Daviess County (LST 692) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1945 volume:

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To those who served aiooard her, is this ioooidet dedicatedg may they never forget her and their pride in her. Raise You Two Topside W Q 1.15 SHADES OF: COLUMBUS 1 Tank Deck Sports Palace V All in a Day's Work Baie cle Marseilles Vesuvius 1 K6 , , I as Remmlscmg Last nigiit as I lay in my sack, bmpx----N My mind, reminiscing ioacic To familiar places, familiar iowns, To people I met in making our rounds. 13.43 fx Nw i Y LUC-V N 1096 1 LUCY OF PAzoof.Y Fuci Docii, Paicrmo Mi. Pelligrjno, Palermo .ff s on the isis oi CHPH ' ' ' Castle St. Elmo, N691 -- wa es Mfexasu Sta A ' An Invasion Is Born THAT TABLE LEG DIDN T SCAQE me ,f Q 9 7' C ff V f E I A INVASIQN :sg g ff 'QKQG -- 9' 7-3 ii PREPARATIQNS yk :SV 1 A NISIDA ff' f, I X 2.4- Invasion Briefing In God Vv7e Trust naw Apmmsmm 'War Dlvfswn Red Beach, H'-Hour Plus Six Little Helpers Simon as I-Alloys DELTA ATTACK AREA. Acme Photos By Sherruan Nlontrose Blasting Through , 1 Us-I r 7 TTAT Through the Breach The Beach IS GUTS L ki als M Q Q ALP! Lglgljfgg Lb fy. Y V 3 rg' Jil 212521232 CLGAQ ETTA .JOE ? Pier Four, Palermo L l figs - J , f 1 ., ,A V - I .f ba 'II' Q: i ,,,,-1. ,,,... ACH, MANS ve sHoULo HAP LET 'DEQ 6012 ALONE., Bari Harbor S l A I ' 5 1' - ,1 '-f- I' s G4 j E ffl, f if QQ f T'LiAT'S 'N' LST svxw Naples Vvnterfmnt Portal to Pisa Vieux Pork, Marseilles l 95 f Q S Algerian Xvatchclog 35 Q 4 r K - A - V y f ff , , X V- ,,+fQggg,fg-Qgfkii i'737fw ar2'l ViSf MW., . Q . Q i ' va-N 'f ffi, ,f'x , -,rw Q QM iipfwggg,sfQfffQ1'5,1rmg'fff'fi X A Q ,, Q., ,' GWv2'R1Qmww-asm-...., -mfi'w'- -f,Qf'y.sf E ry f Ferry, Bizerte fm .iam sg T -pngm ws AMQPQNQ, XQAIZ is ,MMa,Q,M M wif M , Jw- Msfw 2 2 f '3vS2FY2s9f f ws V- 5 .sys T, M- . 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L 5 August Torre Annunziata, 1ta1y L s 15 August Yellow Beach, Delta Attack Area, Pte. cles 9 Sarclinaux to Pte. cles lssamlares, Baie cle 9 Bougnon, France Q T pi? . . . 'sie 0 L 16 August AJEICCIO, Corsica 0 X ?,X 0 19 August St. Maxine, France E 0 QMNA ' A 28 August Delta Maintenance Beacll, St. Tropez, France F-gi, FOQ, 1 A 17 September 1V1arsei11es, France C Sai f 7 N 26 September Port cle Bouc, France xgx 'L A 1 30 Septemlaer 1.leg11orn,1ta1y GLU., I J rf., OX 16 October Palermo, Sicily dig' 'Q I-3 f Eb 41 December La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia 0 qi: 10 Decemloer Catania, Sicily ,fgri Y I L , x 3 ' ,,.,N,-,Evan-,, ll December Valletta, Malta L 51 1945 11? QEPM31 Y ., b S' 29 January Bari, 1ta1y E D aQJJi 2 February Zadar, Yugo-slavia ' 1 X 15 February Piomtmino, ltaly I X 9 March Toulon, France NX I 1 f 14 April Bastia, Corsica L 5 X 2 July New York, New York 30 September Green Cove Springs, Floricla Q44 X Q - 2 in X X G Xf l 1 QC, -1--f ll ll 'L..,.. 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Op F X 7 f QESH VV Q '4V 4vuwl'1Vl1 nq5b ,Q Side By Side Maltese Vendor Loacieci at Leghorn Reminiscing GP some signorita enchanting and fair, Americans at Palermo Or a madamoiselie with wine colored iiairg A bottle of Vino, a glass of champagne, And time hangover with it'-fHYe gocis, what a pain!!! Mediterranean Street Scene Vina igea, Palermo SIIG Was There, Too ' A Toast to 6692 Letys otrinh a toast to oid 692 Nlay she ever stay afloat, To keep on pouring tanks and trucks Along the Seawan at Brri Industrial Naples Right clown the ierrie's throat. A finer ship neler sailed the seas, Nor a hetter crew to man her: VVho proudly Hies upon her mast The OLD STAR SPANGLED BAN NER. She isnyt streamlined like the rest, Nor was she huilt for beauty: But plenty tough from stem to stern xvvhen it comes to rugged cluty. So we drink to you SIX NINETY TVVO,, You Hat hottomed USON OF A SCHOONERT lt you had heen huilt ten years ago The war would have enctecl sooner. . -9 X 1 f E7 Q 'D X if Xt I :Z X x g E332 3232 i Palermo of Yesteryear ifvfag I. .CT on DCCIC TI'1C CTCNV, 6 tIllI'lUElI'y - Life Aboard the H692H ' At six o'ciock the lights go on, f lt's reveille againg And next comes Vvhitmire charging Through to get his good word in. Then close behind him comes the Chief Oh! What a cheerful fellow, uLet's hit the deck, let's make a moven The Chief hegins to hellow. We get our hunks all squared away, Eat chow and then Turn Tof, Sweep and swah down all the decks To make her shine like new. Most of the ,time thereys work to do, In port or under -way: it sometimes gets monotonous, The same thing every day. Then after evening chow is through, We all are feeling hetterg We set around to talk and smoke, And then we write a letter. By the time the letter is finished, The evening sky is Iolack, The red lights on, 'the white lights off Ult's time to hit the sackf' Along Oran's Waterfront Q is tw-4 .r142'-f4f'p ?' Kxivb p i x . I Q UAMN SCUTTLEBUTTS Chow in the Making ij r rx 2332? 'ff 5 1 W ' Hxiiil ,i...? ,.,..-., Jumping-Jack , Reminiscing Yes, memories are Wonderful things to possess, Now, after the war, when we,ve cleaned up the mess, And returned to our homes as civilians once more, VX7e,Ve memories again of a far distant shore. Lt. R. B. Carutners, USNR Lt. fjgf G. P. Chatelain, USN For F. D. R. Mediterranean Buggy A The Showlaoat at Oran V'E Day' Palermo Fantail Panorama Marriage Cargo Topside QcN 'g,4 -zfiltiz scfiixig X Qilligi, I H5191 51 QQ 0 , 1 - Lo5gQ3.fg,ME Q 1 I ,, Q pp, A, f, Yilb Joe 4 m vff viva Y ,ff f- Q it :rv ,, 7 121' :lf-Volk! I boiff W LK- HYou Sp9Clk8Q M9 How Much Now there seems to be a problem That confronts the service man. How to get rid of this lingo He,s acquired in foreign lands. Nvherever we are anchored, Cr in any port we go Comes that favorite old expression Hey pizonn or Arab Joef, Then a native hustles up to us M'i:h bracelets, rings, and such: Saying llloe, a nice-a-souvenir, You spealcee me how inuchf' Next a ragged little pizon kid Says Joe me spealiee you. ulxqe show you where to get champagne, And nice-a-Vino too.n A never ending line of gab, Xve hear from day to day. From Hoo-la-la and Upar-le-vouxn To Uchevrolet coupef, Now we all actquire the habit Of this lingo over here: And it's not at all uncommon Vvhen you're on the ship to hear. Hey pizonu or 'Arab Joe, or llloe you spealcee ine, Now when we get back home again A mix-up there will be. For wevd wallc into a grocery store To buy some cakes or tea: And instead of saying hVVhat's the price? XVe'd say YOU SPEAKEE MED l guess we'll have to read some boolcs, Or go to school awhile. So we can say YOU SPEAKEE ln 'AAMERICANOH style. Left Standard Rudder Oran Beer-Bust Palermo Enlisted Mens' Club Cargo for the States Standing into Gran Standing BY Cast GH JUST THINK THE FUN WE COULD HAVE VJITH THIS CARGO ABOARD 7' Q- YEAH Q53 cific .7 K6 SSN 'gggg BEER aes: BEERTBEER. The Third LGT s f 4- A M 1 - 5 Ba Time Off for Chow Ready for the Third Act Lower Away EQEBEER B515 BEEQEBEER Tasse Brief Eel BEER TBEERIBEER T rss ER BEER as-ea Y L f X I mm ZW.-WS 4 - Q5 f iii f 12 ' asf , ,W ff? X ff. , , R , , , 5 -pw gsm. -' ' Vg, ,,.., ? 4w6,,gQ ' Q kg vt .wh Q., , V, V A - - ff 4 , ' N' f' . , :w,s,A.g tt X , ya-L W AW' - 'Y' ' ' ' Miffkf -if 7 ff wN'f5 '3ffW5 K-w if - .tfz:. .1- .'AiC 'i5 ' f 'x fi. f ff , A , ' f 1' ,f X, , AWA. , JMt,4,,5 , W , .. f,,4 -fg'- ,Q ,f IW--,tm,::'I..y2.,A.,,, f- M -M Mt 254:-Q K ry Q t , W My ,ya X 5 .V U , W yfwfqwv. X 140-,, , 14' N' -y ,V .N '-' - gg, K 1.-wfydffkyg fSZv V ' Q, ,AI-may Q, , K MSMS NN . A ' 75 Q vttte gag .3gffw,p-fmw.f.- - Q- V - Jackson www Skyhnet Underway k Skifhnet New YO! A Little Sister shove Qff, Coxswain The Flying Bridge S X HThe Future of an LSTH What will hecome of old nFIathottomH When her fighting days are o,erg Vvhen the hoys return to their homes again And the draft iooards close their doors? will she have to stay in some lonely hay With sailors her memory scorning,-1 Ur tied to some ancient discarded dock, Like a widow dressed in mourning? Or will she fait prey to the cutting torch To he shorn of her precious metal, And return again to the Smelting plant 99 To he melted once more in the Hkettie ? Now we all agree she,s as rough as can he, 'But to us she has been a motherg She has taken the whip on many a trip And was always good for another. We all suggest that she needs a rest Un a quiet rippling river, To assume the rote of a Hshowiooatn With a memory preserved forever. Gr a glamorous moonlight excursionist with accommodations galore: A hauroom on the tank deck And on topside an open dance floor. In the after compartment a modern grill, A slot-machine or two, A magazine rack, a cigar shack, And an old-fashioned Hjuke hoxu too. A lovers, retreat with a cushioned seat In the gun tubs fore and aftg , And a Htrapezeu performance every night From a brilliantly lighted mast. And when she,s ioeached at a river town with her how doors open wide, fm sure the sailors would all turn out To shove oft on a moonlight ride. iOlU'I18y,S End Green Cove Springs, Florida 25' Ig 1: EQSQ :Egg .5555 E A-5 35 if I' I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I , . .ll 4: ,V .4.. 'V t f J . ' 1 my U3 x X- X , r x A if., v w W '..iT,fa z rn. 1 1 Q3 4 A' 4 V , -, y v A 1 fm, K s ' : l L v.,k'iNg:lt4fl in . rl. 4, X , I al -,ek 4, ,W -JQQLL4 I , ivy 4 'Lu-:,'.Y'f - ' ' 1' Q' . . ' , - if ,, 3 -iw 'Lg V-. .- f .. 'gp,'+a',,'. Wag an ,. 1. 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