Montrose (APA 212) - Naval Cruise Book

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ill: 'il 5 'Y I X ,.v I lf. J 7 X :J1 'I 5 f vis- :mmf-.x -53414. I, F. B. Relaxes Battle Dress Operation F laghoist A F 'M Ir.-FI Alter just enough liberty in l1jt..'liS:itll1f'1 i :V is harna to rnako us caqor tor in-ze, .i ii lor Iwo Iirna cmd Operation Fld itiniuz 11: 'Ei .nrzr out to be the lcirqfiiffzt CI!l'tt'ltll1li1tl1-' tw :1 A World War II. Over rr lninflri-.i ch :noi :' it thousand rnfen ct:or1v'1rf,if'd on th' .' . ' .' 1- ' .rn,:: battle qround and aitor ft Itnli- fm: :I ' i .E1.. Shinia, north ot lwf 1, we r-fillr-tl 1' i :ia and landed the lffttttlllttf! fffr-'fu 'Eh ri ir: ti. spent thoso oricllwsfz hour.: ii- this- if ,tt:f, Q ' and retrcrctin-1, lofidtnfr anti ii:.E: irlin: fi .i waiting tor tiirthff-r aid-ir: it i fini Iwo lima cmd Mt. SIIYZIVIUIII l,. I: hi:-X 5: ' .t. :inf line. And aboard thf- stint, iflttlfll' I in. i I nf Rig Handrailsu fran one transport area to another, from general anzniv is to wir- atvlo, always waiting for that glorious 'tSwr-tim. Altlioufih Iwo isn't known throuqh- t ni the Itrn' llast as a liberty port, some ot us did tzicniw it azfliqiro alter tho island had been Con- fl titmtt and -.-.www ohio to climb Suribachi and 'rn -I wi item t nnl: f t rs and to-ave entrances It seemed I M134 t it tha ricifft tri think that beneath our .r f t If iintfil-Li tltf'tE2T4it'tCI13 ol lfipCInGS3, sealed up wnnrtzl tvintu-z whfln the island was captured. t ,nt-li-,d vsifli the lcivvtly :nilgiwlicr snioll ot Iwo tadinq riff- th' ttfuwtcaimiitci, wo complcted our bacl-:qroudinq ii-nit r's' fi fnzr l'io'.'J toward Ianan. An end at .art tff flown rilfvrtrf and the :grind of simulated fwn. 'i filrtgiriil:a, tifrfif will chrome! By this time liber- 'gr 1' -'lltffl 'Ili ifnff- as a round eye in a geisha tnnz'-o an-ai wft woiild not be denied! Debark his Q- ' I . ' -. 4 , ll '4 3 Boat Coxwains Draw Your Rafions

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2-if U' 2 LPS 'Nuff Said i!!.':zl -'Slew M f - :l 'g'.1'i ' 1 --1' is Lv E 'K - , i in 5, i A fd The Gang atop Mt. Suribachi 'ri' .-v ,-v 'V USS DIACHENKO Fuels From Us Doc Kailgr P05Q5 ' M 741'-9' yt, 1-imp, , Mr. Iatesta Directs Debark Activities A