Thetis Bay (CV 90) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1945 volume:

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' , uf,.Q -Q , ggvw I M f. 4,26 vi-,V , e-F ' 1 gg b. ii 3 X ,vm V When we first heard the name USS Thetis Bay, which meant to all of us a new ship, new duties and a new home, it really stumped us for awhile. In fact, your guess was as good as ours. But, after perusing encyclopaedias, travel guides and previous records of Cook's Tours, we found that Thetis was a beauti- ful Greek legendary goddess Cbelieve it or not-this is from Homerb who lived in the sea and protected all who traveled by sea. She was also the mother of Achilles, the great hero of the Trojan war: Getting down to hard facts we found that Thetis Bay is located in Southwestern Alaska and that it received its name from a revenue cutter that res-' cued the Greeley Expedition in l884 after two other rescue parties had failed. Thetis Bay is the south arm of Tebenkof Bay, and according to information pried from the navigators, it is an excellent anchor- age for protection from storms. The USS THETIS BAY was launched at l2l9 on 16 March 1944. The sponsor was Mrs. Rico Botta, and her Matron of Honor was her daughter, Miss Phyllis Botta. They are the wife and daughter of Captain Rico Botta, who has had a long and dis- tinguished career in naval aviation. He entered that branch in its fledgling days when we were in the first World War. He has been flying planes or has been connected with the aviation field 'ever since. His was one of the' planesf entered in the famous, Iohn Rodgers Flight'to'the Hcigvaiian Islands in the early 2U's. A . -r muon RELAIQ ...r':':.'.:,tt:.,S:fm.'2... ll!! Al ,Q-A . , xx , . . v Q, MA' mga, mg - 'Yin hs CAPTAlN DONALD E. WlLCOX, U.S.N. With twenty years of experience, ranging from Aide and Flag Lieutenant for Admiral King to acting in an advisory capacity for the British Fleet Air Arm, Captain Donald E. Wilcox came to the Thetis Bay when she was just CVE 90. Everyone's fears as to the type of person the Skipper would be were readily qualmed by the handsome and soft-spoken four- striper standing before the crew, reading the orders that provided for his taking command of the new addition to the fleet. During the nine months that he had command the high regard that was first had for Cap'n Don never ceased. His reserved self proved a great asset to the men particularly while sailing through the dark waters of the Pacific. Under his able guidance the ship gained the distinction of being the most Widely traveled of all transport-carriers for a period ot nine months. His Wonderful job done awarded him with a shore billet at Floyd Bennett Field, New York. - -,....,...,..,,. - r.l...4,,,,.c. -- 11:4 4-fe f ef- ' CAPTAIN BENIAMIN E. MOORE, U.S.N. The barnacles had more than begun to gather on the hull of the Thetis Bay. She Was no longer a new ship but one that had conquered many horizons and delivered many necessary supplies to the out-lying forward bases of the South Pacific. To this experienced ship came the former executive officer of the USS FRANKLIN, Captain, then Commander, Ben- jamin E. Moore, a short person in stature but great in the ambitions to retain the distinction that the Gay Ninety had gained. He applauded the work well done and, in a truly traditional manner, had hopes of doing better. He achieved that goal. Upon the ship's return to the States new orders that would tempor- arily change us from a transport to a replenishing carrier for the Third Fleet, that was then making its menacing attacks on the Iapanese home- land, were received. His experienced hands guided our anxious hearts safely through the North Pacific where it gave us inexplicable joy and pride to be, knowing that we were then actually a part of the final stabs that rewarded us with victory over our assailants. Paraphrasing a salty term . . . a 4.0 shipmate. f fa .N,., , , f.1,, my 'Q k A.. ,mn H. W ., ,, ,. ,' H3.,: ff qi, M f ,Q- 1, sf'fff,,.fEwb N .Lx -., -4 :xg 1' v 1 'Tr ,L-.Y fgeyt, ,. A, 1'! 2' As , X , 5-2 as 1 .- by , - ':1if ' ' ' 'g' 1 1 ,I 95 ', f,: gi xx 1 'x r o ' 4.sQ43 - V' V1 A iii! : L, V 1 Q, 1.53425-'A ' ,K .iw 'Z , A -A fffgjgw , if 1- : , ,. ,W CAPTAIN ALLEN SMITH JR., U.S.N. A COMMANDEP G. 5. BOLSER Q 1 I f V'A f AAAA rf If 1 A A ,, N. .,. a f f ' kv. , g A. . A ,.-, ,wt A A F f , - , .- , 4 , - ' X- , , ,V , f f. A ', 'i f1'f4'x , y , an--'--Af -ff-. , pw--w ,.,,,,.,..,,..,.,,,,..,-.s,.....,.,. - ...,..-,.,.,.-n.,-...-,.....-,.,....-Y,.Y ., ' A ' , f 2- .f h ' ' , f.. 2, . 2 ' ' ' M1 --fi ,, . F h y . . Y ...N ....M................4,,.c........, .,....,,.. .q.Lu..,x.,.,...- .. ..-. . ...N -- , COMMANDER H. G. SANCHEZ, U.S.N. EXE EUTIVE UPPIEEHS COMMANDER G. E. BOLSER, U.S.N. ' 1 14 - 'r1f'v'Qfw-S?lvs r'!fh..-: ,A , - .. .,,,,,, , 5 .,. ..,. heir C CLAUDETTE CUTTING THE CCMMISSICNING CAKE Claudette Colbert, Wife of our former Senior Medical Officer, Dr. I. I. Pressman, cutting the Cray Ninety' com- missioning cake with Captain WilcoX's Academy saber. Captain D. E. Wilcox is looking on. EUlVllVll5SlllNlNB CEREMONY THE GUESTS CE TI-IE THETIS BAY Many of the Officers and men invited their Wives, sweethearts, mothers and dads to the commissioning ceremonies. Those who lived Within a reasonable distance came to see the ship their husband or boy was to spend many months on at sea. . s Www i ...... ,..4...,.................... '.a V , fa Ig M Z A wyw.m..N.-.,....,.,,,,,, .................,.. . ,. . MUMENTUUS DAYS V J , .v--New-fmf--v-wt-Q-fp-mwwvm'f-iw-H'f fmff' -,t 1JII.JQ-ll' lIlLf'f'.f.lf:fll'YT AT72-i'.ZL'.ZX?51ZIJ.ZLLiIg.gr.,1...,i-.---. ,......W.,.......i' .. ,.- i , PRESENTS EOR THE NIPS Chief Torpedoman McDermoth directing the un- loading of the 'Tin Eish' to an island in the Mar- shall group. lones, TMZC and Buttrarn, TMVSC hav- ing secured the Torpedo are Waiting for another. AIRDALES MAKING THE FINAL CHECK Erwin AMMCSC CT o p of Enginel, Umeck AMMZC, Leonard AMM3c, and Elier AMMZC, checking a ESE be- fore it is unloaded and taken to a nearby airstrip on an island in the Marshalls. Q I, . LJ.. Q K, 3 f 1 1 L- i-we .V , ' . '. , lik' f . si'-ia f f , f, V , Q.: Vs. ,J :gy -as m aug, 1 ' .f . -. :sf 'Q ,- -5 fs- 5 - 4:4 Ag- Cmfzl zfisi-3,:!?g: J' ' Z, K ,-1.Jr,f4r51mES1-'rf-Q, MANY MADE IT 1 T CQMING-HQME . GETTING THE WORD I W, IN SAFELY AND OUT OF THE WAY ,. ,,,,, ,,,,, I, -W1., .,.,'i , ANU SOME DID 'Tl UP AND OFF , AT GUAM OVER We once took plomes to or bose from which they set out on o combat mission Within twenty-four hours after being un- loaded. . Mi, 'iii'-'35 , IJ? 5, 4s fhf- Getting a Boost TUW-Uut in the Blue ' . f-....-.. c i Q I I 1 . N l EXNQHG- P!-XSSENGEHS IQUME ABUAHU X R 5. KE. .IC wk 4, A PHY EUMES UN FUR A REST travelled thousands of miles, sometimes transporting P38's and P5l's for the Army, more of the time carrier aircraft for the Navy 9 Ways . . . . . I . . . . . in addition we took quantities of men and cargo We visited the Gilloerts and Marshalls the Admiralties and New after time. Sometimes We had the satisfaction of learning that our planes and equipment would be in there pitching of few short days I ll ' M , . ' f I ' ' - - Xififi V fr ' V' Y. .. 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Nep- tunus Rex ordered the Iolly Roger broken and before the Pollywogs lay the last mile. Whereas, THE ROYAL HIGH COURT of the RAGING MAIN will convene on board the good ship THETIS BAY on the Twen- ty-second day of October, IQ44, at Latitude UU, OO, Longitude and whereas an inspection of our Royal Roster shows that it is high time your sad and wandering nautical soul appears be- fore our august presence. ' ASSUME THE ANGLE SMILE PRETTY .sau-a,p.u.,.sv, ' nl ,L wr 'a' -- ' H- .5 f 1., ONLY THE BEST EOR THE POLLYWOGS EVEN POLLYWOGS MUST LEARN TO SWIM, THLETIES ,gg ,- , - tw-V -f' - --.sua A f THE MANLY ART GRUNT AND GROAN GAME AND OVER q DOWN THE COURT ,My-,:,,v,5.v1 ,,...Y. ,+.,,.,,,.,.,. .. . .. L. awww 4 ..x, .., ., :-g'1,j4-'32, W. L f..,.T wiQ ' 1'7 .f'?rii1aldvrfH1vQk4w ' um, 7 VVQ,,,,, M - V- i A WHERE THE BATTLE RAISED H .., ,. 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J, Q I I 41. I-it ,u 1 -ff, I U33 IE 'E elwm,-lip tuaiigi, ..iui..i.iss,....i... AVYA ,E - D EUES WITH U5 COME LET US WORSHIP . OUR PRAYER O most mightly and gracious good Father God, Thy mercy is over all Thy works, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, who Thou has so powerfully and wonderfully de- fended. Thou has showed us terrible things, and wonders in the deepg how both the winds and seas obey Thy commandg that we may learn, even from them, to obey Thy voice and to do Thy will. We come to Thee in days when swift tragedy abounds, when worlds are shaking as before coming judgments, when civilization itself is tottering, when in the balances of God so many are being weighed and found wanting, when the reali- ties which make life worth living are facing quick destruction. Make our lives real and purposeful, rich, and pure, and good. l-lelp us to choose aright a life full of blessing to ourselves and our fellows, to right the wrong and to make the crooked paths straight through Iesus Christ our Lord. V AMEN. WHEN DAY IS DQNE ' . Z,i:g,zvk1:-z-'wxi' ,. ' A PEEK AT LOOK, THATS LIFE 1 A 1 fp? ,V 4- -47' '43, . . ' 'F f 4 114,