Shea (DM 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 THE SHOOTIN' SHEI-X CTO the Tune of The Martins and the C'OYS l Gather round me, chillun, while l tell a story Of a shootin' fool up Okinawa way, Of a ship that had the bogies Burnin' up. like nickel stogies Yes, my friends, l'm speakin' of the Shootin' SHEA. Chorus: Oh, the good old Shootin' Sl-IEA, Goesllblazin' on -her way. If you don't believe it, total up the score. And s-he sure c-an burn the britches Off those yellow fyou know whatl - She can do it and she's coming back for more. Nlow they sent her out one bright and sunny mornin' W'h'en the yellow-bellies tried a bag of tricks, But the Sl-IEA swings into action, In ten minutes and a fraction She'd depleted l-lirohito's planes by six, Admiral Ke-lly needed ships to save his transports From the dirty lousy Kairna-kaze mofb So they started radar pickets Knocking red balls through the wickets And the Sl-IEA was on-e selected for the job. 1 I t 3!l H CO5 IJ So like Casy Iones they handed him his orders, A And they sent her out to take an B P screen. She was sent to do a solo Too damn many miles from Bolo Oni the good old hot-spot hijinks calls fourteen. Now it seems there was a yellow bellied Betty Hanging 'round and saving face for Tojo's team And the Sl-IEA alert and ready Started raising hell with Betty Whten a Baka Bomb busted thru her beam. There's a great day coming just around the corner Whlen the fleet will drop the hook in Tokyo Bay, When Iapan is 'forced to send her Unconditional surrender i And among those present you'll find Shootin' SHEA By Captain Beecher, U.S.N. .. Qf5'f:f'ii5Q3fj? ffegsmsgis siieai... .sa case--ff: f YOUTH gt tl www-f ixf The earth is mine with its towering. mountains lt The sun is mine! lts streaming flame ll lll ln bl-ood-red arc above the horizon ln glory e'er brightening shall blazon my name. it ll 'lr iffy? My strength shall measure the might of the ocean, lt The fiercest e-lements will I dare: I l I . fl lll pluck the wings from the swift flying eagle gt' And glide, ever glide through the depths of th-e air. ll 'llj CO1'f1IT1CfHCler lohn I. Shea, U.S.N.l rl CNovember, l9'l7J .Q ll ll. 11 . J 'E?ig?g,-, is ,iggjjjig-V 1559 W- A --f-. erg glii jggigsijwrs-li gk a125i.,,iiilgeE::i 1:3 l18'l

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OFFICERS '93 Lt. Cjgj Iohn W, Mcrrkson Ens, Charles O. Spencer Lt. Cjgb Fred V. Manor Lt. George L. Dibble Lt. Cjgl William Kuyper Lt, Og? Wllllcrm H, Bcrrnes -4171-

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Lt. Cjgl Hcrrold E. Carlson Ensign Leo Fisher Lt, Cjgl Donald E, Bm-mer Ens. Arthur S, Brown Lt. Cjgl C, Richcrrd Calkins Ensign Walter Kirchner i Left to right' Ens Kirchner Lt, Cjgl Kuyper, Lt. H, N, Greenfield Left to right: Ens, Hornpson, Lt, Cjgj Bogofn LT U93 YCLJUDQHEUS- BTOVGUI EUS. Miller- Ens, Spencer, Ltr Greenfield, Lt. fjgl Bczrnier --I 191-