Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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sebo we were now headlong in an amphibious landing: d 'day had arrived: on the main deck hatch cap- tains were directing winch operators as the cargo was being' hoisted out of the holdsp debark phone talkers were passing information up to the debarka- tion officer over the sound-powered communication system and orders were relayed back. boats came and went,' receiving vehicles or other cargo, ioining the boat wave at the assembly circle and then de- parting for the control vessel from which they would be dispatchedft to the beach. the hours passed and there was little variety to the steady grind except l

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for intermittant raids by aggressorpiplanes -in our simulated war. day light faded andnuone-able stretched into the small hours ofaxnthe, .Jnextg morning with no sign of let up. the second -day came and slipped pastp by now fatigue was leaving itszrnark but the operation continued, and finally on the ,-,A third day off loading was complete, and we heardthose welcome words secure. the days thatgiollowed were a waiting period while the marines, pushed ahead and spread over the island winningggtlrom the aggressor. iwo iima was taken agalny but this time in a bloodless battle. X 1