Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff . gg ,. warmth ofwth' Ulf was welcome after the chilling hour or so topside during the sea and anchor detail. even th' 'lno snow on the ground, we could see the snow that had fallen on the mountain Vsiopes- thal , and a few days later we saw our first snow skiffs. each morning there would be a new HCOGT of snow - floonday sun made short work of it before the next coat could be laid down that evening. ' Q 'I november 1253 O4 to 08 0745 Underway for yulutsu beach, hokkaido, iapan. everything was ready and the troops were embarked. slowly v-fe passed the breakwater and headed through rough seas in the direction of ylufutsu beach. .i Q i l , L 2 november 1953 04 fo 98 045l anchored Off YUfUlSU beach, hokkaido, iapan. the first phase of our amphibious 0Pe Ull9 ' with '00P5 embarked was now underway with the very familiar all hands man your one-able stations and land the landing force. - as the boat 'waves left the ship they prodgged Q loud rgqrl which became more and more faint as they disappeared in lhe eUflY m0mll19 ClUl'lU19SSi mdklhg their way to the line of departure and on into the be0Clt' 'he Ulf WU5 nlPPY .07

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,, ,x,.4 iq trying to hurry through the milling throng with the sound of wooden geta clattering on the concrete increased the con- N fusion: especially with the ready bell ringing, which means the doors will be sliding shut and the train is ready to pull out. after getting on, the problem is getting off, but worries are eased when YOU See 'tation signs printed in english at each stop, and you don't have to depend on your ability to understand the Conduct- s rapid-fire iapanese. kamakura became the attrac- tion of many because of its beauty and famous daibutsu tgreat buddhal statue, a for- ty-three foot bronze statue cast in 1252. other points of interest were the hachiman shrine with' the avenue of cherry trees and red painted buildings',of'jthe shrine set in the green background- of ever- green trees. the gilted buddha housed at' hase temple was unique in architecture. 28 october 1953 08 to 12 0801 underway for otaru, hokkaido, iapan. head- ing north from yokosuka we SHOE left the warm climate, and those of us who had been to hokkaidbsvduring the winter previously knew ws ' be in for some cold weather 30 october 1953 12 to 14 1411 moored tsturboard side to pier 1, berth 2, otaru, hok- kaido, iapan. with the cold wind biting at our faces and whipping OU' heavy foul weather gear, we pulled into the dreary-looking port of otaru. the

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