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...Galloping Ghost. That was the beginning of a series of short, sharp actions which kept the Juneau's crew almost constantly at general quarters. Teamed up with destroyers of her own group and ships of Britain's Royal Navy, the Juneau sank several large trawlers slipping out of ports in South Korea after they had landed North Korean reinforcements. She darted shoreward and lobbed five-inch shells at coastal roads and bridges...
Gradually the green crew improved its shooting. Affectionately they tagged the Juneau "the galloping ghost of the Korean coast." Officers who remembered the Solomons campaign spoke of the beat between southern Japan and Korea as "The Little Slot." Said a junior officer: "This is the only way to fight war for me, fat and happy, waiting for it to come to you. Good chow, showers and clean bunk." Rear Admiral John Higgins, whose flag is in the Juneau, smiled happily. This was what the Navy called esprit de corps. The Juneau headed back to her base in Japan...
...week the Juneau had been away, the little (formerly five officers and less than 100 men) U.S. naval base had become headquarters for a U.N. task force. Ringed by soft green mountains, the turquoise harbor was a colorful array of British, Australian and American flags. Little whaleboats and captain's gigs raced madly back & forth hauling the brass on formal calls, which "are well in order," the British said, "since this is really not a war after all." At the officers' club Royal Marines turned out each night in red cummerbunds and dinner jackets. The Americans dressed...
After two days in port, the Juneau went on the prowl again. I was aboard when she left the harbor, riding low in the water from the heaviest load of ammunition she had ever carried. As we put off, a 40-man U.S. Marine guard in knife-edge khaki stood at ramrod attention as the Juneau's band blared a salute. Then, as the sun slowly set into purple clouds and dark green mountains, the ship seemed to relax. A cool evening breeze played across her bow and she headed back for "The Little Slot...
First night out, the Juneau and her destroyers maintained a northerly course. The ship's loudspeaker announced: "We are now steaming 6,000 yards off the Korean coast. If we spot troop movements or targets of opportunity we will close and take them under fire...