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The Fleet's In

. Whistles blew . . . fog-
horns wailed . . . eyes were
glued to the San Francisco
Bay as portions of the most
powerful Navy in the world
-the Third Fleet-sailed
into a sea of grateful ad-
mirers Monday afternoon.
Fourteen warships in all,
totaling 177,600 tons of
steel and carrying 22,000
fighting men, steamed slow-
ly in through the white
blanket of fog which all but The mighty battlewagon South Dakota leads the Third Fleet's "inva-
Admiral William Halsey gives a look at the saddle presented him by
the people of Reno, Nevada. The Admiral didn't ride Hirohit•o's horse. obscured them from the sion" of San Franci·sco and vicinity. N.ote the blimp .on her port side.
thousands who lined the
Golden Gate Bridge to
greet the victorious sailors.
The South Dakota, 35,-
000 ton battlewagon and
flagship of Admiral William
"Bull" .Halsey, led the con-
tingent of Third Fleet ships
into the Bay and a rousing,
heart-warming welcome.
Fog covered the sky, but
for these veteran bluejack- ·
ets it was the brightest day
they've seen in a long time.
Eligible for immediate dis-
charge under the Navy's
point system were over
From the weath-er deck of his flagship, the USS South Dakota, ·Ad- 5,000, while the remainder Admiral Carleton H. Wright and party greets Admiral Halsey on his
miral William F. Halsey peers through fog at the outline of the arrival in the Bay. It was a field day for both civilian and military
Golden Gate Bridge. were thinking about their photographers.
30-day leaves.
Reporters and photogra-
phers swarmed like locusts
aboard ships of the mighty
Third Fleet . . . the same
armada which helped crush
Japanese sea power, and
eventually her will to fight.
Admiral W-illiam F. Hal-
sey, whose pungent humor
is as synonymous with the
man as his fighting spirit,
stood and waved atop the
"Sodak" at the huge throng
assembled on the Golden
Gate Bridge.
The Fleet was in . . . and
it captured the hearts of
USS Samuel N. Moore makes her appearance in the Bay with other everyone. The USS Oakland comes home with the victorious Third Fleet. Her
units of the Third Fleet. Her wartime coating hasn't been removed yet. crew was well received in the city that the ship was named after.

individual indebted to govern- Enlisted men otherwise nothing on the husband who
Discharge of ment withhold sufficient pay to entitled to discharge shall not knows where the maid's quarters
liquidate or reduce indebtedness repeat not be retained in service are.
Personnel Authorized to a minimum prior to separa- pending liquidation of court mar- On a quiz in literature given at * * *

Regardless of Debts tion .. . tial fine." a local college one of the ques- And then there is the girl who
" ... Enlisted personnel 'other- Additional details and refer- tions was: "Name two ancient is so pure she won't even do im-
A recent AlNav clarifies the wise entitled to be discharged ences will be found in AlNav-324 sports." proper fractions.
policy of the Navy department shall not repeat not be retained in dated October 8, 1945. A freshman wrote: "Anthony * * *
.
toward naval personnel.who have service pending liquidation inde·bt- ,, and Cleopatra." · A St. Louis woman born 20
sufficient points or other require- edness to government unless fraud Some of Uncle Sam's boys, after * * * years ago on February 29, gave
ments for discharge but are in a involved. taking Naples, were looking at What most sailors want to get birth to a daughter on February
state of indebtedness to the "Disbursing officel" shall notify the molten lava inside Mt. Ve- off their chests these days is their 29 this year. The Globe-Democrat
government. in writing each enlisted person so suvius. One doughboy remarked, dog tags. carried the following headline in
"Disbursing officers making discharged of his indebtedness to "Looks hot as hell." An English- * * * an early edition:
The husband who knows where WOMAN BORN FEB. 29
payments to individuals who are government and that further at- man mumbled under his breath,
to be separated from service tempts toward collection will be "These Americans have been ev- his wife keeps her nickels has HAS BABY SAME DAY
within sixty days or less shall, if made ... erywhere." THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1945 PAGE 5