Southerland (DD 743) - Naval Cruise Book

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'E 'I1 ms: 4 V--ms' af, '- l if E, A ,pt-,Q v uns, 1 , .awe 1 ', I 4 I' lar it .1 4 if -2 L BEARD CONTEST -s Y fl fi it I Xi N . 'Egg 4 V.. f r- y , t 5 1 L if ' 1- ' A 'ni Q . rs 1 we x While operating on Yankee Team 0561? ations, the crew enthusiastically entere t e thirty day beard contest which had 21 vfffi worthwhile prize offered for the best looking beard, the longest beard, and the bef5I'mU5d tache. Gver half of the crew particlpatee but as the growths grew longer and megw irritating to the bearer, the rallke gr. thinner with about twenty die-hards Hppeiflgllg for the judging. A distinguished panel Ofmed impartial judges spent many tension the moments narrowing the field d0Wf1 to winners who were' K1 Best beard ' HEDDEN FTG51 Best mustache SCHAFER GMQSH Fullest beard WALTON 1 ,

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As can be expected in present periods of service with the Seventh Fleet SOUTHERLAND spent the majority Of'h6'r underway operating tiane with the mighty carriers of Flask Force TT. SGIJTHERLAANQ Spent a total -of yO days operating with the fast carriers, serving in the various roles expected of the versatile destroyer. One Mike best describes the work of plane guarding which demands constant attention' of all on watch from the Officer ot the Deck to the lookouts. With flight operations occurring Z-l hours a day there are few slack periods for the destroyermen. When not plane guarding, the destroyer serves as a screening unit keeping a vigilant guard against threatening air, surface, and sub-surface contacts. On more than one occasion, SOL i'illglil.,.'txlD was called upon late at night to investigate radar contacts. The lifeline of the fleet is the units of SlgliYl'.'i.Lf X 712' ' in x Ns E. 6 X ,,.., . als R .Q 4, its -. sw, which refueled, rearmed, and re lenished the ship Q P 3 q s in every type of weather and at any time of div tr NUQ , L, J - night. The destroyer is always present tor these L 'A '- - evolutions, screening the units, or remaining elase ., ,. ,, .h . astern the replenishing ships ready to pick up a M't'UR homubb MARSQMS ll hapless sailor who may lose his footing in the hustle of activity and fall in the water. The destroyer is again called upon to pertortti yet another duty, that of advance early warning pieket . x far ahead oi the main body ot' the t'.irt'e. 1 v-- SUU'l'lllilil-AMD spent her tour ot' nie' ' ' t , . I ,ktt duty while gr- .4 t ofa' serving with the MIIIJXNQXY QCLXKX -ily. lhe stoiy ot Xankee leant in not only servitude on the part oi' the destroyer. ll he cttrriers Nllllwfti, CUIQM, SILA, ill-XNCtlOClK, OKISKAAY, lillk lltlhikll lilCll.'Xlil'D, anti lNlJl'.l'lQNlJlp?xillp all ptovitlt-tl ttttiny invaluable services for the destroyer, several titties when equipment casulties occurred, the carrier seI'l.'t'tl as the supply ship cheerfully giving to the tlesii' iyt-rs their needs. All news from the world tttnit- trotti the carrier newspapers. Men requiring tiiediutil .tttt-ntion were in competent hands on the e.irt'iers. Nloa hn- portant to the destroyer sailor, the t-.trrit-z' is the ..-...A- mailman flying in that'pt'eeious news from hottie that every man so vitally needs andonSundaystliet'h.ipl,tin 5,..,,i - is heloetl to the small boys for religious si-: .'it't's. This is the team that the Sill' I lllplil ,NNN is UUV l1fL4 'l ll'lh!fflfwflfdl NU l' 81111 OH proud to he part of. .AK- EEE 4 Q g Q . . ' 1 n . . Q ,ii

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