George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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M J T ' , ' T1 v J - ' 4 Ntjblm . ■«— ■ . . VP 16 pulls away from ' Red net two ' loaded with 36 uneasy Marines and a crew of three to join the assembly circle . . % » ' . ' . . Chief Jones and his boys attempt to unload the troops faster . . they must be all MAA strickers . . , i . . ' - • . . the giant booms of the GEORGE swing into action around the Third Division spaces . . . . oh! oh! VP 18 has crapped out. Call the Light Salvage Boat to the rescue . . . . Mr. Burke and his light salvage crew save the day for the boats that just won ' t go . .

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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.

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' JZ -. - . . a smokescreen is laid by sup- porting aircraft. The time is near . . it is H-Hour plus one minute. . . Marine amphibious tanks join the parade that will soon head for the beaches . . [pr ii i iPj i+i nil . . . comes the pause when the men in the boats must eat . . even if it is out of cans . . I lie beach is hit ml a succession of precision timed waves ... the troops are landed, sometimes wet, sometimes dry . . . the boats return to the ship. Another One Able is completed ... trie sound of away all boats lias laded into air. Ike men who make the main battelu eUectioe . . the assault boat coxwains. • ' f .1 1. — T