Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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The next morning our group had an audi- ' h P e Pius XII in the Hall at the palace ence wit op ' adjoining St. Peter's. This was a very impressive of part of the tour and left each and every one us with the feeling that he had really accom- plished something worthwhile in his life. This tour took us also to the Cathedral of St. Paul, along the Roman Mfall and by the Roman Forum. Mfe passed such places as the -Chapel and Archway of Quo Vadis, a pyramid Tomb, and by the ruins of the old aquaducts. Modern Rome is very nice, with its night clubs and new 'hotels and a beautiful ultra- modern railroad station which has recently been built. We all appreciated the hospitality and kindness the modern Romans gave us and for the knowledge of Ancient Rome that we were able to grasp while we were there. vrf YM? -I if

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-Xi443d1i4ff'n,v'fj,,fV'U fgfxll I -. loerafion ggranc! Sfam After our very pleasant visit to Naples, QUT force, Hunter!Killer Group Three, consisting of the aircraft carrier Cabot and destroyers Har- wood, Keppler, Wilson, and Lloyd Thomas con- ducted hunterfkiller operations for three days followed by another five-day stopover at Oran. The second stop at Oran found all hands placing less emphasis on liberty and more emphasis on athletics. Early on the morning of 27 February Qui' force departed Oran to participate in OperatiOH Grand Slam along with units of the British, French, and Italian Fleets and their associated land-based aircraft. This was the first time HUY' thing of this nature has been attempted. The newspapers have reported questionable reSt1lIS regarding the success of the overall Opefatlonf but it appeared that the anti-submarine work of our group was good, because both planes and ships cooperated to the maximum to make 21 good number of definite kills . f