Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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gee! E4 -1 wig ,L 'fin '. , 3 19 november T953 re greeted by a blustefy snow storm that chilled us through as the wind whipped the loose snow and penetrated our heavy clothing. winter - f had set in and had gripped otaru with its icy fingers. on the ground lay a heavy blanket 0 Snow- 16 to 20 1643 moored starboard side to pier lf berth 2, otqru, hokkqido, iapan. we we Y 7l

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A 195 -of w ty ,AJQN K '- ,.:.-44,1 4i,'.- . 414 p ie' 1 ., 4172! steamed south for central honshu where the elements were more mild. this was the last phase of rlt II and once again at sea condition Ill was set, which meant four hours on watch and 'ht hours off. thus we re-enacted wartime conditions and exercise 15 november 1953 08 to 12 1138 anchored off chigasaki beach, hon'3' ' iapan. within the next couple of days we would disembark our troops and equip- ment and take the enemy-held territory and go through another assault landing operation. the days' work began early and ended late and during the lull of the operation we found time ro do our daily routine. h 17 november 1953 04 to 08 0406 underway. with rlt ll nearly complete we would be heading back toward hokkaido where the trooP5 would be disembarked. maneuvering in formation we completed the exercises required in the operations order and exercised various other drills en route to polish our techniques and bring up efficiency. 70

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