Shenandoah (AD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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e 1 .B K, nas- We loaded spuds . . We loaded vehicles . . UIVMIIWAI' W NOW Tllli 80 hzincl working party lily' up to the O-l 4 - cleck aft! Day after clay these fzunilinr worclk rung out ' as we nearecl the tinzil stages of prepzirznion. lfrewli ioorl was loaclerl from the piers by the trueklonrlw, :incl vehicles . . 'Qi-'CLC were brought ulionrcl. A few shots, Iinzil elieeknp with the i Dental Depzlrtlnent :intl tinzilly, the liig rlxiy :irrivecll Hn I i 3, l the 27th of May, we lmekecl slowly' :away from the loml- 'i 6 ing piers, :incl as we nosecl ont towzml lfort Wool, every- If ' ,lf A z Y one took Z1 goocl long glxniee :it the coastline. lfor six long ' b gi months it would have to he only an we were :ilile lu reinein- i 1 A-'I ber it. Once ont of the chxinnel, :nul in the wifle them- -,X peake Bay we were now really on our wziy to the Klecli- f ' i K terranean. ,e A ' , ' X Had a dental checkup . . And We were OR! Then came the shots . . . X D LFQV '-'vi ' V in i . 'li I: A 'A f.-q'- iii! :lad -3'1 -e '-fe ' Q- A-1-4:,L.'-:fall-'Rita' Gif-',:g L rem- . -1- r -7 ,K . .- .. J ' 1 IV'-sd l 4' 4 ' -1 e is ,VJ 1 Y , 4' , Gs ' . ,, A rn x - ,.., T ,,,, f ':3f3.:'qT!'35

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if 97 B0 lllllllllll Capt. Zondorak and Cdr. Keathley at the sh1p's party. The Deck Dept. really turned out for this one A If f is., , ww PRIQR TO OUR departure for the Mediterranean, our recreation committee sponsored a Ships tlance ancl farewell party. llelcl nn two ennsecutixee nights, the clance was given at the Fleet Recreation llarlt in Norfolk. t-Xll hands were alile to attentl ancl avail themselves of a wonderful evening of enjoyment. The FHFNAN- DQAH recreation committee, lieaclecl at the time lw thief l'lfl,l'lnlQRlf, worked hartl to make the event the huge success it prnxeil In lie. lfree time anrl harfl work was given unselhslily lay the many otlieers ancl men who were responsilile for the multiple cletails ancl solveil the many problems which arise in an affair of this size. The photographs on this page will help tn illustrate a few highlights of the SHENANDOAH clance ancl farewell party. A wonderful time for all. The high command in May, '52. Quite a contest' MQ rt- ,f x e' '-1' 'K tx ff 2

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