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USS Helena CA-75 Newspapers and stories

The Helena Herald was produced in the late 50s and into the 60s.
There are two issues available for your reading. Click on the header above, to access the index menu.

The paper above was produced at the time of the Commissioning of the USS Helena CA-75. It is dated 4 September 1945.
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To read issues of Helena's first newspapers, click on the above picture

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The following issue of the "Look-Out", 15 October 1950, was published with at least 8 pages. We only have 2 pages.
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U.S.S. HELENA (CA-75)

15 October 1950

11 May 1951

U.S.S. HELENA (CA-75)

At Sea

IT WAS THIS GUN THAT FIRED THE FIRST SHELL ON THE COAST WHEN THE HELENA HAD RETURNED TO KOREA.
ON HER FIRST DUTIES OF WAR PATROL LAST YEAR SHE HAD PROUDLY EARNED A NICK NAME GIVEN TO HER BY THE ENEMY.
THAT NAME IMPLIED THAT THE FIRE AND FEAR THAT HER WAR POWER COULD PRODUCE WAS NOT PRODUCED IN VAIN.
THAT THE EFFORTS AND WORK OF EVERY MAN IN HER CREW WAS WELL REGISTERED IN THE MINDS OF HER ENEMY.
NOW, THE HELENA HAS RETURNED AND WITH HER, A CREW DETERMINED IN WORK AND IN SPIRIT TO LIVE UP TO
HER PROUD RECORD AS A FIGHTING VESSEL.

Donated by LTJG Neal Hammon , USS Helena CA-75. 1950 - 1951
Page two, below, donated by Robert A. Plake. U.S.S. Helena CA-75. 1st Division 1949 - 1951

We do not have page 3--sorry! DJB Ed.