Moale (DD 693) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1968 volume:

N ' oSl USS MOALE DD 693 MEDITERRANEAN 68 CC SIXTH FLEETS OLDEST ■$, ; .  oc Bay seemed ect job but the ws had stuck to nplary fashion. When the avvy were there to do the The MOALE of today is a quarter of a century old. In those m her launching January 17, 1944, she has compiled a tradition 1 crew that mans her can recall with pride. MOALE has been changed drasti- cally since the early years when she was a new ship, the pride of the fleet, boasting the armament of a World War I cruiser. She has been overhauled and modernized again and again to meet the changing demands of Sea Power. She boasts of a history including Iwo Jima, Okinawa Gunto and Ormoc Bay, a history of glorious achievement in time of war. But today her mission is a peaceful one in a troubled world. Perhaps the task encumbent upon those who man her today is as difficult as that faced by her crews of earlier years. Today the same ability must be developed and maintained that former crews first welded into her tradition. The best description of this spirit is to be found in the following excerpt from the MOALE pamphlet issued during Navy Day in Longview, Washington, 1945, describing her action at Ormoc Bay: Perhaps because it was a lonesome and unconcealed venture, far removed from aid or succor, or because, deep in the enemy ' s lair, we could not be sure of his strength — or simply because this was our fii a rude baptism. Technically, it may have been ; heartening conviction remained that these green their battle stations and fought their ships in exei occasion demanded, men with the mettle and the « job: the radio techs who averted disaster by locating and remedying a break- down in the fire control radar just sixty seconds before the ' main event ' ; the gunner ' s mate who kept his gang and his guns going though every blast from the five inch rifles over their heads laid them flat and once even split a barrel; the signalman who dove into a flaming ready ammunition box to jerk out the hot stuff in time; the metalsmith striker who had to be carried off after he ' d worked to exhaustion welding patches on the hull during the fight. It was an all hands ' job and all hands felt quiet pride. The MOALE was to face many more protracted and wearying, perhaps more ' dangerous ' operations, but none so trying. Few ships, however seasoned, are called upon to face an enemy ' s combined air, land, surface and submarine attack, all concentrated in one action. The final tally for the division: sunk or downed — one destroyer, one small transport, nine or ten planes, at least six fast motor launches or PT ' s, one destroyer or destroyer-escort, another small transport; some random shore bombardment. Our losses: one destroyer, 172 men, including officers, about 100 wounded. To the SUMNER went the credit for most of the atr action, to the MOALE the lion ' s share of the surface kills . We, the crew of the MOALE, have this to live up to: that 1 our ship be called upon again to perform as in the past — that we are ready to respond with the same spirit and expertise as did her green crews of the past; that the proud new MOALE in the war of yesterday remains a vital instrument in the preservation of peace today. COMMANDER JACK SCOVILLE COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER JACK SCOVILLE, USN COMMANDING OFFICER, USS MOALE (DD-693) I ' ve spent twenty-six years in this Navy and I ' m thinking of making a career of it. With this declaration Comman- der Scoville keeps his crew mindful of the benefits of Navy life. The Captain ' s own career has certainly been varied and colorful. A native of Syracuse, New York, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy upon completion of high school and decided to go into subs. Having qualified as a submariner, he ad- vanced in rate to Radioman Second Class during the latter years of World War II. While in subs he received order to the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge, Maryland and from here received an appointment under the fleet quota to the Naval Academy. Commander Scoville graduated from the Academy in the class of 1949 and went to his first tour of sea duty aboard USS F.T. BERRY (DDE- 858). While aboard BERRY he saw action in the Korean War in the billets of ASW Officer He went from BERRY to USS ESTES (AGC-12) as assistant CIC Officer and then Navigator. It was while aboard ESTES that he participated in the Bikini Island nuclear tests. In 1954 he left ESTES for a tour in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Than it was to sea again in 1956, con- tinuing the career that brought him to MOALE experienced and well qualified in command. This time it was as Com- manding Officer of the coastal minesweeper USS RED- WING (MSC-200), the first of his three commands. This job was followed by a tour at the Naval Academy as a company officer in the Executive Department. From the Academy, Commander Scoville went to USS PUTNAM (DD-757) as Executive Officer. Following this was his second Com- mand, this time in amphibs, and he put to sea in command of USS WOOD COUNTY (LST-1178). In 1964, Commander Scoville joined the planning staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe in London. In 1967 he received his Master of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California. On 7 September of the same year, with a wealth of experience behind him, he assumed command of USS MOALE (DD-693). LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PAUL MISURA, USN EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS MOALE (DD-693) A man joius the Navy to go to sea. That LCDR Misura is a staunch supporter of this maxim is well documented in his record. The present Executive Officer of MOALE graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education Biology from LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956 and entered Officer Candidate School, Newport, in October of the same year. In February 1957, he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve and began a career at sea that would involve duty on several ships of varying description, including the presidential communications ship NORTHHAMPTON. The first of his five tours of sea duty began in March of 1957 when LCDR Misura assumed his duties as First Division Officer aboard USS BONHOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) In May of 1958 he was detached from the carrier and went to a tour of shore duty that lasted less than a year as Training Officer at Baltimore ' s Reserve Training Center. But while this type of shore duty might appeal to an officer less career motivated than the XO, it was not to his liking and in June 1959, after several weeks of Gunnery School in San Diego he returned to sea aboard USS PHILIPS (DD-498). While aboard PHILIPS he served in the billets of CIC Officer, First Lieutenant and Weapons Officer from June 1959 to November 1962. From December 1962 to May of the follow- ing year he was involved in Project Mercury and in June of 1963 became Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier. Again, after a year ashore he returned to sea, this time as Officer in Charge of USS SNOWDEN (DE-246) and held this billet from September 1964 to August 1966. In September of 1966 he became Weapons Officer of USS NORTH- HAMPTON (CC-I), a cruiser converted into the Presidents communications ship. LCDR Misura ' s career has seen him on both coasts and overseas in Hawaii, and brought him to MOALE as Executive Officer very well qualified indeed. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PAUL MISURA, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, w E A P O N S D E P A R T M E N T LT Kenneth E. Norwood LT George M. Anastasi ENS Brian J. Flynn ENS Albert J. Travasos ENS Ira E. Goldberg BMC Walter D. Barker BM1 Ronald J. Hughes BM3 Darrell 0. Miles SN Tommy E. Driska BMSN Jeffrey R. Knapick SN John Kushner SN Edward C. LaCroix SN William J. Mathers SN Richard T. Mitchell SN Kent W. Mohr SN Michael D. Pettengill SN Darryl K. Pigott SN Robert R. Schleigh SN Thomas R. Shelton SN Joseph B. Tynon SN Thomas J. Wirth SA Joseph Bodnar, III SA Robert H. Jordan SA Ronald L. Kinkella SA Michael P. McMullen SA Willard M. Predmore SA Joseph G. Repici, Jr. SA Jan A. Sabat SA Joseph R. Schlicher SA John A. Simms SA Richard M. Stan SA Bruce R. Wynne SR Melvin C. Bell GMGC Ronald A. Levesque GMG1 James R. White FTG2 Bruce U. Bell FTG2 Leonard J. Bly FTG2 Lawrence F. Wanzer GMG3 William L. Schumacher GMG3 William C. Smith FTG3 Walter L. Yale SN William L. Charello SN Henry C. Jensen SN Gary L. Pickett SN Josepli S. Regenski GMGSN Thomas B. Scholes SN Todd Williams, Jr. SN Edward J. Sylvester, Jr. GMGSN Richard J. Brandle FTGSN James L. Waugh STG2 Lester C. Bruggeman FTG2 Thomas L. James ETR2 William P. Maple EN2 Michael McGraw STG2 John P. Murphy, III STG2 Charles E. Rickabaugh STG3 Peter C. Cobb TM3 Thomas B. Dickson ADR3 Peter A. Guillette STG3 Dayton 0. Maddocks STG3 Robin M. Burns SN Reginald L. Johnson STGSN Robert E. Kircher STGSN Ronald P. Straub SN Patrick Costello STGSN Louis- A. AUonsetti, Jr. SN James R. Forward OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT RD1 John H. Conwell, Jr. RD1 Michael J. Ertle ET1 Robert S. Fan ETN2 Frank E. Bayers ETR2 David L. Dwyer RD2 Alfred G. Leib ETR2 Daniel V. Snook RD2 Ral ph F. Jones RD3 John J. Burger ETN3 Joseph Sarnelli RD3 John R. Yurch RD3 Eugene G. Burbage RD3 Richard L. Cordrey RD3 Gerald T. James RDSN Stanley Grubaugh RDSN Martin A. Hobson SN Larry J. Mostowski SN Timothy J. Schultz SN Patrick G. Cavanaugh SN James E. DeHart, Jr. RDSN Dennis A. Georgiana SN Daniel D. Varriale RMC Joseph H. Russek HMC Robert Shelnutt PN1 Dennis W. Sargent RM2 George W. Hasick. Jr. PN2 Terrance A. Hasick SM2 James L. Latter YN2 Clyde Smith RM2 Otis C. Waskey RM2 Allan D. Willis RM2 Charles T. Dunlop RM3 David A. Cleaves RM3 Earl A. Dennis YN3 David G. Egeberg RM3 Richard J. Jensen QM3 Robert W. Johnson PC3 Leroy J. Marius YN3 David G. Meglathery QM3 Phillip J. Monterosso RM3 Ralph A. Parshall SN Daniel J. Cleaver SN Terrence L. Christy QMSN Bernard T. Duffy SN Edward R. Galas SN William B. Hubschwerlin SN John P. Kelly SMSN Thomas B. Latter SN Peter D. Lescoe SN David H. Seibert RMSN Walter J. Strongowski PCSN Dwayne E. Swinehart QMSA Lloyd Almond, Jr. SA Delmar W. Barefoot ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LT Robert J. O ' Brien LT Martin N. Schaller LTJG David R. Yaun ENS Randall J. Schnable (am o MMC Dominic C. Conaghan BT1 George R. Barms MM1 Leon M. Schroeder MM1 Donald R. Mikesell MM2 Leroy H. Truax. Jr. MM2 Rex C. Baker MM2 Harry W. Beaumont BT2 Darrell E. Cook BT2 Albert R. Gauvin MM2 Nathanial Gibbs MM3 David P. Muftoletto BT3 Jerry D. Bryant MM3 Keith H. Calhoon BT3 Anthony Corbisciero MM3 Joseph F. DiCarlo, Jr. MM3 Robert G. Fagg BT3 Bernard W. Faria BT3 Joseph L. Feinburg BT3 Patrick J. Gonzales BT3 Michael H. Juhase MM3 David N. Killion BT3 Robert J. Marcincin MM3 Marvin A. McLachlan BT3 Richard A. Rebnicky MM3 Richard W. Rogers BT3 Michael A. Williamson FN Andrew Bagnoli SN James E. Callier FN Wayne A. Desveaux FN Thomas A. Lamb FA James E. Thompson FN Vincent A. Mazzarella BTFN Barry L. Petersen BTFN William A. Pickels BTFN David W. Puppel FN Martin J. Schieken FN Donald A. Scott FN Rodney D. Steensen FN Thomas D. Voss FN William E. Carey FA Ralph A. Piatt EMC Jacob L. Carpenter EMI Jack W. Doyle MM1 Peter Keeler EN1 Charles E. Noble SF1 Gyorgy Vajay DC2 Dewayne Barber MRS Norman G. Poole 1CS Thomas R. Wilke EM3 George J. Addison EM3 John H. Barrett IC3 Leo G. Barsanti DC3 Joseph J. Ciosek EM3 George A. Hall MR3 Edwin D. Johnson DC3 Robert J. McNeely IC3 Robert J. Mitchell DC3 Dennis Seddon SFP3 Anthony Sinare SFM3 James M. Pipa EMFN Wayne R. Pearson FN Richard T. Silvia EMFN Francis R. Weaver FN Ray burn R. Cook FN Peter C. Kupferer FA Ralph E. Shaeffer FA Edward T. Tolan FN George A. Miller Urn ENS Samuel D. Streiff CS1 Donald J. Powers Supply SD2 Marcario G. Carcabuso SK2 Thomas L. Heintich SK2 William K. Towne SD2 Earl Williams SK3 Jay H. Booth, Jr. CS3 William D. Davis SD3 Rolando G. Reyes TN Clemente G. Asperin, Jr. SN Jerry B. Evans SN Alan G. Henrichon SN William B. Jones, Jr. TN Reyaldo V. Quebral SN Frank M. Sclafani SD3 Roosevelt S. Sykes SN David C. Werner SN Richard C. Whitney SN Herman C. Eskridge TN Ruben D. Lumanog SN Kinkela says good-bye to his wife as Charello and Pickett help bring in the brow. ATN.i Olsen and Chief Levesque assume a supervisory air, and SN Knapick makes up the tug. Minutes later we passed beneath the Jamestown Bridge. April 4 turned out to be a cold, stormy day. yet after barely four weeks of preparation we took in all lines and were underway for the Mediterranean Sea. Shortly after departure the weather took a turn for the good and the squadron exploited the situation fully as we conducted maximum training during the nine day transit of the Atlantic. Before reaching Malaga, Spain, Desron Twenty had refueled four times, conducted numerous surface and air shoots and daily communications drills. On the morning of 13 April, we arrived for Turnover at Malaga fully ready for the months ahead- C i i Our stay in Malaga was short but interesting- With the business of Turnovei rapidly completed we headed for the beach and our first taste of liberty ir the Med. Some hit the restaurants or took in the scenery. But sonic of usfounc the bull fights more appealing. Sailors in blue flocked to the arena to cheei with the natives, and when the attendants recovered the prizes, there wen white hats among the roses. H Li — ? • j c ' ' - ■ Hp.ji m ? i V i,wi J- ifr 1 5 zJ  1 H A J$ v A. ' ij Bellamy handles the throttles in Main Control while Chief Jack son copes with any problems the forward fire room may have. Assisting the chief is BT3 Rebnicky. Gibbs is handling things well in the after engineroom, with Thompson lending a hand. Silvia and McNeely are hard at work in the Shipfitters shop and Addi- ins the forward switchboard. Busy in B-2 are DiCarlo and Walworth. The plant requires a lot of work if the ship is to be kept running. Williamson wire brushes boiler internals and an unknown snipe punches tubes, two essential preparatory jobs. 1 %% % I ■ A ■  « p r 1 o cc I- z fr H - ' J 4 f U ifl t v 7 •If- j ; •1 -!l •foi iv -3 v V • £ L ' A 9 - r v WSty) rMP ' W Hf 1 i 1 . . % --v 5 ■■ -— - •,v - 1 LI 1 jKLJ BW • ' 1 MSl At. ifW w M 1 g Knapik, Heaston, Pigott and Jordan wrestle a heavy refueling rig into the trunk aft as Mathers handles a phone line. Knightlinger and Lacroix rig forward as BMI Hughes looks on. On Deck are Ciosek, Barber, Silvia and Georgiana. DAWN PATROL began on l April with th DARK NIGHT. This was to be a NATO exc Moalcmen and the rest of Sixth Fleet it was a beefed up and put oi :hrcat from the enemy below. For Op, the of GQ, knots w our first slipped ..-ment of the planning phase called high level of command, but for the it of seamanship and battle efficiency, il alert while Sonar guarded against pons personnel it was a never ending cycl cfucling and GQ. while the engineers handled speeds from zero to twenty-seven :h less than no standby. Finally on 10 May we finexed DAWN PATROL, completed major Unrep on 12 Mav and. after two full weeks of no sleep and constant ops. gladly ito Valletta, Malta to forget it ill. FTG2 Bell assumes the role of s ROL. ENS Travasos supervist nd on the highline rig are Schumacher readies his line prepared for Che operations tc of a short break in the action and Hubschv lower his mail. gnalman as his leading PO Bly handles lother refueling during DAWN PAT- s the evolution. Waiting to heave a- Maddocks and Burns of sonar fame, hrowing gun forward and Christy is Barsanti takes advantage c - 1 .. jf I , +•■ STG2 Rogala appears to have found someone to relate to in one of Malta ' s places of interest. Kircher and Olson pose for a seascape and a family of civilian tourists smile for the camera somewhere in Valletta ' s municipality. ENS Schnable seems to be getting along quite well with the Silver Eagle ' s Rabatian bartender as he uses a little of his A- diplomacy Realizing we would have several personnel inspections to face during the course of the cruise, Captain Scoville took advantage of our stay in Malta to prepare us for them. Accordingly, the Captaii first inspecting officer we faced. ENS Matz runs the ho through their paces, while ENS Travasos, Schnable and Buckley and LTJG Westfall call their divisions to attention. Captain Scoville considered his troops well turned out and completed the inspection confident in his crew ' s performance in the months ahead. STG2 Bn ggeman being h ghlined to help repair som gear MILOC was designed o gather e ceanographic data as related to the ASW situation by r neans of i ontrolling the variables of the problem — as and the submanr e. C ompetent technician arrived o install sophisticated recording gear intc our sonar, and with the installati m completed, that in ernational playboy ot ' th E Western World, the slightly nfamous Mr. Towncs . wizard of mathemati cs and ray path plot ing, cam aboard to run the sh ow, With ail prep ns comple ted, NAVSOUTH sent us out with our own task group, « huh included wo Italian corvettes j nd one Italian sub. COMDESRON TWENTY comes aboard with Captain Smith, Com- manding officer of USS NEWMAN K. PERRY DD 8831 to conduct a surprise perso nnel inspection. LT O ' Brien presents M Division to Captain Smith as LTJG Travasos and Captain Scoville follow the commodore thr ough the ranks of 2nd division. Williamson and Salters are closely scrut inized by Perry ' s Captain and Beaumont and Bellamy uncover for the Is 1 j i ' r, Wc sailed fl a directly nto th 1 o r U ireps. The next few h urs wcr ■ a nightn. are of activity tor all hands as v med alongside a tores sh p. an amm inition ship al d a fleet oiler n qu cksu cccs- sion. The pi rpose — tobility for the fie- et. Our Un reps were rain ng si- SIOI1S on a grand cale des gned to develop l ase and abi ity in keeping Ik ll cc at sea— well St acked, v ell fueled nd fully arm d- during til ic ol war The Deck Force furiously shifted rig slipped Iro i ship to s ip. a 1 ava lable hands hustli g stores below. Ml IMF Training is for everybody. LT. McAnally instructs Midshipman Gier in the Art of Proper Navigation. SMl Merkling and striker Lescoe handle visual communications while along- side an oiler. Meanwhile, YN3 Egeberg and PN2 Hasick keep busy in the office. L- i. s j i H E BBSr AB CS2 Krasson dishes il out, while Lescoe of the Signal Gang and Waugh and Fullin of the FT ' s enjoy it. The site of the party is the fantail, where the VDS makes a fine backrest. Meanwhile, Moale steams on at speeds of anywhere from ten to twenty-five knots. But life at sea is not without its co Holiday Routine declared, all who c i of the first ship ' s party. Sonic s them at sea. Huge trays of steak I broiled and served with a dclii lpcnsations. With the Unrep over, and mid caught up on their sleep in anticipa- ups have their parties ashore, but Moalc were brought to the fantail to-be char- ous potato salad and the standby Navy Ship ' s barber Sclafani gyrates t panimenc are Wynne and Fou background for the mellow I Martin branches out on his ow music of Morales and Johnson. Providing accom- t. Latter and Chief Russek team up to provide a of Smitty ' s harmonica. The XO with the big With all this there was entertainment. We had the singing, guitar-playing XO and the jolly chief r.idioman who walked, talked, played accordian and clapped for himself. There were also Chick and Manic , a Deck Force rock and roll group and many others. The evening was climaxed with a boxing match in which SN Eskridge gave us a very good demonstration indeed of the manly art of self-defense. CO LU O o LU DC o Q LU Ql CL O LT Anastasi supervises the recovery as Moale approach es the expended torpedo. SI i Vajay and GMG3 Schumacher t ke tc the wate r to harness the fish as the Cap- tail awaits word on the bridge. rh partying over, wc continued our training, concentrating n ow on the ship ' s primary on— ASW. At times we were detached with a sub jnd an assist ship and ran hour alter hou of dual ship attacks. At night wc UlIK ' i the task group for Vceplays called Transitexes ■n : hich we provided protection for th l body ag ainst a sub nanne lurking somewhere b [ w. Set the ASW Attack Team , Standby torpedo became familiar mands, and the snipes below ansv rered wildly var r-ing bells, frantically adjusting super- heat to match the changing situation. But it was not all ASW. The time was approaching when COMSIXTHFLT would call on his ships to operate at peak performance, and the Commodore wanted to be ready. Thus it was, midshipmen and OOD ' s were put through the mill and helmsmen were harried with quickly changing commands as the squadron conducted hours of maneuvering exercises called DIVTACS. All this was in preparation for the biggest event of them all. On the Mid- watch of 22 June, fully psyched fot the days ahead, we sped through the of Messina, three ships in the wake of USS COLUMBUS (CG-12), at the unbelievable speed of twenty kn IFLAPEX The biggest pcrforn lance of the year was callcc FLAPEX. It w ired two dress rehearsals that had every- thing the real thing had but the audience. We w ere putting show offeree, a nd the theme of the play was Power for Pat . The players ncluded just about every unit of the fleet. Iron the sleek subm rines to the ungainly amphib . The occa- sion was Sixth Flee t ' s Twentieth Anniversary i thc Med. Out role was rclativ civ small, but it had its own spectacular qual tics It was una zinglv simple. As soon as the announcer stopped talking we alew our whistle, pulled the trigger and e-fired two rack of hedgehogs into the air. It was more of it tor us than for the spectators since wc had n ever seen it don. culler and we v ere closer to the action. The rest 3 f the she. w was equally succ •ssful. Ba ley and Claude V. Ricket s shot a drone out o the air with ive display of five nch fire power, while the Columb is with her ASROC and Zellars w th her D sh demonstrated n ore moc ern ASW we aponry as the flagship steamed pas the firing lint . The car iers, of course, put on a sho voftheitow n. The highhg hrofth show, howe ver. was the P ass-in-Rc ' lew. Here the enti e fleet in full dress asse mblcd in two column abreast and each unit got o take its curtain call as Little Rock passed in betv. een the ranks is brief and charged with an unusual air of anticipate July, we weighed anchor and headed south towards a peculia Moale. For we had received a message that COMSIXTHFLT l demonstrate the difficulties of life on an old destroyer and the that coped with them. The dignitary: Hon. Paul R. Ignati of the Navy. The destroyer: USS Moale (DD-693). 10 July found us gliding alongside Little Rock as SECNAV was highlined aboard. Once aboard, SECNAV is greeted by sideboys Shaeffer, Burns, Shelton, DeHart, and sev- eral others. LCDR Misura prepares to escort Mr. Ignatius to the bridge where he is greeted by the Captain. From here will begin a most intensive inspection. We had all worked hard to prepare the ship and we were now eager to present it. A careful subject to immediate changes, had been planned, and with this as a guideline, SECNAV w; given a graphic picture of the problems of destroyer life and the skills required ot destroycrman. We Nap This one was different. It Vertrep. We got alongside an oiler. This nd provided protect ished. The : but the job was finished with • steaming towards Napl midsummer break — TAV : n Unrep to take care of first. done with helicopters and was called from a helo while out in i we spent less time in a vulnerable posi- for the Unrep group while being replen- quickly and we had to move a lot faster, efficiency and before long we At anchorage in Porto Conte the Moalemen enjoy a long desired swim call. One unidenti- fied shipmate displays his form in a dive off the fantail. The theme of the day is relaxation and SN Christy in sick bay exploits this to the hilt. Dawg , the unwary victim of a candid shot, takes refuge with an understanding Murphy in Sonar Control. Training this time was to be at anchorage. Accordingly, we set our course for Porto Conte, Sardinia to join the rest of the task group. For many of us, what the training was all about was not immedi- ately apparent. It simply meant no liberty ashore and Holiday Routine topped with swim call, which even Dawg , the ship ' s dog, joined in. There was nothing too exciting about this anchorage and it was with no regret that we weighed anchor on 8 August and headed for Marseilles. CO z LU X With Marseilles behind us we engaged in several days of ASW and another Unrep before mine towards the Eastern Med. At Soudha Bay we picked up the anchor fate and circum- ce had snatched from us earlier in the summer along this rocky, barren coast, only to drop it again two days later in Pireaus Harbor, gateway to the ancient— and modern — city of Athens. Athens had something for everybody. Consisting of the old city and the new, it is a reflection of past ages and modern civilization. The riches of the legacy bequeathed to he through the s provides hours of pure ecstacy for the historian, the architect and the art c high above the city stands the Parthenon, embodying the greatness of the anc and symbolizing the priceless heritage of present-day Attn with every-day symphoi today. : Athenians . Echoes of ancient themes blended ; toured the Athens of yesterday and relaxed in the Athens of o Can you tell the Ai Hasick, Vajay, Cosg: from the Italians? Somewhere in there is Latter, Kinkela, , Mazzarella, Muffbletto, Galas and Duffy. Giardini is a small Sicilia village of Taorn illage nestled at the foot of Mount Ltna High above Giardini the hugs the ridges of the volcanic mountain. Two days were spent in these picturesque villages during which we celebrated their festival, paraded our band and bared our soccer team to the fangs of their inborn expertise. It was an enjoyable stay, but Turnover and home were awaiting us and we departed Giardini with glad hearts. USS DYESS (DD-880) was ready to relieve us when we arrived at Pollensa Bay, Mallorca, Spain. After a few hours alonside— we were on our way — HOMEWARD BOUND! o z cc ,kkiiJt ' MM ' — J H Nr thing can describe the feeling of returning home. For six long months you wait for that moment when you steam under the Jamestown Bridge and the piers with their hundreds of excited, waving people come into view. Faces light up as loved ones are recognized, and sailors hesitate to throw their heaving lines because the people are crowding the rails. Their ship has come in. You are home again, Moalr Year after year you have put to sea and each time you return And although the faces are all different, the feeling is still the ing was for you and another of your crews. But that same wwihui makes all the pain worthwhile. And the smiling faces at the rail all g! same — Welcome home, Moale, welcome home. i the crowd on the pier, tme. 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