Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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'fa ' iv f' 25 f 'f , f, 4 iff, , ,.,. , fy., 4 ,nm ,A Q fy! 1' ' W1 f . ,am ,, I, 1 , ,, I Operation VlP . SecNav guests aboard from Pearl fo Long Beach. Standing, leff lo riqhl: Mr. Samuel W. Small, Mr. Russel H. Wellington, Mr. J. Gilbert Peterson, RADM Horace D. Nuber, SC, USN, l-let.: Mr. Timothy Cornish, Mr. Cecil E. Freeman, Mr. William Buffs, Mr. Harold Sorq, Mr. David H. Evans. Kneelinq: Dr. Rober+ K. Cutter, Mr. John A. Charlz, Mr. David J. Galen. In Confused Condition I, the MVIPSH manned the saluting battery in full battle attire and the ship shuddered as they con- ducted simulated shore bombardment on a simulated coast line with primer charges. With the completion of replenishment exercises on 12 June, the signal uffease pres- ent exercisen was received from the BOXER and we headed in for the most pleasant in- Now sei Confused Condifion l fhroughoul' the VlP's. vasion of our naval careers. Twenty knots was a snail's pace, but at last the land of the oil wells came into view and what a lovely sight it was. Later, as we came through the inner brealcwater, a chorus of automobile horns was raised by happy wives. It sounded fine, but the .sweetest music was that long blast on the bugle. At this time no one even cared who had won the anchor pools-after eight long months, WE WERE HOME! A mosf imposing crew for the salufing battery.

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No one was adverse to a little frolir- in Hmmlulu. so there was a great bustle to malfe really for the 1300 liberty the plan-of- the-clay quoted us. This inelurlerl removing all the riee urine from paelfages. but an- other a1lministrati1'e obstaele remained to be hurfllefl. flt 1300 instead of liberty, quar- ters was sounflerl and we again began the battle of paper work, making out our eus- toms declarations in triplieale-needless to say. they later wound up in the swell known eireular file. In Pearl ufe also began Operation VIP,' when twelife SeelVav guests eame aboarcl for the trip bael-c to Long Beaeh. They showefl a great interest in what was happening en- route and soon learned their way around to the main points on the ship, walking along the naleeka, and up the hladclerv to get utop- sidef' The main event of their trip was the rlay they spent on the BOXER. It wasnst actually the Flay on the BOXER itself, no goofl eruiser man would even mention this, but rather the four trips via the high line neces- sary to the eompletion of the round trip. Sentiments seemed somewhat mixed before, during and after their journeys across the briny deep, but all seemerl happy when onee again aboard the TULEDU. ra I ' f , , N hs 'Y as Some guys get all the breaks. Last-minute purchases in Honolulu. Rx M his. A www.. M How much does il cosl' fo Call Shady Oak, Indiana? Even with Aloha, we dldn'l regret leaving. 1 if! tl .l 4 . K Ng I .,-glv,.,hNuN V 4' FS. V -ef wi

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The VlP's spenf a day on fhe BOXER via desfroyer and highline. Hier fhirfy years in ihe Navy fhis was nofhinq new for RADM Nuber. This was fhe firsf frip for Mr. Cornish. The guesfs from fhe BOXER spenf The day on fhe TOLEDO. fr emfujgiwmae sg' f . ,Jn 11' E A5427 DM - 1 Q K h 1 I xg .ff-f f -x X! mf X 4, if Q 2 iz lxs ws M . A 3 Q iw -5 - Mm CRC ,,.,,, .mv