McMorris (DE 1036) - Naval Cruise Book

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5 2 2 5 Q e 3 E EJ Guns muzzled ...... all peaceful. fqi.,.l,.-sl'-wif' A 4- Load shells! Standby to fire. . . . GENERAL QUARTERS As the ship proceeded along its patrol of the coast of Viet Nam, a puff of smoke would attract someone's attention. Right away the ship would be steered for the smoke to investigate. In our most memorable General Quarters, the smoke turned out to be the burning of Communist junks on the beach. On investigation' it was learned that shore bombardment wofd greatly aid the helicopter attacks. T 0? efficiency of the crew and the aCCUI'aCi' te our guns were attested by the Compgt destruction of some twenty-four Comm'-mls Supply j unks . 5 c 1 30 i 2 '

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LANDING PARTY ,I I -yr-1-ei: 'LST-fi On the MC MORRIS the Landing Party' was the envied group of most of the crew '-HCV'-I T A ' ' f f W , TW m9mb8I'S. It was formed to meet any On- 525 i lf' '703' 7 T' 3: f T shore emergencies that arose, whether the 7 lf ff' '1-'T 1:2 2 1. ,f , mf 'it1L'.S.forees, TH ' ff' ,V 'V' ' T Wg f Y f, 1- 'V'-5 emergency was to render un Q 't I: 'Navi' nn on 4 or 251' .Ir 11 at ' -'ivy--v-, sim... ., ., helpless South Vietnamese villagers, pinned down Junk force personnel or to investigate hee:-. some suspicious island. F131

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