Word: oldendorf
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sailors never die; they just wade away. While patrolling the Mediterranean, the U.S. Sixth Fleet hosted a junketing group of West German dignitaries, plus two retired U.S. flag officers. Admiral Jesse Oldendorf, 74, a hero of the historic Battle for Leyte Gulf, and Vice Admiral Calvin Durgin, 68, also a battle-tried World War II task-group skipper. When the time came for the guests to shift from the supercarrier Forrestal to the missile cruiser Springfield, a high line was rigged, and the vessels slowed to 15 knots. "Which seat will you take?" asked Durgin, as their turn came...