Talladega (APA 208) - Naval Cruise Book

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All Hands to quarters for muster and inspection.

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l l Y However one thing will be remembered of our Buckner Bay stop Our For The .SS no ship had yet come up with a Gold Assault Award sequal by winning a gold ,hash mark we proved we had no equal now all the PACFLT and LANTFLT gators know who is setting the pace for the TALLADEGA is leading at each pole throughout the race orders for Hong Kong finally arrived we toured the city and bought plenty of loot yet we spent most of the time at our tailors-checking our suit you were not in the group without your Kow Hoo shoes or an evening at Club Neptune drinking up booze most of us Japan proved to be our favorite spot the shipihit Yoko and Sasebo for repairs and upkeep many found them liberty ports which can't be beat for the Kanko and Crossroads provided quite a night life with memories of flowers, a week's leave, or a 3585 knife cruise proved to be a mecca for shoppers the phobeia hit various members to buy an AKAI per capita no ship has more .stereos or Hi Fi the Golddust Triplets tried to buy out each store and then theyvran out of money and couldn't buy anymore it was quite a tour this cruise of l962 D to our skipper,-Captain HANNA we wish to say, thank you for guiding us all the way - A the cruise has been an experience for all through your leadership each of us had a ball. ' Alfred 'Annonymous

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IIIIMMIINDING OFFICER Capt. H. A. Hanna, USN . CapTain Hugh A. HANNA was born on 10 SepTember 1916 in Rock Island, Illinois, and graduafed from The Naval Academy in June, 1940. T ' AfTer serving Two monThs on The USS BROOKLYN, CapTain HANNA was Transferred To The USS PHOENIX in Augusf of 1940. While serving on The PHOENIX CapTain HANNA vvas aT Pearl Harbor when The Japanese aTTaclced. He remained aboard The PHOENIX unTil Transferred in August, 1945. During The period from Sepfember 1945iTo Augusf 1951, CapTain HANNA served in The Ordnance DeparTmenT of The STaFf of Commander OperaTional Developmenfs Force and The U.S.s Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Virginia. The Korean conf1icT broughf CapTain HANNA To The desfroyer, USS MADDOX as Commanding Officer, where he received The CommandaTion Ribbon vviTh The CombaT V for The defense of VVonsan Harbor in Korea. ln addiTion To The many campaign and service medals, CapTain HANNA has The Legion of lV1eriT vviTh The Combaf V and The Bronze STar vviTh The CombaT V vviTh Gold Sfar in lieu of second avvard. From The IVIADDOX, CapTain HANNA vvenf To The Armed Forces STaff College as a sTudenT, Then To The Bureau of Naval Personnel as PlacemenT Officer for FleeT Sfaffs. From BUPERS, CapTain HANNA vvenT To The USS HELENA as ExecuTive Officer, Then To Minneapolis, lviinnesofa as Naval lnspecTor of Ordnance. AfTer a course of insTrucTion aT The lndusTrial College of The Armed Forces, CapTain HANNA was assigned To The U. S. Naval Weapons PlanT, VVashingTon, D.C., as lvlanufacfuring Officer. CapTain HANNA assumed command of The U.S.S. TALLADEOA on 27 January 1962. Q .