De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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11' fifhica o iliihune FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1964 Admiral Visits Landing hip b Helicopter--Pete 5 :rf Navy Pier blic 4 Days mx' navy-marine corps team in ac- tion. - The 442-foot-long ship is open to the public from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., and from 7:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. today. Visiting hours tomorrow, Saturday, and Sun day will be 10 a. m. to 9 p. -m Karate demonstrations be given by marines at-2:30 p. m. daily. Navy frogmen will give their .underwater demoli- tion shows at 3 p. m. Aboard the ship and on dis- play for visitors are a full-scale Polaris missile modelg a heli- copterg ontos, .a ,tank-killer equipped with six '106 mm. riflesg a mechanical mule, a weapons carrier with a simi- lar rifle, with a range of up to 5 miles. Her skipper is navy Lt. Comd. H race D. Mann Jr. Portsmoutch, Va. The detachment commander is Maj. John A. 0'lirien, New York gb VENETIAINL NloHrp ONATHE LAKEFRONT dmiral ays Her :al change is needed Adm. McCain warned that cfs Shipbuilding and traditional concept of the ersion program, Vice for a two-ocean navy has 1 c am r., com- come outmoded because rfhe amphibious the United States is faced rraleune Stuff Pnorei A yy gcgiirggxe Atlantic fleet' said a new fo'-19009311 Challenge- Pageant. Water thrill riding skiers areisharply odtlined against the sky demolitio a boat X o - ire to concert ig ig ted the Friday night ,U Night fSun Time Photo Larry Nocerlnol 3 Navy helicopter carrying Vice Adm. John S. McCain J r., commander of I Great as our navy was in visits 'De Soto County tie fleet amphibious' force, landing on deck of the LST De sefe County, m.W0f1d War, H, it has now Adm- McCain H150 visited in river east of Lake Shore drive. Ship arrived yesterday. fSt0ru an pEE?,S.11iq..i tgfg if if Di Sligo Cifng, H ' - S IP, 3 , W IC is MODERN NAVY URGED CPictures on back pagej A radical change is needed in the navy's shipbuilding and ship conversion program, Vice Adm. John S. McCain Jr., com- mander ofthe amphibious force of the Atlantic, fleet, said solete and unless s radical happens to our building .and conversion gram in 1964, with the trend more than 300 be solete. Adm. McCain also the U. S. S. De Soto County Ulub of Chicago. a member of his. amphibious llt Since War force and is tied up at Navy 1 0ne.thipd of our pier for a four-day stay. The ten designed since ship is open to the public from mended World War 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily thru :gre than 850 ships. Karate demonstrations J of these are ob-' be given by marines at inless something p. m. daily, and navy yesterday. a' Less than one-third of our 'ships have been designed since I v-J day which ended World war 'II, he said. A We have in our 5 fleet today more than 850 ships More than 200 of these are ob landing ship, tank, which a member of his amphibious fdrce and is tied up at Navy pier for a four-day stay. The ship is open to the public from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily thru rrnieuue swf Pholol Vice Adm. John S. McCain Jr. bemg welcomed :ns to our ship- will give underwater conversion pro- shows at3p. m. daily. The with the present- also carries a Polaris an300willbeob- model and a display aboard the De Soto County by its commander, Lt- Comdr. HQ D. Mann Jr. fStory on page 21 The USS De Soto County ftopb, a former U.S. Navy warship, has now been transform- ed into a sea-going exhibit center, carry- ing the gamut of entertainment from movies to the Marine Corps 25 voice chorus fbot- toml. It is now Nat Chicago's Navy Pier on a four. day visit and open to the visiting public from 10 ann. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 p. m. to 9 p.m. daily, through Sunday. The Na-i vy has sent the USS De Soto County to Chi- cago uther Great Lakes ports to ern Navy-Marine Corps team in Navy frogmen demonstrating the underwater demolition and :Forming the deadly art ol' karate mong the exhibit's top attractions. The rate exhibition starts at 2:30 p.m. daily all the underwater demolition show be fns 8 3 p.m. The chorus sometimes refeiflil ' as the Marine's 'vocal der the direction of First llieut. music in

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lvcwyoiup, ui ew Top Weekend A ttractzon Her Th? lollg- gray ship at NYeuonnh Park dock today awaits The visit- ovf stlll larger crowds than have already inspected the L -5- 5aV5' funk-landing vessel during its four-dav stop- Over here on a Great Lakes cruise. Q ' 'l'he.LSS DeSoio County, her bow doors standing open to H1d1C3t9 her prunary function of discharging land tanks and Iothenheavyh equipment and weapons in amphibious landings, 15 an impressive sight through her size alone Bay City offered its usual PRD . -Time Staff Ph bn . UD SHIP' PROUD VISITORS-Bai' QW !'01ll'AgSfers andsadults safe as she nestles against the shore on Saginaw River, Her crewmen in crisp, white summer uniforms are dottmg not only the ship's deck but downtown streets aa they enjoy shore local residents at recreation Visitors are being welcomed a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from There is much more to see th citing as she is. She carries a before continuing a cruise of the Great Lakes. 'm'1i'Qa'5','f'eHKfh 95 they we it displayed in fn. Us. Navy's Us DeSoto nmk-mndm Tlgpmenf' ARIN mfs! and am' fesidenfs 2-'B Shown 011 fhe deck of Z p which will eontmue to welcome visitors aboard today gnd to- leave and mingle with spots around the town. aboard the vessel from 10 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. an just. the ship itself. ex- Navy underwater demoli- tion team which will demonstrate its deadly and precise action off the dock at 3 p.m. to day. A helicopter carried on board will participate in the demonstration. See NAVY 'SHIP-Page 10 Blatz No. to will be ids Tmn B111 Association Class C loop er Saturday. In one game locals will host the Gator Of the USS DeSoto County, on a duty tour here. Tha Second game will be at 8 p.m. 1 of the City play a double held at 6 p.m. a No. 1 diamond. the same s ite against a team from Chesaning. arme chorus Navy ban THE B Y CITY TIMES eri' in Midland 1 LOCAL SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1964 SECTION TWO avy hip Is Due , i I Friday Morning Q The Essexville-Hampton Clov- erettes 4-H Pipe Band and Drill Team will provide music for a civic welcome when the USS De- Soto County, a U.S. Naval tank- loading ship attached to the At- lantic F1eet's amphibious force. arrives at Wenonah Park Dock at 9 a.m. Friday to begin a four- day stay. M a y o r M. Monte Wray will go to Detroit to ride the vessel into Bay City. Lt. William D. Roberts, com- strations ln the Sginaw River here at 7 p.m. I-Yiday, S p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday. Major John A. O'Brien, a ve eran of 17 years Marine Cor . service and previously staff o ficer with the Second Mari Division, Camp Lejeune. N.C., commanding officer of Mari troops aboard the vessel. 'T USS DeSoto County is con manded by Lieut. Cmdr. Hora D. Mann, Jr. mander of the U.S. Naval Re- Avgwx e 1 N serve Training Center here and . liaison officer for the shi 's vis- , SQSEFN- X V . it to Bav Citv was N. :,. .. C ity Welcomes Navy Ship DeSoto County elcome and hospitality, to a K. LS. Navy ship today, and the isitor, today through late Mon- lay afternoon, is a mighty one, he first Atlantic Fleet am- bhibious force ship to make an Extensive cruise in the Great Lakes in recent years. The nation! deadly po- tential of amphlbloup war- fare is dramatlzed by the USS DeSoto County, a Navy tank-landing ship, enrrylng aboard the Navy'l Llttle Creek, Va.. Under- water Demolition Team 22 and a Karate team from the 2nd Marine Divlsion, experts in the hand-to-hand-combat teohnlque originated by Oklnawanp ln the 1'lth een- hu-v snr! vsnv-lm-o..1 L.. v--- Visltors to the ship will sec Ycolor films of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action on g pan- oramic movie screen. The screen and films, known as the Cine- Globe Cruiser Theatre, are th same as those attracting larg audiences at the Navy-Marin Corps' New York World's Fai exhibit. Therc also is an lmpressiv Four Ocean Challenge exhibit featuring Illm slides with sound track narration by Vice Admlral John S. McCain, Jr., commande of the 60-shlp Atlantic Fleet am- phibious force. The DeSot County also carries a full-scale model of the Navy's Polaris mis slle, which today can strike target more than 2,000 mile: away from its hidden submarinn launcher. The Navy'l underwater an CONC . , , . , . 'll h ve nn 0P- civic cultural eXPerience in i yi Xa Q or me excmnz feature! dh' 5 WI H i J --r- ' ' - 3 14 'jg 5. ' wh- f- W- W '- ff W h l ln hear a special 25- operation with the Midi --fulhu BREW-,,. E H-:--Ili! enum Pm' The Marine Corps chorus Parks 84 Recreation Dep 'I A ' ry X ,. AA- ,U - - by I m . piece mem, nspect on visits at the Central Park The Naval and Marin: T d ' B C ' ghe ship are Scheduled fhreus D - - - ut the day today until 9 .11 H 8 Sri: ,i:s::':'z's.,. :i.'::e 0 UU ln UU 'l M- EXIQPLYE flare-r,f10ff.e Eos Calendar ' USS Desoto County, open house, Wenonnh Park, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. TODAY I1 TOMORROW 1 Hoey-'Reserve Drill, Naval Reserve Training Center, soo W. Lafayette Ave-. 'I p.m. Recovery, Inc., Episcopal Parish 7:46 p.m. City Commission, City Hall, 8 p.ll'l. Ivy Lodge, IOOF, 215 S. Llnn St., 7:30 p.m. Kl-West Kiwanis Club, Rex Steakhouse, 6:45 p.m. Golden Age Club Smem' Tournament, YMCA, 1 Trinity House, p.m. Duplicate Bridge Tournaf ment, Elks Club, 1:80 p.m. Monday Night, Al Anon Family Group, 209 19th St., 8:80 p.m. Adult Swimming, 11 and over. Kolb and Washing- SEMPER FI-U. S. Marines from the LST USS DeSoto unty proved to YMCA spectators here last week that they n't necessarily need a. rille to immobllize the enemy, At , Corp. Glenn R. Premru ilails at attacker Corp. Earl Christeon with his foot wh ton Schools, Garber High School, Essexville, '1 to 9 I p.m. held by tfrom leiti Corp. Frank Polllucci and Corp.'Gax-land Aaron. Corp. Premru lcente with his naked heel. At r pleturei breaks eight boards right, Corp. Christeon rams the emolltlon team under com- mand of Lleut. Qfunior :radel Gerald R. Yooum, of fiohnton, Pa., with helicop- er partlolpatlon, will give lemonstrations ln the Sagi- naw River off Wenonah ?ark at '1 p.m. today, and 1 p.m. both Saturday and. iunduy. Phe Navy Band and 25-voi urine chorus, which accompan . the ship on its visit to Gre kes ports, wlll present co 'ts at 8 p.m. today at Sag ninistratio -spital, the same hour Satul V at Midland City Park, an on Monday at Delta Colleg- Phe chorus will be featur an 8 p.m. concert Sunday i ginaw City Park. il i1 ll xv Veterans EHE DeSOT0 County is 0 the newest ships of her typ e tank-landing ship is design to transport and land tanl 1 other heavy equipment ar apons in amphibious landin 3 'Vlth her shallow draft fo i 'd, she is capable of movir N e to shore and being attacl -Time: Stn!! Pholol. tg a pontoon causeway ow ch cargo can move, therel dging the gap from ship steel-llke edge of his hand through boards in n demonstra- tion of shuto. Marine karate team fascinated audience of youngsters ln demonstration. -re, She can also move in hostile shore, beach herse and directly discharge her can through her bow doors.

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d Lt Ben Sandra Miller fMl55 53611122 an from ITRIBUNE Staff Phobi- ds Annual Music Festival Luncheon-Governor Opens State Fair ilton hotel yesterday as crowd of hundreds Joined in the 28th annual roles when the 35th annual Navy Ship to Visit Here for Chicagoans can tour another oceangoing Navy ship when the USS De Soto County ties up at Navy Pier Thursday for four days. The 442-foot LST tl.anding Ship, Tank? will bring along entertainment for the expected crowds. Aboard will be a marine de- tachment demonstrating the Mart of karate ta method of killing with the handsl, a model of the Polaris missile. an anti-submarine helicopter, a 53-ton tank tand a tank killerj, movies, slide shows, Navy frog- men-and a Marine chorus. Thursday the public will be rom .m- welcomc aboard f 10 a 4 Days to 9 p.m., with a 'lib-hour break starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sun- day visitors can visit straight through from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ' THE NAVY said it is send- ing the ,De Soto County to Chicago and other Great Lakes ports to give Americans a first-hand look at a modem Navy-Marine Corps team in action. - The De Soto, five times the size of the old World War ll LST. is part of the Navy's At- lantic Fleet, but lately its duties have been to visit Great Lakes ports. was made from Marine Corps Glee end of the long ballroom. Ship is now visiting Chicago. 4 W V I mn,-, , nm,-,,,v,,.,.-vw-. ...rsrm:ees.c1,.,:+ .e.Mzasdu:a25o2v1M 1 landing ship, De Soto t'Story in Womeifs sect , . ..........,........i......-.... ,....-- S pl Officer 1 Queens Docks Here in Venetian Festival V For Public Displa BY GLADYS ERICKSON More than 100 queens of the water will glide from their Monroe street harbor ren- dezvous tonight for Chicago's lake front 7th annual Venetian Night festival. The event, starting at 7 p. m., is sponsored by Mayor Daley's 'Youth foundation and Chicago's yachtsmen. , Postmaster Harry Semrow will lead the parade in his yacht, Senator. The Vene- tian Night queen will step from Semrow's throne - decorated craft to the reviewing stand to join Mayor Daley, Rear Adm. Howard A. Yeager, command- ant of the Sth naval district and craft will ,be decorated, and used by the Filippino Youth, organization. ' r The Chicago park district barge, always a unique entry, will have a revolving display depicting recreational and cul- tural facilities offered by the park district. 4 Lights in the buildings form-, ing Chicago's skyline along, Michigan avenue will remain on until the show is over. Ski Group Performs Chicagoland Water Ski as- sociation will open the show with a performance-of Ricky slalom, and barefoot skiing, jumping, and kit acts. ' 'The naval underwater emoli I other dignitaries assigned tri review or judge the' procession. Ethnic Groups Featured Ethnic groups will appear in native costumes. They.will per- form for an expected audience of 150,000. out-of-town yachts are including the Sting-Kill, Gordon St. Clair of the St. Petersburg, Fla., Yacht Ten owned rraiaune stuff Phoiol i IX, owned by Richard Novotny 11 game d t G n Bay in 1952 A11 Sta' footba of the Chicago Yacht club. His Greg Meth who Playa agams ree it d t Navy Pier He kicked tw- - WW-m,,,,,, 1 . d -. tions'demonstratIon team from! the LST tlanding ship tanksl Dei sota County, win display its! skill before the low-flying heli-2 copter frogmen pltmge into thai water, set half - pound ex-5 plosives, and speed away by' launch before the blasts send! up Styfoot geysers. , Music by the Great Lakesq DY BURLEIGH HINES JR. The third in a line of sae- going celebrities to visit Chi- cog, in recent weeks docked at Navy pier Thursday. But unlide the-visits by a Norwegian windjammer and a Canadian frigate, the U.S.S. DeSoto County is not only bat- tle-ready but armed with in- tertainment for viseitors. For four days the' 442-foot LST ftank landingshipl will have on board movies, a mod- el of the Polaris missile, a 53- ton tank tand a tank killerl, a demonstration of karate tdeadly hand-to-hand fightingl and a marine band. THE SHIPS stay in Chicago got off to a flying start with Vice Adm. John S. Mc- Cain, Jr. arriving on deck by helicopter. A.DM. McCain is commander of the U.S.. Atlan- tic Fleetuamphibious force. Naval Training center band ' ' aboard navys U S S Desoto County doc e a P k I t F 'l draulic system is Operated t d t extra points and was high scorer in 1962 contest against ac ers I The Runner, emPQ1'3fl.Y udiven the Runner and an 8. The admiral said later, at luncheon at the Sherm House, that the United S now faces a four-ocean 4 lenge. The Arctic and the 'A Asian ocean have been at to the U.S.'s traditional A tic and Pacific ocean tours duty,', said Admiral MCC got to have more mobility more striking power. THE U.S.S. De Soto Co I. I 1 c is one of seven new that will help provide that ing power. It can carry men and equipment and them 15 to 25 percentf than the old LSTs. Commanded by Lt. Co H. D. Mann Jr., the De will admit visitors until 9 Thursday, except for a hour break starting at 5. Fr Saturday and Sunday the is open from, 9 aqmjl to p.m. ' Club, and N0'L3'Vf1H Owned by ab08I'd the F Hfmingwn, andhe generators which give a weird i . E- Limgfield Of T-he Detroit Arm stoffice, fire de ar - ' - if Yacht dub' ' meng EZ Saueperuy and? A3-ire rnechanicalmarvel feel, to time g t The biggest entry is 'Olympic Sumpfion High schogl' W e S QC- G' Des Moines, Ia., bands will The tank 131141118 SMP USS ' ' Play- if f iy- De Soto County 'is to tie up at 'Navy Pier Thursday for a . 9 four-day visit, with public vis- f itin'hours10a.m.to5 .m. ' 1 inrlg7-in tn 0 nm Thlrigdau- an wo L - hed from sea service, is . peoo room, detac - . , . tdt V - ' t manifold system is opera e n he Chlcago d tely encounter helie. prlrna-nl? iii.: 83215 .lil .-'mba km- un-Fm-n aonin lt I I nigk J ,WNW tGreen bay Backers, V W