General W H Gordon (AP 117) - Naval Cruise Book

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.........,....-. Ship's photographer Art Green, Who along with Captain R. E. Wood, is a survivor of a Coast Guard DE torpedoed in the Mediter- ranean, goes into action, shooting photo- graphs ot battle stations at the gun under the charge of Lt. Ciglt R. N. Aylin, USCGR.

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. . . But action for the gun crews does not come. The escorts have the situation Well in hand and the first voyage of the GORDON is not marred by any more attacks. A few days later, on a rainy September afternoon, the GCRDON drops anchor in a half demolished port on the coast of Normandy and the first troops to come directly from America to France in convoy march down her gangway.