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Honolulu wasn't all liberty. IIA I I to the Wespav With the outbreak of the Korean War, the GGSHOWBOAT7, was or- dered to Pearl Harbor. She sailed from San Diego on 5 July 1950, with Air Group Eleven embarked. Captain Goodney relieved Captain Waller at Pearl Harbor, and the Philippine Sea was headed farther west. Departure from Pearl Harbor was 244 July 1950. She arrived at Okinawa on 4 August, after a high speed run. No time was wasted after Rear Admiral Ewen came aboard and broke out his flag, as our first strike was launched against the North Koreans the following day. During our stay at Pearl Harbor and Okinawa, there was much work plus a little liberty toakeep us occupied. But everybody was eager to get into the conflict. If we had known all that was in store for us in the follow- ing IOVZ months, we would have Audragged our feet a littlelateltliiis stage!
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BTAI t. JULY, 1950 The GQSHOVVBOATM . . . officially known as the U.S.S. Philippine Sea QCV-47D . . .gained its unoflicial name before the Korean conflict, when it wasgfrequently used as a civilian and military orienta'tiZiQ11Qcgi rie,r, When the Navy wanted to show some VIP'sEoW riers operate, to illustrate the mobility of these fast- moving airfields, the Philippine Sea took on the assign- ment. The 66SH0WBCDAT was launched on 5 September, 1945, at Quincy, Massachusetts . . . a little too late to see World War II service. In the Winter of 1947 she took Rear Admiral Byrd and his party to the edge of v. '4 the- A f.7!il'CigiC Ere fields, 'fvhere he took off by air 1 tinue 6XS.'lvLi?'2i5'f01lS.. , After routine operations, ircluding one Mediter- ranean iour and c:fupe?iz's':eif:,:'fstir:z-1 iirr carrier control .. get I, proach landings, she took another cold weather IfJ!.1i'. Inf-Ngfyember, 1918, she participated in a cold Weather opeii i' lon along the i- wer rim UQi.fE'1C Ar-ctic Cirsiic. x,f3In'1950,, the uSHUW'BOA.'im began her tour as a ifefor Vllys. After Atlantic duty for part, of the year, Rsliefpassed through the Panama, Canal in fzf'rfaj,'e---- destination San Diego. ., I 4 A W e ojffloaded VlP,s and took aboard bombs and rogdkets instead. V' if - -' ,.'-'-., -1. . , -. - A - 1 I, q -,,' ',., f x ' , ' , , V- . , ,M , , f f f-f-f,' , .ww - A tiiil isii a ,, ,. Ug'L ' ' , A fest, , 15f,,1:.':,.i::,eA ,-,. f,.,-,QM . kt 'n A-H1 ka ,
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