George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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..Seoul ' s answer too Woolworth ' s . . . . no, not pajamas . . a retired Korean farmer . . the Army was here, even on the bombed out buildings . . . . Seoul from a distance . . no different than many of the cities back home . . from a distance . . ?ffp f|8| . . a dealer in rare Oriental goods (black- market American cigarettes) counts his hwan. . . there ' s no time like chow time even in the crowded ruins of Seoul.

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SEOUL... W ' .is no tourist paradise For tke 200 men oJ tke CL 1 ! M1:R wko were able to visit tlie Soutn Korean capital during our stay in ln- cnon. Il w.is ruined c.ipiLi! .illemptin to snake oil the nigktmare il li.nl suffered. Downtown Seoul was crowded and dirty... tke capital building w.is gutted ... people were poor and desperate ... it was a good trip ...il was .i trip skewing wkat could happen .nul did. f ■ ■ !i 1 1 1 i i the flag still flies . . the grotesque statue guarded the skeleton of what was once a proud capital building . . ft Reconstruction from War ' s devastation

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TOK CHOK-TO, KOREA . . . aivav all boats I The main function i l any Attack transport is l bring Inllv loaded combat troops In the beach ... to .iiiv beach in tnc world ! I In ' nniin nailery nl .iiiv Attack I ransport is not guns or torpedoes . . . the main batter) i? BOATS ... boats buill In nil an v beach a I an v lime .1 nd I unload the troops sarely. Hie George Clymer is no exception to any oj the above. 1 be next three pages brierly show .1 tew nl the phases thai bappened during a One Able, or a snip to shore assault movement. I be place is I ok-C hok-To Island near I ik In m, Korea. I be lime is November I t )r4, and the main cha racter is GEO ROE CL 1 MER . . . and the rv over Ine PA is Away all boats. WW i . . relax fellows . . it ' s just a big game . . . our passengers come and go fully equipped . . but where is the helmet ? It ' s a long, long, way down. Ask the man who has gone before you. Even the Korean troops aboard wonder if they ' ll make it . . . . why I ' m glad I ' m in the Navy . . Hold tight, I Matie.