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and 14 men received the Bronze Star Medal. A handsome plaque was presented by the survivors of the PRINCETON to the crew of the GATLING. The next target was the Japanese homeland itself and on 15 - 16 February 1945 strikes were launched against Honshu Island with Tokyo as the main target. During February and March of 1945 the GATLING provided fire support for the Invasion of Iwo Jima. On 27 August the GATLING, as a unit of the Allied Occupation Forces entered Tokyo Bay. In the course of all these operations the GATLING traveled about 175,000 miles, her 5 inch guns fired 77 tons of ammuntion. Eight Japanese planes were shot down, two ships were sunk by her guns and thirty-seven pilots and crewmen, who were forced to take water landings, were picked-up. During her entire operations there was not a loss of a single' man either through sickness, enemy action or accident. The GATLING was retired from the active duty in 1946, to the moth ball fleet at Charleston, S. C. On 4 June 1951, the U. S. S. GATLING was recommissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard, with CDR. W. J. KEATING as her Commanding Officer. In July of 1952, CDR. W. D. OWEN relieved as Commanding Officer. Since recom- missioning, the GATLING was 'modernized' during a yard period at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and was assigned to the U. S. Atlantic Fleet participating in training and manuevers. During September and October 1952, the GATLING, as a unit of the NATO Fleet, operated off the Coast of Norway in OPERATION MAINBRACE. On this operation the ship visted Scotland, Norway and Belgium. During January and February of 1953 the ship participated in OPERATION SPRINGBOARD in the Caribbean. Although the ship maintained a rigid training schedule, it was able to visit St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The GATLING has been assigned to duty, this spring and sum- mer, in the Far East. The trip promises to be interesting professionally, educationally and travelwise. Before her return, the ship should go around the world visiting the Canal Zone, Pearl Harbor, Japan, Korea, Formosa, Singapore, India, Arabia, Egypt and Mediterranean Countries- traveling about 75,000 miles.
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