Show Clifton Farley in Rescue Party IC r 1 t. t Farley boats boatswains boatswain's aln's I mate second cia class of City Utah aboard the radar picket pick pick- I et ct destroyer Hanson took part Oct 2 29 J In the sea alt rescue oi vI seven survivors of an nn U S. S Ir ir a force orce r rescue cue plane which crashed on Island In the V lh Sea Sell The Hanson was v sent to the rescue since the surrounding watI waters waters wat wat- ers en were too rough to allow the I landing of another sea plane A vl volunteer crew in a n foot 20 motor boat and a man 15 life raft I was lowered over o the destroyers destroyer's sae and proceeded to the sandy beach Because the high sea sa and shallow water and coral the boat remained at sea while the raft pulled up on the beach of the small Island and picked up the airmen The raft was then towed I back to the Hanson I I The Air Force personnel were transferred upon arrival in hay Bay P. P I I. I the next day I The Hanson returned to her as assIgned assigned assigned as- as signed schedule with the satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion of mission accomplished The destroyers destroyer's crew received a aWell aWell Well Done from the commander of the Seventh Fleet commander of Destroyer Flotilla Western Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- commander of the Naval Forces Philippines and the commander commander commander com com- mander of Pacific Fleet Cruiser Cruiser- Destroyer Force |