Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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nara is also notedtfor its beautiful nara park with its groves of yptomera cypress and herd of 400 tame deer. ' 00 to 04 0008 underway fv- shu, japan. our duties in in J.. we returned to yokosuka, a trip I before, had now become as routine Q T homeward trip of a ricepaddy worker fron. his fields to his humble home. 20 to 24 2328 anchored in: berth b-127, yokosuka ko, yokosuka, honshu, iapan. in the few days that we would! be here we would be loading stores and supplies to last during our long session on operations. we were going to be putting our 1'-:ies to the starting marker ready for the signal, and we would be off on another relay uf exercises. 13 march 1954 12 to 16 1401 underway for nagoya, honshu, iapan. we were off!! steaming southward in convoy we left yokosuka, and in the minds of most of us was the thought that when we returned to yokosuka, we would leave only once morep that would be for the states. 14 march 1954 04 to 08 0708 anchored ln nagoya ko nagoya honshu lapan Soon after anchoring we got underway again and

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' will ., , . gflfq 3 march 1954 O4 to 08 0705urjflerway for kobe, honshu, iapan. around the southern endfgfgkyyshu we plowed through the heavy swells pitching and 'l.' rolling 'as we made our way north- ward up, the eastern coast in the direction of kobe. 4 march 1954 16 to 20 l635fir11g:' redslstarboard side to berth tare, pier 5, kobe, hofshu, 1' pan. ,once again in kobe we tied up alongsideuftlfs pier, and before long a few of the more enterprisingffjwerchants had a ,small market set up on the dock to' sellfitfrinkets and souvenirs. liberty 'aftfactions in rkobe were limited and, with trans- portationlflfast and reasonable in cost, many were attracted to 'take the short ride toiglaoslhka, 'tofuthefeast of kobe or inland kyoto and nara. '-N those who made the trip to kyoto found a city quite different from any previously visftediflfycflgsigvkbsvlia more orderly , V city and considerably cleaner. mingled with the ancient buildngsbstood modern department stores like the daimaru. this city, being an art cultural center, is full of historic and art treasures. it was also the capital of iapan before the capital was relocated in tokyo. taking a tour from the-fff:'r8.r center at the rakyuo hotel, you were taken to visit many of the old temples and shrines, the silk and brocade factories, woodblock print shops, andxleloisonne and lacquer factories, where you could watch the artisans engagedggvin their skilled crafts. also of interest in kyoto was the imperial palace once by emperor meiii and the summer palace of the present emperor with its rrfggtlyskept tea garden. a short distance from kyoto lay the city of nara, whichlfgfgihg -famous as being the first capital of iapan and the place where the firslfffliapanese history was recorded, was also a city of temples and shrines preservciggifrom the past. most famous is the mammouth great buddha, which is of its kind, and 4iL'21 , wgff ' 3 '35, fe '35?1.'iE3, A new :fm rg: W Us fit, effzlfflf E123 ' l is , tl' L

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R 16 march 1954 04 to 03 0304 underway for lg tha shima and iwo iima. Usecureexthe special fseal and anchor detail, set condition Ill, Whtclkgilflw those were the words 56ii 1 that announced thggqildeigilnning of a seige of 13f?9,:, V dreaded watches. general quarters, general quar- 4 ,L ,K ters, all hands man your bottle stations, flash H purple l, time atterl and at any hour of the t if day or night we would go flying 'to,our battle K lm 'D stations. X 1 .Qs 1 5 11. 1 5 il' 10 .tarch 1954 to'408 0551 set condition one-able off haha shima. this would be our rehearsal run of the lan' -g we would bg making og: iwo iima. everyone was at his station and the day passed with the dull routine my simulated war condition- off load boats, off load cargo, debark troops, co-ordinate movements of Vg? nd wait? 'hen the bodtsmcame back, reload cargo, get the troops .,. aboard, and get the boats back on the hatches ff ,,.. I and 'in the davits. ,,. 'r 16 to 20 1612 underway from haha shima. un- der way again with iwo iima as our eventual destination, but first the formation would sortie, and as each day drew to a close, we approached cl day. more formations, dawn alerts each day, and on down through the schedule of events of the operation order. P-TW' 31 fgi Q Hegre