Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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Albaugh, SteveeR. Barteck, Kenneth O. Nelson, and all who contributed pictures.. y g V - I THE PUBLISHER. C 'and Offset 'Printing Co., Inc. 248 W. Tazewell St., Norfolk, Va. DEDIC TIO Qgbllyv VFW-C' 25.1 f' ' t e N if t ' fwgm f ,F ,ff N ' X lf I, K 1 IL. .X I , ..n, A IN A , ,ff7g2,'ffff t 014' KX . 'lrlr W K :T Z 1 , ,-. N' x '?r.':':f 'I Q' . 'X S 1.5 V V' -if A , 1 X ix Q Am E he . 43, tg I ers 5 R5 1 aww x 'QSQSQQN L1'25'1 ' at g'i' l .k 5 .N I x Ye, .vu- N-. - K 1 Q . gg: ff' To the Wives and Sweethearts who counted the days with us. . ' W 41:5 lffx 1753 Q 9-, 10' FOREWURD Places and events of the past tend to lose their sharp outline in time and become enwrapped in a sentimental aura of unreality. In an effort to re- capture by the magiciof the camera the true form and spirit of our recent expedition to the Persian Gulf, we have compiled this pictorial record -- OF JAZIRATS AND MEN. lt is not, strictly speaking, a stirring wind-swept saga of the sea, but the simple tale of a ship and the men and officers who lived out a tiny portion of their lives aboard her. The voyage was not totally devoid of concrete results. To the cement and brick manufacturers of the world, we can make a happy report: there exists in the Persian Gulf region an untapped supply of sand sufficient to meet the demands 'of the trade for many years to come. But on a less material plane,we believe that the VALCOUR has accomplished a great deal -- we've carried the Stars and Stripes and a small cross-section of America into four contin- ents and established in every port we've visited a feeling of good-will. If this book can enable the reader to recall more clearly a friendship made aboard ship or in a distant port, it will have iustified its existence. THE EDITORS l l l Date FEB 11 FEB 22 PEB 29 MAR 3 MAR 9 MAR 19 MAR 24 MAR 26 APR 7 APR.12 APR 22 APR 29 APR so MAY 2 MAY 5 MAY 10 MAY 11 MAY 14 MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 27 -UN 2 -1-N 4 -I-N 5 'N6 oar -LN 7 -LJN 10 -LN 13 -LN 18 JLTN 26 -LN 30 -LLL 2 -LL.. 7 'L - 9 JL- 16 --- 29 ALJG 4 Al-TG 9 AUG 22 SEP 1 ITI ERARY Departed NORFOLK, VA. GIBRALTAR NAPLES PORT SAID MASSAWA DIBAI UMM SAID JEZERAT DAS BAHREIN KUWAIT BAT-1R121N JAz1RAT AL ARAB1 RAS AZ zAwR BAHRETN DAMMAM RAS TANURA JAz1RAT AL FARSI RAS AL MISHAB PA1-1RE1N RAS TANURA JAz1RAT AL PARS1 BASRA RAS TANURA JAZIRAT AL ARAB: JAZIRAT AL FARSI RAS TANURA RAHR121N SHARJA UMM SAID BAHREIN KUWAIT MENA AL AHMED1 RAS TANURA RAS AL M1SHAB BAHRETN MOQAMBIQUE DURBAN CAPETOWN RECTFE O PORT OF SPAIN Arfived GIBRALTAR NAPLE S, ITALY PORT SAID MASSAWA, ERTTREA o11sA1, TRUc1AL OMAN UMM SAID, QATAR JEZERAT DAS BAHREIN KUWAIT BAHREIN JAZIRAT AL ARAB1 RAS AZ ZAWR BAHR151N DAMMAM RAS TANURA JAz1RAT AL FARSI RAS AL M1S1-1AB BAHREIN. RAS TANURA JAz1RAT AL PARS1 BASRA RAS TANURA JAZIRAT AL ARAB1 JAz1RAT AL PARS1 RAS TANURA BAHRE1N SHARJA UMM SAID BAHREIN KUWAIT MENA AL AHMED1 RAS TANURA RAS AL M1S1-1AB BAHRE1N MOQAMBIQUE, P.E.A. DURBAN, SOUTH AF RICA CAPETOWN, S. AFRICA RECIFE, BRAZIL PORT OF SPAIN NORFOLK, VA. Date Mi I eage FEB 21 FEB 25 MAR 3 MAR 6 MAR 16 MAR 20 MAR 25 MAR 27 APR 8 . APR 13 APR 23 ' APR 30 MAY 1 MAY 3 MAY 5 MAY 10 MAY 11 MAY 15 MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 28 -UN 3 -L1N 4 -LN 5 -2-N 6 -UN 7 -LN 11 -LN 14 -1L1N 19 -LLNP 27 -UN 30 -LL 3 -L-' 8 ju- 9 -LL 27- Al-G 1 Al-G 6 AUG 19 ALG 28 SEP 5 3394 982 1120 1042 1910 236 99 173 269 273 85 111 241 103 8 86 83 199 104 73 202 290 72 75 68 54 267 231 152 259 20 211 171 202 3187 1061 836 3318 2118 1808 1,-Q11 TOTAL MILEAGE ---- --- 25,193 The United States Ship VALCOUR QAVP-555, a small seaplane tender, was named for anisland in Lake Champlain, New York. The island figured in an important naval engagement during the Revolutionary War. VALCOUR was built at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, under authority granted on 17 December 1941. ' 1943 Th h' l ced in full commission The keel was laid on 21 December 1942, and the ship was launched on 5 June . e s sp was p a on 5 July 1946 and was subsequently assigned to duty with Commander Air Force, Atlantic Fleet. One of her first assignments in the latter command was to tend seaplanes of Fleet Air Wing THREE at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama. She remained in the Canal Zone until late in 1948, though on occasion during this period she would act as an advance base for the operation- al training of Fleet Air Wings, Atlantic aircraft in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in Jamaica, British West Indies. VALCOUR participated in Atlantic Fleet exercises at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Bermuda during 1949. ln the latter part of 1949 she became the flagship for Commander, Middle East Force, operating in the Persian Gulf and Middle East Area until February 1950, when she returned to Norfolk and was placed in overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth. After a period of refresher training at Guantanamo, Cuba, she again became flagship for Commander, Middle East Force, in Septem- ber 1950, and returned from this duty in March 1951. Prior to the cruise pictured in this book, VALCCUR underwent extensive repairs as the result of a collision off Cape Henry, Virginia. At this time she was painted white and completely air-conditioned to make her more comfortable in the heat of the Middle East Area. After retraining at Guantanamo Bay in January 1952, VALCOUR sailed again on 11 February to serve a- gain as flagship for Commander Middle East Force in the Persian Gulf. , ,, UQSQSQ A '5 Length - 311 feet - . Beam - 41 feet Guns I2 40 MM,A.A., 8 2OMM A.A., Machinery - 2 sets diesels, 6,400 h . Draft ' 135 fee' Speed - 18 knots one power Displacement 1766 tons C2800 tons full load, Complement 225 F Captain Eugene Tatom, U.S.N. C.O. until 21 March 1952 Captain Eugene Tatom was Commanding Officer of the USS VALCOUR from 5 April 1951 to 21 March 1952. He was born in Geneva, Alabama, 10 September 1908. He has two brothers now serving in the Armed Forces: Col. Louis J. Tatom, U.S.A., and Captain John F. Tatom, U.S. N. Captain Tatom was appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy from the ranks in 1927 and graduated with the class of 1931. After two years sea service in the USS PENSACOLA, Captain Tatom entered upon a career in Naval Aviation which has in- cluded service as a carrier fighter pilot, battleship senior avi- ator, patrol plane squadron commander, and carrier Executive Officer with time out for three years postgraduate training in 'Ordnance Engineering and tours ashore in BuAer and BuOrd. During World War ll Captain Tatom commanded VP-24 in the Pacific and served on the Staff of Commander Patrol Wing TWO until ordered to Washington for technical duty. Near the end of the war he was ordered to duty as Executive Officer of the USS CABOT and succeeded to command of that ship upon her return to the U. S. for inactivation. His most recent assignment before coming to the VALCOUR was as Program Director for Aviation Ordnance in the Planning Division of BuOrd. Captain Tatom took us out to the Gulf and before being re- lieved had laid a firm foundation upon which all hands under the Ieqdership of Captain Payne and Commander Laing went on to build the smartest ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Captain Thomas B. Payne, U.S.N Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Beniamin Payne was born in Potter, N.J. , on 14 June 1909. After attending high school in Washington, D.C. , he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1927. Following his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1931, he served aboard the U.S.S. TENNESSEE and the U.S.S. UPSHUR. Captain Payne received flight training at Pensacola,Florida, and after winning his wings in 1935, he served aboard the carriers SARATOGA and LANGLEY. Serving aboard the U.S.S. HOUSTON when it was sunk by enemy action in early 1942, Captain Payne was captured and imprisoned by the Japanese from March 1942 until September 1945. After World War ll, Captain Payne received refresher flight training at Pensacola and Miami, Floridcn,' after which he served as Executive Officer of the Naval Air Station and Radar Training School at St. Simons, Georgia. Later he served as Executive Officer in the U.S.S. ANTIE- TAM, then on the Staff of ComAirPac. ln May 1950 he was ordered to the Naval Academy as Executive Officer of the De- partment of Aviation. Promoted to Captain 1 January 1951, Captain Payne served as Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit at Anacostia, D.C. , until he relieved Captain Tatom as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. VALCOUR at Umm Said, Qatar on 21 March 1952. Captain Payne's dynamic personality and enthusiastic leader- ship called forth the best efforts from all hands throughout our arduous stay in the Gulf and the long voyage home. Not many ships are as fortunate as we were in having two of the finest Captains in the fleet as Skippers on one cruise. Commander Hugh K. Laing, USN Executive 'Officer CDR.Hugh Kent Laing, USN, was born March 1, 1914, in Escanaba, Michigan, He lived in the Upper Peninsula of Mi- chigan until in high school, was graduated from Shattuck Mi- litary School, Faribault, Minnesota, and then attended Anti- och College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, for two years. He re- ceived his degree as a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1936, and went into the Navy's Aviation Cadet flight training program immediately thereafter at the Naval Reserve Air Base, Minneapolis. CDR Laing received his wings as an Aviation Cadet in Sep- tember,'1937, and was assigned to VP-7 in San Diego, In 1939 he was assigned as an observation pilot in VO-5 on the USS TEXAS. Finishing his tour of duty as a fleet pilot in 1940, he L was retained on active duty and sent to the NAS, Minneapolis, as a flight instructor. From there he went to BuShips and then I to BuAer for duty. In 1945, he was promoted to his present rank of Commander, 7. and shortly thereafter commissioned in the Regular Navy. The end of the war found Commander Laing in the billet of Atoll Command Operations Officer, Eniwetok Atoll, where he stayed until sent to the General Line School, Newport, R. l. , in mid-1946. Next came a tour of duty as Commanding Officer of a PBY squadron, VP-33. That squadron was later equipped with the first PBM-5A aircraft.. In 1949, Washington again beckoned, and CDR Laing lost himself in a billet in the Aviation Plans Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations until the open sea called him to ioin the VALCOUR's crew in late 1951 . CDR Laing's devotion to duty and patient attention to the countless details and decisions involved in his iob, were major factors in maintaining for the VALCOUR a high degree of efficiency as flagship and in securing a high mark in the inspection conducted at the end of our cruise. 1 O f f lcers lsedfecli LT J C GUIDOS fEngmeeri, LT P W HOWISON fAdmm and Persi, LCDR R B GREENWOOD fOperatlonsi, LTR E GAYLE fAlr and First Lleut I LT H F J BURNS fSupplya, fStandmgl LTJG D B CLARK fCommunlcatnonsJ, ENS J W BRADLEY lGunneryJ ENS R A ELMIGER fAsst Communucationsi, CHPCLK C H LASLEY fAsst Supplyi LTJG S L ROBERTS lChaplannD LTJG F L ARMSTRONG QCICJ CHBOSN J H CHIDESTER lAsst to First Lleut J, ENS D H MAURER fAsst Engmeeri, LT M S JAFFE fMedicalD, Not pictured, LT E DONA HER QNOVIQGTOYJ 0 . ' 0 0 V I . . . . . n . . ' N . . . 9 I I 0 0 o A A , . , I O , a a . . . I ' ' 0 ' o o . I . . l o . . I O 0 ' , . ' I O 0 o g ' . ' 9 . 0 0 - I Chief Petty f f icers QBack Rowl:DANIELSON, W.E. , GMC, wooLE, F.E.-, ENC, CouCH, w. , EMC, JACKSON, G.B1, CSC, RICHARDSON, B.T., RMC, RITTMANN, C.M., BMC, SWOPE, C.A., SKC, :M- BERT, J.J., ENC. QFront Rowlz COWAN, B.E., QMC, INGRAM, w., BMC, SIBLEY, W. M. , HMC, SERLET, A., ENC, RAIZIS, P.G., BTC, AANENSQN, C.J., ENC. 'i Division fFronf Rowlz LEIGER, E. K. , AG2, ALBAUGH, C.w. , QM1, LT E. DONAHERp COWAN, B.E. QMC, WILLIAMSON, E.M., QM2, OYLER, M. L., QM3. fBack Rowj: BERRYMAN, J.D., SN ESKEW, J.vv., SN. lst Division QFronfRowJ: CARROLL, C.H., SN, LUCK, vv.H.E., SN, BERNAZANT, H,A., BM3p WHOOL- EY, L.H., BM3p FRECHETTE, M.A.,' BMS, SETTLE, B.L., SN, PATRIGNANI, A.T., SA, csecond ROWMPENDERGAST, O.P., SN, PATTERSON, L.E., BMT, CHBOSN J.H. CHIDESTER , BALKCUM, O., BMT , BALMER, E.w., BMGI.QThircl Rowl: APLIN, J.J., SN, SWTNEHART, C. L., SN, BUTTON, vv., SN, HORVATH, A.v., SN, WILLIAMSON, O., SN, HENNING, E. C., SN, POOLE, E.W., SN, TONER, .J.F., SN. KBack Rowlz RADCLTEE, H.M., SNpWlL- LTAMS, J.M., SN, LEWIS, H.H., SN, HENDRTCKSON, J.L., SN, SHAW, R., SN, MC CGRKLE, J.C., SN, BGZEMAN, J.T., SN. A fFronfRowD NICHOLS R E SN DORSEY M S BM3 TNORAM w , BMC ROURKE, B B BM3 LUCHSINGER, J R , SN MEEHAN A E SN QBQCR Rowl SALESKI, F L , SA BECKER G C SN FCJSTER M T SN FARIAS P SN CHENOWETH C D , SN MC CARRON, S J SN PHILO WA SN STRANG D M SN ' b I ' 'I I l 0 0, E ' . F . . ' T -- 2 . -., - : . . , cial I I 0 .I I I, .I P I . . 5 .I I I ' 'I F 1 0 ol 0 S Division fFirsT Rowlz BARTON, K.D., AKI, SCARSELLETTA, A., SKI, LT H.F. BLRNS5 ROBINSON, H. T., SKI, BERCUME, A.J., SKI. QS,-,cond Rowlvz CROUCH, W., SKG3, DAGGETT, LE., SK3 BAKER, H.B., SH3, HALL, R.v., SKSN, MAYNARD, w.D., SR3, CARTER, s.L., SN, JACK- SON, w.E., DK2. mardi Rowlz HOPKINS, C.L., SKSN, SPILLANE, O.P., SHSN, MC CAR- THY, w. J., SN, THOMPSON, R.w. , AK2, DEMARCO, A.J. , SH2, COWLING, W.R., DKSN fFirsT Rowlz RAPP, K.V., CS2, PINKERTON, D.E. , CSGlp CHPCLK C.H. LASLEYp JACKSON, O.B., CSC, WELTY, J.w., CS2-. csecond Rowbz DEPOT, A.A., CS3, RAYNER, A.E., TN NELSON, C.S., SD3, NESBITT, D., TA, ADKINS, E. L., TN, BELL, T., SD3, CARUSO, A.J. C535 MAYFIELD, H.J., SD3p FRYAR, D., CS3. g 9' Division QFronfRowD:KING, J.R., EN3, PETERS, R.c., FN, ROBINSON, F.E.,VFN, NEWMAN, C5.R., EN, qsecond Rowlz WASSINGER, W.J., lCFNp WOOLE, E.E., ENC, LT ,J.c,. GUIDOS5 SER- LET, A., ENC, REID, W.A., EN3. IBQCR Rowy, BERRY, E.W., EMI,THEuNER, E.F., EN3, GENNoSA, .I.B., EMFN, OLSON, D,R., EN, WENTWORTH, A.R,., FA, NELSON, Ic.o., YNSNp WEBER, J.G.,EMFNp MARTIN, A. N., FN, LOMBARDI, v.E., EMFN, MASSIE, c:.W., ENFNp RASSEN, D.D., EPS, MARTIN, J. D., FN, KUBERA, A.E., FN. QFront'RowD: WILKINS, N.G., EMFNg POPEK, J.M., FN, NEW, G.F., FN, MOYER, L B MMEN. fSecondRowD: HENDRIcI4soN, W.C.,,FN5 PASSARELLQ, J. N., EMPI, AANENSEDILII C-J.. ENC1RAIZlS, P.G., BTC, NOIAN, R. L., EM3p MORSE, W. I., FN. QBdf:k RowD:MOR- RIS, R.E., EMFN5HUTSON,W.J., EM35 ROHRBACI-I, R.E., FN, SCHILKE, G.R., FN- GREEN, E E EM2 WILLIAMS J C MML3 NITToLo,J E EMEN SMITH J F FN . Q I O . I 0, I ' . I 0 .I I -' fl F 1 0 0, ox IEEQM Rowlz WILLIAMS, E.C., TESN, SAMUELS, C.T.,, RD2, BISS, w.C., RM3, CARROLL, A. J , RM3, OSTERSTUCK W S , ET2, BARTECK, S R , RM3 QMiddle Rowj- PURCELL, E C REJ3, SMITH, D.C., ATII, L:I'JO 0.5. CLARK, LTJO E:L. ARMSTRONG, RICHARDSON, EI. 'Ti RMC, GREEN, H.M., RD2. Isaak Rowlz ECKSTEIN, T.P., RMNSN, GOCHEE, N.D., RMSN, BACK, E., RMSN, MAYNARD, J.J., RDSN, REDLING, H.R., ET3, BARNES, LG., RMSN, HAGENBERGER, J.E., RM3, ROBINSON, R.C. , TE2, LAGERQUIST, R.C., RMSN. 0 Division QFront Rowlz HARVEY, W. L. , EN3, COUCH, R.T., EMC, ENS D.H. MAURER, IMBERT, J.J. - H FN WALDROP ENC, FORAN, J.D., EN2. QBcIck Rowlz BONEY, L.J., FN, MANEE1 W- -1 2 ,G.L., FN, PFEFFER, R.P., BT3, THOMPSON, E.S., EMFN, HILKO, R. W., FN- F Division CFront RQWI, GUNDLACH, R.K., GMN2, THERIAULT, W.H.A.,- GM3, DANIE LSGN, W.E., GMC, ENS J.W. BRADLEY, REYBURN, A.H., GMI, BROWN, G.R., AO2. Isaak Rowy, SAJ- DAR, E.J., SN, HUNTER, G.N.A., SN, SMITH, G.R., SN, GLASER, J.B., SN, KWIAT- KGWSKI, E.P., SN, CGGK, D.E., SN, PEAVLER, B.H., SN, SHAFFER, H., SN, OLIVER, H. G., SN, ST ARNAULD, G.F. , A035 SCHAEFFER, J. T. , SN. I Division L fFronfRowJ BRENNAN R P Ana LENNGN, R o PHI LTR E GAYLE DEL ROSS E L AMI HENNESSEY, w E , PH3 QBack Row, MARSHALL, D c , AN METJIAN, c AN LOUCKS, w A , AN BAUMANN, J A , AN MARTIN, E L , AN Q : . ' 9 I I I 0 UI 1 a 0 , I ., i oo o I ' . ' I 0' ' n ' ' I 0 o I ,. , X Division QFronf Rowl: BALDOCK, D.E., YN2p NIDAY, M.S., BMI , LT P.vv. HOWISONp RITTMAN, C M., BMC, PRICE, B.L., YNI5 HALTOM, R., YN1. csqck Rowlz KLIMKCSKY, R.P., YN3 BLACK, T.E., YNSN. H Division QFronf Rowlz GYURE, L. D., HM3p LT M.S. JAFFE, SIBLEY, W.M., HMC, FUHRMAN, R.C. HM3. CBock Rowl: BISCEGLIA, J. A., SN. CO IDEASTFOR RADM F.M. HUGHES, USN, comadeqsfrof RADM R.E. Rose, USN, comadaqsfrof CDR J.R. MADISCN, USN, chief of sfqfr LT J.R. JOHNSON, USN, Flag Lieutenant The primary purpose of our cruisewas to serve as flagship for the Commander Middle East Forces during our stay in the Persian Gulf. We were proud to fly the 'two-star flag of RADM Rufus E. ROSE and later that of RADM Francis M. HUGHES, his relief. Under their command we toured the Gulf from Dubai to Basra. To both Admirals and their staffs - good sailing . BALLON, SD3p THOMP- SCN, RMN2, WICKLUND, JOSNF 5ElDl-ER, RMN2. Theodore VACCARI, YNCA ADMIRA L'S BARGE OUR CRUISE IN PICTURES GOODBYE UNCLE SUGAR The Atlantic Was Plenty Roug GIBR LT R It was good to leave the stormy Atlantic and steam into Gibraltar's protected harbor. The Rock has been in British possession since I7i3. As a naval base its position is of the greatest strategic' importance and what is in- side the rock is a military secret. lts fortifi- cations are said to be a masterpiece of mili- tary art. ln the quaint town of Gibraltar we found many items of interest for 'both the tourist and the shopper. 1 l I TA LY MIX sv Nw 'W lffmbfp f 3. 7 4- 'H , gc 6 1 Q '5v l fill fvjgnll H . g .T v SLL49' 'I 1 .IM lr! I .164-jfs Z- if X. 1 J' 'a?:.::I.E'.,-:Pg-Qi!-, Li I ull A ll 1 - J ' nh' I, 'fo-1'.-J'-' :,.f11'f: A 1' II. -1 vvvf'rw: ':'5 ':':'f'-17' ' APLE Spread out Fanlike above its Mediterranean-blue bay and backed by the slopes of Vesu- vius,j Naples is one of the most beautiful ports in the world. ln addition to shopping and seeing points of interest we took very worthwhile tours to Rome, Pom- peii, Amalfi and 'Sorrento'. t N'2-'tfX - ws--L--MA.--vx..x..s,L,,,,-...... --W -,. --M S 4 A J ,t bf 1 I 5 Af I 0 ig l A ii- - RO E T The Eternal City was clone by the men pictured below in a glass-clomecl bus in two days. But it was not iust another tour -- it was an unforgettable ex- perience for Protestants and Catholics alike. BASILICA OF ST. 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Some Bahrein memories: Shopping- soccer - swimming - beer - ba- zaars 4- minerettes - changing Admirals - Kashmir - l.H.W. Week - division parties - firing salutes - receptions - getting relieved by the B.G. . Yes, we had quite a time in Bahrein! ,.. xgzgqgggg ,.,............,,-.... Q V ,, -4..,.x5.-1Qs-yr.-vviwltrrh-c:'.,g.u, vw. iii-.-lA 1 W . 1 V Y 5 X N 4 1 w , , ' 1 1 V I 4 , i I 1 M ii 5 V , V I L -I NE F---5 His Highness Shaikh Sir Sulman bin Hclmod ol Khalifo, K,C. I. E., of Bahrein, RADM F.M. Hughes, COMIDEASTFOR, and the Shaikh's sons. A X. C.Sn innx CA4,Q.E ' AG AP ' R sl Rev 1 7' O5 oviij WSQWOX Nqvofuguffkf' 004110 BY-XXKSXG Cer I SSl7for per , BI',fu S100 Gugfl KUWAIT HIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH ABDULLA AL HALIM AL MUBARATH AL SABAH, C. l.E. , K.C. M. G. , Ruler of Kuwait cmcl richest man in the worlcl, llncome :S400,000 per day, RADM R. E . ROSE, USN and Mr. Cornelius J. Pelly, O.B.E., British Po- litical Agent. lY f'l ,ll l 1 ill lil? l ill wli ill , , ,Xiu y . , . I l 1 l if ,.,t, ' A ,i , l iff ui, lglfl Qlll ,,, l ll , l ,, :til 'li' lx' ,1 ,I,L' , E, is iv -1 i lil t , ,,, vs ,il wi' 1,55 ,,l-lm 'il ll ,w, lxl ,fl Nw 'ill ,: if ,,l 'tl ,l V, l,lal ip l','l ll' aw il l lil l llxlin, 'l lim ,Wulf ,ul 'l ,,, ,l ,,, fli l H37 i, 1 it i plz , r ,ii i fill ! Ll 11,22 :E 'll 21132, tillflj ,,,l ,, j'i'l,lfi,l lilif l 'iw' 1,L'l1i,i 11'-g' lllll l lllli X! lr: gg lil: Hemi fill ll lilfl, it l' , fu l ,Q , rl lid ,ll gif wi :-fl ilg ,il 11-li l-f ,l ll li il l ,g rw: ' fill, .V , ,i ul l ', llli 1, Ill, ill ln, ll nil Vi, lr ,1,,l l Jil, 'lil ii ,,, .1 .,.' , lim WL, ni F- BASRA, IR We steamed 85 miles up the Shatt-Al-Arab River to get to the Venice of the East. Basra, chief port of Iraq, takes, its name from the great military camp founded by the Second Caliph, Omar, in A. D. 637 to control lower Iraq. From this camp sprang the Famous city of Basra where philosophers, poets, historians and theologians Foun- ded important schools which in- fluenced all Islamic thought and literature. This was also the city of Sinbad the Sailor . Withthe coming of the Bri- tish during the first Worl-d War, Basra became the base for a large expeditionary Force and the history of modern Basra be- gan. With the coming ofthe VAL- COUR the futurerhistory of Bas- ra was assured. Up the Shatt-Al+Arab Welcoming Salute 4 British War Memorial Y , Purple-plumed Camera Bqif in lllll e I l 'A Date vxamovion Comoffc Churbh l Abcdcm Refinery , Iran GURNA and The Garden of Eden Cattle Boot ' Pied Piper i The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil ' Brick Ovens AT LAST! The big day finally arrived and the U.S.S. Greenwich Bay QAVP-4U steamed through the channel from Sitrah without mishap and pre- pared to come alongside. She was greeted by raucous Arabic music and grinning Bedouin line handlers. From the forward minaret QMK 8, Mod. 35 the grand wizar, Shaikh lben Had Qrightl called all the faithful Qthose in Arabic Dress Ablej to render honors to starboard lbe- lowl. This was'a happy day -- we had to cele- brate! Besides by now we were existentially able sugar. l How we looked fo them Turn To! if's been nice to know you! Well Done! So- long ! --- H Lew' S aka Tha, on ay Home 9 U. S. NAVAL DISPATCH 5Nn GEN 1007 ,T A H .... - I CLASSIF PRLu.Df.NCf F,,,,,,: COMIDEASTFOR - nj F A- WROUUNE ,- Ag tion: I I --M W-5 , .,,f0: CINC-LANTFLT f CINCNELM f COMATRLANT it fl45J855JZ! WHEN RELIEVED BY GREENWICHBAY AND READY FOR ,SEA ON ONE SIX JULY ' DEPART BAHREIN FOR RETURN CONUS VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ACCORDANCE SCHEDULE CONTAINED CINCLANT TWO FOUR ONE THREE TWO TWO ZEBRA WUXWB RECD BY HAND A ELF' SC lm ' I I I I4 JULY' 1952 145155151 WWVVI7XWi7'WVW'WWI'71mlW9imi2'1HLflfQl T Y w J 5 i 1 EI , m F 1 2 Q qfku s A 1 i li 1? iz ll M Fi 1 WI wi wc i lgz E1 H V, if 1, F. Ei U M H4 ,vw U2 ii? 'n ln un A 1 ul, Wi 1:1 '-9 'n vl 4 v I 3 A if I5 ii F Ki he 1 1 1 ' 2 1: N I 1 x N. 1 ' ! 1 1 V, , i i 1 a, V2-, 2, I , I V is T5 1 Y ,I 4 :' I f Q 1 1 9 V 2 L 1 L 5 Q 1 1 I- I 11 W ,I -Q X H .-1 m CRQSSINGTI-IE LI Ez We Got the Royal Worlis 5 if N X -s Q fx' ,- 4 -X If X Sy! ' fl f Q 1 . 'Q e I -7 ff . ' 5 R a .' A big b :E BY lb X ' 7 ' k ' .rg X g ,A 'ng A I H Q , 5 mv S Domain of Neptunus Rex Jgly 1952 V ...HOFFE ALLD nsaaoanxm QQ? N eat.,--,, E tt'tw't - x'.r- f A I R I ' 1 ' -5' ' ' ' gf Fig: ,qjgzgeahsgk x e oyal High Court oi The Raging Maru 5-an lgg My . I 2,5-vi '. Lg54mPEE7i Wh H c CUZ, To om ray ome These Presents Greetlngs and Beware WHEREAS, The good ship VALCOUR, bound southward of the Equator, has never before entered our domain, and WHEREAS, the aforesaid ship carries a large and loathsome cargo of land- lubbers, beachwcombers, guardo-rats, sea-lawyers, lounge lizards, parlor- dunigans, plowfdeaerters, park-bench warmers, chicken-chasers, hay-tossers, four-flashers, erosseword puzzle bugs, bridge sharks, Long Beach sheiks, Pike cowboys, asphalt araes, and other foul creatures of the land, falsely mas- querading as seamen of which low scum you are member, having never appeared before us, and WHEREAS, THE RUIAL COURT of the RAGING HAIR will convene on board the good ship VELCOUR, on the 23rd day of July, 1952, at longitude 480 30' 000 Eg and W WHEREAS, an inspection of our Royal Muster shows that it is high time your sad and wandering nautical soul appears before 0UR.AUGUST PRESENCE, BE IT 'ORN, That we hereby summon and co mand you -h .umm-, to appear before the Royal High Co and ur August Presence on the aforesaid date at such time as may best suit OUR plea- sure, under penalty of eternal picklinga You will accept most heartily and with good grace the pains and penalties of the awful tortures that will be inflicted upon you to determine your fitness to be one of our Trusty Shellbacks and answer to the following chargesi CHARGE I. In that you have hitherto willfully and maliciously failed to show reverence and allegiance to our Royal Person, and are therein and thereby a vile landlubber and pollywog. CHARGE II. ' ...... , W - - -r 1-:l,f, , 1 ,,e-- , ins-can gg1g Disebey this Sum ons Under Pain of Our Swift and Terrible Displeasure. , Our Vigilance is Ever Uakeful, Our VOHECGHCC ls Just and Sure. Given Under Our Hand and Seal. Q v C w,g,:g,i,,,-- e... ...A e, 1 fUNUS.REX Ruler o the Raging Hain A I.- V I Kg J, ,fam IRUY JONES Clerk ill. ltlzll' f illllilll 'ill' Mg' 'Eli lv' ,my ill! .His lim llfl fdzlll .,,,. pw lllll ulqfl .full -th. will ll N 'Ill lily! all l 41 I l V, itil, try le fifl f ,il fl l l fl :iw Q. ,V ,s rl r. l l l lwi r ' s lg iz 1 in , ,! ' tl L. Essentially Naval personnel may be broken down into two groups, one all-powerful and highly organized, the other pitifully impotent. On the USS VALCOUR QAVP-551, this second group stood huddled together on the forecastle on the morning of 24 July, 1952 some 500 miles off the eastern coast of Africa, smoking or talking nervously and casting uneasy glances aft. All sizes and shapes and rates and ranks were there and yet there was one common denominator. These of- fivers and men were pollywogs and the VALCOUR was about to cross the equator. Already on the' previous day they had looked on helplessly as their senior member, the Executive Officer, following an llluslve 'whim of the shellbacks, shifted at half-hourly intervals from white trousers and blue blouse to blue trousers and white blouse t t ' l h and khaki overseas cap at a Napoleonic slant. o ropcca w ites, bridgecoat, arctics 111 s, .,X, ,,x,,Q X.Q,,XN.xN. ,.,..x.. , . X .,.NNxf X NY X .X., x..,.. . ,X,.., s , .Wim M ,f-'gf' 5, , Others fromntheir demoralized ranks, officers and men alike, had been impressed into a special lookout detail whose primary Function was to report the coming of Davy Jones. Mr. Jones fstron l resembling one of the ship's 5605006 9 Y . in a dramatic appearance, distributing summonses to Kung d boatswain's matesl had eventually put Neptune's court with gay abandon. Early in the morning of the day of the crossing, these unfortunate creatures had manned the rail, the officers in raincoats, arctics and visor caps without covers and the men in watch caps, white iumpers on backwards and shorts, where they were paddled with a happy combination of enthusiasm and skill. This invigorating exercise A . gave the shell backs almot d r ' ' - sight of the pollywog officers who com osed th h hsl as 96:0 my oppehte as .did the cheermg g P e c ow a l serving line that morning. Now these minor tribulations over, the pollywogs waited Forlornly on the fore- castle as Neptunus Rex with his ominously forbidding court was piped aboard past the sideboys to the bridge where Capt. Payne -- a loyal Shellback -- welcomed him aboard. lt was here that His Majesty said those awful words which struck terror into the heart of every pollywog: NO leniency can be shown to any pollywog and NO punishment adjudged can ever be too great. There is no crime on the high seas as repulsive as that of being a polly- wog. There can be NO escape. lwill take over the ship now, sir. One-by-one the wretched pollywogs crawled aft as the merciless court ofKing Neptune, established in full maiesty now on the fan- tail summoned the offenders to their fate. What rending doom a- I , waited them there--what exquisitely horrible blending of Tortures both Flesh--searing and b'rain-maddening? The pictures on these pages only touch upon the horrors, for no pollywog, into whose hands this publication might fall , must ever know beforehand. l l i , I V. ,, L , I I 1 I , I ' I I I I I I I l I 1 I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I , I I I I I I I I I. , I I I I II I I I I1 I W i I I I 1 I I I I I I I Ii Shellbocks are mode, not born Fortaleza De S. Sebastioo OZAMBIQ ' The USS VALCOUR was the first American naval ship to visit Durban and D N Capetown in nearly four years. A ln Durban the populace opened up their hearts and their homes to the A- ' merican blueiacket, while the leading officials held innumerable receptions and dances for the crew. A tour was arranged for the officers and men to the Zulu reservation,a huge tract of land established by the South African government for the exclu- r sive use of the native Zulus. There they were seen living the mode of exist- ence set up by their forbears long before the coming of the English or the Dutch. For camera fans this tour was one of the highspots of the cruise. ' On her last day in Durban, the VALCOUR opened her gangway to the pub- 'lic, who came aboard by the hundreds. All facets of the little seaplane ten- der seemed to interest the populace, for whom a U. S. Navy ship was a nov- elty. l M Rickshaw Boy City Hall South Beach Marine Parade ,Post Office A Esplanade h 15! .I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 il 11 gl 1 3, 1 5 1 1 1, ,1 i: V I 111 V1 111 112 1 1, ' 1, A 1 1I 11 1 V il 1 111 111' 1 L 15' 1 I V Ifj 1 1 1 iff 1 FH 1 11 1. 4 . 1. 1 11 ri 11,2 11 Tj if I 11 X I 11 ?1 fi 1 l 1 111 1 1 1 1 I V 4 13511 L i FV' f1 i 11 111 1751. 1 11 1 I . vi I Ji , , V 3 w 1 v 1 1 V Ya, l .i' '1 F1 lx , 1 fr Q11 r X V Q V I 1 31 I 3 . 5 2 i 1, pil, li I N V Q ,H i' ri l , wiif' UW' .3 2, J I ,P 'Z ,z 1 Um la5' lx NM' 41: 5 QU . 'v W !' zilg wr i -lw iif lf . i j.I l in 1 . ii A V, I , i f WQW H-W fi Z 4 , , 4 1 1' I N V 1 ' 1 1 , v,,,- Af 1 V I V 1 , 1 - V i I i -4 l C PETOW It was with reluctance that the s ip epar e- 1 man friends so quickly, but- Capetown's reception proved equally warm. Nestled at the base of Y a lofty range of mountains, the Administrative Center of South Africa was an imposing sight for the VALCOUR's crew most of whom had never been in that part of the world before. I On hand to meet the ship shortly after her arrival were Mr. John F. Stone, American Consul General- Colonel L. DuToit Officer Commanding the Cape Command, Mr. Fritz Sonnenburg, the Mayor- Administrator P. J. ,OIivier,A Commodore F. J. Dean, Officer Commanding Cape Coastal Commdnd, and Mr. A. W. Liefeldt, Chief Magistrate. Miss Catherine Higgins, who as Miss South Africa placed seventh in the recent Miss Universe contest, also visited the ship, thereby momentarily stopping all work in progress. There followed a round of receptions for the officers, and dances and parties for the men. In what spare time was available, all who could- make it took the cable-car journey to the top of Table Mountain. But as in Durban, it was the feeling of friendship toward the ship and its crew on the part of the citizens of Capetown that made the visit a pleasure. One visitor to the VALCOUR, during the Open-house held shortly before the VALCOUR's departure from Capetown, seemed to sum up the h d t d Durban where the officers and crew had made so attitude of both cities when he said to the Officer of the Deck, Come back when you can, Yank. You'rewelcome any time . , 'acl f w W- 3 . r 5 1 A ,N 5 . 5 : V 1 I nl 1 'I 'I U' fE v ,Q M gt! EF 'fii 1 P KF' ,....--,..,, ,7 ' g, T E? i .fx V, I , i sl in 2131 e! 1 :I 6. I E1 r 1 1 p , I, J lid LQ W: , I I5 Q l l i 3 Ni . X Tw? 5 I ? is F l 1 . 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Qu 1, , ,, -11 Wm 5. flv lf 3 1 iw s f f XYi-1 ' li vi. .fiflii Miss South Africa 1952 Consul-Gengral Stone CDR. Laing, Mrs. Sfone CAPT. Payne MEM H1 1. s nw- W ,.k, , er U grass DBRBAN, FRIDAY. AlJGUS'1i1. 1923, D0 priinil m?ecr2i.a1:y.miani:lWwTQ- received by 79-year-old Mrs IR. Woodtlle. of Newlands, and Mr. Woodgate on Satur- day, me may or men- 6Ulh wedding anniversary, Twenty-one members ol the Woodgace family. which includes 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. cele- brated the anniversary with them. Friends seng more than 40 lelegrams. gifts and flowers. Pride ol place among the telegrams. next to that cl the Queen. is one from the Govemor-General, Dr. the Hon. E, G. Jansen, in which he ' sent Hheartiest congraulations and best wishes . Bu! Che best tribule of l nu name from ner an-yaarpla husband. retired senior asslsl- anl at the Roval Cane Obser- r iiniiiiig Anniw. niiiiin ifiian viiinii india. The l Excculive Ojieer ICorn. Hugh K. Laingl is showing lhem io Ll. Philip W. Howison Ilellj, Personnel and Aiiminislraiiue Oficer, and Ll. R, E. Gayle, Firsl Lieulenanl and Air Ofccr, in lhe quarlels which are used bg lhe Admiral when he Lv on ' Boar . . . sou VENIRS iii siniiii Alriea iniiianeii ainam on board the U.S. NAVAL ME 'GOI IGHT EEI GI I iw PENINSULA i- IBERTYIVIEN from the American seaglane tender Valcour, which is on a -three-Eiay visit lo Qapc . 'v' , THE CAPE ARGUS, SATURDAY, TABLE BAY Omcen inment Planned z:'::'::'lmii 1n . l Th nfaaay, ,fin GALE DELAYS ' Tail irq, 1, h for U. , V 1s1t0rS ,gi in .Z.fgg5, ' , . 015. L' IHE U.S.S. Vnlcouri which n-i-ivan in xeflifhint R b ' E . n - my G0 ' uighr from Durban on a lbreeihe 1-,nd wear!-ier of :he 4p,,,,,, Caminanaaf H i, layed more than six hours y 510111. executive Liigmcii mi, law days. -,,7ul,',i ' Vwfvvr. chairing ,O p ' A' Nev and Ma - E. Szavlefard s 'D' rn: cocktail 2:,,'A'AiR' 1' N T ' wi ,Vi iii, nl., 'MES' FRIDAY. AUGUST 8 El.-vflll 'act as hoslesses 1 me ,mm -'-sjenlrlsrlla third ba, ii - ...... .. umm.-c v fommsin - E- was n pl ru r A :rfgalzne tender U,sgl :::: llie visiting lgizggiz AUGUST 9, ,1Q52 ' -0? Rosebmk Ugg, V - 'U 'f,'h ndribaxeball THE OFFICERS al U.S.S.4 Valcour were lhe guests of honour ul n reczpllon given by ihe American Consul - General and Mu. I. F. Slune al 'lhe CAPE . .S. Navy ' t 40X the flrn time in realli rnonlhs Lhe SIA!! lhd Siriptl new Over in Arleflcin Nlvy. ship In Durban harbour 1.0-dlyv The Vessel is the 2,800-l-nn U.S.S. Vul- scaplane sender which u me smallest ei-an Ln the be namniamy nu-muah hcme from duly in ine us wir. naman were uungs cannnisnianea ln ms. .ne nn: is Negro ana caianrea seamen In ner crew. One Coloured S.-,inn ls n petty umm ina inner non- rzarapeans new as mwnrai ana rnnngs. Lure an u.s. wmnlpa, ynleaur nn- n non-segregation . , -5 .- ' . xr- gms, -,' 4 - I i i,,.f Tmnsmr, AUGUST 7, .1952 nw..i.,.a .i ii. em .. . nmnni- To runnic ,y from 1 P- 55 amcd after ai qgiamnialn. B93 lil open w lnsllec nublis no-m::nq2v4Eigdpl A ' E la W J - darngliallin ngieonare eflilzin ENSIGN I. MAURER, U.5.N., recovering his shore legs , lhe Ielll Mrs. H. P. Cuney, eller a slarmy passage lo Cape Town from Durhan, tells Miss I Chaplain Ll. 5. R. Ralrerls, Wenily Daniel ahaul his experiences, al lhe parly given in honour Y U,s.iv., Li. D, is. Clark, .ii an niiiii. ini inm in ii.. Aiiniinin Embassy. rin OF. U.S,N., Mn. N. G. Nibliiali- iaaplnne lender is an in way bark io Naijalli, Virginia, from MR. JOHN F Siuarl and Mrs. fuhn Daniel. lhe Persian Gull. , X General in STQFNE, lhe Uniled Stl!-es Coma! ienns npg own W . - . F . 4 wr and I1 h d i as in rroubl 1105, above! 'Wien Com CAPE ARGUS, 7, 1952 t Via? Rfy-11'-fy 'rabbis Egnligzhsoulh African jsllxsszrglzt . ' ' A One woman ls ' . . . sfo Their ship was delayed I AVAL VI ITOR W ELCOMED glniLi.i2'.?St,.?fg, Wm l lfikl ,,' Naval Power MY relei this week to the unnaa Navy i being me most ngnung an-ae world ever known UU Ci with noi 5.1 AT AMERICA EMBASSY EOPLE invited by the American Consul-General and A dance was Planned V20 men who were 1 Mn. .giggle las: nlghq, 1-bg J. F. Stone lo ineex the enpnnn -nd ofheers ol :he U.S.S. nm irurgaerlook to nna Valcour nl the American Embassy in Primrose Avenue Ian Sign ' of fhem and night waited for lhe guesls of honour lo arrive in sn atmosphere W0rn:ri, task was to nnd 70 l of expectancy: in Iact. in an smmsphere reminiscent of A brida -, EA .Annan win no una. V l He dwg? ff? COME The reception mums urinlwvfw- lin 6 r. bran: lo welcame Embassy las! nlghl Mrs. Slone, and American Consul-General and seaplane lender Vnlcour al lhe K. Laing, the lendefs execnliae T. B. Payne, U.5.N. . www' , gina 'MISS FRIENDLY SPIRIT' was lhe Catherine Higgins f'Miss Soulh A1'ri:a'j her from the Unileal Shles, and she liaerl up I wcnl to tea milh lhe Mayaresr, Mrs. Frilz 'rm Amricnn Cmuul-General and Mn John F sum new a rm lion In Embau A dance was held by mhz South African Navy ir! honour of the USS. Vdlcouv-ht S.A.S. SEAMEN SIT DOWN TO- MIDDAY MEAL unezie rim ni,-im, Jaxiave u one of ina United yarn aan- men dancing u:irh'a South African wrmn. LEFT: Two rntrrvbcn-of the crew uf tha Valcour lyrucinq up before going ashore oni leave lan night. They an Jack Forum, of Palmyra. New Jersey. and Glen Newman, of I Dexter. Minnesota. Report on i. page 3. CAPE TIMES, FRIDAY. AUGUST8 ' lr I al h ' . ' ' P V xhlerlzogmwrlli C:g,.uHli1lL'C3:ell2.5npe Hoare, Wynberg, mr Wednud.ay,zvzmng furthe Commnndefand amen: al U.S.S. Valeour, IN PORT: The USS. Vdoour, a uaplane under. ' r . Mi iam, bbw! amd Above are flzlt ro nghn: Caplam T. B. Payne, Capurin C. B. Brooke. of H.M.S. Nzvelde, an attvuctlal ple-fun In Cana Town Darla an Manx: ENLISTED MEN in Ihe American naval ship Valcou dl down lo cd lheif Jirner lm!!!-I4-15150111 ol 'M Plde b-Jay. They had soup, rbad ieel and ships, peas all zlluce. Ivlneherry pir mtl Imll juice. lSee also Page 9,1 . me mf! nl:n 1lrr will be Wm in Lhe public from Mn, Jamelon, and Canlaln -r, c. c. Jiimm, of H.n.s. naman. ' Muna In on waamaaa. pm. ro-day ,ma RECEIFE BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, 11 1 1. 1 1111 ll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 'W1 1:11 ' 1 1 ,L 1 1, 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 15Q ' 1 1111 1111 1 111:' 1 ,11 1111 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 11 1 1511 1 1 1 1 1. 11 1 11 1 11 11 11 ' 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 12 1! 1111 11 111 1 111 11111 11 111 11 11 11 1, 11 15111 111 L11 111 1 1 - 1 111 111 111 21 ,111 .11 111 l Yi 11 1 1 :11 ' 11 11,11 1 1' 11 1 1 1:11 1.1 . 1. TRINIDAD, BRITISH WEST INDIES TW -.,-, , 1. 1 15 11 gi j 1 11 13 15 11 1 111 1. 41 1 11 11 1711 '11K11 . 11? 1114 1 1' 1 1 1 '1 1 1 1 1 1 1' 11 V11 11 11.11 1, I 111 1 1 -1 1 -11 2 111 112511 111 1 112111 11' 1 141414 1 1 111111, 11,111- 13121 1 E'51' ' H11 11 1,11 1 1 1:51 1 1111 1 -11 1111 1 1 1111 19111 1 21 '1 .1 5114 1 111 1111111 . 11 '1 11 1111 11 1111 1 11 1.11 Qi 111 1 .1 :1 1. 1 1 1 111 1111 ' 1 1 11 1 11 31 1 1111 111' 111 1 111111 1111 ' 1111 :T 1 11111 1 11 1 1 111111 1 111 1 1111 r ., l 11 11 111. lg! 1 1 1111 1,111 111 111 ' 1 1 - 1 111 ,I 1131111 1131113 11 11 111111 1.. 1 111' U1!' 121 12 14, 111' Ny' 1 11 11 fa .11 11 .1 11 11 Q1 11 1 11 ...M .,.,, 11 1 RELIGIO CHAPLAIN ROBERTS Roman Catholic Mass Protestant Divine Worship C Catholic Rosary Service CHAPLAIN Roberts, Father Walter Connolly, LT. Hugh Burns lk .1 I xl. THLETICS In A 5 I 4 9-eff' ,135 J f We I 'S-Ns f 1 7 QE, l HH, - ,, N Al , .,.A .'4 , III cj' jf s X III III, I il ' . ' V . -in K r When the VALCCUR and H.M4S. DALRYMPLE found themselves together in Bahrein the fol- lowing messages were exchangedt VALCOUR: ln spite offirst phrase of I Tim- othy 4:8 request lesson in soccer I400 to- morrow. DALRYMPLE: Proverbs 8: 9-'IO also last phrase of Daniel 4. Can you play at 'l730? VALCOUR: i73O is iake with us. Psalm l8:36.and 45. ' After it was over and we had beaten the British at their own game: DALRYMPLE: lI Samuel l:27 VALCOUR: . Matthew 5:4 3 VALCOUR JAZ lRATS -- They swept Iraq We took 'em -- 2-Ol Victor --------------------- and vanquished Soffbol I or hordbol I we took on all comers. ' Stretch c1nd Pee-W AT ORK , : Aw V wwf- 4- A 1 f 1 1 F .- . fs g My ,eo '21 9 ff , 4 1 5, A1515 Q 4 2 1 av A 2 9 , 34 'F Q ' 1 f f, I QM J ,x X Y if ,Miki 4' I x 7 f if ' PWZ wr 7 , 'A 4 , , l'.!I' , 4 1 L ,L W 2 o 1 I 4 U X wfi i Qxy if ' -,,5 Eiwlr Y iii. E wif Q, MW! 1' ew' uizf ' H5115 ' :pw :U Q i3 ui '1 '!i5 +I f zilfji ,l 3, 'Iwi flu 'Ulf H121 .iiiil me lids! Llfiff l Shi 'Hg' his Egg 15, M' V Mr, l F4 1 if ,. Q S 'E' ? r. 13 ,i s ' I 9 K N 1 I ix 1 1 I 2 i i L LV 'I x lx, is! I 1 if l i' 3 I 7, ,y, I i f 4 1 I I l ,L - i I 1 4 I v A 1 1 L 1 I Q A i 2 A E J I 1 Y N 1 1 1 1 1 w N 1 I f 4 2 5 W E' f .MII gI1I. FI, I I II I II I II II 2 III 'I I I, I ' :III III , IIII VIII :IIII A III I I I II IE' I ,f 'I'I1 IIIII :gI1I ,M SIII ,II I I ,I III- III ' my ,, III ,,I II fm-A 'III 'I'I 'II IIII JII ' IIII III I I I III ' 'I III III ' III I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I , , I I I I I II ,I ,I II 'I I I I I I II, I' . 'I KI II EII III .I II I, I , I I :III I SI! IIII I II SI' I II I I I I I I I I I I II II II I. II .,I I II ' I I I W I I ' I I I I ,II I I I I RELAXED XG 5 Zzfif ' 33345 ,M Civ QM? wwf 7 '58 ,v 4 A Q, 5, 49 f' V ,333 3 yzxmw was gig d V ,Q If Y 1 2-.ff qi.: gyfkwfgg- WW 'f 23:-ff' 0 1024 4' 9 - ff, any , ,:,,.,,, ,,. ,, ,,.,f, 7., f 3' VW M412 .'l .3f.,:15G'I '1'4v3!?'EfJ1fff4.,9'zfjl' '! ','4,Q-1 , f f.-C Wig? 'ff' 73- EL, ,L ,A I, ,241-3 -V, , f f 'Q 'yf fm, f . K , ,, , jf ,,,,,.fij , ,, V f f . -vw X , Q A A ' , .- ,. ff?:'iw- ff '?f1ff1Q:'lf? I 2' ' f f wfmyfzz 44 f 4 iixiikff I ,V 7 V7 7'-i:g'vj'z!'j 'W-fvif '41f,y-pf fmvf fijf , , i mg, 'Y ,fpfqr,pg,g,f4g,,,13!ff' ,gffgvyf .,VfP'f'f1:' f 1 , f f PERSONALITIES PHOTO CO TEST First place - Bartek, S. R. Second place - Bartek, S. R. hird place - Stone, R. A. Best Foreign Scene - Bartek, S. R. Best Human Interest - Nelson, K. O Best shipboard Acfivny - Nelson, K.o. Bei' Amon Sho' ' Bcflekf 5-K- Pinoehle Contest Winners First Place: Robinson, H.T. , and Daggett, J.E Second Place: Schaffer, J.T. , and Glaser, J.E ' Third Place: Crouch, W. , and Baker, H.B. e Crlbbage Doubles Contest Wlnners First Place Cowan B F and Jackson W F Second Place Purcell E C and Daggett J E Tied Serlet A and CHBOSN Chldester l Third Place: .Williams,lF..C..,' and Gochee,, . 1 ives S1 Swee hearts P111-Up Contest - - We C0l1ldIl,td6Cid . HELLO U CLE SUGAR 314474 ' . ,Q . , , ,.,, , . , V 'gg Xfj ' 'L H if V V X 1 fy ,L ' ' J 4 h. 4 'L 7' ' ' 9 3 ,Q-Q L V 453 . L Q ' ,uf 'n WK Ag h,, ,A,,g,.L.W,.,,,, W ,W Ef251flfv?Ifi?:f'5?' C FS' 'P' A 353-I'1fIf4 f- '15,5 , ',A. l ,f'f3Q7-' ' 5 ' g i: Q12 Sf V Qijgg ' lf, -. , ' ':Q1lf1:erf: if EWkQ 5?5?TH?QE5f ' vV., X , ' Sf-15.554 - '- Q' ,mei . -w ..'. :,.,4:p'.,w,,f,'I f.-. ,-f'-, Q 1: Daddy,s Home P9 U. S. NAVAL DISPATCH 5ND GEN 1007 'f,.,.,: COMAIRLANTD I m'5'FL'KlN RLELSECFERRED Info: ON OCCASSION OF RETURN USS VALCOUR TO CONUS AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION PROTRACTEDTOUR WITH MIDEASTFOR I WISH TO PERSON NALY CONGRATULATE THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF YOUR SHIP FOR HER OUTSTANDING APPEARANCE .AND SMARTNESS X I AM HIGHLY GRATIFIED TO EXTEND A DESERVED WELL DONE TO I ALL HANDS X VICE ADMIRAL JOHN J. BALLENTINE. . . BT. RELEAS .-Q I cwo ron foo one D 6 olv cn. , 2 i ' - 5 , I I I I I 1 , A I -E 1 234567891 juWNIMNIMH MI I 3 V HIIUHEII WIHIIHQIQML NAVY1DI?PD smolw' To the many in life with a cross to bear Goes our condescending laugh, For we of the VALCOUR had no cross- Much worse: we had a staff. Anairdale stood on the diving board In the light of the moon lit was night timej Wondering whether by flapping his arms He could count his descent as flight time. l'm beginning to have a great aversion To any gulf that's remotely Persian. These bits of wit composed so badly, are all the works of Qwyw aww AUTOGR PHS t t , . . , 4 '- - i: 1:wf.'1z ': f if ' V 4 Q K -W N' .. . -v-AQ.. :-7. .-W., 1,1,z,:v:, -r51.-.7.,,-+::::5,:WE1?1' f ' ,ifwifi.-fra:-211321:-:fe'it-if ' lf .z e f - Arm? - 'cfm' A ff., A X Q,m,m.1m.:Q4g.9,Y 4: i wi 'Hn mwf' ytiwff' wfsfwm, .N-'A v. - oewga. , . ,fa-aff.. 1 ,- Q ., .z,-Wifgffm-f,m,,,,Q .V M W wi saw W5 , ', 1 gy 3 ,f -' ' , 2+ 1 ' -' v:2Ffr2'V?' ' 'gp , -, wi mv- M : 'f::M7-wwfzf, aw ww ,st-fffrw.f'f.: .:g,Q2Zff223f,L ' w ' 1 -ff. if 'Exim:51.1::15:3g:x+r1-f .551 '.,:':..:r2,-fi,2': '.gfaf1g f:.-.- ,,,..:g1,:,gg.: 193,5-,f:,.,gg,.f,:gs'g7A5:gg:-1.5551 it Five-handed Cribbage? The Bahfein Kid Rupee Water Taxi i . A Almost Movie Time Pin-up Contest Entry A 1 i l Dummom Pier King For6uk's Yacht and Gig 4 1 E E' s OFFICERS LTJG ARMSTRONG, Francis L. ENS BRADLEY, James w. LT suRNs,rHugh E. Jr. CHBOSN CHIDESTER, Jesse H. Jr. LTJG CLARK, Douglas B. LT DONAHER, Edward ini ENS ELMIGER, Robert A. LT GAYLE, Robert E. Jr. LCDR GREENWOOD, Robert B. LTRGUIDOS , John C. LT HOWISON, Philip W. LT JAFFE, Murray S. CDR LAING, Hugh K. CHPCLK LASLEY, Claude H. ENS MAURER, Donald H. CAPT PAYNE, Thomas B. LTJG ROBERTS, Stacy L. Jr. CREW AANENSON, Carroll J. ADKINS, Earnest L. ALBAUGH, Cleve W. a APLIN, Jesse J. Jr. ASH, Victor C. BACK, Forrest ln, BAKER, Howard B. BALDOCK, Donald E. BALKCUM, Odell lnj BALMER, Ernest W. BARNES, Tom G. A BARTECK, William F. BARTEK, Steve R. BARTON, Kenneth D. BASSEN, Duane D. BAUMANN, James A. BECKER, Gerald C. BEIGER, Eugene K. BELL, Thomas Cnj BERCUME, Arthur J. BERNAZANI, Henry A. BERRY, Earnest W. BERRYMAN, John D. A BISCEGLIA, John A. BISS, Wayne C. BLACK, Thomas E. BOLTON, Willie M.. BONEY, Leelon J. BOOTH, Anthony D. BOZEMAN, James T. BRENNAN, Richard P.. BROWN, GeraldR. BUTTON, Warren ini CARROLL, Arthur ini CARROLL, Charles ln, CARTER, Sammy L. CARUSO, Anthony J. ROSTER -ENC - TA QMIQTJ SN SN RMSN SH3 YNZQTD BMIQYD BMGI RMSN SN RM3 AKI FP3 AN SN AG2 SD3 SKIQTD BM3 EMI SN SN RM3 SN SDI FN SA SN AD3 AO2 SN RM3 SN SN CS3 CHE NOWETH, Carlton D. COOK, Donald E. COUCH, Robert T. COWAN, Bill F. COWLING, William R. CROUCH, Wallace fnll DAGGETT, James E. Ill DANIELSON, Wilbur E. DEL ROSS, Francis L. DE MARCO, Arnold J. DEPOT, Alfred A. DORSEY, Maurice S. , ECKSTEIN, Thomas P. ESKEW, John W. FARIAS, Paul ini FORAN, John D. FOSTER, Malville T. Jr. FRALEY, Roy R. FRECHETTE, Maurice A. FRYAR, Edward fn, FUHRMAN, Richard C. GENNOSA, Joseph B. GLASER, John B. GOOHEE, Neal D. Jr. GRAVES, Stuart L. GREEN, Emmett E. GREEN, Henry M. GUNDLACH, Richard K. GYURE, Louis D. HAGENBERGER, Joseph E. HALL, Robert V. HALTOM, Raymond fn, HARVEY, William L. Jr. HENDRICKSON, Jack L. HENDRICKSON, William C. HENNESSEY, William E. HENNING, Eugene C. HILKO, Raymond W. HOPKINS, Charles L. HORVATH, Alex V. HUK, Arthur C. Jr. HUNTER, Gerald N. A. HUTSON, William J. IMBERT, John J. Jr. lNGRAM,William fnj Jr. JACKSON, George B. JACKSON, William E. Jr. KING, James R. KINNEY, William E. KLIMKOSKY, Raymond P. KUBERA, Alfred E. KWIATKOWSKI, Floyd P. LAGERQUIST, Roger C. LENNON, Robert O. LEWIS, Hoy H LOMBARDI, Vincent F. LOUCKS, William A. LUCHSINGER, Jerome R. SN SN EMC QMC DKSN SKG3 SKS GMC AMI SH2lTl CS3 BM3 RMSN SN SN EN2 SN SN BM3 CS3 HM3 EMFN SN RMSN CSSN EMZQTJ RD2 GMM2 HM3 RM3 SKSN YNIQTJ EN3 SN FA PH3 SN FN SKSN ' SN ENFN SN EN3 ENC BMC CSC DK2 EN3 EMFN YN3 FN SA RMSN PHKTD SN EMFN AN SN LUCK, Walter H. E. Jr. ' KEENEY, Mickey M. MANEE, William H. MARSHALL, David C. MARTIN, Arlie N. Jr. MARTIN, Edward L. MARTIN, Joyce D. MASSIE, Charles W. MAY, Claude A. Jr. MAYFIE LD, Henry In, MAYNARD, John J. MAYNARD, William D. MC CARRON, Stewart J. MC CARTHY, William J. MC CORKLE, John C Jr. MEEHAN, Andrew E. METJIAN, Charles Inj MORRIS, Robert C. MORRIS, Robert F. MORSE, William I. MOYER, Lynn B. MULLEN, Lawrence A. NELSON, Coley S. NELSON, James W. NELSON, Kenneth O. NESBITT, Donald lni NEW, Glen F. NEWMAN, Glenn R. NICHOLS, Russell E. NIDAY, Millard S. NITTOLO, James F. NOLAN, Robert L. NUTT, Thomas L. OLIVER, Howard G. Jr. OLSON, Donald R. OSTERSTUCK, Wesley S. Jr. OXIER, Wilber E. OYLER, Maurice L. PATRIGNANI, Armand T. 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