Yorktown (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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q ? K 2 A. N P 'Y K I x FDREUIORD HEN THIS cruise is over and you reminisce of the days spent on board the Yorktown, certain pictures will flash through your memory . . . those happenings that best typify your life aboard the Fighting Lady. In this cruise book of the Yorktown,s tour in the Far East we have attempted to graphically portray these more mem- orable events. On The Linen is arranged in two basic sections: The first part of the book is composed of words and pictures arranged in chronological sequence covering the ship's movements from recommissioning until departure some 141 months later from the Far East. Special subsec- tions are devoted to at worki' and 'Lat playf' The second section of the book consists of individual photographs, by departments and divi- sions, with additional pictures of the work performed by individual units. A special section in the back of the second section covers our return to the United States and the homecoming festivities. There is no need to point out to a Yorktown sailor that the ship's company and air group operated as a team. He knows it. But perhaps it should be explained to aoutsiden readers that few organizations require the degree of cooperative effort for proper functioning as does an aircraft carrier. One unit can no more perform its duties without the cooperation of all others on board than can a part of the human anatomy function independently. From seaman to aviator, this is the story of a team in action. It began early in 1952 . . . T HE EDITORS