Gunston Hall (LSD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE OFFICIALS OF THE CHILDREN ' S HOM E WERE PLEASED TO ACCEPT THE G I FT OF A REFRIGERATOR FROM THE GUNSTON HALL. DICK HILL, CHAPLAIN BERGESON AND CAPTAIN OCHSNER PRESENTED THE SMALL BUT NEEDED ITEM WHICH HAD BEEN PAID FOR BY DONATIONS FROM THE OFFICERS AND MEN.

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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 .

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KAOHSIUNG » f THE CHINESE NATIONALISTS WERE DE- SIROUS OF LEARNING HOW TO OPERATE AN LSD SO GUNSTON HALL spent FIVE BUSY DAYS SHOWING THEM HOW. PROSPECTIVE CREW MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA SHIP TUNG HA I (LSD 191) CAME ABOARD FOR ORIENTA- TION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. THE WELL DECK WAS THE SCENE OF THE BIGGEST PART OF THE TRAINING AND THE DECK DEPARTMENT TURNED TO WITH A WILL HANDLING THE CHINESE CRAFT. AT LEFT THE SURF CAUGHT A LANDING VE- HICLE TRACKED CLVT) AND SOAKED THE OCCUPANTS. BELOW, A PAUSE FOR THE DECK SEAMEN . a. r -