Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q WELL DONE I6 NOV.. I948 I TRANSMIT WITH PLEASURE AND PRIDE TO YOU WHO EARNED IT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES WESTERN PACIFIC 'nj IvS5IfJULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT YOU UPON THE APPEARANCE OF TF as DURIHE WSSQON OF TO TSINCTAO x THEY HAVE AIDED GREATLY IN CARRYING OUT THIS COMMAND IN SUPPORT OF U. S. INTERESTS IN CHINA x WELL DONE AND BEST WISHES UNOUOTE x WE CAN AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL EARN THE SAME RECOGNITION FOR ALL OTHER PORTS VISITED FROM CTF 38 ACTION TF 38 DATE FROM CTF 38 ACTION TARAWA, I-IAWKINS, BUCKLEY DATE 7 DEC.. I948 A PLEASANT CRUISE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND I-IAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF A WILL JOIN UP SOON AGAIN YOU FROM ALL EOF US X WE I-IOPE TI-IIS FAMILY FROM COMNAVWESPAC ACTION TARAWA, BUCKLEY, I-IAWKINS DATE I2 DEC., I948 YOUR PERFORMANCE IN KEEPING WITI-I BEST TRADITIONS X BEST WISI-IES FOR SUCCESSFUL CRUISE FROM EOMA ACTION CTG 70.6 DATE 22 DEC., I948 I VERY MANY THANKS FOR YOUR KIND VISIT AM SORRY HAV FOR YOUR VISIT x WE HOPE YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTEUINITTY ITODVFSEITIES WEATHER AGAIN AS A FUTURE GUEST X BON VOYAGE AND ALL GOOD WISHES FROM CINC EAST INDIES ACTION TARAWA DATE IO JAN S949 WE WISI-I YOU AND YOUR FORCE ALL GOOD FORTUNE

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NWELL DONE FROM PRINCE MANSOUR TO TARAWA DATE I7 JAN., I949 STATEMENT OF PRINCE MANSOUR OUOTE X I AND MY BROTHERS COMMA THE PRINCES COMMA AND MY COUNTRYMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS VISIT HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER TARAWA PERIOD HAVE BEEN GRATIFIED BY THE MAGNIFICENT WELCOME OF ITS COMMANDER COMMA OFFICERS AND MEN WHO HAVE RECEIVED WITH A SPIRIT WHICH HAS GIVEN US AN IMPRESSION OF THE CORDIALITY AND FRIENDSHIP WHICH WE RECIPROCATE PERIOD WE HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP AND PLANES COMMA AND THE WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION COMMA THE RESULT OF HUMAN ENTERPRISE WHICH HAS CREATED SUCH WONDERFUL INVENTIONS PERIOD THE CALL OF THE USS TARAWA REMINDS ME OF THAT OF THE VALLEY FORGE TO WHICH I HAD THE HONOR OF ACCOMPANYING HRH THE CROWN PRINCE ON ITS CALL TO OUR EAST COAST PERIOD THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS VISIT AND THE PREVIOUS ONE OF THE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE PROOF OF THE FRIENDSHIP WHICH THE UNITED STATES WISHES TO EXPRESS TO OUR COUNTRY PERIOD WE HOPE THAT THESE AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES WHICH HAVE COMMA IN ACCORDANCE WITH GODS WILL COMMA TRIUMPHED IN THE LATE WAR FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITY COMMA WILL CONTINUE IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE UNITED STATES SO THAT PEACE AND JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL ALL OVER THE WORLD PERIOD WE HOPE THEY WILL PREVENT AGGRESSION COMMA INJUSTICE AND TYRANNY SO THAT EACH NATION WILL LIVE WITHIN ITS OWN TERRITORY SAFELY AND THAT NO OTHER NATION WILL BE IN A POSITION TO COMMIT AGGRESSION AGAINST PEACE LOVING NATIONS COMMA NOR TO DRIVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY PERIOD WE HOPE THE DESIRES OF THE AGGRESSORS AGAINST THE LIFE AND INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE THWARTED PERIOD WE HOPE AS WELL THAT THIS VISIT WILL BE A FURTHER STEP IN THE STRENGTHENING OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND THE FRIENDLY UNITED STATES UNOUOTE X FROM BUCKLEY ACTION TARAWA DATE 2I FEB., I949 FIVE MONTHS WITH THE BEST IN THE AMERICAN NAVY HAS BEEN AN IN-SPIRATION AS WELL AS A PLEASURE X THANK YOU FROM HAWKINS ACTION TARAWA DATE 2I FEB., I949 WISH YOU WERE GOING THE REST OF THE WAY WITH US X MANY THANKS FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF US FROM TARAWA ACTION HAWKINS, BUCKLEY DATE 2I FEB., I949 WHEN DIRECTED DETACHED WITH REGRET X KEEP THE HOEAFEUIEIEES BLRNING ON THE COAST FOR US X A SINCERE WELL DONE FOR THIS