The following story and pictures (continued) have been copied and/or scanned from the USS Helena CA-75, 1958 Cruise Book. 










Heaping bowls of ice cream were standard fare... and folks of all ages enjoyed the treat














From the Secretary of the Navy:


MY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND

THE OFFICERS AND MEN UNDER

YOUR COMMAND FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

RESCUE OF SURVIVORS FROM THE

MERCHANT VESSEL HOI WONG X SUCH

HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS DESERVE THE

THANKS AND PRAISE OF ALL WHO TRAVEL

THE SEA LANES OF THE WORLD X IT IS

PARTICULARY GRATIFYING TO SEE SUCH

HEART WARMING RESCUE OPERATIONS IN

AN AREA TROUBLED WITH INTERNATIONAL

MIS-UNDERSTANDING X THOMAS S. GATES,
 
JR.


From commander SEVENTH Fleet:


FOLLOWING RECEIVED BY COMSEVENTHFLT

FROM MASTER STRANDED MERCHANT SHIP
 
HOI WONG QUOTE THANKS TO YOU AND
 
YOUR MEN FOR THAT WONDERFUL JOB YOU

DID TODAY STOP IT CERTAINLY IS A GREAT

RELIEF FOR ME THANKS AGAIN UNQUOTE X

AND I AM PLEASED TO ADD I COULDN'T

AGREE MORE X MY CONGRADULATION ON A
 
JOB DONE IN AN OUTSTANDING MANNER X

ADM KIVETTE




Some had their troubles!








Up on Gene's shoulders for a look at the band



Oh, My!





"Look at all that good food!"



And finally, a farwell in Hong Kong















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