De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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ONDAY, on three days. The Navy hip Plans 3 Da pen House Hours during which the public Maior John A. tour the USS DeSoto Coun- manding officer of the been extended to allow on board, 'willy be the Ship, due to I-lrrive here the Exchange Club to be held 3:30 um- Monday, Wall be 011612 the University-club. for inspection on Mon ay rom Th h Wm to 7 p.m., on Tuesday from 10 Jean: CCZLISS Shfgpiir on speaker at the noon meeting a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Wednes- on Tuesday and Wm perform . dag' a.m. to S ' - - -' gremony at ar mo . t P 75.0370 peoplfe hai tgggt The tank landing ship USS DeSoto County, one ofsthe neweshlp In the three ' ' LS- C3Di01 rives in Erie next Monday afternoon for a three-day stay. The ogdensburg' Roch Ch1ef'fessmm port and land tanks and other heavy equipment and weapons fam' . , , 9 raised at ivillhbe 013911 fOr public inspection all day Tuesday at the Public Wm? m Ene' gl Malor Joh? A' O'Bnen' cQmTSf time- Marines Corps exhibits and demonstrations will be presented, alor S919 Wm appear imandmg offlcer of the Mama guard of eine-globe cruiser theater. The DeSoto County with a complememy' -COYPS U'00P5 aboard the ligand the enlisted men, plus the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marines, is on Mfmday' a -117, the U55 DeSoto COUHW1 ip will also at Lakes. This is her first visit here. - l ' the Gre i ENTERTAINING The Marines visiting in Erie on the U.S.S. DeSoto County spent much of their free time here entertaining the aged and ill m our city. One evening the Marines Chorus sang at Ron- dale Nursing and Convalescent Home, 1231 South Hill Road, Here pictured on one of Rondale's patios are, left, Cpl. Ronald R. Siebert, and right, Pfc. Hughbert J. Dunn in a discussion u'1th.Wm. Wyrough. a-resident at the Home. Mr. Wyrough, who is 98 years old. is the grandfather of Attorney William J. Kelly. 4705 Upland Dr. He will be 99 in October. he confessed ln the have xrhn am man-il-ts.-e .J Qi... o.......s... Qin-,,.,,,, sd new An underwater demolition team from the USS DeSoto County ted team mu appearspeak Tuesday noon, June 30, at :tg 1? ihiofgiigtlie weekly luncheon meeting o Water team at nth anghe Erie Exchange club. tration will - , The modern design landin hi t Chogruit gggtgvessel will be in Erie for threegsei a terrain patients aqays and Opin '0 Public mSP'? W-m- . - tion. lt carries a large contra th band N'gg1i1ieH0E2ibSggent of Marines. Major O'Bri dai, in a Crew and my ofis expected to talk about them 3 city ' held on board the 51159, if-9 missiofi and the Manflean at 8 p. m. Erie Club on Monl-01'PS- , . On Tuesday, the 'ship's com- Approximate time to tour ' rnanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Hor- ship and view a seven-i ace D. Mann Jr., will appear film on the eine-globe r with the Marine karate team at theater takes about 20 m the combined noon meeting the Lions and Kiwanis clubs the Bruton Stnre. of There. is no charge to view at ship. or any of the exhibits rlnmnnstratiims. Navy Ship Bringing Big Choru A 25-voice Marine chorus and a 10-piece Navy band will be on board the USS DeSoto County, the giant tank landing ship, due here on Monday. The ship, which will dock- at the Public Dock and will be open for inspection all day Tuesday, also contains a panoramic screen known as the eine-globe cruiser theater, the same type used in the'Navy-Marine Corps exhibit at the World's Fair. A presentation on seapower and the four ocean challenge to the nation today will be shown on the screen. ,,Alsoonboa.rdtheshipwiIlbe 1 l s, Bond Creek, Va., and a Marine karate team. The frogmeu will demon- strate equipment and techniques that made the volunteer organi- zation famous. The public will be able to view numerous Navy-Marine Corps exhibits and demonstrations: the newest amphibious landing craft, tanks, and other weapons: a Navy H-19 Sikorsky helicopter, the type used in antisubmarine warfareg and a model of the Po- laris missle. The DeSoto County, command- ed by Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Mann, jr., will arrive here Mon- d a y afternoon and de O part F Wednesday. The ship is making a three-month tour of the Great Lakes. , . , The USS DeSoto County arrives Dock ceremonies conducted by Cfront, from leftl City CCO H12-ke the SIX h0l1I' Congressional candidate Joseph P. Vigorito Gauncilmen Bern E116 M. M. Devorris, Edward C. Doll, Kenneth Welsh Council l Work on the dock Controller Arthur E. Gehrlein, fmiddlel Frank Anash Robeis-54 220 891191131 Charles B. Williamson, tbackl Robert Carney and Stanley K1-cH31'fll191' DOYIS C Anasti, Haller, Carney and K1-epcho are Port Commission SU-l'f-HCC of f-he dock 1-ep,-esengagive. faced and railings Huge Ncivy Ship Ex Erie Visit Until Thurs15S5fieihSfeiii'i5 Open house on the USS DeSoto to leave Erie on Wednesday willijfgsbllflrgy Rochester untry will be extended anoth- femaill lmfll Thl11'SdHY Bffel' Today 3 ei-'day as the result of what the noon' ship s Marine - armed Mme war- ' Lt. Cmdr Horace D Mann appeal. on local TV I Jr., said the vessel will be opensoto S Softball team il we V9 had S0 until 9 pm. today and from 10Ene Galden Goose :the Public Dock. a.m. to 9 p m Wednesday and Hess beg-rung at P ' By ED MATHEWS iginally scheduled Then.well be open ThLl1'Sd3yThe Mm-me chorus R ' THE NAVY AND Marin itaken over the town the past and both they and the town seem to 'enjoying it. You can't help but feel la bit older when you see the age of . group .... Lieutenant j.g. Greg the former Annapolis All American had his hands full the past few days, is supply officer and had to make the checks for all the men' aboard the ships as well as take an inventory as is the end of the first half of the He told us J oe Bellino, the former flash is hopeful of getting out of Navy and playing with the Boston triots. Mather who came hom the Fernando Valley in California is year. . .. Presen P'tts h'l...Mrs. ii. demonsu-auoii for visitors at nie Public Dock Tuesday night. A bright to a 1 mpg gif orange Navy helicopter participated in the free show, during which bogmen Bliggs and her family visiting her Par trightl were plucked from the bay in a mock sea rescue. eutsf the Ed Mu-PPMS' OPEN HOUSE CONTINUES 1 mg . XVE WILL TAKE this heat anytime. H-AGPOLE GROUP The Cerememes had ' It is AIWBYS Possible P0 9503139 from it A new flagpole at Erie Osteopathic Hospital, 1515 fm. hlgaueiicuorv 1S 3 and the sun maine us all feel that muchis f01'11121lLS' dedicated 1116255132 Ofll-mm' at me Owesiey mmm if 9 better . . . The S. S. North American is afeUg1'gfgn?o 0EoLFIixU'f1ii3fgdm 51 gnasme Chamson commanded . . . . 3 0 -'1 Lb Paclfi during About 7,000 Erie and area i conducted by Navy and Three trogmen were dropped Sad Sight at the dock With nothing SUT' Chairman of arrangements was Dr R W Cooanii now folds the g1:g:tSv'g1'omed 1-1b0r-mi thi' Corps personnel. . from a helicopter and were later :ing on it but a. maintenance crew .,,essmau 51311195 D- Weavefgiaf glaffginglegfeffliumander in the Naval Dock gr fthe The ids? dglrilgj 21222 vrxgteno? 3pJeaefdF-av atfhha? DilJOwe raging Shffm aboardisiutaligtvtlltilfirnshvev tdlgdsigantiocii Above are Dr Reggirilfneil Seve-rarieyears , ' of d r d mise- ' e - - - to 01111 IS one .yo . 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7 000 Erie and area resl were conducted by Navy and aboard the USS Marine Corps personnel. fl County at the Public The day's activites were high- p es seaman s lighted by an underwater demo- a Marine lition team demonstration at 6 p m., when frogmen were lined b lucked from the bay in a mock I mn .fr , sea rescue. I events will occur Maj. John A. O'Brlen, com- Weaver, the Marine karate team will attend o F MA N is nnssue, a yeuow Navy helicopter, a three without glasses and watched demonstrations of during tour of the USS DeSoto County at the ,day's activities was a mo k ad a demonstra' n an Clubs In the Bostonl area residents yesterday saw c A.n underwater demolition team from the USS DeSoto County presented onstration for visitors at the Public Dock Tuesday night. A bright The USS DeSoto County approaches the Public Dock Monday to begin a three-day open house. The Navy. LST, complete with a Marine detach- ment, will give a variety of exhibits during its visit here as part of a Great Navy helicopter participated in the free show, during which frogmen Lakes tour. were plucked from the bay in a mock sea rescue. HOUSE CONTINUES RECEPTION : GWARMEST, to hispeciiw tp SS DGSOU' To Sem ,E 'i HOUSE SET SS DeSoto ere Today ta li ding officer of the ship's detachment, will b ' at the noon meet Exchange Ciub at th Club. on Tuesday, the be on the Jeanne on WSEE-TV. Rep. and Navy band from will participate in a ceremony at Todayfs Timetable The USS DeSoto County will be open to the public from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. Wednes- day and from 9 a. m. to noon Thursday, with an underwater demolition team demonstration scheduled for 2 p. ni. at the Public Dock. . tio by years teon Cpl. Earl Chrlsteon Cpl. Frank Poilluccl . . . hard fall ahead arines' Bare Hands To teal -Age Show LETHAL--The most basic of all weapons-the human hand- wlll be given a prominent place ln an exhibition of modern U.S. Marine firepower Thursday when the USS DeSoto County ar- rives ln Buffalo for a four-day stay. Although lt is the nuclear a-ge, visitors to the Niagara Frontier Port Authority pier, 901 Fuhnmann Blvd., will be surprised to discover that an 800-year-old technique of hand- to-hand combat, karate, ls re- lied on heavily by today's ln- fantryfman. n board the 8,000-ton tank iding ship CLSTD DeSoto Coun- will be a .four-man champion- lp team from the Camp Le- ine, N.C., Shorin-Ryu Karate ib to demonstrate daily the htnlng-fast moves and awe- ' wer of this ancient Chi P0 . . e art of bare-hand fightingf ECEPTIVE-Director of the is a mild-ma-nnered clerk- ist who, in his spare time, has so mastered the deadly science that he has attained one of the highest degrees of skill in karate, the Black belt. Cpl. Glenn R. Premru of Pittsburgh, Pa., is now a qualified karate instructor. runner-up in World Karate Chicago two Earl Chris- Ill., Cpl. Stoughton, a rl Joining class The team, which has tenta- tively scheduled some exhibi- tions for groups ln the Buffalo area during its stay, will be aboard the USS DeSoto County from noon to 5 Thursday after- noon, and from 10 in the morn- ing to 5 ln the aftemoon Friday through Sunday. They will dem- onstrate their skills at regular intervals. CHORUS, CANNON-Among other features of the USS De- Soto County, whloh ls touring the Great Lakes area this sum- mer, a re a 26-man choral group made in of the 2nd Ma- rine Division Security Platoon, a Navy Underwater Demolition Team, and several mechanized weapons such as a tank, howitz- er, helicopter, Polaris missle, landing vehicle and O nto s tank-killer. Four area Marlnes are serv- ing aboard the craft. They. are L-Cpl. Gary C. Nelligan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelligan Jr., of W. Yorkshire Rd., Chaffeeg Cpl. Robert D. Best. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Miller, of Rt. 238, Darien Center, Pfc. John H. Cauley, son of Mrs. Sarah Pat- 'terson, of 2816 Tenth St., Ni- agara Falls, and L-Cpl. William Crawford, son of Mrs. Willie- mae Crawford, of 105-B Willert Park. COURTESIES - and it l I1 Extra Da The ship's band punched out a LST here an extra day, depart- uund of bright, syncopated ing Thursday afternoon. nes, and the USS DeSoto Coun- Mayor Chalres B. Williamson eased up to the Public Dock termed the DeSoto County not d what its skipper termed only the first arrival at the re- pe warmest reception we've furbished Public Dock fwhich d so far. was rededicated shortly before n fact the size of the dockside the ship tied upl but the first big Ewd prompted Lt. Cmdr. Hor- attraction of the summer. D.M J.to Alth hth hihdb ann r announce oug e s p a een he hopes to keep the Navy scheduled to sail Wednesday for Mayor Charles' B. Williamson, left, a former LST skipper himself, receives the plaque of the USS DeSoto County from its commanding offi- cer, Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Mann Jr., shortly after the vessel arrived at the Public Dock. ' Working together, Mayor Charles B. William- son and City Council President Michael A. Can- navino cut the ribbon Monday at the official re- dedication of the renovated Public Dock. The re- construction of the superstructure and resurfac- ing of the dock itself were supervised by the Erie Port Commission. I 'Port Commission's efforts - . l t I E ' Toledo, Ohio, the next stop on itinerary, Cmdr. Mann said will have the vessel open to t public from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.1 day and Wednesday. Th we'll be open Thursday moi ing, leave that afternoon, a steam all night to reach To do, he added. The ship-with a crew of sol 200 officers and men, plus a 1 man Marine detachment-vi: ed Ogdensburg, Rochester a Buffalo, N.Y., before reachi Erie. In addition to tours of I vessel, the public will see u.nd water demolition exhibits, ns copter rescue operations, M ine karate demonstrations, a performances by the M a rin chorus. I hope everyone in Erie v visit us, Cmdr. Mann declan In fact, since my wife is fri Oil City, we'd like people fn miles around to come aboard. Cmdr. Mann presented t plaques to Mayor Williamsol one, proclaiming Seapov Controls the Land, from 1 commander of amphlbia forces ln the Atlantic Fleetg a the second the ship's plaq showing the alligator symbol the amphibious forces, Bra Bold, Resolute, commemor ing the visit to Erie. The ceremonies had spec significance for the mayor 1 for his executive assistant, Wesley Martin Jr. Mayor li liamsoncori-imanded an IST the Pacific during World War and now holds the rank of cc mander in the Naval Reser while Martin retired from Marines several years ago as lieutenant colonel. Cmdr. Mann termed his the most exciting in the wo -it's the last of the absolute 1 narchies. The DeSoto Cou: built in 1958, has served on variety of missions, includ evacuation duty in Cuba. Mayor Williamson and L Council President Michael Cannavino jointly cut the ribl officially opening' the rededii ed Public Dock an hour bef the ship arrived. The dock's perstructure recently was built at a cost of S54,220, and surface repaved. Edward Doll, Port Comr s ion member and progr chairman, noted that the or nal dock was erected 56 ye ago. It had an interesting hi ry during its first 56 years, said, and I am sure it will joy an interesting history in community for many years come. l . c Frank Anasti commis chairman, termed the ren tion another milestone in uplift the bayfront area ' In addition to open h aboard the DeSoto County,