LST (491) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEDICATION l TO ENSIGN DANNY BUTERBAUGH, USNR QLiberty, Tennesseej Reported missing in line of duty after the airplane on which he was a passenger crashed on September 20, 1944 enroute from Naples, Italy to Cagliari, Sardinia.

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U65 ADL EOLLEZL Uwullllg by JAMES WV. KNOX Lieutenant United States Nami Reserve PITISBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA R. T. LEYVIS CQMPANY, Publisher

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Foiuzwonn i T01 The crew ofthe Uss LST 491 I wish to express my appreciation for the services each of you have rendered to the Navy in time of war. All of you performed your duties in a manner which met the high standards of the Naval service. The qual- ities of fellowship and cooperation which you displayed contributed materially to the successful performance of the mission of this command. I want each of you to remember that you left some- thing behind on the Ol' 49l. You have left just a little bit of your life. You have left Bill and john and Bob and joe. You have left fellows whom you will know forever, regardless of wherever or whenever you may see them again, what city or what restaurant or what party or what year. Former shipmates never can be strangers one to the other ever again. The name of the ship, or the memory of the ship is all that is required for their mutual backlog. My bestwishes for a happy and prosperous future for each of you. james W. Knox Commanding From: - Now Hear This -December 29, 1945-Captain? letter to the crew.