Thus brings to a close the most bloody conflict in our world's history, an end every United States Navy ship had been
working, fighting and dying to secure for over three years. May God see fit to make this the last time men are brought together for such purposes, but may we all meet
"Stateside", at home under an everlasting peace.
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"NOW HEAR THIS"
Information all hands......yes, it's the Exec beating his gums again but instead of howling into the 1MC with "There will
be no something or other" I've dug out a few Frament facts of life.......called upon Savage, Willour, Cordes and Walzack for most of the dates and gathered additional bits from
the Gunnery Officer.......Seems in two years we traveled 86,677 miles, all in salt water except when going through the Ditch of Panama......... Hit some 26 ports, several of
them quite often..........dropped the Port anchor 85 times and the Starboard hook 53 times..........Engineers figure we went 108,135 engine miles.......could be snipes'
exaggeration, but maybe the engines themselves don't lie.......We've eaten 110, 710 dollars worth of chow, burnt up 2,746,728 gallons of fuel while the Ships Company pay roll
runs into the astronomical figure of $380,269.......WHERE DID IT GO???
Including the original crew of 439 men reported aboard for duty a few of these were men returning after vacations at
hospital, training school or USS A.W.O.L. In return we transferred 249 men, and the Plank Holders Club is not very exclusive for 70 of the original gang are still
around.......Six officers still call the Frament "Home", but soon there'll be but 5 of the original lot.......4 Skippers and 5 Execs have served aboard in these 2 years.
Although our guns never spoke in Combat, we slipped some 550 anti-sub projectiles in the sub-infested Atlantic......Over
1000 rounds were shot from the main battery when we were a sleek DE.......Our present major gun has spilled 305 shells......20MM ammo expenditure runs into 31,000 rounds and
40MM about 8,000.......Remember the one point one?? It was coaxed to the extent of 2600 utterances, Lest we forget our torpedoes and the gang that nursed them, it
may be well to recall that twice we fired fish.......That's more fish than Fields, Doc Scal and other would be anglers have brought aboard.
Tried to find out how much paint we've used; best answer comes from Slusar, Scarborough and Co. "We've chipped off twice as
much as we put on".......Zulawnick's battle against "dat rust" goes on......O'Hagan remembers the inclinometer reading 56 degrees on one Atlantic roll but he read it standing on
his head and thinks it might have been reading 65 degrees........Hope not, Cuz we didn't have enough buckets as it was............The old Ships Service Store and The New Ships
Store sales have totaled around 25,000 dollars........Profits of former allowed us to spend $856 at the Ship's Party in Boston of which amount 100 bucks went to repair the
Copley Place Hotel...........Since starting the beer business we have consumed some six thousand cans of beer between innings of several baseball games.......Hate to mention the
last Crew vs Officers game because the Crew's 12-4 victory might give the impression that the Officers can't play ball...........I can remember when we got more points than the
crew, and speaking of points, if we stick around another year or so we'll have enough to go home. After all, that's why the Frament was built ----- to take us home after
her war duty was finished. What are we waiting for?
J. T. Trevor
[Exec. Officer]
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FROM THE CAPTAIN:
Men of The Frament
This is a day of exaltation and joy throughout the Frament, the Navy and the World. As a part of the Frament Crew I wish to
express that general thanksgiving which must be felt by everyone right now.
But even more than that I wish to take the opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for the fine cooperation and
performance of duty extended by each and every man serving under my command these many months. I only ask that you carry on in the same manner for your next Commanding
Officer, Lieut, Commander L. L. Thurber who will be relieving me in the very near future.
As so in parting, I'll say, "It was a pleasure being skipper" of the Frament; she will not be easy to leave nor ever
forgotten.
T. R. Harrington
