Saratoga (CV 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sara, in company with a powerful task group, departed late in lanuary and arrived at Ulithi, the enormous fleet anchorage in the Western Carolines tor duty with tamed Task Force 58 under Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher. From there the Fifth Fleet, greatest ever as- sembled, steamed north forthe first car- rier plane attack of the war on Tokyo in mid-February. lt was on the trip north for the raid that one ot those once-in-a-lifetime incidents occurred. Frank Arcure, a flight deck 'phone talker, was swept over the side into the choppy sea during night landings. ln the blackness a de- stroyer searched for the victim while the fleet continued north. lust as the search was to be abandoned, Arcure was lo- cated by the destroyer by the taint blasts he blew on a whistle. A tew days earlier all hands had been issued the whistles and ordered to wear them top- side at all times. This simple measure was responsible for the saving ot his life. Several days later the destroyer came alongside and returned the happy whistler to his shipmates. FRANK ARCURE, SEAMAN FIRST CLASS

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WE PREPARE FOR THE ASSAULT...