USS Fogg DE 57 Psalm

For our comrades aboard:
DE-57 USS FOGG
DE-59 USS FOSS
DE-60 USS GANTNER
DE-62 USS GEORGE W. INGRAM
DE-63 USS IRA JEFFERY
DE-65 USS LEE FOX

The CORTDIV 12 PSALM

The Lord is my Commander; my ship is combat loaded.
He steers my ship through the tropical Caribbean;
The sea is balmy by day and phosphorescent at night.
He restores my faith in the ship and her crew,
As we make this a fantastic voyage.
Even when we reach the stormy North Atlantic
And face the threat of steel sharks under our keel
I have no fear for He is on the bridge and I have faith in my Commander.
The food is good even though we are in the presence of the enemy.
We have a great ship and I have the best of buddies.
Surely, then, we will have smooth sailing and following seas
Until we drop the hook for the last time,
Secure in the homeport of my Commander.

Leslie Goodwin
M.V. BODIE ISLAND
North Atlantic, 20 Dec 1944

Information submitted by Don Long Walser, RM1/c, USS Fogg DE 57