La Salle (AGF 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 Q AS AD LA SALLE'S CREST The shipls crest combines features relating to the explorer, the city and the ship. Its upper right corner bears the charges of the coat-of-arms of LA SALLE s family an eight-point star and a rabbit. The fort on the lower left side represents Fort St Louis which was built by LA SALLE in 1682 on the banks of the Illinois River. The elevat- ed ground' on which the fort stands is known as Starved Rock. The city of La Salle is not fasr from the site of this fort. The background anchor symbol- izes the Navy and the sea' the motto across the anchor s base Facilitas Ad Marem translates Versatility At ea THE FIRST LA SALLE The first ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name LA SALLE, a troop transport, was commissioned on March 31, 1943 as USS HOTSPUR CAP 1021. Her name was changed to LA SALLE on April 6, 1943. During World War II, LA SALLE served with distinction in the Pacific earning eight Battle Stars, the Navy Gccupation Ser- vice Medal and the Philippine Repub- lic Presidential Unit Citation Badge. She decommissioned on 24 July 1946, and her name was stricken from the Navy rolls on 15 August 1946. LA SALLE'S NAME Amphibious Transport docks QLPDJ are named for cities which take their names from explorers and develo- pers of the United States. thus LA SALLE is named after the city of LA SALLE Illinois which took its name from the French explorer Rene Cavel- ier Sieur de La Salle The city of La Salle is located in the prosperous agricultural and indus- trial Illinois River Valley in north cen- tral Illinois. La Salle was founded in 1827 when the Illinois Michigan Canal was planned and was incorporated as a city 1852 Its development has been marked by the influences of explorers, missionaries, pioneers, traders, and emigrants. In 1832, Abraham Lincoln enlisted in the Army at La Salle. The city has been a virtual cross- road of America, giving it a colorful, rich history. Today, La Salle is a city of some 12,000 citizens employed in the manufacturing of clocks and watches, cement, electrical goods, chemicals, and shoes. La Salle has benefitted from the gifts of abundant natural resources and from the energetic people living in that modern, progressive American community. I I 9 a a . . ' 9 a 9 s , . ca as 7 9 , 44 - - . . . . , - as cc - - . a , S as - ' ' . , . A