Quincy (CA 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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plane hovered, radioing corrections to the shots. Up near the beach the Third Division of the U. S. Army slowly closed in. But not one retort was made by the Nazis. Not one shore battery challenged the Quincy crew. The enemy just dissolved into the distance before the advancing troops. Cn the next day the Quincy moved to another support area. Here four shells splashed within ZOO yards of the ship before a Quincy bullet detonated the ammunition dump of the firing 120 MM battery. But the Germans were still reluctant to really fight and it was only occasionf ally that the Quincy gunners were able to knock off a batf tery, AA gun, or other troublesome S.F.C.P. target. Still as the army moved westward the Quincy rode along with it, offering assistance wherever possible. The Quincy and two destroyers, on August 20 were The Quincy fires at the Germans through a defensive smoke screen. The Germans fight back at Southern France. The invasion of Southern France graphically portrayed

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Ships of the Mediterranean Theater tied up in Oran. assigned the job of scouting out in advance of the Army. Around St. Mandrier the Quincy found that the Nazis were still eager to fight for der Feuhrer. She warmed up to it nicely. She destroyed guns, barracks, and radar installations. Again and again had been taken off the ,battleship Strasbourg. The Quincy had just polished oif a railway battery, three 138MM guns, two 1OOMM guns, and seven '75MM guns when the crew noticed very large splashes mushrooming uncomf fortably close. That was Big Willy introducing himself. Quincy guns spat back defiance, but still the shells blosf somed around the ship. Twisting and dodging, the ship pumped steel back against the big guns. But nothing was effective. Then the Army called for the Germans geysered water around the but no hits were scored. It was on this assignment, oiic Cape Sicie, that the Quincy crew met Big Willy, a twin 34GMM turret, which The Quincy as she stands into Palermo, Sicily. U71 Valetta, Malta, as seen from the decks of the Quincy. support in behind Big Willy. So closer into the murderous reach of the giant steamed the ship. Again and again the Army assigned strategic targets and again and again Quincy bullets blew them to smithereens. But always Big Willy's water spouts bracketed the ship, One straddle spewed shrapnel over the decks but no damage was received. After one particularly tryf ing session of shooting and dodging the crew of a nearby French ship gave three cheers for the sweating Quincy boys. Once a German fort