De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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Navy-Marine members stand at Dlvlslonal parade on the LST. The combined color ff Corps Team ki Q 1? 3 H L tie , . L 1 4 ia' 'I I Q. L. L' l l. i l culled his Navy flying days renfontrasted his aviation on -'s ', Marina Corps Team. nty To Visit Great Lakes Area Resi The ship will leave her base at Little Creek June 9 for a three- month journey to 18 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway ports. She will be the first Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force ship to make an extensive good will cruise in the Great Lakes in recent years. Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. , Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force, has an- nounced that men from the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team 22, under Lt. Cjgl Gerald R. Yocum of Mohnton, Pa., will be on board De Soto County. The frogmen will demonstrate equipment and tech- niques that made this volunteer or- ganization famous. Great Lakes visitors to De Soto County will see color films ofthe NAVY- MARINE CORPS TEAM ln action on apanoramic movie screen in the LST. ,The screerrand films, known as this Clne-Globe Cruiser Theater, are the same as those at- tr ac t l ng large audiences at the NAVY-MARINE CORPS New York World's Fair exhibit. Therewlll also be an impressive FOUR OCEAN CHALLENGE exhi- blt. The focal point of this pre- sentatlon will be the projection of colorful slides, with accompanying soundtrack narration by Admiral McCain, in which he points out the vital role which SEA POWER and the NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAMp1ay ln meeting the FOUR OCEAN CHAL- LENGE facing our country today. guard handled the city's color detail for each of the four dm Many inland area citizens Wm County 'is on e lhroeqmonth cruise of the Great Lakes to brim gettheh- fi,-St 10014 at the deterrent Inland Sees e new awareness of the mission and lmpo power of the Navyvs pcm-is mis- sile. De Soto County will carrv a full-scale model of this two-stage ballistic missile, which strike a target mor miles away from its marine launcher. For a close-up view of g r o u n d combat weaponry, Marines from theunits of the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, commanded by Lt. Gen. James P. will demonstrate the latest equipment now used by its elements. These will Mechanical Mule, a rler mounting a 106mm recollless rifle capable of hitting a target four to five miles dlstantg a tank known by the Greek word f The Thlng D which br six 106mm recoilless s mall, tank-like bodyg a amphibious tr a c k e d landing ve hicle capable of carrying 28 fully armed Leathernecks from assault ships to forward assault pos on the beachg a 52 1X2 ton m tank, whose 90mm gun has a ln excess of 10 milesg a eight-inch self-propelled howitzer' and other weapons. A contingent of U.S. Marines normally home based at Camp Lejeune, N. C. specialists ln amphibious w Their Show Will Hit the Road equipment will accompany th tlc dlsolavs. h if TWO NAVIIS-VAdm, John ComPhlbLant tpclntlngi dlracta the Commander In Chief ot the ,Vern Alxal Rahman Uhen, to Great Lakes bluejsck Chicago this weekend extended an invitation Nl landing ship which has MU' formed into a seagolng exhibit I l . Aboard Exhibit cts going have been to vlslt the been tl'8 The purpose ot the De vlslts is to give Americans a hand look at their modern .Marine Corps team ln action. Two of the top attractions aboard the craft ls a demonstration Navy frogmen ln underwater de n lltlon and Marines performing the deadly art of karate. at 3 p.m. daily. The karate exhibition' held by the Marines will be at 2:30 p.m. daily. The underwater demolition will be ou'r OF THE PAST-The days of wooden ahl A full-Scale model of a Polaris 3 man are recalled as the three-mented Norwegian missile' which Wday 0811 Strike H , TIAN RADICH comes alongside the modern tank target m0re than 2.000 miles fl'0m USS DESOTO COUNTY iL8T ll7ll ln Lake Mllts hidden submarine launcher, will In salllng vessel Ie maklng stops at various Great I f whlle the DeSoto County continues hor crulae which began .lune 14. Slnoo then,-DoSoto Coun t Lakes area. .ittle Creek, Va., er the De Soto d waters. children from the 'al Base. nty ls Lieutenant l with that of t be among the exhibits. fore returning to her homeporti el more than 1,200 miles in he vessel, during 1962, evacu- l 92 persons, including women he skipper of the De S ot L 'ace 9rMann Jr. of Portsmouth WORKING OUT In preparation for appearances In I7 ports of call are three members of Marine karate demonstration ,team which will cruise' the Great Lukas and St. Lawrence Seaw .aboard the- tank landing ship DeSoto County thlssummer. Cpl. Glenn R. Premru, center, detenu n Lcmdr. Heraa against' two attackers, LCpl. Garl nd.Ac o , left. 'd C I. F lx P 'I '. ' ' USS De Soto County, a Navy tank, of the USS-DS team is- Cpl..,EarI Christeon. G r n A an P mn ' on ucc' Fourth member of th. l ' ... ' Over 210,000 visitors have been Y COMES T0 NTC-The tank landing Ship Uss De easel entered the st Lawrence he 250 passengers guests of the Navy will observe ay June 15 -duation review Next Wednesday, the shin will return glve local residents a look at the modern Navy Marine nce the USS De Soto has beenvesoto County left Little Creek Va last week to begin t has vlslted ll ports and planslr of 18 St Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes ports top at 7 more pm-ts during are Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force headquartered at ned three month cruise in the in. late Sep-q County willl I aboard the floating display since yd where today with 250 guests aboard from Chicago the v . . , V , ' - i ' 1 . ' X W' vw v al.- I an . -. I 7 B . e b n Guantanamo Ill sa.,- x A ...N 1. , -'F 11, 1 XS' 1 .?'t m'fs :f:i Uhiiiz. ' '-5.1 vi 7 R v M--A 5 '7-'Q ggrill' LLM' -'r, . Q1 ': 'n ,. . we-fr-C sir- .if ' Small iiliisviiiliiilbfhil'iL'ni2IiIi'n'i'1hg'6InlI'2iJri-is 'S 'Jniv' is iii? t to the DE SOTO COUNTY. Forty-two members of he Ca- nadian Nlllltla visited the tank-landing ship during her -- ... 4 m:v...:Nl VlbIIOR,to the tank landing ship De Soto County 5' was retired Buffalo N.Y. businessman Alfred W' r' h - ' ' ' of 1 0' en. W 0 'Q TIGHT rn' -- 'rank landing ship ROCHESTER VISITORS--Some of QUAKRSTATEWELCOME - T9-nklandins Ship De Soto 090. War- De Soto County is maneuvered ln- the 000 poeple who have toured at Erie' Pa Public Dock for her June 29'JU1Y 2 visit to that l l l' ' V 0 Lambert SEE Urn summer cruise of the Great Lakes The Erie

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l 00,000 8 Great Lakes -and St. Law- up lil NORFOLK - A unique dem- onstration of the modern Navy- Corps team by the tank ship De Soto County is wide acceptance and ae- residents in the Great area. The ship, loaded with exhibits, Norfolk June B for a three- tour of 19 Great Lakes Lawrence Seaway ports. response to this thing is said Lt. Cmdr. R. F. who acted as advance the ship for the last IQA 't I who is in the Atlantic a three-month cmise Corps Team. viewed the exhibits After inspecting Leaves I CREEK-The LST Soto County lc-ft yester- ' --- f-' 'fr - :Q L., ,- ' 1 U U U 6 or bounty Acclalmed Navy Ship To Visit Lakes Fleet public information office, said that by today more than 200,000 visitors will have boarded the De Soto County. I-Ie said 14,200 people visited the ship in Ogdensburg, N.Y.g 22,265 in Rochesterg 25,192 in Buffalo: 21,714 in Erie, N.Y.g and 49,197 in Toledo, Ohio. The ship was to leave Detroit today for Bay City, Mich., where at- tendance is expected to pass 250,000 News media coverage of the ship's visits also has been ex- tensive, Harney said. Thus far, he said. more than o or Qruise New' York World's Fair vis- V This type screen not only wraps around the viewer, but 3,000 column inches of newsp: space have been devoted to ship and there have 'been r than 100 requests for radio TV interviews. Attractions on the De County include demonstral by men from Little Creek's derwater Demolition Team a full-scale model of a po missile, ia Navy helicoptei 52-ton M48 tank, a color fili the Navy-Marine team in ac a presentation of Vice Adm. i S. McCain Jr.'s Four-Cl Challenge, and b't'lrei-in-In mobile firepower.f 'ioaros with a ju ucci has only -ight months, bi ers of the wool T 'iWho's paying for all ,th Cxhlbit- Ser-the Navy Iorps?'l asked 'The Navy, hc General. NORFOLK - The tank lehd- ship De Soto County will travel 1,200 miles inland this summer to give Great Lakes residents a look at the modern Navy-Marine Corps Team. Adm. I-I. P. Smith, Atlantic Fleet commander in chief, said in making the announcement that the ship will leave her Little Creek base June 8 for a three- rnonth trip to 18 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway ports. -u 4- 1- The LST will be the first At- lantic Fleet Amphibious Force ship to make an extensive cruise in the area in recent years. Vice Adi or the l the Admig I hopcf, g commander of the Atlantic Fleur Amphibious Force, sold that men from Little Creek'k Under- water Demolition Team 22 will go along to demonstrate equip- ment and techniques. -' Items of mobile firepower plus a Navy helicopter will also be on display. The De Soto County, com- manded by Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Mann Jr., is one of the latest ships of her type, Commissioned in 1958, she il an-conditioned throughout and is more than five times the size of a World War II IST-442 feet long, 62 feet wide, a displace- ment of 7,804 toni, a speed of HVBF 15 knots, and a steaming range af 30.000 miles without re fueling. Messages Received Visitors will also get to see a color lilm on a panoramic movie SCFGEH of the Navv-Marina Pm-ne l team ln 1 The sc as the lc SecNav ter' are Upon completion of your cruise Uactmg through the heart of the United New Yfffl States, I congratulate you on your Mccaln brilliantperformanceofduty. You Ocean C have brought to hundreds of thou- will also, sands of visitors asenseof sharing LST Cholkswl th personally in our country's SEA- POWER. As your embarked units now return to their stations and you return to normal duties, I hope you will take with you a deep feeling oi satisfaction in having completed an outstandingly successful task. Paul H. Nitze, Seaway cities to give resi- a look at the modem Navy- Admiral John S. McCain, Marine Corps General guard and several displays, was treated to a karate goes over and under as well. The color film sucks the audience into the screen to become over- whelmingly fealistic. More than one person was seen to duck as screaming jets flew over and marines seemed to be charging all about the Cini- Globe Cruiser theater. For the folks in the Great last an' We have 500 boar iboard, Admiralf' came 2 Next camc 'a 25-voice' and then a Cini-Globe' which might be ' described per-cinearama as the scre ers 1421 This is the san screen that is attracting lar ienccs at the Navy-Marina Ship Visitor TOLEDO, Ohio - The Littlei Creek-based tank landing ship DeSoto County, well into a sum- mer of Great Lake calls, has chalked up its 100,000th visitor. General visiting began onthe cruise June 15, and it went to Secretary of the Navy ComPhibLant and most 5 i nc e r e congratulations on a job well doneto the officers and men on board USS De Soto County upon your l extend my heartest return home. Your conduct and de- monstrated pride in service which Ipersonnally observed on my visits to the ship during the summer have advanc ed theNAVY-MARINE CORPS image in the eyes of the more than 400,000 Americans inthe Great Lakes who visited the ship. A great cross section of America is now morethan ever aware of the FOUR OCEAN C1-lALLENGEwhich faces our nation and confident of our ability to meet the challenge as a result of your untiring efforts 'in the past three months. Vice Adm. John S. McCain, Jr. Commander Amphibious For ce, U. S. Atlantic Fleet f J.. 5 - f '1- E i 14-year-olt 5 ., me 1 6 ll -- Q gggfedljggggg FII ' f 5 preparation welcome Home . ' Ports Of Call s De Soto County -H., Ninety five days ago' tank landing l. - - ship De Soto County departed Nor 4 folk on a Summer Cruise tot ' LAKES WHS Cl'l0SeIl Great . the visit was to show the people that inland area 2. por tio 0 lNavy's mighty armada to better understand the role POWER plays in maintainin peaceful and free world. - .... ,.,, Although the cruise started 9, preparations s t ar t e d months earlier. A area The purpose nft E because of its shallow draft and manuverability and the large area it has for erecting dis- la s De Soto County one of the I P Y - v ' ' , M Navy's newest and largest T's Bay City, Michigan Unclerwa got the nod and the workbegan. The tank deckof the ship was gradually changed into a large display ar ea. vehicles were brought to the .tn as if Y .- H.. .ff i-1.--,:.e4,,,1 .' .-. -, ,wi ' 'Ef f-5 units from various commands Y' were gathered to make the cruise Marine pier. Static displays were built and A Polaris missile, a Navy ter and a display board, all aspects of the Navy, andvarious Marine equipment were loaded throughout the ship Vehicles were moved on board and everything was secured for the trip north June 9, the big day, finally a.r- rived a.nd De Soto County, the Am- hibious Force's ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the Great Lakes, cast off her moorings and headed out of Little Creek. During the cruisethe Amphibious Force ship visited 19 different ports and hosted over 400,000 visitors. For many De Soto County cr ew members, it was the first time in the Great Lakes area and for many Great Lakes residents, it was the first time to see a Navy ship. While inthe Great Lakes, the ka- rate team gave 125 special presen- tations. The Marine Chorus gave 88 performances, the band 74, the UDTmen performed 67 cast and re- covery demonstrations and the ship's helicopter logged 1,000 hours of flight time. While the people of the Great Lakes were visiting De Soto County, the crew was seeing the Great Lakes. They visited schools, thea- ters, hospitals and private homes. The people came, tour ed the ship and left impressed. Large crowds gathered at every port. Local ra- dio and TV stations and newspapers gave wide coverage to De Soto Coun- ty and her crew. Over 200 news- paper, r adio and TV interviews were conducted, in addition to live radio and TV coverage of several Final coats of paint were applied P events during the cruise. De Soto County returned to Little complished. Behind her she left many , ter knowledge of their Navy. Creekwednesday, her mission ac- new friends each with a bet- alWallace M. Greene, Jr., Commandant Marine Corps, and Vice Adm. John S. in Jr. . uisit De Soto Countv in Cleveland. .- P I .af H' - or - :if,j1f2fF45Z-lx-ij. i -': 1,-,.,.,, pr, , '. xxx' We J-1g'Q:',J?'yh. 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CHANGE ARTIST - As guests oftanklan LCpl. Richard Williams rapidly change I. --...,,.,, . .-. . I ,A A , U, -..- ---get-et-D-C--. - ,.,. -,g,.,, , ,, ,- -Mmgng My Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., Center Hosts 250 S Atlantic Fleet. accompanied by Lt. Cmdr. Horace D. Mann has annou summer The Commander Amphibious in recent yan. ip De Soto County and Lt. Soto County, inspects one of give Great -Lakes County, commanded Horace D. Mann Jr., 'here June '8 fora journey to 18 Great and St. Lawrence. Seaway 'She' will bethe first Atlantic Amphibious Force ship. to extensive cruise in' the 'the Navy's Little Underwater Demoli- Team 22, under Ltg tjgl Ger-' e Soto County Slotes VISITS o T8 Cltles on Great Lakes LITTLE CREEK, Va. - Adm. -H. P. Smith, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, need thatvthe tank landing ship De Soto County will travel 1200 miles inland this ground combat weaponry, 80 'Ha- rines from units of the Fleet Ma- rine Force, 'Atlantic, will.demon- strate the corps' latesttighting equipment. Thesewill include the , Mechanica1 Mule, a weapons car- rier mounting a 106mm recollless rifle capable of hitting a target to five miles distant: a Ontos tank killertg a modern amphibious tracked landing vehicle: n 5216- residents a look .at the modern 'Navy-Marine Corps team. troit, Mich., July 9-183 Bay City, Mich., July 17-20: Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 'July 24-27: Duluth, Minn., July 30-Aug. 25 Marquette, Mich., Aug. 3 and.-ig Chicago, August 'Ig Milwaukee, Wis., August 8-113' Great Lakes, Ill., August ,125 Chi- cago, August 13-175 Muskegon, Mich., August 17-193 Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 19-20g Port Huron, Mich., Aug. 22-245 Cleveland, Aag. M 60 machme gun' Msowatchingare Maj. Jo, reat Lakes cruise this su R. Yocum will 'On board - . - I A mg officer of troops Cfourth from lefty and SSE Igonrdjztnmtrate eqlullment and msZi1Tog:5?a-moiagrfggh is-.30aLand Oswego, N.Y.. Sept. S lb ' Clvlc C u Day gh, To celebrate Civic Club Day Kiwanis Intematlonal, Lions In- ternational, Rotary Club and Quin- cy Illinois Navy League Council arrived this morning aboard the tank landing ship USS Desgtg County. Today was designated Civic Club by RADM Howard A. Yeager, Ninth Naval District, honor Chicago's civic organiza- He also extended invitations members of the Chicago civic to come here aboard the The DeSoto County, on a of Great Lakes ports, picked OF I6-The famous Soo Locks ofllp the commandant's guests in are one of 16 locks the USS De So1ChiC280- MHYOI' and Mrs- Daley o . . n hor clruilesof 'the 3:-:gf wgrebamong the 250 club members him uno , w en Dw o oarded the ship. I Llgargug y'a'm:W0 fr: Upon 'arrival the visitors toured hmm., wa' muluzz Vw: the Center and ate lunch ln Galley Flag. ' 028. The visitors are attending the will go aboard the DeSoto County for the return trip to Chicago. Another special rou w here 250 members of the Chicago' l A V U.S. NAVAL RESERVE TRAINING CENTER NEWSLETTER T BAY VIEW PARK, TOLEDO, OHIO Volt. 3, No. 6 June, 1961+ I BIG LST DGSOTO COUNTY COMING TO TOLEDO WITH WORI.D'S FAIR MOVIES, MARINE EXHIBIT Admiral H.P. Smith, Commander in Chief of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet, recently an- nounced that a. unit of the fleet's amphib- ious force will travel 1,200 miles inland this summer to give Toledo area residents a. look at the modern Navy-Marine team. The tank landing ship, USS DeSoto County KLST-ll7lJ, commanded by LCdr. Hor- 8 P hlch , V R mu,-ed the Center today was I ace D. Mann, Jr. , of Portsmouth , Va., has J M. ,group of underprivileged child,-en been named to take part in the cruise. 23:5 ' rf Fifa from Milwaukee. Led by Miss Joan Horak, niece of RADM F. P. ' ' - -- - - - - urn.: ft. Bk, Kreuz, Commanding Officer of the , e Naval Hospital, the children ate in n y 928 and witnessed the re- -way review. l' . -ict nd. Y PGH l ug 'GO 30. set ive O FROM THE OLD SCHOOL - Alfred Warren, retired Buffalo businessman, om- remlnisced about his days in naval aviation ahalf-century ago while tour- ing the tank landing ship. Warren contrasted his naval aviator designator ous KNO. 173i with that of Lt. Cjgl Robert J. Durant Cleftj, whose designator the is in the 50, 000 - plus category. Warren was in the first flight class to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology H9175 and later flew N-9 m9' Jennys. Also conferring with the old school aviztjor gvSreElVlaJbJohn R. A. O'Brlen commanding officer oiMarlne roops on ar e o o ounty I LINES of Buffalo N. Y., residents wait to board De Soto County anda na.val,aviation observer, and Lt. Cjgl Joseph M. Strano. I Lieuten- the Marine Karate Team demonstrates on the p l er Cnear busl. ants Durant and Strano are assigned to the tank landing ship with an H- 119 ate cphoto by B' J. Halvrisl PH2, Navy helicopter for the' shlp's three-month cruise. , his Lond It tr: 16 kt while and 1 l canal has I from ation volunteer organization famous. ' their pare craft powt been launt mal: most whel tloni Fore nuclt It CI Great Lakes visitors to DeSoto Coimty will see color films of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action on a. panoramic movie screen on the LST. The screen and films, known as the Cine-Globe Cruiser Theater, I iare the same as those attractinz large I THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT -- De Soto County l wives wave goodby to their husbands as the tank landing ship gets under- ' way for its Great Lakes cruise last Monday. The shlp's first stop ls O g - densburg, N. Y. , Monday. Seventeen other ports arelncluded inthe itin- I erary, and also avisit tothe Canadian cltyof Montreal. The ship will 3 return in September. 1 of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, com- , mended by Lt. Gen. James P. Berkeley, will l demonstrate the latest fighting equipment now used by its ground elements. CContinued on Page 21 ANCE - The Second Marine Division chorus able aiflzi Pglfllljcgelhgoto County Presents 9' 20'minute Program. to ard' g tball Game at Buf!alo's War Memorial 'hm- - ' F - 1:64 All Amemlm 00 s . T. N. Bland, Jr.l June 27 fMarine CorpS photo by Et