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-rvrfff 'V 'IAA' Yorktown Arrives In Norfork brit, , A W X . . i -1. .salsw faux. ARRIVES HUHQIWME--The Fighting Lady arrixed back in Norfork on February 28 after a 26 year absence. DEPENUENT'S BUARD--Yorktown depen- dent's fabovel board after the Fighting Lady moored h1Norfork. Crenmembers iupper right? line the rail for flight deck parade as the Yorktown prepares umnumr alongside the attack carrier John F. Kennedy. Capt Fifield fright? greets Adm J. J. Clark iretl, first skipper of the Fighting Lady . after greet- ing RAdm C. S. Minter, Jr., Comman- der Carrier Division Sixteen. 3 WELCUMEP-VAdm R. L. Townsend,COMNAVAIRLANT, welcomes the officers and men of the Fight- ing Lady to theAtlan- tic Fleet over theships 1-MC.
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Two Pollywogs Initiated Two lonely Pollywogs among the over the WFighting Lady' 1,600-man crew of became Shellbacks on February 2l as the Yorktown crossed second time on her the equator for the 13,800-mile trip a- round Cape Horn to Norfolk. salute heralding the After a 22 gun arrival of King Neptune and his court, Capt Fifield turned his ship over to the royal court for as long a period as it would take to perform the initiation. Cdr R. O. Wirt, Air Operations Offi- cer, and ADR2 Peter D. Rose, from AIMD, went through the Shellback ceremony at U pm on the flight deck. Actually, the Yorktown had crossed the equator at 1257 am at 380-11-SWF While doing engineering drills during the night the uFightinz Lady' crossed the equator two more times. Cdr Wirt had flown to Valparaiso from Long Beach to serve as an advance liai- son for Yorktown's arrival. Thus he had not been onboard for the first Shellback ceremony on January 26, when the Fight- ing Ladvn crossed the equator in the Pacific. Both Pollywoas were found guilty by the court and were sent through the line of loyal Shellbacks to receive their just punishment. B, Aw. A If CHARGES READ-'A loyal Shellbach reads list of charges against Cdr R.0. Wirt. Page WHAT A MESS--Cdr Wirt Cabouel and ADH2 Rose Ilefti both emerge from the coffin 46
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mf LOOKING FOR DAD--Yorktown dependent looks HELLO--After the 38-day cruise around Cape f0I' his dad HS the Ship DFGDHFGS to m00I' ill Horn a crewmember greets his wife on the Norfork. hangar deck. 51250 . an NORFORK GREETING--Capt Fifield fleftl talks with three representatives of the City of Norforkg RAdm C. S. Minter, Jr. Cabovel wel- comes the Fighting Lady ' to CARDIV 16. FIRST SKIPPER--Adm J. J. Clark fret? , tleftl first skipper of the Yorktown, speaks during welcoming ceremonyg dependents Cabovel meet on the hangar C deck after the ship is moored. Page 48
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