Napa (APA 157) - Naval Cruise Book

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. 29 APRIL 1945 -- 1340 Lt. D. S. ,lacobs, USNR, reported aboard for tempor- ary duty. 30 APRIL 1945 - 1605 Fire in No. 4 hold, refriger- ation spaces, and believe it or not-1610 Fire extinguished. MAY 1945-0800 Sixteen men advanced in rating. .I 8 MAY 1945-1800 Ens. W. T. Howard, USNR, COII1- pleted temporary duty on board and reported for per- manent duty. 2 3 MAY 1945-1610 Cast off all linesg underway en route Pearl Harbor to Seattle, Washington MAY 1945 1801 Anchored one mile from Ferry Landing, Seattle Washington Eight months in the Pacific makes this city much more attractive than rt was durmg our school days here last summer i S ,Z X 50' i I l' J ! NEW MEDICINE STUDIED SEATTLE, Wash.-.Tune 5. A new elixir of Youth named after its discoverer, Comdr. Robert W. Harris, MC, USNR, studied. 6'Dr. Harris' Snake Cure', was under investigation by the County Board of Medical Examiners. ' Lt. Charles W. R6yD0ldS, MC, USN. PFOISSUUS the use of the medicine said, ult's 95 per cent alcohol and 5 per cent cocoanut pulp. In defense of the product Dr. Harris stated, What do you expect for 69 cents-Bourbon? At the hearing one of Dr. Harris' satisfied customers stated, '6Hic-'s wonderful-I-lice--.', LIOUOR STORES CLOSED SEATTLE, Wash.-June 3. The liquor stores in this section of the state will be closed for the remainder of the month of June. In a short statement this morning the State Liquor Board announced that the supply usually consumed in one month had been sold on the first two days of the month, that no bottles remain on the shelves of any of the stores and that many of the clerks are in a state of collapse. CURFEW IMMINENT SEATTLE Wash June 1 Clty C0l1I1C1lVOI6Cl 5 to 4 in favor of placing '1 curfew on 'ill single girls in the clty of Seattle Under this nevs city or dlnance all unmarried women under 21 years of age must be off the streets before nine 0 clock. R U Weke chairman of the Council said in explanation of the move Since the arrival of a certain naval vessel rn Puget Sound rt IS no longer safe for a girl to walk the streets of our fair city It IS believed that the law is a temporary meas- ure and will be lifted 1n a month Wm .l McCasland RMlc in commenting on the new ruling said I think it IS a splendid thing how can 1 get over to Portland HIGGINS OF THE SNAKE PIT or WHO SLAPPED ANNIE ON THE FANNIE WITH A HIGHBALLI SEATTLE Wash .lune 8. A certain Mr. Higgins has set the town afire with a new dance, something on the order of '4Ducks do it, why cant I do lt w'rddleI lt has gripped the gay set and produced such a demand in the elite clubs Snake Pit and the like, that he has been crowned the new Astaire to modern ballroom dancing He was so good as to grant an interview to this reporter, and the immortal hoofer gave these words of advice: '6Mama had r bustle Papa had a swallow-tail coat and Straus made history by mal ing them wiggle. It is my contention that a wiggle 1S the secret of success. In mY particular style a waddle, the true expres- sron of the real me IS given complete dominance ln my dancing 30 1 ' . . .-, - - ' . 0 A T I , . , ' I . . p I l I 9 0 1 ' I . ' ' ' ac Z' , , ',, ' 99 A , . .. vl . ' V . . , ,,. f . . . .. . . . X f I ' - 1 9 -. U X f 3 A I g , I ,. . ' ,f . X .Q I Z I V I l I , C --W 4y. 'f l . ri- o , A 0 ' ,M ' 0 . . . ,Q o -y ' ' C. , . I 7 . p .. i, N ' as X S i 70

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.I JUNE 1945-0936 Underway to shift berths to Ames Terminal Dock. 1007 Moored starboard side to. It's a long taxi ride to town, but we can sleep a few minutes later in the morning. Let the early birds return by P boat if they prefer. 1130 Nine men advanced in rate. Mast reports absentees are in- creasing, but not alarming. 0732 Underway to Port of Embarka- tion. 0907 Moored Pier 37. ll 6JUNE 1945-1430 Commenced loading cargo. .I 7 JUNE 1945-Ens. J. J. Burke, USNR, transferred to U. S.'Nava1 Hospital to be operated on for acute appendicitis after more than a full year on duty with the Napa and its embryo crew. Nearly five months later Honest J ohn is still trying to get transportation to the ship in accordance with his orders, but State-side authorities still tell him the Napa is expected in port any day now and refuse to let him leave San Francisco. 'I9 JUNE 1945 - 1007 Com- menced embarking Army troops. 1755 Completed same. 1859 Underway enroute Honolulu, T. H. Only two men failed to make the ship, and one of them soon re- joined. A few more masts, a few more punishments to be served, and only richly embellished tales, oft retold, will be left of the Napa's return visit to Seattle. N J A 43. 3. n ll rarer' so good Eye Mama I in off to Yfoleolaama HEN the band struck up a most appropriate tune . . .. uSenti- mental J ourneyf' As the strains of this song were wafted over the clear morning air, many a battle-hardened veteran with fa,Good- Conduct Ribbon pinned to his manly bosom? could be heard gulping audibly, and perhaps hiding a tear. For they were off to the wars! lt was indeed a touching moment, and even the forced gaiety of the Red Cross women as they cheerfully,doled out cups of insipid coffee and plaster of paris doughnuts could not dispel the gloom. p One young lad of seventeen who was wearing the chevrons of a Master Sergeant was trying his best to hide a trembling lower lip. 44Wha't's the matter, Sargef' 1 asked, usad at the thought of leaving the States ? uNossir. he replied, uthat S.O.B. leading the band won my address book in a crap-game last night, and heis staying here! Just then a very rugged looking individual came up and took his chevrons away from my seventeen-year-old friend. As the last lines were cast off from the dock, a sudden grimness seemed to permeate 'the atmosphere. Soldiers were to be seen tensely cleaning their rifies, B. A. Rfs, carbines, and stomachs Call internally of coursei , and sailors were to be seen tensely cleaning brass name plates to the tune of 46 . . . put some elbow grease with the bright-work polish, you apes. . The 'trip itself was rather uneventful although on D-Day minus two at approximately 1000, an excited look-out hurriedly awak- ened the Officer of the Deck with the shout, '6Enemy planes, sir. c4Where away? drowsilv queried the OOD. uThataway,', proudly replied the look-out. MAH hands man your battle stations, and the raucous blaring of the general alarm caused men to rush pell- mell fK1ng size, of coursei up and downuladders, and passage- wavs But before all guns were manned, the members of the Meat Ball Express were already joinlngtheir ancestors. An in- tense and deadly barrage from the doggiesv lining the- rail plus voluminous clouds of thick, white smoke prepared by our Chief Smoke Maker now warrant S.M J caused the slant-eyes to crash. Thirty minutes after we d secured from G.Q., a plaintive voice from inside the cavernous depths of a talker -helmet could be heard to say It s a Betty A ' Q The mornlng of D Day dawned as 1S always the casei -bright and clear But what s this '7 No intense pre-invasion bombardment by scores of battleships cruisers, tin cans. and motor whale- boats'7 No pre 1nvas1on bombing of Blue-Beach One by thou- sands of Navy and Mar ne Coips planes? Hell no, Mac, this is Honolulu, and you re dlsembaiking over the gangwayi And with Diamond Head fading away ln the distance, with the strains of Sentimental Journey fsentimentally played by a sentimental Army bandj still r1ng1ng 1n our ears, we take leave of'Hawaii-- Paradise of the Pacific and our doggie passengers, who are even now fighting for the r lives in downtown Honolulu. 5 ac 99 - - Q J ' ' M aj. 5 , 7 , . Q 9 .. - 7 3, -J' c' i I Y . ,n.. 0. c ff digg-I A J cc. - .av . 72 I .. My ff,-1 is-I-ff, rr-.W-2 --H 1m