Mount Olympus (AGC 8) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1952

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uuoenwnv exsnonss Louesrep CANNES T0 L-EBED03 1 HEAVY wenrs-len wmu: REFUEUNG CARPELLOTT ...lf HAS IT RGJGH I0 NOVEMBER 52 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY

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a Things began to look up when, with some degree of m d t A 'd blimty asked. . . Just what's what? He blithely replied, . .. ''O0h,ei?1sit,ucii1dIi'eiLsli1i3fi'Voa1?t gfthem, 1t's expected in France. In several cases however, French custom to the enntrary, wrinkled uniforms and civvies were in evidence the following morning. Unfortunately we .missed much of the beauty of the French countryside by traveling at night. Paris greeted us with rain which was about the only thing Paris had to offer that was both inexpensive and plentiful. Our party separated to two excellent Paris hotels, where we were greeted with open arms and breakfast was waiting. That was surprise number two to many who discovered what a continental breakfast consisted of. The nice little hotels broke out their extra special American Tourist Wine Lists and proceeded to charge prices for the extras comparable to the famed Maxim's . Unfortunately no tour leaves adequate time to truly enjoy all the landmarks of a city, but in two days, most of our party managed to see a good portion of the 'sights we all have read and heard about and seen many times in the movies or magazines. Among those best remembered were: the Eiffel Tower, the Palais de Chaillot, the Arc de Triomphe with its simple eternal flame in memory of the Unknown Soldier, the broad Champs Elysees, Place de la Concorde, Jardin Des Tuileries, the Seine cutting the city into Left and Right Banks, the magnificent Louvre which would take days to stroll through, the quiet Eglise de la Madeleine and the immense Notre Dame in contrast, the Pantheon, the Place de la Bastille, the Sorbonne, the Bourse, the Pont Alexandre III or as our guide called it, Alex- andre Number Three, the Quai D'Orsay, the Rue de la Paix and the Montmartre. Our evenings were free and we made the most of them. Several attended the opera, ballets, concerts, movies and plays. The others told the truth and went to Pigalle, center of the night club district where a bottle of champagne at 51313.00 was the price of admission, or to the smaller clubs on the Left Bank where prices were lO'ff of those in Pigalle, Still others believed the screaming advertisements and went on a busman's holiday . . . A tour of Paris by Night. The gala tour through four of the better night clubs consisted of one good club with an excellent show and three others apparently designed just for the sucker. Most everyone managed to see the Folies Bergere and no words could ade- quately describe that show. The staging, settings, costumes and showmanship were excellent and equalled anything most of us had ever seen previously. The several scenes featuring French chorus girls in typical costume, or rather lack of costume, were also beautiful but in a slightly different manner. During the daylight hours, those of us who didn't sleep off the nights before, were impressed by the beauty of the city. We found ample. opportunity to walk for hours along the Left Bank shops, through the vast fruit and vegetablelinar- kteii along the famed streets and of course snap innumerable pictures of the City 0 ight. Despite the weather, which of course we can always talk about, and the ex- orbitant prices, Paris was well worth seeing and a place to which all of us would like someday to return. by Lt. AJ. Jacobson 3 November . . . The rough seas, whipped up by a westerly wind, which have hampered boat- ing' at Cannes still persist today as we sail toward Toulon 'to Join up with the rest of the amphibious attack force at Rade d'Hyeres as Exercise LONG STEP beglgg



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Exercise Long Step 3 November. . . We sortied today from Rade d'Hyeres, roadstead near Toulon, for Bone, Al- geria, and the first phase of Exercise LONG STEP. In company with Everglades and Great Sitkin and our old friends from MAINBRACE, Trans Div 21 and its embarked marines, and escorted by Italian destroyer escorts Artigliere, Aviere, Orsa and Andromeda, and U.S. minesweepers Strive, Token, Tumult and Pigeon, we are acting the part of a convoy. Aboard the Deuel is a group of French Com- mandoes and aboard the Aviere an Italian Commando group, both part of the landing force. We have with us liaison officers and observers from the U.K., Ital- ian, French, Greek, and Turkish forces. 5 November. . . A stormy passage south, which hampered expected attacks by enemy air and submarine units, brought us this morning off Bone. The Amphibious Attack Force, under Admiral Rose, was activated earlier today. Late this afternoon the landing craft were launched and a practice run made to the beach without land- ing the troops. The French cruiser, Gloire,has joined us. 6 November. . . This morning again found us off Bone. Heavy surf at the beach called for a decision to run the rehearsal landing as planned, but to bobtail it by not actually putting the landing force ashore. We had several air attacks today. 8 November. . . Refueling underway today was a real sight, 12 to 15 foot waves and winds which reached 50 knots made for a rough going and lots of green water shipped aboard. Worsening weather finally forced a halt to refueling operations, and we are running for the lee of Sicily. The French cruiser, Montcalm, has joined us. 9 November. . . We completed the refueling today from our own heavy ships, taking the Aviere alongside the Mount HO . In the screen now are the Turkish destroyers Gazian- tep, Giresum and Gelibolu, and the British minesweepers Chameleon, Rifleman and Plucky. The Montcalm, Carpellotti, and our four U.S. minesweepers left us to join the advance group but later we picked up the French carrier, Lafayette, and its screen, the French destroyers Kleber and Marceau and the Greek destroyers Niki, Doxa, Leon and Panther, and our carrier support force. 10 November. . . Better weather has again brought submarine and air attacks by Green forces, but we plow steadily eastward. The Niki and the Doxa left us early this morning to join the bombardment group which will pound Makares Island in the Aegean tomorrow. Two Turkish LSTs, the Alfios and Strymon, carrying the Greek Raiders who complete the landing force, joined us this morning. The Marine Corps 177th Birthday was celebrated aboard today with traditional ceremonies, including the cutting of a huge cake presented by the bakery.

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