Alamo (LSD 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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v The ready groups Were our largest and most important mission. Returning from Subic we relieved the Belle Grove and began our tour with the ready groups which lasted from De- cember through May. We conducted amphibious landings, supported our Marines and other units ashore, participated in salvage and rescue operations, and dodged LBGB ' s (little bitty gook boats) as we steamed in our op areas just off the coast. The work was hard and the hours long, but we could do and did do, earning the WELL DONE of everyone we were associated with. -1 % ■ t 1- THE AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUPS

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OLONGAPO DELIVERS. . . Olongapo Delivers - Anything, Anytime, Any price. This is the town that Seventh Fleet built. Bars and clubs sport ships ' names all along its crowded streets. Once you pass over the bridge you are in a make-believe world where dreams come true and love at first sight is a reality. Although it is dirty and hardly sophisti- cated, after sLxty days on the line no one seems to notice. After a while, one gets used to monkey meat and San Miguel. However, balutes take some practice. BEER X ScdiAyj acilo .

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Our first mission with the Ready Group was to aid the stranded LST USS CLARKE COUNTY. Sending working parties, repairing pumps and other machinery, supplying hot food as well as material we watched the progress be- ing made on the beach. We also watched the first attempt at the vertical re- plenishment of a submerged sub-marine. The descent went smoothly, however. . . CLARKE CTY