Stockham (DD 683) - Naval Cruise Book

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AND WESTWARD Hawaii. shrouded with pink clouds. appear- ed on schedule early on the morning of the thirty-first as we headed smartly in for berth- ing in Pearl Harbor. All hands were quite anxious lu get ashore and see for themselves the romantic sights so often exploited in the diversified stateside trawl-folders. Many for the lirst time enjoyed u New Years Eve sur- rounded by an atmosphere of hula girls, or- chids nourished hy ruin. and other exotic C011- coctions. During the celebration. hreworlcs of t.4s'e-W5-ft eeter Qs' . , E5 K X 'l , a H ' sf r I 1 - ' ' ll Q Tr -- X A ' 4 S ,J 1 , A- x , 7d -, ' -J-xiii! i' r F-J if KNAW A ll all varieties were displayed ev h brought in the New Year at the Royal Hawgi. ian with the higher class tourists, some at the Waikiki Tavern with their excellent hula oirl and still others down town t h U S' with Louis Armstrong. Much lay ahead. however, and we were off again. So. after DeeDi ' 171 us off Diamond Head on the second day of fha new year, the eiffht destro er the Midway Islands. eryw erg. Som fi I e Brown Derby v N rendezvoused with e y s set a course for ' The Honolulu storehee er cl d P GPN' S a great deal upon sales fo American sailors like Ross Dimenno. 't P- 'g Fifi , . i ii r 11 iw 1 9-...Ll if 1,5 I--s,' I . ' 3 Pk Cabral, Art Edelsfein, and Bob Boucher add ff! their stock f 0 souvenirs for 'the folks ai' home.

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