De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rochester Great 4 . -4-c ..,..,..,.,, . ..... 7 vvvr. .,.,...V.V, , ,...-.,,.e.-w,....,.....,,-.t.....,,,..., ,V,,. I, ,...vV. ..- .,......e,..-...wa-....., M.. nr, .s . .....,,,.W.,.,.,.,. ,,, Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Manngcaptain of the USS'De Soto County, the LST which left the Port of Rochester last nlght after a five-day stay here, putit this way: Wow! - 'tThe general opinion of the men on ship is that Roch- ester is a finelliberty port, Manniwent on to explain. l Most of the men interviewed yesterday aboard the De Soto County agreed with their skipper. Comments on the city ranged from It's a really fine place to Roches- ter ain't a bad town. , The majority of the crew members 'expressed the feeling that the people here are really friendly, some of them addlngthat Rochester's girls are especially friendly. You're got ft lot of girls here in Rochester, I'll say that, one Navy man said. And most'of them are, pretty Power boat churns 'out into lalce to get .closer look at visiting LST. Note I seed l00kiflg, f00. ,hiS Marine buddy added- . About 200 Navy men and 100 Marines are aboard the ship, which will be touring the Great Lakes this summer. . ' The next stop is Buffalo. Rochester was the second port II1 S 9 B OI' i'liSM' . ' N I like Rochester just fine, a Georgia sailor said. ' ' We've had a mighty fine reception here. Pm going to be MURPHY The 442-foot craft, built bottom, thus preventing the emi' to leave- , , f A Tennessee Marine described Rochesterians as wind, on her in New Orleans in 1958, is bow of the ship rom. mean-, . , , H , , the LST Uss hereto show off its crew, its aering off course. esvwally fflendly Pearle- He Sald he thought the diy .- - . - -- ---- - - - -- -- ..-.-t.t--,, -. t .1 f-...t..t.. was a verv'clean.one. . 4 Place to Drop Anchor preparations for leaving the port. As many as 2,000 waited in line at one time, one officer estimated. Some of the men complained that downtown Roch- ester IS too far from the boat. 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' with Monroe County Park Band, Marine chorus trom visiting LST entertains audience on benches and bothers on beach. dding Gets Military Honor Guard A warship captain visiting Rochester military wedding yesterday for one fut re officers. under arched sabers outside More Cnurcn are Carol Naylon, of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Nay- 34 Astor Drive, Brighton, and Ens. eseph L McEntee Jr. of Ridgefield McEntee received a Navy commission Beaches Draw Huge Crowds By MICHAEL WHITNEY With sunny skies and high temperatures and hu- midity, summer arrived-in Rochester one day early yester- day. Officially the new season didn't arrive until 4:47 this morning. . The city schools just out for- the summer and temper- d atures in the mid-80s, Monroe County beaches an the Seneca Park pool were packed. It was opening day at Ontario, Mendon, Webster and Durand-Eastman beachf Down. dawn he floats, a lone sailboat far below.. and the Seneca Park pool. The pool reported the biggest opening day at-,x tendance in its 30-year his- tory. More than 1,500 swim- ,mers went through the turn- stile to swim ln 73-de- gree water. , Ontario Park Beach also reported the best open- ing day we've had in many years. More than 10,000 sunned and .swam there, where the afternoon high reached 96 degrees. The water, though, was still a it chilly-68 degrees. actual conditions the men would have been carrying. munitions capable of de- stroying amphibious weap- ons, according- to Lt. tj.g.J R. J. Durant of the LST. The program will bere- peated today at 2 p.m, with six frog men parachuting from a plane. A speed boat UDT demonstration will also be presented. .' Well over l2,000 per- sons' trooped through the De Soto County yesterday, the largest crowd that has toured the boat yet in its V 7-'e lands in the lg'-A with .1 molina snlash. 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i . A busy three days are slated for the officers and of the USS DeSoto County, Navy tank landing ship docked at the Sault city dock at the foot of John- Street this morning. The DeSoto County, which a tour of l8 Great Lakes ports, arrived shortly af- 9 a,m. today from the Lake Nicolet area where it been at anchor since Monday grooming for its visit Sault. Commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Jr., the DeSoto County was receiving visitors un- clock this afternoon and on Saturday and Sunday receive visitors between the hours of lO a.m. and 9 p.m. This noon Cmdr. Mann and members of his staff were guests at a joint meeting of the Sault Lions, Ki- Welcome To wanis ancl Rotary clubs at the Hotel Oiibway and this evening there will be a demonstration of underwater work by the ship's crew of frogmen. This afternoort at 4 o'clock, and again at the same time on Saturday and Sunday a Navy band and a 25-voice Marine choral group will feature an hour-long concert at the govern- ment park at the locks. Entertainment for officers and men of the ship will be featured tonight at the Legion Hall and Saturday night at the Pullar Building. ln dock- ing this morning, currents of the St. Mary's caused the' DeSoto County to bump while landing causing one of the wooden fenders to stick in the falsework along the side of the ship as the above picture shows. tEvening News Photol. '- underwater ie after recon- rt submarines rged while ap- iibious assault , , i 1, W., , ,, r V 4. r' ., X ,. X. ,. -.3 ...ff objective area. Frogmen from the USS DeSoto County, U.S. Navy LST, will give a similar demonstration of their techniques at the ship's berth at the city dock beginning at 3 p.rn. today and Sunday. tU.S. Navy Photol The Sault, USS DeSoto County avy Tank . andlng Shlp Set 0 Navy tank landingi U.S,S. DeSoto County, by Lt. Commander Mann Jr., of Manteo, ' slated to arrive in the Q-girly Friday on the eighth a three months trip tu Lekzs and St.,Lawrence tzc up at the city dock . Friday. the ship, to public inspection' .r, until 5 p.m., and- he npcn tn visitors att itnrs will be wel- Saturclay and Sun-. 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. the many Navy-Marine and demonstra- puhlic will be 8 uizfioi-water dcmolitivtl hy a leain of NSW' who will display equip' techniques which have volunteer group fa- denioliton ex- witl bc presented to the at 7:30 frm. Friday. p ni. Saturday and Sun- cagul-day and Sunday will involve thc Nany H-19 helicopter. activities on' tap will be concert featuring a na a 25 voice Marine roup, which Will bc Government park at hegimiing at -l Pim- Saturclay and Sunday. picscntvd will be a demon- f the deadly Japancsc karate, which by a team of Ma- xpcrts at 2:30 p.m. 'iiicrman Park. tal s' .- exliiirits Arlive In The S00 Friday - f.,3m.i,i:t5t . ' as X lt lg Q l Sm- ide lhci-C will The first of several concerts bya 25-ma-n chorus Ojibway Friday noon. Concerts will be given both rcCCPU0l1 f01' . of U,S. Marines, here for three days with the DeSoto Saturday and Sunday in Brady Park, along with music in the Sl1iP'5 W?i'l'l LT. COMMANDER County tLSTl was presented before the combined by a ten piece band of Navy musicians. 3 and 9 P-m Wi HORACE D- M-ANN -'R' members of Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis in the Hotel tEvening News Photnl ha D 'VIacLachlan Post