VOL. Ill No. 16
U.3, NAVAL STATION
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Monday 21, April 1958
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Built by the Charleston Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company of Char3.eston,South
Carolina the HITCHTTI was launched by
the wile of His Honor Olin D. Johnston,
then Governor of South Carolina, her
.sponsor,and commissioned on 27 May 1944.
“/ith her war paint fresh and shiny she
headed for the Pacific and the attacks
on Luzon, Formosa, the China Coast and
Naneei Shoto all in the nonthof January
1945. Then from 17 March to 11 June of
that year she assisted the Kamikaze-bat
tered Third and Fifth fleet in the stru
ggle for Okinawa.
With the war over the tired warrior
headed home to Alameda Naval Reserve Gr
oup where on April 30th 1948 the colors
were lowered and she was decomissioned.
She had steamed more than 84,000 miles
in less than 4 years.
i Two years later there was another call
rto arms and the tired warrior refreshed,
{refurbished and with new war paint was
off to the Korean Theatre, Continuous
support of the fleet in Korea, Japan and
uhe Marianas gained her more campaign
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ARMED FORCES
DAY
Observed on ADAK - Saturday May 17th
The annual observance of Armed Forces
Day will be on Saturday May 17, 1958,
All activities on Adak plan ambitious
and interesting programs throughout the
day.
A parade at the Navy Exchange Parking
lot will commence the program beginning
at 0815.
Their will be a marching demonstra
tion by a crack drill, teen selected from
the Marine Barracks.
Following this demonstration, ’’Open
nouse,” will be held by all Naval Stat
ion Departments and most tennant active
ties. All civilians and dependents will
be welcomed to these activities and spe
cial displays will be errected.
During the morning there will be spe
cial tours for School children. These
tours will include visits to ships, air
craft, diving demonstrations, fire stat
ions and the ice-cream plant.
In the afternoon buses will transport
Interested persons to the waterfront
area for a firing demonstration by the
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