Lenawee (APA 195) - Naval Cruise Book

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, -rv .- -,-:rw1:-5:fq:.g,g.1Qg-5-,::1-:-f, - -S.-1-1--'-' '-'-ZF-C-E -,- --rr.-r f-15-J+i-:f C -A - .,... -. --,D-fi-e:,,,,....... 1964 7 November 28 November 7 December 1965 9 January 11 January 16 January 19 January 21 January 21 January 10 February 12 February 25 February 1 March 3 March 10 March 15- 26 I Itinerary Underway San Diego, California, for Subic Bay, P. 1. Moored Subic Bay for upkeep and em- barkation of B a t t a 1 i o n Landing Team 2X9 Underway Subic Bay, P.I, for special operations in the South China Sea All hands qualified for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for serv- ice in the Republic of Viet Nam area Moored Hong Kong, British Crown Colony, for port Visit Underway I-long Kong for Okinawa Shima to debark BLT 2X9 Moored Buckner Bay, Okinawa Shima. Debarked BLT 2 X9 F Underway Okinawa Shim a for Yokos uka, Japan Moored Yokosuka, Japan, for upkeep Underway Yokos uka, J a p a n, f o r Okinawa Shima Moored Okinawa Shima to embark BLT 213 Underway Okinawa Shima for special operations in the South China Sea Commander, Amphibious Squadron One, transferred at sea to LENAWEE Moored Alava Pier, Subic Bay, F.l. Underway Subic Bay for Operation Jungle Drum 111 in the Gulf of Siam 26 March Anchored off the coast of Thailand March conducting Operation Jungle Drum 111 Underway Sai Buri River for Bangkok, Thailand

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'2-41+ ' if-L-..,,..w4.l..2.-we -amz...---.4-.-v -...f:I-153:31-eztfizsfs-351Ei5:5E?Eed'gfEf22TFag55'.:2'?f:3E'...'U Flagship Lenawee stuck another feather in her Westpac headdress by serving as temporary flagship for Phibron One Com- mander, . Captain. R. W, Clark, during Operation Jungle Drum Ill and the early May Da Nang landings. The ship provided staff quarters, spaces and communications while he and his staff were aboard. Goodwill Crewmen participated in the pres- identfs People to People program during the cruise by distributing toys, books, gum and kites to children of the I-long Kong Boys and Girls Association, and by donating blood to the I-long Kong chapter of the International Red Cross. The ship also carried lO tons of schoolbooks and medical supplies destined for use in the Philippines and in Viet Nam. The supplies were off loaded at Subic Bay for redis- tribution after being brought by Lenawee from San Diego. K:

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' 28 March Q 2 April 10 April ,x .A , iw 12 April F 14-19 Aprn 19 :PQ April 23 Aprn 1 30 April ' 1 1 1 7 May ' 12 May f 17 May 1 ss 1 May F 24 May 30 May , 1 I 1 1 1 June 4l..June 9 June 1 1 , it 17 June I 74 A 30 June Egg, -1 ,2g-E?gi5,ffg,?ff5','fi,ii2'l51Q9f-,Eg-5359 5' VW Moored Bangkok, Thailand for port Visit Underway Bangkok, Thailand for Subic Bay, P,l. Assault-landed BLT 273 at Da Nang, Republic of Viet Nam Underway Da Nang, Viet Nam, for gpecial operations in the South China ea Assisted in landing BLT 3 X4 at l-Iue, Viet Nam. Commander, Amphibious Squadron One, departed. Conducted Market Time in the South China Sea Underway Hue, Viet Nam, for Okinawa Shima Anchored Buckner Bay, Okinawa Shima, to embark units of Regimental Landing Team Four Underway Buckner Bay, Okinawa Shima, for special operations in the South China Sea Assault-landed RLT Four at Chu Lai, Viet Nam Underway Chu Lai, Viet Nam, for Sasebo, Japan Moored Sasebo, Japan, to load am- munition cargo Underway' Sasebo, Japan, for Chu Lai, Viet Nam Moored Chu Lai, Viet Nam to offload 2,001 tons of ammunition Underway Chu Lai, Viet Nam, for Subic Bay, P,l, Moored Subic Bay, P.l. Conducted Assault Boat Award Exer- cise, Underway Subic Bay for Yokosuka, Japan y Moored Yokosuka, Japan, f01' upkeep Underway Yokosuka, Japan, for 3311 Diego, California Moored San Diego, California. Secured the Main Engines C P55525