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

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Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was born in 1643. He left the reli- gious life of a Jesuit Novitiate to become an explorer and developer of America. He arrived in Canada from France in 1666 and developed trade at Fort Frontenac and was granted a patent of nobility. He then re- turned to France and obtained a patent to build fdrts, explore and trade. When he came back to America he brought with him Henri de Tonti, who was his lieutenant in later enterprises. After building a blockade at the outlet of the Ni- agara River in 1697, he set out across the Great Lakes, to what in now Green Bay, Wisconsin, then by land along Lake Michi- gan to erect Fort Miami on the site of pres- ent day St. Joseph,kMichigan. He next pro- ceeded along the Illinois River where Fort Creve Coeur was built. He sent an expedi- tion to the upper Mississippi while he re- turned to Fort Frantenac for supplies. He returned to find the Illinois Posts deserted by Henri de Tonti, whose work had been in- terrupted by Iroquois Indian attacks. La Salle organized an Indian Federation of the Illinois, the Miami, and small tribes to fight the Iroquois. I Reunited with Tonti at Macinac Is- land, La Salle descended the Mississippi River with a small party that reached the river mouth on 09 April 1682. He took pos- ' far A- if lt if . 1 I t XX:.,w,.' . Q If - QXN, 'M ta . ,.,,wfz.f ,z,:ff,-., , . 'err' W 'X 'j'5iT.. ' f 1..- ' Mffffff t'tt --fff 1 ff fog' X iigjss, W , :QP ff ,LL .554 -se- 1: itt X---f X' Q .. N .,t, X . -. ., X --ss session of the whole Mississippi Valley in the name of France, calling the region Loui- siana. La Salle completed Fort St. Louis in 1683 and left for France, where he obtained power to colonize and govern the region be- tween Lake Michigan andthe Gulf of Mex- ico. He set sail from France in four ships, hoping to reach the mouth of the Mississip- pi, but diasaster overtook the expedition. One ship was captured by Spaniards, a sec- ond was wrecked and a third turned back to France. The coast of the Gulf of Mexico was such a sandy sameness to the eye that La Salle did not find the mouth of the Mis- sissippi. Instead, he landed on the Texas shore, probably at Lavaca Bay, an arm of Matagorda Bay. From here, futile attempts were made to reach the Mississippi over- land. His men grew mutinous. The great ex- plorer died in 1687 while attempting to find the Mississippi. He was murdered by his own men. 'N-sua,f43,,Wi..,,,X,X.,.. ' X NX.. ..,.,,,,,,..,,, 7 X . 1 1 1 1 x . ,... .,,,,,,,,M,w,-'vm-nxt Q ,V I O Q . W., .. ,, .X 2,1 ,. - X., fy ff X x ,,.,f x MMM XXX XXX .... .A W. LU AW X 5 1 X S WSAX XX? X S X XX 1, ' Xi 85' ' X M W' X 8 l 8 Kill . X 2 -' XXX Q X Q 4 X 5 .XXNXW NM W X, W2 ff ,XX K'-:A XXX X-X ff 1 wi ,f QQ XX f fy XX 1 NS f J X X f f f - f +1 N ff W 4 X N J f N W .WM X me X -4 wwf ,wx X X XX if f X 0 1 X is f X me SX X 94. X X i I .nv 1 N X N X 1 1 , X f x .,,. I NN N X K Q f ,f 1, f VI X , 1 ,F A 1 M :Z l'u- l 5 X li XX N Em: Q3-' X I ...Mg msg ,. ? . 2 XX EXE.-XX 'six 'I fix If X xi ,,,...XXXwg-X SX gg, ff K -RX 'A' Y 'XX ,-XXP A v 4, 1 X Z f 5 , 5 'SEXEXT X ff 3. N 'S Y' N Qagkkhv V X ww. ..,,f,,w- NX W N N kgx X X X SNK 'N fff vw, f X .X Q S ' X ff N ff ,ff gf X ff X f S X f, Y fa l WW Y WW F 1 XX XX f X X N X M F XX X X f N A lv 1 WZ, XXX ffm ff Ziff f W f pt rw X f lr f X Hg .X X f XX ff f X X YQ M HW MIL XXX ff XAX 'QM ' X X 6 , --f Qfkf-Q XM XX X fWW7'V mv X X :awww XXQXX ' Wax W .. 1 'Q X X I A ., AMN ,WXNX NX M 4 , X N N. X 4 A ,N , , My N f Suk N F ' XX -if? XX N5 X ff X X 4 .X X XXXXX 4 WOASX X W XX-X fwfrw XXX 'W c ,H XXX f X f XXXXX fyw XXXXX f I , ...X X N ,,, ,N WM ,X ffff M T - 1 .XX.....wf M i xilXX.X,,. RWM I 4,1 M X- K W QMS Q W Q X Nxwbrxx V WWW W XX V, XX -www XX f --s X X ff X WM NX XXX . ,sg JZW X W f X of 2 , W , K X X Z -XXNNX .-.,. xx .A f X. ,WM XO XX 5 H Kwiww 'W' f ,- QW NNN A fi, XSS M XXX N N , f QQ , X X X X XX 7 XXSNN X Z WWXX f X, X XXX, X X XX . , Q .ff M , ,,..v , X 91 XNXX X f ff , .fa-..... fllw ..., ff! ' XX M, ,XX XX? ff , X , X f ,, ,X X. ,-,.. , --...... . N M .. X,. , . X-. , .XX .X , W, .QM K :W ,,,, 5 7-A V N .. ., .,,N.Xj Q, I x ff,