Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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By the afternoon of October 4th, the Manchester was in Sasebo again, for five days. We had seen no liberty since Pearl, so there were many good times to make up for in this short period. Some said they couldn ' t; some tried. 5$£ .1 %

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The Manchester took command of TG 77.1, and in company with DesDiv 112 proceeded to Fankochi where her guns hammered out enemy emplacements in the hills. Result: pill boxes, gun emplacements, revetments and trenches containing the enemy were destroyed. For the first time North Koreans had felt the Manchester ' s sting. FROM: COMMANDER TASK FORCE 77 TO: MANCHESTER MSG CAPT PARKS X I IMAGINE THE NORTH KS ARE BURNING THE WIRES CALLING FOR HELP AFTER HAVING THEIR TAILS WARMED BY YOU AND YOUR BOYS TODAY X NICE GOING X EWEN r

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Before we knew it, October 9th was upon us and we resumed our operations with TF 77. The Man- chester ' s duties were the same as before in the force, but this time we were off Wonsan on the east coast where UN troops were victoriously streaming north. They needed air support to keep the North Koreans in retreat, and we gave it to them. ime old earners doing the same great job. y The mine threat we had heard about was now a reality. Mr. Fitz-Patrick was dotting his navigation charts with small red position points where mines had been reported. Pictures of yawning holes in victims Mansfield and Brush made us think twice.