Gunston Hall (LSD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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PEARL HARBOR PEARL HARBOR WAS BASICALLY A REFUELING STOP AND MOST OF THE CREW AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST THAT. FRANCISCO CAMACHO , AN UN- IDENTIFIED FRIEND, AND JIM RYAN VISITED THE ENLISTED MEN ' S CLUB. THE TOUR OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU TAKEN BY MANY OF THE SHIP ' S COMPANY PROVED TO BE SO SUC- CESSFUL THAT EVERYONE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME THAT THEY DIDN ' T TAKE ANY PICTURES. THUS THE BEAUTIES OF HAWAII HAVE TO GO UNRECORDED IN THIS VOLUME.

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ENROUTE TO PEARL HARBOR THE SHIP ' S SODA FOUNTAIN WAS OPENED WITH A CEREMONY APPROPRIATE TO THEOCCASION . CHAPLAIN BERGESON, THE EXEC AND THE CAPTAIN TOOK PART. THE PRODUCTS OF THE SODA FOUNTAIN WERE TRIED BY NOLAN KENNEDY, JACK EALY, AND VERNON STAIR AND FOUND TO BE MORE THAN SATISFACTORY.

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SASEBO HP ' I ip« ff; ai « i ' TL A. 4 f m ' EB.ai I w THE SHIP STAYED IN SASEBO FOR THREE WEEKS AND WITH THE DELIVERY OF OPERATION HAND CLASP MATERIAL THE SHIP BEGAN HER PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PROGRAM. ABOVE MIKE ARMENTAAND JOE MC GRATH EXPLORED THE CITY STREETS FOR BARGAINS . AT LEFT PETE GARCIA ACTIVELY PEOPLED-TO-PEO- PLED . THE REPAIR FACILITY HELPED MEND THE SHIP ' S ACHES AND PAINS BROUGHT ON BY THE LONG VOYAGE AND THE PEOPLE OFSASEBO PROVIDED SIMILAR SERVICES TO THE CREW WHEN LIBERTY CALL WAS PASSED .