Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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e COMMANDER AMPHTBIOUS GROUP FOUR y 15 August 1952 X Captain Gilltl. Richardson, U. S. nary Commanding Officer u.s.s'. mcomc QAGC-171 Care of Fleet Post Office New York, New Iork Dear Captain Richardson: , 151 addition to GTF.1l8 .1A.l259Z which was addressed to the entire Task Force, it is desired to express particular appreciation of the performance of the TACONIC as Force Flag- ship.l The services at all times were of the highest order. As was so highly desirable under the circumstances, the ship set a fine example for the rest of the Force. 'The highly'cooperative attitu e which prevailed along officers and men alike produced an ideal situation. All' hands seemed to go about their work in a business like mane ner and in the best possible frame of mind. It is consider- ed that the out-ofbhours programs were well conceived and intelligently handled. The ship's paper CSUNACANIBI , the bingo games, the softball tournament, recreation parties, and the local radio station CNWEEJ all served to produce a highfdegree of contentment. what I liked nest was the phil- osophical feeling demonstrated at all levels that your peo- ple had a job to do - AND THE! DID IT. ' The Mighty 'T' lay'wel1 feel proud of its'contribut1on te SUNAC 1952. She adopted the B1uejay'watchlords 'SIARTNESS SAEET! SURETI' in a most commendable manner. Sincerely, 4 Q AW '

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Q? 4 . 3 ., 1 . 4f7qrQQ5Q3'-f- 'fiSMfU1::7' 1- ffxi- Z Lllffuqjtl ..- L I 'Eg qw, ---- - ,inf 409 ' -un, n e - 1 W 1 A Yuen 'ii'-7 ' t 1 i i .A ' Y 5 -+- The TACONIC was originally to have commenced her cruise north on Friday the thirteenth of June. Fortunately for those of us who are perhaps slightly superstitious, the sailing date was postponed to Monday morning the sixteenth. In allaying the fears of the rabbit's foot brigade, the later sailing provided an additional weekend at home. ' f . Those last few days may have showed Norfolk in such a pleasant light that there were some members of the crew who preferred it to a cruise to the North. In fact, just prior to the time that the ship cast off all lines from the POCONO, one man left the ship to take some garbage to the pier. Not only did he leave the garbage on the - pier, but he also left himself. There was another man, however.'who was not to be outdone in his method of leav- ing. Just as the ship was clearing the pier he leaped over the side into the watgr- just off the stern of one of our tugs. No sooner was he ' hauled aboard and dried out than he was sent ashore again thisftime a little more conv- entionally. l