Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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l1Cll Cl W A N l 1 w J 21 march 1954 08 to 'l2 0831 .et condition one-able off iwo iima. and what a one- able it turne.l out to be. the day started with the clammouring of the gen-.al alarm and all hands piled out of their hunks, got into their clothes and double timed to their stations for another dawn alert. 90

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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

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