Smalley (DD 565) - Naval Cruise Book

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l i is l Running from MAXIIE crude signs welcoming 'iU.S. Navy Sailorf' These were most conspicuous outside the local beer halls and bars. Most of us who rated liberty spent our two days roaming the streets looking for local color and something to buy. Few of us found either. Those of us who managed to get away from the town and ventured into the surrounding countryside found several resort areas with beaches of black volcanic sand and sulphur baths. Had we a few more days in Hakodate, these quaint little resorts would undoubtedly have found many of us basking in the sun, broiling in the hot sulphurous springs, or just walking the roads taking pictures. Hakodate was a pleasant interlude between the Sasebo that we had just left and the ten days of intensive anti-submarine exercises which we were about to commence. Hakodate was the rendezvous point for the ships of Destroyer Division 302 and 182 along with the jeep carrier, U .S.S. Point Cruz, which were to take part in this vital training program. 25 NVhirlybird delivers t r ry ae a L , lr., j. it .t . ,,., . W. . .. .filfgi 4 W Ri ff . ag . y 'f ff . ,Ii K X 5-i w,-If .:5':v - f- ' 35 ,. .. .mi 5.223311 'A K f , ' f- - Wrxfifxegzyfmgetffseswafwg 21 : -112' - X gg F M , fvfffkfa 1 ':1i14 -ef: -I 'z-if f ' mf .. 'f':?iE:21:42342:Z: X -' .-a z, .Q 'Y ,K - 1 1 V, 3 -vs -,::..'. -eejgy. ,. 2- ik gg- 1:g5'zf'5,j'gqg:1g: ' ' .lx ',,m2:zf.if, Q ez' ,azz x: ? , , . M. N,,af,.g , ,ga ,S ., . , . f . .X , 1 : , , . . xg. 'f J ,- 54-f'E'1:jf':,jE:EA - r 1.. 122521 X 1' range: if 535, 3: 1 my ' .rav- , Z , isi' is r ' I Q. v . ,ff . rm tiiifeg , -'-' , f-My I K Sonar incssa ge follows Getting ,om ready to roll

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lnchon was viewed with international inter- est when we were there. The jeep carrier Poi ut Cruz, participating in Operation Kite, acted as a landing platform for Army and Marine heli- copters which ferried neutral Indian Troops from there to the Truce Zone where they acted as administrators of UN and Communist pris- oners who refused repatriation. These same ,copters were returning to lnchon loaded with released American prisoners. While at anchor, all hands were given a chance to go ashore for a glimpse of shattered Inchon. Two years previously General Mac- Pusan Harbor Arthur had led an amphibious force through the treacherous 35 foot tides in a successful surprise attack behind entrenched Communists lines. The great disparity between high and low tides was evident when ships floating close inshore were resting on visible mud a few hours later. The rubble and poverty of Inchon remained as evidence of the intense battle fought there. Crimy, frightened children and tired, hungry adults plucked out a half-existence in the rutted streets near their collapsing shacks. It seemed to us that these people were so dis- consolate that they would wave the flag of any nation which granted them a cherished bowl of rice each day. 27 hmmm Fifth Avenue, lnchon lnchon was not the only port of call for Smalley in Korea, for Pusan was added to the list when we delivered 108 marines to their units after they had had a recreational visit to Hong Kong. This major South Korean sea- port bristled with activity as Navy and mer- chant ships delivered supplies for use by the Army. Liberty was not possible there because of our operating schedule. Before the truce was signed very few destroyer men had set foot on Korea, so Smal- ley men felt fortunate for their opportunity to see the battleground of the UN-Communist struggle at first hand.