Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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-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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Final Pacific Mission P- t '5' OMIM? ALCMIGSIDE CAPSULE--The Yorhtown, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 8 Iuna it, maneuvers towards the spacecraft, while the frogmen from Underwater Demoliti eam I2 wait to attatch a line to the capsule that will be fired from the ship. 'W -.3 WILL IAM AIIDERS FRANK BORMAN I F7 JAMES LUVELI.