Belle Grove (LSD 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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BINGO!!! A FAMILIAR CRY THAT MEANS THE PASSENGERS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN

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MAN OVERBOARD . . PORTSIDE . . . The ship IS brought sharply to port and begins backin. down. The uhaleboat is quickly manned bv a runners rf ' T ' !l ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' corpsman. en,inee; bow- hook and OOD. The engine is started as ..on as the boat hits the water and a course is set for the man called U car. Lach time we trv to complete the exercise with increased speed and efficiency. Meanwhile the crew musters at quarters and we find out who was hidden this time omeday no one might be hidden.

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APAN ir Ik. -I?;;s - THE HITCH - HIKERS Belle arrived in Yokosuka, Japan for a ten day period of minor repairs and overhaul and some greatly anticipated liberty on the 15th of March. The sale of binoculars, pearls, kimonos and dishes increased 100% throughout Yokosuka and in the shipstore ashore as the hoarded money of Belle Grove people came back into circulation. Some of the more adventureous proceeded to take bicycle trips into the remote Japanese country- side where the more culturally pure segment of society was seen at work and at play. MOORING STARBOARD SIDE TO THE U. S. S. POINT DEFIANCE AT BERTH 5