Anchorage (LSD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commodore John La Cava Jr. Commander Amphibious Squadron Five CAPTAIN JOHN LA CAVA JR., COMMANDER AIVIPHIBIOUS SOUADRON FIVE, LED HIS GROUP OF AIVIPHIBIOUS SHIPS THROUGH EIGHT TYPHOONS, WHICH RESULTED IN BEING RUN OUT OF PORT THREE TIIVIES, WITH NO CASUALTIES TO IVIEN OR EOUIPIVIENT. DURING TYPHOON JOAN, CAPTAIN LA CAVA, ON BOARD THE USS OKINAWA LPH 3, COIVIIVIANDED THE RESCUE 81 AID EFFORT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF LUZON, PHILLIPINES. THE PEOPLE OF THE STRICKEN AREA WERE VERY GREATFUL THAT PHIBRON 5 WAS THERE. TYPHOON HUNTERS. ' . ' ug gay! '-' -A -A I-f-f---A .. C. -1, f LA...-.---------'-- '- 'f -W M-A H..u.

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'U if 5-I , ,ff Lg. , 'V fy ' -f ff we fz,4ffaw.w. Qvf f 'f 'aiu-, f-, zwf fm .' V 1 141553: My -,., f 95, 4,f,g,f -A 2 wwf? 'f, 14 .4 , ' -' 724417 fm Q-Zgwg, I. 7 745 7941 17 1 , , , ZVMZMZQ ff, ' 7 I 7125 Q 1 47f ' I 1 f, f . ON JAN 31,1970, ANCHORAGE DEPLOYED WITH THREE OTHER LSD'S ON A FORTY-DAY TURN-AROUND.THESHIP AND COMPANY, STEAIVIED STRAIGHT FOR DA NANG HARBOR, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAIVI, WHERE ANCHORAGE PICKED UP OVER 100 TRUCKS, EOUIPIVIENT, AND IVIARINES. UPON RETURN, THE SHIP STOPPED IN SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. AS IVIOST OF THE CREW HAD NEVER BEEN OVERSEAS, SURELY IVIANY WILL NOT FORGET THEIR FIRST NIGHT IN OLONGAPO CITY, BUY IVIE DRINK SAILOR . THE SHIP RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO ON IVIARCH12,1970. 'P ,I MID A REWAIQD IN , QIQDLONGAPO I J W-, Y 1 ., .V 3 , I X .I ,I I A I - ' w ' I P, II . I LM-.----AHA---J I . H WA I M - Y V , V I I H I- ,. A an-,,,........,,...,.,-.-..4.........-I -1- . .