Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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CCDMBAT ENGINEERS ComboT Engineers hove o Three fold mission: firsT, To enhonce me movemenT of The BLT by reducing noTurol or monmode obsToclesg second, To impede The movemeni of The enemy: ond Third, Therefore, To inoreose The survivobiliTy of combol Troops while oshore. One mighT soy The oomboT engineers noT only build The bridges, buT olso- burn Their bridges behind Them. 'lsTLT Cello SgT BoTTle SgT Wollsohloger Cpl AusTin Cpl Boiley Cpl Curley Cpl Fousf Cpl Gdriboy Cpl McPherson Cpl Mullen Cpl Perry Cpl Shonnon Cpl WhiTe LCpl Almony LCpl Beovers LCpl BlounT LCpl Bucchi LCpl Corler LCpl Coslellonos LCpl Child

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PFC Reeder LCpl Cloylon LCpl LCpI LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl l.Cpl LCpl LCpl LCpl LCpl Crossley Donlonlo Gibson Giflens I-llll LoCrolx Loilres lvlorlln Norfleel Porro Perclvol Scoll Wheeler Wleczorek Wlllloms PFC Gunn