on the way home to San Diego. Differing from our first visit, the second stopover was one of relaxation with the long hours and hard work behind us. We had the benefit of a couple of mail calls and a chance to buy some final gifts for which we never seemed to have enough money in Japan. After Pearl Harbor it was a smooth trip until San Diego. Home was a different story. San Diego greeted us with buckets of rain and a 40 knot wind howling straight down the bay. We were the last in line stand- ing into the channel and the five knot entrance speed made it seem like we ' d never make it. But we did get the lines over again in San Diego, shifted colors and watched the dependents storm the ship like no Jar-Head ever could. Sayonara WestPac!

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DECK DEPARTMENT LT. I. D. HALLARON First Lieutenant ENS. V. P. BONAME Assistant 1st Lt. CWO-3 CHRISTIANSEN Ship ' s Boaswain