Lofberg (DD 759) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front row L toR Schuler Smfthwlck M1tchelI Solomon Alexander Dlxon Stewart Powell Saal Thomas LTJG Flscher Walkosak Denny Beaudoln Sterlm Back g row Landgrebe Barnes Lelnen CAPTAIN Husty LCDR Fox LTJG Carter LTJG Hammond Boehm Cochran II ND FLE T LEAGUE CHAMP LOFBERG TROUNCES TI-IOMASON IN HARD FOUGI-IT PLAYOFF' Durlng the months just pr1or to LDFBIIRG' s departure for Westpac a flag football team was organlzed for the purpose ofpartlclpatlng ll'1 the Eleventh Naval D pet1t1on C h Jo o whlpplng the team lnto shape for the keen competltlon whlch was to be encountered At the end of the regular season the HUSTLERS had lost only one game and t1ed one other for a t1e w1th the Thomason for flrst place The playoff game whlch resulted was nlp and tuck all the way and at the end of the regulatlo t n lme the score was tled 6 6 In the double overtlme whlch followed LOFBERG'S out t d s an lng offense and sterllng defense combmed to net a much greater total offenslve yardage than the TI-IOMASON a dL Fl n OFBERC was declared wlnner Of the eet League Champlonshlp the team members were presented w1th 1nd1V1dual trophles and a larger trophy W3 presented to the shlp ' ' ' ' ' H istric,t Fleet League com- ' ' . ,oac es CARTER and LEINEN did a fine ' b f ' ' ' ' . . . . . , 1 S I8

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LNSJ NUSL I-IUK INC NOONERING DCA 3 APR X i l N ACT10 f fe:- Being awakened for the ever present watches QOut' Out of my room, knavel Beat on the bulk head and wake all 'round, toolj Easy Ed buying again with three fours all a Moored as before reporting to his chief each morning A fifty one degree roll, Jack at sea for the first time since the BUTTERCUP in boot camp The Peter Sellers type karate experts, A UDT bound Trouser The first day in port after 46 days at sea Yes, a memorable cruise this was -fi' QNot pictured: LTJG J.A. BARBOUR DCA' LTJG R JOHNSON Assistant OPS' ENS M T LONG Assistant MPA' and ENS C. W. BRADLEY Assistant ClCOj INSPECTING . . . '41 mf- Audi 'f-'Mm if-:fwfr :merit CONTEMPLATING . . . TROLLING . .

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Oh me I forgot to tell her to U DERIWIY OCTOBER 1965 Wlth wlves, chlldren, sweethearts, and frlends on the pler, LOFBERG got underway for a seven month V1s1t ' across the 11ne Mlxed emotlons were evldent Tear streaked faces laughlng chlldren 1nqu1s1t1ve young boys an occa slonal crylng baby Thls was the face of San Dlego to us the face that each of us was to recall many tlmes durlng the months that followed What do you mean Am I glad we re But I don t wanna let go Duck' gO11'1g7'